The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-03 00:00:00

LONDON, AUGUST 3; Bor.

Tnis morning an Officer arrived at the
Admiralty, with Dispatches -.from Rear-
Admiral Sir JAMES SANNlARtZ,'contaid
ing an, account of hiS having engaged the
Spanish Squadron which had prOceeded
-to the relief of the French in Algesiras--
13ay, and having taken -one Ship of 74
guns, burnt one of Ito guns; and driven
a third Ship, one of too guns, on shore.
The Particulars- of this glorious A&ion
will be published in a Gazette. Extraor=-
dinary in the cou-se of this day.

TE stopped ihe Press on:-Saturday„,to announce;
the arrival 'at the Admiralty -of Captain FERRIS, •
- late cf the Hannibal, ,uith Dispatches frOM Sir
JAMES ;SAVMARF,%,. containing
_an account of the
,Bat4at Algesiras.• The particulars were publish:
ed.in the London Gazette of Saturday. They'furniih,
as we from the first moment anticipated they would,
.another proof, if_ proof_ Were necessary, of British
Valour. If the difficulties of the attack weregreat,'.
it adds to the glory of_those who dared.toenc6unter
-them :—the untoward. circumstances which occa.
sioned the loss of the Hannibal, were such as neither
prudence •coluld .guard against, nor skill avert.

As we had anticipated, ;the preparations of the
Enethy, which were to produce such terror- on the
minds of Englishmen, are now to be employed for
the purposes of defence instead of aggression. Lord
NsLsolsr sailed from the Downs on Saturday morn..
ing for the Coast of France, in the Medusa, with
Eight Gunboats in company, to take the Command
of the Force off Boulogne. Among the accounts
which continue to be received at our Ports, of the
further measures of the Enemy, we now find red
hot Furnaces erected on the beach of Boulogne, for
the prcnetliorr of their own Armament. - A very
few days will shew us how far these precautions will
avail them.—Do we risk much in expressing san-
guine hopes_ of some great and, successful attempt
where Lord NELSON commands ?

Accounts are :said to have been this morning•re.,
cei yeti; of the Capture of a French Frigate off :the
Cciast of Ireland.

Tx E iftrnsbiZrL h Mail which became du,e }ester.
day, arrived' this morning.
The Colzstapt;ffopie article is of the 28th of, June.
It states the united British and ;Turkish Forces
before care at 4.2,000 men. The Mail brings no
other intaigenee of importance from that quarter.

The Brussels article affels to give spme
mation respeaing: the state of. the Negotiation be-
tween Eng'aim' and France.

Baron NOLLEKEN, as Minister ad is erim for the
KING of SWEDEN, has notified to out. Government,
the accession olklis Swedish Majesty. to the 'rreaty
with Russia.

The appoiritment of his Grace the Duke of Po 4•T
NP j as Lord President of the Privy •Council, and
.of.Loid PE9-lAM, as one of the Principal Secretaries
of State, together with the Prorogation of Parlia-
ment from the 6th instant-to the zsth of September,'
are
.announced • in the London. Gazette of Saturday:
Among the measures of . precaution which- His
Majesty's Ministers have wisely adopted, -for the
defence of this-Country at the, present moment, it
will be seen from the London Gazette of Saturday
night, that an Order has been publiShed,. calling on
all Officers on Half Pay, ,in the Land .Service, . to
'transmit to the - General 'Officers. commanding in.,
their Distria, an account in writing, , of their age,
past services, and place of abode, With other parti-
culars therein mentioned. • • •

The prohibition of the exportation of Copper,
which would expire lin the tat', inct. hag been coek:
tinued by order of Council for six months from that
period.
A Board was be held this day at. the Invalid Of.
free, Cannon-row, for the admission of in and out
Pensioners to Chelsea Hospital.
'Another draft is expeaed to take place in the
course of a few days. from the Out-pensioners of
Chelsea, to do garrison duty. _
A party of the Foot-guard 3 are regularly exer-
else(' every day, morning and evening, 'in the Park,
with eight-field-pieces, previous to their being em}
,ployed on attive service. They are already very
.expert in the managetpent of the guns, to each of
tvhiGh.ls of them are attached, beside the artillery:-
,
men.
Orders were on Thlirsday issued at Plymoutli,
by Major-Qeneral ENGLAND' to all the Regiments
in Plymouth,, Volunteer -and Itso,ociated Corps; to
114 e immediate 'returns of the ball,cartridges .in
their stores, that there ,may be issued sixty rounds
Of-hall-c'art'ridge to each man for service-
•
Two Regiments are empiyid in ereaing Batte-
ries "on, the hills 7!4Out-Dcriel- "and' stnr.e.raL
68-pounders and Inartass, of the.largest description,
are placing on.them. - . .

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Nom the-LONDON GAZETTE, Augsit a.

Aa'ffs;ralty-Offee, Aug. z, 18oz.

Copy f a Letter from Rear- Admind Sir James Sau-
r2arez, to Evan Nepesan
,Esf: dated on board His
Illajes,j's Ship Carat-, at Gibraltar, the 6th of
'jay, 1801.
SIR,

I have to request you will be pleased to inform
my-Lords--Gommissioners of the Admiralty, that,
conformably to my Letter of yesterday's date, I
stood . through the Strcights, with 'His Majesty's
Squadron under my orders, with the intention of
attacking Three French Line of Battle Ships and a
Frigate, that I had received information of being
At anchor off Algeziras ; on 'opening Cabareta
Point, I found the Ships lay at a considerable dis-
tance from the Enemy's Batteries, and having a
leading wind up to them, afforded every reasonable
hope of success in the, attack. I .
I had previously. dire led Captain Hood, in the
Venerable, from his experience and knowledge of
the anchorage, to lead' the Squadron, which he ex_
. ecuted with his accustomed gallantry, and although
it was not intended he should, anchor, he found
'Mill-self under the necessity so, to do, from the
r wind's failing (a circumstance so much to be ap_
prehended in 'this Country), and 'to which cir-
cumstance I have to regret, the want' of success in
this well-intended enterprise ; Captain Sterling an.
chored opposite to the inner Ship of the'Enealy,
and brooght. the Pompee to Aaion in the most
spirited and gallant manner, whic4 was Aso foil )4/..
ed by the Commanders of every Ship in the Squadron.
Captains Darby and Ferris, owing to light
winds, were prevented for a con,iderable time
from coming into adion ; at length the Hannibal
getting a breeze, Captain Ferris had the . most
favourab,le prosped of being alongside one of the
Enemy's Ships, when the Hannibal unfortunately
took the ground, and I ant'extreinely concerned to.
acquaint their lordships, ',hat
.after having made
every possible effort with this Ship and „the Auda-
cious, to cover her' from -the. Enemy, was under
the necessity make sail, being at the time only
three cables length from one of the Enemy's Batteries.
My thanks are particularly' due to all the Cap-
tains, Officers, and Men under my orders ; and al-
though their endeavours have not been crowned
with success, I trust the thousands of SpeEtators
from His Majesty's Garrison,, and also the stir.
rounding Coast, will do justice to their Valour and
Intrepidity, which was not to be checked by the
fire from the numerous Batteries, however for.
midable, that surround Algeziras.
I feel 'it' incumbent updn me to , state to their
Lordships the
_great merits of Captain Brenton, of
the Caesar, whose cool judgment and intrepid con-
dud, I will venture to pronounce, were never sur-
passed. I also beg leave to recommend to their
Lordships' notice my Flag Lieutenant, Mr. Philip
Dumaresq, who has served with the from the
commencement of this War, and is a most -deserv-
ing Officer. Mr. Lamborne and the other Lieute-
nants are also entitled to great praise, as well as
Captain Maxwell of the Mirines, and the Officers
-of his Corps serving on bcrard the Caesar.
The Enemy's Ships. consisted of Two of Eighty-
four
.Guns, and One of Seventy-four, with a large
Frigate.; two of the former are aground, and the
whole are rendered totally unserviceable.
I cannot close this Letter without rendering the•
most ample justice to the great bravery of Captain
Ferris : the loss in ,his Ship must have been very
considerable both in Officers and Men ; but I have
the satisfaftion to be informed, that His Majesty
has 'not lost so valuable an Officer.'

•I have. the Honour to be, &c. &c.
• JAMES SAUMARRZ.
The Hon. Capt. Aundas, of His Majesty's Polacre
the Calpe,:thade his Vessel'as useful as possible,-and
kept up a 4pit-lied fire on, one of the Enemy's Bat-
teries. I have also to express my approbation of
Lieut. janverin, cditirnander of the Gun-Boats, who
having joined n* with Intelligence, served' as Vo-
lunteer on board the C2esar.

Admiralty-Ojrce, August 1, zSo z

Copy of a Letter from Rear-A;lmiral Sir jaw:
Sati-inai-ez, dated on board His Majesty's -Ship
Cxsar,- Gibraltar Mole, loth jal,y, 1801, to
Evan Nepean,.
SIR,

I herewith enclose the Copy of a Letter from
Captain Ferris, of, His Majesty's late Ship Han-
nibal, which I request you will please to lay before
their Lordships,; and I have only to express my
deep regret, that his well-meant endeavours to bring
his Ship to close anion, should have occasioned so
severe a loss.

j. SAUMAREZ.
'lti& 7, iBO r.
I have little more to tell you of the fate of His;
Majesty's Ship Hannibal than yourself must have'
observed, only, that _from the number of Batteries
and Ships, Gun-Boats, src. we had to eneounter,
our Guns soon got knocked up; and I found it was
impossible to do any thing either for the preserva-
tion of the Ship, or for the good of the service, our
Boats, Sails, Rigging, and. Springs. being all shot
away ; an'd 4ving so many Killed and Wounded,'
which will appear by the amexed List, I.thought it
-'prudent to strike, and thereby preserve the lives of
.• the brave men that remained.

SIR,

Had. been successful in the view before me,
previous to 'the Ship*s: taking the Ground, my
praises of • the
.cotidua of My Officers and .Ship's
Company, could not have exceeded their Merits ;
bit: I•.have, notwithstanding, the satisfaction to say,
that every order was observed and carried into tx-
eeutiOn with that promptitude and alacrity becom-
ing British Officers and tieamen, I am, &c.
(Signed)
,• S. ELR.R.11.5.

Rear-Admiral 'Tames Sattmarez
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ter.

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-10,Lirtlf v6e vat &andFVOsethlt4S2ard . ftr firivivieiSkii's ' .
corder the COMINONd V..-ißear-Airrtira Sirlnirtrs -Sasimarat
Rao. in the -Amick' el the -Freptib ..Crikadrm and Spanish:BO'
finies,in Algezirat .841,„ Ite 6th 47714, 1801.
Cies:tt—William flrave,,, 6 Seamen, a Marines, killed; Ge°_, ' '
William:Forster, floatsWstin„. 47 Stamen, I Boy, m oy, 6 a-
- -tines, wounded ; Richard Best, Master's. Mate, 7-Seanacal
missing. - Total 42.
Pompen-Mr. Roxburgh, Master, 'Mr. Steward, Midsllil3-
Man, .so Seamen, i Marines, killed ; Richard Checsmart•
Arthur Stapledon, and Thomas 'inns, Lieutenants, Mr.
Curry ina Mr. Hillier, Master's Mates, r. Hibberd; Mid. ' 1
shipman, 53 Seamen, to Marines, wounded. Total
Spencer---It. Spencer, Volnnteer (Ist Class), 5 Seginen; Rib'
led ;`Jos.. Chatterton, Midshipman,- 23 Seamen, 2 Ma.,
Sines, wounded. Total 33.
Venerable—W. Gibbons, Midshipman, 7 Seamen,' killed ;
Silvestcr Austin, and Martin Collins, Midshipmen,' as 1
Seamen, 3'Marines; wounded. Total 33: ' •-•• ~ -
Hannibal—..j. p.-NiTilliams- First Lietttenant qf Marines,
David Lindsey, Captain's Clerk, -63 Seanien, ,5 Mariiiestr...
killed; -I,iettten:uit j TUrner, J..Wcod, Master, A. Dud-
gcon,.Midshiprnan, George Dunford, Lieutenant or, M 3.4
tines, .44 Seamen, .14 Marines, wounded ; 6 - Seamen' ads-
sing. 'I. otal 143.. . - ..,• - ~ . .- • ,
Anilacious teamen; killed ;T. W:Day, 'Lieutenant of
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Marines, ac. Seamen, 6..Marines,.wOunded. Total 4.. a. '. 1
Total —375 Killed, Wounded, and- Missing. - :01
(Signed) J. SAUMAREZ.

Admiralt).o,ffire, Atigsst 1, zBO

Copy f Letter from Rear. Admiral Sit- john The.
ma; litteXcworth, K. B. Commander in Chief of
His Majest/s Ships and Vessels at the Leeword
Islands, to Groan Nepean, Esf. dated Martinique.,
6th
.inne, 18cn.
SIR,

I Enclose, for the information cf my Lords
Commis,ioners :of die Admiralty, a Letter from
taptain Bland, or His ISII-ajesty's Ship Heureuxo
inen'tioning the capture• of the French National
Schooner, L.E4yrte, of z 6 Gon3, and toy
• Jam, &c. • .
J. T. PUCKWORTH.
•.*flit Mcjevy's Shiro I' iieureux,
.Barba'Aort,
SIR, •• May 11, 1801..

Cruising-, according to your orde'rs, for the pro,.
tectiorral our Commerce, .at.ef the annoyance of the
Eneiny,. Majesty's Ship under my commands
captured on the'rnorning-of the 28th instant,, eighty
Leagues—to Windward of this Island, afrOr Om*
of sixteen hours, and a ranning. 4ght, which she
rntintained for .three hours in hopes to .escape, the
French' National Schooner L'Egypte,l Of Ib Guns,
and ;63 She _is copper-,-bottotnec4 and sink*
to be the fastest sailing Vessel out of. Gaacialoupeg
from which Island she had sailed thirteen days aft 4
4.
hadlnot made a qtpturf; . .
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