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London, England, 1809-04-17 00:00:00

dripiiraltrOifice, 441 15, 1809,

Coo, of a Letter from Admiral Young, Commander in
Line( at rlyinouth, to the Hon. %V. W. rola, dated the
;pit ioStAnt.
SIR,
I have great pleasure in trartsrnitting, fur the in.
forniation' of the Lurch Cotninissionera of the Ad-
miralty, the Copy at a Giter twat Captain Sey-
mour, of bib Majesty's Ship •Atnethyst, to,Adiniral

Lord
Gambier, gibing his Lorchltip an account of
the Anteth)it having taken another of the Enemy's
Frigates. _

I amp &c.
W. YOUNG.
Amethyst, off Ushant, Apr!) 12, 1809.
MY LORD,

I have very sincere pleasure in acquainting you
of the capture of Le Niemen,. a tine new French
Frigate of forty-four guns, twenty-eight of which
are eighteen pounders on the main deck, and three,
hundred ;and nineteen men, copper fastened, two
days from Verdun Roads, with six months provi-
slam and naval stores on. board, and bound to the
•Isle of France, commanded by 'Mons. Dupotet,
Capitaine de Frigate, n .distinguished Officer, who
defended his Ship with gieat ability and resolution.
At eleven in the forenoon of the bth instant, the
wind at east; Emerald north within signal distance,
Cordovan bearing E. ,by N. 42 leagues, a Ship was
perceived in the E. S. E. coining down, steering,
to the. westward ;- which hauled to the S. S. E. on
making us out. She was immediately dined, but
at twenty minutes past seven we lon sight other
and Sic Emerald, and had not gained on the chase.
After dark the Amethyst's course was shaped
to meet the probable route of an enemy, at
half past nine, we
.crossed one, but though within
halt 'bun-shot at eleven, from which time till one
the bow and the stern chasers were exchanging, her
extraordinary sailing prevented our etfeeting any
thing serinus. From one till pmt three A. M. on
the 6th, the attiott was sevLre, after which the
enemy's main amt mizeninasts fell, his fire became
Ifflit, was just silenced, while hors continued. es.
lively as ever, when the Arethusa appeared, and on
her tiring, he immediately nude a sigma of having
su, rendered, and played to be the same. Frigate te-
counntonlod to cry notice in your Lordship's order
of the 9th ultimo. She tell on board us once in
the contest ; sue had forty-seven killed and seventy-
three wounded. The main and' mizentnasts of the
Amethyst fell at the close of the action, and she had
eight killed and thirty-seven wounded.
' To render just praise to the brave and admirable
coralud of every officer and man of this Ship's Com-
pany (of whom two, officers and thirty-seven men
were absent in prizes, the prisoners from which,
sixty-nine, were on 'board), I am'perlectly unequal.
The great exertions and experience of the Leiria
Lieutenant, Mr. William Hill, and Mr. Robert Fair,
the Master, I am particularly indebted tor.. Lieu-
tenants Waring and Prytherch, of the Royal Marines,
deserve my best thanks:
The Prize's foremast fell next day, and I left her
in "tow of time Arethusa; who .afforded us in every
Instance the must prompt assistance, and by Captain
Mend's desire I write. •

In. justice to' a mast vigilant Officer, I have to
observe, that from the Emerald's situation, even
Captain Maitlai.d's skill infollid not avail him in get-
ting up to the Enemy, and the darkness and squally
weather in the early part of the night precluded all
hope of his keeping sight of the Amethyst.

h4vis the Honour to be, Ikc.
M. SEYMOUR.

Right Iron. Lord Gambier, &c.

Seamen killed.

Tohn Ridgway, ar:d Stater, ordinary. fohn Copes,
able. George -Lime, ordinary. John eaJambe, landinan.
John Mentyn, orditi..ry.
Seantru dangerously wounded.
Daniel Ilutici•. oru.nary. Gideon Dslgeon. Quarter-mat-,
ter's Alatc., lutut v. bite, Carpei‘ter's crew. James Long.
Able. Janies Caint,ltael, ditto. Arexander Cooper, Ar-
ittourer4 Mate. Mitchell, ordinary. Mr.boultun,
gunner. Mark Tug... Landman.
•
.Seamen ievercly wounded.

William Woothvar.., Marc.—. James Marsh,
lanummi. tuna 61.1.4ttald(t), Capon., of the Maintop.
'olio fitagere4d. -julin.Earsyth, lataltnain —Andrew
(;icy, Y 04114411451 the Shccta,
wounded.'
Stamm alightlY

Mr. Lacey. Ho.itsw.un. Strinul Ittwerts. able. Stephen
Wnwlatitt, uroinary ttrtal. Latniebau4n, tatttltnan. Chas.
tjah, tutor. • hilower Lowry, mummy,
.jazueo Tait, ably.
Mtrthi, bulaimunier.ay. James Campbell, Que.
tcr tanitiker. Anchor.) vu,„ Carpenter's crew.

MArtnes
Edward burri..o and luacFn l'ottlx.rs, privates.
• Plaines .Angerously wounded,
Willl4m 13tnder, Curpor4l. Ignics iturrage ltd lames
Britain, ditto.

' - Marines severely wounded.
Mr. S. efythar,,n, Second laoutettant.' john Rutter, Scr.
leasst• jUIiU iv eii., prtvatc. Witham Taylor, ditto.
wet. Mears, ditto. t IICSIDza(3), ditioe john
win, ditto. Ron..rt Suiliiigct:. ditto.

• 04,41ine, sliglitly wounded.
Henry tsfirt LAC Ita

Admiralty-Office, April is, limo.,

Admiral Lod ,Gambier has transmitted to the
Hon, W. W. Pole, a letter tioni Califain-Adam, of
"his Majesty' Ship Retitxtauce,. itig an account of
the debtruttion ot a French Acinett Schooner and
Cliasse I cc, in the Port ot Anchove, near Cape
141acincaco, uu tho Bth ot March la4t, by the boats
of that ship,: under the direction, ot Livptenatit COr-
byo, who, had previously carried a battery of four
goo, #hicb commanded the harbour:.

War.OPe, dpril ic,
laltEVkT.

To bt Licutensnr.Genstals in Penlugal during the Continu-
. anceof their Service in that. Country.
trknr-Generill Cove Slterbrqke. 41Jjor.Gcneral
WiNiam Nayne. Major. General the Flusaburable William
l'agett.
STAFF.
Freilerick Drennan, Gentleman, to be an Assistant. Commis.
bat y of Stores, i'reviaium, and Forag.: to the Farices.

Comminion in the ApAlen), Militia. signed by the Lord
Lieutenant..
iohrt Dutton, Gevt, to be Ensign,, Dated April 7, 1809.

Commis-aion in. the Anglesey LOC3I Militia, ;ivied by the
Lord Lieutenant.

John Bod)chan Sparrow', Esq. to he Major. vice liodychan
Sparrow, who rtlips. Dated April %z, iBO9.
'Commissions signed by the Lord, Lieutenant of the County
of Fite.
• FM:shire Militia.

Ensign lohn Death to te Lieutenant, vice Cnce, resigned.
Dated December g), Ala. Ensign. Kelly Plunkett to be
ditto, vice Hepburn Chrichton, 'resigned. nate(' thcem.
her x 7, :US. Thomas Snook, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Budd°, promoted. Dated December a. 6, tBOB, --
Graves, Gent. to-be ditto, vice heath, promoted. Dated
December 26, Luke Glover Flynn, Gent, to be
ditto, vice Plunkett, promoted. Dated December 'a?,

Commission in the Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia, signed
by the Lord Lieutenant. •
Samuel Wallis, Gem to be Lieutenant, vice Hardgrave,
re-
sighed. Demi March aj,•itleg.

CP
stoc.l7ffia, April t;, n 4.1
MEM*Ett Sv.itVE IN riiiiFRFSENr

PAULIAMENT.

Borough of Nrwport. •
Leartard Thomas Worslo ITohues, Esq. of Phlford Houses
in-the Isle of Wight, in the mein of the kight tionourabic
Sir Arthur Wedrafty, who Inis-arcepled the Chiltern Hun.
ilrecht;