The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

FOR rrris SUM

Ldir. REE,Q,RT.

.1 MR. EDiT9R,
As it .was not in my -power to attend the. Meeting
- of:the Renters of Drury-lane Theatre Yesterday, I
must .rely upon your statement of what `passed on
the occasion. The plan which' Mr. SHERlDAN.sub-
initted to the meeting,appears to 'be the best which
titan be devisedin the, present circaMstances, but if I
'had-been present, I should haue-aSked Mr. SIORD-
DAN if the new Theatre is to be burthened with
more expences than are abscilotely necessary for con-
dueling the buSineis of it. Ifl am rightly informed,
for I haVe seldom an opportunity of attending to mat-
ters of this kind myself, there were annual' incum-
brances upon the old Theatre to Upwards, of -12Jol.
beyond what the LORD CHANgELLOR. had alloited
for management; &c. 'Now, Sir, considering how
long the Theatre has been in arrears to the Renters,
&c. and the vast mass ofilsother debts, I think the
Renters, before they agree to any plan, for rep re
under the patent, or for the ereetion of a
-.new 'theatre, should be positively assured thaf. no
useless,office shall be created, and fici-'persons derive
etnolument from the Theatre, but those who may
be employed in some effeCtive service, and who are,
indispensably required hyeestablishnients of that de-
scription. That no per Son better qualified for
conduCting a theatre, if 'he were to dire& his poVi,ers
for. the advancements of its interests, than. Mr.
\SHIRIDAN, must be readily acknowledged; 'but it
is not a mere riOrie.that• will support an institution of
such a magnitude, 'and of so complicated'a nature,
and therefore the Renters ought to be Convinced
that he Will pay more 'attention to their interests
than 'be has intlierto'done, before they finally assent
to any, proposition which he may bring forward.+
Bottbe cliief consideration is to avoid all extraneous
incumbrunies, Icir otherwise; to 'raise 'a
-new theatre
would only he opening a new source
,of vexation,
anxiety and expel-ice, to allwhOhave a right to, look
for advantage.and a compensation fdr the 'solicitude
and.disappoinimentS 'Which they have so long and 'so
;patiently endured.,

COURT OF CANciiglt.—Auc. q.

.EX . . • ,
. .proNuat
This was a Petition to the Court to ,Set aside a
Commission of Bankruptcy... .
'M
S. ROMILLY and Mr. ONTAGUE stated, that
this was one of the most exaraurdinAry cases that had
ever come before the Court in matters of .flanlir.uptr•
cy. -The Petitioner,„Dignnin, had been servant t 9
Colonel. Digby, in Ireland, , f)r seventeen yeari,
during Which, time he had, saved about 8001., He
came over to England,. having previously lodged
4001, in the hands of Mr. ;Thomson, at Dublin
Castle, and-obtained a proirrizory note, which he
:brOught over to ;England with him, together with
;he rest of his fortune in cash.• At the Elephant and
Castie,, in 'Holborn, where he lodged, 40 met with
'a courieryirian of. his own, of the name of. Kelly, to
whom he communicated_ his plans. - informed
Kelly that he was desirous of being employed as
ColleEting Clerk to a Merchant. Kelly dissuaded
. .
him from this, and 'put an end in. :the idea,..by in-
troducing Dignum to a Mr. Francis Fortune, of
Mantes-street, wham Kelly represented as
,a .
chain, Which Francis Fortune told him he was unfit
for a Collecting Clerk. The restilt 'as, that Kelly,
by the assistance of, this Fortune, Who was stated to
be in .fo't a Fishmonger, pursuaded Dignum to en-
gage in partnership:i,vith him, as a Cheesemonger.
Dignum advaneed .4001. as his share of the capital'.
Mr. 'Francis Fortune; who' per fOrtned the part of 'a
banker, being answerable for Kelly's share. The
partnership contiiiired three months, during which
Kelly drew a great number of'bills in the partner-
ship's name, ‘'‘ ithout the knowledge. of
It:appeared, that Dignum in vain called upon Kelly
for an account ;. all he could procure was a few shil-
lings now and then ro keep him from starving. At-
tempts were made by Kelly to get Dignum to give
up the note from Mr. Thotnson ; but this the latter
'positively reftised, and sent the note to. Ireland to
fiCevent its being given up-=•-the only prudent a6t,
Sir S. Aomilly said, on the part of Dignutn, in the
whole course of these transactions. .The partnership
was at length dksolved; but Dignum was arrested
upon one of the partnership bills. Negociations
then took place aboUt an
:indemnity to Dignuin,•frorn
these bills, and repaying him
,his capital. • The re-:
suit, however, was, Kelly,
,apparently with a VieW
to get posses4ion of the 4001. note; took-out a coin-
mission of bankrUptcy against Dignum, under pre-
tence of a separate debt. The Petition was
.to set
aside this commi§sion, at the cost of Mr. Kelly, and,
Mr. Bryan, his Solicitor.

AN OLD RENTER.
Piazza Coffee-homse, Aug. 5.

lILIRGATE, SLIG. .5.

'Since the sailing. of the Grand Expedition there.
has been- a considerable increase of visitors from
.114msgate, Deal, Dover,
The Theatre, under the managetinent of our old
favourite Mr. WILMor WELLS, opened on Saturday
night with ARNOLD'S Comedy of .!llan and Wife and
the Farce of the Poor Soldier ; they both went off
With eclat, and the Performers were warmly. greeted
,91.1 their entrance by a very respectable audience.
any judgMent is to be formed by the number
' of snbsCribers'on the library books, the town may
bcfat'brbeing fulle'r than at tile same perio►l in any
,P.);rtner' year;

Mr. HART and Mr. PuLLEN appeared in behalf of
Mr. Bryan,• and argued that there was no evidence
to hripliclte him in any of these transaclions,-No-,
Indy 'appeared for,Mr.
The CHANCELLOR said, that when he read this
Petition, the impression made- upon hirri,was such
that he was obliged to make a covenant with his owti
mind, that it should not prejudice his judgment--
He ordered the Commission to be superseded 'at the
ex:pence of Kelly ; and as to Mr. Bryan, the only
quesziun was, • whether he used due diligence in in-
quiring into the real state of the case,' before he
took out the commission. , He allowed him further
time to justify hitiaself in that resp'eti.

GARNtIeS, in High-street; is 'crouded every even-
ing. with genteel- comPany. PAi•TISON'S evening
promenade hasF been well attended,
The npoic at PALLISTE.II and .Bo.usplimp's con-
tinues tb receive' tht.igreategt aPplaiist:: from the com 7.
parry in general, particularly the spngs by Mr. TURN.'
BULI, Whose vocal tale;-ds have 'met with, distin-
guished approbatiOn in 'sonic emtiful glees, duetts,
.&c. &c.

About three hundred pc!ppl visited Dandelion
lair Wednesday; arid Mr. and Miis w4iprERT'S con-
cer t at:the Aisembly Rooms .was well attended.-

At the late York Assizes, a youth of the name of
Hainsworth, who had been depri.yed'Of his left hand
through the carelessness .of the driver- of a, cart in
Leeds, obtained a verdid for 5001. damages against
Mr. Morkill, jun. of.Halton, the owner of the cart,
thr the. injury he had sustained.
Friday last the business.of the Assizes of Water-
fdrd was interrupted by an alarm of tire, which
commenced at the Weit side of the County Gaol, ands.
at the distance.of ten or eleven housesfrOm Its
origin was accidental; 'rheliOuSes in that neigh-
belo,,l covered. with thatch, bO of them
were.constortect in the space of an hour. One. lite
was, lost, a boy, about four years old. '
:At 13reottord,. before- 'a Bench of Magistrates, at
the Three Pigeons, an uncommon ease. came on to
be heard' last.i.Week.—A-Genileman was summoned
at the instance of Officer of Heston, to answer a
complaint for extreme cruelty to, a child five years
old, Whom, it-was stated, he had bOught‘of some
wandering gypsies, had clothed it, and gave it the
run of the house. The child put some straw into a
closet, and set fire to, it ; on which the prisoner, be-
fore any accident could happen, dragged him from
his hole, and compelled him to take a piece of hot-
iron from a fire with his baTe hands, and beat him
severely besides. In justification of his condud,, he
said, he did this to deter him from aaing so in fu-
ture, but did not mean to repeat such severities, bUt,
on the contrary, he would use him tenderly. The
Magistrates considering the whole of the case, held
the accused to bail, to answer the complaint at the
eusuiag Middlesek Sessions.
GUILDHALL.—On Saturday Mr. Whittington, a
farmer, at. Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, charged'
a man of the name. of Devine or Devaynes, with
stealing froin him a black gelding, value upwards of

-;An unfortunate accident happened on board a
'Wiest Lidiamact : a sailor, by the unexpe'cted, dis-
charge of one of the guns; ion bokli his hands and
one
veye : he • wat immediately' brought on' Shore,
but with very little hopes of reCoVery. •

Kr:;o's TnEATnE.-:-The entertainments of this
plaCe closed fur the season on Satorday last,t with
,the last new serious opera of Sidagero,.and the grand
ballet of the Caliph of Bazda4, In - justice to the
Manager, it shbuld be stated, that -he has spared no
expence to render the entertainments of his Theatre
worthy of the high patronage it has received. He
bas broughtlirward many new operas, and several
new performers: The operas have been the produc-
tion of the most-distinguished Composers of the
,time, and have received the approbation of the most
iutelligent musical critics. The performers in gene-
ral are persons of well-known talents, but in their
respeaiveprovinees NA LDI andTaEmErtzAN' are con-
spieuously excellent. The ballets also were splendid
and various, and derived all possible advantage from
'the exertions of such eminent performers as VESTRIS,
DESHAYES and' his wife, ANGIOLINI, and others.
The house was much better attended than is usual
ar so late a period, and the performers on retiring
received abundant 'narks of public approbation.
Tx .—The new ballet of .Knapschou, or
'The Forest Fiend, was repeated on Saturday last at
'this place, and with improved effeEt, as the ma-
chinery, &c. were managed with more ease. The
piece was very well received by a large and elegant
audience.

. .
.:25L—The Pros:-cuter was induced, out, of compas-
.
CooKE and FAWCETT are both performing with '
great eclat- at.Ed sion to the Prisoner s situation,
inburgh. The present heroine of. him in the.g)eatest distress, to give him employ-
who had called opoh
the theatre at that place is Mrs. YOUNG, (late Miss meat from ;Wednesday the 26th, to the succeeding
8t405,) blDuury,lane Theatre. Saturday inclusive. On the following Wednesday,
The following aneedote is in circulation :—At the early in the morning, the gelding in qndstion was
commencement of 'hostilities between France and, missing. Suspicion tell 'on the Prisoner; and it was
Austria; the son of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, happeningdiscovered that he had not left his lodgings in Ste-
to .be in the neighbourhood of the French armies, in vena' ge till that morning before day-break. A band,
pursuit of agricUltural knowledge, was made 'pri- bill, describing the horse and the person suspected
e
.Boner, and som suspicion being entertained of his of having stolen him,
was immediately issued ; in
being an English spy, he was taken before the Em- consequence, of whic4,.(l
-
and of other .prompt mea-
.peror,:laimsell,. who interrogated him. Mr. SIN-. sores adoptedt 'by the Prosecutor, 'the Prisoner. was
' ,C4.AI a • stated who he eras, and that his only object taken into custody at the Ram Inn, Smithfield, with
on the Continent was the iinprovement of the agri- the horse in his possession. He was Wily commit,
culture of his country. BUONAPARTE observed— . ted for trial. - '
"'The- nameolyour father is well known in France;
and as lam an encourager of the arts in all coon-. , - Considerable inconvenience has within these few
days been feltiby the labouring part of the commu-
tries, if you can make chut.your story I shall furnish
you with a Sate escort ; for, in the present state qt.. .nity, in Consequeeee of several shopkeepers having
-
affairs, I can assure you, the COntinent does -not re-
inOiscriminately refused all old halfpence. This
' quir British cultivation ; and my advice to you, has probably arisen from a inisappreheniion Of -a
,Traph which appeared in the pnblic papers,
pa-
young man, is, that with such 'facilities as I shall ra°
giye you, you make- the best 'of your way home : stating that the old halfpence were to be exchanged
for a new 'coinage, but .which has since been eon-
to England." M. SiNcnAta produced letters.from
tradieted.
his father,- which. substantiated his statement ; he An eminent Chemist is said to have stated, in a
~was ,then immediately furnished kith4,RpMß BUONAPARTE, in Westphalia, and Lctirs
le"" Report delivered•into the House. of Commons, that
many tons of human hones are annually sent by sea
uotrATAtt!re, in Holland, the latter of 'whom was •
required to:furnish a vessel to cOnvey Air. SINCLAIR , , from the metropolis to the North, where they ,are
to
,Ep&lanti• . ground, or rat lerbroken
I small in mills conttived for
. , t the purpose, 'and then liked as a llliilitire.

0 ETI NG.....1.47'EL Lid ISAVC4',-

HVI,!:FINGDON.

WZDIVZSDA Y, AUG.
• The Hinchinbroke Stakes of 2.5g5, each.
Mr. Cave Browne's Delville,, brother to Orville
Lord Lowther's.l'ellow-hanirrser . -
Sir C. )3onbury'.) Overseer
Ceneral Grpsvcwor's Fins. Ellen - -

3

Sir eFifty Pouocfsforloiar, five, and six-yr olds.
:_,Btinbury/$ Agnes, by Sorcerer, 7st. izio. Walked over,

• trivasniiy.
• , ; • Fifty Pounds, tor all ages.
Lord Lowther's Yellow-hatnater - -
Sir 1. Shelly's Sock
Williinns% tii, f. Gift; Bst. - - - - 2 3
Mr. Fisher's chit sister,to Spaniard, 7st. rilb. 5 4

1 t
3 a

Lastweek a recruiting.party of dragoons stationed
at-Ludlow, having received information of a deserter
from their regiment being at Aymstree, in Hereford,
Shire, went 'in pursuit of.him, clisgnised ii smock
frocks, where they foortd"tiint'wilh workin fipc)ri
the top of a hay-rick "theidserter soon ree,,gn,:ed
his pursuers, and was by them requested to descend,
which he.did, but no sooner had he done sii thz:n he
resisted and defended himself with a pitch-foEk. 0
ending it-likely bi should be overpowered; he ran`"'
off, when he was calle,d to by there to stop and sdr-
render,—and refusing w do so, they fired after hial
with a pistol,' the tralVof which:entered his back;{_`
k'near: the groin. Ike fell, and was taken in-to cus7.
tody, and conveyed to Ludlow tapon a hOrse, 'which,
the party had" brought with them-and left at a small
distance from the spot. The bail has since been ex,.
traeted, but the man lies dangerously

. We feel it our .duty to caution the public against
an old trick daily practised by a young female in
neighbOnrhood of St. Paul's Church-yard, New
Bridge-street, and that neighbourhood. She
;knocks
at the door under pretence of inquiring for some one
of the fatnily, who she is, well acquainted is from
home. On being shewn into the parlour, she takes
an opportunity of secreting any thing that is porta,_,.-
ble, with Which she .makes off. Several thefts of
this kind were effeeled during the last week.

• Murphy:the horrid' niai.derer of the Rev. Fitz.,
gerald Tindall, has at length expiated in this world
the enorn3i.ly o( his dime. He sutleeed public ex-
ecution on Saturday sennight, at Tralee, pursuant to
the sentence of the

On-Thtarsday tlighta young man, of the name of
Warren, Was hustled by'il gang' of tin Men, who,
robbed him of 221, in Holborn, with which they
made their escape... app:ied. yesterday. at Hattori:
Garden Office; :Stating the circumstance, but at the
same time observtd that he was not able to identify
any of the party. -• •

An unfortunate accident hAipened last Monday,'
the Gunpowder Mills, fately .ereEted in CilS3We9
Wood, near Tenryn,,,One of the carpenters was
direeted make-a 'small alterStion in the Mitch:lite
that works the sieves, and the man who had the
care of the house Was preparing to remove all the
powder udder process, but was projaifed'on to 'lei it
remain,. upon ah" assurance from the earpenter.tl4
he•.shctuld ' only us a wooden mallet. Soon after,
however, The iierghbourhood was *rifled by an ex...,
plosion;.-2nd the manager of the wotk's approaching
the spot, bound the carpenter arid the othaework-,
man,; with two womeni.blown. abOut twenty yards'
froth. the itiin,•.and dieadially wounded The man
and woman survived. only .a 'feW hours.; the ,
other woman' langnished' till next morning, An-
other man and girl, who:were :It or in an adjoin.:.
ing house,- escaped unhurt, Atbough they were only—,
a few yards from the place where the explosion hap-
pened. The other building; and mills, being all
seated in a ,valley, about*O-jrardS from each other,
with a mound of earth 'between each, received no
damage, the force of thl2eXPlOsion,necessarily vent-,
ing itself upwards. - Whilhei= the accident was oc-
casioned •by• the urifortt.36tE - carpenter ugink his. I
axe, which was found afterwSrds in -field 'field of oats`
at a small distance, or- by a tobacco-pipe 'concealed''
in his pockets, cannot be ascertained ; but from
his confession before he died; it iA Supposed .froin
the lattei; •

• . ,
•
M: CREWE, :of NY.h:baden; has4iscovered a method
of. reebvering wine that iurned sour, by the use
of Powdered dharc6al. The i 11 habiita n is of the banks of
the Rhine have presented him With a gold medal for
this discovery:'

.., . .
John Dogherty and Matthew Reilly, two private
soldiers, were executed,au yonday.at Ipswieh'4 for
the wilful murder of their i
'comrade, t, Howe,. irk
May last. -i ,- ''- -'.- '

. . . .
By a circular letter from the Adjutanc-Getierral, to •
all.the Volunteer and Yeomanry: corps in the
dom, it appears that the usual inspettions %dutitig: the
months of July and August is dispensed with:

•
'MARKET, ;luct:s r 7. L,;

This day's market bad a considerable supply .of
prime Beasts, and
.the show of Cattle in oeneral was
pentiful; Pork is cheaper than our rast report ;
eef is dearer; Mutton, Veal, and Lamb, srupDort
.last prices; and the trade was tolerably.gocd.—lle
sales in theHaytnarlcet were pretty liceiy ; S4-aw
,arid Clover have drOpped in price since .;
Market; Hay obtained'last price—r7vVe subio!,
accurate statement of the.prces and numbers:—

• To sink the, 0:1-7,1 inr stone of 81b.
Beef 45..80. to ss. 6d.— Mut ton 4s. •zd. TO' SS. 4d. Veal
4i2 Bd.
.to 6s, 6d.-=Perk 4s. Sd. to 6s. od.-I..amb
.ss. od. to
6s. - -

Beasks, 1650.—Sheep and Lambs, r9,900.--Cals, 300'.---
Pigs, 340•

• • sMiTHEI4I..DATAT-IMARY-ET.
Hay sl, ios. od. to 61. ios. Straw 11. tos. od. to 21.
os. ad,--Clover 61. los. toil”. 15s. od.

.CORN-EXCHANGE, AUGUST 7.—Thi4 day the fresh
arrivalS, of wheat are. considerable=—early in the 'af-
ternoon fine samples were at 'an advance of. about
two shillings per quarter, but dull afterwards; very
little Barley ; Malt heavy sale :White Pease
cheaper; Beans of the two . kinds Continue at
little differeqce; of Oats the supplies are coti6iicr-
able, and sales named at lade variation ; Flour at
our last quotation-rfine- American 50s. to per
barrel. , . •

Wheat - 76s'a•Sgs
,a 053 Tit* Beans - -
Fine ditto - Jers a 106 s Feats -25 S a 2S, a 33sA
Rye'- - -46 s a
~lg4t Itofind ditto - 35'•a;`!-.6.1'
Barley -34 s a -42 s Potatoe ditto . --s a 4,$
Malt 705 a, 78$ 1 Rape Seed - 481,a 21
White Pease -94 s a 1545 Fine Flour - Bos a Pcs
Grey (litto - •4ts a 52, Seconds - -73 s a .t.is
Os a bas

FroM the. LONDON 'CAZ ETTE;‘, :dug 5.

Admiralty-Office, • August 5, mg.

Copy of Letter from vice-AdMiral Sir fames Saumarez, K.
B. Commander .in Chief of bits Majesty's Ships and Ves-
Vis in_the Baltic, to the Honourable Winiarn WellesThq
Pole, slated.on board the. Victory, ofiNargen Island, 9th
July, 1269.

SIR,
On my arrival in the .Gulf of Finland, haVing do,
(ached Captain Martin, of his Majesty's ship Itu-
placable, with the Melpothene under his orders, to
cruize to the East Ward of Nargen Island, I here-
with inclose a list of vessels which he captpred,
for the information of the Lords Commissioners-of
the Admiralty several of them 'being laden with
naval stores belonging to the.Emperorof Russia, and
which cannot fail proving a valuable acquisition in
England.
I also inclose, for their Lordships' information,
copies of two letters I have- '.receivcd from Captain
Martin of yesterday's date, one of AbeM giving an
account of a most gallant and enterprising attack
made by the boats of the ships named in the mar-
gin* under the orders of Lieutenant Hawkey, of the
Implacable, upon, a Russian flotilla of gun.,boats,
under Percola Point, on the Coast ofFintand, which,
not withstanding their strong position, they succeeded
in carrying; six of the gun-boats, mounting. each a
thirty-t .0 awl twenty-tour pounder, having been
brought off, an.? another sunk, together with the
- vesselS under: their proteEtion,, laden with powder
and provisiolis kr the lin,sian army in Finland be-
ing and -a large armed ship, which was
burnt. •

referring their Lordships to Captain Martin's
detail of this important service; I sincerely lament
the loss to have been very considerable 3 Lieutenant
Hawkey, a brave and pliant officer, who had dis-
tinguished himielf upon various occasions, and Lieu-
tenant Stirling, of •the Prometheus, havirif been
killed, anti the several men belonging to his Ma-
jesty's .ships, as in the inclosed list, baying , been
killed and. wounded.
I ceiinot•close this Without expressing my highest
adniirAtiop of the utidaunted.courage and-intrepidity
with which this service has been executed, and
wLich, I doubt not, will be duly appreciated by
their Lordships. '
I have the honour to be, &:c.
JAMES SAUMAREZ:
Implacable, 13e!erophon, Melpomene, and Prome-
theus.

Extras of the first Let re! from Captain Martin above alluded
to, dated au Percola Pcint, I uly 6, iSog, (stated, by Sir

iarnes saumarex, through rhis-take, to be dated '
• The ltnplacahle and Melpomene having stood in-
to the Gulp') of .Narva, captured nine sail of vessels,
laden with timber, spars, and cordage, belonging to
the Einperor of Russia, and which I doubt not
wi:l prove a valuable acquisition to our own dock- ,
. .• •
The boats of the ships under that aetive and va-
luable Officer, Lieuten:int Hawkey, (of whose en-
terprising sprit' I had occasion to speak so highly
when off pant zrg) have looked into every creek
along- the south cast of the gulph, ,without finding
vessels whatever, and ho is now on the opposite
with the same view.

P. S. Since writing the above, Lieutenant Haw-
key has returned .rich three vessels, captured by
th'e boats of the ImpLicable,-Melpomene, and Pro-
methenc; under his command, and .he reports eight
sail. of gun•boats proteaing some ships in shore,
and is very desirous of attacking them, which shall
be done, it there is a reasonable hope of .success,
_ :

--r

SIR.

His Nl,a)esty's Ship implacable, off Percola
Point, Imy 'LB29.

The poSition taken by the Russian flotilla .under
Perco Point,sseeMed so much like a -defia.nCe, -that
I considered something was necessary to be,doile,. in
order to impress .these strangers. with that:sense of
respect and fear,, whiehgns • Majesty's other ene-
mies are. acctistornedto shew to the 13605 b Flag ; I
therefOre determined to gratify the,anxionS wish of
Lieutenant Hawkey to lead fire boats of the ships
named in the margin,* which were assembled by
nine o'clock last night, and proceeded with ail irre-
sistible zeal and intrepidity towards the enemy, who
had the advantage-of local knowledge, to take a po-
sition of extraordinary'Strength within two rocks, serv-
ing as a cover to their wtngs, arid from Whence they
could pour a destrh6five fire of grape UpOP 04 boats,
which, netWithstanding„advanced with perfect
coolness, and never fired 'agtitif. till aanally touching
the enemy, when they boarded Sword in hand, and
carried all-before then).
believe a more brilliant achievement does not
.grace the records ofour Naval ITEtory ; each Officer
was impatient to be the leader in the attack, and
each man zealous to emulate their noble example,
and the most complete success has been the ,conse-
OAnentSe of -snch determined bravery ; of eight gun;
bosh; -each mounting a thirty-two, and twenty,
four-pounder, and forty-six men,. -Six have been
brought out,. and one sunk ; and the whole of the
-ships and- vessels (twelve in. number), under' their
.protection, laden with powder and provisions for
Abe Russian army, brought out, and a large armed
ship taken and burnt ; 1, have deeply to lament the
loss of many men killed and wounded, and especial-
ly that most valuable Officer 'Lieut. Hawkey, who,
after taking one gun-boat, was killed by a grape-
shot, in the at of boarding the second. No praise .
from my pen can do'adecpateiustice to this lameid-
eci young man; as an Officer, he was aaive, correa, ,
and zealous to the highest degree; the leader in
every kind of enterprize, 'and regardless of danger;
he delighted in whatever -could tend to promote the
glory of his country ; his last words were, "Huzza!
push ore! England ter ever !"
Mr. Hawkey had been away in the boatson dif-
fereut, services-,-, since last 'Monday, accompanied by
Lieutenant Vernon, whose conduct in this affair has
becti highly exemplary, and shewn' him worthy to
be the companion of so heroic a Man ; but while I
am induced to mention the name of 'Mr. Vernon,'
from his.constant services with Mr. Hawkey, I feel'
, that every Officer, seaman, and marine, has a claim.
to my wannest praises, and will, I trust' obtain your'
favourable secounnendation to the Lords Cornmisz

* Implacable, Bellerophon, Melpomene, and Prome-
theus, ,