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London, England, 1807-09-07 00:00:00

der the Defence and Comas to put to sea in *Alit
of the Danish Frigate, which,. as I informed you in
my Letter of the 14th instant, had quitted ,Eisitienr
Roads in the night between the Jew lath.
I hare now., tq requestyou will,lay iibefore the
Lords Commissioners of the. Admiralty a Copy of;i
Letter which I have-received from Captain Ekins,-
of the Defence, and the froM Captain. Heywood to
him, stating hip having come up 'with and obtained'
possession of the said Frigate..
When the inequality of force between the two
ships is considered, with the trifling injury sustained
by the Comns,' it will appear unnecessary for me to
make any comment 4u the bravery and skill which
must have been displayed by:Captain Heywood, hie
Officers, and ship's Company.. _ .

I have the honour to be, '
J. GAMBIEIL
Frederickscoarn —T wenty-six twelve-pounders on the main.
deck; four six-pounders, and six twelve-pounder corr.°=
nodes, on the quarter-deck and forecastle; and two hun-
dred and twenty-seven men. . . .
Comus—Twenty- two nine-pounderi on the main-deck ;
eight twenty-tour-pounder corrornides, and two mine-
pounder carronacies, on the quarter-deck and forecastle;
and one hundred and forty-five men.

•
Defence, Scow Light House, S. E. to
or :le miles, Saturday, Oni,P.lll.
SIR, August 15, 1807.
As the superior sailing of the Comus, in very
light winds, has given Captain Heywood, his Otii-
cers, and ship's Company, in opportunity to dig-,
tinguish themselves particularly by a very gallant
a&ion
.with an enemy greatly exceeding their ferce,
I can therefore only regret the late arrival of the
Defence, for the means that might otherwise have
been afforded me of preventing the bloodshed which
has resulted from it, Tthough happily on the' part of
the- enemy only. The crew of the Danish Frigate
considerably out-numhering the Cotnus's, Ihmie
thought it my sinty to'receive one hundred of them
into this ship. Inclosed I transmit you captain
Heywood's Letter.
I have the honour to be, &c.
• - CHARLES EkINS.
To didmiral Gambier, &c. &c. tec.
His lgojesty's Ship Comus, qft, Murstiand,
•.Sta, August 15, 1807.
I arrived within hail of the Danish Frigate, you
gave 'me direaions to Chace and detain, at twelve
o'clock last night, and repeatedly 'desired that she
would submit to detention by this shi, but.she re-
fusing, and. making all sail 'from ns, I found it nn.
cessary to have recourse to arms ; after haying
ceived a shot from her stern Chace gun, we closed
with her, and a smart anion commenced, which
continued about forty-five minutest,- when the two
Ships falling on board each other, the boarders;
headed by Lieutenant G. E. Watts, assisted by Lieu-
tenant Hood knight, very gallantly boarded on her
bow, and finally took possesston ()liter.
All under my command conduced themselves in
the bravest manner throughout thevotitest.; and I
feel happy to report only one person wounded; They
loss of our opponent, (which proved,to be His Ma-
jestra Danish Frigate Frederickscoarn, carrying.
thirty-sbcguns, twehe-pounders, on her main-deck,
and two hundred and twenty-Six men,) was much
more considerable, being twelve killed and.twenty
wounded, several mortally.
I have the honour to.be, &c. ,
E. HEYWOOD.
Captain Charlas Ekins, Defence.

Whitehall, Sept. 5.
The King `has been pleased to nominate and
point Sir John Stuart, Bart. to be one of the
tons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Scot-
land, in the room of Sir John Dalrymple, Bart. ro.
signed.

The King has also been pleased to nominate,
constitute, and appoint Sir George it'aercrombie,
Bart, to be Clerk for' the Admission of Nottari, in
Scotland, in the room of. Sir Jahn Stuart, Bart. re.
signed.