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

sionerg of the Admiralty. Lieutenant Charles Al-
len of the Bellerophon was' the Senior Officr after
Mr. Hawkey's Death.
I have just been inforn‘ied, that Lieutenant Stir-
ling of the Prometheus; -who was severely wounded,
is since dead.; his ccioduet in ti is affair was very.
conspicuous, and Capt... Forreit speaks highly in
prAis ofthe'l.eal and -atlivity of his services on every'
occasion.- lam sure you will readily. believe that
Capt. Forrest did not witness the preparation for this
attack, without feeling an ardent deSire to eornmand.
it, but :I was obliged to resist. his pressing importu-.
nitir, as a Matter of justice to,lllr.- Hawkey. -
The Russians have suffered severely in this con:-
; the Most Moderate-statement makes. it appear
that two-thirds of them have been' killed;and- wound-
ed, or jumped overboard. Iqelost'd is.' a list of
killed and wounded, the names of the officers em-
ployed, an account of vessels
,captured, and number
of prisoners._

I have the honour tbe, &c.
T. B. MARTEN.

To Vice-Admiral S;r james Saumarer,
•Bart. K.B. &c. &c..

A List °Milled andWoundedin the Boateeroployed uticitr
Lit'utenant Hawkey,. of His Majesty a ship Implacable,
in attacking, he KUSSicill l'lotilta, wider Pcrcola Point, 7th
I u1y,.18,,9, and-alata ol Officers employed. ,
Implacablel-Kil led— Lieutenant Joseph Hawkey, William
Oliver, ordinary seaman, lohn White, abieisearnan, Tho-
mas Veryfer, Landman, lolan Tapscott, private- of Ma-
hates, Joseph Graham, able seaman. ,
Wounded-Joseph Truman, --quarter-master,' john Byrd,
landman, Williiun'Carr, ditto, Thomas Reilly, able sea-
Man, Alexander Hutchinson, ditto, Christopher isanks,
Landman, P. Btirn, ditto, kicizard lotinson, able seaman,
Richard Jones, ditto, Edward t lyn, ordinary seaman, liu.•
ward Carey,-landman, Henry Baulield, private otniarines,
Joseph Taylor, thud, Joseph Cart, ditto, Henry, 11•1•Cu.,y;
ditto, John Hopkins, ditto, Nail, E vans, ditto.
BelleroPtion--Killed— "Thomas, landulan; Thomas
Chainbets, 'private of marines, I -him Moretoo, ditto.
WoUnded--Thomas , Elliott, boatswair,'s;tnate, tip liiam
Howell, able seaman, Edward Ryalis, uitto, Pat.' sinith,
ordinal), seaman," lames Kendall, ditto, Neii Asinans,
ditto, William Lakerman, serjeant of marines, Wo,itain
West, ditto, .Pat.. tunnel!, private of loan Rust,'
ditto, .Wra. Wampy, ditto.
Melpoin-..de--Killed--Mr. I. B. Mounteney, midshipman,.
Elijah ,tl,:ikin, gunner's mate, George Mathews, able. seal
-man,. Oe,tjamin Crandon,,second master, -John Cole, •pri-
vate of marines.
Woundedlienry Sherwin, able, •seaman, fames, Hayes;
landman, John Pritchard, able seaman, William David-
son. ordinary seaman, George Abell, able seaman, Thomas
Alston, ordinary seaman.
Prometheus—Killed—Lieutenant Stirling, Walker
hams, ahie seaman, Peter Turner, private of marines.
Wounded—Matthew Ve‘ey,dooatswatn, krancis La Roach;
able seaman, Henry Trawland, ditto. •
. .
Total Killed apd.Wounded.
Implacable-6 killed. 17 wounded.
Bellerophon-3 killed, it wounded.
Melpomene--5 killed, 6 wounded. '
Prometheus -3 killed, 3 wOunded'.
Total-71.7 killed, 37 wounded. •
• •
Names of Officers employed.
lintilaeable....-Lieutenant Hawkey, Lieutenant Houghton,
Lieutenant Vernon, Lieuienant Cracknelii of the marines;
Lieutenant Clarke, ditto.
Bellerophon—,Lieutenant Allen, Lieutenant Sheridan, Lieu.
tenant Skekel, Lieutenant Kendall, of the marines, Lieu-
tenant Carrington, ditto.
Melpornene—Lieutenant George Rennie, Lieutenant Robert
Gilbert, of the Mr. I. B. Mountenay, midship-
man.
Prometheus—Lieutenant Stirling.

A List of Vessels captured by His Majesty's Ship linplaca-
'ble, -,Thomas liyam Martin, Laq. Captain.
Two galliott, names-unknown, of 3 men and 9a
,tons each,
from St. Petersburgh, bound to Revel, laden. With naval
stores ; captured lune 30, 1809.
San Simeon, of 6 men and Zoo tons, from St. Petersburgh'
bound to Narva, laden with haval.stores ; captured July a,
509. ,
A tessel, name. unknown, of 6 Men and 200 tons, from Si.'
Petetsburgti bound to •arva, laden with naval stores; cap-
tured same d‘ite. •
San Alielhaefz,' Antoni Martinetz, Master, of 6 men and .
420 tons, from St. Petersburgh bound to Narva, laden with
4.aval stores.; captured some date.-. •
• San Nicholey, Lienientz fenenoff, Master, of 6 men and
120 tans, frpm St. l'etersburgh b,,und to Narva, laden with
naval stores-; captured satire date.
A-vessei, panic unknown, of 6 rnen and 200 tons, from St.
Petersburgh bound to Narva, laden witii naval stores; cap.
tured same date. . • •
S'an Pietre,' Pawell Osprey, 'Master, of 6 men and 2eo
tons, from St. Petersburgli„bound to Narva, laden with
naval stores; captured same date.
A. vessel, name unknown, of 3 men and so tons, from Hel-
singfors bound to..Pereola, laden with empty. casks ; captured
July 6,
A vessel, name unknown, laden with wood; captured
July 7, 18c.:9.
Six gun-boats; captured same date.
Two light brigs; captured same Citte.
Two galliols, one laden with flow and hemp, the other
unknown ; captured same date.
Four scliuyts, one laden with fire-wood, one light, the
others unknown; captured same date.
-: Two 'galliots, laden with provisions and powder; captured
uly• 8, 1809.

Report of Russian Prisoners of -War captured 1V- the L'oafs
• or his Majesty's Ships Implacable, Belierciption, Melpo-
mene, and Prometheus, july 8., 18;:9, Pacola Sounti..
Imphicable-3 seamen,•l serjcant, to privates (3 wounded).
.kielleroplaon—t Captain in the Army, i Midshipman, 9 sea-
men 13 wounded), 8 serjeants (3 woundeol), t drummer, 87
privates. (42 wounded), of the 21st Regiment, or Regiment
. of St. Peter.
Melpomene-16 soldiers.
Total— prisoners, of whom Sr are wounded. " The Rus-
sian Officer reports 63 killed; and the runither droWned is
very great.

(Signed)

T. B. MARTIN.

)Ittgvist P‘, 1809.

Copy of a Letter from Calitain Lord George Stuart of his Ma'
je,ty's ship the Aimabie, addressed to Rear Admiral Sir
Richard Srrachan, and a Duplicate of which has been trans-
mitted to the 1-100. William Wellesley role.
His Majesty's-Ship L'Aimable, off
SIR, Cuxhaven, July 29, igo9.

The French troops io
,Hanover, not content with
frequent` predatory and piratical incursions in. the
neighbourhood of Cuxhaven, had the:audacity to en-
ter thexillage of Ritzbuttle with a body of horse at
mid-day, on Wednesday the 26th instant,. and very
narrowly missed making several Officers of the squa-•
drop prisoners. In consequence, I was induced-to
!and a detachment of seamen and marines from the
vessels composing the squadron under my orders, for
the purpose, if possible, of intercepting them. In
the ardour of pursuit we advanced until we got sight
'of the town of Bremerlehe, into which we learnt
they had retreated. The information was incorrecL
On entering the town we were assured that the ene-
My, to the number of About•tivo hundred and fifty,
occupied the town of Gessendurf, two miles distant,
and further, that it contained a depot of confiscated
• rnerchandize. It was resolved instantly to-attack it.
For this puipose Captain Goate of the Mosquito, ad-
vanced with a detachment, while I direded Captain
Pettetof-the Briseis to take a-circuitous route, and
take a well construded battery of tour twelve poun-