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London, England, 1809-09-11 00:00:00

Admiralty -Office ,Septeniter g, t sog.

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Letters, of which the fothiwing are Copiei'br Al))
straets, have been received at this' office, from I,Ticc
Admiral 'Lord Collinkwood, CoMmander in Chief of
his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranea
addressed to the IjonourAble William `~'ell~sl:
Pole.

Admiralty-Office, Sept. g, 180 g.

A letter has been received at Vtis Odice by flys.,
Hon. William WelleEley Pole friYin Vic-Achn;:-;if
Lord Collingwood, dated on board the Ville de
off Toulon, ,t he 21i! June last, transmitting two
tors' from Captain Stewart, of his Majesty's ship ,'ll:*3*
horse, and one from Captain Maxwell, of his M
jesty's ship Alceste, daailing their .proceedio;--a,O
the coast of Italy.

Captain. Stewart reports the destruaion of the
enemy's forts on
,ihe small Islands of Gianuti. ;in
Piatiogo, in which services great gallantry appear- 1,
have been displayed by the officers and men w:id
were employed under the direaions-of Lieutenante
Bennett and Pearse,of the Sea-horse and Halcyon.
About one hundred of the enemy were rfiade
sorters. One private marine of the Sea-horse only
was killed,,and another wounded.

.
C'apt. Maxwcfl states the destruelion of two gun.:
-boats at Terrarjna, by the Alceste and Cyane; the
bringing oft Troal a depot of timber on the coast .14
much wood as the two ships could carry; and the
dett;lition of three strong Martello towers by'a
tachment of seamen and marines, commanded by
Capt. Staines, of the Cyane, who displayed Nuol..
judgment and resolution on the occasion. Wilikt
the ships were taking off the Aimber, a serjeant, t
corporals, and twenty privates came on board, de.,
serters from the French army.
Lord Collingwood at the, same time corm-tun!.
cotes an account he bad received from Captain
can, of the Mercury, Of:tbe destrualion of a nuntb:x
'of Trabaccolos and. other vessels, on the beach. or
Rotti, near Manfredouia, by the boats of that Sh:1:,
Under Lletiteant Gordon.

Vile de Paris, off Toulon,
lune 23, I ec9! '

SIR,

Inclosed I.transtnit you, for the information of the
Lords Commissioners of , the Admiearty, a letter .1
have received from Captain.Raitt, Comnimder of his
Majesty's sloop the Seout, giving an account of Ow
boats of that sloop haVing carried an enemy's battoty
near Cape Croisette, and captured and destr6'et
sail of the enemy's coasters, which Iliad faker) shel:er
under it.

Captain Raitt speaks in high terms txf praise of,tile
condu& of Lieut. Battersby, who commanded. th
boats on this occasion, and of the officers and Inc !a"
who accompanied him.

I haVe the honour to be, &c.
COLLIr.,ZGWOOD

lion. W. W. Pole.

MY LORD,

kns Majesty's Sloop Scouto
at Sea, June 14, 18.)9.

I beg leave to inform your Lordship, that thii
morning having observed a convoy of about:. four
teen sail under. the prote&ion of two gun-bwrq,
coming round Cape. Croisette, steering to heea;t-
ward, I'made all sail in Chace, but about one P. M.
it falling nearly calm, and the convoy a gorid....de,il
dispersed, I detached the boats, under the command
of Lieutenant Battersby, martned by volunteers.
Seven sail pushed for a harbour, about three leigites
to the eastward of the Cape, where the boats pro;
ceeded under a heavy and well-direeled fire of grape
and musketry. After landing a party to keep the
enemy in check, who were numerous among the
rocks, stormed and took poSsession of the battery,
with two six-pounders mounted in erribraiure,
Which, after spiking, brought out the whole, of. the
vessels, although they were fast with ropes to .the
mast-head and keels, and constantly annoyed with
:musketry from behind the rocks. lam sorry to say
this service has not been performed without son:e
loss on our side, having one killed and five Wounded,
two badly ; but front the time, and other great a:1-
.vantages the enemy had, I hope your Lordship
agree with mein thinking it compar'atively small.
Theconduet 'of the whole of the officers, seamen,
and marines employed on this occasion, deSertes the
higheSt commendation ; but I wish to point out ija!'-
licularly, that of Likitenaut Thitershy, the First
Lieuenant,.that led..the -patty up to stortu the b..t-
tery. From his condu& on this occasion, and a
great number of others that he has performed in'
Streights of Gibraltar, I beg
,leave to teconimend
him tb your Lordship. The eondutt of -Mr. •U:r-
, rant, Second Lieutenant, Mr. Batt-en, Master,,afal
Mr, TheMpson, Master's Mitte, deserve my warrness
thanks, for their . determined bravery to gokng
~the.,harbour with the boats under a heavy ti;

of

graps.and musketry from .both sides, who !Jaye:at
all ti,i)s haildsoniely volunteered their bcrtices
similar occasions.

7 ' :Files are laden With' Wool; -grain, le
flout:, aid cheese ; two of thein I ha, e beeil
to
de,,troy, after taking out their cirgoes, tine otheis I
Katie sent to Mahon.' I beg leave to inclose a ibt of
.
killed .acidwoundbd.
I have the honour to be,
(Signed) W RA. ITT.
The Right Hon. Lord Collingwocd, fze.

A list of OffiCers and men killed and., v aunded on boatd of
his Majesty's sloop Scout. William haitt, E. t..:4lii-
mandcr, in cutting out .1,, French Convoy of it1et4.1:4,11
Vessels from under a Battery iear Cape Croisetie, CoJat
of France, Meditserranean, upon the igth Pay of lune
1809.
Kilied—John Marshland, landman.
Wounded—John Wilson, boatswain. John Gage,- land-
man. Alexander Renny.; landinan. Robert Evans, vo,uu.
Leer, first class. Jeremiah Batter; Corporal a marines.—
Total—i killed. 5 wounded.