The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-12 00:00:00

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J. have .the lionbiir to be, &o.
(Signed) 0. CocKtturts, Rear-Ad
To the Right Hon. Adretal Sir J. B. Warzetri
• Bart. K.B. &c.

His Majesty's Ship Maid tone, Va.:46V night, May 3,
at anchor off Turkey ?writ.
[Lave the honour to inform von, that
whilst anchoring the brigs and tenders off Spesu.
cie agree4ble to My intentions notified to
ou in,thy ofliciarreport of. the 29th silt. N. JO,
1 observed guns fired and American colours hoist-
ed at a battery lately erected at 'llaYre-de-Grace,
at the entrance of the !iusquehanna river ; this of
course immediately gave to the place.on import-
ance which I bad not before attached to it, and .t
therefore determined' on attacking it after the
completion of our operations at the ishind ; con-
sequently haying sounded in the •direction to.
wards it, and found that the shallowness of the
water would only admit of its being approached
by boats, I directed their assembling under Lieut.
Westphal! (first of the Marlborough), last night
at twelve o'clock, alongside the Fantome, when
our detachments of marines, con .i,ting of about
ISO men (us before), under (.4tptains Wybourn
and Giter, with a small party of artillerymen,
under Lieut. Robertson; of the, artillery, embark-
ed in them, end the wh)le being under the im-
mediate direct ion of Capt. Lawrence, of the Fan.
tome (who with much zeal and readiness took
upon my request, the conducting of
this service);• proceeded towards Havre, to take
up, under cover of ;the night, the necessary posi-
tions for Commencing the attack at dawn of day.
The Dolphin and Ilightlyer 'tenders, commanded
by Lieutenants lilittehiusein and Lewis, followed
for the !qlpport.of the boats, but the shoalness of
the water prevented their gettk,.; within six miles
of the place. Capt. Lawrence, however, huviu
gOt:Up With the boats, and having very ably and
judieiuttsly placed' them tturiru the, dark, a. warm
fire u%is opened on the place zit dttylight from our
launches and rocket boats, wit ids was smartly re.•
tinned from the battery for a short time, but the
launches conseantly closing with it, and their tire
'rather increasing than decreasing, that front the
lettery soon began to slacken, and Capt. Lawrence
observing
.this, very judiciously directed the land-
ing of the marines on the left, which movement,
added to the hot fire they were under, induced the
Atilt-deans to commence withdrawing from Ou.
battery. to take shelter in the town ; Lieutenant
G. A. Westphal, who had taken his station in the
rocket, boat Close to the battery, therefore now
jud..l;!ing the momenf to be favourable, pulled
fectlY• up under the work,' and landing- wit!) his
bones :crew, got in:met-Nate postics ion or Et, „ rzt:l,ll-1
eti their own guns on them, "!'d
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dis-
lodging
lurk-
ing places, and driving them front Shelter to the
neighbouring IL'qQ49 and whilst performing which
service, he had the satisfaction ,0 overtake, and
with •his remaining hand to Make prisoner, and
bang M. a captain of their militia. *Wu also took

keepitik hi the
: this error Was ;rectified; they iiterel'ore did tiOt
keadh the destined place till betwili.li 8 tirirt 9 irckvit
'this morning, Whieh occeSioned the en-ley tO have
full warning of their apprnbeli, and gitite iririi tittre
to colleet his force entibialte lei i arratig(jtnentt foe"
the defence of his. Stores and toWri, for the terori4
of which a Sik-gitn batte6 had lately been erected;
and from whence a heavy Ore was opened orisonr
boats the moment they approached within its reach,
but tht latnithes, with their cart Onadei, under the'
orders of faieUtenant Aleitantlet., Pi it of the
Dragtin, pulling resolutely tip to the work ,keeping
lip at the same time a conStioit and Well directed
fire on it, and the marines- being in the act of dish
embarking on the right, the Americans judged it
prudet4 To quit their .batteit, and tO.retre:,t preei.7.
pitately into the country, a bittidOning to their fate
:_French.,Town and its depOtsof stores; the Whole
oftklater, ON-o'ore, consisting. of niuch floort
large qinnitity of mhn
rylching, of saddles, bficilei,
and other equipments for civalry, &c. together
.rith carious articles of inerchandize; were Mime,.
diately -et tire to, Amt entirclysonsionel, as were
:five .vessels lying. near the place; and the, guns of.
the battery, bein-g too heavy to bring away, were
-disabled as effectually as possible, by Lieutenant
Rooertson arid 'his art,licrvinen j after Which. my
,orders being coMpletelyfultilied, the boats retitrned
clown the river without- molo,tation; and '1 ant
happy.th add, that One seaman, of the Maidstone,
wounded in the arm by asrape-'shot; is the only
casualty we int ye sustitlifilL,
_TO-leieuteunut 0. it. ‘Vestphall, who has so
conducted, and so ably executed this ser-
vice, tuy highest encomium and best - acknow,
ledgcments are due,antll trust, Sir, you Will deem
him to have also thereby 'merited y•,tir favoirrahle
consideration and notice. It Is likewise my pleas_
ing duty to Acquaint you, that he speaks in the
-highest term of the zeal and good conduct of
every 'oflicer mid man . employed with him on this
occasion ; but particularly of thee very great as.-
sistktneelie derived from Lieutenant Robertson, of
Lhgoartillery, Lieutenant 4lexander, of the Dia.
L;;.qii,<„.A4ietp..enant Lewis, of the flightlyir, and •
Capcid9fli Wybonin and Carter, of the Royal
Ma rinp4,
1 have now anchored the abovementioned brigs
and tenders:RCM' a Linn; on the rig,:t bank of this
river, where there appears to be a
.eonstderahle,
quantity. of cattle, which I intend embarking for
tire use tire fleet under your command, nun f
meet With no resistance or impediment in So doing,
I shall give.the owner hills on .the Victualling Of-
fice for the fair value of whatsoever is so taken;
but should resistance be made, 'I shall consider
them as prize-of war, which I trust wilhneet your
approbation ; and I purpose taking On board a
further supply for the fleet to-morrow, on similar
ternis'i from Spesticie Island, which lies a little be.,
low liiiVre de Grace, and which, I have been in:
formed, is also well stocked.