The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-23 00:00:00

FROM THE JAMAICA COURANT.

KINGSTON, JAN. 12.—0 n Saturday arrived at Port
Royal his Majesty's Frigate Anson, of 40 guns,
Captain LYDIARD, from Curacoa with 300 Prioners
and the colours captured at that Island, which was
taken in the most extraordinary and gallant manner
by a Squadron of Frigates, consisting of the Are-
Musa, of is, Captain BRISBANE ; Latona, of 08,
Captain WOOD ; Anson of 40, Captain LYDIABD,
and Fisgard, of 38, Capt. BOLTON. For skill in plan-
ning, and singular boldness in executing, this event
will rank among the first of beroinaelions—it is in-
deed perfealy in unison with every thing glorious in
the past, and an example of every thing- glorious to
the tiature.

As our Squ4drop did not. possess .the means of
laying regular siege to the place, Captain BRISBANE
came to the determination of sailing into the Port,
and storming Ports hitherto considered as impreg-
nable, or perishing in the attempt, for retreat was
impossible. The time chosen was day-dawn on the
Morning of the Ist ofiabuary, when all boats were
hoisted out, and the Squadron stood in with a strong
breeze, the Aretkqsa leading. The enemy were
panic struck at such unexpected temerityall was
confusion—here soldiers without officers—there offi-
cers without soldiers—alarm drums beating in all di-
rections; a British Squadron in their very harbour,
and within pistol shot of t heir batteries, before suu-rise.
Troops colleted at Otra Bandy were prevented from
crossing the water, our Ships interposing; not more
than three broadsides were fired from our Frigate
wlrcui the Ships' Companies and ()liken of the

Arethusa and Anson, with the Marines of the
Latona, headed by Captains BRISBANE and LY-
-1
DIARD, were landed, Fort Amsterdam stormed, and
-all the out-works had British colours flying before
eight o'clock, Fort Republic on the hill, and Ca-
racas Fort, excepted. The Fisgard had orders to
a& against Otra Bandy, two batteries distinCt from
the Main land ; she took possession of them, to cane of
T which the men absolutely swam, the enemy being
previously dislodged. The guns of Fort Amsterdam
were fired but once; on our people storming the
place they did not act in a body, but retreated in
confusion, firing round corners and from houses:
The Militia, amounting to 3000, had net time to
collea, _nor . could they cross the water in boats.
The Dutch Frigate Kenau Hasslar, was boarded by
Captain 'BRISBANE,
,r the Latona warped alongside
and took posSession, when Captain BRISBANE pro-
ceeded for the shore. The Surinam Corvette was
boarded from the larboard bow of the Anson, while
. her starboard guns were firing at the batteries..
The Flying Fish, a large, National Schooner, was
boarded by the boats of the Arcthusa ;- the Officers
and crews- of thoSe Vessels fought' most gallantly.;
Commodore CORNELIUS EVERTZ was killed 2; the
Captain of the Surinam mortally wounded, and the
First Lieutenant dangerously, besides several others.
The moment the Town, Fort Amsterdam,' &c.
were completely in Captain BRISBANE'S possession,
a Lieutenant of Marihes was sent with a Flag of
Truce, requiring Fort Republic to surrender. The
Officer discontinued firing,. but • Would not •
_sur-
render 'without an order from Lieutenant-Gene-
ral J. P. CHANGVION, the_ Governor, who was
at this time a Prisoner with all -his Staff in. Fort
Amsterdam. We understand that. Captain Bats-
BANE desired the Council to be colleted, and gave
them five minutes to czipitulate for the whole
but as they intreated, for a longer period, it was ex-
tended to half an hour; in the Mean time, the most
a6tive preparations were made for storming' this -al-.
most inaccessible Fort. The ship's company of the;
Fisgard, commanded by Captain BOLTON, were in .
boats ready to proceed by water. The Marines of
the squadron, with, about 300 sailors Of the Arethu-
sa and Anson, were prepared to Advance- by land ;
the remainder of the -Sailors on shore, including an
officer and 60 men from the Latona, manned such
guns as could bear on- the obje& of attack;. every
. .
'thing was ready on a signal being made, when a
- capitulation was signed, and the troops in Fort-Ite7
"public alone Marched out With the honours of war,
piling: their arms, and becoMing prisoners. All
private property is respe&ted, and the troops are to be
sent to Europe and exchanged. Captain -Bor.ToN
took possession of Fort-Republic. Captains BRIS-
BANE and LYDIARD landed nearly together,- the for-
mer was the first man who scaled the walls, the lat-
ter the second, closely followed and supported by
their respe6tive officers and ships' companies. Cap-
tain Woo]) remained afloat in the command of the
squadron. About 5200 of the enemy were killed ;
our loss is very trifling, about six killed and 30
wounded in the whole squadron ; had our ships
'been half an hour later in the attack, the, slaughter
must have been dreadful—nothing could be better
timed. The Arethusa may be expelled in a few
days- with the remainder of the prisoners and the
prizes. The.ci-clivant Governor comes a passenger
at Curacoa, in the situation of Governor.

MAILS.
ARRIVED---2 Dubll6, 2 WatertorJ. Gottenburgii,
1 Lisbon, t tilJterforcl.

PRICE OF ;iT()CKS
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THE SUN.

SOLIM QVIS DICERS FAZULIM AUDRAT?,

LONDO N,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY' (23,, 1807.

THE Gazette Extraordinary, publishect yesterday
morning, contains the official details of the. Capture
of the valuable Island of Curava. We had the sa-
tisfaaion of laying before our Readers on Saturday
some most interesting and authentic particulars re-
spa:ling that moSt-gallant exploit, of which it is
hardly posiible to ,speak in terms of suitableadmira-
tion. The annals of the British Navy, filledas they
are with achievements certainly unequalled by any
other Nation, can scarcely boast of one which Sur,
passes the capture of Curagoa, either in the. skill
displayed in the plan of the attack, or in the daring
intrepidity with which it was executed. •

No intelligence whatever reached Town this
morning from the Continent. There is no founda-
tion whatever for the report which was circulated on
Saturday, of the Austrians having joined the Rus-
sians and defeated the French it is not,
,howeVer,
probable, that Austria will long be able to preserve
her neutrality.

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA, MARY, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, *with seve-
ral attendants, went to St. George's Chapel, Wind-
sor, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. NORTHEY,
from the Bth chapter of Ronms, and part of the
28th verse : the Royal Party afterwards returned to
the Palace to dinner.

The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH had Divine
Service performed in the Palace.

Yesterday about twelve o'clock, a foreigner,: eharg,
ed with dispatches from Constantinople, arrived in
town,i accompanied by his servant he landed at
Harwich on Friday, from on board a Dutch Scbuyt,
having passed through Holland.—Letters and Pa-
pers have been received by this conveyance, of
later date than those which previously reached
town ; but they do not furnish any material in-
telligence.

On Saturday Commodore Sir Home POPHAM re-
ceived from the Board Of Admiralty a Copy of the
charges to be exhibited'against him op his Court-
Martial, to be assembled at Portsmcnath in fort-
bight or the weeks.