The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-13 00:00:00

E ECON D EDrrION.

WE mentioned Some tithe' ago the
.6pittre and
iestruaion of a number of Dutch Vessels at Bata-.
; the following details respeaing that exploit are
extratied from anyirnerican..Paper :

EXTRACT FROM THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN

W. VICARY, FRONI BATAVIA.

SATURQAY, OCT. 18., 1 'afternoon 'the •
English Frigate Carolime,:of 38 guns, commanded
by Capt.. RAINILR, came'into the Roads, after hav-
ing captured two small Dutch Vessels to the west
Ward; and although alarm guns had been fired at'
Onrust, and i rwas known to be an Enemy approach-
,ing,' yet the Officers on board the Batavian Frigate,
Maria Reygersburgh, of 44 guns, kept her at anchor,
with the topsails on the caps, and. fired their bow
guns, and such as they could bring to bear, at the
Caroline, when at a great distance.
At this time most .of the other Dutch Ships slip- -
.ped their cables. and run 'ashore. The Caroline
shortly after passed. amongst the -ISTeutral Vessels,
which
.generally anchor farther out, and in crossing
the biOWt; of the Maria' Reygersturgh, gave her a
broad-side, which raked her. fore and'. aft; The.
Dutch, upon this, cut their cables; but by: this time„
the Cafoline had passed,between them and the land,
,and hove all their-topsails aback on the Dutch Ship's
larboard quarter. In this position they continued'
to engage for some time.,
The Dutch Vessel was under a great disadvantage,
not being in-a condition to work the Ship; nor hav-
ing more than 70 white men on board, and It was
not now in their power to run ashore, as the Caro-
line kept between them and the land. They how-
ever continued- the action 15 or 20 minutes,
they struck thg colours, and were instantlY'berar4&
and taken possession of, by the Caroline's people,
Who quickly made sail, and- carried -the Prize and
their, own Ship Out of the,reach of the fire from the
batteries and some Sloops -of War, which had an-
toyed them during-the whole aetidn. • .

Clpt: RAINIER 'did-not fire a gun, until withifl'
half-'pistol shot of the Maria Reygers'burgh, nor did
he pay the smallest attention to the fire from the
shore or the other Dutch Ships. Situated as he was,
with his single Ship, 'all he 'could hope for was to
capture or destroy .one Vessel, and. he succeeded very
Well ;, but had the.,Datch 14 their Vessels broad-•
side oii the Tank, they would have defeated all the
attempts he conldhaveznade; for-he could not have •
carried :his own Ship near enough to_ do execu7
tion, and the Dutch fire would have sunk all the
boats he could have seni to'burn their vessels. None
of the American Ships received any injury, though
the shot flew very thick amongst them.
THURSDAY, Nov. 27.—Being ready for sea, Cap-
tain Sstern, of the Bellair, and Mr. RIDGELY, of
the Rebecca, came on board with their boats crews
very.early, and assisted to get the anchor up and run
theship ouctea clear birth for sailing. This was
effected by day-light, but an accident which oc-
,
curred to myself at this time, determinectme to de=
fer sailing until the following morning.
Aboutnine o'clock three alarm-guns were fired at
o:irust, and shortly after several large EnglishaSlAps
iheir appearance—some of which, after`ashort
cant-id:lade, silenced the Fort at Onrust, and took..
possassionet it and a Corvette lying there,.which they •
immediately manned and brought in with the:Fleet.
All the Dutch Ships, and one Prussian, then slipped
their cables, and ran ashore near the Eastern Bafteritl'
under all the sail they could set. At this time -the
Pozi,e7fid, 74, was dispatched to the eastward in chase.
of a large Swedish . Ship, which had sailed:earlY- in
the morning. At half-past ten a. m. the Seafiower
Brig passed in-shore of us, and went in chase of

some Dutch Ships on the east side, of the Bay, which
hadjust sailed for Samarang. Direetly afterwards the
Terpsichore, followed bythe-Culloden, Drake,Russell,
BelUqueux, the Corvette Williams, and a Brig which
had been captured the day before, bound from .
Bantam to Batavia, with powder, &c. came into•
the roads in the order mentioned, and took
their stations as follows :—The Culloden, . Admi-
ral Sir EDWARD PELLEW, anchored about two
hundred yards -within where we lay. The Terpii;
,share, south south-east from her, well in .shore
towards the Batteries and the stranded Dutch

Shipi. The Drake to the eastward of the
Terpsichore, and a little on her starboard quarter.
The Belliqueux- , after shifting from her first posi-
tion by signal, anchored S. S. E. from the ..duliral,
and as near the shore as her draught of water 'would
permit, to assist in taking off the fire of the Batte-
ries and Dutch Ships from the Drake and Terpsi-
chore.. The Russel, anchored three quarters of a mile
to the northward, and the two Prizes about the
same distance to the eastward of the Culloden.
A heavy cannonade then commenced, and[c'Jwas
kept.up until about two o'clock in the afternOtin,
when the boats of the squadron were manned and
sent in under cover of the fire of the ships, to burn
,t' e enemies' vessel;. This they executed amidst a
shower of shot, which fell about, them in every di-

iceetion, and frequetitlY threw the water over t ieti3.i
and, Although it appeOr; surpriAng, yet the, bully
boat which received 'injury was `tbe curacit's

auiich.

-She received a shot through her ,bowS,

killed one man, and wounded two others, rbelieve
mortally. She was near sinking when towed along-
ide. Capt. PELLERO of the Drake, was the first
Irian who boarded the Phenix.

The folloWing Vessels were burnt near the batte-
Frigate Phosnix,'32.guns
Brig Advenrurier t Adventurer), 20 do. States Vesselq.
Zeoploeg (Sea- Flower) 14
Frigate Amesteyn, force unknown
'Ship Patriot, 18 guns Company's Ships
Brig-Ceres, force unknown
Brig Snelheyd (Swift) do.

ries, viz.

Ship Deugdzoon-ihayd (Prohity)• do.
East Indian • do. Private Ships.
Zuider Pole (South Pole) Prussian do.

And four or five others at least, whose names ar©

not known.

On the east side of the Bay were burnt the Andra-
• meda and Debora, the two finest Ships in Java, both
which belong to the Governor of Samara, and an-
other large Ship, the name unknown.
During. the Engagement,' some of the American
Vessels were obliged to slip their cables and run out
to keep clear of the shot, . which flew thick about
them.

While the glion continued) Sir EDWARD PEL-

.LEur^ hailed, and requested me either to come on
board Myself, or to send my Chief Mate. I chose
the former, and was treated by him and different Of-
-,
ficers, with the greatest civility. He asked me a
number of questions, bat neither offered to examine-
;the Ship's' papers, or any letterst After remaining
an hour, I returned on board..

Towards evening the fire ceased, and the Cu//o-

den, Be. lliqueux , Terpsichore, and. Drake shifted. their
births further out. During the night the sky was
awfully illuminated by the . blate of 1 8 large ships ;
and the blowing up of several of them when the fire
reached their magazines added to the grandeur of the
scene. No one could behold the destruction of so
many fine Ships, without lamenting the evils inse-
parable from War, and particularly regretting that
so large a pOrtion of the misfortune should fall to

I the lot of private persons, most of whom were pro-
bably
opposed to the principles and a&ions which
first occasioned hostilities.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.

THURSDAY, JUNE el.

His-Royal Highness the Duke of York's Plate of sol. for
horses, &c. of all ages ; 3-yr olds 6st. 71. b. 4.-yr ,oids Sit.
sib.
.5-yr olds Bst. rolb. 6-yr and aged gst.—Thewinner
to be sold for 350 guineas, it demanded.
Mr. Batson's b. c. Handicap, 4-yrs• old • - a
Mr. Brown's b. h. Watery, 6-yrs old . • 4. 2
L:1 Boringdon's ch. C. Palarino, by Hyperion, 3-yrs old -3
Mr. Abbey's b. f. Orangeade, 4-yrs old - _
Mr. tones's bl. 1 Honeysuckle, 4-yrs old - - 5
Mr. Embden's b. c. Pantaloon, 4-yrs old . - 6
The Gold Cup value toogs. the surplus in specie, a Sub-
scription of togs. each, for 3-yr olds, 6st. mit). 4-yr olds
Bst. slb. s-yr olds Bst.. 12.1 b. 6-yr olds and aged 9st. 41b.
Mares allowed 31b.
Mr. Durand's ch. c. Master jackey, 3-yrs Old -
Mr. Fermor's Hawk. by Buzzard, 3-yrs old - ^-
Mr. Butler's Miss Coiner, 6-yrs old 7 3
Mr. Ladbroke's br. c. Sir Peregrine, 4-yrs old - 4
H. R. H. the Duke of York had two Subscriptions, but
did not name..

A Plate of 531, for Yeotpan-brickers and Keepers,.for horses,
carrytng 12st. cacti; thet best of three 4-mile heats;
the horses tobe rode by Yetiman-pri,:ker.; or keepers of
the Forest or'Great Park.

Mr. Starling's b.. .• Blenheim, by Coriander r t
,Alr. Richardson hr. It. Necno it 2r.
114 r. Sharp'S' b. g: Chance - 3 3
A Plate of solb. for 3.yr olds.7colts Est. 61b. fillies Est. 21b:
the best or three heats, the New Mile ; the winner of a
Plate or Sweepstakes in the year 1807, to carry 41b. and of
the Derby or Oaks, 71b. extra.

E. R. H. the Prince of Wales b. c, by Sir Peter I 2 2
Mr. Ferrnor's b. c. by Stripling, 3-yrs old - 2 I t
7 to '4 on the black colt; and atter the first heat 7 to t upon
him ; after the seeuyid heat, 4 to r on Stripling:

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,_ -
This day's sport, has not been so good as might-
be ; and we only had'present, of the Royal
,Family, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Voitic-
and CUMBERLAND. The Marquis CORNWALLIS was
present in the Judge's box ; the Earl end enuntess
of JERSEY, and- the Hon. Mri. SoiLLIEItS, were in
the Prince of \VALES'S stand.'

ROCHESTER, JUNE 11.--On Thursday: morning
was decided a match for a considerable sum against.
time on the Chatham Lines, which are exaiy two
miles round, by a horse, the property of Captain
COTTON, of the Guards, who was to go twenty
miles within the hour, which he performed in fifty
minutes eight seconds, carrying eight stone and up-
wards..

NEWTON RACES, Wzor4EsDAY, rutvz to. ,
The:Cold Cup.--4 mile Heats.
Mr. Cholmoncleley's b. h. Young Chariot .
Mr. Archer's gr. c. Atlas . .
;our others started; a good race between the first two.