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der commanding the .river. Weer" in flank, whilethe remainder, under 'my own immediate directions,
headed by captain:Watts, of the 4pitiira, advanced
to attack it in front. • The road We had Co' pass Sub-
jeEfedus 'all to a galling fire of round and grape from.
the battery, the gdns of_ which were all pointed in-
wards, and whica in return, we-could only answer
by discharges of musketry. Gessendort, tho Ugh
certainly tenable with the numbers-. The enemy had
opposed to ours, was
.on the approach of Captain
Goate precipitately evacdated. Tlre..enemy being
pfeiviously informed .of our approach, had put into
requisition a number of light waggons for the trans-
portatiOn of the foot, in the rear of which sixty well
Mounted cavalry drew, up.
The enemy in the battery, seeing us determined;
notwithstanding their fire, to carry our -point, and
that we were making preparations for -fording a deep
and wide. creek in their front, abandoned it,- and em-
barked in bOats on the Weser, "ready for. their re-
ception, under a severe fire, of musketry from our •
detachment, with the loss on their part of. several
killed and wounded. From aifore• knowledge of our
intentions ontbe, part of the enemy, we made-:but.
four prisoners; the COMmandent of . the battery,
Mousier Le Murche, a Lieutenant; and two inferior
Officers. The battery guns._were burst in pieces,
theeinbrazures demolished, the gun -carriages burnt,
togethv with, the magazine, guard-houses, &c. &c.
The powder we brought off, together with six, wag-
gon ioads of Confiscated inerchandme.... •
I beg leave to state to you, Sir, for their Lord-
ships information, bow much I feel indebted .to
Captain Goate, for the 'zeal and ability evinced by
inin on ibis, as on all other occasions, diiring the
,li‘ne he has been commanding Officer on the sta-
tion.

I also feel indebted to Captain Pettet, for his punc-
toaluy and proinpiness. in e)teccaing niy orders•; and
can only regret that an 'opportunity was not af-
forded him of distinguishing himself on this occasion
congenial If) his. wishes.

But I beg leave particularly to mention Captain
Watts, of we Ephira, who in the- most gallant and
attive manner advanced intrepidly in front of the at;•
tacking party, amid the, enemy's galling tire, and ren-
dered himself equally conspicuous atterwards,,for his
unremitting exertion in the- complete demolition'of
the battery ; in the execution of which-serviee, I am
concerned to say, he received a wound in_ theleg, hut
which frilin its nature will in no shape incapacitate
him from further service.

. A want of zeal and aiaivity was discernible no
where; to every Outer and maul roust award the
meed•of praise so justly their due but of Lieute-
nant surgess, of the Pincher, and NV. Hawkins, se,
cond Lieutenant of L'Airnablo, I am more competent
to' speak in: their favour, for tfieir indefatigable exer-
tions in forwarding my orders
,to the different de-
tachments. -• • •

The distance from Gessendorf to-Cuxhaven is 28
miles ; I the it then to their Lordships to estimate
the spirit, alacrity, and expedition with which this
-service m' ilave been pertbraled, when I state, that
in twenty-four hours atter our departure, the whole
detachment returned, and were safely: embarked on
board their respettive ships without the loss of an
individual.

I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) G. SIUAIT.
Sir R. T. Strachan, Bart. K. B. Rear_
Admiral of the White, Scc. &c.

A General Court Martial was lately held at -Ports-
mouth, QI) Captain STANES BROCKET CHAMBER.:
LAYNE, Of tllO West Essex Regiment of Militia,
Upon the following charge, viz., . •
," For, having in the public mess: room at Flaslari
Barracks, asserted, that he woold.not believe Lieute.,•
nant-Colonel DuCKET if a Bible was put into his
hands, and. he was to swear; and that he looked
upon him to. be that sort of fellow,' that he
would not believe him, by God Almighty, if he took
a solemn oath on the Bible; and that he Lieut.-Co-
lonel DUCKET was the greatest courtier and poltrOon
in England, or words to that effect, a t ondud and'
behaviotir scandalous and unbecoming the-character.
of an officer and ftgentleman."
The Court found the Prisoner GUilty, of the charge
(with the exceptio-n Of that part which purports that
he used the word " fellow," which was not found
to have been proved); and. judged him to be dis-
missed from his Majesty's West Essex Regiment, of
Militia, which sentence his Majesty has been pleased
to approve and corfirtn. • •

Lieutenant PHILIP HONEYWOOD PARSONS, of the
West Kent Regiment of Militia, has
.lately.been tried.
by a P-eneral Court Martial, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
" For unofficer-like' condu,& and to the prejudice
of good order and military discipline, in having car-
ried' a message from Ensign TuomAs WINSLOW, of
the same Regiment, to Lieutenant-Colonel SHAVE
his Commanding Officer, p&p. orting 'to bea challenge
to, fight a- duel."
-For which the Court having found Lieutenant
PHILIP HONYWOOD PARSONS gulty of the charge ex-
hibited against him, sentenced him to be cashiered;
which sentence his Majesty has been pleased to con-
firm,

An inquisition was taken yesterday, at the Robin
Flood public-houSe, six miles from Watford-, on the
body of Miss Marchant, whose death was occasioned
-on thepreceding day, by the overturning of a 'chaise.
The-circtirnstances of the case Were awful. .The
young lady, who was in her twentieth year; was on
the point of marriage with a:young gentleman of
the name. of Howard, who had gone from Loudon
to fetch her home from a visit in Hertfordshire.—
Whilst making way for a waggon, the near wheel
got into a hole, and a wheel of the.waggon having
caught that of the chaise, the latter vehicle was, up-
set, and the lady received a contusion on the head,
which occasioned her death in a short time.—
The gentleman was not hurt. V erdiet—Accidenial
Death.

A duel took place on Wednesday morning at Stil-
ton, between Lieut. and Mr. R--, a
Collegiate, attee three ineffectual previous meetings
to adjust a difference \vhich subsisted between them
relative to a debt of honodr. The latter Gentte-
man had been held in sureties to keep the peace,
and in this meeting he was slightly wounded in the
side by the second fire of his antagonist.; when tne
seconds interfered, and a conciliation took place.