The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-11 00:00:00

BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN.

Although forty-one years have elapsed since this memor-
able battle was fought and won by Admiral Duncan with
the Dutch fl,. et. commanded by De Wino r, a short detail
of a victory so sf ,lendid in its results cannot fail to he inte-
resting to those of our readers who delight in tracing
.the
naval triumphs of their country. But a few months pronous
to this engagement the attention of the English natiiin had
been engrossed by the alarming mutiny which had broken
out at the Nore, and had rxtendt-d throughout the North
Sea fleet; this victory, therefore, so shortly after it was sub-
dued, was double gratifying, by proving that British scan -en,
after their grievances had been redressed, fought with the
most, loyal and heroic zeal for their Rieg and, country. At
nine o'clock on the morning of the 11th of October, of which
this day is the 41st annivrrsary, a signal a as made by Cap-
tain Trollope, commanding the Russell, 74. that the enemy
were to leeward. The Admiral immediately bore up and made
the signal for a general chase, and soon got. a sight of them
forming on the larboard tack. " Finding," says the Ad-
miral in hie despatch, " there was no Core to be lost in
marking the attack, I made the signal to bear up, break
the enemy's line, and engage them to leeward, each ship
her opponent, by which I got between them and the land,
whither they were fast approaching. My signals were
obeyed with promptitude ; and Onslow, in
the Monarch, bore down on the enemy's rear in the most
gallant manner, his division followiug his ezi.mple, and the
action commenced about 40 minutes past twelve. The
Venerable (the Admiral's own ship) soon got through the
enemy's line and began a close action, with my division
on their van, which lasted two hours and a half." The
result was that of 15 sail of the line and 11 frigates and
smaller vessels, of which the Dutch fleet consisted, 9 of the
liar and two frigates were taken, including the Cornman-
der-in-Chief (De Winter) and the Vice-Admiral. The
English fleet consisted of 14. sail of the liue, one frigate,
and tnree or four cutters. For this action, which as
fought regardless of a lee shore (the terror and dread of
Commanders of former days) and eminently brilliant ter
the courage displayed, and so advantageous in its effects
and consequences, the votes of both Houses of Parliament
were readily conferred, the Commawlers were presented
' with gold medals, Vice-Admiral Onslow was created a
Baronet, ana the Captains Trollope and Fairfax, Knights
Bannerets, whilst Admiral Duncan himself was created a
Viscount, with a pension of 3,0001. a year. His son, the
present Peer, was raised to the dignity of Earl of Camper-
doa n by his late Majesty William IV. The number of killed
and wounded in this sanguita.ry battle was hear 800 men.
C ptain Burgess, of the Ardent, fell early in the action, to
whose memory a handsome monument has been erected in
St. Paul's Cathedral. But flirt e survive this day, who
commanded ships on that memorable occasion—viz., Ad-
mirals Sir Henry Trollope, G.C.8.. Sir Jo :n Wells,
G.C.B , and Sir William Hotham, K.C.B. The ships,
too, like their brave Commanders, bay,. f Alen into " the sear
and yellow leaf." The old Venerable, in which Duncan per-
formed such prodigi sof valour ou this' immortal day, and
subsequently by other brave Commanders, was. about a
month since, lowed from Chatham to Piymouth for break-
ing up!

As some individuals were out hunting vermin the
other day, they discovered the nest of a foul wart which con•
tallied several young. Near the nest was a quartity of live
frogs, each with one of it, leg, hroki n, for th,i purpose, it up_
pews, of preventing 11 escaping, a iliod that these sagacious
an;mals adoo, to pr..serbc loud always fresh f.:r tbeir young.—
Carlisle Patriot.

On Wednesday the Mayor and Magistrates of Clon-
mel sentenced sixteen shoemakers to six weeks' hard labour
in the House of Correction for combination against their em-
ployers, which proceeded to threats and twnni, s
The ships of ail nations that hugs- d S,,und in
the month of AUgtiFt. 1838, wd rt tr,ul ;ht etf,
from the 13a:tic, I 199 ; 2 ;)-15 bum ti e
Sea 393 wet.* English, and from the Baltic ;i32—total Eng-
lish, 730.