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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 18.

Admiralty Office, July 18, 181.

Copy of h Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez,
Bart. and R. B. to' John 'Wilson Crolter, Esq. dated on
board his Majesty's Ship Victory, Ringo Sound-, July 8,
1812.
SIR,
•

I have the highest satisfaction in transmitting
to you, to be laid before the Lords Commission-
ers of the Admiralty, the inclosed letter which I
have this day received from Captain Stewart, of
his Majesty's ship Dictator, detailing the parti-
culars of a most gallant exploit performed by him
and the two sloops and the guh-brig named in the
margin *, upon the Danish frigate Nayaden, three
large sloops of War, and numerous gun-boats.,
within the rocks of M4rdoe, on the coast of,Nor-
way, supported by batteries on the shore ; in
which the enemy's .frigate has been totally de-
stroyed, and the sloops of war completely dis-
abled, besides several of the gun-boats sunk.
It is impossible tor me• to express in an ade-.
ciliate manner the undaunted spirit displayed by
C4ptain Stew 4-t, :Ind, all /.:1;e• ?NI Men r.n-,
der his orders, in this arduous enterprise, which
I am assured will be duly appreciated by their
Lordships.
Captain Stewart speaks. in the strongest terms
of the gallantry and real of Capt. Robilliard, of
the Podargus, and Captain Weir, of the Calypso,
and Lieut. Thomas. England, commanding the
Flamer gun-brig ; also " of- Lieutenant William
Buchanan, First of the Dictator.
• Herewith i also transmitted,' the list Of the
enemy's force, with the returns of the killed sand
wounded on board liisMajesty's ships.

I have the honour to 'be, &c. •
(Signed) JAMES SAIJMAREZ.

SIR,

His Majesty's Ship Dictator, in the
Sleeve, July 7, 1812..

. 1 have the honour to inforjn you, that yester-
aay evening, being off Mardoe with the brigs
.named in the margin-I-, the mast-heads ?f.the ene-
my's squadron were seen over the rocks ; and
. Captain Robilliard, of the Podacgus, in the. most
handsome manner. volunteered to lead the squa-
dron in to attack them, he having a man onboard
'acquainted with the place; and as. neither the
masters or the pilots of either of the ship's eon':
ceived.themselves equal to the charge, I did not
heSitate.to accept his kind offer, well knOwing that
the British 'flag would, meet with nothing bUt
honour in such hands.

In the entrance of the passage the Podargus un-
fortunately took the ground ; by which circum-
stance I was deprived of the valtiable and gallant
services of her Coinniander during the remainder
of the day, and was, in consequence, obliged to
leave the Flamer to her assistance ; but in Capt.
`Weir, of the Calypso, ,I found
.every 'thing that
could be wished which, in a great measure,
made up for the loss which I had sustained in the
Podargus anal 'Flamer. By this tithe, half-past
seven P.M. we •had arrived within one.--nile of the
enemy, who were running inside the rocks under
.a press of sail ; the Calypso, which had: also
grounded for a-short time, was now leading us
through. the passage, and both she and ourselves
engaged with the squadron and numerous gun-
boats. However at half-past nine, I had the sa-
tisfaction, after sailing twelve miles through a.
passage,. in some-places scarcely wide- enough to
admit of our studding sail booms being out, of
running the •Dictator's bow upon the land-with
her broadside towards the enemy (within hail) as
per margin 1., who were anchored with springs- ou.
their cables, close together, and supported by gun-
boats, in the small creek of Lyngoe, the Calypso
most nobly following us up.

In half an hour the ffigate was literally battered
to atoms, and the flames bursting forth from her
hatchways ; the b,:igs had also struck; and most,
of the gun-boats were ccmtpletely beaten, and,
some sunk. The action had scarcely ceased, and

* Podargus, Calypso, Flamer, gun-brig.
t Podargus, Calypso, Flamer, giau-brig.
Nayadca, Laalaad, Sarusoe,

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the Ship afloat, than we found ourselves 'gain at"-
tacked by the gun-boats which had retreated -
Seeing' the fate of their squadron, and were again
collecting from all quarters ; but Captain Weir,
of the Calypso, having' taken -a West-advantage-
ous poSition, engaged them with the greatest gal-
lantry and effect 5 indeed I. am at a loss how le
express my approbation of the priiMpt exertion LI::
`this gallant and meritorious officer. ,
.The-L'odar,rus and Flamer•in the mean time were
Nvallt4ly engaged with numerous batteries and gun-
boats;Ath brigs bci:w aground ; but by the un-
common exertion<cudextreme gallantry of Cap-
tain Robilliard, andithe officers and crews of the
brigs, 'they at last glut afloat very much cut up
_on this occasion Lieut. England particularly dis-
tinguished himself.
At three A.M. having got the Dictator, Calypso,
and prize brigs in the fair-way, we ateempted to
get out through the passages, when we were as-
sailed by a division of gun-boats from .behind the
rocks, so situated that not a gun could be brought
to bear on them from either vessel 5, in this
tuation both. prize brigs grounded, and notwith-
standing every exertion on the part of Lieutenant
James Wilkie of this ship, in the Lualandy who
had extinguiShed a fire on board her which vr-as
burning with, great fury, and Lieutenant Hooper,
of the Calypso, in. the Kiel, we had to abandon
them complete Wrecks, humanity forbidding our
setting them On fire, ouripg to the number of
wounded men they had on board.
I cannot conclude this letter without mention
ing in terms of 'praise Mr. William Buchanan,
the First Lieutenant of this ship, a most gallant
and excellent officer.'

From the nature of the attack, I have been ob._
lilted to lengthen.my report; probably more thftrt
the service performed justifies, but in that case,
trust you will oily attribute it to my,anxiety to
endeavcur to do justice to a set- of officers and
men who, Lain sure, have done their duty to ad-
miration. The conduct of every individual on
board his Majesty's ship I have the honour to
command, has been highly meritorious, and I
cannot omit -to add the names of Lieutenants
Duell, Dutton, and Edwards, Captain Triscott, -
Lieutenant ' James Baker, and Lieutenant F.
IVl‘7".;amara, of the Royal Marines, Mr. R.. West,
the Master, and Mi. John Luckomlee, the
Purser; The skilful attention of Mr. Hay, the
Surgeon, to our own-men as well as our enemies,
has been .beyond-all praise, and he speaks in the
highest terms of Mr. Sanderson, his _Assistant.
Captains Robilliard and Weir, mention the con-
duet of all their officers and men to have been
such as characterize Britons on such occasions,
and 'I ath sure 1 can with great justice „add my
tribute of applause.
Enclosed I have the honour to transmit a list
of the killed, &c. although I. cannot help de-
oioring the loss of so many brave men, is
inuch less than could be reasonably emmcted.—
The Danes acknowledge to' have lost about .i 131.)
killed and wounded ; I rather suspect five. .
Our ships have suffered extremely in their hulls,
masts, and rigging.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) • J. P. STEWART, Captain.
To Sir Sallies Sa.uniarez' Bart. and
Vice-Admiral and Commander in'
Chief, &c. .

Statement of the EneMy's Porce.

Nyaden, of 38 guns, mounting 50, long-twenty-four-pounclets
on the main-detk, and 320 men.
Laaland, of 20 guns, long eighteen pounders, and 125 men.
Samsoe, of 18 guns, long eighteen-pounders, and 125 men.
Kiel, of 18 guns, long eighteen pounders, and 125 men. •
Twenty-five gun-boats,. tarrying each 2' long eighteen cr
tweiaty-four-pounders, and from 50 to tiO men:.

Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, on -boar; his Mii-
Majesty's ships,Dictator, Podargus, Calypso, and Flaws:.
Dictator-5 killed, 16 severely,. 8 slightly wounded.
Podargus-4 severely, 5 slightly wounded.
Calypso-3 killed ; 1 severely wounded ; 2 missing.
Flamer-1 killed ; kseverely wounded.
Total-9 killed ;2 i severely, 13 slighly wounded ; 2 missing'.
J,.P. STEW ART ; Captain.

List of .Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's khip Dic-
tator, 7th July, 1812..
Killed—Thomas Barnes, Christopher Lewis, and John Sulli-
van, seamen; Abraham Ladd, marine; William Rolf, boy.
Wounded--John Merick, seatnan, danserously ,• J.Lloyd, and
W. Rogers, private marines, severely ; John Goodheve, Jus.
Bull, Samuel Davis, John Dixon, Francis Emanuel, James
Kendal, Jatnes Chandler, Richard Sanders, James Black
• (Ist), Mort Hulotte, and William Lane. seamen, severely;
John Manuel, and W. Quick, boys, ditto; Mr. Hooper,.
midshipman, slightly , Thomas Brouerick, and John Nesbit,
private marines, ditto; Thorna; Farmer, captain's
ditto; John Ball, Jercatiah Wanlien, William Richards,
ann Jahn Flynn, seamen, ditto.
• (Signed) J. P. STEWART, Captain.
ANDREW HAY, Strzeon.

List of Wounded on board his Majesty's sloop Podargts, is
action the 7th July, 1812.
Wounded—John Ltdan,„ able scaman, seterelyi Si illiam
Clary, and John. Cook, ordinary seamen, ditto; Whim=
Lane, supernumerary, baltinging to his Majesty's skip Dic-
tator, ditto; Mr. Garratt, purser, slightly ,Mr.
volunteer, Ist class, ditto, James seanmat; ditto,
John Rock, oidinary seaman, ditto, William
Tate marine, ditto.
(Signed) WM. ROBILLIARD, Commaneer,
J. DADD, Surgeon. 1_

List of Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's sloop Ca-
- lypso, on the 7th of July, l 1?.
Killed—John Ward and James Blake, marines.
Wounded William Todman, ordinary seaman, dangerously
(since dead) ; Nept. Nlussared, able seaman severely.
11. WEIR, Command

List of Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's hrigrlamtir,
•on the 7th July, 1512.
Killed—Donald ordinal y seaman.
Wounded—Mr. James Powell, midshipman;
THOMAS I.:AiLAND,
• Lieutenant and Commander.-

Admiralty Office, July 18, 1812.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Weir, Of his Majesty's Sion?
Calypso, to Juhn Wilson Croke:, £sq. dated of Yarmouth,
the 14th instant.
SIR,
I-beg you, will be plemed.to inform my Llrdi
Ciougnizionera of. the Admiralty, that

p•As-sne.ethrough the Sleeve yesterday, I spoke the
Nimble cutter, whip Iphad been dispatched to re-
connoitre the enernv!S position in.Notway the
Commander of which informed DA-, that besides
the frigat'e, one sloop was totally- destroya and
the rest disabled, which account corresponds with
Iny own. observation during and subsequent.to the
EVC Non..

1 inclose a report of the Danish force prior and
since the Wattle', from It=hieli t trust their Lord-
.
„ships will be satisfied they can circa nothingot
importance this summer.
•

.1 have the honnur to be, &c.
ILENR.Y WEIR, Commandet

•
Danish Force, 6th and 7th July, 1.811..
Nayaden, of 48 guns, twenty-four-pOunders, and 335 then;
huh*:
Logan; of 20 guns, twenty-four and eighteen-pounders, and
120 men •, burnt. •
Laaland, of 20 guns and 120 men ; taken, much burnt, but
afterwards abandoned as it grounded.
Kiel, of 18 guns, eighteen-pounders, and 120 Mtn 1 (lilt°,
ditto.
Samsoe, of 18 guns, eighteen-pounders, and .120 men ;
struck.
Alaart, of 16 guns, eighteen-pounde?s, and 100 man; laying
at Chri-stiansand.
Seagull, of 16 gunS, eighteen-pounders, and-,100 men; laying
at Christiansand.
Langeland, of 18. gitnsi eighteen-pounders, and ,120 men ;
ditto.
Alren, of 18 guns, eighteen-pounders, and 120 men; ditto.
Cun-boats out ofnumber.

(Signed)

I lENRY WEIR.

Admiralty-qffice, July 18, 1812.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Ross, of his 111ajestr's Sloop
Brisels, addressed to 'Rear-Admiral Martin, and trans-
mitted by Vice-Admiral Sir James Sautaarez to Jobti Wilson
Croker, hag,
SIR,

His Majesty's Sloop 131-iseis, off Nan,
•June 29, 1311.

I have the . honour to inform you; that, in
pursuance of your orders, I stood in yeiterday
to communicate with the merchant vessel Urania
in Pillau Roads, when I perceived. her to be in
possession of the French troops; and thatit was
intended to destroy her on our approach : I tack-
ed and stood off,. judging _it the most likely way
to.savethe ship (which was employed by Messrs.
Willy and Son on'the part of Government) from
destruction, and the remainder of her cargo from
falling into .the hands of the enemy, to Surprise
her in the night. _Lieutenant Thomas JOnes7(2d),
First of the Briseis ; Palmer; Midshipman,
and' 18 men, were sent in the pinnace on that
service at midnight; when. Within pist9l-Shot, they
were hailed and fired upon by the enemy,- who
had six guns and. four swivels on board the Ura-
nia, which was surrounded by craft and boats ;
but every obstacle was overcome by the gallantry
of Lieutenant Jones and his crew, who gave three
cheers, boarded. over the craft, and drove the
enemy off deck into their boats on the opposite
side, leaving behind part of their arms ; the ca-
ble
was then cut, and she was brought out, to-
gether with a French scout that was employed un-
loading her..
On our side I have to regret the loss of one
s saman (John Cooper) killed; Joseph Cook,
.ericarit of royal. marines,
_badly ; Mr. Palmer,
Midshipman ; and one seaman (Robert Starkins)
atightly wounded ; but the enemy must have suf.
feree far ,more severely, from being exposed, in
their turn, to the fire from the Urania after they
had abaudonea her. •

• I am, Sze
•
JOHN ROSS, Commander.
t• Rear-Admiral T. 13. 'lartirr.

CurPon-House, July 18, TBl'2.

• •
• His Itoyal Highness the Prince ilegent was this day pleased,
in the naive and on the behalf of his Majesty, to i•onfer the ho-
Lour of Knighthood on Lachlan Maclean, lit D. Senior...Alder-
/run of Sudbury.

-Hit Royal Highness the Prince Regent was alsopleased, in
the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to confer the ho-
itounof Knighthood on Felix Agar, Esq.

°foe of Ora'gance, ditly

Corps of Royal. Engineers.-7-Second Lieutenants to be First
LientenantsL--fsaac M. Elton, William- M. Cosset, vice Raw.
• • linson deceased; Philip O'Skene, vice LonLrley, killed at Ta-
riffa ; Thomas F. Lancev, vice Slielton,-killed at Ciudad
Rodrigo.; John Sperling., vice Harris; promoted; Richard
S. Yonng, vice Berrington, promoted ; Daniel Bolton, vice
Slade, promoted ; W. Whiteyates, vice Crillyer, promoted ;
• A. W. Rohe, vice Harper, promoted ; Thomas B.- Hayter,
vice Lascelles killed at Badajoz ;- Ralph C. Alderson, vice
De Salaberry;killed at Badajoz; Ives Stocker, vice Shipley,
, deceased.