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London, England, 1812-07-13 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS

Adoziralty-Office, July 11, 1812.
COO; of a Letter from Admiral Young I. John Witson
Croke., Esq. dated on board his iNii.jest4 s Ship Imprega•
na.4le, oil* West Capely the sth instant.
I have great pleasure in, transmitting for their
Lordships information a letter from Captain Len .
flock; of his Majesty's sloop Raven, giving an
account of his having attacked fourteen of the
enemy's brigs, and driven three of them on shore.
I have no doubt of their LOrdship 3 being pleased
with Captain Lennock's quickness in deciding on,
and his skill and spirit in executing this attack ;
the merit of which is greatly enhanced, and the
gratification attending the success of it height-
ened, byits being obtained in the enemy's port,
under the guns of his forts, and iu the face Of his
fleets. - •
I have the honour to-be, &c.
W. YOUNG.

Ms Majesty's ship Raven, off the Scheldt,
Soh,• July 4, 1512.
I have'the pleasure to inform you, that valen
hauling over the Droogran yesterday afternoon, I
perceived several of -the enemy's flotilla that had
been exercising considerably to leeward in the
Welling, and was induced to staid on to ascertain
if there was a possibility of cutting any of the de-
tachment off, which consisted of .fourteen brigs;
on proceeding into the %Veiling, about a quarter.
past six, P. M. found we could ,fetch some of
them, but from the hazinesS of the weather, was
unable to make it to you by signal, and as.
standing back to do so- would lose the opportu-
nity of disturbing their manceuvres, we plied. up
with them as far as Wulpen, firing occasionally in
passing. The wind blowing,strong on shore, our
superior sailing and ‘‘ orking enabled us' to over-
take seven, four of which were obliged to anchor
close to the surf under their batteries ; the other
three were driven on shore, and at' half-past se-.
yen were still lying on the
,beach, with the sea
beating over them. T trust you will deem all has
been performed on this occasion that was ,practiaa-
ble, in the face of an enemy's fleet, in an intricate
passage, and on a lee shore : only one shot struck
us near the stern port. From Lieutenant Berriff
I had every assistance to be expected from an old
officer, and the officers and ship's company be
haved with that steadiness Which I trust would
prove successful in a more geriOus contest. On
reconnoitring this morning, the three brigs were
on the beach, and probably bilged.
I have the honour to be,, &c.
(Signed) LENNOCIS., •
Commander.
Commocio7e Owen.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.—Arrived the Boyne man
of war, the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral.Sir ,HARRY
BURRARD NEALE, from off Brest; the Phipps
schooner from ,the Downs ; Bramble schooner
from America; and.the Scipion man of war from
Portsinouth.

Sailed the American schooner Vesta, Captain
COCK, for .Baltimore; the Macedonian frigate,
Capt. CARDEN, to join the squadron off Brest ;
the Eiiza and Jane tender for Dubliti, and the
Helena sloop of war for the Cork station.

atny H .---Arrived the Favourite sloop of war
from a cruize in the Channel ; -the Endeavour hired
armed brig, with a convoy, from Wales ; the
Friends, BEST, and Bedford, NICHOLLS,. from
Wales ; Speculator, InvzN, from London ; the
Caroline, PEASE, from .Bristol; they Thomas,
ALEXANDER, Ran6er, WHITEHEAD, and the New
Concord, HENDERSON', from Sunderland, with
cargoes of • coals for this port ; Havant, GALES,
from Arundel; Perseverance, MASON,.froln Lynn ;
the Wasp, DOREY ; and //Mai°, TOZER, belonging.
to Guernsey, and the Two Brothers, belonging to
Weymouth, HALL, master, all from Guernsey,
with cargoes of paving-istons for his-Majesty's
dock-yard at this port.

Sailed the American schooner. Spy, BALoucitE,
for New Orleans.'

Arrived the Scylla sloop of war from a cruize
in the Channel.

P9RT3MOUTII, JULY 11.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Elephant, Fox, and Ardent, from the Downs.
Sailed the Attack gun-brig for the Downs.

JuLY 12.—His Majesty's ship Nereus is ap-
pointed convoy for the coast of Africa, Cape of
,Good Hope, and South America.
- His Majesty's ship Prometheus is now getting
'under weigh with the convoy for' North Ame-

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Sailed the Nonpareil for Plymouth. •
His Majesty's ship Acorn passed by last even-
ing, with a convoy, from the Mediterranean ; -four
sail of transports, being part of said convoy, are
arrived at the Motherbank, and are under qua-
rantine. The above ship came with the Victorious
•
man of war.

FALMOUTH, JULY 10.—Sailed the Prince Er-
nest picket for Lisbon ; and the Princess Charlotte
packet for the Brazils, both with Mails.

VARIMOITTH., JULY
.12.—Arrived yesterday from
off the Texel the Banterer.

Sailed the Musquito sloop of war for the Texel.

ISLANDS OF SCILLY, JULY 7.—On the 4th inst.
came in the sloop Lark, of London, JoiN JONES
rnaster, from the coast of Africa, laden with gold
dust, elephants teeth, palm oil, and cam-wood,
bound to London, buts will wait for convoy. Also
the Schooner Edward, of this port, SAND,ERSON
,aster, in bkilast, from Mount's Bay.

,13g.tt, his Majesty's shit
Cygnet for off Flushing ; and the Rinaldo, fbr the
#rench cost.

• Arrived Majesty's hired lugger Foasteve
from off Flushing ; and the Regulus with Frer,ch
prisoners from Portsmouth for Leith.

12.—Arrived is Majesty's ship Poictiers
from off Flushing.

• Sftiled the Cuuntes.s of Elgin cutter, with A fo'f
ship, for Puri...smooth. "

Lutonir, Hon. Capt. Edward.. Rodney, 3r-
rived on Bridayeat Portsmouth, from Lisboa.--
She left the Tagus eulhe 18th ult. with .47 sail
of transports, many of which went into Or
mouth. They have brought to taglan:l
man recruits, who entered the ileitish service Sl-
ier the fall of Badajoz. The Brune, Leyden,
tol, 131eranaid, Nentesis, and Romulus, armee en pie'
had left, tht Tagds, on a secret service. Tiny ,
not take Many troops froin thence. It is sup:als-
ed they are gone to and Sicily, to coaceY ,
troops to the. coasts of .Catalonia rid
Captain Kent, of the Br/stet, had taken the
command of the Unioit; 98, vice Captain Lin'
zee, and thai ship sailed for. the 'Meditervi-
CaPtain Thocapscin, of the Beane,
was appointed to the Bristol ; and the Caw"
wander of the, convalescent-chip in the Taints, w"'
promoted to the command of the Bruise.—Mlle
Hon. Col. Pakenham; Who was wounded at Badly,
j9Z; Col. Fuller, Coldstream Guards, anti ColoVei
Duncan, 77th Regiment, came home in the kg'
tone. Admiral Berkeley was in daily expectatioo
of heirig relieved by Admiral Martin.—The I. atoll
was hailed on. her passage by, one, of the trans;
ports, the Master which went on board, NIL'
expressed to Capt. Rociney his apprehensions that
the.. German recruits had conspired to take his ship
into France. Capt. R. immediately took out t'
Freneh Medical Officers -who were .on board, and
his ship in tow. •
We have received a letter-from an Officer of leis
Majesty's ship America, dated Gulf of Venice,
May 1812, (which is subsequent to Sir El"
ward Pellew's dispatch, in the Gazette' of Sea-
day so'nnight), stating, that itt'day-break in tine
morning of the 10th, the:boats of the America an't
Leviathan,.covered by L'Eclair brig, were towed
shore, and Tended 200 marines, under the com-
mand of Captains .Rea and Owen, at Liaguini
and Alcias. They instantly marched forward to,.
the attack of the batteries, under a heavy lire ();
grape and musketry, which they at length obtai net:
possession of, spiked the guns, and- then brought
out sixteen sail of vessels of different descriptions;
seven of _which, laden with salt, they afterward'
scuttled. The other nine, which were laden tvi'
wine, cogniac brandy,• leather, glass, broad- do"'
Stc. were sent to Malta, conveyed by
The line'-of-battle ships could Dot, from part?-1'
winds, get near enough to act against the -1.1/4-
teries, so that the service was not executed
out some loss on our part. When the boats ar
proachedabe beach, a shot from one of the hatteries
struck the America's yawl; the sunk, and 12 ine3
were drowned. That ship had also twelve rae-I.
on shore badly wounded ; a serjeaet deaperatelf
wounded and taken p,riaoner, and one seane
wounded.—=The Leviathan bact two marines Is'Ll"
ed, seven wounded, and a boat sure. The re-el"
barkation was effected without loss. eLie ut.B.iehtia"
son, of the Anicrica, and Lient. Dobbs, of the Le:
Viatiuirl; commanded the boats in a masterly style
and the -Commanders ot the Marines conclude
the affair with uncommon gallanty. The enogf
had several officers and s number of men kilied;"
Previous to the above attack, the boats .of tPe
America cut out front under the hattericen with r 1.15
loss of one man only, a vessel laden with pored
ware, a light schooner, and a settee, laden with !
iron and some ship-building timber, bound fil/
Leghorn to Toulon. It is in such craft t"'"„,
French carry on their trade in the Mediterrineall".
Sir Edward Pelleweehas given Captain (late CO
modore) Josias Rowley, time command of a solo`
squadron, consisting of the America, Leviathalz;
Curacoa, IMperieuse, Swallow, and L'Eclait, for
the annoyance of the enemy between the
Islands and Leghorn.
The following is ma extract of • a letter frOl
Captain J. W. KING, addressed to J. W. Cacntoi
Esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Cossack,a
Se;,a, Juneg,O, 1812. e—" I have arrived this day °d
',the ',the Burlings, With all the transports, Prevoteniil'i
S. and. trade, precluding those which joine'.r
from 'Falmoutli for the different places,
th
Lordships placed under my care, with the eateel);‘,
tion of the three vessels named in the margin,
-.which 'parted company in the course of the pal;
sage, and have .not gain joined. The vesse a
bound to ports of Spain and Portugal, have parte
for their destinations properly."
mania, for litilta4 Hope, for Palermo; Alpha, for Gib'.
raltar.
A survey of Medical Officers was held theweet
before last, on General PHILLOT, on board. ti 'e,
Fyen prison-ship, in the Med Way, in consequence
'of his having made some representations to tl'4
GoVernmenta that he was treated with
verity and by being placed in comp :111,Y
with the COIIIIiIOII :;Y:dierS WllO had the mistor:
tune to be taken prisoners of war -he also stete'!;
that his health in so delicate a state, that ti'
confinement to which he was subjected endanger%d
his life. The medical gentlemen having
thvir survey, reported that the General WO
perfect health, and considering that he had tsvit-ri`
broken his parole of' honour, it is their opini'L
that he is placed lu:amuch better situation than, "'
deserves.
PEDESTRIANISI4.-Yesterday morning a e a -ag
man, of the name of Kingsbury, undertook, t",e
a wager of st. to go on foot from London 8ri416;
to Blackheath, and hack again, in one hour .atio
a quarter, the whole distance being ten
He started at five o'clock, at a moderale rate for
about five minutes, when he mended his pace, 00,°:
baited at New Cross; after which he pursued hi;*
journey, arrived-.at Blackheath at 35 minutes at:
ter fire, stopped five minutes, then started afresh
on his return, with great velocity, and arril: .
at the' starting-post at nine miruites paste
o'clock, winning by six minutes. At startinai
odds 'were against him four to three. A lire,l
many bets were depending on the issue.

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