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London, England, 1804-10-08 00:00:00

of the Lords Commissioners of theAdmitilty, C.-4'y
of a Letter from Captain Donnelly, of His Majesty':
Ship Narcissus, with Copy of one to him from
tenant Thompson of sail.: Ship,. detailing the D.:.
struetion of several' of the Enemy's Coasting Ves_.
eels ; the importance. of this service may he hot
little, but the determined bravery of Lieutenant,
Thomp‘on, Parker, Lumley, and Moore, and. the
Petty Officers, Seamen, and Marines employed un'ler
them, could not. he exceeded. lam concerned to
observe, that Lieutenant Lumley :has been obliged
to Suffer amputation at the shoulder joint, but I
have much pleasure in saying,' that this .fine young
man is fast recovering ; his sufferings, I am sure,
will meet their Lordships' consideration.

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I am, &c.
NELSON & BRONTE.
His Majesty's Ship Narcissi',
MY LORD) Hiertt Bay, July t tr 1804.
Last night we attacked about a dozen of the
Enemy's Vessels at La Vandura, in this Bay, with
the Boats of the Narcissus, Seahorse, and Maid.
stone, commanded by Lieutenants- Hyde Parker,
J. R. Lumley, and Ogle Moore, the whole under
the orders of Mr. John Thompson, First Lieutenant
of this Ship, who, with his gallant companions,
boarded anti destroyed almost the whole, under a
prodigious and incessant fire of great guns and
musketry, as well from the Vessels as from a Bat.
tery and the houses of the town, close to which
they were hauled in and well secured. -
I refer your Lordship to the inclosed Letter from
Lieut. Thompson for an account of that affair; and
I beg to add, that it is impossible for me to express
the praiie due to that intrepid Officer, and the Men,
'as well as Officers of every description under his
command, whose conduft I viewed with admiration.
Herewith I also transmit a List of the Killed and
Wounded, which I am extremely gtieved to say
amounts to twenty-seven.
I have the Honour to be, &e.
(Signed) ROSS DONNELLY.
The Rige- Hon. Lcrd Viscount Nebo», B.
Puke of Bronte, &c: Eft. Fie.
Isis hlajerly'l sM Narcissus,
SIR, Ificres Bev, jutly 11s 1804.

I beg leave to report the Prnceedings of the Ae-
taehment of Boats you did me the Honour, toplace
under my Command last night, whose conduct, anti
gallantry I cannot sufficiently praise.
The .attack commenced at midnight, under . a
tremendous fire of grape.shot. and musketry ; not_
withstanding which we succeeded in boarding and
firing niost of the Enemy's Vessels, consisting
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Eleven or Twelve Settees. chiefly laden. Ylie
.4'ntiny were fully prepared, and had taken every pre.
caution to secure them, they being moored head and
stern, with their bars on the Beach, and completely
ptopt together under. yiater ; we however towed
one out, in spite of their heavy and incessant
This service, I am sorry to, say, has cost its be,
vend valuable live. Ani.ng the killed I haze to
regret the loss of that very promising young man
W. Roche, Midshipman of this Ship, who'*.a4lll4t
in firing of the Vessels ; and Lieutenant Lumley,
Messrs. Bedingfield, Watt, Victor, and Mansell,,,
Midshipmen on hoard, wounded ; I fear the former
mortally ; together with several Seamen and Marines..
severely.
To Lieutenants Lumley and Moore,. of the Sea.
horse and Maidstone, I feel greatly indebted for the
steady and well.diretted fire kept up from, the
Launches of those Ships under their command ; also
tD Lieutenant Parker of this Ship, for his very able
support in boarding and destroying the Enemy's
Vessels. Indeed my warmest thanks are clue to
every Officer, , Petty Officer, Seaman and Marine
employed on this occasion.
I rim, &c. JOHN THOMPSON.
Ross DONnelly, Lig. Captain of
His Majesty's Ship Narcisius.

List of killed and wounded in the hosts of his 21:13jeny's ships vn.
der.otentioned, on the night of the rah o/ d'veriy, 'BO4. 1,8 de.
sissy:log w nmiwber of the .tinevy's vessels in 1...1 Paodura.
N.lllTViEllb —2 Ail led and 9 wounded.
SiC Horse--r killed and 5 wounded.
Maidstone—i killed and 9 wounded.
fatal-4 killed and 23 wounded.
NAMES Or THE KfLLED AND WOUNDED.
KILLED.
Narcissus—Thomas Owen ltocise, Midshipman. and Wm.

Slaowoo4, Able Seaman.
Sea 110(sd--Wilii.IM Wiltshire, Lieut. of Marines.
Nlaidstone—folin Wood, ()titulary Seaman.
• WOUNDED.- - -

Narcissus-Thomas William Bedingtield, Midshipman,
in ..the hand, badly, James Mason, Coxswain, and
104 badly. Robert Cainpain',_ Able Seaman, thigh, badly.
Tnomas - Freshwater, Able Seaman, arm, badly. 10110
Deakin_, Able Seaman, burnt by gunpowder. Mat. Sidle.
van, Able 5e3111411, anti 31)(1 side badly. lames Snead,
Able Seaman; thigh, slightly. . john 1-4111, Able Scam.tn,
in the hand. . William salvers,
Private ut Marines, anvil-
tinger. .•
Sea liorse—john R. Lumley, Lieutenant, badly. Thos.
Alex. Wet, Midshipmiti. John. Williams, Able SC3OI4A.
John Fisher, Private et Marines, joint Williams, PriVAIC
ut !Warbles.
Maidstone- John G. Vitlor, Midshipman,- slightly, in
the' thigi. Robert Minisea, Master's Mo.!, in -the hip,
badly. Th 011145 falll4s. MAC SC4IIIIII badly. john
ton, Ordinary Sealo3n,b.4.llx. folin 'White (I), Ordinary'
Scanlan badly. John Whiteman, Corp. Crew, badly.--
Peter I.Jompsey, Able Seinian, • slightly. Alex. liorn,
Ordnury Seaman, badly. hat. Watts, AWe Seanianc
slightly. '
Total t Midshipman and 3 Seamen killed ; a Lieutenant
Master's Mate, 3 Nlidshipmen, is Sealen, 011(13,111.14*a
v. 0111111,10 . 40(Signml). Koss obie.Nsz.i.y,
Captain, and Scuba Wheel.

DEAL, Cc F. 7.—Sailed the Mariner, Starling,
jackal!, and Gurt.brigs on a Cruize off
ilindogne.
Arrived His Majesty's Schooner Charlotte, Lieut.
ALT, with Dispatches from the Blueltading.Squa-:
dron off Dieppe ; she brings an account of an AC.
'ion between the. English Squadron and the French
which came out of Havre-de-Grace, con-
&isting of thirty-three Gun-brigs, one Praittn, car-
rying a mortars and 20 guns, and twenty-eight
`schooners and Loggers, the whole of which were
dispersed, and it is hoped that some of' °tern will
be captured by the Cruiz,:rs. When the Char..
lout left the Squadron the Falcon and Rattler
Sloops of War were in chace of the Prawn and si
Brig, and the Campirdrws Cutter in chice uF two
Loggers, on Friday afternoon last, the sth
Arrived the Mtitur,
.Light.er, from Chatham,