The Sun.
London, England, 1810-02-07 00:00:00

from 7 Captiiinler,, of ►he

h.• manner in which the- capture of the Nisus
l,rench coivette was. planned by/Cal;tain Miller,was
blv carried into execution by Captain Elliott,
- •*;l:a.lesty7s sloop Minsk, who commanded
the s,•arnen.and marines that Were latjled at a dis-
tance • o a• tack the battery Ainder which she was' ari,
Olored ; a service they 'performed after psssing
t+rotOralmost impenetrahle.woods.
Captain Elliott receiYed a severe contusion from
the.enemy's adyanced sentinel, whom be sUrprized;
ii rd shot' .with .a piaol, but who had • sufficient
jugth -to strike him in the knee with the butt end
in'tsket, utter firing it. He speaks highly of
Belehicr, and the otter Officers and men
under his ciimmand.

.11()st

Licutenani Carr, of the Attentive gun' brig, has
coduc'ed himself as a brave and able Oaken
On every occa,ion he has dis!inguishedlimself.,•

I have the honour t be, &c.
ALEX. COCHRANE.
His Majesty's Ship Paonde, off Guad:Abaupe,
Dec. 14, 18,59.

S I R,

It was not until Sunday the 10th instant that I
heard from Captain Millet that a French brig frotir
Europe had got into the Hayeq,', The Thetis was
dispatched to reconnoitre her, and, ii possibte, to
g ter out. -.I have much pleasure in forwarding
Int Captain, 11Iiller's -letter to me, giving an ac-
e:mm-6f his haVing.take the French National brig
Nisus, and destroyed the. Fortifications at tit

place.
I have desired Captain Miller to remain off that
t, as, probably most of the supplies bound to this
pa -I of the Islaud..rnapmake for it. I regret not
ha zing had earlier lut-ortraton of her being there, as
it is hkely she :night 'have been taken :brfore the
slpplees 6'ol she brought consisting of flour, beef;
&c. landed.

The Blonde an.l:l-Tazard are off Basseterre.
- I have the hOnourp be, &c.
V. V. BALLARD.

To the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane,

His Majesty's Ship Thetis, off N. W, part of
SIR, Guthloupe; DeL:. 13..1809.
'I have the honour to acquaint you, that the brig
you direttecl me to reconnoitre at the Hayes, pro% ed
to be the French National Corvette Le Nisus,- com-
manded by Mons. Le Netvel,_Capitaine de Frigate,
brought out of that port yesterday evening. The
gallantry displayed by Capt. Elliott, of the Pultusk,
who headed the Marines of this ship, the Pultusk,
Achates, .an(l Bacchus, with a party of seventy-five
seamen, secured the possession of this vessel, and the
destruction of every defence at the port of the
Hayes. The difficu:ties they had to encounter in
finding their way through thick woods; over a'high
hill, without any po.Ai or guide, adds an instance to
the perseverance and in'repidity of British seamen
and inirice. It was etaik before this gallant party
f)nnd Their way to the fort.. Their charge made
upn n it was irresistible ; the enemy (amounting, by
th account of one of' the prisoners, to three hundred
fled after a slight lcsistance, and the brig sur-
rnediatey err the guns of the fort
her, .-1r ,r 1 'was brought out by
1-I`,Lr, first
destruCticn of !h'

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n ov r the cliff. I si,ou!a
; rk; reHrt the zeal and abi-
.v, the Oerformance
it as the assistance his abilities
to whenever called upon; aid the
i_c,tLaant Carr has added to his chara&er,

gz..!lanny of the Attentive in keepirg up a
;if, on the battery and- brio- for upwards of six
liuts, a considerable part of the time within range
of grape. -7
I am gratified at the conduia of every officer and
man•of this ship, keeping up a constant, fire, and
working in a very narrow harbour with 120 men
out of the 'ship. Capt. Elliott reports, the conduct
of hi% ship's company, and of Lieute9ants ,Ruel
and Cooke, and the marines, as well as of every
officer and, seaman of the landing party, in the
highest term's. -

Ci.,ceiving it of much importance to prevent the
enemy getting guns Mounted 'again at the fort,
and cutting off reinforcements;- from Basseterre,
which the prisoin-ri report were expeted, I have
thought it my duty to remain, off, the Hayes in
liqes of aCtomplishing that ohje..a, and preventing
;my ves..els getting into that port, or their getting
round the cargo of Le Nisus, which I undastznd_
to he a supply of provisions, and is in the town ;
Ino4t of her crew got on shore from her after sur-
rendering : she sailed, from L'Orient on the 30111.
Daober, and arrived. at the Hayes the Ist of this
rnonth, and was ready again for sea, laden with
rotl e. I am happy to -;!dd, that not a man has
been 10A; the boatswain's mate and one seaman on
tro.lrti ' the Attentive,
,one marine and one seaman
belOoging to this ship, wounded on shore.
riati.6.4c.
tSigned) GEORGE MILLER.
To V. V: liaiLqd, Senior Officer,
oft G uaaAtoupc.

Gent.r.il List of Killed and Wpunded, Dec. 12, ISIO.

Thetis

lolio Holland, Marine, badly wounded. Th mas Elford,
:-;11;.;btly wounded.
Attentive.
Th„Li3 Bel y, Boatswain's Mate, severely wounded. A rchi.
11,dd ChAninnan, -Quarter..Mistcr, sligntly wounded.

Pompee, Fdrt Rnyal Bay,
• Dec. t 6, 1809._

s( R,

for the inforration of the Lords Commis-

iou,•Not the Admir.-fity. the Copy of a Letter from
Hawker,-uLthe Meiampus, acquainting me
h the capture of a French corvette, laden with
GUaXdoupe.
have the honour to be, &c.
ALEX. COCHRAIN..
His Majesty's Ship Melampas,,
Dec. i 4, 1809. -

slit,

I Itn,,e the hononr to acqtfaint ppii his •Maj.L.sly's.l
H ;I) ,:!, in m y comand, captured this day, alter a..l'
. • hour, Bearnais, a Trench
c of sixteen twenty-lour pounder carro
,:nd. one liundr-d - and, nine men, including
v•ldiers, cuniniAnded by Monsieur Mont-
Vaissean.; sloe is perfvelly new,

laden with flour and warlike stores, from Bayoni e
to Guadaloupe ; she had one man killed and some
wounded, and wounded two of ours before she
strucki part of the cargo %% as thrown overboard
during the chase. •

•
I have the honour to be, &c.
E, HAWKER.,

The Yon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, K. B.

silt,

zlrc. Sc. &c.

Porn pee, under Afarie,Gaiante,
Dec. 25, 1809.

I have great pleasure in sending Captain
Walker,-
of his Majesty's sloop Rosamond's report of his
succe,s in capturing" the Papillon, a French) cor-
vette, , having thijty soldiers and a, quantity of
flour on board, intended for•the Garrison of Guada-
loupe.
_ . . _

I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE.

SIR,

Rosamond, at Sea, Dec. 19, 1809.

I have great satisfaaion in acquainting you that,
on Sunday the 17th instant, while running',down
on the Noith side of Grandterre, I.received 'in-
formation from the 'boat of a small privateer be-
longing to Antigua, commanded by. a Mr. Morris,
'haul French National-brig -was between Guada-
loupe and Montserrat on whidlt I itnmediatcly.pro-
ceettedin the dire&ion pointed out, and at noon
,xvas`fottunate enough to get sight of her, and,atter
a dram of thirtyteight . hours, she surrendered to
'his Majesty's sloop under my command, close in
,with Santa Cruz. She is the National brig Le
Papillon, commanded by Monsier De la Genetire,
Capitaine de frigate, mounting fourteen tWenty-,
four-pounder, carronades, and two long sixes,
with one hundred and ten men on board, thirty
of whom ate troops. She was- from Bourdeaux,
hound to Guadaloupe, had been thirty-three days
out, with three hundred barrels of flour on board,
eighty of which she throw overboard - during ,the
c!ve. The Papillon is a vessel of large dimen-
sions, t o years old, sails fast, and appears to me to
,be well ealculined in every point for his Majesty's
service. •

It is a pleasing part of my duty to represent to
you the alacrity and zeal" shewn by every Officer
and Man under my command, during the chase,
and Ibeg to introduce to your notice Lieutenant
Henry -Loney, First Lieutenant, who shewerl him-
selfon this and all other occasions a most alive and
zealous Officer. .
have the honour to be, &c... • ,"
(Signed) .
,B. WALKER'r
Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, K. B.

SIR;

Pompee, under Marie Galante,,
Dec. zs. zSo9,

Being at anchor-in Fort Royal gay, Martinique,
on the 16th inst. a man of war brig, far in the
offing to leeward, appeared with a signal flying that
she had been chased by the enemy's irigates ; t im-
mediately made the signal to the Terlen, then on
her way towards -Guadaloupe to speak the brig,
and to, proceed according to the intelligence she
might obtain ; the Alcmene was. ordered _ to weigh
and follow, and the Sceptre, Alfred, and Freija,
-which at that moment joined me, were not allowed
to anchor, but to leave their flat boats,%and proceed
atso.

)en as I heind .I;.otn Captain Weatherall, of
, the bAi eiich made the signal,
eo Joy's_ friceites tour itnuMber, had cap-
tured :Aid burnt hi, Majesty's ship' Jiinon (belong-
ieg to the Halifax sriadree),' abait one hundred
and fifty miles to windward of Gdadaloupe, and
dew the Observatent had escaped by superior -sail-
ing, I proceeded to sea with this ship and the Aber-
crombie, and arrived off the Saintes early in the
morning of the 18th and• about noon was in-
fanned by Captain Elliot, of his Majesty's sloop
Pultusk, that two of, the enerity'S frigates were
at anchor about three leagues to the northward
and westward of the town of -Bassaterre ; I then
directed Captain Fahie, of • the Abercombie, to.re-
main and guard Point-a-Petre, , and Captain Wat-
son, of the Alfred,- to guard Basseterre, and made
all sail in this ship with an intention of attack-
ing the enemy ; • but on approaching nearer,
discovered the Sceptre, of the line, the Blonde,.
Thetis., Freija, and Castor frigates, and Cynet,
Hazard, and Ringdove sloops, and Elizabeth
schooner, ready to commence the attack, I there-
fore did not interfere with the judicious arrange,-
ment of Captain Ballard, of the SCeptre, the senior
Captain, and had only an opportunity of witnessing•
the engagement. Baffling and light winds prevent-
ing the Pompee from gertingwitlkin gun-shot until
the action bad ceased, and the two frigates and bat-
teries which defended the 'anchorage Completely de
'stroyed.
The Blonde, Thetis, Cynet, Hatard, and Ring-
dove,' bore the brunt of the atlion from their being
a-he,id of the other ships, and by -the animated fire
kept up from them, one of the enemy's frigates
was very soon dismasted„ when the men began
-to desert their ships, and soon alter set fire
to them. Upon this Captain Carneron, of the r Ha-
zard, with the boats of the squadron, gallantly,
lauded and stormed the, batteries, which were still
annoying our ships both with cannon and musketry,
and iv the act of battling down the enemy's colours,
he f.fl by a swivel shot. In hint the service
lust a brave and distinguished 'Officer, and who,
with Lieutenant Jenkins, First.of the Blonde, also
killed, have left each
_a widow and family to lament
tit-6r 'loss.
The names of the frigates destroyed are, I under-
staul, he Loire and Seine, pierced for 40 guns each,
but had none mounted on their quarter-decks or
forecastles ; they were moored in a strong position in
Ance Barque, with.their broadsides towards the
entrance, which was defended by a heavy battery,
now demolished, and the magazines-blown
.Up.
I am in!omted by the seven prisoners brought off
from the shore, . that these ships had not their lull '
complement of seamen, but that they had lour hun-
dred troops on board and fifty artiik•ry men, which
all escaped, with the exception of the above seven,
and twenty others taken in 'a -re-captured-vessel;
but all the warlike stores and provisions, intended
fur the. garrison 'of Guadaloupe, were 'blown up in
the frigates.
I in, lose a list of ,killed and' wounded : the
Blonde's less is rather severe, and so is, I have rea-
son to believe, the enemy's, whohad time to save
nothing but their clothes.

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