The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-08 00:00:00

Gantheaurnee son to 'the French Admiral of that
name, commands her. The whole squadron, alter
manoeuvring for some 'time, tacked together and
stood back
~into the Harbour,ainhout attempting
any thing 'against Captain Halliday's small force,
'which tacked with 'thorn acid kept doSe -to their
rear, until they reached the port of Toulon. The
enterprising charae:ter of Captain Halliday often
takers hiS little squadron within half gun-shot of the
enemy's batteries., from which, however, as those
efforts "to reconnoitre are generally at a very early
hour of, the morning, he generally draws off ua-
. molested,
" il'a very recent period the inshore squadron
had blocked. up two twenty-four-gua store ships,
which had taken shelter in the road of Porquerolle,
one of theHieresislands. On the 3 1 s t of last Aughst,
,while the Repulse and Philomel were on'this duty,
and the Alceste, Captain Maxwell, observing the
enemy's_ fleet, then at anchor inside Cape' Side,
Rear-Admiral Boudain, second in coininand at
Toulon, weighed with• a pared' the fleet, and stood
otit• to relieve the blockaded store-ships. The .British
fleetavvere then nine leagues to leeward of flit:port
of Toidon. Three large' ft:gates, the Poinone,
and.Pelielope formed the advanced division
Of time enemy; and proceeded under a press of sad,
ith'a fine breeze at .S.S.E. 'to the Mite Passe,
thrateah which the.store-ships were to attempt their
pass'ige to Toulon.
" A the samelimea fast sailingline of battleship,
~trying all s il, off the wind, cnaced the Alceste.
Under ttic;ae.circurnstances; the - junction of our
Hide squadron became neeessary, and every effort.
was made to eff ea it,. and prevent the escape of t he
store ships:.: vessels' were,
••howevet, under
weigh before the 'squadrOn could be united, and.
with a Crowd, of sail entered the passage bet wee!)
the Hiere`sislandsand.theanain. The Pailotnelcaeen-
ed an aninia:c..l tire upon the largest of them, which
Was sail itedly returned, atid at the same time :he Re-
pulse opened a -treanerelons fire upon the headmotd
fi it4ite, 'which not only chec'ked J o proaieas, bet
compelled the Chico frigates to retreat, tnoigh they
maintained the. contest for a short time warmly.
The store-Thips, howe‘er; had by' this time got- un--
derthe protection or the batteries, and thrillyleach-:,
ed their destination: The whole of thaa,detachinetat
Ontiesr Achniralllaudain,l47-!ID carried his flag in -.the
Malesteux, of 132 guns, approached in this state of.
thingS with all sail set, 'mid it therelorebecame ise
cessary for ,the Repulse and Mallon-tat to Like mea-
sures for their safetya Upon. the appearance-6T a re-
infbrcement -the frigates
eat/111th had peen beaten
back rallied, and the•chace became general.
" ,The Repulse 'dropped the Plailornel and the
enemy fast, but Captain Halliday adopted the gal-
lant resoltition of saving ahe Phlainel'at any risk,
which he saw then reached by the enemy's Shot----
and in the characteristic bravery of -his' service, said,
"if one falls, all shall." Perilous as the i.leterrui"-
nation was, he instantly put if in. execution. He'
shortened sail, wore round, and stoodtoWards the
'enemy's. van with great intrepidity,,, pouring a well'
directed tire upon their headmost ships as he pro-:.
ceeded. This bold manceuvre,cOmpelled the.enemy's
frigates, and the line of. battle ship `which was
adaanced in cline of- the LAlceste,- to bear up,
by which Captain Halliday got the, weather-gag'e
of the enemy; and saved. 'the. PhilOthel.- .The
whole of the 'French sqvadron shortly closed With
the van, and, the Alceste, and Philomel;
had to sustain the fire .of six sail of the line and five
frigates, which, howeVer,', the able management of
our little squadron rendered very little injurious.—
The French Admiral itntind it impraaicable t 6 come
tocloselaatiun with his more skdfut opponents, and
therefore. he thought:it discreet to retire topcirt, lest'
Captain Halliday should be reinforeed, arid his re-
treat rendered difficult, being then seven leagues Off
the land. The Adrian French frigate received very
considerable injury in:her/larboard
,quarter, and in
.aher.sailsandriaglog. peadvantage of ~eatnanship
on the part of our little torae was very obi:ions, in
' the manner in which it out-manectivred +he enemy.'
" Sotnealtne after this occUrrence,..during a pro-
found calm, the French Admiral, nuremittilig in
exertion, placed the, boats of the whole fleet under
• his command In requisition, in consequence of hav-
ing observed that the.: in-shore:iquadron was be-
calmed, and ordered that two fast sailing line of
battle. ships.sliould betoiwed out' with every. possible
expedition. This., service- was so well executed,
thatat day-light in the morning the ships 'wereper-.
ceived by our squadron at about double gun-Shot
distance, with every sail set that they could shew,
and with an immense numberof boats aahead, tow-
ing. A light-land breeze, at the same, favoured
their progress, whilst Captain force
was perfectly becalmed. The only resource in•
this emergency was the same that the enemy bad
"adopted. The boats' of the , squadron immediately
tooL,it in tow ; and 'by extraordinary exertion, it
gained in distance upon the enemy, and he gave up
the chace. . ,
" In Some services unconne&ed with the blockade
duty, our frigates have'been greatly distinguished iii -
the Mediterranean. The boats of the Alceste have
been engaged six different times with the: enemy,
and each time successful„, Upon those occasions the
,skill and, gallantry Licht: Wilson, hist of that
ship, have pointed him out to most particular Ina-,
lice, and ensure his advancementain the service, of
which, he .is sb conspicuous a member, aln those
conflicts, the Alceste has lost several gallant fellows,,
and had•the Master, Mr. Bell, the 2d Lieutenant of
Marines, and a Midshipman badly wounded. Mr.;
} Bell's gallantry will place him iu that_rank which is
the best-road to prbinotion. ,
" Lieut.Wil;iams, first of the Euryalus frigate, fell
. a sacrifice to his very great gallantry. Be had noarded -
arid carried a ship under Cape Side, but 'when under
weigh, she unluckily cast in shore, and he and his
party were exposed to the, fare. ot. 400 soldiers,lty.
which he and two men were killed, and 'three
'wounded. The -remaining party fotand.it itnpraca
ticable to bring oft the prize, amid therefore aban-
doned her.
" The Topaze, in one of her ernizcsa drove on
shore a schooner of ten guns, and a man of IN or
brig."

iihed by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, S.ciuthNlolton.
he Paper, idtters for the &liter tic. (post-paiu), a1t.15