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London, England, 1810-07-16 00:00:00

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Admiralty-Office, July 14, 181 n.
Copy of two letters from Rear-Adiniral Drury,
.Cottimander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and yes-
!els in the East Indies, addressed to the Honourable
WillianX Wellesley, Pole, late SerrCtary to the Ad-

His Majesty's Ship Russel, in Colombo
, SIR, Roads, lanuary, 7, 41.0.
You will be pleased to lay before the Right Ho-
zourable 'the 'Lords CommiSsioners of the Admi-
ralty, the inclosed copy of a letter which I have re-
ceived from that most able and judicious officer
Captain 'Wainwright, of 1 is' Majesty's. ship Cl;if•
fontie; Who' has tbr tome time past had the direc-
tion of the frigates eniployed,,in the Persian Gulf,
and 4pears to have effectually destroyeff.t he nest of
Pirates whieb has so long harassed the trade with
• inlpaitity.

1 have the honour to b-, &c.
W.M. 0. B. Dlluay-.

His MajetVs Ship La Chiffonne,
SIR, al Khyina, November 14.1809.
• I have the honour to-acquaint your Excellency,
that by the exertion'of the troops and the squadron,
Under itspeCtive command of Lieutenaot•Co-
lonel South and 0.) self, Ras al Khytna, the ,ptin-
ciPal WA!) of the pirates who hake su long infeS•ed
the Persia+k Gulph, ha; been completely Cestrjed,
together' Witit all the vessek in-the port, amount-
ing to ttp‘vaids of fifty, (about thirty of them
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slarge Do'ws,) and of .every species of 'naval
1%1 Ore.

The ships arrived off the place in the afternoon
of the itth instant, but in consequence of the shal-
hiwness of water were not able to approach the
town within four miles, with the exception of the
Small crutzrs and two of the transports ; these.an-
ehored filitn it as 'near a: two nii.es. .1 On the same,
evening the Minerva, an English ship, prize to the`
Pirates, was burnt within twice her length of the
ore.

On the following day the town was cannonaded
for three hours by the small cruizers and gun-boats,
wtlh .considerable riled i• and a little before dpy-;
break on the 13th instant a feint was made on the
Northern end of the place with two gun-boats,
twith considerable effett ; and a little before day-
break on the 13th instant, a feint was made on the
borthern end of the place • with two gun-boats,
t rider the command of Lieutenant Leslie, of the
Ctf.intiv, and a-detachment of native troops, and
the main attack commenced on the southern, about
l'alf an hour afterwards, consistently with an ar-
tangeinent made by the Lieutenant-Coloncl.—T.he
troops
adm
were soon Jamie 1, and gallantly executing theirable
plan of their Commander, bad possession
"3f Itas al Khyma by ten o'clock, driving the enemy
t°theopposite shore; the gun-boats kept up a fire '
of grape-shot on the sea-side as the soldiers'advanced.
Before four o'clock all'the enemy's -vessels were
141 flames, together with the naval storehouses in the
' 13.

I received the most effedtml assistance from Capt.
iaortion, of the Caroline, whO was with me at the
Sat znduz, and from the Officers and mon of his- Ma-
!.
strips;
also from the respf_t6.live Commanders
? the Honourable Company's cruizifrs ,* attached
`° tie armament, and their Officers and men.—The
lbarints of thelthitfonne and Caroline were disetn-
14'kcd with the army.
"lty the accomptnying return, your Excellency
it hive pleasure in ob,e,ving that the loss of men
on our side is killing; that of the'enemy has been
l'try severe.

%. have the catisft.iion to say that the most perfeperfectkit-du), subsk,ts b• tweet) th:, a.my and n ivy, such
.18 Promises to insuie cum, lets; success in all the sub-
equeti; operations. -
t5..0,,s began to, embark at day-light this
Z°rriing, and, notwiihsianding the great want of
_ acre all on board the transports before noon.
1 kite the honour to,be, &c. •
J. WAIN WRIGHT.
To
"is Rxcellency Rear.Adinjral Drury,
CuirilianJer in Chief, Seti.,kc.
kiciros.•

e Honourable Company's Cruizers— Mornington,
Zl4Prain 'rakes; ,Auro a, Lieutenant Conyers; Nautilus,
uicnant Walkin ' • Plince of Wales, Lieut. Allen; Fury,
t• Oavi:ison k Ariel, Lieutenant Salter.—The Vestal
oni the tun.

roturn of men killed and wounded on board of, and in the
~,130ats of, the Ships employed in the attack of Ras al
•E'.hyliti, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th November, 1809.
His Majesty's Ship La Chiffonne.
14111 es Gady, -able seauidn, slightly wounded'. Alexander
• 410ori, able seaman, ditto,
His Majesty's Ship Caroline.
/4111.esEtyant, ordinary seaman; severely wounded.

. ' Hon. Company's Cruizer, Alornington.
4nd rew tv seaman, severely wounded. William Grip-
leY, artilleryman, ditto.
Aurora.
4 Med labs! Khan, Lascar, mortally wounded.
• Nautilus.
rancis l'errario, or,!inary sear-,m severely wounded. Aral—
'llea!' V. I. endra rup,a, slightly wounded.

lie!
' P.rinee of Wales.
Lascar, k llcd when on shore under a tower
i,'_ere the Minerva Lay. Accool, Lascar, ditto ditto.
, Brown, boatswain, severely wounded,'.ditto. A.
4111, seaman, slightly wounded, ditto..
Total--2 killed, i mortally wounded, 5 severely
ditto, 4 slightly ditto.
(Signed) J. WAINWRIGHT, Captain
of Ws Majesty's ship Chif.
•
tonne, and Senior Officer.

S/R His Majesty's ship Russel, in Madras Road,
.• ~
:.. • f tbruary 4, taro.
4di the information of the Right HotrOurable the
trirds k f.-. 6
, ininis,i(mers of the Admiralty, I herewith
th
''t Ilsn)ir yew inrtuer details of the proceedings of
frigates employed in the Persian Gulph.
.1„.11 Ile success attending, the exertions of Captain
ti
ie'i Wainwribbr, the stl-ror officer, throughout.
01' stsrvice, in I,lving accimiphshed the destructiont,,:iti t.l.ewy so tiatigvro io the commerce carried
ii: iii that quart, t, wi 11,a loss of men so trtiing, re-
lii:. t,ll him toe highest crecit, and se. ves as a.fur-
r Vout ut his very great inel it. and .1! ility.,
thate the honour to be, Ste. 1 _ 1
, (Si&net) WAT. 0. B. DRURY. i
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