Star.
London, England, 1808-08-17 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, AUGUST
The Mica ha; been pleased to nominate and aj
FEROUSSON, at d, Esq. to be one of the Lt.
in Scotland, In thathein of Sir WILLIAM NAIIINZ,
Bart. resigneilr
- The Kirsh liss hen !leased to present the Rev.
td the Church apd Parish of Foam, in tie Push?
and County of Ross, vacant bytbe death of Mr. Wa
late Minister there. .
ADMIR4LLTY OFFICE, AUGUST 15.
Copy of a Lotter from George Byng, Esq. Captain of his Mak-
ty s Ship Belliqueuz, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board
that ship, off Calk, March is.
Sir—l think it my duty to inform you, for the information of i
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that his Majesty's
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Alp St. Florenso this morning anchored of Colombo, having
brought in the Piedmontaise French frigate, totally dlrrnasted,
terbich she captured after an action renewed three succesalvwdays
bled on the last day that excellent and gallant officer, Captain Har:
*sr, vi-s unfortunately killed.
By all information a more severe and determined actioiiibibiet
Ilium fought during the war, nor British valour shewn more con-
ipicuouly ; and I hear tie St. Fiorenzo had thirteen killed and
ewimeep-four wounded, eamithe Piedmontaise fitcy killed and one
ilmanadad wounded. I Wtt . boat= to be, &c. (Signed)
050. DTI4O.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, AUGUST 16.
Copy of a Letter from Adirdral Young, Commander in Chief of
His Majesty's Ships and Vessels, at Plymouth, to the Ho-
nourable W. W. Pole, dated Salvador del Mu ndo,in Halllo3ft,
August 14.
Sir—l inclose the copy of a letter from Captain Daly, of the
Comet sloop, to Admiral Lord Gambier, givitn; an =sant of the
-capture of the Sylphe French National brig of 16 guns. I am, &c.
(Signed) w. YOUNG.
His Majesty's Sloop Comet, at Sea, August 11.
My Lord—On the 9th instant, I left Gijon, and at
ibtlf past eight this morning, being in lat. 45. 38. N..
and long. 5. 4. W. I observed three strange sail
N. N. E. At nine, I distinguished them to be a cnr.l
vette and two Men of war brigs,, having hoisted the
private signal, their not answering it induced me to
conclude they were enemies.
In the face of so superior a force, I. thought it most
prudent to continue my course under all sail, as by
altering it they might be inclined to chace me. lam
happy to say, that by so doing, the enemy were so far
intimidated, as to tack and make all sail from me to
the N. N. E. At noon,' the corvette having much
outsailed her consorts, tacked, and stood to the south-
ward. I now carried all possible sail in chace of the
two brigs, and at half past three the headmost brig
tacked, and passed me to windward about two guns'
shot distance ; at five, the remaining brig hoisted
French colours, and began to engage me with her
stern guns. At-twenty minutes after five, having got
within pistol shot of her, I commenced close action,
which she sustained for twenty minutes, and being
then much disabled, hauled down her colours to the
Comet.

She proved to be the French National brig Sylphe
(commanded by M. Louis Marie Clemont Capitaine ,
de Frigate, and a Member of the Legion of Honour)
mounting sixteen twenty-six pounder cirronades, and
two long nines, with a complement of 98 men.
Her Second Lieutenant, and a Midshipman, and
five men, were killed in the action, and two Midship.'
men, and three men wounded, most of them severely.
She is a very fine vessel of her class, copper bot-
tomed and copper fastened, reported to be an excel-
lent sailer, abundantly found in stores, four years old,
about three hundred tons burden ; and, in trytipinion,;
very fit for his Majesty's service ; her consorts (who
so shamefully deserted her) were the Diligente of 22
guns, and one hundred and forty men, and the
Espiegle, of 18 guns, and one hundred men ; they
had left L'Orient two Uaysbefore, having each a quan-
tity of flour on board, and I have reason to believe
they were bound to Martinique.
I am happy to say no person belonging to his Ma-
jesty's sloop under my command was hurt ;, but her
main and main top masts were badly wounded, and
her sails and rigging cut.
I beg leave to recommend to your Lordship's no-
tice Lieutenant Tomkinson, First of the Comet, for
his zeal and activity in this contest, and to represent;
that the conduct of every officer and the ship's corn -1
pang (the latter chiefly consisting of aew raised men)
was such as to merit my highest approbation. I have
the honour to be, &c. (Signed) c. F. DALY.
Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Cotlingwood to the
Hoo. W. W. Pole, lased on board the Ocean, off Cadiz, the 29d
July, 1808.
SIR—I inclose to you a letter I have received from
Captain Campbell, of his Majesty's ship Unite, inform-
ing me of the capture, by that ship, of two Italian
bngs of war, mounting each sixteen 32-pounder car-
ronades, with a complement of one hundred and fif-
teen men ; a hired brig, which was in company with
these, from the light winds, was enabled to escape.
Of ie zeal, activity, and skill of Captain Campbell,
I have had frequent occasion to write to you, Sir, in
terms of praise ; he has the King's service warmly at
heart, and his enterprises never fail of producing good;
of his officers he speaks in high commendation, par-
ticularly of the First Lieutenant Wilson, and I beg
their Lordships will allow me to second the recom-
mendation of his Captain, and offer his merits to their
regard. I am, &c. (Signed) COLLINGWOOD.
His Majesty's ship UNIT s, off Premuda, June, 1, 1808.
Mx Loan—Having taken shelter under Lusin, in
a heavy N.E. gale on the 28th ult. which continued
until the afternoon of the 81st, when I weighed, get-
ting from under the land about 5 P. M. three sail
were seen close-under Premuda, on the starboard tack,
with the wind at East, and were soon made out to be
brigs of war ; chace was instantly given. On seeing
us, they wore and stood with the tpparent intention
of gaining the Channel of Zara. As the night was
likely to be clear, and the wind moderate, I determin-
ed following them, although the navigation (as your
Lordship will perceive by the chart) is, extremely in-
tricate, and we not acquainted with it, but trusting
entirely to the lead and a good look-out. Fortunately
we kept sight of them until half past 11, and by car-
rying a press of sail we again got sight of two a little
after three A. M about two miles on our lee-beam ;
the helm was immediately put up, but the sails were
hardly trimmed when the third was observed on the
starboard-tack on our larboard bow ; we hauled to
the wind, and. passed her within musket-shot to lee-
ward, and gave her our larboard broadside, with
such effect as to completely knock her up, so that
she struck witltout firing a gun, the people having
run from their quarters. Boats were immediately
dispatched to bring the officers on board and secure
her, and sail made after the other two, who were
making off through one of the passages to get to sea;
it filling little wind, and they making use of their
sweeps, it was not until nearly seven that we got
within shot of the sternmost, who, after receiving a
few from us, and seeing' no chance 9f escaping,

fired her breadside, struck her colours, and run on
4Rita.:, It continuing to fall less wind, the dther brig
behitonsietth smaller' by the help of her sweeps was.
leakibtrtis fast, as thire was no appeactince of its
fuililfejag, and she having got among a cluster. of
*nanlslagnds, I thought it most 'prudent to 'secure
sabot we had got, and endeavour to get the one which
had run ashore, off • which we soon effected without.,
her xeceivixigttiela ilt-d4mage. They prbvitobe the
Nettuno and Tettlie, of sixteen thirty-two pounders,
brass cat:made* .and one hundred and fifteen num.
eaeh, senCfrom Tara the day before for the purpose
of attacking us; having heard that we had so. many
meii-absiitt and sick, that we must fall an easy-prep.
Theyare exactly the size of II Ronco that we took a
month ago, and but a few months old.
I subjoin a return of the killed and wounded, and
it-affords me the greatest possible satisfaction that we
had not a man hurt. I have the honour to be, &c.
m,(Signed) PAT. CAMPBELL.
Nettuno-7 t •vi 2 drowned, and 1 s wounded.
Teolle-3 killed, and if. wounded.

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In the London Gazette of last night, the Public
were gratified with an official confirmation of the de-
feat of Durowi, and of the retreat of King JOraqi
from Madrid. It is also confirmed that His Majesty
was mean enough to rob the palaces and churches of
.the metropolis before his departure. He was accom-
panied in his flight by several of the Spanish Nobles
who had lent their aid to subjugate their country, and
by all the French subjects who had been settled in
business in Madrid. These.details need no comment.
They speak for themselves, and hold out a language
to the other States of Europe, which we think can
hardly fail to be productive of the most beneficial
consequences. Let the Rulers of Europe make their
People parties in the cause, by granting to them
rights and privileges worth contending for, and they
may soon expect to be able to boast that a single
Frenchman is not left in their country. The fol-
lowing are the Official Details, as they were last
night published in
'I HE LONDON GAZETTE.
DO'
•

, AUGUST IS.
A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has this day been
received by the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castle-
reagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from
Lieutenant General Sir Hew Dalrymple, K. B. dated Gibral-
tar, July 24.

Gibraltar, Jay 24.

My Lord-1 inclose a Report from Captain Whittingbam,cor-
taining the details of a complete victory obtained on the I9th in-
grog, by General Calmness, oVer the French corps commanded by
Generals Dnpont end Wedel ; and I take the libert•; of emgratu-
lating your Lordship upon the glorious result of the day.

I have the honour also to state, that I have received a letter
from General Castanos by the same courier, expressing the satis-
faction he has received from the services of Captain Whittibghain.
I have the honour to beolicc. (Signed) X. W. DALltl'hin.c.
The Viscount Castlereagh, &e &ct &c.

Head Quarters, Andujar, July 21.
Sir—l-had the honour to inform you, in my letter
of 17th July, that in a Council of War held on
that; day at head-quarters, it was resolved that the di-
.vision of the Marquis de Coupigny should join that
of Major General Reding, and that the attack upon
Baylen should be undertaken with the united force of
the two divisions, whilst the third division and the
reserve should occupy the attention of the enemy, by
a feigned attack upon Andujar.
Major-General Reding entered Baylen on the mor-
ning of the 18th, at nine o'clock : he met with little
opposition. The enemy retreated towards La Caro-
lina. The Major-General wrote to the Commander-
in-Chief for orders, either to advance against Andu-
jar or to pursue the column which was retiring upon
La Carolina. • General Castanos ordered him to ad-
vance upon Andujar without delay.
On the 19th, at two in the morning, the General
received information of the retreat of the French from
Andujar. Lieutenant-General Pena. with the re.
serve, was ordered to advance immediately towards
Baylen. The French began their retreat at nine o'-
clock, P. M. 18th July. A letter from General Re-
'ding informed the Commander-in-Chief, that he in-
lended commencing his march from Baylen towards
Andujar at three o'clock, A. M. 19th July. At two
o'clock, P.M. the advanced guard of General Pena's
division came up with the enemy.
At this moment an express arrived from Majoro
General Reding, to inform the Lieutenant-Generat
that he had been engaged with the division of Gene-
ral Dupont from three o'clock in the morning rig
eleven ; that he hid repulsed the French, and remain.l
ed master of the field of battle. The guns of the,
advanced guard of Lieutenant-General Pena' a divir
sion had scarcely begun to fire when a flag of truce:
arrived to treat upon the terms of a capitulation ---
The discussion did not last long.
General Dupont was told he must surrender at
discretion.

Lieutenant-General Pena halted, and formed bit-
diviiion upon the heights of Umbla, distant dime
miles from Bayles ; between four and five o'clock,
General Casterick, Aid-de-Camp to Bonaparte, wag
sent by General pupont with orders to treat with Ge-
neral
.Castanos in person.
At nine o'clock, P. M. Maior-General Red;‘,..