The Sun.
London, England, 1811-11-22 00:00:00

6,4LLAAT .117101 tr.

Extra of a Letter from an Officer on board
Majesty's ship 6w/du/wipe, C;ipi. J. 'f E , date:l
Mediterranean, 4,n Sept., 1811,, giving the particti-
lets of a very .severe atitien sustained be her off
Cape,Creuse, against a Freud). corvette and xebec,
assisted by,two
.forts-, nearly three times the.Otiada-.
loupe's force ; and which adds to our ,list another
bright example of the 'determined and untonqtier
able courage .01 British tars, , •
." It has pleased the .Almighty to allow me to
escape once more in the hour of danger, and "to
which my professional line so ofte6 exposes
On the 27th June'we perceived, close in with the
shore, two strange sail, which from their .mant.tn-
vres we discovered to be French, and though double
our force, our gallant Captain resolVed on
ately engaging, when every preparation was made
for' so unequal a combat. In a few hours ate were'
within pistol-shot of each other, when our Captain,
in a very resolute and dashing style, ran'our little. .
brig close on board the large vessel, giving and re-
ceiving the whole of each other's broadsides of grape,
canister, and musketry ; during which time the
Xebec lay on our quarter, pouring in a constant and
unmolested file from their great ,guns and small
arms, our attention being wholly engrossed by the
corvette, with .whom we were engaged yard-arm
and yard-arm.
" Our crew, though young, and bent upon mak-
ing one dreadful effort, as it by one seeming con-
sent, rallied and cheered ; the .vessels at there (no-
m:tit entangled in each other's rigging, victory seem-
ed doubtful ! and though but short in aaion, each
vessel bore evident marks of revere contention,. We
heard the cry of "to board," from our opponents ;
each rushed to the, point contended for, When a
most tremendous shower -of grar„ canister and
musketry, from the corvette, xebt-c, and two forts,
leVelled 13 and myself. I received the French Of
fiver's musket-hall .in my breast, when at. the "mo-
ment my well-steeled hanger halved his skoll
bZing in a violent heat, and my shirt and hand•
kerchief loose, the ball carried in its way three
folds of my 'shirt and two or three of my hanaker-
chief.
" The sudden shock of our broadside, and they
failing in their attempt to board, we sewrated decks, .
which were immediately cleared of the wounded ;
but MonsieUr, in his' old style, declined a repetition
of the Combat,. and at the same moment the wipd
getting round, prevented our taking possession of
the corvette; and being so very cloSe to the. shore,
they succeeded in getting under the batteries, the
Guadaloupe. being 'so dreadfully wounded in her
hull, sails, and rigging, as le %be unable to follow.
.Of, Our brave fellows who were wounded,. wo are
since_ dead ; the rest are recovering slowly. I
should noi, in the least, regret my, wound, hadwo
suceeeded itvcaretising the corvette, anti which we
most ieevitdoly shnuld have done, Bed it not, been
for the proximity the shore; •iwaehich case
should have .heped for promotion. I have again'
joined the brig, at the request of the Captain,' and
for my own comfort should have written to you. be-
fore, bait was not atie ; indeed, it is quite an exer-
tionito hold my.pen..
,I wily describe. our own and. opprinents' force in
%his place : .
Guadaloupe twenty-four pounders 98 men and boys.
2 'long sixes
8 thirty.two pounders
Taaique 8 twenty•tour pounders 205 men. •
F. corvette. a 10„, twelves.
Was . g long 24.poundcrit •2 men.
F. Xebec 6 eighteen ditto
North Fort long 42 ditto 7 manned by sol-
South Fort g.long 32 ditto

39 .guns di I men.
" The corvette had il. killed • and 4s wounded,
6 mortally ; the xebec .wesan get.no account of.—
..,hope. you will allow we have done our duty."

Erttraaof rt Letter from an Of on board the
Company's ship ifiaereis 'Hastings, dated Sitnon's,
Bay, Cdpe of Good Hope; July tti, I 8 1 i
are arrived at this place, atter a tedirS, passage of
14 weeks; the longest ever -known since_ the ships
were cor.pered. • Seven of our creW gave thensselves
up as deserters to his Majesty's ship Elizabeth;
which we fell in with off Madeira, under anadea
that she was going ,home to England but they
were'all ordered on board the frigate which convoy-
ed. us here, as they were deserters from his Majesty's
ships in India. If we continue to go as 'we have
began', we shall be obliged to go on an eastern pas-
sage to China, and I .sappose it will be January he-
ore we arrive there."
It is said that'Lord Kttiro, who, it seems, con-
tinues to demand Cash, in payment, and refuses
Bink-notes, has brought an action against a Batik
Dirt cter, his tenant, on the question.
At Lanark Fair, on Wedriesday, se'onight, the
market was well 'supplied with cattle. The fat
sort nearly maintained their prices, and many were •
sold ; amongst other kinds the sale was consider-
ably dull. The price of meal was 'somewhat re;
duced. The quattern loaf, bowel erg has got .up to
is. 4d.
At Matichline Martirimas.Cattle Fair, which took
place on Ffiday, the Bth instant, there was a very
large show of cattle uf all kinds. Prime fat.cows
brought good wipes, the middling sorts sold very
indifferently ; cows near the calving sold well,
queys and stinks were not in demand ; there were
only a few horses in the market, and .no great de..
wild for them.
A young woman of the.name of Fowler, of, re-
putable ccinetlions, was found dead in her apart-
ments in 'George place, Oxford Road, yesterday
morning. She had left her ..borne in Btu king-
bamiltire abolit three months, and had, joined 11:
*Corps of cypristts at a dertaiti house of ill-fame;
in (;Haring-Cross ; front whence' she 'fled, and in a
sate of despondency committed the—tash aa.,. The
deceased had committe,l the suicide with •a razor,
which was found grasped in, bet right hand.
On Wednesday evening; ai Mr. 'Boyd, of Edin—
burgh, was passing along the Strand,. he telt
thing at his corn-pocket and' .putting his hand
sharply to it, he caught hold of a hand, and disco-,
vered that lie had lost his handkerchief, which he
found on the ground. -'l..itnberick and Lack,:t A-0
of the Bow-street patrol*, being .on duty item
the spet,, came up- and recognized him as a well-
known thief at the name of sClayton. They took
him to II:kw-street where he was committed
tot trial.

As. ttirioNADARTs has ordered a 01 iftcroificetit .110
lace !() 1), •-r:Trea for Lis %%hum he lir.; 'Tina
dtcrously tyled the -King of-Rame, it is surpris,ng
t!: Body of ArchileAs Ilia not waited on tl.e
rotant MoharCh; 'ici receive his dfiedions as lblbst
plan which should .tie hilnpred tin' the occasion. ry
the way, the Ft end; Scnate have not, conduhed.
themlelres Witt! :rti able respeel fbrvittl4 'the !tnpe:•
rial •Fainhy, in otiyttiug to send 'a deputation from
their Body, to congratulate the. Royal Babe on "his
having cut a tooth.
TAVICkIENT.Ti..-There, has beerva cnntroVerNial
cession it; one of' the pubrie 'prints respetliogifie
state of . the . pavement to Piccadilly, not as to ti a
fa6l of its delapidated. conditinn,- for that admits or
no dispute; bUt aato the quarter to. which censure'
should be applied The inquiry might be extended
to most parts of the metropolis; •as it is evident that
throughout the town there is too Much grout/11 kr.
complaint. •
e new farce of Rejeaiotr, which was innortncel
for repetitiniOast night, at the Lyceum, Was how:.
ever, withdrawn ; Raising the Wind was substituted,
It is whispered that the author of the WithdraWn
piece is a Duke.
HOLM Al.l and his daughter are making a proVin:-
cial circuit, and have; as their merits deserve, expei
rienced a Very faVoura6le reception whereter they
have appeared. They, and siveral other performers,
who are unable to procure an engigement tit pr,4,.nt
on the London Boards, took witlchdpa and to ,fig
deuce towards the erection of a new Theatre, indt;
pendent of the Phenix of OLD DRURY..