Star.
London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ADMIRAIJY-OFFICE, JUNE 11, 1508.
Copyist a Letter from 'Vice Admiral Sir James Saumarva, R. B.
Cotrimander In Chief of his Majeity's Ships and Vessels In the
Baltic, to the Han. W. W. Pole' dated on Board the Victory,
riannish Road, Gottenburg, May 30, ISM
Sio-1 inclose, for the inturmation of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, the copy of a leiter transmitted to me from
Lieutenant Price, -acting Commander of his Majesty's sloop Fal-
ai% *dart-mod- to.C.lptato Campbell, of his Majesty's ship Dic-
tator, Wain his proceedings In the Belt, and giving an account
theof destractiaa of several of **enemy's vessels on the island
of Somme, and different parts of the coast; .of of the cutting
out by the boats of that sloop, under the direction of Mr. Eller-
ton, Master of the Falcon, from under the batteries orlaindhohn,
two vessels, lady, with a thirteen-inch mortar each, and a quan-
tity of shells, intended- for the batteries of Sa.nsoe. I cannot
elate this letter without recommending, in the strongest manner,
Lieutenant Price to the particular notice cf their Lordships ; the
zeal and activity he has displayed during the time he has had the
command of the Falcoa, and particularly his great exertions on-
the intricate service intrusted to him entitles hint to the highest
encomiums lo nay power to bestow. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JAS. SAUMARLZ.
WS Majeity.'s Sloop Falcon, off Samsoe, May IS, 1808.
Sir—l think It my duty to state to you a detail of
what has occtwred to his Majesty's sloop under my
command since I parted from you : in working up
to the station you had assigned me, on the 29th ult.
I perceived* nine pretty large boats on the shore of
the island of Endelan, and as troops were seen at
the same time, three boats were dispatched from the
Falcon, and succeeded in burning and otherwise de-
stroying eight out of the nine ; the Danish soldiers
made a very poor attempt to defend them ; at the
island of Thunne six other small craft were destroyed
without any resistance : on the 3d instant, a large
man of war schooner attempted to escape from Ar-
hures, but ,after a long and circuitous Chace of ten
tows, she was again forced into herrc7Vecrort, where
she still remains with three other a vessels. I
hate likewise to inform you, that the enemy has for-
tified very strongly the entrance of the harbour of
Kyeholm, in the island of Samsoe, and have already
fifty pieces of heavy cannon mounted. I learned
from one of the prisoners taken in a small market-
boat, that vessels were expected from Callundborg_
with mortars to mount on the batteries ; the boats of
the Falcon were accordingly in shore every night to
intercept then', and on the night of. the 7th instant
they were so fortunate as to discover the vessels they
were 'seeking, at an anchor close under the batteries
of Lundhorm, they were boarded and carried in an
instant under a heavy but ill-directed fire bcith of
great guns and mus;:ztry ; in bringing them out, one
of the boats, which contained a thirteen-inch mortar
with all its equipment, and four hundred shells,
grounded, and as she was under the enemy's fire,
Mr. Ellerton, Master of the Falcon, who command-
ed, was obliged to burn her, which was done most
effectually ; the other vessel, containing a mortar of
thirteen inches, was brought out ; I took the mortar
on board, and destroyed the vessel. Mr. Ellerton
merits every thing I can say on this occasion ; and, I
am happy to add, that no loss was sustained on our
side, one seaman only being slightly wounded with a
musket-ball in the arm. One Dane was killed ; it
appears he was an artillery officer, who had charge
of the mortars and mortar stores, and persevered in
resistance when all resistance was vain. I have no-
thing further to add to this statement, but that thir-
teen boats from the shores of different parts of the
island of Samsoe have been destroyed, making in the
whole twenty-seven ; and as they were all- boats
adapted for the transportation of troops, I trust you
will not disapprove of my having done so. I have
the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
JOHN PRICE, Acting Commander.
Copy of another Letter from Vice Admiral Sir James Saumarez to
the Honourable W. W. Pok, dated on board his Majesty's
flip Victory, Flemish Road,Gottenburgh, May 30.
Sir—Having detached, ou the 18th instant, lieutenant Lucas,
in his tiajeaty's hired cutter Swan, with my dispatches to Rear
Admit al Sir Samuel liood, on the 24th he fell in with one of the
enemy's privateers under the batteries of Bornholm, which, after
an action of twenty minutes, blew up, and sunk, with the loss of
al: her crew. Great praise is due to Lieutenant Lucas for his spi-
rited attack of a vessel of superior force under the protection of
the enemy's bu.torics. I am, &c. (Signed) J. SAUAIA a EZ.
His Majesty's Hired Cutter Swan, off Bornholm, May 24.
Sir—l beg leave to acquaint you., today, at noon,
I observed a cutter-rigged vessel standing from the
land towards me. I hove to, and hoisted a Danish
jack for a pilct, which decoyed her so far from the
shore that I was enabled to come up with her before
she could reach the land. At two o'clock I gave
Chace, and at four had the satisfaction of getting
within gun shot of her. She then commenced her
fire ; immediately on which the battery on the shore
opened their fire, being about a mile from the beach.
The enemy, attempting to get a long gun in her stein
to bear on me, she was caught in the wind, which en-
. abled me to get within musket shot ; and, after an
action of twenty minutes, she blew up and sunk. The
st:Ae of the weather, being nearly calm under the land,
the fire of the batteries, and several boats coming from
die shore, I was under the necessity of quitting the
wreck without saving the life of a single one of her
crew. The Danish cutter appeared to be A vessel of
about one hundred and twenty tons, mounting eight
or ten guns, and apparently full of men ; I am happy
to add, not a man under my command, or the vessel,
received the least damage. I have the honour to be,
&c. (Signed) M. R. LUCAS,
Lieutenaht and Commander.
rice Admiral Dacres, Commander in Chief at Jamaica, has
transmitted to the I lonourahle W. W. Pole, a letter from Cap-
tain /trees, of his Majesty's ship the Diamond, giving an account
of his having c.ptared, on the '29th of February last, the Spanish
letter of marque Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, Captain Don
Visitants) Pica, of two guns, and twenty-threa men, bound from
Vera Czars to the Havannah, with a cargo of flour, Ste. and hav-
ing on board about 1900 dollars in specie.
Vice Admiral Vachon, Commander in Chid' of his Majesty's
ship at Leith, has transmitted to the Honourable A 1 \V. Pole,
a letter from Captain Farquhir, of his Majesty's ship the Ariadne,
airing an account of hit having, on the 29th of last month, cap-
flared the Danish sloop prienteer Kjokke, commanded by Sigia-
sulnd Richelieu, mounting six carriage guns, and fifty mete
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAA-OFFICEs JUNE 11.
Ist Regiment of Lik Gnarda—Robert Shafto Adair, Gent. to be
Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice lierdinore, pro-
moted.
Ist Re:giment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Samuel Bottomley to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Day, who retires.
gil Ditto—George Ormsby, Gent. tube Cornet, without purchase,
vice Barnard, appointed to the Ist Foot Guards.
41st Regiment of light Dragoons—Lieutenant J. B. Ord to be
- CaPtaiti of a Troop, without purchase, vice Parker, promoted
in the ,19th 1 ht. Dragoons.
Ist lieghk:mt or. 001 Guards—Edward Morant, Gent. to be En-
. sign, by p " ,vice Stables, promoted.
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art I)ittor—Cluries Hamby, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Mama, who resigns.