The Sun.
London, England, 1811-01-18 00:00:00

CALLAN!' AFFAIR.

Copy of's letter (win our gallant townsman (Ply,=.
mouth) Lieutenant WILLIAMS, comritandin# his
Majesty's cutter Entreprenante, dated Gibraltar. Bay;
Dec:. 14. .

On the 121 h inst, (December) at eight in tit:
Morning, I observed four vessels at anchor under the
Castle Faro; this place is between Malaga and Al-
mada Bay.. It being a dead calm, at nine they got
under weigh, sweeping towards,us, and at half-past
ten they libisted Fienoti colours, and commenced
tiring on us. Our guns could Omreach them till
I A. M. when we began our fire; ate vessel on'
'starboard bow, the, other .on the starboard quarter,
and two right a-stern; the enemy keeping up a
Most tremendous fire of round and grape shot,
which we returned with double vigour, with round
and grape shot, and musketry, at this time within
pistol shot. • .

About 12 o'clock the enemy shot away our main-
top-mast, peek, halyards, and block, fore:geers,
fore halyards', iind jib tyc, and two of our starboard
guns disabled; by the stack of one and the carriage
of the other being broke. The enemy Seeing us in
`this disabled state, attempted to board'ua, but with
the courage that every true Eriglishinan is possessed
With, we repulsed them ; we now kept up a well-di-
rected fire with the two foremost guns and musketry.
Ttie enemy made a second-attempt, but with the
usual courage was again repulsed. By this time one
man was killed and four wounded. I then ordered
the starboard sweeps to, be manned, and_pulled the
cutter's head round, it still being calm, and ct swell
from the S: W. We got our larboard guns to bear-
on them, and with two well-directed broadsides, and
three cheers, three of them sheered off.
" I was now informed our cannister and mus-
ket ball was all exptlided ; but, nevertheless, with
two well-direEted broadsides, double shorted, we
carried away the largest of the twols fore.maat and
bowsprit. At this time they atttempted to nuarcka
third time, but with that undaunted courage that
I irave before spoken of, they were repu6ed, and
that with ',grelt loss an their side, but by dais exei
. tion two of our larboard guns were dismounted.—
_ Tim enemy's tire be,tan to slacken; we then gave
three cheers, and with two of our guns, double
abutted, raked item,_ which most have mule 'great
slaughter; and at half-past two the enemy was
taken in low.by two row,boats,. who towed them
in-shore, WO still firing on there with' our two guns,
until thiee o'clock, when they were out of our
reach : we then manned our sweeps, and towed the
cutter's head towards the offing, and began to clear
the wreck,. and by five o'clock We had our main-
sail, jtby and fore-sail, set, but they were more like
riddles than sails, after four hours hard
.foiight
tion. _ -
I am at a' loss to, express sofficienily mylfeelings
on this occasion; when {-consider the veil/ superior
juice of the enemy, and the courage, steadiness, and
attention of my brave little crew. The enemy's force,
which I learned from a Danish vessei,which had been
, laving alongside diem iu Altuaria BaT, consisted o

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