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London, England, 1808-10-26 00:00:00

'ROM LAST NIGHT'S cAzErtsr. from the Honottrable Captain—Duncan, of IlliMajetty's ship Por-
cupine, who on several former occasions has praised, in the highest
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terms, the ability and zeal evinced by Lieutenant Price, in Cott-
ADMIRALTY-OFFICZ, OCTOBER 25, acting similar successful enterprizes against the enemy, I am, &c.
Cory of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, Cern.. (Signed) cow NOWOOD.
man : du in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Me-, His Majesty's Ship Volage,.Agincoust Sound, August 8.
diteeranean, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the I Sir ,I have the honoar to inform you, that I ar-
rived here
Ocean,.eff Cape Pallas' September 5, "08. yesterday morning with le Requin French
eir—linclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, two letters which I have received from Capt. brig, of sixteen guns, and one hundred and eight men,
sttinn, a els Majesty's ship the Seahorse, dated the 6th and which 1 • had the•good fortune to fall in with in the
0(A July, giving an account of his having fallen in with a morning of the 28th ult. a little to the northward of
large Turkish frigate and corvette on the evening of the sth of
and
Corsica, captured her after a hard chace of nine
kat month, aff the island of Scopolo, and, after a severe action,
I--- • the were Zaffer, a Turkish frigate, of fifty-two guns hours, in which her boats, boom, and anchors were
and hundred men--the corvette was not seen in the morn- thrown overboard.
jug. The example which
... Captain Stewart has given in this ac- i 1 She is commanded by. Capitaine de Fregate Berar,
,ionser:velluitry and of skill, by which. his own ship was so we
Member of the Legion of Honour, and had loft Ajac-
while his opponent was ruined, must be highly grad- , .
1'7,1 to their Lordships, and marks the highest state of,disci.. cm one the morning before we fell in with her, hay-
-414,1 dee ship, and the ability of the officers who conducted it. ing put in there do her way from Algiers to Toulon,
f 1 inclose also a letter from Captain Hepenst all, of his Majes- with three prizes taken on her passage. She is a very
tie sloop Ringsfisher, of the 27th of June, informing me he had fine brig, pierced for eighteen guns, built at Rochefort
captured a French letter of marque, the Hercule, of twelve guns
only fourteen months since, and is the same which the
„id fifty-seven men, off the coast of Caramania. I am, &e.
(Signed) • COLLINGWOOO. , Wizard engaged some time ago.
His Majesty's Ship Seahorse, off Skyro, July 6, 1808. 1 The number of prisoners I have onboard will make
My Lord—l have the honour to inform your Lord- it necessary for me to go to Malta ; but I shall return
514,, that yesterday evening we Observed two Turkish to my station without delay. I have the honour to
men of war and a galley coming round the east end be, &c. , (Signed) o. 1...7. ROSEN:HAGEN.
of the island of Scopolo, towards which we immedi- i Two of the bug's prizes belonged to the Lavinia
ately made sail. On coming near enough to make
,' and Spartan, whose crews were recaptured.
were both single decked ships, I deter-
out that they • His Majesty's Ship Porcupine, at Sea, July 14.
mined to bring
them to action, having every confi- My Lord—l have the honour to inform your Lord-
'
. .dente in the officers and crew of this ship. The ac- . ship, that on the morning of the 9th instant, being off
don began at half past nine, •the Turkegoing a little i Mount Circello, on the coast of Romania, I observed
oie the wind under. easy sail, and continually endea- , two French gun boats, with a merchant Vessel under
miring to.run..us on hoard indeed I ear*tav; thatshore ; I
, conVoy, going along to the westward ; as the
their tfikf attention was directed to this• ehjeet, and ; ship was becalmed, .I sent Lieutenant Price with the
as the largest ship appeared of great fore-and full boats in pursuit of them ; after a row of eight hours
dram I kept this ship in a position not to be boarded. in a hot sun, he drove the latter on shore, and forced
—At ten o'clock, .ebserving a good opportunity of the gun boats to take shelter under the batteries of
mereparticularly attacking the small 'ship to advan- Port Dango. At this time, seeing three eery suspi.
tage, we dropped alongside of her, and after a clear- cious vessels coming down with a fresh breeze from
ter of an hour's hot fire, at half pistol-shot distance, the westward, I was obliged to recal him ; but before
the fire having totally ceased, we left her in a state we could cut them off, they also got into the same
of the greatest distress and confusion, with her sails harbour. Next morning I observed that one of them,
mostly down, and just befcne we had left her she had a large polacre ship, lay further out than the others,
partially blown up forward. By this time the large and having reconnoitred, thought it possible to take
Itigate, which, from having fallen a little to lee- her ; I was the more induced to try it, from a wish
ward, had not been able to assist her consort, had to give. a check to the trade along this coast, which
again got pretty close up, and the action between • they think from their numerous batteries they can
us scan tecomMenCed ; still so obstinate was the re- carry on without molestation. As soon as it was
sistance of the Turks, that 'it was not till a quarter dark-the boats went in, under the command of Lieu.
past one we rendered her a motionless wreck. As tenant Price, and, from under the heaviest fire I ever
they now would neither answer nor fire, I conceive. d saw, brought her out. She carries eight long 6-poun-
It most prudent, knowing the character of the people, der guns, and had on board between 20 and 30 men,
to wait for daylight to send on board her. At day- from Hieres Bay, bound to Naples with salt,
light, observing her colours upon the stump of the When I consider that this vessel was rr oored to a
mizeremast we poured a broadside into her stern, beach, lined with French soldiers, within pistol shot of
when.she struck, and I had the pleasure to take pas- two batteries and a tower, and of three gun boats,
session-of the Badere Zaffer, a very fine frigate of the carrying each a 24-pounder and thirty men • that
largest dimensions, carrying 52 long brass guns, from the baffling winds she was an hour and twenty
twenty-four pounders on the main-deck, except two minutes before the got out of range of grape, and that
which are forty-two pounders, and twelve-pounders the enemy were at first perfectly prepared for the at-
on the quarter-deck and forecastle. She had a corn- tack, I cannot find words to express my admiration
'dement of five hundred men, and was commanded at the intrepid conduct of all the officers and seamen
by Captain Scandurli Kichuc Alli, who, I am in- and marines employed in it.
formed, was only prevented by his own people from lam sure that the services of Lieutenant Price, he
blowing her up. His loss in killed and wounded is having been more than thirty times in action with the
prodigious; one hundred and sixty-five killed, and boats of this ship since October last, and his suffer-
one hundred and ninety-five wounded ; ours cornpa-• ings on this occasion, being severely wounded on the
ratively small, five killed and ten wounded. Our head and right leg, will be a sufficient excuse for my
wizen-mast fell soon after the actiiin, which is the 1 requesting, in the strongest terms, that your Lord.
greatest injury we have sustained. The other ship' ship will recommend this gallant officer to the consi-
was named the Ahs• Fezan, carrying 'twenty-four deration of the Lords of the Admiralty.
thirteen pounders and two mortars, mendedl by Inclosed are the names of the officers employed in
Captain Daragardi Alli, with a coiiaplement of two the boats, and a list of the wounded, all of whom, I
hundred and thirty men. I understand they took am happy to say, are likely to do well ; fortunately
most of the men out of the galley before the action, we had none killed. I am, &c. (Signed) •
and sent her away. .
HENRY DUNCAN, Captain.
Having now, my Lord, given you the details of
Names of the Officers employed in the Boats of his Majesty's Ship
this affair, .there only.remains the pleasant office of Porcupine, on the night of the 10th of July.
*pin:ending to you the officers and ship's corn. George Price, First Lieutenant; Francis Smith (2) Second Lieu-`
filmy, who, during a tedious night action, where tenant ; James Renviick, Lieutenant of Royal Marines ;
much depended upon working the sails as well us the Messrs. Barry, Featherstone.Wilkes, Adams, and Butler, Mid.
guns, behaved in a manner to command my utmost thipmen ; Mr. Anderson, Captain's Clerk.
gratitude. The disparity of force, with 'the loss in List of the Officers,,sS amen, Marinesand wounded in the Boats.
of his ShipMajestyPorcupine, on the night of the 10th of
the enemy's &hi PSo will prove the greatness of their July, 1808.
exertions; th which I shall add, that thirty men were Lieutenant George Price, severely ; John O'Brien Butler, Mid-
abSint from the ship. Mr. Downie, the First-Lieu- ship-tun, severely ; John -Campbell, Second Master's Mate,
tenant, is an officer of merit, ability and experience; ditto ; James Lewis, able, ditto ; Joseph Germain, ordinary,
and I beg strongly to recommend him to your Lord- deifttoivi Pin.dewiardvEdewards,aibler , slightly; James Rteocurs4parivr. private
ship's protection for- promotion. Mr. Lester, Mas. slightly.arW
-
, ise Cr iy j
(signed) inirn Mitchell,
private
D'ONCAinti.e
teet.-Mate, who has passed, is also very deserving of Vice Admiral Vashon, Commander in Chief at Leith, has trane-
proririction. Thomas Holly, Gunner's-Mate, and mitted to the Honourable William Wellesley Pole two letters
an excellent man, acted as gunner ; and, from his • from Captains Baugh and Dix, of his Majesty's sloops Clio and
conlclinnict,nioswvery deserving g of such
. a situation.. Cygnet, of which the following age copies :
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His Majesty's Sloop Clio, Leith Roads, October 12.
withthe
islands,
for any port
I can get first into amongstg
the as it is with Sir—l beg leave to inform you, that, on the 21st
difficoityWe can keep her above water. I have the Danish •
ult. while cruizing off Fleckoro, I captured a small
hulk to be; doe. (Sighted)
JOHN 'sr EWART; .. h privateer, with six guns and eleven mere I
ave, &c. (Signed) T. F. &welt, Commander.
Onboard his Majesty's Siloop.Kin stalker off th Coast off
Cam"; tape Blanc bearing gbh. W. by' N: ten leagues, ' His Majesty's sloop Cygnet, at Sea, October 4.
. June 27. SIR—I captured this day, after a chace of five
•
hlYeLord—lt is *ith great pleasuro I have the ho- hours, Bergen bearing E. by S. ‘23 leagues, the Danish
2014 to inform you, that, at daylight this morning, I sloop, privateer Giengielderen, of 4• guns and ‘25 Men ;
saw-a.large sail in the S. W. which I immediately out three days, without having made any captures.
went in chace . of, and, with the assistance of the The Giengielderen was fitted at Bergen for a cruize
sweeps, the wind being very light, at twelve o'clock of eight weeks on the coast of Scotland.
I had the satisfaction of arriving up within
gun shot (Signed) EDWARD. DIE.
ledtheehace, who had hoisted Fren chcolours, when MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
commenced firing on her, which she returned very
warmly, and, after a running fight of one hour, she Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
struck. She proves to be le Hercule, a very fine new. . . County of Sutherland.
French ship letter of marque, with a cargo of cotton- To be Deputy Lieutenants,
en board, from Aleppo and Cypus, benind.to Marl.
, Georre Granville Eirl Gower Frick Lord Reay, and Richard
Barre Lord Ashburton. Dated August 31, 1808.
setwilellevseso,r Gen oea., armed with twelve guns, eighteens; Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Hants.
and teas ; manned with fifty-seven men, 1 North Hants Regiment of Militia.
commanded by Mons. Gerome Cavassa, a Member 1 Ensign Richard Terry to be Lieutenant, vice Southhouse,resienCd.
of the Legion of honour. lam happy in being able ' Dated October 20,1806.
to )4y duft I have every reason to be pleased with Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
the steady, excellent conduct displayed by Mr. R. j County of Cornwall.—Cornwall Militia.
Standish, First Lieutenant, the other officers, and '
John Glasson, Genf. to be Lieutenant. Dated June 20, 1808.
ship': company on this occasion.'
I had
but one' man I William Abbott, Gent, to be Ensign ; John Smith, Gent. to be
slightly wound el but ditto ; Richard Briest, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Tune 27, 1808.
zeds
an .
.0 , suffered very much in the Joseph Thacheray, Gent. to be Enlist' ; Roberril. Housman,
edand running rigging ; the enemy had one man . Gent. to be ditto. Dated August 6, 1608; • '
61 three wounded. I have the honour to be, .Mount's Bay Artillery Volunteers.
ire. (Signed) w. HEPENISTALL. Francis }lichens, Gent. to he-Seiessfd Lieutenant"; George Bor-
lase, Gent. to be Lieutenant Aid surge On. Med June 17, 1808. Copy of anotherLttter from Vice Admiral Lord. Collingwood, Latmceston and Newport Volunteers.
lesetteeesan°,na"teres„abileeeptwali.lrl well"k7 Pole' dated 611b-mra 1 John' King4thbridge, Gent. to be lieutenant. June 27, 1808.
~,_Sit7iilave fbok pleasure to inclose, to be laid before ray lords' ' David Thompson, Gent., to be ditto. Dated, August 9, 1808.
East Cornwall Volunteers.
t.zub7"
vice A theail
.iim y, the copy of a letter transmitted-
tkimt.t~... .
er a s ship the Volale, giving an account of that ship'
~William Doidge, Esq. to-be ditto. Dated August 16, 1808.
.1, ag cArturedon the 2% John Brimmacombe Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated June
of July last, the French brig of war l , 25,
$414,1i-L',_s'f slats.
...ovals ',pierced for eighteen), commanded by ..1. 134). 8'
144tiaultneoln.zrigate Bern, with a complement of one hundred 11 illiarn Benson, Gent. to bedlttes. ' Dated September 23, 1808.
William Couch, Gent. to be Ensign; John Cock, Gent. to be
It:tit!, niodis relintnanfeed
istntd "ors' saaaryty. i 11140sed. causing her to be taken intoit,if she John Hodge, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Sept. 23,1808. •
1.!,o =Dunk a truer, wi-h. itr. incloscre, whidt I hatereuieed i Loyal Meneage Volunteer Infantry.
Sampson Rogers, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated July'ffe, 11198,

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