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London, England, 1811-02-11 00:00:00

Retrniznlly-Otfice, Feb. 9, 18 11:

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Copytfa Letter from Captain Ito4ers, of Ins Nfaies,ty's ship
the Kent, addressed ro . Sir Chlrfes Coft-I,r
Commander in Chiefof his-Majesty's ships and
,vessels
the MetirterraneAo. transmitteo ay
Croker, Lsq,
StR, Kent, off Palamos, Dec. ts,aio.
hit as I had closed my letter to you the 1.2, b.
instant, the Cambrian hrn'e in sieht, Which 'nose"—
diately determined me to attempt the deitruetion
of
the convey at Pelarnes. I had great relieece
in
Captain :Vanes knowledge of the place, and as the
reinforcement the French had received iti Caeleatia
gave meem hope of assistance from General O.Dort
cell, who had foll,oecopation for his troops, I reit
that I should be deficient in my Airy if I dA
not employ the. means its my power with eoerev,
to7effeCt the important service of depriving fire
reload and the French army of the sureellee- which
this would convey to them, i wive Sir, evvry
consitleiStionc with the anxiety natural to reepoiee.
batty, and the more I tefleeled the miee my mind
was fortified with hopes of success. e.
-• I therefore formed my plan, and Captain Pane did
me the favour to volunteer the command ie three
hundred and fifty seamen, two huedred and fillet
marines,: and two held-pieeei, seleeted. from the
ships under my •o-ders and
.well appointed for
desirable service. The enemy's vessels lay in the
Mole, and consisted of
,a very fine new nation
ketdh, mounting fourteen g-ins,, with sixty men,
two , xebecs of three guns c.rcim, • and thirty owe,
anti there were eight inerchent v6sela under their
convoy, all lades, with pro% isions tor liarceloar ;
they were protected hy two- lwenty-tiour-pounders,
ooe in a battery' which 'Stood high over the Moie,
rind the other with a thirteen inch, mortar -n
a battery on a very eoinnemediog height ; tl. re
_were also, from the information I recvived, about
two hundred and fifty soldiers in the town. From light winds it wits near one o'clnek in the
afternoon of the 13th ,before the. ships could get
tar
enongh into the flay to !no the men to ehore, anti
they were 'soots atter heeled Or),.tit;: b,aelt it, Vre
finest , order under cover of the Spen-ewhewk and
Minstrel,eloaps, without tern, time en my heeteg
posted themselves in the town, SUppaßing we 311011;a
be injudiceous enough to go loto,Moleeeli ham
lodgitig them ; soon after our men: moved ferwerd
to !eke the town and batteries .in the rear ; the
enemy withdrew-to 'a
Wind Will en. bill, where they
retteeoed almost euiet'Spe4.-tators of our people
tog possesSidn of the batteries and the vessels in
'the Make' the mortar we spiked and the. cannon'
throwit down the heights into 0m ,ea; thr
n.
zinc blow up ; the whole of the vesels burnt and
totally destroyed, Sdlia IWO which were brought.. out ;
,ine Short tilt: object had succeedA toecinviratiop, and
at this time with the 19se'ref no more than four or
five men from occaaionat skirmishing► ;,,,Lut I am
sorry to re 1316, that in WitilJtaWing nor noir fr,
hill which We eecupied to keep the enemy in check
until the batteries tied vessels were Levee,
f;:.ar that our people retiied with' 'soe,e disorder,
wind, encetregetleheettremy, who haft reteiv)t! 3
•reinrkeement from Si.. Teitce, atteneee upon
(teem', and, by some teelieppy fatalnye instead of
ttirecting their retreat to the beach where ilie Cam-
Slrit rowfoltvk and iViinstr4 la c y tO'Oiier teeir
embarl;ation, the briyr.r but. thoughtiss rind. unfor-
tunate men nine threugn tee tokll down to the
Mole,; the enemy immeoiately, occupied the wales
end eete.es; from w hid) 'fin kepi' up a i,evere fire
upon the boats, crowded with nien, and distariky
fired upon arid kil!ed several who hod been left on,i
lie
Mole, a iid were endeavouring.to swim to the boats.
Nothing could , exceed the good -condutt vt Cap-
tain, Pringle, of . the Spat rots hawk, Captain Catilp.
bell, 04'0)6-Minstrel,-fled Lieutenint C natty, Pint
of the Cambrian (who commanded that ship in the
absence of Captain Pane), !Mir hi the landing aid
withdrawing_ the. men, and the -Officers in • the
launches with carronades, and the- rwo mortar-
boats of the Cambrian ; indeed the officers arid
men of All the boats distinguished themselves be-
yond all praise in going to the Mole to bring,off the
men who had been left behind. In performiog
"this erduaus service they suffered much, but I had
the satisfiittion to perceive the fire of their carro.,
nades and mortars upon the enemy was very de-
strative,
I feel a delicacy in noticing the exertions and
gallantry of an individual where most Appear to have
an equal , claim, but it isedue, to Mr. George God-
frey, my First Lieutenant) w
whose exertions auto ou
shore and, in the boats bringing otT the ,men. ere
conspicuous.

Uhfortudately Captain Rine, as I am informed,
was at the Mole giving dire4itions to destroy tfie.-tie,
seas whelp our. men were withdrawn 'from the post
on thb hill ; he remained there with firmness to tile
last, and is among the missing, but I have receivA
a satideaory account that he is, well.
Ifeel, Sir, with 'unfeigned grief, that rtur loss him
been severe, as you Will see by, the ,inidosed. fr.,
!UM 1,, but had it not been for the indiscretion of
the people straggling from their, pest and coming
iota the IQWO, contrary 10 my caution, the, enemy
would not have dared to approach thetti, and die
leas would have been very inconsiderable, compared
with the importance of the. Service perforit.ed.—
'fhe French had entered Citalt,i.la wittt r..n army
ten thousand meet,-with litti, means of sobsisieni:e,
and as I was ordered to this coast tor the exprt.is
puriaose of depriving the, eneoty of theit evo...y.ted
supplies, I considered that softie energy and enters.
prize was necessary to accomplish it ; toe Jul I
employed was fully adequare to this ser and I
confided the execution of it to al) off-ic:r of repu
tatien, 1 therefore cannot reproach os
conduct would have .been censured if 1
dertaken it, although 1 must ever deeply regret the'
severe loss. I have, &c. •

(Signed) THOMAS ROGER.
Admiral Sir C. Cottati, Bart- Com- •
imarider in Chief, &v. &c, dm.

Abstrael-of the Returns of Oaicers Seamen., and, Mari,,e,i,
ti,ohingin4t,. his 141.ihrsty's Skin Dent, ArotikCirtonft,,t,,
1111tiiiilth5treir killz 1, watintici.
mug, irl desttuyins Ow Entail's Convoy at pdi,n„3,
13, tlito;' • - •
Kent--3 seamen, 7 marines, ; 7 Officers,' 12. searn;:n,
tc~mdrineS, W4)111141141; t Oaker, tt SCaruen, 21 MilCtil,i,
iiii.)4irig; t siatuan deserted.
seamen, 4 marines, killed ; 3ti 0 t SeVl,
ululates, wOunutil ; sciuuen, 14111411N:3, 11/1S*11)4.

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Combrim —2. Officers, 3 seamen, t marine, ; I Orli.
CCM I 2 svvuen, wounded; I Office', II §e.l.
'lwo, 4 ?virtues, nyssinp,.
Spar t bemoan killed ; t Ofriet, 2 seamen,
*alluded,
Aillib;it— t 4>e;into.killed; t Officer, 4 sfamen, wounded.
Total 33 klllet4 89 wounded, 86 rtm;sing, r deserted.
(Signed) THOMAS ROGEItS.

Admirolty-Olfice, Feb. 9, 18 .

Atizrir3i Lota Alambier has I.ransolitted to John
AV ikon Ctolter,' Esti. a Letter front Capniht Bed-
forci„ ciptain ot lite fleet miter big Lol(l,llip'fi
commaild, leportill4 the captork...i, by his Majesty's
ship Rhin, 0! the Broomitelir French LAI er of marque,
of sixteen guns and fifty-two

By his Roy Nieh►,ess the Pniticnt of WALvq, UR-
GENT of the Unitcd Kingann of Gr.•Ht Britain
and Ireland, in die name and no the behalf of hii
MAJESTY.

A PROCLAMATION

FOR A bhNEIiAL FAS

GEORGF. V. It.

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We taking into ciur most serious consideration
the just and necessary war in which his Majesty is ,
engaged, and putting our trust in Alinigky God,:
gilt he will graciously bless Ws Nl.,,jesty's arms,
both by sea and land, have resulted, and do, in the
name and on the behalf of his Majesty, and by and
vro.h the advice of his Majesty's Privy Council,
hereby command, That a Public Day of Fasting and
Humiliation be am:lied throtrghout those parts of
the Utiited KingdoM called 'England and Ireland,
on Wednesday, the t wentieth day of March next
ensuing, so that both We and his Majesty's,people
may bumble.ourselves before Almighty God, in.or.
der to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most de-
'vout.rittict solemn Manner send up fair prays.rs :and
soppliotions to the Divine orajesty, for averting
those heavy judgments which our. manifold provo-
cations have most justly deserved atafor implor-
ing His ble,‘sine, and assistance on his Majesty's
ar,ro, for the restoration of peace and prosperity Ito
his Majesty and his amain; Its, And We do stray
charge and command, The, the said Public: Fast he
reverently and devoutly obs,lrved by all his Majes-
ty's lov,int?, subjeats ttt l'igland and Ireland, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and would
avoid his wrath and indignation and upon pain of
such punishment as may. be justly inflided on all
such as contemn and negleet the Orrin/mance of so
religioui and necessary a duty e And for she better
Nand more orderiy stilemnizing the same,,We have
given direttions to :he Most Reverend the Archbi-
shops, and to the Right Reverend the Bishops of
-England and Ireland, tacompose a Form of Prayer
Suitable 19 l'ais occasion, to be ilt all churches,.
chapels, and places of public worship, and to take
ere that the same be timely dispersed Ilnougbout
their respective dioceses' t
Given at Our Court at Caillon louse the: stli
day of February, 18 I t, in the 51st year of his
Majesty's acio.