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And "Too Beilei use soon after, and joined in the
pursuit, it is onnecessary for me to touch on any of
the occurrences on baud the ship from that period
until five o'clock P. M. of the 13th instant, at which
hour w- .entirely.lost sight of the Neptune from the
magi ft ad i the Latonn and Castor then in company,

ani ne • f the enemy's ships about three miles at-
h ad 'tee ing ay.-ay N. W. #N.
Our az Trion' to close her continued unremitted.—
Just before sunset,, the high land of Porto Rico was
s.en bearing: N. N. E. about nine leagues. The night
. shut in extremely dark, and as we drew in with the
land, we' were baffled with light and variable winds
from the northward and westward, but fortunately
never for a moment lost sight of the enemy. At
.half past three A.M. the Castor succeeded in getting
within shot of him, and soon after begun a smart
cannonade, which was immediately returned by the
jimmy; who, in yawing to bring his guns to bear,
Five ale an opportunity of ranging up abreast of
Atiour o'clock I brought him to close action,
mut continued hotly engaged with, and constantly
soaring hip, until a quarter past five, when both
ships being complete wrecks in their rigging and
-3341 a and within their own lengths of each other, the
Pompee nearly unmanageable, and the enemy- en-
tirely so, she surrendered.
I must here,. Sir, express my obligations to Cap-
tains Pigot and Roberts, of his Majesty:ihips La-,
lona and Castor, for :heir attention during the chace,
. and /heir spirited efforts-to afford me their support in
•the battle. The latter, as I have already stated, had
a partial opportunity of doing so ; and I am assured
that the want of opportunity alone, prevented my re-
ceiv"ng it equally from the former. And it may not
be improper here, Sir, to go back to the occurrences
of the 15th instant, in order to express my admira-
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..tion of the gallant conduct of Captain Napier, of his
Majesty's brig the Recruit, in keeping within the fire
of the stern-chasers of three sail of the line throughout
that day, and constantly annoyiug them with his.
To the officers and crew of his Majesty's ship un-
der my command, my warmest thanks are due, for
their unabated and cheerful exertions throughout so
lung and anxious a chace, and for their steady and
gallant conduct during the action ; to Mr. William
Bone, the First Lieutenant, I must particularly-offer
them. The captured ship is the D'Hautpoult, of 74
guns, commanded by Captain Armand Le Duc,
Chevalier of the Logion of Honour, with a crew of
680 men ; between 80 and 90 of whom were killed
and woundt.d, including several officers. She is a
perfectly new ship, never at sea until she quitted
L'Orient in February last.

Inclosed is a return of the killed and wounded on

board his Majesty's ship under my command, tage,
ther with that of the damages sustained in her Masts,
yards, sails, rigging, &c. I have, &c.
(Signed) w. C. FAME.
A list of the Killed and Wounded of his Majesty's Ship Pompee,
in the Action with the French National Ship d'Hautpoult.
KILLSD—Mr. I.t...vard Casey, Boatswain ; Richard Codlin,
Seaman; Joseph Pool, ditto; John Miles, ditto; Joseph Lee,
ditto ; John Fal:atier, ditto ; Christopher Finisher, ditto ; Ed-
w..rdßowc, dittc, and Thomas Charles, Marine.
WouNoan—Wil .m Charles Fahie, Esq. Captain; William
Bone, First Lieutenant; Charles Edward Atkins, Lieut. Royal
Marines; John Eason, Sailmaker ; John Craig, Captain of the
Torecacle ; John Harris, Thomas Norton, lidward Ellis, Wil.
:lam Rayner, William May, lames Lay, John Carey, John Mil-
ler, bzo Sherrman, J. Gorman, aild Boston Gaw, Stamen ;
William Atm, Gunner's Mate ; Daniel Hall and John Bryan,
Seati.en ; Be'.iamin Booth, Pr,vate Marine; Henry Wagg, 634
Regiment; Alexander Allan, Boatswain's Mate; David Nlzlchin,
lan ruzoin, John Davis, Jereitdah Mahony, anJ Christopher
Seamen; John Ntglet, Privata Marine; 'llamas Pease
I'nd Thomas Alortinier, 63d Regiment.
Total-9 killed, 30 wounded.
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Nz?TuNz.—Williarn Busier, able seaman, killed; Michael
Sant:,, ditto, wounded; William (allow, ditto, ditto; Andrew
Saurdtrs quArti r-ininotc,ditte; John Williams (4), able seaman,
ditto. lotal—i Vlecl, 4 woond.d.

CASTCR.-Mr. etnuel Cross, mate. killed; John Russ-11,
seaman, wounded ; William Conteison, ditto, ditto ; "lhornaa
Maaon, marine, ditto; Benk Elophn, asuman, ditto; John Lynn,
ditto, ditto ; Peter Murphy, ditto. Total t killed, 6 wounded.
Rucaur r.—Serkant ot Marino wounded.
NINA VARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, Itl,-Y 23.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant James Webber, from
the 3d Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Sauvage, who ex-
changes.
lit,„Regimmt of Dragoon Guards—Cornet George John Norbury
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Elton, promoted.
3d Ditto—Lieutenant John Vernon, from the 22d Light Dra-
veil-, to he Captain of a Troup, without purchase, vice-Lord
Vurg!tersh, promoted in the 2d West India Regiment.
7th Ditto--Quarter-Master Joshua Dunwoody, from the 9th
Light Dragoons, to be Adjutant, with the rank of Cornet, vice
M-bon, deceased.
31 Regiment of Drgoons—Lieutenant James Gubbins to be
Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vice Y. D. Sitwell, who re-
tires; Lieutenant Henry Savage, from the lst Regimen: of
Life Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Webber, who exchanges.
13th Regiment of I.oa Dragoons—Hospital Mate Abraham
Arrastrorg to be Assis ant-Surgeon, vice Savery, whose ap-
pointment has toot taken place.
17th Regiment ot Light Dragoons--"Flionia; Maw, Gant. to be
Cornet, without purchase, vice Tomkisson, promoted;
Daniel, Gent. to IN ditto, vice Ryan, promoted.
19th Ditto—Cornet and Adjutant jams Rathbnne to have the
rant: of Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet ‘A'illiam Armstrong,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ctirnet, without pur-
chase, vice Quintin, promoted In the ittel Light Dragoons.
.23d Regiment of Light Dragoons.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Cornet John Martin, Cor-
net George Ldward Quintin front the 19th Light Dragoons,
and Cornet George Battersby.
24th Ditto—Arthur Marin they, Gent, to be Cornet, without
purchaatt, vice Nesbitt, promoted.
25th Ditto—Lieutenant William Gilley to be Cartain of a Troop,
witront purchase, vice Davys, promoted in the /7th Light
Dragoons.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—John Stepney Cowell,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Long, deceased.
atlt Regim—it of Foot—Captain Henry Gomm to he Major, by
aourchase, vice Miller, who retires ; Lieutenant Felt% aid Coy
to be Captain of a Company, vice Gomm ; Ensign Edwin San-
dy' to be Lieutenant, vice Cox.
7th Ditto—Captain Robert Burton to be Major, vice Disney,
di ceased.

9th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dorrington, from
the list Garrison Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, vice
Moultrie, who exchanges.
20th Lino—George Edward Maltby, Gem. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Bainbriggr, promoted.
=lst to--Edward MactuHoch, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Quin, promoted.
24th Ditto--SerjettsteMajor Robert Topp to be Adjutant, with
toe rank of Emit". mice Malin, who resigns the Adjutancy
only.
28th Ditto.—Enslsts Robert Prescott Eason to be Lieutenant,
wit bout purchase, rke HaHord, ptomoted in the Foot; En-
sign hteptsta Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cad-
dell, promoted; Ensign Samuel Sweeney, from the 7th Garri-
son Battalion, to be Ensign, vice Eason; lames Mares, Gent,
to be Ensign, vice Gordon.
110th Ditto--Captain James Itußarton, from the 2d Ceyket Rest,
meet, to be Captain of a Company, without purchase
oith Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Bradford, treat
the ar:th keet, to be Litaateaant-Cohnici, vice Dedswortb, 4e-