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• , *OM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 5.
*Me IIt•LTY•OFFICI, JULYS, 1806. ' •• •
Otta Letter from Vice Admiral the Right Honoorable
eollingwood, Commander in Chief of lits Matches
&Missend Vtffels in the Mediterranean, to William Mar Glen,
hlq. dated on boaid the Ocean, off Cad's, May ag, :gob.
SUL trICIOre to you, (or the information of the Lords Com-
manors of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter which 1 have this
day received front Captain Prowfe, detailing the proceeding. of
hi. MsJettYi hip the Sirius, In an encounter he had with a very
formidable Could of she enemy 41 the 'fiber. In which the Cam'
mender of It was captured. The exertion and zeal of Captain
Prowfe has on every °coition been ditUnguithed, and highly ho-
nourable to ltimfelf; on this be has performed an Important fa-
Oft, in difabling fo formidable a &Oita of the enemy. I alto its-
dote a Mt of the enemy's yards, and of the hived and wounded,
on bard the Sirius. I am, Ike. (Signed) cotitnowoon.
His Majefty's Ship Sirius, Malta, April 17th, z!o6.
My Lord—Being fia or (even leagues to the Ewa-
ward of Civira Vecchia on the 17th inflant, at Iwo
P. M. I gained intelligence that a French tome was'
to have failed that morning from thence, and were
to proceed to Naples. I crowded a prefa of fail in
the fame diretlion ; and, at a quarter pan four they
were teen from the malt head near (bore. On doting
with them jet after hinter, I had the fatisfaslion of',
teeing one (hip, three brigs (corvettes), and five
heavy gun veffcls, a lift of which is annexed, form-
ed in compaa order of battle, within two leagues
of the Mouth of the Tiber, and near a dangerous
ffinal, lying to with a refolution to await,our attaeff;
At (even, within pistol-lbot, commenced firing with
vigour from both fides, and continued clofely
gaged with the fquadron for two hours, when the
Commodore, in the (hip, hailed " he had furren.
dered." His gallant and determined refillance,
letber.with the dangers of the (hare, and the trip-
pled condition of his Majefly's (hip, (the fmootlinefs
of the Water admitting the enemy to ale their guns
with the Freateft effet) prevented me from purtuing
thp remainder of the flotilla, although feveral were
Much difabled, and enmpelled., a fh.wk time before
the (hip (truck, to ceate firing, and make off. Had
it been daylight, I had no doubt from the firm and
gallant condo& evinced by the officers and (hip's
company, that we Mould have fucceeded in captur-
ing more of the enemy's veffels. I have deeply t 9
lament the lots of my nephew, the only officer, and
eight leamen and marines killed in the above conteft,
and three officers and feventeen feamen and marines
wounded, nine of whom are in a very dangerous
Rate. The fbip captured is called la Bergere ;
mounts eighteen long twelve pounders, manned with
iff9 men, and was commanded by CHAWSY Duoxvis,
Capitaine of a frigate, and Commodore of the flo.
Ulla, and belonging to the Legion of Honour. She
ii a renuirkably fine %eel, fails well, and is fit fo-
his Majetty's fervice. I beg particularly to recomr
mend to your Lordthip's notice Lieutenant We LLIAI4
HIPIOIO.IILL, who was the fenior Lieutenant in the
actions of the rid July and ash Oelober, and who
has been in the (hip nearly five years, as an officer
deferving promotion. The gallant and gond condo&
of the other officers and (hip's company likewife de-
• ferres my *lumen acknnwlcdgments. I inclide lifts
of the killed and wounded ; and have the !Inman' to
•bs, Re. (Signed) w. Pll.Oll/111.
LIST Of Till 111/I.llles roace oproasa Aiming? ass alMallTa's
slur um'.
Eh* h Bogert, of 18 twelve-pounders, s thirty-pounder, ear-
' • ronede, and 'fig men.
DeltrAistifie. of AS bloc pounders, s thirty-fix pounders carve-
• nodes, and ado men.
Brig Is Legere, of is nine-pounders.
Brig le Janus, of es ninmpoonders.
itemborel la Vietoire, of is eighteen pounder carrooades and a
ilirty.eight-pounder carronades.
Cutt..: la Gauloife, of a four-pounders and a thirty-fix pounder
carronade.
Gus-ketch Liam*, of{ four-pounders and t thirty-fie pounder
carronacle.
Outi-ketch h Ocnttfl of +four-posuadere and x tbirty4l: poen.
der eirromide. •
Gumketch la Prove:male, of four-pounders and t thirty-fix
pounder carronade.