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London, England, 1812-10-12 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

WHITEHALL, OCIGBER,iO, 1814. • '
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name send on
ghe haelfof hie Majesty, has been pleased to grant unto.Snow-
don Bane, Esq. the Office of one of the Commissioners of his.
Majesty's Customs.
Ms Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pliased; In
ehe name and es the behalf of his Majetey, to nominate and 96-
point Major-General Isaac Brock to be 3!1 Extra Knight of the
post liononrable Military Order of the Bath.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, OGIGBER 9.
Hy Royal Highness the Prince Regent has.been pleased, in
the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, t I appoint Daniel
liayley, Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul General in Russia.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBER 10, 1810. °

, . A letter has been received at this office from Rear-
Admiral Cockburn, dated on board the Marlborough,
off Scilly, the 4th Mount, giving an account of the
capture, by that ship, of. the Leonore French priva-
teer, of l 0 guns and SO men, whicb had been chised
down by the Doterel and Raven sloops. • •
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBER M.
• copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sawyer to Jobn Wilson
Crokeri Esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Africa, at
kialifas, the 15th September, 1812.
Sin—lt is with extreme concern I have to request
you will be pleased to lay before the Lords Commis-
- ioners of the Admiralty the enclosed copy of a letter
from Captain Dacres, of his Majesty's latB ship Goer-
,
riere, giving an account of his having sustained a
r close action, of near two hours, on the 19th ultimo,
with the American frigate Constitution, of very su-
perior force, both in guns and men (of the latter
almost double) when the Guerriere being totally dis-
pasted, she rolled so deep as to render all further
efforts at the guns unavailing, and it became a duty
to spire the lives of, the remaining part of her vain-
ible crew, by hauling down her colours. The masts
fell over the side from which she was about to be en-
gaged, in a very favourable position for raking by
j.be enemy. .
A few hours after she was in possession of the
enemy, it was found impossible to keep her above
water ; she was therefore set fire to and abandoned,
which I hope will satisfy their Lordships she was
defended to the last,
Captain Dacres. has fully detailed the particulars
of the action, as well as the very gallant conduct of,
and the support he received from, the whole of his
officers and shpts company, and I am happy to hear
he is, with the rest of the wounded, doing well; they
have biien treated with the greatest humanity and
kindness, and an exchange hiving been agreed on,
eM in daily expectation°, their arrival here,.-
. A list.of the killed and wounded is herewith sent,
which, I
.regret to say, is very large.
I have the honour to be, &c.

. (Signed ) H. ;A
max, Vice-Admiral.
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; , Boston, September 7, 1812.
151 R—I am sorry to inform you of the capture of
Lis Majesty's late ship Guerricre by
,the American
frigate Constitution, after a severe action, cn the
19th August, in lat. 44) deg. VC) min. N. and longi.
tude 55 deg, W. At two P. ea. be;ng by the wind
on the starboard tack, we Saw a sail on our weather
1)e Fit bearing down on ps. At three made her out
To be a man of war, beat to quarters and prepared
fur action. At four, she closing fast, wore tp prevent
her raking Qs. At ten minutes past four hoisted our
col urs and fired several shot at her ; at 20 minutes
past four she bristed her colours and returned our
fire ; wore several times to avoid being raked, ex.
ohangin3 broadside.s. At five she closed on our
starboard beam, both keeping up a heavy fire and
tin free, his intention being evidently to cross

went over the starboard quarter and brought the ship
up in tae wind ; the. enemy then placed himself on
our larboard bow, raking us, a few only of our bow
guns hearing, and his grape and riflemen sweeping
'Our dirk. At 40 minutes past five, the ship not
answering her helm, he attempted to lay us on boardl;
at this time Mr. Grant, who commanded the fore-
castle, was carried below, badly wounded. I imme.
diately ordered the marines and boardersfrom the
main deck.; the Master was at this time shot through
the knee, and I received a severe wound in the back.
Lieutenant Kent was leading on the boarders, when
the ship coming to, we brought some of our how
-guns to bear on her, and had got clear of our oppo.
nent, when at 20 minutes past six our fore and main-
masts went over the side, leaving the ship a perfect
unmanageable wreck. The frigate shooting a-head,
I' was in hopes to clear the wreck and get the ship
under comjnand to renew the action ; but just as w•e
had cleared the wreck, our spritsail yard went, and
the enemy having rove new braces, &c. wore round
viithimpistol-shot, to rake us, the ship laying in the
trough of the sea, and rolling, her main deck guns
under water, and all attempts to get her before the
wind being fruitless ; when calling my few remain-
, ing officers together, they were all of opinion that
any further resistance would only be a needless waste
of lives, I. ordered, though reluctantly, the colours
to be struck.
The loss of the ship is to be ascribed to the early
fall of the mizen-mast, which enabled our opponent
Ito choose his position. lam sorry to say we suffer.
ed severely in killed and wounded, and:mostly whilst
she lay on our bow, from her grape and musketry,
in all 15 killed, and 63 wounded, many of them se-
verely; none of the wounded officers quitted the deck
till the firing ceased.
The
,frigate proved to be the United States ship
Constitution, of thirty 24-pounders on her main-deck,
and twenty-four 32-pounders and two 18. pounders
on her upper-deck, and'476 men ; her loss in compa-
rison with ours is trifling, about twenty—the First
Lieutenant of Marines and eight killed, and First
Lieutenant and Master of the ship, and eleven men
Wounded ; 'her lower mists badly wounded and stern
muelf.shatterid, arid very.much cut up about the
rigging.
The Guerriere was so cut up, that all attempts to
get her in would bare been useless. As Boon as the
wounded were got out of ber they set her on fire,
and I feel it my duty to state that the conduct of
' Captain Hull and his officers to our men has been
that of a brave enemy. the greatest care being taken
to prevent our men losing the smallest trifle, and the
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Lieutenant Nicholl of the Royal Marines and his
party supported the honourable character of their
corps, and they suffered severely. I must recom-
mend Mr. Snow, Master's Mate, who commanded
the foremost main-deck guns in the absence of Lieu-
tenant Pullman, and the whole after the fall of Lieu-
tenant Ready, to your protection. he having received
a severe contusion from a spiinter. I must point
out Mr. Garin,' Acting Purser, to your notice, who
volunteered his services on deck, and commanded
the after quarter-deck guns, and was particularly ac-
tive, as well as Mr. Bannister, Midshipman.
I hope, in considering the circumstances, you will
think the ship entrusted to my charge was properly
defended ; the unfortunate loss of our masts, the ab-
sence of the Third Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant of
Marines, three Midshipmen, and 24. men, considera-
bly weakened our crew, and we only mustered at
quarters 244 men, and 19 boys, on coming into ac-
tion. The enemy had such an advantage from his
marines and riflemen, when close, and his superior j
sailing enabled him to choose his distance.
I herewith inclose a list olkilled and wounded on
board the Guerriere, and have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JAS. R. DACRES.
A List of the Officers, Seamen, and Marines killed and wound.
ded on board his Majesty's Ship Guerriere, in the Action of

the 19th August, 1812. -
KILLED—Henry Ready, Second Lieuterant ; William White,
Captain of Foreca•Xle ; George Gr ffilis, Quarter Gunner; Hen.
Brown, ordinary seaman; William Brown (2), able seaman;
Alexander Cowie, di to; Richard Cheese:lran, Landman; John
Peterson, able seaman; Joseph Tuck, ordinary seaman, Robert
Rogers, able seaman ; John Smith (2), gunner's-mate; William
Baker, ordinary seaman ; J. A Fox, setjeant, Royal Marines ;
1 homes Pratt, private marine ; William Woodcock, ditto.
WOUNDI.D—JameI Rd. Dams, FN. Captain, severely ; Bar-
tholomew Kent, First Lleutenaet, •lightly ; Robert Srot t, Mai •
ter, severely ; San ucl Grant, IN:e/tea M tie, ditto ; William J.
Snow, ditto, contusi m ; James Enslie, Midshipman, slightly;
Robert Baillie, Boutsv Wo's Maze, dangerously ; Hugh M-K in-
lay, ordinary seaman, dargerously ; William Stone, captain mast,
slightly ; Patrick Murphy quarter runner' dangerously ; Henry
Deur, ordinary seaman, slightly; John Little, able seaman,
dangerously; Peter Paterson, ditto, slightly ; William Milling.
ton, ordinary seaman, dangerously ; John O'Hare, ditto, ditto;
William Co. per, able seaman, slightly; Laurence Norman, ditto
dangerously ; William Jones, tandinatt, slightly ; Kenneth Mac-
donald, able seaman, 'eve. e.y ; James Cromwell, quarter-mas-
ter, severely ; Robert I say:or, able seaman, dangerously ; Samuel
Miller, caFtain of aft,r-guard, into; James Muller, ordinary
seaman, ditto; Ge tree Rea I, able seaman, severely, Ralph,
Williams, ordinary st wino, tii4htly ; Jos. Ctrla el, ditto, dan-
gerous)r; Henry VI; due,
e dim), severely; Philip Dwyer, land-
man; sightly; Al •xa.zbr Ferguson, ordinary seaman, ditto;
Wt Liam Somers, ditto dor) ; John Htlabs, ditto, severely; Ja..
Campbell, dr o P.ter Stems ed, d tto, ; George
Ztrznersor, triii-n-a ter, seer. ty ; G. 0.1 MeAther, able seaman,
'slightly; Alt, hew iteatdua, ordinary seaman, severely; vl K-
han: Hall, at 1 • seaman, al ,glitly ; David M' Vilchan, carpenter's
crew, ditto; J din Southgate, ordinary seaman, ditto; Thomas
Ch.ndlers, lanelnu n, severely ; John Smith (2), able seaman,
d tie; He ry II It, ordinal seaman, slightly; Junes Crooks,
able seaman, dit.o; ntony'Griffin, 1 'adman, ditto; Thomas
Hardy, ordi,:ary se trnan, ditto; James Morel., able seaman,
ditto; John Sheiks, b.tatswain's-mate, ditto ; 1 homas Harring-
ton, annonrer, slightly; Joliti Roach, rrdinary seaman, ditto;
St. pben dito ; Jelin Holston, marine, severely; Tho-
mas Crowther, di:to, ditto ; Roger :Try, ditto, ditto ; John
Tatte, dial, dangerously ; Mete .Archer, ditto, ditto ;
William Jones, ditto, slightly ; J h.t Gos, ditto, slangeroasly ;
TIVMIII Chambers, d 3 0, sty, rely ; San u. I lAttig,d tio, slightly;
J. Fountain, ditto, *vet rt 1! ;WI barn Coope, ditto, dangerously I
Edward Daken, ditto, di to ; William Ryan, ditto, slightly.
35 Killed, 02) w"urldrd.—lotal
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PARTS, OCT,OBIZR 4.
rwirrrwm BULLEI IN OF THE GRAND ARMY.
44 Moscow, f,,pptember 17,

6. The Russians have Celebrated 7e Deum for the
battle of Polotsk. Te Delinf have been sung for the
battles of Riga, for the battle of Ostrowno, and fo
that of Smolensk. According to the Russian accounts
they were every where conquerors, and they drove
the French to a great distanee from the field of battle.
—lt was then amidst the strains of the Russian Te
IDeurns that the army arrived at Moscow. There they
thought themselves conquerors ; at least the popu-
ilace thought so, for well-informed pezions._ knew