Star.
London, England, 1801-05-23 00:00:00

EXT^,ACT OF LETTER FROM A LIEUTENANT ON

DOERD LORD KEITH'S FLEET, DATED,

" Aboukir Bay, April a.
,4 The landing of the troops at Aboukir, on the
Bth of March, was covered by the TARTARUS and
FURY Bomb, the CAMELEON, FETTEREL, MONDO-
vr, with fome other (mall veffds, and z¢ launches
from the line of battle (hips armed with carronades.
The Turkifh gun-boats, which accompanied the
fleet from Marmora-bay, had previoufly returned,
in confequence of a flight gale having fprung up
during the paffage. At eight o'clock the Admiral
made the fignal for the boats to advance, after hav-
ing formed abreaft of each other exaftly as the re-
giments were to form in aline, when landed upon the
beach. The enemy's fire loon became very brifk.
The TARTARUS threw fome tolerable good (hells ;
but fome of the Fuar's burft too loon, and did
fome damage among our own boats. Thelaunches
with their carronades did confiderable execution.
When our troops reached the fhore, they jumped
with fpirit from the boats formed their line in
the utmoft order, and deliberately loaded their
pieces in the millt of the enemy's fire, not a
man being allowed to load before he quitted
the boat, and, after a fevere conflid, the ene-
my retired. It is not unworthy of remai k,
that the whole of the four boats I had on this
fervice were fhot through, except one. Cap-
tain CocHaaNs, of the Ajax, affifted by feveral
other Officers, commanded the landing. On the
14th, during the whole of the day, we were em-
ployed in bringing off to the fhips the wounded
from the army, who had fuffered in the action of
the preceding day. We afterwards opened a tre-
mendous fire on Aboukir Wile. The bombard.
ment continued till the t Bth, when the enemy dif.
played a flag of truce, and the place furrendered.
In the anion of the 2 IR, nothing could withttand
the regularity and coolnefs of our brave army. On
the 26th the CAPTAIN PACH• arrived in a three-
decker, with fome other chips of war, and 6o fail of
(mall craft, having about 3000 troops on board, who
werelanded on the following day. On the 28th, Lord
Ka rit introduced all the Captains of the fleet to the
CAPTAIN PACHA, who prefented his Lordfhip
with a diamond aigrette, or plume of triumph,
from the GRAND Sationtot. At the fame time he
prefented one to Sir RALPH Assacaostar, who
juft hied long enough to receive the compli-
ment ; the next minute that gallant Chief expired
of the wound he received in the aftion of the 21ft.
—P. S. I have been told by the Aid-du-Camp
who attended General A s Laccom sy,that that gal-
lant old mate, after his horfe was fhot from under
him, was attacked by a young French dragoon, who
was alto difmonnted, (word in hand, whom, how-
ever, he completely fubdued and difirmed..—
Another Frenchman at this inftant came up to
the affiflance of the young man, and would have
put Sir RALPH to death, but for a foldier of the
forty-fecond regiment who run the affailant through
the body. Sir RALPH then mounted another
bode, and tbortly after received a fhot in the thick
part of the thigh. He continued, however, to ride
about during the remainier of the aflion, which
continued upwards of two hours from that time.
His Aielde-Camp Paid to him, " Sir. I am afraid
you arc touched."—Oh, no," replied the gallant
veteran," no:hing but a mere feratch." At length
Ihe prevat Iv! upon him to'difroottnt, when he found
his ley fo he could hardly get off the horfe.
The heroic Mel was then pan into a blanket, and
carried down to the Lake, where he was put into
a boat, sad conveyed cal board the Fouveorms T."

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SPQATINC INTELZIGENCL

EPSOM RACES...rFRIDAT, MAY an..
The bales Stakes of so gs. each, h. ft. for 3 yr. old
fillies (t 8 rubferibers.)
Sir C. Bribery's b. f. Eleanor, by 9/Macy • '
I.d. Grofrasor's eh. P. by Bossard, out of Tollp -
D. of Graftc ri's ch. 1. Remnant - - 3
Ld. Egremom's T. filer to Colild.
Sir F. Standifies, tiftet to Moll in the Wad. „
Sir C. Banbury's 'I. 'link.
Seven to 4 on Eleanor, 9 to a •agairsit Lord
Egremont, and high odds againit any other. •
-Eleanor won this race as easily as the Derby.
Mr. WHALEY'S Tea-boy beat Mr. Muitstow's
Highflyer mare, 81 each, two miles gogs.
Afternoon's Race, 501. for 3 and 4 yr. olds, two

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mile heats. •
hTr.Cuventry's ch. c.Sacrip;.r.t, by Rocldosham • I it
Mr. Whaley sb. F. Tunaul - - I 2 2
Mr. Lzdhrokc's b. c. Chuckle • - 3 3 3
rive to a on Tuneful againft the field ; 4 to r
againft Sacripant, and 6 to t again% Chuckle.—
Atter the firft heat, 4 tot on Tuneful.
There did not appear to be much more than half
the company there was on Thurfday. The Panics
of WALES came after the Review.