Star.
London, England, 1809-04-24 00:00:00

FROM SAVIR.DAY CAZETTE.

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 22, iBO9.
Member returned to sem In this present Parliatrittit.
of LYE.
The Right Hon. CHARLES AKSU rat au r, d le of his Majetry't
Most Hon. Privy Council, in the room of the t Lm. Henry
lesley, who haa accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
W.HITEHALL, APRIL nt.
The ICING has been pleased to appoint JAMLS
JAMES JACKSON, and SAMUEL Rost:, Esqrs. to be Commis
sioners of Excise in Scotland, in the room ()flames Studdartf
Robert Graham, Esqrs. and Sir John Stuart, Bart. removed:
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, APRIL '22.
Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren
Bart. and K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at Halifax, to the Hire. Wi lain Wellesley Pule s
dated at Bermuda, February 22, 18u9.
Sir—l have the satisfaction to inclose: to you, for their Lord.'
ships' information, the Copy of a letter from Captain Scott, of
his Majesty's ship Horatio, who returned here this day with the
French frigate la Junon, of 44 gu::s, eighteen-pounders, and
I three hundred and twenty-three men ; captured after a Very gale
lant action, in which the good conduEt and skill of Captain Setltt
his officers, and men, appeared with much distinction. I have
the honour to be, &c. &c. JOHN 130111. ASE warner.
His Majesty's ship Horatio, Feb: 19.
have the honour to acquaint you, that, in
performing your orders, in the morning of the 10th
instant, in lat. 19. 50 N. long. 63. 30 W. standing
on the larboard tack, ship's head south and by east,
the Driver sloop of war under my orders about fru,
teen or sixteen miles nearly astern, at half-past ten
A. M. saw a sail on our lee bow, and shortly after-,
' wards another. In the course of an hour, we disco-
vered • the lee one evideittly to be an enemy's frigate,
and the other one I took to be an English brig of
war dodging her.
The enemy's frigate on making us out bore right
up before the wind for a short time, but very soon
hauled up again. At three quarters past twelve, we
met upon different tacks and came to close action, the
Horatio wearing under the enemy's stern to get upon
the same tack with her. In the early part of the
action the country lost the services of the First Lieu-
tenant Manley Hall Dixon, being badly wounded,
and not long after, I am sorry to say, that I received
a severe wound in the shoulder by a grape shot,
which obliged me to submit to quit the deck : how.
ever, the service did not suffer by that event, as the
succeeding Lieutenant, the lion. George Douglas,
fought the ship through the action in a most-gallant
manner, which continued about one hour and thirty-
five minutes. The enemy having from the beginning
pointed their guns high, we were by this time a com-
plete wreck in our masts, sails, and rigging. Not-
withstanding the situation the enemy was then redu-
ced to, she tried to effect her escape, which I knew
was impossible, from the vase of her rigging, and
more particularly as at that time the Superior (the
brig 1 before mentioned) hailed us, and gave us in-
formation that the strange sail just seen to leeward
was the Latona. On the Latona's coming within
gun-shot of the enemy and giving her a few guns,
which she returned, and slightly wounded a few of
the Latona's men, she immediately brought to on the
starboard tack, and every mast went by the board.—
She proved to be the French frigate la Junon, of 41
guns, and three hundred and twenty-three men, com-
manded by Monsieur Augustin Rousseau, a Member
of the Legion of Honour ; out from the Sttints only
four days, bound to France.
I now detail the loss and damages sustained by his
Majesty's ship under my command. The Horatio
has suffered but little in her hull from the reason al-
ready given, of the enemy's aiming particularly at
our masts and rigging, which they effected, having
nothing else standing but our lower masts, much
wounded, and completely dismantled, all to our fore-
sail, and the rags of our mainsail. -
The number of officers, seamen, and marines, lost
on this occasion to their country and their friends, are
' by no means considerable, when compared with the
dreadful loss of the enemy, which I shall hereafter
relate. The loss on board the Horatio consists of
Mr. George Gunter, Midshipman, and six seamen
killed ; Mr. Andrew Lock, Boatswain, and twelve
;seamen, badly wounded ; Lieutenant Richard Blake-
ney, of the Royal Marines, Mr. Robert King, Mase
ter's Mate, six seamen, and two marines, slightly
wounded. The loss of the enemy, as I have before
stated, was all her lower masts ; her hull most won-
derfully cut up, making, in consequence, a great
deal of water, until the shot-boles were stopped.
The loss in killed and wounded amounted to 130.
The Captain expired soon after the action from the
wounds he received.
The gallantry and good conduct of the officers and
ship's company under my command, I must always
remember with gratitude, and were I to enter into
particulars it would be endless.
To Captain Ferris, who commands the brig Supz-
rieur (one of Sir Alexander Cochrane's squadron), .1
feel much indebted for the very gallant manner he be-
haved, although I believe he had only four small ear-
ronadcs on board ; and to Capt tin Pigot of the La-
tona I shall ever feel thankful fOr his exertions and
activity in erecting jury masts, &c. and putting the
prize in a sea worthy state.
I have much pleasure in informing you that the
Junon appears a very fine ship, only three years old,
never having been at sea before she left France about
three months ago. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) G. SCOTT.
.A List of the Killed and Wounded on hoard his Majesty's Ships
Horatio, Latona, and Driver, in action with the French frigate
la Junon, on the 10th of February.
Holum o—Killedo—Mr. George Gunter, Midshipman ;
James Achnian, captain of the foretop ; Charles C. halerton, Ro-
bert Lawder, Joseph Williams, able ; Samuel Johnson, ordinary;
Francis Miek, boy.
•
Badly wounded.—George Scott, Captain ; Manley Hall Dix-
on, Lieutenant ; Andrew Lock, Boatswain ; Swallow Stone, cox-
, swain ; John Ellison, Quarter Master ; Thowas Jones, quarter-
gunner ;_John Young, Charles Brittain,PetenVanhan, 'I horns;
Korkham, Edw.trd Lloyd, able ; Thomas Allen, .!ohn Palmirt,
John Miller, Thomas Need, James Sepeton, Lew Vatiderstain,
ordinary.

Slightly wounded.—Richard Blakeney, First lieutenant of
Royal Marines; Robert King, Master's Mate ; William Boyd,
Quarier Master's Mate; Jame Nightingale, Henry Cailtted,
able ; William Jones, Michael Motley, or.linary ; Joseph Shore,
marine ; Thomas Young, drummer.
wounded.—Mr. Hoop, Midshipman; A.
Hayes. J. Arrogan, D. Wright, J.-Murphy, J. Anson, seamen.
Dalvak.—Thomas Colville, seaman,
Gn, badly wounded.SCGTr.
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