Star.
London, England, 1806-01-06 00:00:00

CALCUTTA GAZETTE.

loar WILLI4BI,JONt 27, dos.
The Calcutta, belonging to Bengal, formerly
commanded by Capt. Dryladle, which was cut off at
Borneo three years ago and converted into an armed
(hip in the fervice of the Rajah of Sambas, load been
attacked in Sambas's River by the Hon. Ciimpani%
cruizer les Freres Uni, Lieut. Robert Deane, and
carried, after a (harp anion of 40 minutes, in which
les Freres Uni 101 l one man killed and one wounded.
Les Freres Uni had arrived at Penang with her prize.
The enemy had ten men found dead on the Calcutta,
and eighteen on board one of the Junks, the other
veffels' lofs not afcertained. The pirate, brother ti.
the Rajah of Sambas, elcaped on lhore, but died or
his wounds.

To the foregoing we are concerned to add the
lowing melancholy fate of the (hip Perfa•erance,
Cape. James johnflone, belonging to Madras ; the
failed from Penang in April latt, bound zo Rangoon,
but three days after leaving the Mend, the Manilla
Seacunnies murdered the Captain, Officers, and Pat
(engem and then fet fire to the (hip, making off in a
boat, canying with them about tow dollars, which
they found, and actually lit foam unfortunate Lat
cars on board, to perifh in the flames. It is to be
hoped that it will prove a caution to commanders. of
country (hips againft (hipping Manilla Seacontdes, as
this is not the tint ialtance of Rich melancholy events
from the fame calif,.

Advices fru= the Par Gan Gulf Rate, that the Dolo
of Mocha had ordered a Wm, to be fired, in com-
memoration of a vieory Paid to have been gained by
the Imatim's troop, over the Wallabies in the vici.
nity of the capital of Yemen. This report is not,
however, generally credited, for the Wahabies have
been in polfeffinn of the two Princes of Hadejah and
Hamra, only four days march from Senna, for
twelve months previous to this brilliant event.

FORT WILLIAM, JULY 6, Otos.
Diipatchls (of which the fo:lowing cPpie% are pub-
lithed for general inform oi,,11) Dave ly,ten received
by his Excellency the milt nt.:c Goveinor Ge
nciJl in Council, from the Litu:ccur.! Geyer:lyr of
Prince of Wales's

I irO J. 1.1711110116 CHM SteIt2TAIT TO TH2 OLTITRII-
WANT AT FORT WILLIAM.

•"481a—I have the honour to tranfmit to you, for the
Information of his Excellency the moll: noble the G. -
'vernor General in Council, a copy of a letter under
date the ad inllant, from Lieutenant Deane, cr.rn-
mandine the Honnurable Company's cruizer Its
Freres conveying the accounts of his having en-
gaged the Chip Calcutta on the 22d nit. and captured
that veffel, afier a cnntefl of furry minves.
I have already had the honour of detailing to iris
Ercellehey the mode in which the Calcutta sad •
been manned and armed, and the great injury that
the Eakin tract. has futhined from the pirat:eaf
free hooter who' commanded her. I sof happy $n
inform you, •his man, the brother of the Rajah,af
Samlias, was Idled in the aBl .n.

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The difficulties of steers to the Calentta, Rationed
in a driang pliant', and fupported by two tette
China Junks, leveret miles op the river 'of Samba*,
eintrilni.e greatly to the honour of the atebieveower,
ard retied great credit on Lieutenant Deane's OW
tic., valour, and pe-ieverance.
Lint. Deane has ferved under my order nearly
five years, during vL hich peti^d (4 time I have inva-
: iahly experienced in h:m every criai:fication of a
valuable officer, and a fairs of condtia, that has uni-
formly entitled him to try highetl aprrnbation.
therefore, take the liberty of recommending Lieute-
nant Deane to the moil favourable notice of his Ex-
cellency in Council.
The able luppnrt that Lieutenant Deane received
from Capt. Lynch, commanding the fhip &hi-arias,
is highly creditable to the public zeal and intrepidity
of that officer, and correfponds 'with the favourable
report that I have, on frequent occafions, made to
his Excellency, refpefting the meritorious eondua of
Capt. Lynch, in volunteering for the public benefit. •
I have the honour to be, Sir, your moil obedient
humble fervent, I. T. FAILQIINAR,
Lieut. Coy, of Prince of Wales's IlLend,
Feet Conntiallis. Prince of wale's Mond,
June ta, slog.
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TO t. T. Tim:Luta', LSO, LISOT. GMMED* Of fttIICIS
'OS WALIIS'S ISLAND AND ire DIPLNDINCISS.
Sta—l have the honour to inform you, that I left
Rhin on the gth of April, at night, in company with
the Belifarins and Warren Haftings, Captain Scott,
who wilted notch to proceed with us to Pontiana,
whett we anchored on the t4th, and delivered your
letters and prefents to the Suitauns of Pontiana and
Mompawa, who were much pleated, and elpreffed
themfelveshighly fenfible of the honour done them.
Having gained every information refpeaing the
Calcutta, and a party of Chit:ere, in feven boats, to
attend us up Sambas River, where ,he fhip was Paid
to be lying, I put to tea with the Belifarius, on the
morning of the tfith, and on the tBth, anchored
abreaft of the River; on the ig-h, after much trouble
and the lots of 200 bags of rice, which Capt. Lynch
was obliged to throw overboard, we fucceeded in
getting the chips over the bar, and pro ceeded up the
river. On the 2tft, at night, we feized five Chinefe,
who informed me the Calcutta was at anchor about
four or five miles up the frnall river of Sambas, and
that •two China junks, and fix large prows Were
moored near her, and well provided with guns, to
prevent any thing palling. Having gained this in.
formation, and n.-rt having a pod opinion of the
Chinele in their bears, determined me to Amick them
with both •elfels ; and at eleven, A. M. on the 22d,
I weighed and ftr.nd op the (mall river, followed by
the Belifarius ; at a quarter before noon, I taw the
fhip with a junk, and three large prows moored on
each fide of her, and fo dole as to prevent a veffel
going between them. Immediately we got near,
they began to fire from all the veifels, which wasstor
returned by me until within piaoi !hot, when I an-
chored, and commenced the affirm upon as many as
we could get guns to bear ; in 40 minutes we had
funk two prows, and filenced the flip, the junk, and
the remaining prow, that was moored on her lar-
board tide ; the others kept up a brifk fire, until they
were driven from their guns °vet board by the board-
ing party ; at a quarter after two, P. M. we took
poffeffion of the Ihip, two junks, and two prows, the
other two made their efcape up the river.
Captain Lynch was prevented, by the narrownefs
of the River, getting fo near as he could have wifhed;
nor could he, although every exertion was made, get
a gun to bear upon the mealy, until the dole of the
aftion.
I am happy to inform you, that our lots is very
eonlidering the number of guns we had at one
time playing upon us, having only one European kil-
led, and four Europeans and two Sepoys wounded ;
who, lam happy to fay, are all recovered. The
Serang of the Belifatius was fbot through the leg, in
boarding, who ties Since died of his wounds.
could not, in jutliee, dole this, without expref-
ling my entire fatisfaaion of the Officers and fhip's
company, for their Ready behaviour during the ac-
tion, particularly Lieutenants Wheatall and Phillips,
and Mr Lord, in being fo waive in boarding.
The lois on the part of the enemy mull have been
very coniidriable, having found so men dead on
board the (hip, and t un boar! one of the junks.—l
have not been able to afeettain the number on board
the other veffiels. The pirate, brother of the Rojah of
Sambas, was wounded in two places, but effeaesi his
triceps in a (mall boat ; I have [icor been inlarwled
that be died of his wounds.

We have had great difficulty in getting the Bell-
farius and Calcutta over the bar, which was not e-
lated until Capta;n Lynch had thrown overboard
too bags of rice, and a great quantity of bailitft, nut
of the Calcutta. We returned to Pont;ana Roads on
the zd May, in order to rel 4;r out damages, and put
the Calcutta in a time lot fi.t, and failed again for
this place on the I Cti).
I am lorry to itilotm you. that we were prevented
from teaming through the Straits of B ADC 4. owi;,,
to the &fabled Rate or the Calcutta, which we have
been obliged to tow all the
I failed teem Malacca on the :a I of May, and an-
chored titr F•ut Cornwalii, this mornin

The folkyring is an account of the guns in the dif-
ferent reirets :

Ili, 9s, C.. 314 is
Two junks. ,':tco
Ea Plows, ditto
Total tiemh,r
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your moll obedient humble fertant,
ROSIRT Duri, Lieut. Corn.
ti C .CnOzer. lc. Freres Md. Prime se Wakeapoi
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