Star.
London, England, 1807-05-11 00:00:00

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• fathfitinty accounts from Major Gillet and Mr.
Iltoitv, of the ftiendly difpOfition of the inhabitants
eowattla its, and the little profpea there was of
meeting Any oppOlition on our loading, the tranf-
roots were called in, and we all anchored' off the
Welkin ur. A fumnions was immediately
ferttod *ng poreffion of the fortreffes, and pro
istavtbo
miring. ',lea; m to the periods and private pro.
petty of every indieidual, bit, contrary to mar ex•
pedations, the olficen who bad bele; fent with the
fummons, returned the nverniag after, with a decho
ration from the Governor. that he would defend the
place to the fall extremity.
As our intentions were now known to the enemy,
every delay nn nor part weolld have afforded them
an oppottunity of arengthening their poll ion. The '•
General therefore deteinsined no landing immerii-
atcly with the force. he had with hint, and on the
eventing of the, tyth, between 6 and goo troops with
five field pieces, and 0 Icemen under Lieut. Boner,
Were putt oa there near the (ravine, from LA ke Ma
tooth to the Sea, without oppafition; hut, from the
heavy forge which got up (infirm the night, it was
late in the afternoon of the f tllositing day before the
remainder could be got en &ore. As loon as thus
whole were collefted 'sod formed, they moved for-
ward, and attacked the enemy's advanced work',
which were carried with little lots. And as we had
been informed that a number of Albaniateg were en-
petted from Rofetta and Cairo to reinforce the gu-
idon, the army took up a pofition to the eaftward of
Alexandria, occupying the Cut on the Canal. by
which all communication was cut off between Alex-
..
aulria and Rrifetta.
On the lOth, the Apollo and remainder of the
convoy appeAted in the offing, and having joined,
lite proceeded with all the tranfports to Aboukir
Bile where they began on the toth to land their',
troops (the collie of Aboukir having boo previou4
occupied by tic previous to their anchoring). The
appearance of (itch a ceioforcemei induced the Go-
vernor tot ffer terms of capitulation similar to thole
which we at /it'll propofed, which were accepted on
the eoth in the afternoon, and posieffion taken of the .
heights of Caffoillie and Ostia, at two o'clock on
the moenitvg of the et If.
As the General did rue the honour to exprefs a
with that I Should remain on Store from the time
of nor fir It difemharkation, 1 left the Tigre in charge ,
of Mr. Fowell, Firlt Lieotenaat, and to him and
Captain Withers, principal agent for the trasfpotts,
and all the officers and Mtn of the Tigre aad Trani.'
pot to I feel much indebted for their elation*, which
was a moll ardtsour &Tyke, from the great &Rance
they-had to row, and the heavy forf They had to en-
ore a ntcr on the beach.
As the General &totted all the movements of the
army in perfon, it dotes not become me to enter iron
awl farther details; I Mall tnly obferve, that the
utrooa harmony prevailed during the whole of oar
operations.
I hare the Itottotw to inclok pm a copy of the
Articles of Capitalationo, which has put vs in pot
fetfioo of the forneffee and harbour; and beg to
offer oty.congratulotione on its being acoomplillted
with fo little f 01...
la eke Old or Wefleru Port we hairs taken two
Tat kith frigates acid a corvette, all mounting brafs
guns ; one carrying all a pounders or. her main-
deck, fit s 8 pound carronades, and four long nine-
povnderson her qoarter deck, and two nine-pounders
on the (loco:- Ilk; the other 26 is pounders on the
main deck, end tight fix pounders- 00 the quarter.
desk. The coureoe te 6.p'undcts, and two iS
pounders, long guns. I have the honour to be, kc.
(Signed) ate. fi ALL-04ti EL L.
Vice Admiral Sir j Duckworth. K.B.
• See Major General Frafies Difpatch.
ADMIR AI.TY OFFICE, MAR pi
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Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral the night Hop. Lord Col-
linswood, Commander in-Chief of his Maiefty's Sips and oil-
- 41s n the Mediterranean, to Winton Madden, Erg. dated on
board his Majetty'. stip Ocean, off Cadiz, March 3 ‘,I gO7.
SI n--1 tranfuit to you, for the information of the Lords Cent-
miffioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter front Captain
Stain, of hi' Majesty': Roof the Scout. giving au account of his
baViirg on the 276 inflant ;driven on Aare on the eta* of Spain,
where the was deftroyed, one of the large* of the enetny'spriva-
teen which Weft the Streights of Gibraltar.
Captain Rain has knee been in formed tbc privateer was named
the Admiral of Tarifa, commanded by Sehaftian Doralta, moun-
ting two twenty-four pounders, and two eighteen-pounder% tong
guna, and 6: twelve pounder earronades, with one hundred men.
I have rite honour to be, ate. (Sigatil) cot:allow eon.
His hifiljelly's !loop Semi, at Sea, Mardi so, :Soy.
My Lotto—l beg leave to inform your Lordfhip,
that, on the 27th intlant, at half pall eleven A. M. I
obferved a Spanifis &lama privateer to windward,
with topfail yards and top gallant yards acrofs. At
half pat twelve, obferved him to anchor under Cape
Plata ; made all nil to windward in chafe; but,
owing to light variable winds, and the tide feting to
the Wellward, was not able to get within gun Shot
cf him before five P. M. At that time be had his
veffel moored—oith frirgs on his cables, and a Stream
ancloo on fhore, that kept him end on ; he had two
'cog twenty-four pounders in his bow, which went
over and over us as we were working in .Ibore- At
half pall five opened our fire on him ; and in ten mi-
nutes forced him to cut his cables, and tun on Shore.
I think front of our Shot mull have Rock him be-
tween wind and water, :she twos not two minutes on
Shore before fine was full of water, and fell on her
btoadlide ; at ,hat time our grape Shot was going
titer him. She was one of the forget privateers on
the flation, I am informed mounted ten gnus, two
long 24-pounders and two long 6 pounders, and fix
twelve-pounder carronades, Paid to have betwixt go
and too men on board, of which he ma have Intl
a great number, as the furl was binit on the beach,
which prevented me from fending my boats in to cut
away his malls, which was the only thing that could
be done, as the lea was going half malt up on board
of him ; they brought a heavy gun down on Shore
to bear on us, but I am happy to inform your.
Lordlhip did us no damage ; I have no perfon hurt
on board. On the 2Sth I flood into the Bay to fee
what was become &him; found him a complete
wreck, with his ntiteoatait over his fide. I have
the honour to be, &c. q.. (Signed) w. aator.
To th.; Right Non. Lord doningweed,Commander
in osier, Ike. &c &c.
Cop.: f another letter from Viet Admiral Lord Collihrwood to
W - am Marklett, E. dated oa board the Ocean, di Cadlr.,
April I, aO7. ,
Ea bt....-I Inhofe: to you a letter from Captain Seetnenbe, of his
Maiiity's alp the Glatton. it:forming MC that the beats of that
Oar, under the orders of Lieutenant Watfon, bad attacked and
:eared a 1 urkilla tOin Id ten guts, lying in the port of tivt. i