Star.
London, England, 1801-07-13 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

DEAL, JUNE I2.—Remain as per laft, with a
large fleet of coafters and colliers.—Wind S. W.
GRAVESEND, JUNE IR.—Paired by the Hannah,
GALL, from Gottenburgh ; Flora, —, from
Malaga; Johanna, —, from Riga; Martha,
MARTIN, from Philadelphia; Jacob, Si moasoa,
and Oak, DAVIDSON, from Hamburgh ; Nanny,
Lox E ; Venus, and Dolphin, BARNARD, from
Virginia, Mentor, HEw ;TT, from Baltimore;
Abigail, BELL, Two Brothers, Job; Fs, and Friend-
.hip, DAVIS. from Charante ; Wade, HAMPTON,
and Cotton Planter. WELSH, from Clarleftown.
Sailed the John and James, LINDFGREPN, for S.
Carolina; Port Mary, —, for Charleitown ;
Florentia, —, for Morlaix ; and Pelican, PAIN-
TER, for Smyrna.

FROM THE LGNDON GAZETTE, JULY 11.
ADMILALTY-OFFICL, JULY 11,1801.

Copy of a letter from Captain Tao tens Roc:laq, Commander
of his Maleßy's ibip MIRCURY, to EVAN NCPCAN, Efq.
dated in '1 delta Road, time 28th May, tBot.

Sir—l beg leave to enclofe for their Lord-
(hips' information, a copy of my letter of the 26th
infiant, to Lord KRIM, giving a detail of a very
gallant fervice performed by the boats of his MA.
ray's (hip under my command, which reflefts
great credit to the officers and men engaged in it,
and the hard cafe of Lieut MATHER being obliged
to relinquith the prize, after three hours poffeffion,
will not, I trort, in the opinion of their Lordfhips,
leffen the merit of the enterprise.
(Signed) T. ROGERS.
Mgacuar, off Ancona, May a 6, tBol.
My Lord—Having received information by a
fmall veffel I captured. yelierday from Ancona,
that his Majefty's late (loop BULL Don was lying
in the Mole of that Port ready for fea, with fup-
plies on board for the French army in Egypt ; I
judged it neceiTary to make an attempt to take or
deftroy her with the boats of the MERCURY ; and
as our fuccefs depended upon furprifing the enemy,
who was ignorant of our arrival in the Adriatic,
(the fortifications about the Mole being too formi-
dable to juftify the attempt in any other way) I
therefore made fail dire Elly for Ancona, and came to
an anchor, loon after it was dark, off the Mole ; the
boats were accordingly prepared, and left the (hip
at half pail ten o'clock, under the command of Mr.
WILLIAM MATHER, firft Lieutenant, from what
good conduCt the BULL Don was furprifed and
carried about midnight, the boats baying got
along fide without being hailed by the fentinels ;
the alarm was, however, immediately given along
the Mole, to-which the (hip's (tern was fecured by
the two ends of a bower cable, and three cables
out a-head ; thefe were loon cut by the people
appointed for that purpofe, and the boats began
to tow, expofed to a heavy fire of cannon and
mufquetry from the Mole, but as there was a fa-
vourable light breeze, the fails were fet, and in
lefs than an hour the (hip got without reach of the
batteries, and was completely ours, but unfortu-
nately it fell calm, and a current letting along the
coaft near the (bore, a crowd of bOats (come of
which were gun boats), filled with men, came out
to attack her: Mr. MATHER now found his litua-
ation extremely critical, having the hatchways to
guard to prevent the enemy riling from below, the
boats' crews fatigued with rowing all night, and
the gun-boats approaching fart and raking the
(hip, he had therefore the mortification of feeling
himfelf obliged to relinquifh his prize, after being
in poffeftion of her above three hours, and unfor-
tunately faikd in ibveral attempts, before he re-
treated, to let her on fire.
The moment I could dikover the BULL Doo
was out of the Mole, I got the MERCURY under
weigh, but ft was almoft a calm and impoilible
to get near her, as, the had drifted with- the cur-
rent to a confiderable distance •from where .the
MERCURY lay, and we experienced the mortifying
difappointment of feeing her towed back to the
very fpot from whence the had been fo gallantly
taken ; it was neverrhelefs fome degree of fedi-
faCtion to know, that her voyage mutt be at leaft
delayed for a confiderable time, if'not quite de-
feated, her malts and yards being (hot through and
difabled in many places, and the has receiva.con-
fiderable damage in her hull and rigging,
The gallant condua of the Officers and Men
employed upon this little enterprise 'wilt, I trft,
meet with your Lordfhip's approbation ; and'it Is
from a defire of doing juflice to their merits that
I have been drawn into this, otherwife unneceffa-
rily, long detail. I have to regret the lots of two.
brave fellows killed, and four wounded upon this
occafion. The enemy had above twenty killed,
wounded, and drowned. (Signed) T. ROGERS.
' Names Odic men Kineel and Wounded.

No Gray, &small ; Morgan Davis, Marine,killed.
Annul Hanes, 'llamas Guillain, William Morris, Henry
Mew, wousels4.

DISTIUBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

To the crew of the fire fhip Comet, a diftribu.
Lion of the bounty money, granted forth; capture
of the Hirondelle French privateer, will be made
at No. 17, Cecil.kreet, on the, t 7th ina.
. To the crew of the litvocurioassite, for the
recapture of the Marina of Greenock, and Nimble
of Liverpool, a diaribution of the nett fslvage will
be made on her arrival in port.
To the crew of la Rsisow, for the capture of
the (hip New York, a diaribution will be made on
the 16th loft. at the White Lion, Wyeh-areet,
back of St. Cement's.

The Baltic fleet•which failed from Lcith Roads
on Saturday fi'nnight. has been obliged to put
back, on account of contrary winds.
On the ad init. arrived fafe at Montrofe, the
Eliza Swan, eionsanded by Captain Yount). from
Dsivis's Straits, a full mentions, on board nine
large fiflt. The Captain that the Gibing
at the Straits has proved uncommonly fuecefsfur,
but be coned not learn t)tac any accounts had yet
been received from Greenland.
Captain FORD, of the Catharine, arrived from
Honduras, (poke the For, -7--,frorn Leitb for
New York, on the pa of May, in lat. fo.
Sown. • • •