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LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13.
PRICE OF S COCKS runs DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK-1
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mended by Capt. Gordon, having on board General)
Abercrombie and his Staff, bound for this island. I
I made the signal for the Otter to take possession,
of the Ceylon, while we took the Venus in tow, and
they are both arrived in these roads, where I trust we
shall in a few days have them and the Africaine in a
state for service, which will again restore us to our
accestomed ascendency in these 'seas, Colonel Keat-
ing having with that zeal he has manifested on every
occasion offered to complete their cpmplements from
the force under his command.
It is with much satisfaction I have again to call
I you!' attention to the. gallantry and zeal manifested
by my officers and ship's company in presence of the . _
enet4 ;to which I have also to add that of Liente- CAPTURE OF THE ISLE OF FRANCE.
runt Ramsay of the 89th with his detachment doing I The dispatches from Admiral Rower, the sub-
duty on board. I stance of which was given in the STAR of yesterday,
To Lieutenant Langharne I feel much indebted for and
which will be found at full length in our columns
his able assistance in taking charge of and conduct-
ing into port the Africaine and le. Venus, and beg
of to-day, as inserted in the Gazette of last night, have
you will have the goodness to recommend him to the ; been followed up by still more gratifying intelligence,
Lords Commissionervof the Admiralty. I and with heartfelt satisfaction we have to communi-
I think it my duty to mention the active zeal shewn cam. the Capture of the Isle of France, the last and
by Captain Totnkinson of the Otter and Lieutenant
most valuable dependency of the enemy in the Indian-
Strutt Commander of the Staunch gun-brig, both on
the present service and those on which we have lately Seas. We now hasten to lay before our Readers all
been engaged ; the latter is an officer of long service, the details that, have as yet transpired on this grati-
whose merits being well known to you, renders it un- fying subject. The first account is copied from a
necessary for me to recommend him to your notice. ; most respectable Provincial Journal; the Hanu Courier:
1 havethe honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JOSUUA ROWLEY. "HANTS COURIER OFFICE, .
To Vice-Admiral Bertle, &c. &c. &c. " Portsmouth, Tuesday Everirg, February IL
A List of the Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's Ship "By the ACTEON brig, Captain CATER, arrived
Boadicea, in action with the French Imperial frigate la Venus, this evening, we have the satisfaction to learn, that the
off the Ids of Bourbon, osi the 18th September 1810.
1 she of France was taken on the 2d of December, by
Killed—None.
Wounded—Benjamin Brown, landman, badly; Stephen George, the land force under General ABERCROMBIE, and the
yeoman of the sheets, slightly, naval force under Admiral BERTIE. Our loss is
The Bowsprit badly wouudcd—standing and running Rigging,
much cut. stated at 70 killed and 200 wounded. The Sirius
His Majesty's Ship Ceylon, St. Paul's, in the and Iphigenia are recaptured ; and five French fri-
Wand of Bourbon, Sept. 22, IBM'
a corvette, and a brig, together with 27 sail
Ste—•l have to inform your Excellency, that agree- gates'
ably to your orders, I proceeded towards the Island of other ships, fell into our hands.
pf Bout bon; and on the 37th instant, being in expec- I " Captain Cuaris is well, at the Isle of France;
tation of falling in with the blockading squadron off but we are sorry to add, that Captain CORRETT, late
-the harbour of Port Louis, I reconnoitred that port,
of the ArRICAINE, who lost his leg, is since dead.
and estimated the enemy's force at seven frigates and
one large corvette. Not finding the squadron, bore o The blue LADS, Captain Preen PARKER, with
up at noon kr the Island of Bourbon. At one, two Commodore Roweee, sailed four days before the
of the enemy's ships were observed coming out of AcTEON' with dispatches.
port, and were soon discovered to be in chace of his ,
Majesty's ship ; the headmost gained fast, and the , " Captain Gnatinw came home in the Aerene,
sternmott slowly. I continued under the same sails who, with Captain CAMS, set off for London with
endeavouring to draw them as far as possible, which
the dispatches."
also tended to extend the distance of the chasing ships. 1
At 15 minutes past twelve, on the enemy's coming This morning, at two o'clock, Captain Cents at-
', alongside, I found her to be a frigate of the largest rived at the Admiralty with duplicates of the die-
class. After a severe conflict of one hour and ten patches from Admiral BEHTIE, containing the de-
minutes, she hauled off and dropped astern, which .I tails of the attack made upon the Isle of France, and
concluded was to wait her consort's coping up. .
of the surrender of that valuable Island. Commo
Finding the great superiority, of force I encoun-
tered (having drawn my conclusion of the enemy's dore RowLEY, of whose judgment and gallantry it
force before dark), I lost not a moment in repair ing is impossible to speak with sufficient praise, is the
any rigging, which was much cut, and made sail, in bearer of the original dispatches. He celled from
hopes of reacting the Island. At two, descried the
the Cape i
enemy's second ship. At 15 minutes past two, theitsthe MENELAUS frigate, two days before
enemy's beadmost frigate coming alongside, I shore.. the ACTEON, in which vessel Capt. CATER came home.
tenedeail to the top-sails, and renewed the actien.— :It appears from these dispatches that the troops
At four I_Lad the satisfaction to see nor mizen-mom : from the East ladies and from the Cape, having ar-
and three top-masts go by the board ; a few minutes rived at the appointed rendezvous in November, it
afterwards the Ceylon's fore and mainaop-mests fell.. •
At this time his Majesty's ship, being unmanagable, wee deetermirted, without loss of time, to make the,
had suffered severely, the rigging and sails being cut meditated attack upon th ellk of France. In addi-
to pieces, which entirely precluded all furtlter ma- ; don to their other means oWnce, there were seve-
ncsuvre. The action was maintained and continued ' ral French frigates in the harbour of Port Louis.
with great spirit. At .5 A. M. the enemy's fore and'
All the arrangements for the attack having beak
mainmasts standing, with the assistance of his fore-I
sail, enabled him to wear close under our stern, and . made, the fleet weighed anchor, and on the 29th of 1
taking a raking position on our lee quarter. His Ma- ` November the troops effected a landing, under the
jesty's ship lying an unmanageable wreck, I directed I cover of the fire of the ships, with vets' little resin
the wizen top sail to be cut away, and endeavoured tance. Some skirmishes took place with very little
to set a fore-stay-sail, in hope of getting the ship be- .
fore the wind, but without effect. The second ship !loss on our side.
having opened her fire, with the great advantage the I The utmost exertions were made to land the ar-
enemy had by having both his ships under command, tillery, for the purpose of attacking the .forts, but!
enabled him to take and to keep his raking position, ' on the 4th, the enemy rendered all further opera.
and pour in a heavy and destructive fire, while his
Majesty's ship could only bring a few quarter-guns to '
I tions unnecessary, by proposing to capitulate. Terms
were immediately agreed upon, and on that day the
bear.
In the shattered and disabled state of his Ma. I captuletion was signed, by which that valuable
jesty's ship, a retreat was impossible. The superio-Ilsland, with an immense quantity of stores and ve-
rity of the enemy's-heavy and destructive fire left the lueble merchandise, six large frigates, some small
no hopes of success. Reduced to this distressful er ships of war, and we believe near forty merchant-
el
situation, feing th fi conviction th every !
energy and exertion wasrmest called forth under the ii ' men, were surrendered to his Majesty's arms. Out.
fluence of the strongest impression I had discharged . whole loss. we are happy to say, did not exceed 300•
my duty and upheld the honour of his Majesty's arms, I men in killed and wounded. We are sorry to state,
feeling it a duty I owed to the officers and crew who
that Colonel GRAHAM is among the former. •
had nobly displayed that bravery which is so truly .
their characteristic, when I had lost all hopes of sa-
The naval part of the Expedition was commanded
ving his Majesty's ship, to prevent an useless effusion by Admiral Ducey, and the land forces by General
of blood, I was under the painful necessity of direct: AIIBRCROMIIIR.
ing a light to be hewn to the second ship that we LEITER TO THE LORD MAYOR.
had struck. • s' FIFE-HOLYSE, FEBRUARY 13.
I think it a duty I owe to Captain Ross, of his/ "MY Loan—l have the satisfaction to inform your.
Majesty's 69th regiment, to thus publicly acknowe -
ledge the able support I received tram him end his Lordship, that Captain Goetenr is this moment are •-
party of men, who were acting as marines for the rived at my office. with the important intelligence .of
time being. , the surrender of the Isle of France to his Majesty's
The enemy's force proved to be the Venus of 44 I Land and Sea Forces, on the 2d of December last.
guns, 'and Seo men; and Victor, of 20 guns and 50
" I am very happy in being able to add, that this
men, the fin mer mounting twenty-eight 18-pounders
on her main-deck, and twelve 40-pounders, and four valuable acquisition has been obtained with scarcely
long nines on her quarter deck and forecastle. ' . airy loss, (Signed) 0 LIVERPOOL
~"
Subscribed is a list ,of killed and wounded.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) puetaees GORDON, -
Rear-Admiral Drury, &c. &c. &c.
,illed—John Pariah, William Isby, John Gt;igg, John Cook,
John Phillips, William Kent, seamen ; Patrick Kearney, Da-
niel Eniay, John Ferguson, John Frani!, soldiers.
Danerrously wounded—Jacob Davis, Otto Abraham, James
Spisikis, James Turnbull, seamen ; Nathaniel Gibson, soldier.
Severely wounded—C Tam Gordon; Mr. Oliver, master i Wm.
Suggs, Charles smith, John Rohinsen, seamen; John King,
John Bradley, Hugh urphy, soldiers. ' •
Slightly wounded—Mr. Graham, boatswain; Leven Benson, Ri-
chard Brownsden, Thomas Curtis, John Braham, John Wil-
liams (a),. Wiliam Hancock, George Johnson, Patrick Arne.
strung, _William Sprat*, Arthur Quin, seamen ; William
'turner, marine; Capt. Ross, Charles M•Caon; Charles Bailie,
Samuel Philips, James Allen, Patrick ikit.Cluskg, soldiers.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, FEBRUARY

46 WINDSOR-CASTLE, FtEntIART 15.
U His MAJUTY goes on very favourably.
(Signed) "m. RAILLIE, W. neseantN, R. WILLIS."

An Anholt Mail strived this morning, bringing I
intelligence from Petersburgh to the 10th ultimo,
and from Gottenburgh- to the 29th. The Peters-1
burgh letters supply some particulars with regard to
the new Tariff. The duties were offour kinds-1.
Custom-house-2. Municipal—S. Inland-4. Ad va..
)(rem. All these are consolidated into one. Dis-
couragement is given to imports by high duties, and
by the contrary, exports are favoured. French bran-
Idles, as well as English rums, are contraband ; but
the 'only prohibitions on .exports are gold, si.vef,
copper,' ar.d bones.
The letters from Sweden exhibit much uncertainty
on the subject of Commercial regulation. The ri-
gorous system is alternately relaxed and revived in
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12,
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Vice-Admiral CAMPBELL has transmitted to JOHN
WILSON CtIGKAR, „sq. a letter from Capt. tuNs,
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Sweden, with the In,
speculators into a sn,
come impossible. St

itest purpose of inviting the
from which escape will be-
- has • *tic-