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London, England, 1811-05-20 00:00:00

.OM SATURDAY NIGHT'S"GAZErTE.

CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 18.
SIEMBERS lIHTURNED TO SERVS IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Lewes— Thomas Read Kemp, Eaq. In the room of
Thomas Kemp, Esq. deceased.
Borough of Weymouth and Mekombe Regio—Sir John Murray,
Bart. in the room of Sir James Pulteney, Bart. deceased.
Wootton Bassett—Robert Knight, Eaq. in the room of General Sir
John Murray, Bart. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY IS.
A Dispatch, of which the following is an extract., was OR the 15th
instant received at Lord Liverpool's Office; addressed to his
Lordship by 14utenant General Viscount Wellington, dated
Villa Formosa, May 1.
Having received intelligence from Lieutenant Ge-
neral Sir Brent Spencer on the 27th April, two days
*fie' I addressed your Lordship last, that the enemy
were increasing their force on the Agueda, I arrived
here on the 28th. The enemy had on the 25d at-
tacked our picquets on the Azava, but were repulsed.
Captains Dobbs and Campbell, of the .52d regiment,
and Lieutenant Eeles, of the 95th regiment, distin-
guished themselves upon this necasion, in which the
allied troops defended their post against very superior
numbers of theenemy. One Lieutenant (Lieutenant
Pritchard) and seventeen soldiers were wounded.—
The enemy repeated their attack upon our picquets
on the Azav3 on the 27th, and were again repulsed ;
and this day again they reconnoitred-the banks of this
river with eight squadrons of cavalry and three bat-
talions of infantry. They did not make any attempt
to pass the river, nor did they attack the picquets
upon the bridge of Marialva. They have collected a
very large force at Ciudad Rodrigo. Marshal Mas-
sena and the head-quarters of the ;army are• at that
Place.
The river Agueda is not yet fordable for infantry,
but is so for cavalry.
Sir William Beresford has tdken up the position
'which I had proposed for him in Estremadtfra t but
I have not yet heard that he bad re-established the
bridge at Jurarnenha:

40IIIIALTY OFFICE, MAT IS.
&plots LltterAom Admirelffir C.Cotton,Bart Conunander in
Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean,
to John Wilem Croker, Esq. dated on board the San Josef at
Sea, April 17.
"-ffrae-Although the Lords Commissioners of the Admirery
wilt be earlier acquainted, through the Medium of Rear Admiral
Baeles, with the gallant action fought on the 13th ult. in the
Adriatic, by his Majesty's ships named in the margin 0, against
a squadron of the enemy's frigates, consisting of five in number,
one corvette, a brig, two schooners, and a xebec, and one gun-
boat, which terminated in the capture of two of the enemy's fri-
gates and the destruction of another ; I nevertheless think it
right to transmit the account of this brilliant affair to their Lord-
ships. The event speaking for Itself, I shall brieffy remark that
ties success of his Majesty's squadron We been no other than
could be expected from ships in the high order and state of dieci-
pititt of those In question, and led on by an officer of the reputa-
tion pt ceptain Howe.
I have sent orders to Captain Hoete with the Amphion and
Valaere, (which appear to have suffered a great deal and been in this
woe:l(re the longest) to take the prizes to Spithead. I have the
homier ea be, dec. (Signed) c. coerue.
Magnificent, off Lissa, March 24.
See-411s with the greatest satisfaction I herewith transmit a '
.1,, r I base received from Captain Haste, giving an account of;
Pest gallant action, which has been fought in the Adriatic hee*l
tee. v.& a detachment of frigates named in the margin •, milder his
command, and the enemy's &squadron from Ancona, the result
pf
which is that two of the enemy's frigates have been captured,
end oi destroyed ; the remainder owing their escape to the evils%
pled emceed the masts and rigging of his Majesty.% ships.
When the great disparity of force in this action is considered,
the smomknees of the water, which enabled the enemy's small.
craft to take a pit, and, from his being to windward, enabled to
emote his own plan of attack, I think, Sir, the superiority in bra-
very, ditdci chile, add professional knowledge exhibited by the
British- offfeera and seamen never was more conspieuous.
I received by a neutral vessel, when off Corfu, a few lines from
Captain Hone, written immediately after the =Lien, which mea-
tiojtettbat the shies which had escaped had taken refuge in the
is/Anent Levine, in a very disabled state, and where he thought
they sitialit be destroyed, f therefore Immediately proceeded hither,
in the biltriflecilt, bet found on my arrival that they bad salted
sad sancta Ragusa. I have the honour to be, dec.
(Signed) CEO. LYRE.
• Are/shies, Cerberus,Active, Volage.
His Majesty's ship Amphion, off the Island saf
Lissa, March 14.
Sin—lt is with much pleasure I have to acquaint
you that after an action of siz hours we have com-
pletely (Heated the combined French and Italian
squadrons, consisting of five frigates, one corvette,
one brig, two schooners, one gun boat, and one
xebec ; the force,opposed to them was his Majesty's
ships Ampliion, Cerberns, Activ?, and Volage. On
the morning of the 111th, the Active made a signal
for a strange fleet to windward, and daylight disco-
vered to us the enemy's squadron lying to, off the
north point of the Island of .Lissa ; the wind at that
time was from the north-west, a fine breeze. The
enemy havin7 formed in two divisions, instantly bore
down to attack us under all possible sail. The Bri-
tish line, led by the Amphion, was formed by signal
in time closest order on the starboard ta..k to receive
them.
At nine A. M. the action commenced by our firing
on the headmost sh..s as they came within range:
the intention of tha enemy appeared to be to break
our line in two places, the starboard division, led by
the French Commodore, bearing upon the Amphion
sad Active,. apd the larboard division on the Cerbe.
rue and Volage ; in this attempt he failed (though
almost aboard of us), by the well directed fire and
compact order of our line. He then endeavoured to
round the van ship, to ehgage to leeward, and there-
by place; us between two fires, but was so warmly
received in the attempt, tendered so totally un-
manageable, that in the act cf wearing lie went on
shore on the rocks of Lissa, in the greatest possible

sonfUsion.
Toe flue was then wore to renew the action, the
Amphiou not half a cable-length from the shore; the
remo,ioder of, the enemy's stArboard division passing
'sstilor our sten. and engaging us at leeward, whilst
the larboard division tacked and remained to wind-
ward, eugaging the Cerberus, Volage and Active.—
In this situation the action commenced with great
fary, his Majesty's ships frequently in positions which
unavoidably exposed them to a raking are of the
enemy, who with his super iority of numbers had abi-
lity to take advantage of it; but nothing, Sir, could
withitatid the brave squadron, I had the honout to
command,
At twenty minutes past eleven A. M. the Flora
struck her coldurs, and at twelve the Bellona followed
her example. The enemy to windward slow eivtia-
• oured to make off, but were followed up as dale as
the disabled state of his Majesty's ships would admit
Pi; V.ild 4ctivt aAit ccrbents vim enabled 'at

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