The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-01 00:00:00

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of there, deeill 911111fetigablet; acid a little '
aner thtee 4fitrittienUalidir leektili die Cileuttto •''
when silbrtly lett tßobOreitilitti tleesVehentioning'
her, leaving her dotoets Ilyink. We the,* 'C'
oar fire to the'Aqtilitts, frillPe de 'Varsovie, 'mew!
Tanner:, es we could get bile broalltflie to bear oil
them. The VillddeVirtbeSe's crew partly left her,
and I think she *we taken p6sodssion of by 410
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Unicorn's boat. Thd'giquilatellfas the only ollOts.•
that attack her Moire, led the Tunnel*, at Ifs I
oclock, was left by. her erewl. *4 het her riak A
fire. As the tide fell, the'Retenegeounded ;ft S I
by the ekertions of Capt. Kee" the was soon got.)
off, and went between the &myelitis! Pallas; the
-frigates all followed her, except' the Impetteaset
which ship grounded ; at six that evening, is
mooring the Valiant, she grounded on a shoal,
and remained until eleven o'clock- that night; the
title rose and she got off. At low water, there .
were 17 feet water alongside her. There were
four fire-ships prepared by order of the Com.
mander.in-Chief, and sent IS afterwards; two St
have gone against the Fondroyent, under the or.
ders of Captain Seymour, and twO against the
Ocean, a three-decked ship ; it *as half past 11
o'clock before they were completely ready, when
the wind being baffling, and at times blowing dl.
reedy out, I applied to Admiral Stopford, for new
gun-brigs to cover the retreat of our hosts, She
.enemy's boats being moored in two lines across the
stern of the Ocean, with boats in advance. As the
wind continued to blow directly out until four
o'clock in the morning, I judged the attempt to
be impracticable, and therefore ordered the fire.
ships to move to where the Imperials' eras lying.
and follow the direction of Lord Cochran. •tlid •
half past three o'clock, the prisoners heist sevisinf
from the Aguilon and Ville de Vanovie, and the
water at that time up to their orlop decks, I Oft
dered them to be set on fire, and at day.light
weighed, in obedience to a signal from Admires
Stopford, and proceeded to Basque Roads.
Q. Wits not the Valiant, and were not some of
the other ships that were aground, in a very perilous
situation ? A. The Vanua was in a very perilous
situation ; and nothing bat the wind shifting, and
blowing directly out, saved her from being wrecked.
Q. State the enemy's ships that were destroyed,
as well as those rendered unfit for service. A.
There were four of the French ships destroyed. I
think the others must have been considerably da.
maged, excepting two, from being on shore.
Q. What is your opinion of the position bikini
by Captain Kerr, of the Revenge? A. It Is ins.
possible that a ship could be better placed thee
the Revenge, and indeed the general condect of
the Revenge on that day reflects the highest credit
on the zeal and bravery of her Captain.
Q. Did the Revenge go within the Imperials,
and other frigates, and relieve them from the tire
of the batteries, as well as from the enemy's
ships ? A. She anchored the northernmost .and
easternmost ship, about three cables' length *llll..
in the Imperieuse, and appeared to me to draw
the fire of the batteries of the Isle &Aix frogs
the frigates to her ; thellee from the elsomy'weitips

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throughout, fromtheir helpless situation, was very
slack, and I never thought it was an object to be
protected from it.
Q. You have stated that the Revenge was very
judiciously placed, and you have described the
conduct of that ship as having been highly meri.
torieus on the occasion ; were not the other ships
and vessels engaged with the enemy placed as ad.
yantageonsly is they could haye been, according
as peculiar circumstances existed ; and did it not
appear to you, that the Captains and Commanders
of them conducted themselves with equal teal foe
the public service ? A. The utmost teal was ma-
nifested by every ship engaged ; I think it impos.
'lisle they could be better placed fur the destreet.
don of the enemy's ships than they were.
Th..: Court here adjourned till to.morrow morn.
ing at nine o'clock.

BRITISH FLorT..—The billowing is the amount
of the liritish Mani Force up to this day :—At
64 ships of the line, 13 from 50 to 44 guns,
106 frigates, 83 sloops and yachts, 5 bombs and
iiri..ships, 67 brigs, 10 cotters, U achosmart,
.no.eessels, loggers, &v. Total 433.—1 n Port
and Fi'ting 49 .)r the line, 5 from 60 to 44 gabs,
54 frigates, 86 sloops and yachts, 5 bombs and
fire.ihips, 95 brigs, 29 cotters, 16 schooners,
gun-vessels, loggers, &c. Total 389.—Guard—
ships, Iluspitabships, &c. 40 of the line, .5 from
50 to 41 guns, 18 frigates, 6 sloops and yachts,
2 brigs, 3 cutters, 5 schooners, &c. Total 80.—
In Ordinary anti Repairing, 62 of the line, 14
from 60 to 44 gnns, 57 frigates, 36 sloops and
yachts, 10 bombs and fire-ships, 15 brigs, 6
schooners, &c. Total ,200. --Building, 47 of the
line, 25 frigates, 10 sloops and yachts,lll6 bombs
and 6re.shipt, 12 brigs, 6 schoouers, &c. Total
116...-G rand Total 1,218.

The fashionable circles of Cheltenham have
been much enlivened by the following drew».
stance :...At a magnificent ball and supper given
by Lord I/LANEY last Wednesday, a lady made
her appearance, 'dressed in to most grotesque stile.
into fanciful brown bonnet she wore a long green
feather; she had a gown with white sleeves, and
green body, and morph:petticoat, and. red stock.
oigs aeit,h_yd her costume. She was totally un-
known to fill' the company, passed herself fur a
Fortune Telice, and displayed much refined wit,
and A thorough knowledge of the Most secret oc.
currences in high life, which happened durlog the
last fashionable season in London. Her man.
n rs, although odd, were so engaging as to excite
'the greatest possible deirree of interest. she re_
lir.yl, as she entered, without gratifying the es.
tee ,e curiosity she had excited ; her dancing wu
inimitably graceful.
The es..st !wrest has already commenced in
Sussex, and in many parts its the neighbourhood
of the Metropolis, aid will be goneral in most of
the geutlirrn counties in the course of the turning
sack. in Camh id . eshii-e and Hertfordshire the
crops are rather ligh•, is coeseguenee et the want
of ram.