The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-16 00:00:00

T•rum the LONDON GdZIME, JULY 14.

• initehnll, July 14.
'Via King hes been pleased to grant to Robert
Driloorsom, Esy. (:amain in the Royal Navy, the
Oft' web or-General of his Majesty's Ord-
eg.rrirtffbevtlse United Kingdom of Great-Britain
—ipetrtd Ireland.

Admiralty Office, July 14.
Copies of two letters from Itear.Adm. Drury,
Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and
Ves%els tho Fast Indies, addressed to the Ilan.
William Wellesley Pole, late Secretary to the AJ.
miralty.

His Majesty's Ship in
Jal. in Cnloo mbo
Roads, 1, 181.
SIR—Yon will be pleased to lay before the
Right Hun. the Lords Conmiissioticrs of the Ad-
miralty, the inclosed copy. of is letter which I
have received from that milit able and judicious
Officer, Captain Wainwright, of his Majesty's
ship Chiffonne, who has fol. some tinie past had the
direction of the frigates• employed in the Persian
Golf, and appears tw,bave effectually destroyed
the net of pirate which has so long harassed the
trade with impunity.
I hare the honour to he, Etc.
wu. 0. a. T*TJ'Y.

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His Majestv's Ship IA Chiffoine of
Itas al Klryma. Nov. 11,. 1809.
Sra-1 have the honour to acquaint your Ex-
cellency, that by the exertion of the troops and
the squadron, under the respective coujinand of
Lieutenant-Colonel Smith and myself, Ras al
Kliyma, thci principal town of the pirates who
have so long infested the Persian (.; ulf,.-bas been
completely destroyed, together with all the vends:,
in the port, amounting to upwards of AU, (about
30 of them very large dows) and of every species.
of naval stores.
The ships arrived off the place in the afternow
of the 11th inst. but in consequence of the shal-
lowness of water were not able to approach the
town within four miles, with the exception of the
small cruizers and two of the transports;_ these
anchored from it as near as two miles. On thp
nine evening, the Minerva, an English ship, prize
to the pirates, was burnt within twice her length
of the shore.
On the following day, the town was cannonaded
for three hoofs, by the small cruizers and gun.
boats, uitli cousiderable effect ; and a little before'
slay-break, nu the 13th inst. a feint was mhtle on.;
the northern end of.the place, with two gun-boa* II
under the command of Pent. Leslie, of the,
Chiffottne, and a detachment of native troops
. and the main attack conitnenced on the southern'
about halr an hour afterwards, consistently with
an arrangement made by the Lieettmant-Colonel.
.-=The troops were soon landed ; and, gallantly
.necoliug the admirable plan- of their Commander,
bad possession of Ras al Kliyma by ten o'clock,:
driving the enemy to the opposite shore ; the gun.
boats kept up- a fire of. grapeshot on te sea.adde
ac the soldiers advance:J. Before four o'clock, all
she euemy's vessels werc in flames, together with
the naval store. nouses iu the town. .
received the must .effectual attaitsiance from
Captain Gordo'', of the Caroline, who was :with,
ine at the lauding, and from the OfbcerLand AseA,
of his Majesty's ships ; also from .the respective
Coamtandero of thke Hon. Compaq's- cruizers,*
attached to the armament, tt.l their .ofScers and
Men. The marines of the Chiffoune and Caroline
were disembarked with the army.
By the accompanyiag return your Excellency..
will have pleasure in observing that the loss of the
- men on our side is trifling; that of the enemy has,
been very severe.
I hate thaiatisfaction to say that the most per.
fect cordiality sub-ists between the array and navy,
such as tbromiaes to insure complete success in all
the subsequent operations.
The troops began io embark at daptight.this.
morning, and, notwithstandiug the great waist of
boats, were all On board'the transports bdere
noon.—l have the honour to be, &e. • •
.j.
To his Excellency Rear-Admiral Dm", , .
Commander in Chief, &c.
Madras.

Return of Men kUrd and wounded on board 4, and ilvan
boats of the skipsi employed in the attack of Rae al Myna,
on the llth, 12th. and 13th of November, 1809.
His Majesty's Ship La Cntrircivsm—.lasses Cady, able
Seaman, slightly wounded; Alexander Rood, able Seaman,
ditto.
llis Majesty'sship CA ea LIS Z.—James Bryant, ordlM77'i
Seaman, severely wounded.
Dom Company's Cruiser Monet vovow.—Andrew
son, seaman, severely wounded; William Grisley, artillerp'
man. ditto.
A v atilt A .—ht alionie4 Jabal Khan, Linear, essotally.
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N AUT I I.Us.—Frnocis Perrnrio, ordinary Seanuus.severetp,
wmaned; Aralmean D. Fenara Topaz, slightly wounded..
PRI NCI! or W • LES.— BelllUll, 1. Mat, Veiled, when an
shore wider a tower where the Minerva lay ; Accoul, law
dill ' ditto ; Mr. J. Brown, boatswain, severely
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wounded, ditto • Alexander Hunt. Seamen, slightly wound-
ad, ditto.—Total, 2 killed, 1 mortally wounded, b severely
ditto, 4 sliglaly ditto.
‘,Signed) J. W
Captain of Ms Majesty's ship Chilliane,
and Senior 'Deices.
Dis.slOirstiP shill Russel, in Madras
Roads, February 4, 1810.
SIR—For the information of the Right Ito-
Pourable the Lords Commissioners of the
Admi-
ralty, 1 herewith transmit you Willer details of
the pi ()ceilings of tht frigates employed in the
Persian Gulch.
The success attending the exertions of Ciptain
John Wainwright, the senior officer, throughout
this service, in having accomplished the &strums.
tic" of an enemy so dangerous to the .comaterde
Parried on in out quarter, with a loss of men so
trifling, reflects on him the highest credit, tod
serves as a further proof of his very Irma merit
aotrallility.—l have the honour. to be, AFp.
(Signed) WM. 0.. B. DRURY.
• His Road,blest O
Decembershi 7, 1809. La Chilionhe, Burka.
SIR—My letter of the .14th of ,t4Toventher,
dul.licate of .which is enclosed, -mill have given
your Excellency an accoustuf the proceedings of
the ships and vessels tinder my orders up to. that
date. -

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* The 11. n. Company s Cruiturs—Alitroingtun, Captain
Jeakes Aurora, I.lentennnt C'onyeri ; Nsuallusi Lieuteumt
Walkiii; Prince of Wale,. Lieutenant Allen; Fury, Lieut.
D•tiirlmin ; Ariel, Lieutenant Salter.—The Vestal joined un
thy
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