The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

Idasiralts.oljites 4ug. 26.

A Wet has iiiistirearirbd at this Ofice, from
Calmest+ Cute'ablate, lam tesitnandir ef- MI Mike
jesty. ship Stu Solebty, addeSisid to tie liiisl
sienrahle William Wellesley Pole, and dated viol
board ttio ihrwutot sloop, of Senegal, the Sethi
July JON, Itirieg an areeent at' the serenader Of
that setilAskint se. his Majtstyss-arms. Some de.l
pred.ilieits lotribr born einninittud on the trade in
the neighbeurbued of iienegal, by small Weaker'
fitted wit there, Captain Columbine awd Major
Maawell,. eammuntlins the garrison at Germ, the.
tetedned twinake an attack upon the place, sad
preeeeded egoista it .es t the 4th July, with tkel
10.1elley, gbristentlatog" sad Tigress gen-vessel,
and scone aseredient igliii einefieit womb, having un
hoard a detacilelrfit Of lie avell from (;ergs.-'
The ~my at trot appeertiti disposed to offer
IC;hwtvwiotaafb, but the deucheient being landed,
irteli ISO seamen and 3.9 stiarisara, the
lou•siyobilion., tensistiag of 1.0 reeler% Ird'lMF
anis, retrimOsik and en Ike • 13th a CaAtu.
Mabee was siimaitti by which the Island of St.
lonia, and isilifillifeadeneins, were serreadered to
tie liiiiiish Meta, Vie garrison bring conveyed to
limiabe as primness* firmer, net to servo alienist
.141. Atairstr, Ilt kis abort wadi resubuly cx.
g617:1. V oft loss mattitbod by the loglish on this
service has been U 44 Captain Frederick Par.
ili a Am) of ilia peter* Mr. Freesia Atterbery
Seelyl •Mideldflotait. ' si4buyikeibil eta seamen,
drowtted itt attotej t 6 era* 1141 liar of Ss.
betas
Captain Colemhinelperle in high terrstaf the
conduct of the ulL:cre mid men esityloydeast the
occasion.
On the 11th Jelly, the Sulebay, In. MilPief ap
the rivor, gut en shore end it as wrecked ir alt hire 1
men and part of the stoma went LITUOfr • • '

Cope el *Lester from Viee•Adiairal air awns' ilsolisres,
Wet. eel K. U. Commander I. Chief Of ltais:djsays
ris and %nod, i.i the Baltic, to the Ham %S. w
PAN doted ou board the Vitier.., •11 Nur, 1 , 31st
Jett', itie9.
SIR -•-.11 herewith eirelose, for...the isforosatiop of
my Lords Cuinusiesionert of the Admiralty, a let.
teog . I ameistod from Captain Charles Dudley
r his itlaiesty's ship, Princess • Carolina,
Alpo, the With instant, acquainting ale
*3 is haeitm directed an attack to 15n. inside by
the ups 44 his Majesty's Ships named in the mar.
gist*, ender his urtkrs, which n ere. placed under
the direction of Captain Forrest (who very hand-
somely Aerial to command the unterpriae), on a
tinteila of four of the enemy's gnst.boats, and a
brig ie the eseidlthiserlsood of Asp", which was
attended with the greatest sutures ; three of the
gen.buats, carrying Wu lung eighteen-pounders,
and an armed brig under his Imperial alibiall .la.
jetty's culours, having Wee captured.
The undaunted bravery displayed by Captain
Forrest, and the officers and awe employed ander
his orders, is beyond all praise. ,
Thu guu.buats have been lately bilk upon a
new construction, and being ettnemely wall
adapted fast the walks in the Great &lc I bare
directed Alm to be sat rayail, sad I propels to
place them -ander the larders of Raen.Adasiral
these, whisk I hope will meet their Lamb's/pi'
approbation. _

• Prfteesi Carolina, Mineasur, eaten, Prosedoese.

TitirMAN.

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• litivvrith I voteless Captain Fibrreses letter of
tie wawa* of killed acid wounded in the boats of
-his Ma ty's ships, with the loss sustained by the
s.
eaeofy gether with a list of the armed vessels
eapte in the above attack, which you will also
be pleased-Os lay befocestheir Lordships.
I have the libitum( to be,.&c.. ,i
MIMI/ JAS. SAUSIAJII4.
. Pciseess Carolina, Aipi, July SS, 11109.
Stn—flaying bairn informed that the enemy had
at this place several gois..boitts to protect their
coasting trade, Which is of the greatest consequence
in their supplying the army, &c. in all parts of
Finland, -and it having been represented tb . me by
Captain Forrest the probability of their being de-
stroyed, himself having offered in the must hand-
some manner to comthand the expedition, which
I immediately acceptedi :and herring directed all
' thetbsastsof his Majesty% shipsPrineess Carolina,
likeleer, Corbents, and Prometheus (in all Bev cu.
r
tee.'), armed in the belt possible way, to pot them-
selves under the command of Captain Forrest, and
tIS seseinute etaboard the Prometheus 'toil o'clock
yesterday effusing, I have now the ha ppine,s loin.
form you of the snecessfu I attack he made last night,
'boot half.past ten o'clock, On foet.giiii.boats,
.three of which he has captured, anda new brig la-
den with provisions ; the guerboats had on baaril
iss all 147 men, besides 23 in the brig. They are
very complete, tied well, Nand, which I intend
sending se you by the Minotaur.
Ineleellid I have the honour to trans:eit Captain
Forreees letter on this subject, wherein he speaks
in 'tile highest terms of the spirited conduct of all
the officers and men emplui oil on this occasion.—
Were it possible fur me to say any thing shin'
coup add to the pserttorions conduct of so gal-
lant end good an uffieer as Captain Forrest, I
should must willingly do it ; but I trust the suc.
cuss of this brilliant action will do more justice to
the intrepidity of every officer and man em.
ployed on' this service °tau any language I can
possibly Ilse. •
I also beg to inclose fur your information a list
of killed and wounded. •

1 bare the honour to be, &c.

• MIA. DUDLEY PATER.
Sir James 3 weaves. Bart. Vier-Admiral
of the Sloe, Sri. Ste. Ste.
Ilk Majest%'s sloop Promethew,
• Asia) Roau...lui, Yu, PAP.
Stft-o-I am happy to acquaint you, that rho en.
deavuurs of the boats of the squadeou, whi, l yuu
did me the honour to place under my command,
for the purpose of capturing or destroying the
enemy's geu.hoat force pr convoys in the. tij,:h-
bonrhuoill haws been ctuyiscd withtli most co:n.
plate success, three guis.teseels of large dimen.
'ions, on a Hew construction, having been captor.
ed, after a sangUinary contest, together with a new
armed brig, with soldiers on board, laden with pro-
visions, destined fur Abu. .•
.Oar loss is severe indeed, al might be• expected
from the nature of the force, and the extreme ob.
stinacy with which the enemy &fended their charge
—the crew of one guii.boat, Nu. 62, bilog to a
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died or dumterunsly wounded, as you will
the returns. I cannot Mod worth to cspress
Apar the seal and intrepidityexhibited upon this

iailltu by all, and the manifest superiority of
our men, when it came to the cutlass. I most
Irate the circumstance itself to speak the eulogy of
the hallowing officers employed under my cutufTlnt4
viz. James 111.1shfurd, First Lieetertant of the I'rin.
ens Carolina; •;--- Pettet, First Lieutenant,
and Simpson, Third Lieutenant, of the
Cerberus ; Criltirell Abater, First Lieutenant, and
Thomas Finnemore, acting Lieutenant, of the 1
Premetheuv, as more adequate to their merits than
any thing I can say in. tliCir favour. I cannot
sou much admire the conduct of Mr. Chad*
Chambers, Surgeon •f the Prometheus, who
very bAnilsoutely accompanied. the expedition
pith a view, should he eseerir, to be profession.
ly awful. I sincerely lament, with the coon.
'Sr
Sr ' undermentioned gallant and most valuable
: -• • • ;
sr-- Lieluelain John James Callum*, killed i
- t Williams Wilkie', of the Rosati alarimes, ditto ;
F.lvey, litioloisipmap, wounded.
ionises's
lrtainsas Humble, clerk, killed.
• Carolina —James Carrington, master's mate,