The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-04 00:00:00

Fitou THE i ONDOI# 941MISTTE, Dsc. 2.
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• . Whitehall, Dec. 2. • '
The King has been oloissed terieuttitfiliOtind ap.
point the Right lion6Piibteliptsato#P4a4l; the
Right Honourable Iphtt irdWttir, Cltinlellibr. Of
Iris Majesty's ExchoiliscPsifirlitt; the IllitOeure'
ro able William Hdriek; thenourable William
Eliot ; the Right rattiturablelobn Otway, Earl
or Desert ; and Sitonsfois liliteßeti: fortis Cola:
missioners for assenting the of Treasurer of
hit Majesty's Exchequer. `3l:'
The King has been pleased 'fo 'present the Rev.
John Lloyd Crawley, Master of Arts, lo the Rec.
tory of Holdenby, in the County of Northampton,
void by the death of the last Incumbent.
Whitehall, Dec. 2.
The King has been pleased to grant the dignity
of a BArauct of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland unto IVilliarn Alexander, of
the City Of Dublin, Esq. and the heirs male of his
body Lawfully begotten.
Tire King has also been pleased to grant the dig.
nit,' of a Baronet of the Unityd Kingdom of Groat
Britain and. Ireland unto 'the Right Ilistionrable
William Starner, of the City of Dublin, Esq. Lord
Mayor of the said City, and to the heirs wale of
his body lawfully begotten.
--or.—
Ailetiralty 0./li-e, Dec. 2.
Copy of n Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord CollingwoolL
Commantl-r in I hief of Mb Majesty', Ships and Veniel. in
the ededitetranean, address,* to the lion. Mi. WI Pole
dated on hoard the Ville dm Paris, off Alittorea, October
41. 1809. . .
Silt —I have great pleasnre in transmitting to,
you a letter from Captain Haste, of his Majesty's
shit, the Amphion, giving an account of a very
gallant and well-conducted .attack made on the
enemy's fort and vessels at Cortelarao, bet•seen
Venice and Trieste, by the seamen and marinas
landed from that ship, which so completely suc-
ceeded, that the -fort was taken and blown up,
and ell the vessels whichkwero in the port captured
or destroyed, withont the loss of a man, one only
being wounded be accident, when employed in de-
etruying the works.
I have on many orcasiuns bad to represent the
teal, the bravery, and the nice concert of measures
that are necessary to success. wkiqlk have distin.
guished the services of Captain ilioste; and this
late attack of the enemy is sertissferier so tbsiNs
many instances which have before bbiaisedi foilislim
praise and admiration. .tt t ce .pr',
The manner in which. ktolipeakezge Lientematit
Phillott, who commandenittlsetroin and. o Abil
other Officers and men,' letttiglify benougable to
them ; but the Am phion's (ikers and moirfellsone
lag the ex3m plc of their Captain, could no* well
be otherwise than they arc. ... .
I also transmit a list of the Officers who were
employed un this service, and of the captures made.
Within a month two divisions of the esetny's gun.
boats have been taken, consisting of six each.
I ars, &t.
(Signed) COLLINGWOOD.
His Majesty's Ship inipliion, of the Coast
Slit, of Friul, A 441111214 1809.
I beg leave to inform you of a most gallant and
successful attack made by the boats of this ship
and a detachment of seamen and Marines .on the
enemy's force at Cortetaaao, conflating of six goal
boats, and a convoy of merchant trabaculos,
moored in a strong position under a battery B=l
twenty.four pounders, atikirmouth ofrk ,
and in sight of the Italian oqeadvon pa ea** 1 '
I had reconnoitred their fOn tlie24th limiest) *I I
found it impracticable, ftistittbeshallownesoof4,he!
water, to get the ship in, but I conceived they'
might be cut out by the- boats, provided I well;
carry the battery; and thie °pietist...re! confirmed
by a fisherman I detained the sagwevening, who
gave me a very correct account ofitioeir force and
situation : to prevent any suspicion isf my design,
I kept out of sight of the land till the evening of
the 26th, when I crowded all possible sail, and
we anchored off the entrance of the Piavie, at one
on the morning of the 27th. At three a detach-
ment of seamen and marines, commanded by Licu.
tenant Phil!ott, Sint Lieutenant, assisted by Lima-
tenant Junes (2), and Moore of the Miritics, in
all seventy men, were landed about a mile below
the battery, to the southward, and advauced irn.
saediately to storm it, leaving Lieutenant Slaugh-
ter (Third Li-utenant) with the command of the
heats, to push for the river the instant the fort was
carried : at a quarter past three the alarm was
given, the attack was made the same instant, and
Hoch vigour in the assault, that in ten minutes the
fort MSS completely in our possession, and the
concerted signal made; titeguns were instantly
turned tot the gun-boats, the tire on which, and
musketry from the marines, whom Lieutenant
Moore had placed in a most excellent situation,
compelled them to instant surrender, and our boats
took po ssss ss lop of the gun-boats and vessels, as
per inclosed list ; two of the former are of the
largest dimensions.
'1 he battery was a complete work, with a ditch,
and chevsurc-de-!rise round it, and our men enter-
oci it first by scaling ladders : the Commandant of
• : 'the fort made his escape with some of his men,
Awe were found dead, and one wounded, the rest,
Asonsisting of sixteen of the 3d Regiment of Light
jufantry, *ere made prisoners. Having spiked
the guns, and totally destroyed the battery and
•barraek, the whole detachment was reimbarked
by one P. M. i . •
I have now, Sir, the addititinat plintiore of sa
ty-
ing, that this service eras performed without he
loss of a man on our jerk. Ifilimaskrelltione was
wounded by an ezollfOron artolitlir aftlif we had
but he
possession, .• •
ti dping Well:. . 4 -
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The gallantry tyr good •iiiisdnct of Ahaleetwi
mending Lieutenall I,,pc-it
ei
Irtifitottl.. le tkonoseag
tiros of this attacks: is liir litif;lP bike
only to say, he harY,th itiaitC"Cbtalinetlng' of it,
(bib
and on this, as on toesy 'odd ottlaods, fully
instified the confidence I placed in him. He
speaits in the warmest terms of Lieutenant Jones
and Moore, and the oiSceri ansl.anen under his
orders; the prompt manner in which Lieutenant
Jones turned the guns on the enemy's vessels,
and the judicious disposition of the marines by
Lieut. Moore, is highly praise. y•
In the
'variety of beat-service we have had, thus Oilicers