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London, England, 1810-11-21 00:00:00

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' ect,, uld nut prevent naregripassage uo;:ti li
most ship,
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• Thus situated, and when full daylight rendered
from the Mort ward 1 ,
all objedts distinctly' visible, I clearly observed , wind
, blowing fresh
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aboht 40 of the enemy's large boats disembarking ; Eastward,
troops between • St. Stefano and Galati ; which, asj about to make!
Usi the the
al, i they gained the shore, pushed on/and occupied the I titig through the
crest of the whole ridge of Habit ground, extend.; of Moreau. Qn Tat forenoon st
under salt ' • they weigh
ing from the pliseesof their debarkation 'to the front end remained afesomier thebills . ,
and right of the Mai Fillmore. Marcuu for several hours, and In the ne,
evening I
Every measure of precaution was adopted (cum. ipto La Hogue' Roads, we having beea 414 °
cupy the mountain-passes adjacent to the Mili po. the north of •Barfieur by the ebb tide, the "4
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'Olio' ; and while thus; employed, and eagerly easterly. On the Wednesday morning'
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watching the enemy's farther movements, I ob. Captain Luring, in the Niobe, to give cl 4
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served not'only an hesitation and period to his fur. Malcolm, in the Donegal, information of
the
ther advance upon the heights; but that he was tuation of the enemy's ships, and made all ail
actually hastily re:-embarking his Artiopi nearest this ship to the anchorage off La Ilogue andl''
the beach, occasioned, I have no doubt, by the spi. my approaching it, had the satisfaction t,O . ~.
rited and unexiSected manner in which he was of the enemy's frigates run on shore. 1
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brought to action by the 2d light infantry, under at one p. in. and continued so until morning,4"
Lieutenaiii.ooloncl Fischer, which moving from its I perceived that the other of the enemy's rs:stis
*cantonments of St. Plieldo; `hung upon his rear seemed to be in a position where she alight bra
and left. I had nu sooner satisfied thyself as to this tacked ; I weighed on the first of the Mod
point, than 1 directed the 31st regiment, with MD made sail for her, but the enemy, on obser • ' an
ring oil
six-.pounders, to move briskly forward by the great intentions, weighed ,and went close into the siii,
road •and.beach.from AIM, preceded by the rifle- of St. Yakut, and immediately between the hatf;,:
Wien of the 3d and 4th King's German Legion, and 'alas Hogue and Tatillion. ' I 'determined, 1,-„,
hankers of the tilt 'regiment, which produced the, evert to go as close to. her as• I could iiiths
double effect of precipitating the enemy's retreat to getting on shore, in hopes ecomethibg might"
!hisbriats, and throwing into our power•the whole dune; but•ifier twice standing in close al ,
sof the corps which had gained the heights, and side of her, sustaining the ire 'of the tee 7°
'Others whom their boats abandoned to their fate.' tories, ' together 'with the frigate, which by 12ht.
. • 1 underitsnd this corps to have been tinder the' time had received considerable ,reid„rce'm ---1
1 orders of General 'Cavignac, and to hale consisted of men from the 'shorei .1 toned the krecini
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Hof two battalions of Corsicans, Ist battalion of the very heavy, that I saw no-hopoof doing lay thin,
Id Neapolitan light infantry (six companies), Ist effectual against her. At this lime Capiiiin !itl?
battalion 3d of the line 'Neapolitan infantry (six Cohn, 'of the Donegal, arrived with the Revenge
alit
konttlanies), Ist battalion of the 4th of the 'line Niobe, and the attack was renewed by the foot
Neapolitan infantry (six companies), in all about 1 .ships, •wfiu continued going in alternately,
tide
ant
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men ;of whom, One of the Corsican • Matta- made every . exdrtion so Ion; as the would per
lions, with a stand of colours, w ColouCl and Chef wit theiti so to do ; and I have no doubt tlfe hire:
ale l'Etat Major of division, a Lieutenant. Colonel. mast have received very great injury from it, 1
,Commandant, with forty inferior officers, including am sure I need not tell you how very mortified a' '
an Aid-de-camp of General Cavignac, and upwards on board the Diana and Niube are, that, efierou
of eight hundred soldiers, have surrendered prisoners anxious blockade,: We 'have not been able to el
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of war at discretion. . more; but Itrust you will believe that mil)! ant
It is now only necessary for me to add, that the has been done that was in our power to get pones:
corps which repillsed the enemy were Captain Jo. sigh of the frigates ; and it is some consolation to
erres' troop of the 20th light dragoons; the 2,1 be able to say; that oite of them is 'on the rocks,/
light infantry battalion, to whom Omni praise is St. Vaast, on her beam ends, and last night fen
,doe for the spirited and masterly manner Id which over on her larboard side, having been before%
it made the.first impression upon them; the rifle. her starboard, and the other laying apparently.,
men of the 3d and 4th King's German Legion; the shoal near the fort, and, I trust, not intim,
the 21st regiment ; and a portion-Of the-3d King's to go •to sea for a considerable length of time,
German Legion, as also a detachment of the -It now remains fur me to say, that nothinong
ritoyal Artillery, with field guns; under Lieutenant calmed the steady. behavivar of Officer; va
•Cottun. ~.: ' men of the Diana; and to Mr. Rowe, the tut
To•tkiteasint•Colonel Adam, of the 21st ?elk Lieutenant, I (awl particularly indebted for his a.
,meat; I Wei 'peculiarly indebted. His thorough' vistaitee• and extedon. ' Captain. Loring speaksn
twowledfr of the country and passes' would herd the' highest tkvis df his Officers and men, portico.
talleblval iiiito anticipate? end check the enemy, had lastay Lieutenant Sintpson4 lam hippy to say, thstl
"%endeavoured to move further than Mili. ' though we were a lung time under so heavy a fire;
.•:•li was accompanied by my Aid.de.camp; Cap.. we have only ono merit* slightly wounded, but tha
lain A.'Court, whose Retire exertions were couspi. ship has suffered very considerably In hey masts,
.cuous to all. I have also to mention, in terms of sails, hull, and rigging. Unless they dismantle**
aektiowledgment, Captaint Hill and Frculler' As. enemy's frigate, i shalt imntinne on my present
aistant.Adjutant:Generals and Lieut. Burke, Aid. station, until I .have the :Is clam of receiving' yee
de-camp t 6 Major-General Spencer. The whole orders. I bare tip beg forgiveness for the leilith
of the conduct of the troops was cheerful and ani- of this, but hope that the Variety of octt.
mated; and the best disposition in aid of us was t.ences necessary to be stated sill islisad my emits
athillitod by the peasantry of the country, who, ~ , I have, &c. • , _
(Signed orkituiGlUNlT.
with arms, and eeeryother weapon of offence they,
Sir Niter Cartia, Bain. Ad. • omit of the Red, the,
*could collect; flecked to our immediate assistance t • Dm, . _ .:
in n melee s, ;soy. 17, ISK
;and,. what is most consolatory,. we have not to re: 4ta,-;On She 14th inis4.-being near to Bartlett'
fret the loss of a siugle officer killed or Wounded. •-1 ' • I
CipL auilee, tit the Niebe; infurmed medal tin
Iwo men of the 'list regiment, and one rifleman,. large Frisch frigates had sailed from Havre en the
were
.slightly wounded iu this singular incursion of night of the 12th). and had been effaced into Lid
the enemy. • , Hogue by the Diana and Nicle. Neat nituenni,ill
I have the honour to be; company with the Revenge, I joined the Dian,
• J. CAMOBELI4 Maj.-Gen. and Adj.-Gets. s,a
Rogue,
h and observed one of the enemy's frl
P: S. I have not been elite accurately to ascertain
aground near to St. Vaast (the day before she bid
the loss Of the enemy., Two officers of the Corsi. been driven from her 1 anchors in the gale heath
can battalion are among their wounded, of which Southward),
the other was anchored very mill
there were many; as well'as 'killed; upon the field. tki
e shore, between the, forts of La Hogue i•
His Most material loss must have been epee his re. Tail.
a ion , it was impcissible to approach her lA'
treat and in the boats, which were completely within Mader the fire of her guns and those of the M
the range, not only of oar field-guns, but also of batteries, 'width arc very considerable. We
our musketry; one boat was sunk, one deserted to
tacked three times near to hery firing cur
us, and many were disabled. Reports have also broadsides aii I .Ist going shoo; - .
out ; the Revenae, Di.•
been received that several dead bodies have floated i ana, and liitaim••did the sane; and it is witi
Measure on shone near the scene of action. The peasantry , i ,tilifOrni you Illacl.the ships were mt•
have likewise brought in as prisoners a 'consider. •
metered wAtti the greatest prOcision, although the
able number, who concealed theraselves in the - shot and shell* fell in abundance around theta, and
country. • ;‘,, . - '
- the guns could be brought to bear when heal
J. Ch*PRE'LL, Maj.-Gen. and Atta..Gris, ' . .
- . to much At one o'clock the tide of ebb drifting
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as to leeward, Obliged us to desist from the attack,
Mid we anchored _oat of gin' shot. Some of out
egging is cut,.aud la shot in the head of the mite
top.taast, but Othqrwise our dainagus arc sot reel
Material, :rho Ptinegal had three Omit wounded,
and Revenge seven,. two of ' whom are oatmeal.
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flcaing ore boardeurne of Colonel Congreves pd.
1 alts in the night, f sent the. bialys under the cum
mand'of Mr. Taylor, First Lieutenant of the lh.,
negal, who fired several in dinalircetiou of tbe fe•
gate,
Whether frottrfftelr'ettl..fir.frani•the effects's,
our cannonadel I kpow ndt, but at daylight ge
observed her nearer to the shore, and aground ;Pm
other was on leer beam ends, and nearly dry at loe
water.—As they were now perfectly protected by
the batteries, it did not appear to me that any far:
thee attempt could be made to destroy them; I
therefore resumed my 'station with the Krung;
leaving the Diana atiagiobe to watch the Port of
La. Hogue. Captain ant will haye detailed w
.the
you the particulars respecting his omit ship amid
Niobe ; I have only to say, that the conduct 0:
both, whilst octing with me, was such as tray 1
be expected from well appointed English frigoo.
wai
One of the frigates I consider to be lost ; she
i.sea
first on her stir-board beam ends, and when osa
by the Lib. fell over on its leaving her 0,11 1 _.
arboard tide ; the other must have suffered cr.
considerabli from oar shut, and %here she i 1 '
aground, is exiiissed to the cast wintis•
I have the honour to he, Ste. .
(Signed) • PPLTNLY MAL(. Otoi
To Sir Roger Curd;, Bart. &c. &c.
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4 Lit t of hien killed and wounded onboard the Diurgat, noel,
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',r' Niobe, -and Revenge, off La Hogue, Nut,. 15, Je".
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I pouf
ONEG A L—.l An ituseren, quarter-gutuier, severe )
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ed'; James Cameron, landmatt, slightly wound'. s John 1114'1
pinny, private marine, ditto.
A en) 0001
• 'I"NA-0w private marine (name net pi
'wounded.
bitonc—Nitae ed dr wounded. •
RE V E S‘U z...-,Ed*ard kill ILeedrick, ordinary seaass6, ems_

FROM THE LONDON G.dZETTE) Nov. 2O

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sidesirolig Office, Nov. SO.
Copy of a Letter from AdmiralffirlitagewCurtibilart. Com*
Dander in Chief at Portsmouth, to John. W. Croker, Esq.
dated the 17th istrUlut.
Sia,—l herewith imbue, to he laidimfore the Lords COM.
missioners of the Admiralty, a letter from Capt. Draist,-of thst
Diana, repotting the sailiug from Havre, and subsequent attack
upder the batteries of La Hogue, of the two frigates of the
enemy, which, hats been some titueblockadeil in the fornted
port by the ships' hii orders;is-df Y6e enteirifFtgatil •
• is; es shore en the rocks of St.Vaast, where the Horan her beam
iodpi and the other aground on the shoal near the fort.
It would be great injustice, were I not here to raentimrthe
persevering vigilanoo and correctness of judgment, with which,
under the directions of f.7ttptaia Gram, of the Diaitit,t he block-
ade of these ships has been couducted, and to which their pre.
sent situation is to be attributed.
I likewise trantinit a letter. from Chptain Maledliti, of the
Donegal,-who, with that ship Ondthe Revenge, joined the Di-
ana and Niobe In attockiog the second frigate, after the first
was on shore. A list of men, killed awl wounded, in the se-
veral shipson this occasion, is also inclosed herewith.
I have the honour to be, &c.,

(Signed) ttogFit curet's.
nis Majesty's ship Diana, at auchur of
La Mugu Nov. 16.

Sfn,--I have the honour to-iniurin yon, that
though the wind warrstrong fi•Orn N. -and N. E.
by N. on Monday evening, the 12th iii;tant, with a
very heavy sea, I thought it probable the ene.
iny's Motes might endeavour to push out ; I there.
fore placed the skips in the best position I could
suppose, and at half-past lit on Tuesday morning,
we were fortunate enough to see, and found our-
selves inshore of them; the wind having backed
to N. by E. threw them considerably to windward
of us., but prevented their getting tound-Baulleur ;
we wereto tear ts to fire two broadsides at them,
before they got under the batteries of \Uncoil.
At this ti!ne Captain Luring, iu the Niobe, had
rpesketimshorel in hOrs cifitiog tio*tero-