The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-01 00:00:00

TRADES AND MANUFACTURES.

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Isis Nlaj,ty's Ship Rosario. off Dieppe,
March 27, 1812.
Sin,—lt is with much satisfaction I have to ac-
quaint you, that at half-past eight A- M. Dieppe bear-
nig S. W. four or five miles, we observed an enemy's
flotilla, consisting of twelve brigs and one lugger,
standing along shore, and immediately made sail to
cut off the leewardmost. The enema', by signal fr um
their Commodore, formed into a line and engaged
us severally as we passed, but upon luffing up to
cut off the sternmost, the whole bore up to support
her, and endeavoured to close with us. Findifig
them thus determined to support each other, and the
small force of the Rosario not admitting my runuitig
the risk of •being laid on board by several at once,
I bore up to a brig we observed in the offing (and
which proved to be• the 'Griffon), and made the sig-
' nal for an enemy. The .moment she bad answered
we hauled to the wind, and at forty minutes after
twelve began to halaiss the. enemy rear, who
were then endetreourint get tato Dieppe under
all sat.; taekNl Mid Wore-OCFMlbaWry to close, re-
ceiving and returning the fiie of tire whole line each
time ; at half-past one, being far enough to wind-
ward, tun into the body of the enemy, and by cut..
tilig away the running rigging of
.the two nearest,
drove them on board each other, backed the main-
top-sail and engaged them within musket-shot till
they were clear, then stood on and engaged another,
whose mainmast and foretop-mast soon went by the
board, when she immediately anchored ; passed her
and drove the next in the line on shore ; two more
of their line yet remained to leeward, bore up and
ran the nearest otie on board (then not more than
three quarters of a mile from the shore). So far the
Rosario had acted alone, as the griffon had not yet
arrived within gun-shot; bore away with prize be-
yond range of the batteries and 'haled the Griffon
(then pasiing under a press of sail) to chase the re-
maining brig, and which service she performed in a
very handsome manner, by running her on shore
near .St. Aubin, under a very heavy tire from the
shore: seeing no probability of the Griffon being
able to destroy the brig, made her signal to attack
the enemy in the then anchoring close in shore.
In the mean time we were getting the prisoners on
board and repairing the running rigging, which was
much damaged. Captain Trollope having closed wills
the enemy, run the Griffon in shore of one at an
anchor nearly in the centre, and in the most gallant
manner laid her on board, cut her cables and stood
out, under the fire of the batteries and the e hole of
the other brigs; upon passing the Griffon I found
her too much disabled to immediately make sail again
to the attack, but being determined to have another
(and although we had nearly as many prisoners as
our own sloop's company), I run the diamasted one
on board, which we found the enemy had deserted,
but this circumstance the darkness of the night pre-
vented our being enabled previously to discover, at
which time the remaining seven of the flotilla were
under Weigh, gettieg into Dieppe harbour. I must
beg leave to mention the very able assistance I re-
ceived from the exertion of my First Lieutmiatit, Mr.
James Shaw, in boarding the enemy, and during the
whole of the day in the arduous.task of working the
ship while engiging ; and-the conduct of the whole of
the other officers and ship's company was such as to
,merit my warmest approbation. We base only one
!petty-officer and four mea wounded; the ollicer is.
)11r. Jonathan Widdicome toyer, Midshipman, whose
' unremitted exertions during the action and activity
in boarding (when he received the wound), together
with ltjs general good conduct, renders it my duty to
recomnieudhim.
The flotilla is the fourteenth division, commanded
lby Monsieur Sante, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Com.
mandant de Division; sailed from Boulogne at ten
P. M. the 26th instant, and intended going to Cher-
burgh.; each brig has 'three long brass twenty -four
pounders, and an eight-inch brass howitzer, with a
complement of fifty men. When I consider this
flotilla, united to batteries keeping up a constant
fire of both shot and shells, and the very small force
wehad, I trust the haiitig, taken three, run two on
shore, and much damaged the others, will shew out
zeal for the public service, and meet your approbation.
I have the honour to be, &c. ,
itesz-Admiral Foley, die. B. ItilLitY, gasftit.
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