The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-10
Ear 81. Ymcsaf.


In addition to the intelligence contained in
the Official a ccount the fubltance of which was
inferred in cur Paper of yeRerday, we were en-.
abled to add ieveral particulars, which we now
repeat, with fuch other authentic circumstances
as have lince come to cur knowledge.
The A6ion took place Of, The Mouth Of the
Nile, as is Rated in the letter from Sir Horatio
Mellon to Earl St. Vincent, at funiet on the 1T
OF AugnR. Its duration is differently hated :
according 10 fone accounts, il continued only
till three o'clock on the following morning /;
while according 10 Others, it lated during the
whole ofthe day Of the I'D, and until the tlird
of Auguf. The French had the advantage in
ahe beginning Of the action, Of being at anchor,
and Of annoying our ihips as rhey led into &C
ton, before they could come to an anchor be-
iides he protection which they received from
the batteries of guns ana mortaFs en- fhore, and
from being fanked by gun boats. OF tie lhir-
teen ihips OF the line which comPol-d Inc Brit
iIh force, one hiP, the CglsaE, Of IA guns,
Captain Tfowbridge, ron on lhoTe before the
engagement began, and was prove ted from
getting into action. Our force actually engaged
configed of twelve fail CT The line and SO Gun
fhip, opPoleI to thar Of the French, ccnfaing
Of thirleen fail, one Of which was Of Izo guns,
and four frigates. The Britih ihips anchored
cloie along iide The enemy as they cams up.
Caps. Darby, in the Beh9tbr5r, of "A guns,
attacked Gngly he French admiral's flip 10
rieaf, Of 40 guns, and fet her on fre. /, VIII
o. fcen from Ae official account, that this brave
aiion vas attended with The lofs Of very
coni lex able number Of officers anu men on
board the Bel.pbrca.
The L'Orisz. had on board 1910 men.-Ad.
Brusys hmfslf, Who commanded her, was ihot
through he body, ana the Captain under him
killed, before lh- took fire. On board thislhip
was the whole Of the lreaiure taken by the
French at Malta, which was very coniiderable,
The runber Of men on board L. T-irsse0c, The
other French hip which was burnt, is Rated ID
the Gazette to be fsyen hundred and the
crews of r. 4artcniaG frigate, burnt, and Le 81
rp)f, funk, amouoted 10 five hundred. The
total lois of the French IS elimated at neafly
Ave thoufdnd that Of tie Blitiih, in Killed ard
wounded, amounts 70 iglthlndrsd and ninety
FIVE.
The engagement took place 70 near the
fhore, that thoufnds were witneis TO il. This
Arabs were 70 tejoiced at this glorious vitlory,
that they Illuminated the whole coalt for Ieveral
miles for three tuccelIice nights.
The 4oboLs eftbs zraaipvs which accomPa-
nied the French hseI to alexandria lad heeR
ftt on fire by the Bri;ilh acer, and were burn
ing when tie Mntiae came away.
The Callodsn, which grounded in the begia
ming Of the acton, was got OF after its termi
nation. OF the Englith force, il viii BE- ieen
from the London Caste Extraordinary, not
one fhiP was LOT.
Captain Berry is coming home overland,
through Italy and Germany, with dipaches
from admiral Mellon.
Several letters have been received from Sir
Horatio Mellon, wiitenzth bis Own hand
There is one in particular 10 Mr.. Dundas, Civ
ing Id very maReily file, a view of the pro-
bable consequences Of his victory, not only to
Europe, but to India neiItnge- was yei-
rerday difpatched to Scotland with the letters
for Mr.. Dundas