Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-14
Naval Action oft AlSeziras.
GIBRALTAR, T1iy Ia

GIBRALTAR, July 10
TIE French fQuadro0. conilting Of TREE
l;n- Of battle fhPs ard one late, ltated in our
lal} 70 have entered tie Bay, proved. agreea
bly 10 our Information al that time, to be pat
of admiral Gantheau mes tquajron, under the
command Of rear a!mirll Limos. The th ps
oil the Inc are TIE Form daoie, LlndomPtabie
and lie Eefaix II va, reported th1t thcir
objsa was to jo;n the Acct AZ Caiiz. fo- th-
manning Of viii h they had about 1000 men
On board more than their compliment. o"
SATURDAY. mornirg he who'd having come - the
raawsrd, t1=y again GOOD 1910 the bay, AID
e4ne 10 an anchor II front of Algezirds the
friglre beirg clole in thore on the fouJhe o
part q tbs town.-1'he neH day they altered
their petition, and mOorsd N linl OF battle,
about a cable and 4 half dRant from each
other, IL viii b ftua;ion they remained until
Monday morning the oh ipa When The fgnal
beng made f7r a fqn4j from the w. We
h4d the pleau foon Of perez wing il was an
EE2hlh fq1 idron, and Of dicr;taining It TO be
tear admiral SIR Jams Saumarez, il the
Esyar, with five 81 III, lhips
i be fIort If Algeria, is defend "a by vaTt-
Gus batteries o. heavy guns, on tie HlInj, -
we'll as upon the banks to the north AMI iouth
Of the town, the hra from which croGes before
die town and harbour, and in.erfefs in front
Of the French flip, taking n flank any adil
zots who might approach them. The anchor
age here is alfo extremely dangerous. The whole
harbour and 1lnd being iurrounded by reels
OF funken rocks. In lhort il WIS imagined
that even had there mol Been Jingle man f
war in that harbosr, ~ hottie up would
have the boldnefs ID venture ID come near the
port, o. expole lief to the dangerous o5Rruc
gioas which both nature and art had provided
for the fecurity Of This place: But no dangers
can appal or di!courage our INTREPID Iars when
The enemy appe 4rs to be within th-i. reach.
We beheld with admiration, though not
without anxiety, the Eaghh lquadron haul Up
directly for the French lhips. The Yeaera5k
under the command ot capt. ;. ii BOD, led tie
line, according TO his orders, with his ulu i
addref-, and paded the ries, and the
French ihips, without returning their hrs un;il
he arrived at his GatiOn. The French thips
opened their fire at IS minutes pat O'Clock
The Engih were to come up il tine following
ordar, as directed By the admiral:
The VeAsyabIe, 10 lead in, and paf the enc.
my's lhips, without coming to anchor.-Pom
BE. 10 anchor abreat Of the inner ihp Of the
enemy S Une.-0A0dCf5HgB C4JdCB oPSHCeTs nan
aJaL to anchor abreaa of the enemy's lhips
and batteries.
All this appeared to be executed, as far as
The fudden failure Of the wind would permit
At 75 minutes paR 8. The acton commenced
By the PomPee and AudAcious,-at the Ca
fIr opened her hre, quarter Of an hour after
wares lhe pafed the Venerable and came to an
anchor AT IS minutes pat 9, the Spencer
opened her FIRE, and foon afterwards TIE Han,
nibal. The roar of cannon was, about this
time, inceRant and tremendous; and The fire
was returned with lPirit BY the French admiral ;
who, however, as we'll as the two other
French thips, ran clofs in upon the lhore, and
apparently grounded. About half an hour PAL
ten, the fre from the enemy's batteries o.
.hore became 70 CALLING Is the Csflr and Pom
pee, that il was judged ncceG4ry TO order then
20 cut and make fail. The Pompee vas f
much injured in la.r mats and yards, thai tht
fgnal was made to tow her opt of1he action
4. Bout IL O'Clock TIE Hanrib4t was dfctr6ed