Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-01


we were abreast OF the Cape.
u4tf9r the whole line had doubled II,
III seneoy continued the attack upon the
rear. guard: one of the gun.tboats was SO
much damaged thatit was oDiigtd to Keep
close to the shore; some OF the enehy's
vessels continued. firing until WE rearhed
.Ambleteuse, where | anchored win the
sonadron some moments afterwards, the
enemy came anew, as if animated by se sen.
timent of rage. to attack US at anchor, aud
approached US within grape shot disSaace;
they were answered ON our side With as
much vigouf as at the commence ment "A
frieate had the adauellY to approach near.
er than the others, but she paid dearly Tor
her ,emeriry, aad was soon forced tossheer
off; we saw distinctly that she suffered
much, and iha, great deal OF cpatuslon
existed among her crew. left the vssseis
in the road, and caused to enter, wlFh the
night tide, seven Of the gun boats that had
been most damaged.
. The enetny's squadron stood - sea,
and stroug division anchored two Leagues
from the coast, abreast of Ambleteusef; we
observed that great number OF theirF ves-
sele made the cDast eli Euglard.
6, On the following morning. | had the
satisfaction Of seeing 81 vessels arrive from
Duukirk, at Calais, without firing single
gun. the euemy having directed their whole
attention TO the sid of AmbIeteuse.
6 The gun boats that went aground on
the Blanca. ilgne. came also INTO the road,
and one gun boat only, stranded near Cd.
reselle, did not enter until the following
tide.
3 "These results Of the combats, as obsti.
nate as unequal, are all IN our favor, since
we have not lost single armed boat; and
although the eaemy had az least 900 cannon
directed against us, and that We had only
: 1870 on oar 81 gun boats and our praams,
they were not able 90 stop us single me-
ment on our passage, nor eVen to derange'
our order Of battle althoughthere were se-
! vera. boats puch damaged, there was only
one that quilted the hne, and that only as
she was about TO sink.
! aI ought again TO DO justice to the Off
| GERS who commanded In the last affair, and
/ have the honor 10 name them here, in or
der TO make" them known TO your Imperial
and Royal Majesty; they are, for the three
2raams, NJ VI. Coron, MestdaGh, and
| CIoupe,; and for The 81 gun boats, NJ. M.
Van der Loft, Bolken, Metman, Schotman,
aardenburg, Ribbing, Van der Hart.
Hinxt, Van der,Pels, Reigg, Tuchs, Vic
tor Cerhards, Sells, Caspers, Lu;kens, Van
! Berenstem, Bodel, MOrreei, Olive, and
/ Osse warde, junior. They all merit the
greatest praise, as we'll for their prompt
tude in executing my orders, as their ex-
actness in answering my'signa's, and the
valor with which they sustained the com
| bats so that one gun boat fred 245 times
with her battery Of two 24lb. cannons. The
| officers Of the eleven gun boats, which
! were obliged to 50 into Calais, are Va. Nj
3ezemer, Sail, Houlkoper, Reins, Van
Ginkel, Berqhus, Meneling. Ollie, De
Visscher, H1mmes. and Hoogdaalen; they
1 also merit my praise.
Without permitting myself to estimate
he damage that may have been sustained
BY the enemy, every thing leads me to pre-
sumo that they have suffered more than
| ourselves. if it be considered that the great
! bodies of their ships offer point more GER
! tain of being hit than cur small vessels, SO
| little elevated above TIE surface Of the wa
/ ter.
| "f ought 70 render the justice that Is
/ due to the two English rear admirals, who
were engaged in the action They made e.
gerry effort to destroy SIS their order OF
/ battle was we'll preserved, aid some Of
their vessels Showed an audzciry. seldom 10
/ be INST with; ,hs obstin2cy Nish which they
fought US is worthy Of having been OPP
posed TO the united arms ofyour imperial
] and Royal Majesty, and The Batavisa re"
public.