Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-04


.bort!y alter.
q was Just before this Ireeeived severe
v,,aI ia nc riga. arm (siere amposased,
and doing well hope) which Obliged ms
- leayr inc deck ine Mars previous 90
IA. had succeeded in capturing her chase,
aod wah her prize, hauled towards the
c.ntaur, In chase OF and firing ar the
French CON nodore's ship, and at three as.
.,sted 10 capturing her Fhose ships OF me
eosmy made al obstinate resistance, oas
,be result was, as NAV be well supposed,
.,tpndca with much slaughter, being crowd
sd with uoops, out OF Rochefors tue cven-
ing before.
I cannot add too much praise to captain
lee OF the Monarch, for his gallant and
ofEcer.like eondact, but am sorry 20 hnd
his loss has been rather severe. the sweli OF
the sea preventing, at times, The opening
of the lower deck ports.
To captain Lekin of the Mars, | feel
thankful for his steady conduct aid aiten.
ton aad have also 10 express my sasis-
fsc,;on a, the endc ayors of captains Boyle,
King, sir John Gore and Masshsld 10 grs.
SING M wish.,he enemy, sl,ho' they could
NOT succeed. The Revenge, from being
well 20 wiudward, became considerably a
,,ern after bsaring up.
To lieutenant Case. first of the Centaurs
have TO add my appreciation OF his judi
cous conduct before AID alter my leaving
the deck. and aAo feel mach pleasure at
,be steady exer;ions Of sill my Officers, sea.
men ADD marines.
enclose herewith return OF the killed
and wounded, aud / also annex list ot Inc
snrmy's ships captured, aud will make
return of their Inse as soon IS possible.
I have the houOT to De, SIC.
SAM. HOOD.
A return of the killed and wourded on
board his mslesiy's ships Ceatsar. MO.
march, aud Mars, 10 an action v'th
squadron of the euemy's ffigstss, on ,he
oS,h Of September, 1906.
Ceataur 81 seaman and two marines Kill.
ed cap. ain cir Samucl Hood, K. b. ane
srsmen Woooded
Msaarch- Il petsg olhesr and 5 seamsn
Killed l,eu,enans, / warrant otilctr,
ID GETTY ofhcera and Is sesmen woanded,
scr,eapt, two corparaia aad private
marines sounded.
Mqrs-noue killed or wounded.
Torsl--S killed aud 81 wounded.
Names of the officers killed and wounded.
entaur Captains sir Samuel Hood, X b.
wounded.
M9aarch- Mr.. Bidden. m:dahiPunan, kill
ed; lieutenant Anderson, Mr.. Duffy,
boa;swain, aud Mr.. Grey, midshipmsn,
wounded.
A list Of the enemY's ships captured by
the squadron ueder the orders Of sir
Samuel Hood, K. i. 25,h September,
1906.
La Gloire, of as guns, commanded BY M.
Soleil, capisaine dc Nsisssau, carrying
broad pendant.
L'lnfst,gabie, Of "A guns. commanded BY
NJ. Graders, eapitsme dc ysssesu.
La Minesve. of a guns, quite new, CON.
mapded BY NJ. Coles, cspi;aine de ire.
gate
L'Armide, of A. guns, two years old,
commanded BY NJ. Lang'ois, sapi'aine
de fsegsie.
Remarkable 6ne ships, Of large dimen.
siuas, mounting % Frsoeh eighteen pound
.rs on their main decks; 81 FOUNDER car
ronsdes on their quarter decks and tore
castles, and about ESQ r,en (including
uoops) 10 each ship, full! of stores, aims,
ammunition, provisions, &c.
La Themis, of A guns, old: Escaped.
La Sylph, of II guns, new: Escaped.
La Lynx, of l8 gons, new: Escaped.
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