Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-26

public an account of "a most brilliant at
az Inns tae Russian ioiiila ia
the Baltic. We ardently hop tn It FIRE (.
quent opportunities may be sifor1ed us OF
making Russia tel our power.
About therbeginmng o, last month the !
Russi IN lotilla il the Battle took up 4 po- !
s;tion under poin, called Peaoaha. EachI
siog-ef ;heir iet'lla was flauked by a rock |
Ia this p sition they see ned to defy our
power Slch a defiance couldnot of cougS-
be hroakei By British seamen, and il wdsi
resolved TO man Our boats and senl them
in To teach them more respect. The bolts
Of the Bellcrsphon, Tnpiscable, Mepo.
mene. and Prometheus, were accordingly
manned, and. on the night of the 7th Ut
proceeded under the com4Iand OF Lieut..
| Haw Ky 10 attack the enemy In their stroag
! ppsit'on--.0bservn our approach, the
Russians poured me IVY hre from their Ito.
| tila and from the Two pQSks--Our gallant
lcouatiymen, however, adganSed with Gin -ir
characteristic bravery and ste1d;ncSs. DIS
regarding the fire of tue enemy .,ad not
| firing a sho, till theboa;s we're CLOS II the
fotilla, then they opened upon them. The
foil consisted of eight quo -bol;>, elch.
mounting 80 and 81 pounder * forty SIX
men. Six OF 'ttlt Sc twers bcoughe out and
Que was sunk. TaSre were besides twelve
| laden with powS.er and provisions ior the
Russian army, these were ali taken and q
| large ship was burnt.
| We grieVe TO say that Lieu enaIt II W..
Ky, as promising an officer as any in our
service, was killed by grape shoe after he
| al tax IN one of the gsn boats s=-Lieuten-
ant Sterling OF the Prome,beus, was SO Sc.
vcrely wounded that he died soon after the
action. Mr. Monterrey, a-midshipnan, wa,
killed. We had in eli II killed ami 81
wounded. $50
The loss Of the Russians was much grea
ter, they had SIS killed, Il great number
were woaadsd, l27 were made prisoners;
| OF whom $ were wounded. fse
SENTENCE ON LORD GAMBLER.
| By direction of the Court the fudge AID
IvScate read the Sentence as follows
&c That the Court having duly tlclipera-
ted on the evidence in support ofthe charge
exhibit 4 against Adm raj tn z .gh: H3n
Lord Gambler, and having asu infinitely
weighed'thc evidence adtlacetl bv his EotFi-
ship IN his Defence, have dete rfn ned thar
! the Charge, g Ehe Admiral the RightfIeh.
Lord Gamber5 on the l2tb 'day Of April,
the enamy's Slips being then on Sl1re, and
the sigHtl having been made that they could
be destroyed, did, FOR a cons derable tine,
neglect or delay taking eif.ctu,l measures
J for destroying them" has not been proved
against the said Adrsiral Lord Ganbfer,
but that his Lordship's conduct ON that oc..
ca sion as Commander in Chief of the Chan.
mel Fleet employed III Basque Roads, be.
tween the t7th day of March and the goth
day OF April, 1909, was marked by zeal,
! judgment, RbiiiSy, and an anxious attend-
oil to the welfare of his MAjcsty's service,
and therefore 10 aijudge him to b. most
ihunourabiy acquitted, and he is hereby most
honourably avqatted."
| The Pres dent then called for Lord Gam
! bier's sword aud addressed his Lordsh.o as
! 10 lows: -
Z" Lord Gapbier--I have peculiar plea
sure in rec< wing this commands OF the Court
10 return you your swori, upon the fullest
conviction that yoa will use it a you have
hither o done, with advantage 70 your coun.
try aud your own personal honor (ceturn.
| ing Inn his sword }
Having 50 far o5eyed the commands Of
the coars l. beg You whl permit me, in my
! in iy dual capacity, to express to you the
high g'atiica'ion ihave experienced upon
this occasion"
| Lord Gpmo.er replied,
'fft canaog 50 hcleDily express the sens
feel OF the patient attention of the Court
ani beg 10 re'urn my .h nlss ato yid,i Sir
FOR the obiigng msnper ip which you have
conveyed tome heir sentiments.
The Court was then dissolved. = 81
Angus 5.
5 III are We Without any official in.elI
gcpce from The Expedition but we are
haPPY to lay before our readers the fol-.
loving letter, whici info m. Us Of The sur
fender Of Flushing, and the whola Isisn1
oil tValcilere.n - rf ff e.
"HARwIcH, Aug 4
2" inelI gence has just be m bfou N 2.
from The expedition by foreign vessel
which left the Du'ch coast last Wedueq
day nigh'. S1s had .b.en with the Ex6e
I'll in ON Saturday lag,--,oD div daya.
buul on p M she was in the m ,ds,ofI
omv Expedition, which vas hen ab iur two
70 les disf7ni from FLUSHING. THY wereI
then a. anchor. Thtee guns lIayine been
hfsd os British Adsai ais ship the
waole The Rect weighed and sloo a close
a.. The foreign vessel then set sait foe
another part Of the Ducb coat mare 10
the nOrihwB;d, where she remained uafiIl
Wednesday night, when she received
slor note by . G,hing vessel, diFeehngI
her % return with alt irsste to Englsnda
md tdiny, has, /" FIIshipg had bseD "a
ken by t1s BHdsb''--By Flushing, the
nas CT OF the fore gn vessel means the