lowing morning, the Texel bearing S. by E. ten leagues, I fell in with the two Durch frigates named in the margin* at that time about ten miles diftant from each other.

Paffing within gun-fhot of the leewardmoft of them, I ftood on until I

could (upon tacking) nearly fetch the weathermoft (the Waakzaamheid), my object being to prevent their junction; and by this means, that being accom plifhed, I had the fatisfaction to cut off the latter, and bring her to about nine o'clock, when the hauled down her colours, and fired a gun to leeward. As foon as the prifoners were exchanged, I made fail after the other, and although nearly out of fight, I had the good fortune, before 5 P. M. to bring her to a kind of running action, which continued about half an hour, within mufket fhot at times, during which he kept up a fmart but ill-directed difcharge of cannon and mufketry, when the ftruck to his Majefty's fhip: She is called the Furie, and under the orders of the Captain of

the Waalzaamheid, and had the com

mandant of the troops and a number of officers on board. I am happy to add, there was only one man wounded by a mufket ball, and that his Majefty's fhip fuffered but little, one fhot through her bowfprit; her rigging, &c. but little cut. The lofs on board the Furie was 8 killed and 14 wounded: Her hull, mafts, &c. have fuffered much.

I fhould be wanting in gratitude, were I not to exprefs my acknowledgments of the fpirited conduct manifefted by all my officers and fhip's company on this occafion; particularly fo on account of the reduction of numbers, by manning the other prize (in which I fent Mr Golfet, my fenior Lieutenant), and in fecuring the officers, troops, &c. taken out

of her.

This expedition has been waiting an opportunity of failing fince the 21ft July laft. They left the Texel at eleven o'clock the preceding night.

I have the honour to be, &c. R. King Admiralty Office, Nov. 10. Extract of a letter from Capt. George Countefs, Commander of his Majesty's

Ship Ethalion, to Evan Nepean, Eft dated in Plymouth Souud, Nov. 8.

I have to request you will be pleafed to inform my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that fince my letter of 224 September by Capt. White, of the Sylph, I continued to watch the motions hip under my command (having with of the French fquadron in his Majesty's me the Anfon and Amelia,) until the 4th wind coming on, we loft fight of them October at noon, when a hard gale of in lat, 53 deg. 13 min. north, and long. 16 deg. 15 min. weft, Sligo Bay bearing north 77 eaft, diflance 91 leagues. The wind being off thore, we carried fail to get in with the land to give the neceffary information. The Amelia feparated on the night of the 8th. 1 had previously defired, in cafe of feparation, each fhip to make the best of her way to give the alarm. On the 11th, we fell in with the quadron under Sir John, B. Warren, but it blowing firong, could not get on board feeing the Amelia with him, I was fatisto communicate any intelligence; but fied he had all the information I could give. Soon after our joining the above squadron, the Anfon made the fignal for the enemy, whom we discovered coming down, but they hauled to the wind on obferving us. We chaced and kept clofe to them during the night, and next morning the attack commenced, which no doubt you have been fully informed the Hoche ftruck, we purfued the weather of by Sir John Borlafe Warren. After moft frigate, who was making off, and failed very faft. After a confiderable chace we came up with and engaged her;

fhe made an obftinate refiftance for an

hour and fifty minutes, after we got abreaft of her, when the ftruck her colours, five feet water in her hold. She proved moft of her fails having come down, and to be the Bellone, of 36 guns, 12-pounfides her crew. The fquadron chaced to ders, having 300 foldiers on board beleeward, and of courfe we feparated, behave been under the neceffity of keeping ing obliged to remain by the prize, and the fea ever fince.

I cannot speak too highly of the bravery and conduct of all my officers during

the

fores.

the action, as well as of their extreme vigilance in watching them for feventeen days. Mr Sayer, Firft Lieutenant, is in the prize, and I can with pleasure say, his Majefty has not a more zealous or a bet ter officer. We had man killed and 3 wounded. The enemy appear to have had 20 killed.

Naples, Sept. 25.

His Majefty's fhips the Culloden, Captain Trowbridge, the Alexander, Captain Bali, and the trigate Bon Citoyenne, came into this port on the 18th inft. in the evening. His Sicilian Majesty went out in his boat into the bay to meet them, as did numerous English and Neapolitan boats. The hip gave the royal falute to his Majefty. Admiral Sir Horatio Nelfon, in the Vanguard, accompanied by the Thalia frigate, did not make his appearance in this bay until Saturday laft the 22d inft. having been becalmed off Sicily.

The King of Naples not only went off to meet the Admiral, but inftantly went on board the Vanguard, and ftaid on board until that veffel was at anchor in the port. The royal falute was given by all the King's fhips, both on his Sicilian Majefty's arrival on board the Vanguard, and on his leaving the fhip. The day being remarkably fine, numerous boats with colours and mufic attended the Vanguard, and all the thores and wharfs of Naples were crowded with a multitude of rejoicing people ; when the Admiral came on hore, the reception the Neapolitans gave him was expreffive of the utmoft kindness and

gra ude.

and

dron, under the command of Marquis Nizza, had fummoned the French to lurrender and evacuate Malta, which was refuted by M. Vaubois, the Commander in Chief of the Valetta; and that Sir James Saunarez was proceeding with his fquadron and French prizes to Gibraltar, having left the Portuguese to black Malta; and having, at the request of the Maltele infurgents, iupplied them with a large quantity of ammunition, and twelve nun fred ftind of arins from his French prizes. The Maefe fay, that the French are in the grea.eft want at Valeita. Vienna, 08. 27..

Intelligence was received on Thursday afternoon, from General Bedegardte, of the Auftrians having, at the formal requeft of the Grifons' government, taken poffeffion of Coire and the important poft of Richenau, and of detachments being on their march to occupy the reft of the country.

Downing-Street, Nov. 20. 1798.

A decree having been published by the French Directory, declaring, that all perfons natives of, or originally belonging to neutral countries or countries in alliance with France, who may form part of the crews of any of the King's fhips of war, or any other British veffis, fhall be confidered and treated as pirates; his Majefty has directed it to be fignified to the Commiffary for the French Prifoners in Great Britain, that if this decree hall, in any infance, be carried into effect againft

any

fuch perfons taken in any veffels the the property of his Majefly, or of his Majefty's fubjects, navigated under the British Flag, it is his Majefty's determination to exercife the moft vigorous retaliation against the subjects of the French Republic, whom the chance of war has the King's difpofal. now placed, or may hereafter place at

Admiralty Office, Nov. 20. Copy of a Letter from Commodore Sir John Borlafe Warren, K. B. to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on Board the Canada, Plymouth Dock, Nov. 18, 1798. SIR,

I have been waiting with great anxiety the arrival of the Robuft and La Hoche at this port to enable me to make a return of the killed and wounded in the different ships under my orders upon the 12th of October laft; bu, as I underftand thofe fhips may be still further detained by repairs at Lough Swilly, I fend the inclofed, which it was impof

fible

fible for me to obtain before the prefent moment, as the whole fquadron was feparated in chace of the flying enemy, and have fucceffively arrived at this port ; it was impracticable, therefore, to communicate the particulars to their Lordfhips fooner, or to ftate the very gallant conduct of Captains Thornbrough and De Courcy and the Robuft and Magna nime, who, from their pofition in the van on that day, were enabled to clofe with the enemy early in the action, and were zealously and bravely feconded by every other fhip of the fquadron, as well as by the intrepidity difplayed by the Anson in the evening, in obeying my fignal to harafs the enemy, and in beating off their frigates.

For further particulars I refer their Lordships to the letters they may have received from Captain Countefs and Moore of the Ethalion and Melampus.

I am happy in reflecting that fo many advantages to his Majefty's arms have been purchased with fo inconfiderable a lofs in the fhips of the fquadron. I am, &c.

JOHN WARREN.

A Return of the Killed and Wounded on board the Squadron of his Majefty's Ships under the Orders of Sir John Borlafe Warren, Bart. K. B. in the Action with a Squadron of French Ships, on the 12th October, 1798. Canada.-1 feamen wounded; fince dead. Foudroyant.-9 feamen wounded. Robuft.-No Return. But I underftand the First Lieutenat Mr M'Colby loft his arm, and one Marine Officer was killed.

Magnanime-7 feamen wounded. Ethalion.- feaman killed, 4 feamen wounded.

Melampus. I feaman wounded.
Amelia -No Return.

Anfon.-2 feamen killed, 2 petty officers, 8 feamen, 3 marines wounded. Total.3 feamen killed. 2 petty officers, 30 feamen, 3 marines wounded. (Signed) JOHN WARREN.

A Lift of a Squadron of the French Republic in the Engagement on the 12th October, 1798, on the Coast of Ireland, with a Squadron of his Majefty's Ships under the Orders of Captain Sir John Borlafe Warren, Bart K. B.

Le Hoche, 84 guns, (no Return,) Commodore Bompard; Monfieur Hardi, Commander in Chief of the Army, Monfieur Simon, Adjutant-General.

Taken by Sir John Borlafe Warren's fquadron.

La Coquille, 40 guns, 580 men, Capt. Deperon.-Taken by ditto. L'Ambufcade, 36 guns, 559 men, Capt. Clement la Konfieur.-Taken by ditto. La Refolue, 36 guns, 510 men, Capt. Berjeat. Taken by ditto.

La Bellone, 40 guns, 240 feamen, 340 troops, Capt. Jacob.-Taken by ditto. L'Immortalite, 40 guns, 580 men, Capt. Le Grand; General of Brigade Monfi ur Menage.-Taken by the Fifgard. La Romaine, 40 guns, Capt. Berguine. -Efcaped.

La Roire, 44 guns, (no Return,) Copt Second-Taken by the Anfon.

La Simillante, 36 guns, Capt. La Coftune.-Escaped.

La Biche, 8 guns, fchooner.—Efcaped. Killed and Wounded on board the French Ships.

La Coquille.-18 killed, 31 wounded. L'Ambufcade-15 kiled, 16 wounded. La Refolue-15 kiled, 16 wounded. La Bellone.0 killed, 45 wounded. Total.-68 killed, 118 wounded. JOHN WARREN.

Whitehall, Nov. 20.

The King has been graciously pleased Horatio Baron Nelfon of the Nile, and to give and grant unto the Right Hon. of Barnham Thrope, in the County of Norfolk, Rear-Admiral of the Blue Squadron of his Majefty's Fleet and Knight of the Moft Honourable Military Order of the Bath, in confideration of the great zeal, courage, and perseverance manifefted by him upon divers occafions, and particularly of his able and gallant conduct in the glorious and decifive victory over the French Fleet near the Mouth of the Nile, on the fift day of Augoft laft, his Royal Licence and Authority, that he and his iffue may bear the following honourable augmentations to his Armorial Enfigns, viz. A Chief undulated Argent, thereon Waves of the Sea, from which a Palm Tree iffuant, between a disabled ship, on the Dexter, and a ruinous Battery on the Sinefter, all Proper; and for his Creft, on a Naval Crown Or, The Chelengk, or Plume of Triumph, prefented to him by the Grand Signior, as a mark of his high efteem, and of his fenfe of the gallant conduct of the faid Horatio Baron Nelfon in the said glori ous and decifive victory; with the motto, "Palmam qui Meruit Ferat ;" and to his fupporters, being a Sailor on the Dexter, and a Lion on the Sinifter, the honour

able

able augmentations following, viz. In the Hand of the Sailor a Palm Branch, and another in the Paw of the Lion, both Proper; with the Addition of a Tri-coloured Flag and Staff in the Mouth of the latter.

Admiralty-Office, Nov. 23. Letters of which the following are extract and copy, have been received at this Office. Extract of a letter from Captain Samuel Hood of his Majesty's fhip Zealous, to Rear-Admiral Sir H. Nelfon, K. B. Dated off Alexandria, Sept. 19, 1798. I fhould have difpatched the Emerald to you on the 2d inftant, agreeably to your orders, but knowing the French had poffeffion of Damietta, alfo having information they had fome veffels likely to fail from thence, I directed Captain Hope in the Alcmene, to proceed off the place with the Fortune Polacre, and endeavour to deftroy any veffels he might fall in with, that were belonging to, or affifting the enemy.

On the ad inft. his Majefty's fhips Seahorfe and Emerald chafed in fhore, where fhe anchored near the town of the Arabs, the French gun boat (avifo) L'Anemone, commanded by Enfign de Vaiffeau Garbon, of 4 guns and 62 men, having on board General Camin and Citoven Valette, aid-de-camp to General Buonaparte, with difpatches from Toulon, which place they left the 27th July, and Malta the 26th Auguft. On the approach of the boats of our ship the fired on them, cut her cable, and ran in fhore into the breakers. General Camin and aid-decamp Valette, having landed with the difpatches, and whole of the crew, were immediately attacked by the Arabs. The two former and fome others making refiftance, were killed, and all the reft ftripped of their clothes. Her commander and a few of the men, about 7, made their escape naked to the beach, where our boats had by this time arrived, and begged on their knees to be faved. I am happy in saying the humanity of our people extended fo far as to fwim on hore with lines and fmall cafks to fave them, which they fortunately effected. Amongst thele was particularly diftinguished a young Gentleman, Midfhip man of the Emerald, who brought off the Commander Garbon at the hazard of his own life, through the furf.

SIR, Alcmene off Damietta, Sept. 21, 1798. I have the honour of informing you that I arrived yesterday off Damietta,

and purfuant to your orders, cut out all the veffels that were anchored in that road, being 8 in number, loaded with wine and other neceffaries for the French army. I am, &c. George Hope. To Samuel Hood, Efq Captain of his Majefty's fhip Zealous, c. Sc.

Admiralty Office, Nov. 24. Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Thompfen, of his Majesty's late ship the Leander, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on board the Leander, at Trieste, the 14th October, 1798.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Thomas Thompfon.

Copy of a letter from Captain Thomas Thompson, late Commander of his Majefty's fhip Leander, to Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K. B. dated Triefte, the 13th October, 1798.

It is with extreme pain I have to relate to you the capture of his Majesty's fhip Leander, late under my command, by a French 74 gun fhip, after a clofe action of fix hours and a half. On the 18th Auguft laft, being within five or fix miles of the weft end of Goza, near the inland of Candia, we difcovered at daybreak a large fail on the S. E. quarter, standing directly for the Leander; we were then becalmed, but the ftranger bringing up a fine breeze from the fouthward, we foon made him to be a large fhip of the line. As the Leander was in officers and men upwards of eighty fhart of complement, and had on board a number which were wounded on the Ift, I did not confider myfelt jnftified in feeking an action with a fhip that appeared of fuch confiderable fuperiority in point of fize; I therefore took every means in my power to avoid it: I however foon found that our inferiority of failing made it inevitable, and I therefore with all fail fet, fteered the Leander a course I judged would receive our adversary to the beft advantage, fhould he bring us to battle.

At eight o'clock the ftrange fhip (ftill continuing to have the good fortune of the wind) had approached us within a

long

long random fhot, and had Neapolitan colours hoifted, which he now changed to Turkish; but this deception was of no avai, as I plainly made him to be French. At uine he ranged up within a alf gun fhot of our weather quarter; I therefore hauled the Leander up fufficiently to bring the broadfide to bear, and imme diately commenced a vigorous cannonade on him, which he inftantly returned. The hips continued nearing each other until half paft ren, keeping up a conftant and heavy firing. At this time I per ceived the enemy intending to run us on board, and the Leander being very much cut up in rigging, fails, and yards, I was unable, with the light air that blew, to prevent it. He ran us on board on the Îarboard bow, and continued along fide us for fome time: A moft fpirited and well-orrected fire, however. from our fmall pero marines (commanded by the Serjeart,) on the poop and from the quarter-deck, prevented the enemy from taking advantage of his good fortune, and he was repulied in all his efforts to make an impreffion on us. The firing from the grear guns was all this time kept up with the lane vigour, and a light breeze giving the fhips way, I was en able to fteer clear of the enemy, and foon afterwards had the fatisfaction to luff under his ftern, and paffing him within ten yards, diftinctly difcharged every gun from the Leander into him. As from henceforward was nothing but a continued feries of heavy firing within piftol-fhot, without any wind, and the ica as fmooth as glafs, I feel it unneceffary to give you the detail of the effects of every hot, which must be obvious from our fituation; I fhall therefore con tent myself with affuring you, that a moft vigorous cannonade was kept up from the Leander, without the fmalleft intermiffion, until half paft three in the afternoon. At this time, the enemy having paffed our bows with a light breeze, and brought himself on our fiarboard fide, we found that our guns on that fide were nearly all difabled by the wreck of our own fpars that had all fallen on this fide. This produced a ceffation of our fire, and the enemy took this time to afk us it we had furrendered? The Leander was now

totally ungovernable, not having a thing ftanding but the fhatte ed remains of the for and main mafts and the bowsprit, her bull cut to pieces, and the decks ull of killed and wounded; and perceiving the enemy, who had only loft his mizentop-maft, approaching to place himfelf

athwart our ftern; in this defenceless li tuation, I afked Captain Berry if he thought we could do more? He coincid ing with me, that further refistance was vain and impracticable, and, indeed, all hope of fuccefs having for fome time vanifhed, I therefore now directed an anfwer to be given in the affirmative, and the enemy fon after took poffeffion of his Majesty's fhip.

I cannot conclude this account without affuring you how much advantage his Majefty's fervice derived during this ac tion from the gallantry and activity of Captain Berry of the Vanguard. I should alto be wanting in juftice, if I did not bear teftimony to the fteady bravery of the officers and feamen of the Leanderin this hard conteft, which, though unfuc cefsful in its termination, wili ftill, I trust, entitle them to the approbation of their country. The enemy proved to be the Gen-reux, of 74 guns, commanded by M. Lejoille, Chief de Divifion, who had elcaped from the action of the 1st of Auguft, and, being the rearmoft of the French line, had received little or no fhare of it, having on board 900 men, about 100 of whom we found had been killed in the prefent conteft, and 188 wounded. I inclose a lift of the lofs in killed and wounded in the Leander, and have the honour to be, &c. T. Thompson. A return of officers and men killed and wounded on board his Majesty's fhip Leander, on the 18th Auguft, 1798. Officers killed-Mr Peter Downs, midfhipman; Mr Gibson, michipman of the Caroline; Mr Edward Haddon, midship man, 24 feamen killed.

Marines killed-Serjeant Dair, and 7 privates.

Total-3 officers, 24 feamen, 1 ferjeant, 7 marines, killed.

Officers wounded-Captain Thomp fon, badly; Lieutenants Taylor and Swiney; Mr Lee, mafter; Mr Mathias, boatfwain, badly; Mr Lacky, mafter's mate; Mr Nailor, midshipman. 41 feamen.- -9 marines. Total-7 officers, 41 feamen,9 marines, wounded. Thomas Thompson.