ficer who had been in Nine Actions, and received Eight Wounds.

Two Mafters Mates and Nine Men belonging to the Culloden evinced the fame fteady Courage as the Crew of that Ship have done on every Occafion. The enclosed is a Lift of the Killed and Wounded. I have the Honor to be, &c.

(Signed) EDWD. JAS. FOOTE

The Right Hon. Earl St. Vincent, Admiral of the Blue, &c. &c. &c.

Sea-Horfe. Seaman, 1 Drummer, killed; Mr. Wilmott, Firft Lieutenant, flightly, 13 Seamen, 1 Corporal of Marines, 1 Private Marine, wounded.

Senfible.-18 killed; Monf. Bourdé, Capitaine et Capitaine de Vaiffeau, Second Capitaine, 35 Meny wounded.

BULLETIN

FROM THE

LONDON GAZETTE OF AUGUST 11th, 1798.

Admiralty-Office, Auguft 11, 1798.

Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lord Bridport to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated the 9th Auguft, 1798.

I

TRANSMIT a Copy of a Letter from Sir Charles Hamilton, Captain of His Majesty's Ship Melpomene, on the Taking of L'Avanturier Corvette Brig, for their Lordships' Information, and which appears to do fo much Credit to the Officers and Men employed in the Execution of this Service.

MY LORD,

Melpomene, August 4, 1798, off Aberack.

HAVING determined to make an Attack with the Boats on the Port of Corigiou, where a National Brig and feveral Veffels under Protection were at Anchor, on the Evening of the 3d Inftant I ordered the Boats of His Majefty's Ship Melpomene and Childers Sloop to be manned

and

and armed, and at Ten P. M. difpatched them under Command of Lieutenant Shortland, who proceeded in the most judicious Manner to the Attack, which took place about Three A. M. The Badness of the Night, from heavy Rain, vivid Lightning, and frequent Squalls, very much favored the Execution of the Defign. They boarded the Brig in different Places nearly at the fame Moment, and carried her, though not without more Refiftance than fuch a Surprize gave Reason to expect. The Forts which command this Inlet being now alarmed, and the Wind having unfortunately veered round to the N. N. W. and blowing fresh directly into the Paffage, the Merchant Veffels no longer became an Object of Acquifition, and the Intricacy of the Channel made it doubtful whether the Corvette even could be got out: The Attempt, however, was made; and after working to Windward under a heavy Fire from the Batteries for upwards of Two Hours, it was at length with great Perfeverance effected. The Brig appears to be the Aventurier, carrying 12 Four Pounders, and 79 Men, commanded by Citizen Raffy, Lieutenant de Vaiffeau. As no Merit can redound to me from this Enterprife, I do not hefitate to announce it to your Lordship as one of the most gallant Nature and on which no Encomiums of mine can do fufficient Juftice to the Conduct of Lieutenant Shortland, the Officers, and the Men who performed it. Lieutenant Rofs, of the Marines, Mr. Boomley, Purfer of the Childers, and Meffrs. Morgan, Palmer, and Erskine, particularly diftinguished themfelves.

Captain O'Bryen, whom I had appointed to cover the Boats, gave all the Affiftance that the Circumstances could poffibly admit of, and not without great Rifk, from the Badness of the

Night and the Dangers on the Coaft. Our Lofs is One Man killed, One miffing; Mr. Froft, Midshipman, and Three Seamen, wounded.

The Enemy have 16 Wounded, and several mortally.

I have the Honor to be, &c.

(Signed)

CHARLES HAMILTON.

Admiral Lord Bridport, K. B. &c. &c. &c.

BULLETIN

FROM THE

LONDON GAZETTE OF SEPTEMBER 1ft, 1798.

Admiralty-Office, September 1, 1798.

Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Kingsmill, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Veffels at Cork, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated 27th of laft Month.

SIR,

my

LEASE to lay before Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty the enclofed Letter to me from Captain Butterfield, commanding His Majefty's Sloop Hazard, giving an Account of his having captured a large French Republican Armed Ship from the Mauritius, bound to Bourdeaux, manned with Fifty-two Seamen, and Two Hundred and Seventy Troops, after a long Action. Captain Butterfield appears to have managed very judiciously in this Affair.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Butterfield of His Majefty's Sloop Hazard, dated Cork Harbour, 26th August, 198, to Vice-Admiral Kinsgmill, &c. &c. ON the Morning of the 7th Inftant I fell in with and captured an American Snow, which had been taken by a French Privateer on the 4th; and,