raser. not become enemies of Great-Bri- 240, Total prisoners remaining, taio. ! 7. The gate of Rosetta shall 227. be placed in the hands of the forces G. AIREY, Acting Dep. Adj. gen. of his Britannic majesty, as well as fort Cretin and fort Caffarellie. [Here, follows a letter from lord From the camp without the city of Collingwood, inclosing a dispatch Alexandria, the 20th of March, from captain Ilallowell, of the figre, 1807, or the 10th of the month to sir J. Duckworth, the substance ? Maharen, of the yeår 1222. of which is as follows:-After men. (Signed) Seed MAHAMED Naim tioning the arrival of the ships on EFFENDI. the 15th, off Arab's Tower, cap. HAGG MAHAMET KATEP. tain H. observes, that 'having re. SIEG IBRAHIM BASA. ceived satisfactory assurances of the (Signed) ALEX. M. Fraser, Maj.- friendly disposition of the natives general, commanding and inhabitants, from major Misset, his Britannic inajesty's the British resident, and Mr. Briggs, troops. the vice-consul, the transports an. BEN. HALLOWELL, captain chored off the western harbour, and of his majesty's ship the landing was effected, as descri. Tigre. bed in the letter of general Frase Othe 19th, the Apollo, with the Return of the Killed and Wounded remainder of the transports, 19 sail, of the Army, in the Attack of the which had separated, arrived and *' 18th of March, 1807, under the proceeded to Aboukir Bay. Cap. ** Command of Major-gen. Fraser.' tain th., who was requested to re1st battalion 35th regiment, 2 main on shore, by general Fraser, rank and file killed ; 1 subiltern, pays some high compliments to Mr. 1 serjeant, 4 rank and sle, wound Fowel, his tirst-lieutenant, captain ed.-Reg. de Roll, 1 assistant sura Withers, principal agent for trans. geon, 2 rank and file, killed; i ports, and all the girers and men rank and file wounded. --Sicilian of the Tigre and transports, as they volunteers, 2 rank and file killed. performed an ardeous service, in -Royal artillery, 1 bombardier, 1 consequence of the distance they gunner, wounded.--Total, 1 officer, had to row, and the surf they en. . 6 rank and file, killed; 1 oslicer, 1 countered on the beach. Captain serjeant, : rank and file, wounded. H. mentions, that the ships taken Assistant-surgeon, Catanazo, kil. in the old western port were, two led; lieutenant Cammeron, wound. Turkish frigates and a collette, all . a ed, inte si frigates carried 40 guns, the other mounting brass guns; one of the *Return of the Garrison of Alexan. evedia precious to its Surrender, the 32; and the corvette, 16.] *** f!“ 21st of March, 1807 : 10% The Gazette of May 12, contains ? Soldiers of the line, 215; gun. his majesty's grant to ford Collingners, 44 ; sailors and marines, 208. wood, that he and his descendants Total, 467. may bear, in commémoration of the Eseaped of the above "number victory of Cape Trafalgar, the fol while the capitulation was pending, lowing augmentation to his arms Vol. XLIX. *Uu !' viz. a chief wavy, thereon a lion pas- took possession of the heights of sant guardant ; and narally crowned, Abourmandour (which command ; with the word " TRAFALGAR ;' and the town) without any loss ; but, in addition in the family crest, the from circumstances as yet unexplainstern of a man-of-car, representing ed, the general, instead of keeping his that of the Royal Sovereign, between post there, unfortunately was tempta branch of laurel and a branch of ed to go into the town, with his oak. whole force, without any previous examination of it; when the troops were so severely handled frm the Action at Rosetta. The follow. windows and tops of the houses, ing intelligence was received by vis. without ever seeing their enemy, count Castlereagh, one of his ma. that it was thought expedient to rejesty's principal secretaries of state, tire, more especially as major-gen. from major-gen. Alexander M.Ken- Wauchope was unfortunately killed, zie Fraser, commanding his majes. and the second in command, bris ty's land forces in Egypt, trans. gadier-general Meade; severely mitted in a letter from the right wounded. hon. general Fox, to the right hon. The troops, I understand, al. William Windham. though certainly placed in a most trying and perilous situation, be. Extract of the Copy of a Letter from haved extremely well; and after Major-gen. Å. M. Fraser, to the having suffered, I am sorry to say, Right Hon. W. Windham'; dated very materially in killed and wound i Alexundria, April 6, 1807; trans- ed (as you will see by the annexed mitted to him by General For, the returns), retired to Aboukir, in original not having been received. good order, without molestation, SIR, from whence I directed them to re. My letter of the 27th ultimo has turn to Alexandria. already informed you, that in con. This has certainly been a very sequence of the strong representa. heavy and unexpected stroke upon tion of major Missett, his majesty's us; more especially as every infor. resident here, (a copy of which I mation led me to conclude, that the thea transmitted,) stating the risk opposition, if any, would be tri. the inhabitants of Alexandria ran fling; and every precaution was reç of being starved, unless Rosetta and commended that prudence could Rahmanie were taken possession of suggest. by his majesty's troops, I had, with Finding, however, by the renew. the concurrence of rear-admiral sired representation of major Missett, John Duckworth, detached the 31st corroborated by the personal appli. regiment and chasseurs Britan. cation of the sorbagi, or chief maniques, under major-gen. Wauchope gistrate, in the name of the people and brigadier-gen. Meade, for that at large, that a famine would be the purpose. certain and immediate consequence I am now under the disagreeable of our remaining at Alexandria necessity of aequajoting) you, that, without the occupation of Rosetta, contrary to all expectation, this I have, with the concurrence, ad. measuro did not succeed. Our troops vice, and co-operation, of rear-ad. miral sir Thomas Louis, (who com- by his majesty's ship Thunderer, mands the squadron here since the which will leave Alexandria very departure of sir John Duckworth,) soon; and as I have vot time to detached another corps, under the acquaint his majesty's mini ters of command of the hon. brigadier-ge- this event by this opportunity, I neral Stewart and colonel Oswald, must request you to have the good. (as per margin*,) to effect this pur- ness to do it as soon as possible.' pose ; without which it appears im. possible that the measure proposed Return of Killed and Wounded of by his majesty's ministers, of keep- the Army in the Action of the ing possession of Alexandria, can 31st of March, 1807, at Rosetta. be accomplished. Killed.--Staff, 1 major-general. Royal artillery, 2 rank and file. Extract of a Dispatch from Major. 31st regiment, 1 captain, 3 ser. general Fraser to General the jeants, 3 drummers, 69 rank and Right Hon. H. E. Fox, dated on. file. Cha-seurs Britanniques, 1 board his Majesty's Ship Canopus,' captain, 1 lieutenant, 3 sérjeants, 2 Aboukir Bay, April 24, 1807. drummers, 99 rank and file-To. I have the mortification to ac- tal, 1 major-general, 3 captains, 1 quaint you, that the second attempt lientenant, 6 serjeants, 5 drummers, that I thought necessary to make 170 rank and file. against Rosetta has failed, owing Wounded.-Staff, i brigadier-ge. to a great reinforcement of the neral, 1 brigade-major. Royal enemy being sent down the Nile artillery, 10 jank and file. 31st from Cairo, which overpowered our regiment, 1 captain, 6 subalterns, 7 troops, and obliged them to fall serjeants, 1 drummer, 129 rank and back with the loss (I am grieved 10 file. Chasseurs Britanniques 4 'capsay) of nearly 1000 men, in killed, tains, 5 subalterns, i adjutant, 4 wounded, and missing. Among serjeants, 111 rank and file. Staff the latter are, lieutenant-colonel corps, l rank and file.- Total, i M‘Leod, major Vogelsang, and brigadier general, 1 brigade-ma. major Mohr. Brigadier general jor, 5 captains, 10 lieutenants, 2 Stewart, who commanded the troops ensigns, 11 serjean's, 1 drummer, on this service, is only now upon 251 rank and file. his march towards Alexandria with Nomes of officers killed.-Major. the remainder of his force, and has general Wauchope. 31st regiment, not yet sent me the details; but, as captain John Robertson, Chasseurs the admiral thinks it necessary to Britanniques, catain B de Sero. dispatch the Wizard brig immedic court, and liewenant d'Amiel. ately from this bay to Messina, I Names of officers wounded. --Brie, think it necessary to give you all gadier-general the hon, Robert the information I am at present in Meade. 31st regiment, captains possession of, and shall send you the Horsburgh, brigaiii-major, and particulars of this unfortunate affair Dowilall; lieutenants E. Knox, * Detachment of royal artillery, detachment of 20th light dragoons. detachment of seamen, light infantry ba! talon, 1st batialion of 35.5 se, ment, ad battalion of 78th regiment, regiment de tiell; abounting, in the whole, to alivut 2500 men. *U 2 Fearon we have found great difficulty in should our passage be opposed. saving it. I have the honour to be, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH. P.S. I am sorry to observe, that, in the course of this letter to your lordship, I have omitted to mention, that having placed the hon, captain Capel, in the Eudymion, which had been advanced in the stream of the Bosphorus, for the purpose of ascertaining when the, squadron could stem the current, and for a watchful observation of the movements of the Turks, as well as to facilitate communication with the Forte, I feel myself indebted to that of ficer for his zealous attention and assiduity, during the time he was placed in that arduous situation. J. T. D. Royal George, of Constantinople, I had the honour of transmitting to your lordship, by the late first lieutenant of the Ajax, the various details relating to the transactions of the squadron till the 17th ult. Your lordship will from thence have been informed of my resolution of passing the Dardanelles the first fair wind. A fine wind from the southward permitted me to carry it into effect on the morning of the 19th. Information had been given me by his majesty's minister, Mr. Arbuthnot, and sir Thomas Louis, that the Turkish squadron, consisting of a 64 gun ship, four frigates, and several corvettes, had been for some time at anchor within the Inner Castle; and conceiving it possible they might have remained there, I had given orders to rear. admiral sir Sidney Smith, to bring up with the Thunderer, Standard, and Active, and destroy them, At a quarter before nine o'clock, the whale of the squadron had passed the outer castles, without having returned a shot to their fire (which occasioned bat little injury). This forb arance was produced by the desire of his majesty's minister, expressed, to preserve every appearance of amity, that he might negociate with the strongest proof of the pacine disposition of our sovereign towards the Porte; a second battery on the European side fired also with as little ellect. At half past nine o'clock, the Canopus, which, on account of sir Thomas Louis's knowledge of the Channel, joined to the steady gallantry which I had before experienced, had been appointed to lead, entered the narrow passage of Sestos and Abydos, and sustained a very heavy cannonade from both castles, within point-blank shot of each. They opened their fire on our ships as they continued to pass in succession, although I was happy in observing that the very spirited return it met with had so considerably diminished its force, that the effect on the sternmost ships could not have been so severe. Immediately to the N. E. of the castles, and between them and Point Pesquics, on which a formidable battery had been newly erected, the small squadron which I hare already alluded to were at anchor. The van division of our squadron gave them their broadsides as they passed, and sir Sidney Smith, with his division, closed into the midst ; and the effect of the fire was such, that in half an hour the Turks had all cut their cables to run on shore. The object of the rear-admiral was then to destroy them, which was most most rapidly effected; as in less than four hours the whole of them had exploded, excepi a small corvette, and a gun-boat, which it was thought proper to preserve, I enclose to your lordship a statement of their number; and when I add also an account of the loss his majesty's ships have sustained, I cannot help expressing my satisfaction that we have suffered so ligat ly; as, had any of their stone shot, some of which exceeded 800 weight, made such a breach between wind and water as they have done in our sides, the ship must have sauk; or had they struck a lower-mast in the centre, it must evidently have been cut in two: in the "rigging, too, no accident occurred that was not perfectly arranged in the course of next day. The sprit-sail yard of the Royal George, the gaft of the Canopus, and the main-top-sail. yard of the standard, are the only spars that were injured, It is with peculiar pleasure that I embrace the opportunity which has been at this time afforded. of bearing testimony to the zeal and distinguished ability of sir Sidney Smith; the manner in which he executed the service entrusted to him was worthy of the reputation which he has long since so justly and generally established, The terms of approbation in which the rear-admiral relates the conduct of captains Dacres, Talbot, Harvey, and Moubray, which, from my being under the necessity of passing the Point of Pesquies before the van could anchor, he had a greater opportunity of observing than I could, cannot but be highly flattering; but I was a more immediate witness to the able and officer-like conduct which captain Moubray displayed in obedience to my signal, by destroying a frigate with which he had been more parti. cularly engaged, having driven her on shore on the European side, after she rad been forced to cut her cabies, from under the fire of the Pompée and Thunderer. The 64 having run on shore on Pe-quies Pont. I ordered the Repulse to work up and destroy her, which captain Legge, in conjunction with the boats of the Pompée, execnted with great promptitude and judg ment. The battery on the point, of more than thirty guns, which, had it been completely finished, was in a position to have annoyed the squadron most severely in passing, was taken possession of by the royal marines and bats' crews of the rear division, the Turks having retired at their approach, and the guns were immediately spiked. This service was performed under the direction of captain Nich Ils, of the Standard's marines, whose spirit and enterprize can never be doubt. cd; but as circumstances rendered it impracticable to effect the entire destruction of the redoubt, orders were given by sir Sidney Smith to captain Moubray, which I fully ap proved, to remain at anchor near the Pesquies, and to employ lieutenants Carrol and Arabin, of the Pompée, and lieutenant Lawrie, of the marines, to complete the demolion of the redoubt and guns; which when performed, the Active was to continue in the passage of the Dardanelles, till further orders. At a quarter past five P. M. the squadron was enabled to make sail; and on the evening of the next day, the 20th, came to an anchor at ten o'clock, near the Prince's Islands, about eight miles from Constantinopie, when I dispatched captain Ca. pel, |