been very heavy. Among many wounded. Total 6.-Ardent, 29 other brave officers and men who were killed, I have, with sorrow, to place the name of captain Mosse, of the Monarch, who has left a wife and six children to lament his loss; and, among the wounded, that of captain sir Thomas B. Thompson, of the Bellona. NELSON and BRONTE. List of the killed and wounded in the attack on the enemy's line of defence, batteries, &c. April 2. Edgar, 24 seamen, 2 marines, 3 soldiers of the 49th regiment killed; 79 seamen, 17 marines, S soldiers of the 49th regiment wounded. Total 133.-Monarch, 35 seamen, 12 marines, 8 soldiers of the 49th regiment killed; 101 seamen, 34 marines, 20 soldiers of the 49th regiment wounded. Total 210.-Bellona, 9 seamen, 2 marines killed; 48 scamen, 10 marines, 5 soldiers wounded. Total 74.- Defiance, 17 seamen, 3 marines, 2 soldiers killed; 35 seamen, 5 marines, 7 soldiers wounded. Total 69.-Isis, 22 seamen, 4 marines, 2 soldiers of the rifle corps killed: 69 seamen, 13 marines, 2 soldiers of the rifle corps wounded. Total 112-Amazon, 10 seamen, 1 marine killed; 16 seamen, 5 marines wounded. Total 32. Glatton, 17 killed, 34 wounded. Total 51.-Desirée, 3 wounded.—Blanche, 6 seamen, 1 marine killed; 7 seamen, 2 marines wounded. Total 16.-Polyphemus, 4 seamen, 1 marine killed; 20 seamen, 4 marines wounded. Total 29.- Elephant, 4 seamen, 3 marines, 1 soldier of the rifle corps killed; 8 seamen, 1 marine, 2 soldiers of the rifle corps wounded. Total 19.-Alcmene, 5 seamen killed; 12 seamen, 2 marines wounded. Total 19.Dart, 2 killed, I wounded. Total 3. -Ganges, 5 killed, 1 missing. Total 6. Russell, 5 seamen, 1 marine Officers killed. Edgar. Edmund Johnson, first lieutenant; lieutenant Benjamin Spencer, marines.-Defiance. George Gray, lieutenant; Mathew Cobb, pilot.-Elephant. Captain James Bowden, of the Cornish Miners, volunteer in the rifle corps; Mr. Henry Yaulden, master's mate.-Polyphemus. Mr. James Bell, midshipman.-Isis. Mr. Daniel Lamond, master; Mr.. Henry Long, lieutenant of marines; Mr. George MK nlay, Mr. Thomas Ram, midshipmen: Mr. Grant, lieutenant of the rifle corps.➡ Ganges. Mr. Robert Stewart, master.-Dart. Mr. Edwin Sandys, lieutenant.-Glatton. Mr. Alexander Nicholson, pilot.- Monarch. Captain Robert Mosse.-Amazon. Captain Edward Riou; hon. Geo. Tucket, midshipman; Mr. Joseph Rose, captain's clerk. - Ardent. George Hoare, midshipman. Officers wounded. Edgar. Josh. Johnson, second lieutenant; Win. Goldfinch, fifth lieutenant; Mr. Gahagan, Mr. Whimper, Mr. Ridge, Mr. Proctor, Mr. Domet, midshipmen, slightly.-Defiance. Mr. Patterson, boatswain; Mr, Gallaway, midshipman; Mr. Niblet, captain's clerk; Mr. Stephenson, pilotElephant. Mr. Robert Gill, midshipman of the St. George; Mr. Hugh Mitchell, midshipman.-Alcmene. Mr. Henry Baker, acting third lieutenant; Mr. Charles Meredith, lieutenant of the marines; Mr. Charles Church, boatswain; Mr. G. A. Spearing, master's mate; Mr. Pratt, pilot.-Polyphemus. Mr. Edward Burgh, boatswain.-Desirée. Mr King, lieutenant, slightly. Isis. Mr Richard Gormack, lieutenant; Mr. Reuben Pain, Mr. Si mon mon Frazer, Mr. Charles Jones, midshipmen.--Ganges Mr.Isaac Davis, pilot, badly.-Glatton. Mr. Tindall, fieutenant; Mr. Robert Thompson, master's mate; Mr. John Williams, midshipman. Monarch. Mr. William Minchin, lieutenant; Mr. James Marrie, lieutenant of marines; Mr. James Dennis, lieutenant of the 49th regiment; Mr. Henry Swymmer, Mr. W. J. Bowes, Mr. Thomas Harlow, Mr. George Morgan, Mr. Philip Le Vesconte, midshipmen; Mr. William Joy, boatswain.-Bellona. Sir T. B. Thompson, bart. captain, lost his leg; Mr. Thomas Southy, lieutenant; Mr. Thomas Wilks, lieutenant, slightly; captain Alexander Sharp, of the 49th regiment, badly; Mr. James Emmerton, master's mate; Mr. Anderson, Mr. Edward Daubenny, Mr. William Sitfort, Mr. Fig, midshipmen. Amazon. Mr. James Harry, Mr. Philip Horn, master's mates. London, in Copenhagen Roads, April 9. SIR, The hon. lieutenant. col. Stewart having volunteered his services, by being the bearer of these dispatches, I have accepted thereof, on a belief that it will be more expeditious than by sea. I have the pleasure to transmit an armistice concluded between the court of Denmark and myself. I mean, as soon as the disabled ships are refitted, and the worst of the wounded moved into the Holstein Danish ship of the line, which I have commissioned as an hospital-ship, to proceed over the Grounds into the Baltic, to put into execution the remaining part of my instructions. The Isis and Monarch being found in so bad a state, from the late action, as to render it necessary to send them to England to have their damages repaired, I shall send them home for that purpose with the Holstein hospital-ship, which has the wounded and sick on board. [This Gazette also contains an account of the capture of L'Antichrist French lugger privateer, of 14 guns, nine and two pounders, with 60 men, by the Favourite, captain Joseph Westbeach.] Admiralty-office, 24. Letter from capt. Dixon, of his majesty's ship Généreux, to the right hon. lord Keith, K. B. Généreux, Port Mahon, March 10. I have the satisfaction to enclose a letter from capt. Barlow, of his majesty's ship Phabe, of 36 guns, for your lordship's information. This very gallant and well-fought action, as related in capt. Barlow's letter, and much more strongly marked in the hull of the French ship, warrants me in saying, that more more skill or effective gunnery from which she parted on the folwere never displayed in any combat than in the present instance. Phabe, at sea, 20 leagues off lowing day in a gate of wind. So tremendous and decisive has been the effect of the fire of the Phoebe in this contest, that I must regret the inability of my pen to do justice to the merits of those who directed it. It has been my duty, on a former occasion, to report to their lordships the meritorious conduct of my first lieut. Holland, and the lieuts. Bedford and Heywood. Lieut.Weaver, of the marines; Mr. Griffiths,. the master; the warrant and petty officers, and the whole of the ship's company are entitled to all the commendation in the power of their commander to bestow. My satisfaction in relating comparatively the small loss we have sustained is more easily imagined than described, as it amounts only to one seaman killed, two officers and ten seamen wounded; our damages are chiefly in masts, yards, sails, and rigging, the greatest part of which are rendered unserviceable. I enclose a copy of the French commander's report of the number killed and wounded on board L'Africaine. My Lord, Yesterday, about four o'clock in the afternoon, his majesty's ship under my command being about two leagues to the eastward of Gibraltar, I discovered one of the enemy's ships under Ceuta, steering with a crowd of sail to the eastward. I had the good fortune to bring her to a close action about half past seven the same evening, which continued within pistol shot with unremitting fury about two hours, the enemy resolutely opposing the animated and skilful exertions of my brave officers and men, until his ship was almost a wreck, five feet water in her hold, her guns dismounted, and literally encumbered with dead, the number of which amounted to 200, and of wounded to 143. She proves to be the French frigate L'Africaine, of 44 guns, viz. 26 18-pounders on her main-deck, and 18 9-pound ers on her quarter-deck and forecastle; a very fine ship, about three years old, under the orders of the chiefofdivision Saunier, whose broad List of killed and wounded on board pendant was flying, and who (with many principal officers both of the troops and of the marine) was slain in the action, and commanded by captain Majendie, who is amongst the wounded. At the commencement of the action she had 715 men, viz. 400 troops and artificers of various descriptions, under the command of general Defourneux, and a crew of 315 officers and seamen; also six brass field-pieces, several thousand stand of arms, ammunition, and implements of agriculture. She sailed from Rochefort on the 13th instant in company with a frigate, I am, &c. ROBERT BARLOW. the Phœbe. Samuel Hayes, seaman, killed; two officers and 10 seamen wounded. Names of officers wounded, but since recovered. Lieut. Holland, and Mr. Grif fiths, master. P. S. I have reason to believe Egypt to have been the destination of the force under the orders of general Defourneux, and commodore Saunier. Total killed on board L'Africaine 200.-Wounded 143. [This Gazette likewise contains letters, giving an account of the cap ture ture of L'Audacieux French lugger, of 14 guns and 50 men, by the Cambrian, the hon. capt. Legge, who likewise re-captured the Nancy letter of marque, of London; also, of the taking of Le Petit Pirate French privateer, of four guns and 24 men, by the Greyhound revenue cutter, of Weymouth.] peared, from the Foudroyant, to be a general attack. The grand vizir had marched forward from Jaffa, Feb. 25, having, according to major Holloway's letters to lord Elgin, received a considerable reinforcement. Downing-street, 28. By dispatches received from lord Elgin, dated Constantinople, March 31, it appears that his lordship had received letters from lord Keith, stating that the army under sir Ralph Abercromby effected a landing on the 8th instant, on the peninsula of Aboukir, under a very heavy fire from cannons, mortars, and musketry, the enemy having withdrawn the whole garrison from Alexandria, and many detachments from that vicinity, to oppose them; that after making the necessary preparations on the 9th, 10th, and 11th, the army advanced on the 12th to within five miles of Alexandria; they there took a position with their right towards the sea, and their left supported by the lake Mandie, where sir Sidney Smith, who was posted there with his command of boats, was keeping up a communication with the natives, and supplying the army with fresh provisions and water; that on the 13th, at seven in the morning, the enemy made an attack, and were repulsed with loss about eleven; in the mean time the marines had been disembarked, and attacked by land the castle of Aboukir, the only post in that peninsula occupied by the enemy; that on the 14th, at sunset, when the vessel which brought this intelligence was under weigh, the troops on shore and the gun vessels were throw ing shot and shells into Aboukir, and at the same moment a firing was heard towards Alexandria, which ap [Here follows a list of 112 ships and vessels taken, re-taken, and detained in the Mediterranean by the squadron under lord Keith; and also letters from capts. I. H. Talbot, and G. Morris, of the Sheerness and Lady Charlotte hired armed cutters, stating the capture of Le Prefect de la Manche French lugger, of 16 guns and 49 men; and the recapture of five sail of British merchantmen.] MAY. Admiralty-office, 2. [This Gazette contains an account of the capture of the Nostra Signora del Carmen Spanish schooner privateer, by the Amethyst, capt. Cooke; and also of four Spanish merchantmen, off Ferrol, by the Magæra, capt. Newhouse, all of which were destroyed; likewise the capture of L'Achille French privateer, of six guns and 44 men, by the Pigmy, capt.Shepheard.] Downing-street, 3. The following letter from lieutenant-general sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. to the earl of Elgin, together with dispatches from his lordship to his royal highness the duke of York and lord Hawkesbury, and a letter from col. Anstruther to col. Brownrigg, of which the following are extracts, have been this day received. Letter from sir Ralph Abercromby to the earl of Elgin, dated Camp before Alexandria, March 16. day it was happily effected under the most trying circumstances. The boats had near a mile to row, and were for some time under the fire of 15 pieces of artillery, and the musketry of 2,500 men; still the intrepidity of the troops overcame every difficulty. We took eight pieces of cannon. On the 9th the remainder of the army was landed. On the 12th we marched forward to within two leagues of Alexandria, and one league of the enemy, who were advantageously posted on a ridge, with their right to the canal of Alexandria, and their left to the sea. On the 13th we moved forward to attack the enemy, and to turn their left. They did not, however, wait, but came down and attacked us. The action was warm, but the enemy were every where forced under the walls of Alexandria. Our loss is considerable. Although col. Erskine is wounded, he is doing well. He has lost his leg. His regiment gained great credit, but suffered severely. No officer of rank is killed. or dangerously wounded. Excuse this scrawl written on my knee. I am, &c. R ABERCROMBY. Extract of a letter from the earl of Elgin to his royal highness the duke of York, dated Constantinople, April 4. As col. Anstruther's letter to me, which accompanied that to colonel Brownrigg, was written March 16, I take the liberty of adding to your royal highness, that Menou, having with 2,000 cavalry joined the corps at Alexandria, attacked sir Ralph Abercromby on the 21st. The assault was vigorous; but the enemy were entirely repulsed with great loss, not, however, before sir Ralph Abercromby, gen. Moore, gen. Hope, and sir Sydney Smith, had been wounded slightly, and colonel Abercromby had lost a limb. Col. Paget appears to have had a slight wound. Lord Keith's last letter says, all the wounded are surprisingly well, considering they are all by cannon or grape shot. I may add, that my janissary, who left Rhodes on the 27th, mentions that some of the troops who came there first, or had been left sick, were already so well as to have sailed from thence to join. Nothing could have been more brilliant than our operations appear to have been. Extract of a letter from col. Anstruther to colonel Brownrigg, dated Camp near Alexandria, March 16. The fleet sailed from Marmarice February 22, and anchored in Aboukir bay March 2. From that day to the 7th, the weather was so boisterous, and the swell so great, that it was impracticable to disembark, This circumstance gave the enemy full leisure to collect troops and artillery, and to make every necessary preparation to oppose us. The whole infantry of the garrison of Alexandria, 300 cavalry, and 14 or 15 pieces of cannon, were placed on a space of little more than two miles, from near the castle of Aboukir to the narrow isthmus which forms the boundary of the lake. Such was the situation in which we found things on the morning of the 8th, when the descent was made. Nothing, I believe, ever exceeded the boldness and perseverance with which the boats continued to approach the shore, under a shower of bullets, shells, and grape. Every discharge was answered by a shout from the seamen, and all seemed totally insensible of danger. The reserve of the right formed as if on the parade, and in a moment carried a height nearly equal to, and very like, that of Camperdown. The left were charged by the cavalry the moment they got out of the boats: |