MARINES. Jofeph White, Captain, killed. One Corporal killed. Privates -2 killed, 2 died of their Wounds. Two Serjeants wounded. One Drummer wounded. Privates.-16 wounded, 5 miffing. Total.-17 killed, 5 died of their Wounds, 60 wounded, and 8 miffing,-in all 90. BULLETIN FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE or MAY 12ıb, 1798. Admiralty-Office, May 12, 1798. Copy of a Letter from Captain Hotham, of His Majefty's Ship Adamant, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated at Anchor off the Islands of St. Marcou, the 8th of May 1798. SIR, HAVE the Satisfaction of enclofing, for the Information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a Letter I Yesterday received from Lieutenant Price, Commanding Officer on the Iflands of St. Marcou, in which it will be found, that, by his firm and fteady Refiftance against a very confiderable Force, thofe Islands have been faved falling into the Hands of the Enemy. The calm Weather had for fome Days prevented His Majefty's Ships under my Orders from checking the Progress which the Flotilla from La Hogue might attempt to make; and, judging from the In. formation I received from Lieutenant Price on the Morning of the 6th, that it was on its Way to the Ilands, I neceffarily approached them as near as the State of the Weather would permit me to do: On the fame Afternoon, however, I was obliged to anchor, but taking Advantage of a light Breeze in in the Evening, I again weighed and flood it. At Ten o'clock that Night, it again falling quite calm, and fearing the Flood Tide would carry us too far to the Eastward, the Ship once more anchored, the Islands bearing W. by S. Six Miles. A little before the Dawn of Day the Enemy commenced the Attack, and the Boats were foon afterwards feen placed, and keeping up a conftant Fire. A light Breeze fpringing up at that Time from the N. N. W. with an Ebb Tide, the Signal was made to weigh, and Captains Talbot, of the Eurydice, and Haggett, of the Oreftes, were directed by me to ftaud in as fast as poffible, and at. tack the Enemy in the Manner they fhould judge most effectual towards deftroying them, on arriving up. While going down, however, it was perceived the Enemy was making his Retreat in a very hally and confufed Manner; and I am not altogether without Hope, that the near Approach of His Ma jefty's Ships in fome Measure confirmed the Enemy in his Inclination of abandoning an Enterprize, which, from the very able Conduct and well-directed Fire of Lieutenant Price, he would, at all Events, have been ultimately obliged to do. It again falling calm, and the Ships not having Steerage Way, rendered Purfuit on our Side impoffible, and enabled them to make their Retreat to La Hogue. It would be great Injullice in not joining with him in his very well beftowed Commendation on the Conduct of the feveral Officers and Men under his Command. It may not be deemed improper to mention, that I this Morning faw fome Pieces of Paper taken "from the Veffel which has been towed in, and that amongst them, there is a Sort of Return of the Crew, by which it appears that it confifted of Que Hundred and Forty-four Men; the total Force, therefore, may have been very confiderable, and D 3. there there is every Reafon to believe has suffered great Lofs. I have the Honor to be, &c. SIR, W. HOTHAM. Badger, fes St. Marcou, BEG Leave to reprefent to you, that, in confequence of the Information. I received Yesterday, and the Movements of the Enemy at La Hogue, F conjectured they would attack us in the Night about high Water; I therefore difpatched a Guard Boat, belonging to the Sandfly, with Mr. Moore, Midfhipman of the Eurydice, in her, to watch the Motions of the Enemy About Twelve o'clock he got amongst them, and made the Signal of their being in Motion; and about the fame Time we clearly heard the Enemy talk, but it was fo dark we could not discover them. At Daybreak I obferved their Line drawn abreaft of the S. W. Face of the Western Redoubt, and having all my Guns I could bring to bear well pointed, I began a fteady well-directed Fire on. them, until the Flat Boats came within MusketShot, when I obferved Six or Seven of them go down, whilst the others took out the living Part of the Crews; One Tam towing into the Islands, and the Remainder, confifting of Forty-three, are returning into La Hogue. I am clear, from the crowded State of their Decks, that they must have feceived great Damage and Slaughter; but I am forry to add, we had One Marine killed, and Three feverely wounded, and One Seaman, wounded. Lieutenant Bourne took every Method in his Power to affift me; but from the Situation of the Attack, the Eaft Ifland was deprived for fome Time of doing much but with the Shells from the Sixty-eight-Pounders over the Length of the Weft Inland, Ifland, latterly did them great Damage, by fanking the N. W. Side of the West Island. 1.1 I beg Leave to reprefent likewife to you, that Lieutenants Maughan and Enfor, with the Marines, Serjeant Henderson, and the Party of Artillery, and the Seamen under my Command, behaved as well as Officers and Men could do. I am, Sir, &c. Captain Hotham, Senior Officer, &c. Sc. &c. CHA. P. PRICE. Admiralty-Office, May 12, 1798. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Charles P: Price, dated on board His Majefty's Gun-Veffel Badger, Ifles St. Marcou, the 9th of May 1798, to Evan Nepean, Efq. I BEG Leave to reprefent to you, for the Information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that, on the 6th Inftant, obferving the Enemy forming their Gun-Boats and Flats in Divifions in the Road of La Hogue, I considered it a certain Appearance of an Attack, and ordered every Perfon to remain under Arms to receive them; I, at the fame Time, fent a Guard Boat off the Mouth of La Hogue to watch their Motions. Mr. Moore, Midshipman of the Eurydice, who commanded the Boat, acquainted me, by Signal, about Twelve P. M. of their approaching us, and foon after we heard them diftinctly giving Orders to the Men; but the Night being very dark and calm, we could not fee them. At Daybreak I observed them in Line, drawn abreast of the South-West Face of the Western Redoubt, and, having every Man in Readiness, I opened a brifk Fire of Seventeen Pieces of Cannon on them, when they imme diately returned the Fire from Fifty-two Gun'Brigs and Flats for Two Hours and fome Minutes. The Gun-Brigs remained to batter within about D 4 Three |