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services; to be conveyed there in men of 
‘war, .or proper vessels, at the expence of his 
ritannic Majesty. 
Done. and. concluded on board the ship 
Twerday, in the Tagus, and on board his Bri- 
tannic Majesty’s ship Hibernia, off the mouth 
of that river, the Sd day of September, 1808. 
(Signed) Dé Seniavin. — 
Cuarres CoTTon. 
(Counter-signed) by command of the Admiral. 
L. Sass, Assesseur de College. 
(Counter-signed) by command of the Admiral. 
1 James KENNEDY, Secretary. 
List of rhe Ships referred to in the forgoing 
Convention. 
Twerday, Vice- Admiral Seniavin, Captain du 
~ Ter rang Malayoff, of 74 guns, and 736 men. 
“Skoroy, Captain du ler rang Schelling, of 60 
_. guns, and,524 men, 
Ste Helene, Captain du 2d rang, Bichenskoy, 
“of 64 guns, and 598 men, 
“S. Cafael, Captain du 2d rang Roshnoff, of 74 
guns, and 610 men. 
Ratvizane, Captain 2d rang Ritshchoff, of 66 
guns, and 549 men. 
Silnoy, Captain Lieut. Malygruin, of 74 
guns, and 604 men. 
Motchnoy, Capt. Lieut. Rasvosoff, of 74 
guns, and 629 men. 
,Rafael, Capt. Lieut. 
_ . guns, and 640 men. 
‘Frigate Kilduyn, Capt, Lieut. Dournoff, of 
“96 guns, and 222 men, 
“Yarowslaw!, Capt. du 2d rang, Milkoff, of 74 
_guns, and 567 men.—Total—5685 men. 
“~~ Matiyjerr, le Capitaine de Pavillion. 
s« ‘The following letter from the Baltic 
idescribes one of the most gallant naval 
yactions upon record. 
Centanrs before Rogerwicky Avg. 25, 1808. 
eorSrr,—It is with pleafure J acquaint you 
the Rofiian fqtiadron, under the command of 
Vice-Admiral ‘Hanikoff, after being chaced 
thirty-four hours by his Swedifh Majefty’s 
fquadron, under Rear-Admiral Nauckhoff, 
“accompanied by this thip and the Implacable, 
under my orders, have been forced to take 
vfhelter inthe port of Rogerfwick, with-the 
»Jofs of one'thip, of 74 guns: I fhall have 
egreat fatisfaction in detailing to you the:fer- 
vices of the captains, officers, feamen, and 
*matines under my command; and have alfo 
oto tate that in ‘ho inftance have I feen more 
energy difplayed than in that by his Swedith 
Majefty’s fquadron, which, although from the 
“inferiority of their failing, were+ prevented 
vifrom getting into’ aétion, ’ Rear - Admiral 
~‘Nauckhoff and the captains under his com~- 
omand, from their perfeverance and judicious 
seondua, were enabled to give confidence to 
his Majefty’sthips ; and could we have forced 
the enemy to a general a&tion, the whole of 
Butchedskoy, of 80 
» ‘their fquadton muft have fallea to the fupe~ 
rior bravery of the united force of our refpec- 
tive Sovereigns, in fo just and honourable a 
caufe. 8 : 
Gallant Naval Actiowin the Baltic. > 
Ae a 
[O&1, 
My letter of the. 25th will have acquainted 
you of the Ruffian fquadron having appeared 
off Oro Ruad on, the 23d. The arrangements 
for quitting that anchorage, after his Swedith 
Majefty’s fhips from Jungfur Sound had join- 
ed Rear-Admiral Nauckhoff, were completed 
on the evening of the 24th. Early the next 
morning the whole force put to fea; foon 
after the Ruffian fleet. was difcovered off 
Hango Udd, the wind at. N. E. Not a mo- 
ment was loft in giving purfuit, and every 
fail preffed by his Swedifh Majefty’s fquadron. 
Fromm the fuperior failing of the Centaur and 
Implacable they were foon in advance, fo that 
at the clofe of the evening the enemy were 
not far off, and noticed in the greateft difor- 
der, endeavouring to avoid a general battle.In 
the morning of the 26th, about five o’clock, 
the Implacable was enabled to bring the lee- 
wardmoft of the enemy’s line-of-battle thips 
to clofe a¢tion, in a moft brave and gallant 
manner; and fo decidedly and judiciously was 
this manguvre executed, that the Ruffian 
Admiral, who bore up with the whole of his 
force, could not prevent that marked fuperi- 
ority of difcipline and feamanthip being emi- 
nently diftinguifhed. Although the enemy’s 
fhip fought with the greateft bravery, fhe 
was filenced in about twenty minutes; and 
only the near approach of the enemy’s whole 
fleet could have prevented her then falling, 
her colours and pendant being both down; 
-but I was obliged to make the fignal for the 
Implacable to clofe me. Captain Martinjs 
letter, ftating the brave and, gallant conduct 
of Lieutenant Baldwin, his other officers and 
men, I fend herewith; and it would be nged~ 
lefs for me to add more to you on their meri= 
torious conduét. If words of mine could en- 
‘hance the merit of this brave, worthy, and ex- 
cellent officer, Captain Martin, I could doit 
with the mott heartfelt gratification; and the 
high efteem I have for bim as an officer'and a 
- friend, no language can fufliciently exprefs. 
The Ruffian admiral having fent a frigate 
to tow the difabled thip, again hauled his 
wind, and the Implacable being ready to make 
fail, I immediately gave chace, and foon 
_ obliged the frigate to, caft off her tow, when 
the Ruffian Admiral was again under the ne- 
ceflity to fupport her by feveral of his line-of- 
battle fhips bearing down, and I had every 
profpeét of this bringing on.a general action, 
to avoid which he availed himfelf of a favour- 
able fant of wind, and entered the port of 
Rogerfwick. , 2 bohanl 
_ The line-of-battle fhip engaged by the Im- 
placable having fallen to leeward grounded on 
a fhoal juft at the entrance of the port 3 there 
being then fome fwell, 1 hada hope fhe mut 
have been deftroyed, but the wind moderat- 
ing towards the evening, the appeared to ride 
at her anchor, and exertions were made to re~ 
pair her damage. At fun-fet, finding the {well 
abated,-and boats fent from the Ruffian fleet 
to tow her into.port, I directed Temes 
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