74 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



before twelve o'clock to-morrow 

 noon. I allow to you, sir, and your 

 garrison, to march out with all the 

 honours of war ; and these condi- 

 tions only will be accepted. 



I have authorised the bearer, 

 lieutenant Tidy, to fulfil my inten- 

 tions; and have the honour to re- 

 main, &c. 



C. Hamilton. 

 To his excellency the governor of 



Goree. 



N. B. All private property will 

 be respected. 



London Gazette, July 12. 

 Admiraltij- Office. 



Copt/ of a Letter from Captain 

 Inman, of his Majcstif s Ship An- 

 dromeda, to Evan Ncpean, Exq. 



Off Dunkirk, J uhj 8. 

 Sir, 

 I beg you will be pleased to in- 

 form their lordships that, agreeable 

 to their orders to me of the 17th of 

 June, to take under my connnand 

 the fire-vessels and others named in 

 the margin,* and endeavour to take 

 and destroy the enemy's frigates in 

 Dunkirk Roads, we joined at the 

 appointed rendezvous the 27th fol- 

 lowing; but, from contrary winds, 

 and the tide not answering, could 

 not make the attempt before last 

 night, when I fear the enemy had 

 been apprized of my intention, as 

 we were much annoyed by gun-ves- 

 sels and others lying advanced some 

 distance, which afforded the frigates 

 an opj)ortunity to cut their cables, 

 and avoid our fire-ships. I had 



directed captain Campbell, of the 

 Dart, to get in, if he could, to the 

 easternmost, and lay her on-board, 

 at the time I hoped the first fire- 

 ship would have been entangled 

 with the westernmost. The hand- 

 some and intrepid manner of his 

 completely carrying her in less than 

 a quarter of an hour, and bringing 

 her out, must convince their lord- 

 ships of his unparalleled bravery, 

 and the very gallant conduct of his 

 officers and ship's company, as the 

 enemy 's frigate was so much superior 

 in force; and had it not been so 

 instantly done, the ship could not 

 have been got over the banks, as the 

 water had begun to fall. By captain 

 Campbell's report to me, great praise 

 isduetolieutenantM'Dermeit,who, 

 I am sorry to say, is badly wounded. 

 I enclose captain Campbell's letter 

 to me, giving an account of this 

 transaction; and have the pleasure 

 to observe, that one spirit seemed to 

 actuate the whole ; but am sorry 

 that, notwithstanding the steady 

 conduct of captains Edwards, Butt, 

 Leef, and Carthew, of the several 

 fire-vessels, in remaining on board 

 till completely in fiames, the three 

 enemy's ships, from cutting their 

 cables, escaped before the wind, and 

 ran out of Dunkirk Roads some lit- 

 tle distance down the inner channel, 

 within the Braak Sand: one of them 

 got on shore for a short time, but at 

 daylight we had the mortification to 

 observe her working back on the ebb 

 tide, and, with the other two, re- 

 gained their anchorage, though not 

 without considerable damage, hav- 

 ing received the fire of the Dart, 



