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Flume to this place, and the 

 Haughty was dispatched with 

 prizes to Lissa. 



Captains Hoste and Markland 

 landed with the marines, and 

 found the forts abandoned by the 

 enemy, who had spiked the guns, 

 and thrown the ammunition into 

 the sea. The boats went up to 

 Bocca Re, where a convoy of 13 

 sail were scuttled ; one of them 

 only could be recovered. Having 

 rendered the guns, ten in number, 

 entirely useless, burnt the carriages, 

 and blown up the works, I have 

 ordered the ships to their several 

 stations. 

 - I have the honour to be, &c. 



(Signed) T. F. Freemantle. 

 .Vice admiral sir Edward Pellew, 



ban. &c. 



Admiralty Office, Aug. 24, 

 1813. 

 Extract of a letter from captain 

 Maples of his majesty's sloop Peli- 

 can, to vice admiral Thornbo- 

 rough, and transmitted by the 

 latter officer to John Wilson Cro- 

 ker, esq. 



His majesti/s sloop Pelican, St. 

 David's Head, East jive 

 leagues, August 14. 

 1 have the honour to inform you, 

 that in obedience to your orders to 

 me of the 12th instant, to cruise in 

 St. George's Channel, for the pro- 

 tection of the trade, and to obtain 

 ioformation of an American sloop 

 of war, I had the good fortune to 

 board a brig, the master of which 

 informed me, that he had seen a 

 vefisel, apparently a man of war, 

 ■leering to tiie N. E. At four 

 o'clock this morning I saw a vessel 

 on fire and a brig standing from 

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her, which I soon made out to be 

 a cruiser ; made all sail in chace, 

 and at half-past five came along- 

 side of her (she having shortened 

 sail, and made herself clear for an 

 obstinate resistance), when, after 

 giving her three cheers, our action 

 commenced, which was kept up 

 with great spirit on both sides 

 forty- three minutes, when we lay 

 her alongside, and were in the act 

 of boayding, v/hen she struck her 

 colours. She proves to be the 

 United States sloop of war Argus, 

 of 360 tons, 18 24-pounder car- 

 ronades, and 2 long 12-pounders-; 

 had on board when she sailed 

 from America (two months since) 

 a complement of 149 men, but in 

 the action 127, commanded by 

 lieutenant-commandant W. H. 

 Allen, who, I regret to say, was 

 wounded early in the action, and 

 has since suffered amputation of 

 his left thigh. 



No eulogium 1 could use would 

 do sufficient justice to the merits of 

 ray gallant officers and crew ( which 

 consisted of 1 1 6 ) : the cool courage 

 they displayed, and the precision 

 of their fire, could only be equalled 

 by their zeal to distinguish them- 

 selves ; but I must beg leave to 

 call your attention to the conduct 

 of my first lieutenant, Thomas 

 Welsh ; of Mr. William Glanville, 

 acting master; Mr. William In- 

 gram, the purser, who volunteered 

 his services on deck; and Mr 

 Richard Scott, the boatswain. 



Our loss, I am happy to say, is 

 small : one master's mate, Mr. 

 William Young, slain in the mo- 

 ment of victory, while anirnating, 

 by his courage and example, all 

 around him ; and one able seaman, 

 John Emery, besides five seamen 

 wounded, who are doing well : that 



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