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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



and I beg leave to recommend him 

 in the strongest nianTier to their 

 lordships' favour. I have appointed 

 captain William Murray, senior of- 

 ficer of the troops, to be command- 

 ant of Goree, till his majesty's 

 pleasure is known ; and Mr. Wni. 

 Arnold, master's mate, to be lieut. 

 of the Inconstant, vice PicUford, 

 and hope it will meet their lord'^hips' 

 approbation. The moment I can 

 get a sufficient supply of Avater and 

 provisions landed, and put the island 

 into a proper state of defence, I 

 shall proceed, and put their lord- 

 ships' orders into execution. I can- 

 not conclude my letter without as- 

 suring their lordships that the great- 

 est cordiality existed between the 

 officers, seamen, and soldiers; and, 

 liad an attack been found necessary, 

 from the handsome manner tliey vo- 

 lunteered their services, I am per- 

 suaded they would have done ho- 

 nour to their country. 



E. S. Dickson. 

 [Next follow the articles of ca- 

 pitulation, in which there is nothing 

 particular; and a list of the ord- 

 nance on the island of Goree, when 

 taken possession of by the English.] 



Interesting narrative of the loss of 

 his mujefiy^s ship the Apollo^ J. 

 IV. T. Dixnn, esq. captain, with 

 about fortjj sail of her convoy, 

 on the coast of Portugal, three 

 leagues north of Cape Mondcgo, 

 when on her ];ai.agefor the West 

 Indies, onthelnA. ofjpn'l 1804. 



Monday the 26th of March, sail- 

 ed from the Cove of Cork, in cora- 

 pany with his majesty's ship Carys- 

 fort, and 69 s.ail of merchant-men, 

 under convoy for the West Indies. 

 Twenty-seventh, were out of sight 



of land w ith a fair wind, blowing a 

 strong gale, and steering about 

 W. S. W. The 28th, 29th, and 

 30th, weather and course nearly 

 the same, Thirly-first, the wind 

 came more to the westward, but 

 more moderate. Sunday the 1st of 

 April at noon, observed in latitude 

 40deg. 51 min. north longitude, per 

 account, 12 deg. 29 min. west. At 8 

 o'^clock on Sunday evening, the 

 wind shifted to the sout-west, blow- 

 ing fresh ; course S.S:E. At ten, 

 up mainsail and set the main-stay- 

 sail) split by the sheet giving way ; 

 calkd all hands upon deck. At 

 half past ten, strong breezes and 

 squally ; took in the fore topsail 

 and set the foresail. At half past 

 eleven the main-topsail split ; furl- 

 ed it and the mainsail. The ship 

 was now under her foresail, main 

 and mizen storm-staysails ; the wind 

 blowing hard, with a heavy sea. 

 About half past three on Monday 

 morning, the 2nd, the ship struck 

 the ground, to the astonishment of 

 every one on board, and by the 

 above reckoning, we then conjec- 

 tured upon an unknown shoal. She 

 continued striking the ground very 

 heavy several times, by which her 

 bottom was materially damaged, 

 and making much water, the chain- 

 pumps Avere rigged with the utmost 

 dispatch, and the men began to 

 pump; but in about ten minutes 

 she beat and drove over the shoal. 

 On endeavouring to steer her, found 

 the rudder carried away; she then 

 got before the wind. The pumps 

 were kept going, but from the 

 quantity of water she shipped, there 

 was every probability of her soon 

 foundering, as she was filling and 

 sinking very fast. 



After running about five minutes, 

 the ship struck the ground again 



with 



