APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 



549 



Weather tide, to fire, from time to 

 time, on such of the enemy's vessels 

 as gave them opportunity. At day- 

 light this morning there were nine- 

 teen brigs and eight luggers only 

 remaining in the Bay ; and about 

 six o'clock these began to slip single 

 and run to the southward, for Sta- 

 ples or the river Sorame, the Autumn 

 and brigs being then too far to lee- 

 ward to give them any interruption. 

 As soon as the tide permitted this 

 ship and the Leader to Avcigh, we 

 stood in Anth Boulogne, when I 

 perceived that a brig, a lugger, and 

 several large boats, Avere strand- 

 ed on the beach west of the harbour, 

 the enemy were shipping and en- 

 deavouring to save from them what 

 they could, but I have tio doubt 

 the rising tide would complete their 

 destruction. Three other brigs and 

 a lugger were on the rocks near the 

 Tillage of Portee, totally destroyed, 

 a brig and two luggers remained at 

 anchor close to the rocks with wefts 

 up, and the people huddled toge- 

 ther abaft : the brig had lost her 

 topmast, topsail, and lower yards, 

 and one of the luggers the head of 

 her mainmast; the sea was making 

 a perfect breach over them, and if 

 the gale continues, their situation 

 is hopeless. The merits of captains 

 Jackson and Heywood, as well as 

 those of Heutenants Richardson and 

 Price, are so well known to you, 

 that I need only say, they acted on 

 this occasion with the same decisive 

 promptness they have al ways shewn ; 

 and thouiih the night prevented my 

 seeing all that passed, there cannot 

 be a doubt but that their well-timed 

 attack caused the enemy's confu- 

 sion, and occasioned much loss, 

 ■which, taking every circumstance, 

 is, I doubt not, far beyond what 

 fell within our observation. I hava 



not yet been able to collect the re* 

 ports of these officers, but will for- 

 ward them the moment that they join, 

 me. E. W. C. R. Owen. 



lieai' Admiral Louis. 



Letter to Lord Keith from Capt. 



R. D. Oliver^ of the Melpomene y 



off Havre, Jidj/24. 



My Lord, 



Since my letter to your lordship 

 of the seventeenth instant, we 

 had very light and variable winds 

 for three days, which were succeeded 

 by a gale from the northward, Vi-hen 

 the bombs had some difficulty to 

 keep clear of the "-hore. Yester- 

 day the wind having got to the S. 

 W. I stood in with the squadron, 

 and at eleven made the signal for the 

 bombs to try their range; they 

 placed themselves with the utmost 

 precision immediately off the pier 

 heads, and at a quarter past eleven 

 began a most tremendous fire of 

 shells ai>d carcasses, which Avas con- 

 tinued without intermission for an 

 hour and a half; in a very few mi- 

 nutes the town was observed to be 

 on fire, and as the pier was very full 

 of vessels, it is impossible but they 

 must have suffered considerably. 

 The vessels which had been outside 

 the pier, during the bombardment 

 of the I6th, were so much annoyed 

 as to retire, some into the pier, and 

 some up the river; one of them was 

 towed on shore under tht; batteries, 

 and has been since taken to pieces. 

 The enemy's mortar batteries have 

 been very considerably increased 

 since the attack of the 16th, and al- 

 though the fire from them on the 

 bombs was as great as, I will ven- 

 ture to say, was ever experienced, 

 they being considerably Avithin the 

 range, yet it is with the most inex- 

 pressible pleasure I acquaint your 



j\' n 3 lordshipj 



