APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
mien, in three boats, with orders to 
scour the Bay, and bring off such 
_ of the enemy’s vessels as they might 
_ ten minutes, 
very powerful resistance they met 
fallin with. But, from the distance 
they had torow, joined to the dark. 
ness of the night, and the uncertainty 
of their position, it was four 
o’clock in the morning before they 
could possibly arrive, long after 
the rising of the moon, which unfor- 
tunately gave the enemy warning of 
‘their approach, and ample time for 
‘preparation, even to the tricing up 
ot their boarding nettings, and pro- 
_ jecting sweeps, to prevent the boats 
from coming along-side ; and al- 
though the alarm was thus given 
frem one end of the Bay to the 
other, and instantly communicated 
to the castle on-shore, yet nothing 
could damp the ardour and gallan- 
iry of the officers and crew, who 
had volunteered on this (as it ulti- 
mately proved) hazardous service; 
for that instant, two of his catholic 
majesty’s brigs, one of 20 guns, and 
180 men, the other of 12 guns and 
90 men, accompanied by an armed 
schooner of eight, and supported by 
seven gun-boats, of two guns each, 
‘slipped their cables, and commenc- 
ed a most severe and heavy cannon- 
ading on the three boats, which 
must soon have annihilated them, 
had not lieut. Fleming, with great 
presence of mind, and unchecked 
ardour, most boldly dashed on, and 
instantly laid the nearest brig on- 
board. Hewassoquickly support- 
ed by his friend licut. Douglas in 
_the barge, and Mr. Lamb in the 
Pinnace, that they carried her in 
notwithstanding the 
with, The whole of this little flo- 
tilla pursued them fos some distance, 
keeping upa constant firing of guns 
and musquetry, which was so smart- 
585 
ly returned both by the brig and 
boats, that they soon retired to their 
former position, leaving lieut. Flem- 
ing in quiet possession of his prize, 
which proved to be the Spanish 
Monarch’s brig’ Raposa, pierced 
for 16, but only 12 guns mounted, 
exclusive of cohorns, swivels, and 
numerous small arms, with a com. 
plement of 90 men, but only 75 ac- 
tually on board ;-the captain, Don 
Joaquin de Ja Cheva, with the senior 
lieutenant, the civil officers, and a 
boat’s crew, beiug absent on shore, 
She appears almost a new vessel, 
coppered, sails well, and, in my 
hamble judgment, is admirably cal- 
culated for his majesty’s service. It 
is with the most heartfelt satisfac. 
tion [ have to announce, that this 
service was performed without the 
loss of a single man, and only seven 
slightly wounded. But I lament to 
say, that that pleasureis in a great 
measure damped by the great effu- 
sion of blood on the part of the 
enemy, they having had an officer 
and foyr men killed, many jumped 
over-board and drowned, and the 
commanding officer and 25 wound- 
ed, many of whom, | am sorry to 
add, are, in the surgeon’s opinion, 
mortally. 1 have, therefore, from 
motives of humanity, sent the whole 
of them on shore, with a flag of 
truce, where the brave but unfortu. 
nate wounded can be better taken 
care of, which, I trust, you will ap- 
prove. Lieut. Fleming speaks in 
the highest terms of approbation of 
the prompt and gallant support he 
met with from lieuts. Douglas and 
Mends, as well as the other officers 
and crew under his orders. Indeed 
there was not aman on board but 
was anxious ta be of the party ; and 
I am sorry { could not indulge 
lieut. ‘TI. J. Peschell, the second ; 
but 
