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lives in the hearts of all who have 

 the happiness to know him. His 

 first Lieutenant, Dashwood, lost 

 his arm soon after he was wound- 

 ed, and the ship was fought by 

 Lieutenant Haye in a manner that 

 reflects the highest honour upon 

 him ; his services before had fre- 

 quently merited and obtained the 

 high approbation and strong re- 

 commendation of his captain, who 

 also speaks in the warmest praise 

 of acting Lieutenant Moriarty, Mr. 

 Lothian, master, LieutenantMeers, 

 royal marines, and every officer, 

 seaman, and marine under his 

 command. And though our suc- 

 cess was not so complete as I trust 

 it would have been, could the Al- 

 ceste have taken up her intended 

 position alongside Pauline, instead 

 of that ship, from the fall of our 

 top-mast, being enabled to manoeu- 

 vre and choose her distance, I feel 

 it my duty to state, that every offi- 

 cer and man here behaved most 

 gallantly. I was most ably assisted 

 on the quarter deck by my first 

 Lieutenant, A. Wilson, and Mr. 

 H. Moore, master; and the main- 

 deck guns were admirably direct- 

 ed by Lieutenant James Montague 

 and Mr. James Adair, acting in 

 the place of Lieutenant Hickman, 

 at Lissa, with the gun-boats. In 

 justice to two very deserving offi- 

 cers (Lieut. Miller, royal marines, 

 Active, and Lieut. Lloyd, royal 

 marines, Alceste), it is necessary 

 to mention they were ashore with 

 most of their respective parties at 

 Camesa Castle and Hoste's Islands, 

 for the defence of Lissa, hourly 

 threatened with an attack from 

 the enemy, assembled in great 

 force at Scisina. The Kingfisher 

 hove in sight, and joined soon 

 after the action; and Captain 

 Tritton rendered essential service 



by taking the prize in tow. Cap- 

 tain Bligh, of the Acorn, to whom 

 I have intrusted the defence of 

 Lissa in our absence, has had an 

 arduous duty to perform ; but no 

 difficulties arise, when all are actu- 

 ated by zeal for his Majesty's ser- 

 vice ; and the little squadron you 

 have done me the honour to entrust 

 me with, possess it in an eminent 

 degree. Unite has just joined, af- 

 ter seeing the Persanne into Lissa; 

 and Captain Chamberlayne, with 

 his usual alacrity, has repaired 

 his damage, and made the sig- 

 nal of being fit for service ; 

 and I am happy to say, this 

 ship will in a few hours more be 

 perfectly so also. I intend sending 

 the Active with prizes and prison- 

 ers to Malta as soon as possible, 

 which, from the state of her 

 wounded officers and men, I am 

 sure will meet your approbation. 

 Inclosed are lists of the killed and 

 wounded, and I have the honour 

 to be, d:c. 



(Signed) Murray Maxwell. 

 To Capt. Rowley, &c. 



His Majesty's ship Unite, 

 Nov. 29, 1811. 

 Sir, — I am to acquaint you, that 

 in obedience to your signal to 

 chace this morning, I was enabled, 

 by the superior sailing of his Ma- 

 jesty's ship under my command, to 

 so far close immediately in the 

 wake of the enemy's frigate at 

 noon, as to exchange bow and stern 

 chasers, but the very variable state 

 of the weather from that time, the 

 wind veering from the south to the 

 east, and our opponent keeping 

 directly astern, prevented my get- 

 ting closer until near four o'clock, 

 when, part of our broadside being 

 fired at him, he returned his, and 

 Struck his colours. You will judge 



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