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the coast of France, at Bourdique, 

 La Pinede, St. Maguire, Frontig- 

 nan, Canet, and Foy have been 

 blown up and completely demolish- 

 ed, together with their telegraph- 

 houses, fourteen barracks of the 

 gens d'armes, or Douanes, one bat- 

 tery, and the strong tower upon the 

 lake of Frontignan. Mr. Mapleton, 

 first lieutenant, had command of 

 these expeditions; lieut. Johnson 

 had charge of the field pieces, and 

 lieut. Hore of the royal marines. 

 To them and to Mr. Gilbert, as- 

 sistant-surgeon ; Mr. Burney, gun- 

 ner; Messrs. Stewart and Stovin, 

 midshipmen, is due whatever cre- 

 dit may arise from such mischief, 

 and for having with so small a force 

 drawn about two thousand troops 

 from the important fortress of Fi- 

 gueras in Spain, to the defence of 

 their own coasts. The conduct of 

 lieutenants Mapleton, Johnson and 

 Hore, deserves my best praise, as 

 well as that of the other officers, 

 royal marines, and seamen. 

 I have, &c. 



Cochrane. 



Tmperieuse, none killed ; none 

 wounded; one singed blowing up a 

 battery. French, one commanding 

 officer of troops killed : how many 

 others, unknown. 

 H. M. S. Kent, off Genoa, Aug. 2. 



Sir, — I beg leave to acquaint you, 

 that yesterday, running along the 

 coast from Genoa, towards Cape del 

 Melle, we discovered a convoy of 

 len sail of coasters deeply laden, 

 under the protection of a gun-boat, 

 atanchor close to thebreach abreast 

 of the town of Noli ; and as there 

 appeared a fair prospect of bringing 

 them out by a prompt attack be- 

 fore the enemy had time to collect 

 his force, I instantly determined to 

 send in the boats of the Kent and 

 Vol. LI. 



Wizard; and as there was but little 

 wind, 1 directed capt. Ferris, of the 

 Wizard, to tow in and cover the 

 boats, which immediately put off, 

 and, by great exertion, soon towed 

 her close to the vessels, when it was 

 found impossible to bring them out 

 without landing, most of them be- 

 ing fastened to the shore by ropes 

 from their keels and mast-heads. 

 The boats therefore pulled to the 

 beach with great resolution, expos- 

 ed to the fire of two guns in the bow 

 of the gun-boat, two field-pieces 

 placed in a grove which flanked 

 the beach, a heavy gun in front of 

 the town, and a continued fire of 

 musketry from the houses; but 

 these were no check to the ardouf 

 and intrepidity of British seamen 

 and marines, who leaped from the 

 boats, and rushed upon the enemy 

 with a fearless zeal that was not to 

 be resisted. The gun in front of the 

 town was soon taken and spiked by 

 lieut. Chasman, second of the Kent, 

 who commanded the seamen, and 

 lieut. Hanlon the royal marines ; 

 and the enemy, who had drawn up 

 a considerable force of regular 

 troops in the grove to defend the 

 two field-pieces, was dislodged by 

 capt. Rea, who commanded the 

 royal marines, and lieut. Grant of 

 that corps, who took possession of 

 the field-pieces, and brought them 

 off. In the mean time, lieuts. Lind- 

 say and Moresby of the Kent, and 

 lieut. Bisset of the Wizard, who 

 had equally distinguished them- 

 selves in driving tlie enemy from 

 the beach, were actively employed 

 in taking possession of the gun- 

 boat, and freeing the vessels from 

 their fasts to the shore ; and I had 

 soon the satisfaction to see our 

 people embark, and the whole o{ 

 the vessels coming out under the 

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