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it too hazardous to run into Aix 

 Roads (from its shallow waters); 

 I therefore anchored again at the 

 distance of about three miles from 

 the forts on the island. 



As the tide suited, the enemy 

 evinced great activity in endeavour- 

 ing to warp their shij)s (whiclihad 

 grounded) into deep water, and 

 succeeded in getting all but five of 

 the line towards the entrance of 

 the Charente, before it became 

 practicable to attack them. 



I gave orders to capt. Bligh, of 

 the Valiant, to proceed with that 

 ship, the Revenge, frigates, bombs, 

 and small vessels, named in the 

 margin,* to anchor near the Boyrat 

 Siioal, in readiness for the attack. 

 At twenty minutes past two P. M. 

 Lord Cochrane advanced in tiie 

 Imperieuse, with his accustomed 

 gallantry and spirit, and opened a 

 welldirected fire upon the Calcutta, 

 which struck her colours to the Iiti- 

 perieuse ; the ships and vessels 

 above itientioned soon after joined 

 in the attack upon the Vilie de 

 Varsovie and Aquilon, and obliged 

 them, before five o'clock, after sus- 

 taining a heavy cannonade, to 

 strike their colours, when they were 



of the night against any of the ships 

 which lay exposed to an attack. 

 On the morning of the 13th, the 

 rear-admiral reported to me, that 

 as the Caesar and other line of bat- 

 tle ships had grounded, and were 

 in a dangerous situation, he thought 

 it advisable to order them all out, 

 particularly as the remaining part of 

 the service could be performed by 

 frigates and small vessels only ; and 

 I was happy to find that they were 

 extricated from their perilous situa- 

 tion. 



Captain Bligh has since infonned 

 me, that it was found impracticable 

 to destroy the three-decked ship, 

 and the others which were lying 

 near the entrance of the Charente, 

 as the former being the outer one, 

 was protected by three lines of 

 boats placed in advance from her. 



This ship and ail the others, ex- 

 cept four of the line and a frigate, 

 have now moved up the river Cha- 

 rente. If any farther attempt to 

 destroy them is praciicable, I shall 

 not fail to use every means in my 

 power to accomplish it. 



I have great satisfaction in stating 

 to their lordships how much I feel 

 obliged tothezealous co-operations 



taken possession of by the boats of of rear-admiral Stopford, under 



the advanced squadron. As soon 

 as the prisoners were removed, they 

 were set on fire, as was also the 

 Tonncrre, a short time after by the 

 enemy. 



I afterwards detached rear-ad- 

 miral tlie hon. Robert Stopford, 

 in the Caesar, with the Theseus, 

 three additional fire-ships (which 

 were hastily prepared in the course 

 of the day) and all the boats of the 

 fleet, with Mr. Congreve's rockets, 

 to conduct the farther operations 



whose arrangement the boats of the 

 fleet were placed ; and I must also 

 express to their lordships the high 

 sense I have of the assistance I re- 

 ceived from the abilities and unre- 

 mitted attention of SirHarryNeale, 

 bart. the captain of the fleet, as 

 well as of the animated exertions 

 of the captains, officers, seamen, and 

 marines under my command, and 

 their forwardness to volunteer upon 

 any service that migiit be allotted 

 to them ; particularly the zeal and 



activity 



• Indefatigable, Aigle, Emerald, Pallas, Beagle, vEtna, bomb ; Insolent, gun- 

 brig; Conflict, Encounter, Fervent, and Growler. 



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