isto. 
** On the following morning (the 23d), soon 
after eight o’clock, the Volontaire made the 
Signal for the fleet to the eastward: while they 
continued to come down before the wing, no 
alteration was made in the squadron, except 
hy advancing two fastasailing ships, the Tigre 
and Buiwark. At ten, the Pomone made 
the signal, that the enemy had hauled to the 
wind, and the convoy separating from the 
ships of war (which were now discovered to 
Consist of threé ships of the line only, two 
frigates, two smaller frigates, dr store-ships, 
and a convoy of about twénty sail of vessels), 
I ordered Rear-Admiral Martin to chase 
them, and éight of the best sailing ships, 
which, standing on contrary tacks, might 
take advantage of the changes of the wind, 
which was then variable. 
AttwoP. M. the Pomohe having got far to 
windward, was directed by signal to destroy 
such of the convoy as'‘could be come up with; 
and in the evening she burnt two brigs. two 
bombards, and a ketch. ‘he enemy before 
dark was out of sight, and the ships chasing 
hot much advanced, were standing to the 
northward; while the squadron with me 
Stretched to the southward. The next morn- 
ing neither the French nor our own chasing 
ships were in sight. 
Lhis morning, Rear- Admiral Martin joined 
with his division,* having again fallen in 
with the enemy on the 24th off the entrance 
of the Rhone, and: on the 25th they chased 
them on shore; the Robuste, of 84 guns, 
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Baudin, and 
the Leon, of 74, off Frontagnan, where, the 
day following, themselves set fire to them. 
The Boree, of 74 guns, and a frigate, ran on 
shore at the entrance of the port of Cette, 
where there‘is little probability of either of 
them being saved. 
I cannot sufficiently express the high satis- 
faction I have feit at the intrepid persever- 
ance of Rear-Admiral Martin, and of the 
Captains ef the ships who were with him in 
the pursuit. Nothing less ardent, or less 
skilful, would have produced a result so for- 
tunate, where the coast near the Rhone is ex- 
ceedingly shoaly and dangerous, so that some 
ofthe ships were in five and six fathoms water, 
the weather thick, and the souts-east wind 
blowing strong. 
Lenclose to you, Sir, Rear-Admixal Mar- 
tin’s letter; and beg to congratulate their 
Lordships on three great ships of the enemy 
being thus destroyed, without the smallest 
resistance on their part, ora shot being fired 
by the British ships, except a few by the Ti- 
gre at the Boree, when she was pushing ashore 
at Cette; of their two frigates, the Pomone 
and Pauline, one hauled her wind some time 
in the night, and fetched into Marseilles 
Road. 
The other part of the French squadron are 
te : 
__* Canopus, Renown, Tigre, Sultan, Le- 
viathan, and Cumberland. 
Montary Mac., No,.193. 
State of Public Affairs in December. 
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625: 
found to remain in Toulon, by the ships 
which have since examined that port. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) CoLtLinGwoop, 
Canopus at Sea, Oct. 27. 
My Lorp—In obedience to the signal for 
the Canopus to chase E, N. E. I steered that 
way the whole of the night of the 93d, and 
the following day, in company with the Re- 
nown, -Tigre, Sultan, Leviathan, and Cum- 
berland 3 in the evening, four sail were seen, 
to which we immediately gave chase, and 
pursued them till after dark; when, from 
Shoal water, and the wind being direct onthe 
shore, miéar the entrance of the Rhone, it 
became necessary tokeep the wind during the 
hight. The following morning, the 23th, 
the same ships. were again seen, and chased 
between Cette and Frontignan, where they 
tanon shore. Twoof them (an eighty gum 
Ship, bearing a Rear-Admiral's fleg, anda 
Seventy-four) at the latter place, and ene 
ship of the line and 4 frigate at the formers 
From the shoal watér and intricacy of the na- 
Vigation, it was impossible to get close enough 
to the enemy’s two line of battle ships near 
Frontignan, to attack them when on shore; 
for in attempting to do so, one of his Ma- 
jesty’s ships was under five fathoms water, 
and another in less than six. On the 26th, 
I sent the boats to sound, meaning, if pessi~ 
ble, to buoy the Channel (if any had been 
found) by which the enemy’s ships could be 
attacked ; but at night we had the satisfaction 
to see them set on fire. 
From the circumstances under which the 
ship and frigate ran on shore at the entrance 
of the port of Cette, L have little doubt the 
former will be lost ; and the frigate must cer- 
tainly have received considerable damage 3 
but they cannot be got at on-account of the 
batteries. 
Your Lordship must be wel! aware that no» 
thing but the great press of sail carried by his 
Majesty’s ships, and the good loolk-but kept, 
could have enabled them to close with those 
of the enemy, from the distance they were at 
the time they commenced the chase. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) J. Martin. 
Vice- Admiral Lord Collingwood, 
Commander in Chief, &c. 
Ville de Paris, off Rosas, Now. 1. 
SrtrR;—-When the enemy’s convoy wag 
chased on the 23d ultimo, toeir transports se« 
parated from the ships of war, and, under the 
Protection of an armed store-snip, two bom- 
bards, and a xebec, made for the bay of Rosas. 
When the ships of War were disposed of, as 
related in my letter of yesterday, the convoy 
becaine the object of my attention ; and onthe 
29th the Apollo was sent off Rosas to examine 
what vesssels were there, and how far they 
were in/a situation assailable. i 
The next day, I appointed the ships, * 
— Es 
* Tigre, Cumberland, Volontaire, Apollo, 
Yopaze, Philemel, Scout, and Dusaan, 
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