“To the light and fluctuating winds, to the enemy’s being so near their own shores which are lined with batteries, they are indebted for the safety of their whole squadron, which at a greater distance from the shore, I do not hesitate to say, must have fallen into our hands. “Among the killed we have to regret the loss of Mr. Robson, the master’s mate, a young man of great promise. “I enclose a list of killed and wounded, with the damage we have otherwise sustained. “I have, &c. “J. BRENTON.” “REAR ADMIRAL MARTIN.” LIST OF THE ENEMY’S SHIPS, &c. ENGAGED. Ceres, frigate 42 guns 350 men, severely crippled, escaped under the batteries Fama, corvette 28 guns 260 men, lost her foretopmast, do. do. Sparviere, brig 8 guns 98 men taken Hannibal, cutter 10 guns 80 men, escaped Eight gun boats 1 twenty-four 40 men each, escaped. pounder each Total, 96 guns, and 1108 men. “J. B.” In addition to these, it was afterwards known that Murat had in the morning embarked four hundred Swiss troops in the different vessels, in order to make sure of carrying the Spartan by boarding. They were dressed in red like English marines, and extended the whole length of the vessels in which they were embarked, with their muskets; a dreadful carnage must have been made amongst them. Captain Brenton was wounded whilst standing on the capstan, the only place from whence he could see his numerous opponents. It was by a grape shot striking him on the left hip bone. As he did not at first feel the blow to be very severe, he concluded it to have been given by some of the ropes, which were falling in great numbers from aloft, as cut away by the shot. He jumped from the capstan, and came down on his right leg, but the left could not support him, and he fell; and then blood was seen to issue from his back. He instantly thought of Lord Nelson’s wound in the spine, and concluded from the little pain experienced, that his must have been the same. He was carried below, and on cutting out the shot, the surgeon discovered that the wound was not mortal.