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 of the Baltic fleet, in the official letter that he wrote to the Admiralty on that occasion, expressed his conviction that their lordships would duly “appreciate the good conduct” of the commander of the Sheldrake.

In July, 1811, Sir James Saumarez transmitted to the Admiralty a letter from Captain Charles Dudley Pater, of the Cressy 74, giving an account of an attack made off Hielm island, on the 5th of that month, by a Danish flotilla of seventeen gun-vessels and ten heavy row-boats, on a fleet of merchantmen under the protection of the Cressy, Defence 74, Dictator 64, Sheldrake, and Bruiser gun-brig. The enemy is therein stated to have been defeated with the loss of four gun-vessels, each mounting one long 24-pounder and 4 howitzers. On the 8th of the same month, Captain Stewart addressed an official letter to Captain Pater, of which the following is a copy:–

Captain Stewart was promoted to post rank Feb. 1, 1812, and we soon afterwards find him performing “a most gallant exploit” within the rocks of Mardoe, on the coast of Norway:– his own description of it is the best that we can present to our readers:–

“H.M.S. Dictator, in the Sleeve, July 7, 1812.

“Sir,– I have the honor to inform you, that yesterday evening, being off Mardoe, with the brigs named in the margin, the mast-heads of the Danish squadron were seen over the rocks; and Captain Robilliard, in the most handsome manner, volunteered to lead in to attack them, he having