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Rh  gave orders to board the Cleopatra, which were executed with great bravery from the quarter deck, and the French colours hauled down.

The Cleopatra mounted the same number of guns as the Nymphe, and was manned with 320 men; of whom 63 were either killed or wounded, including among the former her commander, Citizen Muller, whose remains were interred at Portsmouth, five days after the action, attended by his officers. The Nymphe had 23 killed, and 27 wounded.

On the 29th of the same month, his late Majesty conferred the honour of knighthood on Captain Pellew, for his distinguished gallantry; and graciously commanded his brother Israel, who had served as a volunteer on the occasion, to be promoted to the rank of Post-Captain.

{{anchor|v1p1_p213c}Soon after this, Sir Edward Pellew was appointed to the command of the Arethusa, a fine frigate, of 44 guns, with a complement of 277 men, attached to the squadron under the command of Sir John B. Warren. In this ship he was present at a number of encounters, both with batteries on shore, and the enemy’s vessels at sea.

Early on the 23d April, 1794, while cruizing off Guernsey, in company with the Flora, Melampus, la Nymphe, and la Concorde, four sail were discovered standing out to sea; and, as day broke, they were clearly perceived to be French. The wind, by fortunately changing two points, enabled the British to gain the weather-gage, and bring them to close action, while it, at the same time, precluded the possibility of gaining their own shore.

The battle was maintained on both sides with great resolution for three hours, when two of the enemy’s ships, la Pomone of 44 guns and 341 men, and la Babet, of 22 guns and 178 men, struck to the Flora and Arethusa. Meanwhile, the other English frigates pursued the remainder of the French squadron, and at length succeeded in capturing l’Engageante, of 38 guns and 300 men. In this action the Arethusa had 3 men killed, and 5 wounded.

On the 23d Aug., the squadron, under the command of Sir John B. Warren, cruizing off Brest, fell in with, and drove on shore near the Penmark Rocks, la Felicité French frigate of