Monthly Chronicle.

son , ofthe Leander , slightly ; Capt . Freemantle , of the Seahorse , in the arm ; Lieutenant J . Douglas , of ditto , in the hand ; and Mr . Waits , Midshipman of the Zealous .

EXPEDITION AGAINST TENERIFI- 'E . The following account of this gallant , but unsuccessful , expedition is extracted from a Journal kept on board Admiral Nelson's ship , and gives particulars of the expedition -. -, Inch are not de-ailed in the Gazette . ' July 25 . At one o ' clock , P . M . made the general signal to anchor . At half past five , the squadn . n anchored a few miles 10 the northward of Santa Cruz . " At six , made the signal for boats to prepare to proceed on = e < -v ; ce as

previously-ordered . At eleve . o ' clock , between 6 and 700 men were embarked in the boats of the squadron , 180 men on board the Fox cutter , and about 70 or 80 men in a boat we had taken , who proceeded in six divisions , under Captains Troubridge , Hood , Thompson , . Miller , and Waller , Captains Freemantle and Bowen attending the Adnti . a ! , to regulate ihe attack . At half past 1 , A . M . we got within half gunshot oi the Mole Head , without being discovered , when the alarm-bells rang , and 30 01 40 pieces of cannon , with mnsquetvy , from one end of the town to the otheropened upon us . The niht being extremely darkit was only ihe

Ad-, g , miral , Captains Thompson , Freemantle , and Bowen , with four or five boats in the whole , who found the Mole , which was instantly stormed and carried , although defended by 4 or 500 men , and the guns , 6 twenty-four pounders , were spiked ; but such a heavy fire of niusquetr , ' and grape-shot was kept up from the citadel and homes at the head ofthe Mole , that we could not advance , and nearly all were killed or wounded . ' Captains Troubridge , Hood , Miller , and Waller , landed with part ofthe boats , just to 'he southward of the ci'adelpassing through a raging surfwhich stove all

, , the boats , and wet all the ainunition . Notwithstanding these difficulties , they pushed over the en . 'tnies line-wall and batteries , and formed in the great square of the town , about 80 marines , 8 b pike-men , and 1 S 0 small-armed seamen , where they took possession of a . convent , from whence they marched against the citadel , but found it far beyo-. d their power to take ,

' At day-light , from prisoners taken , Capt . Troubridge found there were 8000 Spaniards in arms , and 100 French , with five field pieces , assembled at the entrance of the town , and seeing tlie impossibility of getting any assistance from the ship ' s , at seven o ' clock he sent Captain Hood with a message to the Governor ,, that if he should be allowed freely and without molestation to embark his people at the Mole Head , taking off such of our boats as were not stove , the squadron now before the town would not molest it . The Governor told Captain Hood , he thought that , co . side-ring the disparity of numbers , they ought to surrender

prisoners of war ; to which he replied , that Captain Troubridge had directed him to say , that if the terms he had offered were not accepted in five minutes , he would set the town en fire , and attack the Spaniards at the point of the bavonet ; on which the Governor instantly observed , that being unwilling to shed ihe blood of brave men , if the English would retire according to their proposal , he would furnish them with boats , their o . vn having been stove ; and in addition he ordered for each British soldier a pint of wine and some biscuits . Captain Troubridga with his party then inarched with the British colours fl ing to the Mole , where

they embarked . And here it is right that we should notice the noble and generous conduct of Don Juan Antoine Gutierrez , the Spanish Governor : the moment the terms were agreed to , he directed our wounded to be received into the hospitals , and all our people to be supplied with the best provisions that could be procured , and made it known that the ships were at liberty to sentf on shore and purchase whatever refreshments they were in want of during the time we might lie oft ' the island . The Fox cutter , in approaching towards the town , received a shot under water from one of the enemy ' s batterieson which she immediately sunkand

, , Lieutenant John Gibson , her commander , and 97 men were drowned . At 7 got under weigh , squadron in company , standing off and on . 'July ! - ] . Received the remainder of the officers , seamen , and marines on board . Ordered ihe bodv of Captain Richard Bowen to be committed to the deep , with the honours of war . '