Star. — London, England, 1809-12-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY. The Cd battalion of the .50th regiment are on their rircli 'rem Shorneliff to Silver Hill Barracks, where e_ ti • are expected to arrive to-morrow. s e veral Militia Regiments Have received routes to , :; •• 0 he Sussex district, in order to make room for t. ,. (.4.ps expected from Walcheren.--The East Suf. ' filitia march to Hungerford ; the Nottingham :3 B:,ingstoke and Andover : the East tent to Sa lisbury ; the (11 battalion of the Bth Foot to South ampton. The Leicester Militia are to remove from s ter ning to Eastbourne, and the Warwick from East. borne to Pevenscy. The services of the NorthWootton and Milton and DricliesLer volunteer infantry, will be discontinued ' ,fa the (. 7 .-Ith inst. N..IIPAL INTELLIGENCE. TRURO, DECEMBER 1. The Marlborough packet, rapt. Bull., which 2r /ilea yesterday it Falmouth, in 11 days from Lisbon, lit in the Tagus the BARIPLIVIt i , of 98 guns, Nonce, 7, VIM VS, 36, and the Princess Elizabeth packet.-- p e state of the British army had improved, as well in health as in supplies and number. They were still em pl o yed in fortifying the passes on the frontier. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, DEC. S. Yesterday, the American ship Ariadne, Captain Hoyr, from Norfolk, in Virginia, appeared off this per t Captain HOYT sent letters on shore. The Lady Pellew packet arrived at Falmouth yes terday morning, in nineteen days from Halifax, and kings an acconnt tnat the embargo was most rigidly oforced in America, and no likelihood of any relax. zion till after the meeting of Congress. tarty this morning the Kent packet, Capt. LAW yscE, arrived here from the West Indies, and landed Clptainlonms of the Navy, with dispatches, with lii;ch he set off for town, and the packet returned rand to Falmouth, having overshot that port in a Yestetdav arrived the Jason French privateer, l: sccd for eight guns, but had only two mounted, .ni marned with 40 men, from Bayonne, on a cruize ; tken by the HELENA, prior to her arrival here, on fie Trish station the WEAZLE hired schooner, from tracfcrtspoke the SURVEILLANTE frigate, Capt. ;if GEORGE COLLIER, off the Penmarks, all well ; )ILASANT sloop, from a cruize, last from Falmouth; LI:ST.L.S and CROCUS sloops of war, fronra cruize off he Isle of Bas ; and four transports, from Cork, with Frcr.ch prisoners, taken out of the different vessels aken on the Irish station ; also three American ves vis, laden with cotton, staves, and rice.—The Arne ;can brig Eunice, WILLIAM DAwsoN master, from Yew York, laden with cbtton, ashes, and staves, for ronningen ;• Dantaiek ship Eriede, CHARLES SAUN DERS master, for Cronstadt, laden with hemp and iron for the Dock-yard.—Passed by this porn, the ship Cambden, WILLIAM TAYLOR, from Quebec. Sailed the MEDUSA frigate, to join Admiral STOP MD, in Basque Roads the BETSEY CHINES tender, i.r Liverpool ; and the bOLDFINCH brig of war, to use off the French coast. The riIEASANT and HELENA have come up Ha :l..e to refit. L'Atotr frigate, Captain WoLFE, is stated to have mpturei a French brig of war, of 16 guns, and re clptorei a valuable merchantman, with which she is iour:y expected in.—The DRUID is also expected in. There was a signal on Maker Tower this evening, for ship of war to the westward ; but the number was lot male before sunset. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 1. This day arrived his Majesty's brig WOOLVERINE, Captain Kcna, and RECRUIT, Captain MURRAY, from , Vora Cruz, last from Nassau, New Providence, both irYch brigs have been loaded with dollars, by the n. Cocuit \NE JOHNSTONE, who has arrived in the C . OOLVErINE. The brigs have had a long and bois. ino;is passage. They left Vera Cruz upon the 14th of ireptember, and arrived at the Havannah upon the 12th of October, where they found his Majesty's ships :utd ETIIALION, and HAMMY Sunbrig. 111;!. Woor.vEntz and REciturr brigs quitted the `1•. annals the day after their arrival there, by orders 1 the senior oflic.:.r, Captain MALING, without hay time to pini,:iire the stores, provisions, and cloth necessary fix their voyage to England ; the con- T i lelice of which was, that after being out twelve and meeting a contrary wind, they were •,1::;ed to bear away for New Provilience for a • ~ p ly of water. They arrived there upon the 26th, I quitted it upon the Slst of October, after pur ir.g store; and pi ovisions, and warm clothing for crews, of which they stood much in want. The - m..LNNE spoke, the day before yesterday, the brig, cfr Scilly, having only one day's and only 12 men fit for duty. She sailed • 7-a the Havannah upon the 15th of October, in • - .:;.any with the UNDAUNTED, ETITALION, and two line of battle ships bound for Cadiz. She Company with them upon the 22d of the same but fell in with the UNDAUNTED and Spanish •-•-• a week afterwards, both of which last ships had N iff ere d me :: in coming through the Gulf, in conse- • :,:_ lcace o f w hi c h o ze was obliged to bear away for Porto Rico, attended ier. the I.l:snAttvrED ; but the 'her, although - makine.saiso rno water, continued •!. voyage to Cadiz. lie ETHALION ha d gone to itcrniuda. The IlautatTv had been obliged to throw her go:1:i overboard, in the late violent winds, critic have suffered much from want of warm .i.~ . i.: a,. DEAL, DFCFVfEER 3. Friday a Coast of Directors was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned Captains were in the Downs his Majesty's ships as per :A, with a large fleet outward-bound for theWest !nd:,2,,,— Arrived his Majesty's ship ALLIGATOR and !"-L11.1 , ,:, from Tobago, and sailed fot the Rivet.— :.i. W. SHEERNESS, DECEMBER Sail:d his Majesty's ship THRACIAN with a convoy Heligoland.—Wind W.N.W. HARWICH, DEC. 3. ailed this day the Alckl and packet, Capt. Mande, Enr Gottenbiirg ; and the King George, Capt. KING, both with mails and passengers. . . • YARMOUTH, DEC. s. The ships mentioned on shore in my last are all got offl . • COPENT- GARD EN tit.g.itia. with the exception of the nni of London, T. Byte baturday night's half-price made some noise at this on, GOINE master, which is wrecked.- , —Sailed for Flushing Theatre; but t h e dreadof a• • • • emaining in the watch with ships laden with live bullock • the CALYPSO hou se till Mci tin ay morning (the Magistrates having sloop _ of war, and the Cita Niact.Esa for ' tile Texel.—Arrived resolved not to sit any longer after nine o'clock) visi fr om the Baltic, the CONSTANT b • gun- rig; and the b_ 1 y operated upon the spirits of the (ft: P.'s. The PINCHER from a cruize off the Dutch coast. , after-piece was sensibly injured by the interpolations The brig from Aldborough, D. GARNET master, of the pit, lio% cever, and the breath of the 0. P. up drove from her anchors, and is wrecked near the bar- , roar cannot be hour's mouth, laden with hemp, and, with the crew, ! Bow-STREET.—On Saturday morning the young are saved. The Juliana, P. T. L. DIEDERICKSON Inn master, got on Harbro', Sand, The laden with deals, from w ho was taken out of the pi t at Co ven t- ga rd en man, on Friday night, to Covent-garden watch- Christiana to London ; the ship having filled with house, was brought from thence, in the custody of water the crew took to their boat, and landed here the Constable of the night. yesterday morning. i The Clerk to thePri Thomas. soner.—: What is your name ?" Sent in by the H ERO , H aa b et , J. E LTVET T , f rom 1 Prisoner. . James —" Ponground to Denmark, w i t h d ea l s an d i ron ; E u - 1 Clerk %altar are you ?" ropa, Smarr master, with a general cargo, sent in by ' Prisoner.—" 'that is no matter" Mr. GRAHAM, the Sitting Magistrate to Prisoner.—" Db you the PINCHER ; the Han Helena, Rugs OLSEN, with 1 no p sv ei czn n s e i r der , you i yourself not." the pit of Covent -G arden Theatre ?" deals, sent in by the C/lEERFUL cutter ; the St. Peder , . do .1. HALL EA DER, from Norway to Gottenburgh, wit Clerk—" Where do you live?" ' lime, sent in by the SIIELDRAKE. Prisosier----" Here." Clerk—" Where do you reside ?" ROTTERDAM, NOV. 21. Prisoner—" I did live in Argyle-street." On the 16th inst. the English brig the Hazard, Mr. GRAHAM—" Do not tell where you did reside, but where r .f •esidee s nve." W. PAUSEN master, came on sho r e a t t h e Vli e . Sh youpl e t, er nc 7 " i I do o' not think it a fair question, therefore shall not was bound from London to fleligoland, with a cargo answer i n i of coffee, linens, &c. The crew were saved.—The Clerk—" What are you ?" American schooner, the Spy, P. DUCKELL master, Prisoner—" A man!" Clerk—" You are a very rude man" from Baltimore, was wrecked in the night of the kind Mr. of G ru ß d A e H b t doare much mistaken, if you think this 16th, at Zuidewal, near the Texel.—From Copenha- m havo " ur Y c n a n you any good." gen, under date of the 7th, we are informed, that a Prisoner—" I not n rude. Pappenburg . h vessel, laden with 770 pipes of wine, Mr. GRAMAM directed the Clerk to take the name he had given, and to enter that he refused to tell who be was , what he had been driven on shore a few dayi before at Rese nas.—The American brig the Pico-Hcisac, of 170 wa hl s E or hl he es re ß Brand o n l i ve d . d y F ri h d e ay oh n i se g h r e t , e d d u t r h i the n e g tons, laden with cotton, sugar, coffee, &c. has been mance of the fourth on act st t th a e t p o l n a capfured, and carried into Boulogne, by the Josephine the pit of Covent-Garden 'Theatre, standing upon one of the benches, prisonerpe r f o trn hes, booting, hissing, brandishing a large stick, and insulting and Prince Eugene privateers. The Virginie, of Marseilles, captured, on the 29th of Se (ember, to the company in the boxes by words and actions, but he was not enoughn so e m ar ettme, w to hic hehatreunrd to he s e a x i e d. tte H a e gr c e o a n t ti d n i u st e t t i l rb th an at ee co i n o d t u h e e t for it the westward of Saint Peter's Island, near Sa r dinia, an American brig, bound from Baltim or e to M ar - previous to which the audien c e h a d rema i n ed qu i et . Af te r he pit , seilles, with a cargo of 2600 quintals of pepper, and observed a paper in the front of the Prisoner's bat, with 0. P. in it, at the back part of his hat he had a s q uare piece of paper : 200 quintals of coffee. there appeared to be something written on it, but what it was he GREENOCK, NOVEMBER 29. could not discover, but he believed it to be O.P. It had the effect of T greatly increasin g the noise and disturbance. when he desired The William and Ann, FOUNTAIN, from Quebec,to take him into custody, and for London, foundered at sea on the sth inst. in lat. he eauwnutontaanen S m i t h , tote e th e atc o w atch-hou se . patroles, se 45. 5. ; the crew were saved by the Countess of Crau- The Prisoner cross-examined Mr. Brandon. ford, HAMLIN, of Port Glasgow, which ship was then He asked him how he knew be was hooting and hissing, as he dismasted ; and on the following day they were obli- was not Mr. Bran near him ? Brandon replied, he had no doubt of it, from the motion Red to abandon her also, and were taken on board the of his mouth and his attitude. Traveller, arrived at Portsmouth... The Aid, BROWN, He asked Mr. Brandon how he knew he was insulting the arrived here on the 26th inst. from Quebec ; sailed company in the boxes ? Mr. Brandon said, he could see he was talkin g to the company from thence 14th October, with a fleet of 24sail from boxes; Britain, under convoy of the BONNE CITOYENNE ; Insul the ti ng t hem . parted in a gale, on the 3d inst. in lat. 49. long. 40. He asked if Mr. Brandon could see what be said? The Oak, HOMSON, was in the fleet, for this port.— To which Mr. Brandon made no reply. The Sally, KEUBLEY, arrived at Liverpool ; sailed William Smith, one of the patrole, said, that, by desire of Mr. Brandon, he went into the pit of Covent Garden 'Theatre on fresh St. Croix on the 10th October, in company with Friday night, during the performance of the last act of the play, the Nevis Planter, and parted from her on the 30th. at which time there was a great noise and disturbance there. He On the 14th inst. in lat. 49. long. 20. spoke the brig found the prisoner standing upon two seats brandishin g a large Clyde, from this port to Halifax ; the Clyde had, on stick, which he took from him. At th at time the prisoner had an 0. P. paper In the front of his bat, which he took front him, the 12th inst. fallen in with a French privateer of 12 and another paper in the back of Fis hat. He took him into cus• guns, which chaced her for 18 hours ; and on the tody, and conveyed him out of the pit. 13th inst. saw the privateer-bring to a large ship. The prisoner acknowledged having an O. P. in his hat, and said The Friendship, SCOTT, from Quebec for Liver- it was made of pasteboard. He denied brandishin g his stick in a menacing way, but that the attitude he held it in was a mere pool, coming out of Strangford, struck on a rock, matter of chance. and must unload to repair. William Gatliffe, of Duke-street, St. James's, confirmed Mr. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Brandon's statement, and said, that he observed the prisoner par.- GBAVESSND, beecanza I.—Arrived the William, Hosti, titularly active in the disturbance of last Monday night. in the of of Covent-garden 'Theatre, by exhibiting several placards, bran from Lisbon ; Vindus, Cadwell; and St. Anna, Pierson, from dishing his stick as he stood upon the seats, and exciting and Malta ;Susannah, Liston, from Malaga ; and the Ceres, Owen, making a great noise and ternult in various ways. from Cork.—Sailed the George, Knight, for Barbadoes ; Fa- The prisoner denied being at the Theatre on Monday. vourite, Roddar, for Jamaica ; Welliegton,'Boddy, for St. Lucie; Mr. Gloom ti A told him, he had heard the charge against him, Nonpareil, Bruce, for St. Michael's ;.Hawke, Revy, for Malta • and he should call upon him for bail. Sally, Patterson, for Madeira ; Eperenne, Nitro, for Gibraltar ; and the Nancy, Rundall, for Oporto. The prisoner denied the charge, so far as related to making a would DECEMBER 3.—Arrived the Catherine, Lampire, from Smyrna; disturbance. He asked what bail Mr. GRAHAM told hint, he should expect two very good bails; Tricharber, Ducbman, from Jamaica ; Venerable, Dye, from but without be told who and what he w as , he s h ou ld not take. Quebec; James (a prize), Brown; and Lurestairs, Baynot, front Cadiz; Nelly, Smith ; and Ellen, Napier, front M artinique; Pa- bail. trio(, Foster; and Glasgow, Martin, from Malta ; Venus, Star- Friday evening Captain Rolfe, a Dutchman,with a f r i en d n am e d ling. from Rio Janeiro; Baltic, Thompson, from St. Croix ; Lord Gender, went into a public house, kept by a M rs . B ower , i n Nelson, Hall, from Seville ; Fame, Hallen, from Flushin g ; North Princes-street, Drury-lane, and continued drinki ng unt il a l ate hour, but when they were about to depart a dispute arose about Sea, Packsow ; and Tlogene, Criser, from Lisbon • and Truth, the reckoning, and a scuffle ensued between the two friends one Hose, front Cork. Sailed the James, Postlethsvaite;for Jamaica; Wilson, an assistant in the house, Maria Goodman, and Mary Samuel, Sughrie, for Trinidad; Blenheim, Miller, for Grenada; Hebe, Brown, for Demerara; Harvey, Redman, for Trinidad ; Blower, which ended in Wilson charging the Captain with steal- Chester, Neild ; and Success, Emery, for Dublin. ing a key, and he and his friend were sent to the watch -house.— The Hazard, PINSON, from Lisbon to Heligoland, The next morning they were taken to Marlborou g h-s tr eet, w hen the Magistrate dismissed the complaint ; but Captain Rolfe ob is on shore on the Vlie. Crew saved. serving, that he had a charge of robbery to adduce, the matter was The Spy, DUCKETT, from Baltimore, was wrecked i referred to Bow-street, where he deposed, t hat i n consequence of 16th ult. near the Texel. I the quarrel he was about to quit the house, when Wilson took I f hold of his arms, saying he would chew him the way, and conduit ---- ted hint to a room at the back of the house, where he was sud denly surrounded by four persons ; Wilson held him round the waste, while Goodman took from his pocket near ,E 6, and two rings. On his crying out,Wilson threatened to kill him if he did not hold his tongue. The watchman was then called in, when be and his friend were taken to the watch-house, the one charged with stealing a key, and the ether with assaultin g Wilson. The latter, with Goodman, was committed for re-examina t i on ; b ut no prat ; appearing against Blower, she was discharged. sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain WILLIANI FAIRFAX, Hugh Inglis; CHARLES GRAHAM, William Pitt, for Madras and Bengal. Saturday morning Lieutenant HENRY EDWARDS, and the crew of his Majesty's late schooner HaDDock, were tried at Portsmouth by a Court-Martial, for the capture of that vessel by the French national brig le Serjeant SHEPHERD applied to the Court of Corn. Genie ; when there appearing to be no blame what- mon Pleas on Saturday, to postpone the cause CLlF ever attachable to Lieutenant EDWARDS, or his crew, FORD v. BRANDON, from to-morrow to Wednesday. they were acquitted. The Court afterwards tried The Chief Justice obs?rved, it would be better it Mr. CHARLES LUPTON, Master of the MYRTLE, for should come on at the time first appointed. having behaved with contempt to Capt. Irises, and Tuesday seven persons went to shoot at a target, at Lieutenant S. Dawsos rumpor.—The charge was in Birmingham ; four discharged their guns, and one part proved, and he was sentenced to be dismissed the missed- tire ; when, as he was endeavouring to sharpen Nix - rare, and adMonished to be more circumspect for the flint, the piece went off, and lodged the contents the future.—Sir FRANCIS Lasonzr, President. ,in his head. He immediately died, leaving a wife A Court Martial was held at Sheerness on the 13th and nine children. ult. to try Captain KEITH MAXWELL, of his Majesty's Friday Mr. Boucher, of Rochester, went to drink ship NTAINIEN, for contempt and disrespect to Vice- tea with his niece, a short distance from that city, hut Admiral WLL.r.s, as Port-Admiral at Sheerness, and not returning at a late hour his son went to seek him, for retarding the service. It appeared in evidence, when he found his father at a short distance, appa that Captain MAXWELL was absent on Admiralty rently thrown over some low railing, with his throat leave, and as he did not return to his duty according coat, and his pen-Inife open lying near him, with which to the time specified, Captain Gonna was -appointed it is supposed some villains had perpetrated the fact, Acting Commander of the NYMPIIEN. When Capt. as Mr. Boucher's pockets were turned inside out. He MAXWELL returned to Sheerness, which was two days was not dead on Saturday evening, but little expec ufter his leave Ihld expired, he was put under an ar. ; tation is entertained of his recovery. rest, from which he was released by an-order from Sin ions BURTON'S FUNERAL.—On Friday last the , the Admiralty, and restored to his command. Capt. remains of the late Sir JOHN BURTON were removed I M. considered himself hardly treated, and in several from his house in Sohotsquare, to be placed along letters he wrote to Admiral W. complains of his cruel side his first wife in the family vault • under, Islington and eppressive treatment to him, and threatens to Church. His coffin was covered with rich Genoa ] bring Admiral W. to a Court Martial, to account for velvet, embellished with rich gilt ornaments : his fu his conduct to him. Out of these and some collateral neral was attended by eight bf his near relations and circumstances, the charges arose; in su ppo r t of which friends, in two mourning coaches and six horses to the Court patiently heard evidence, the prisoner's de- each, adorned with rich plumes of ostrich feathers fence, and evidence as to the sanity of Captain MAX- and velvets—the conductor first, and six mutes on. WELL, when they determined th a t the charges were .horseback, with numerous attendants. The state in part proved; but, in consideration of circumstances, pall was decorated with twelve silk escutcheons of the they adjudged Captain KEITH MAXWELL to be repri- family arms ; Sir JOHN'S carriage followed next, with manded, and admonished to be more circumspect in therest of his friends carriages after the procession. writing letters to his superior of4ceis in future.— The'whole was conducted by Mr. RUSSELL, under- Capt. DIIibETT I President, taker, Fetter-lane, Holborn, with great 4'91=134. • • • FROM SA'T'URDAY NEGFitz °At-F.:TT:4:4 itikt'EMPER 2. - The King lias heels pleased to constitute ;tad Arpoint the I lion. Silencer Perceval; the {tight Hon. John Fitter, . of IClujesty's Exchequer of Ireland ,• the. Km. rick ; the lion. William Eliot ; the Right Hon. /Oho Earl of Desert ; and Snowden Earle, Esq. tb COmmissiot• • for efecuting the office of Treasurer of his Majesty's E X cilci c'' Tile King has been pleased to present the Ftt•v. John Lt. Crawley, Master of Arts, to the lZettory of Hol.1,111)y, in t.t.: County of Northampton, void by the death of the last Iticum bent. The King Ins been (leased to grant the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland onto William Alezander, of the City of Dublin, and the heirs male of body lawfully begorttm 'The King has also been pleased to grant the dignity of a Baro net of the United Kingdom of Gr :at Britain and Ireland unto the Right Huh. William Starner, of the City of E 9. Lord Mayor of the said City, and *.o tae heirs mile of his batty lawfltlly begotten. ADIVIIR.ALTir-OtTICE, DECEMBER n. Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, Com mander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in t;:•.! Mediterranean, addressed to the Hrtnourable W. W. l'ele, dated on board the Vile de Park, off Minorca, Oct. 12, I Stit). Sir—l have gnat pleasure Li trairmitting to you a letter from Captain Hoste, Of his Majesty's s!.ip the Amphion, giVirg an .t,-.- count r,f a very galiani and well-cooducted attack made on the enemy's fort and vessels at Cortelazzo, bkween Venice acrd Trieste, by the seamen and marines landed from that ship,which so completely succeeded, that the fort was takem and blown up, and all the vessels which were in the purr captured or cf , stroyed, without the lass of a man, one only being wounded by accident, when employed in destroying the works. I have on many occasions had to represent the zeal, he bra very, and the nice concert of measures that are necess-try to suc cess, which have distinguished the services of Capt.iin !!9sta ; and this late attack of the enemy is not inferior to those many in stances which have before ohs ained for him praise and admirat:on. The manner in which he speak* of Lieutenant Phillott, who commanded the party, and df the other officers and men,. is highly honourable to them; but the Amphion's officers and met/loamy ing the example of their Captain, could not well be otherwise than they are,—l also transmit a list of the of ctrs who Were ,::.1 , pinged on this service, and of the captures made. Withiq a month two divisions of the !rimy's gun-boats have been takt.n, eonsisting or six each. I ant, &c. (Signed) trOLIANGvroom His Majesty's ship Amphion, off the Cuist of Erbil, August 9.8, 1809. Sir—l beg leave to inform you of a most gallant and successful attack made by the boats of this ship and a detachment of seamen and marines on the enemy's force at Cortelazzo, consisting of six gun boats, and a convoy of merchant Trabaculos j inoored in a strong position under a battery of four twenty four pounders, at the mouth of the Piavie, and in sight of the Italian squadron at Venice. I had feconnoitred them on the 24th instant, anti , found it impracticable, from the shallowness of the water, to get the ship in, but I conceived they might be cut out by the boats, provided I could carry the battery ; and this opinion was.confirmed by a fisher man I detained the s. , ,me evening, who gave me a very correct account of their force and situation : to prevent any suspicion of my design, I kept out of sight of the land till the evening of the 26th, when I crowded all possible sail, and we anchored off the entrance of the Piavie, at one on the morning of the 27th. At three a detachment of seamen and ma rines, commanded by Lieutenant Phillott, First Lieu tenant, assisted by Lieutenant Jones (2), and Moore of the marines, in all seventy men, were landed about a mile below the battery to the southward, and advanced immediately to storm it, leaving Lieutenant Slaughter (Third Lieutenant) with the command of the boats ; to posh for the river the instant the fort was carried : at a quarter past three the alarm was given, the attack was made the same instant, and such vi gour in the assault, that in ten minutes the fort was completely in our possession, and the concerted signal made, the guns were instantly turned on the gun boats, the fire on which, and musketry from the ma - rifles, whom Lieutenant Moore had placed in a most excellent situation, compelled them to instant sur render, and our boats took possession of the gun boats and vessels, as per enclosed list ; two of the former are of the largest dimensions, The battery was a complete work, with a ditch, and chevaux de frize round it, and obi men entered it first by scaling ladders ; the Commandant of the fort made his escape with some of his men, two were found dead, and one wounded, the rest, consisting of sixteen of the 3d regiment of light infantry, were made prisoners. Having spiked the guns, and totally destroyed the battery and barrack, the whole detach ment was reimbarked by one P. M. I have now, Sir, the additional pleasure of saying, that this service was performed without the loss of a man on our part. One marine alone was wounded by an explosion of powder after we had possessibn, but he is doing well. The gallantry and good conduct of the command ing Lieutenant, Mr. Phillott, in the execution of this attack, speaks for itself ; I have only to say, he had the entire conducting of it, and on this, as on many other occasions, fully justified the confidence I placed • in him. He speaks in the warmest terms of Lieute nant Jones and Moore, and the officers and men un der his orders ; the prompt manner in which Lieute nant Jones turned the guns on the enemy's vessels, and the judicious disposition of the marines by Lieu tenant Moore, is highly praise worthy. In the va riety of boat service we have had, these officers have particularly distinguished thethselves, and some months back were both severely wounded. The si. knee and regularity of the seamen and marines in their advance to the fort, and their bravery in the at tack, is equally deserving of praise, and truly charac teristic of British seamen. Inclosed is a list of ilie officers and midshipmen employed on shore and in the boats. - The surrender of the gun boats was so quick, that our boats had not time to join in the attack on them, but were most actively employed afterwards in getting the prizes our, under the direction of Lieutenant Slaughter. The above vessels were stationed at Cor telazzo for the express purpose of protecting the trade between Venice and Trie,te, and were commanded by a Commandant de l)ivis ; on, Mons. Villeneuve, who is made prisoner. I have, &c. (Signed) W. Hone, Captain. A List of Gur-boats, &c. cap ture d and destroyed by the Boats ot his Majesty's Ship Amphion, W. Haste, E sq . C apta i n, at Cortelazzo, on the 27th of August, 1809. La Surveillante Venetian gun-boat, commanded by Spiridfone Augustine, Enseigne de Vaisseau, Tito:twang one long twenty-six.. pounder in the bow, and a long twelve-pounder a-stern, with 4 swivels mounted on the gunwale, with a complement of 26 men, copper-bottomed and fastened, and qnite Lew. La Vedette, Venetian gun-boat, commanded by Aloise Tiozaa, Lieutenant de frigate, mourning i long twenty-six-pounder in the bow, and 1 long twelve-pounder a-stesii, with 4 swivels mounted on t h e gunwale, with a complement of 36 'nen, copper-fastened. No 80, Venetian gun-boar, CQlUl3l4l.4itd by Giovatiut /tato- ;I ~i lit ~r '4