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FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWMNG•STRELT, JAW. 25, 1812. A Dispatch, of which the followirg is a copy, has been received at the Office of the Eat! of Livt:il POOL 4MITSB:d to his Lord ship by Lieuterfaat-G,neral E. MAI I LAND: Me,sina, November 10, 181 1. Me LOAD—On the 26th of October I received in, formation from Captain Duncan, of his Majesty's ship Imperieuse; that a small convoy of the enemy had taken refuge at Palinuro, where it was protected by some works, and A body of troops posted upon a commanding ground ; Captain Duncan requested a detachment of his Majesty's troops to co-operate with his Majesty's ships Imperieuse and Thames to Like or destroy thislconvoy, which consisted of nine gun boats and 20 merchant-vcs,els, laden with naval stores for the enemy's ships of war at Naples. • A detachment of the 6:lci regiment was, therefore, embarked on board his Majesty's ship Thames, con sisting of 250 men, under.the connnand of Major Darley; and I 11:ive the satisfaction to retort to your Lordship, that this little expedition has had complute success. enclose Major Darley's report of this service ; and with the greatest satisfaction I express the high opi nion I entertain of the intrepidity and judgment of Major Darley, and of the perfect good conduct of all i the officers and men employed. Major Darley states also, that the able manner in which Captain Duncan, in the Iniperieuse, engaged the enemy's battery and gun-boats ( which he silenced', was the prelude to their success, and reflects the highest credit upon that officer ; that Captain Napier, of his Majesty's ship Thames, landed with his Ma jesty's troops and marines, and most gallantly set an example to them all, and contributed greatly to the fortunate issue of the attack. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) F. MAITLAND, Liellt.-Gen. NI;ILz;o, Nolambcr 8,1811. Sin—ln compliance with your desire, I beg leave to transmit a statement of the enemy's forces a Pali nuro, under the ccmmand of General l'ignatelli Cer caro, together with a brief account of the action that took place upon our landing. The force we had to contend with as far as could be scrutinized into from the questioning of prisoners, &c. were as follows ; three companies of the 2d or Queen's regiment, two of which were rifle, and amounting to 350 men ; Corsican regulars, 60 ; ar tillety, 45; civic guard, 80 ; with at least 400 pea santry, armed as light troops, and particularly ser . likeable over the k.nd of ground they had to act ; thereby making the total amount 935 men. This force was acknowledged, but from the -rein forcements knoWn to be continually accumulating, the enemy are supposed to have been stronger. I disembarked with fifty if the Royal Marines, the grenadiers and skirmishers cf the 62d Regiment, at about half-past three o'clock, P.M. on the Ist inst. leaving Captain Pollock and Irving's companies to follow. Upon landing, I immediately commenced ascending the heights, when Captain Oldham was unfortunately severely wounded ; and after sorne firing, in the hope of opposing our progress, we com pletely succeeded in gaining them ; whereupon I threw out my skirmishers, and formed the remainder to advance upon the enemy, reserving a part to at tack (and storm, if possible) the telegraph tower, and another division: to keep in check the enemy, who me Paced my left, as - also to maintain the ccmmanding position on the heights. The telegraph tower, and fine adjacent position, we shortly got possession of ; when my attention was particularly drawn towards the front of our advance, where the enemy had concentrated his main force, and under a heavy fire, was endeavouring to force his way to the heiAhts, huzzaing and drumming as he advanced, while his riflemen bad the same Object in view op our left ; but the steadiness au! superiorly gallant conduct of the officers and men defied the most daring inttepidity ; and, after allowing the enemy to advance within a perry few yards, and whilst coolly lying on the ground to receive him like British sol diers, the enemy was charged, and routed most com pletely ; when ended the action, without his having the temerity. to renew it again. About this period I had to lament the severe loss of Lieutenant Kay, 6!d, who was gallantly fighting his skirmishers ; and shortly after, Lieutenant Popon, of the Royal Marines. The loss of the enemy is supposed to be between sixty and seventy in killed and wouniied ; but I am rather inclined to imagine it more. Lieutenant Colo rul Matsciola was sevei el y wotraded, with little hopes of t ecovery. I hope, Sir, you will excuse any inaccuracy that may have escaped my pen in this very hasty sketch, and beg leave to add that we embark,:i in the after noon of the 3d inst. without molestation. being co vered by the fire of his Majesty's ships the Imile:tense and Thames. I have, kc. (Signed) EDWARD DARLEY, Major 62d, com manding a detachment of 62d Regt. Major-General Heron, &c. &c. Tielazzo. lieturn of Kilied and Wonithil of a DeLichmert of hi 3 'Mak sty's Ist Battalion un.hr the command of Major Darley, in 4etion with the enemy at Cove Palinuro, on the la November, 0311. Thames, 7th November, 1811. Killed-2 rank and file. Wounded-1 Capt.o, 1 Subaltern, 1 Serjrant, 1 Drum:ncr, 5 rank and tile. Total of 15"..11,:d and Wounded. _ _ pne Captain, 1 Subaltern, I So . '. am, 1 Drummer, 7 rank and file. Officers W4ffiqdcd. Captain Oldham, severely. Lieutenant Kay, severely, since dead. N. B. Serjeant Jeffery, siltyy, dead aids svonnds. (Signed) J:. D.t Rt.Fr, Majur tied Regiment. DOWNING.STREF.T, JANUARY 25, 1811. Pispatthes, of which the following arc. topics, have be en re ceived by the Earl of Liverpool trot - a Majnr•Gcneral Cooke. Cadiz, December 29, 181 1 . I\Sy LORD-I beg leave to rtf,;r your Lordship to the copy of my List di'patch to General Lord Vis count Wellington, with the p.ipers enclosed in it, rela tive to tl:c situation of affairs at Tarifa. I have not rec,ived any thing scm thence since the 2+th, it which date the French had not brought up their artillery ; and there has been so much raw aurieg the latt two days, that they may have ;net with great flilsoltiOS.lli•t vc &c. (Sitt,ntd) G E O, cOOKE t MajOr.GePeralr pf Liverpool, ;cc, 4c. rxtract of a Letter from 1‘.240r-General Cooke to Viscount Wet lintcai, dated Cadiz, December 27, 1811. I have the honour to transmit copies of dispatches from Colonel, Skerret to the date of the 24th, The enemy's troops, in addition to these employed immedial• ly against Tarifa, extended across the plain to Veger, where Marshal Victor had his quar ters with a strong corps. Ido not learn any thing of General Ballesteros since my last. 'Tarifa, Dec. 24, 1811. Stn—l have the honour to report that, on the 20th inst, the enemy invested this town with from four to $OOO infantry, and from two to 300 cavalry. As it was not adviseable to fight so superior a force, I re sisted him for an hour with the cavalry and infantry, Spanish and British piquets of the garrison, rein forced by a company of the 95th, and two six-poun der field guns of Captain Hughes's brigade. The loss of the enemy was considerable. Oa the 2la, Captain Wren, of the 11th, destroyed, with hi 4 corn ' party, a small piquet' of the enemy. The 22d, I made a sortie at the request of General Copons, and in conjunction with his troops, with the intention .to ascertain the numbers of the enemy, by inducing him to shew his colunins. His light troops suffered con siderably from our :hello. The enemy is now making his approaches at a long musket shot from the town but the ground so completely commands us, and is so favourable to him, that our small guns have little or no effect upon have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. B. SisEancr, Colonel. ITo Major-General Cooke, &e..kc. Cadir, 181 I. MY Lonn-1 have received a dispatch from Colo nel Skerret, dated yesterday, of which I enclose a copy. It appears that the enemy had brought up lour 16-pounders and some howitzers, and had open ed their fire against the wall on the '29th. Tho shipping had been driven away by the gales of wind. I have the honour to be, &c. (Sigurd) GEO. Cooi;E, Maj-r-Gencral. The Earl of Liverpool, &c. &c. &c. Tarifa, Dec. 30, IR: I. Sat-In my list I had the honour to state, that the enemy had invested this town on the 20th in stant ; since which period he has rapidly carried on a regular parallel and approach against the wall of the town, which I consider as doing much honour to the gar: isen. I have several times frond it necessary to drive back the enemy's advance, and to interrupt his works, in which we have met with a slight loss, and the ene my, from being exposed to the fire of the few small guns we possess on the towers, has suffered consi derably. It was only on these occasions that we ma terially annoyed the enemy ; for the wall of the town is so completely commanded, that, in a few hours work, he has every where much better cover than ourselves. The enemy yesterday opened-his fire at half-part ten, and continued to batter in breach at a distance of j about 300 yards, with four French 16-pounders on i the east wall, near the Retiro gate, and four howit-1 zers and other smaller pieces playing on the island and causeway. He continued a constant fire until night, the first and each shot passing through the wall, and through some of the houses in the rear of it. Before night a practicable breach was effectei. He this day continued to widen the breach, and I imagine will not attempt to assault it until it is ex tended to the tower on Such flank (a apace of about 40 yards,) I have traversed the streets, and taken the only measure by which there is a chance of preserv ing the place, that of defending the houses. The enemy's force employed in the siege is stated at teat thousand ; probably this is in some degree exaggera - ted. A cons:ant tire of musketry is interchanged. I have particularly to regret the loss of the service of Lieutenant Gaunter, Deputy Assistant Quarter Mas ter General, a very intelligent and brave officer, who ! is severely wounded. Inclosed is a return of killed and wounded since Imy last.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. B. SimutErr, Colonel. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Troops under thy corntnavd of Coluntl Skerrett, in the Action of the 22d of Pecenti,ts, tt; 2d /lam 47th Foot-1 Officer eligltiy wounded; 2 rank and Me ounded. '2tl Batt. Plth Foot-2 Rank and file wounded. N. B. The Officer of the 47th Regiment returned wounded is Captain O'Donoghur, Acting Aid de Carp. Total Loss-1 Captain, 4 rank and file, wounded. (Signed) T. Be N BURY, Brigade Major. (True eney.) EnsvABo CAs l'E, Acting Adj. Gen. Keti!ru of Killed, Wounded, and Mio•sing, of the Troops under ' the command o! Colonel Skerrett. Tarifa, 28th December, 1811. ti flivsars King's G rrnan Legiou-2 Rank and file, 2 horses, avolintled. Detachment Royal Artillery Drivers-6 horses killed; 2 rank a•id file, 6 horses, wt,titided. 2d lhat. 47th Fuot—•s rank and file wounded. 2d Batt. 87th Fuot-4 tank and file wounded, 1 rank and'file missing. 2d Batt. 9:7r0l Font-1 rank and killed, 11 rank and file wounded. N.B. Brigade Major's horse wounded. Total loss-1 rank and file, 6 horse, killed ; rank and file, 5 hones, wounded; 1 tank and file Return ..f killed, wounded, and missing of the Troops under the command of Colonel ;kerretL Tarifa, 29th December, 1811. • Royal Engineers-1 rank and file wounded. 2d Battalion, 87th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. Officer wounded—Lieutenant Guatiter, Dtputy Assistant-Quar ter-.'Master-General, dangerously. 'local loss-1 Lieutenant, 1 rank and file, wounded. Return of killed, woitriled, and mis.ing of the troops under the command of Colonel Sacrrert. Tarita, such December. 1811. 2d Batt. 47th Foot—Lieutenant De Burgh, slightly wounded ; I rank and file wounded. :.(1 Batt. 87th Foot—:: rank and file wounded. Total loss-1 Lieutenant, 4 rank and file, wounded. , DOWNING-STREET, JANUARY 25. A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, has been received trom Colonel Green, employed upon a particular set vice in Catalonia: Bergs, 27th November s 11;11. I have the honour to repent to you the rogmssive state of improvement of affairs in this province, which is very great, considering the very few means there are to assist k in addition to the very excellent incii naticns of the public, The enemy has net augmented his force in this principality, having only replaced the casualties tand there is little difference in the operations, excepting th a t there is a small flying corps of fifteen !unitised nicri ? which is idcrgAscd to 3 pr IQQO Mee ? pr creased, according to eircumstances, from the garri. ' The injuries which they have done us have been t h e 1 I son of Barcelona. This circumstance occasions the object of our complaints. The justice and good &j i b towns of Mataro and Villarcuva, and others* the of his Majesty the Emperor of the French have gua. coast, to become more precarious; but as all the ex- renteed their redress. tuitions of the enemy cost them many men, it is to " The protections given by friendly Gove:nmente be supposed that they cannot continue this warfare ' have been respected, and - such of their ships as ha ve long without exposing their force to be cut off, which touched upon our coasts have been at liberty to con. nearly happened a few days since at Mataro by the tinue their voyage, whatever might be their dell. Baron de Eroles's division. ' nation. The siege of the Medea Island is also an occupa- 1 " About 50 American ships, driven upon our don of the enemy ; but lam happy to learn, that coasts by successive tempests, have been released_ there are no apprehensions for its security. 1 This act of justice, founded upon the ugh of ne . The news from Aragon is very favourable 1 the dons, has been appreciated by the United S and entire defeat of 1000 men at Calatayud, by the Em- ' appearances promise us that batter and „ e t a. pecinado, is confirmed ; and, in addition to the con- ' tons with their Government will facilitate the toper . firmation of various small and successful actions of cation of the numerous piles of iron with which o te Mina. in the neighbourhood of Zaragoza, there is public pieces are now filled. strong reason to believe a report, that he has Lately i " Political considerations join with the family con . attacked and routed 6000 recruits or conscripts, near nection which unites your Majesty and the King o r Caparosso. I Prussia to consolidate the relations of friendship te e The French force in Aragon at present is very subsist between the two Powers. small, General Suchet having almost drained it to : 64 The Peace with Russia will not he troubled; te t support him in Valencia, so that there iseeason to treaties by which it is cemented, are executed on both suppose, fkom every information, that there does not sides with frankness and good faith, exist more than very weak garrisons in Zaragoza. I " Our relations with the Austrian Empire as Daroca, and Jaca, and in those points absolutely nee, upon the most amicable footing ; the remembranc e cessery for communication. of glory brisg the two nations near to each other, a n d ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MN. 25. I your Majesty will neglect nothing which can con no Copy of a Letter from Captain Griffiths, of !Vs Majesty's Ship bute to maintain the reciprocity el confidence and ' the Leonidas, ad j iressed to Viee-Admind . thornborpugh, and esteem it causes. transmitted to John Wilsoo Crokrr, Esti. i alf Spain and Portugal should assume a tranquil Leonidas, at Sea, Jan. 17,181 t. posture, these countries will offer to Sweden COMMer. Sin—This morning, at day-light, we fell in with; cial advantages, which would guaranty the perfec. schooner privateer, to whom we gave chace ; our Lions of the plans she has commenced for imprtrvi ag presence saving two merchant-vessels then at hand, : her iron mines. The very variable and unsettled weather rendering ; 44 Our intercourse with Southern America has ea, our catching leer a doubtful point, I was glad, at tirdy ceased—civil war ravages these tine and unfor. half past two, P.M. to observe a ship crossing her tunate countries. When they have a regul it admi. track. It proved his Majesty's sloop Dasher, to • nitration the prodiice of the kingdom s iii find an ad. whom she surrendered at half past four. Her name vantngenus vent there. the ConfiAnce, of It guns (thrown °ye:beard in the i 4' The maritime war has interrupted our commie. chace), and 68 men, nine days from St. Maloes and dal relations with Turkey ; but nothing, which into. had taken nothing.—l have the honour to he, &c. rest; that :iticient fiiend of Sweden, car. be indiffde= (Signed) A. Jso. GRI kTITIIS, Captain.' to your Majesty. [ror the List of Siseaiffs, Military Promotions, Bankrupts, &c. " Sire ! Such are the exteritw relations of Sweden, ses the Last Page.] ittsCCU and good teith toward+ all nations have beat the political guides of your Majesty. ~ The army and the finances, these two principal guarantees of a stat.., have, above all, been the ob. jects of my constant s dicitude. " A wise economy has governed the expenditure of the funds destined for the armaments the state cf war h;d repdered necessary. This war having great influence upon the exportation of Swedish perdue Lions, upon the general proceedings of tredv e and the imaginations of merchants, had caused the course of exchange to rise to an extravagant height. I pare. elderly directed my attention to step this scourge 4 States, which having once bract its dykes, no bands can be placed to its ravages. " In repressing on the one side stock jobbing, 4 carrying into execution the artcient laws against the unlawful exportation of gold and silver, in imposing a duty of transit upon the eye f ingots from; foreign countries patting through Sweden, in vides vowing to br ng back the nation to the principles of economy which distinguished their ancestors. On tie other side I have endeavoured to give activity tto the internal industry and lawfid commerce ul Sweden, 4 have bad the satisfaction of seeing my drifts teen* with success, end that th- course of exchange up Hamburgh, which in March last was at 106 sk, pile Sd of the present January, only 84 sk. 44 I have taken measures to render mote pond the manuficturt of linen and the culture if limpl— y' actively proceed in the discovery oi new sources for obtaining salt ; to continue the ck.aing of the groun I in Dalecarli.i, establish; new cemmuteicatire with, and new markets in Verne land ; to form a come Many destined to carry on the herring-fishery in the open sea ; to prolong our commercial relations welt Finland ; to carry into execution the financial retie dans of the states of the kingdom ; to give to the 6. rection ~ .f magazines, to those of the customs, and the island of St. Bartholomew, a fresh organizations " The harvest not having proved a good one, 4 have adopt. d means to prevent a scarcity, by camel corn to be imported fie in foreign countries, but in cie der to prevent such importation influencing the es. change, salt must be exported for grain so received. e This exchange will be effected with so myrtles more facility, as there et exists a suf fi cient provision of salt in the country f or two years' consumption. a I have with grief observed, that the immoderate use and manufacture of brandy, by which the got' ral interests are sacrificed to individual ones, tibial corrupts the nation, and will sooner or later inevita bly cause a scarcity—l have only employed exhorts dons on this subject, u tech I have collected foam tbe paternal sentiments of your Majesty ; and I leave it to other times, and to the judgment of the States' s° put an end to an evil which every body ackatne ledges continues encreasing. e I have paid particular attention to the scatted organization of the Hospitals, ee the veligiousesish . lishments, and for the means of prevencipss Or it hag relieving mendicity. a The interior police and agriculture have nrtLa lost sight of, and a central Academy of Ag rillimi l wiil shortly be established, for the purpose of giving an impulse and on encouragement to the pubic ere nomy, and to scientific knowledge, which will cootie bate to ensure the prosperity 9f the State. Gs The works of tl e Canal of Gothleed, that eared monument of your Majesty's reign, have bees ewe_" on with great activity. Those of ip Canal of fo destelge. stopped by obstacles, which the gala' forts of the directors have not been able to mow ° have again commenced with move ;lipid WWI. __ Le " I have carried into execution tot the ems few tion of the stake of the kingdom, , Majesty, regar ding the national armaments ful not to deprive agriculture of MITI arc indispensably necessary for the country, I havk merely ordard it levy exclusive of the 50,000 which the at your Majesty's disposal. The , were carried ;vein into &bonen, ht peblic rebellion three:abed for a r I he execution of the lIIRASOi es ordaloed. our enemies, or inch as are envious r begin to rejoice at our inpethse divir' were soon suppressed by the united I and the laws ! • 'and were seconded national 'mammon and obedience' racencin in the new fliOglegne A NHOLT MAIL. SVTDEN. HIS 'SWEDISH MAJESTi RENCIIPTI3N OF HIS FUNCTIONS, AND THE ADDRESS OF THE CROWN PRINCE ON THE OCCASION. STOCKHOLM, JAN. 9. His Royal Majesty's health being now so far re-1 established, that his Majesty conceives laimsQlf able to resume the functions of Government, his Majesty thought proper, in conformity to his resolution trans mitted to his Royal Highness the Crown Princ,?, to appoint the 7th of this month for that purpose. For this purpose all the Members of the Council of State, and the Secretaries of State, at half-past ten o'clock on that. day, waited upon his Royal Highness the Crown Prince, when his Excellency Count Gytten borg, Minister of tke Justiciary Department, explained to his Royal Highness the sentiments of respectful es. teem and gratitude with which the Members of the Council wete filled, during the time that his Royal Highness had directed the national affairs, s hick sen timents never would forsake them. His Royal Highness w•:s pleased to reply to the address in the most gracio, s terms, and whereupon the Crown P, irce, accompanied by the aforesaid Lords and Gentlemen, repaired to his Royal Mjesty, to whom he read the statement of the public busanes,, hereafter following in this paper, frail the 17th of March last. His Royal Majesty, overpcwered by the most lively sensations, embraced the Crown Prince, and declared that he could not express all that his heat t felt on this occasion towards him, but left tde internal satisfaction which his Royal Highness must derive from past times, to tell him all thathis Royal Majesty's gratitude and the well-founded establishment of ute kingdom's welfare require towards him. SPF.t.eit ADDRESSED BY NIS ROYAL HIGNNFAII Tilt PRINCE ROYAL TO 'IDE RING, UPON 111 MAJESTY ' S RESUMING ] lli GOVERNMENT OF 'IDE KINGDOM, 014 TUE i IN JAN. 1812. Stint—My most ardent wishes have been fulfilled The reestablished health of your Majesty again ena bles you to resume the Government of the kingedcm. " I can appeal to your own heart to judge of the delightful emotion mine experiences in replacing be tween the hands of your Majesty an authority, the prolonged exercise of which as constantly kept be fore me the danger which threatened your days. " Notwithstanding the .daily reports which I have . , submitted to your Majesty, both respecting the ex terior and interim situation of the state, I nevertheless consider it my duty to profit by the present occasion, so important for me, upon all accounts, to present your Majesty with a rapid sketch of them. " When your Majesty decided upon embracing the Continental policy, and declaring war against Great Britain, Sweden had got clear of an unfortu nate contest ; her wounds were still bleeding ; it were necessary for her to make new sacrifices, at a moment even when she lost one of the principal branches of her public reventm ; the whole of that produce by the customs being nearly annihilated. " In defiance of the insulated situation of Sweden, she has performed, for the interest of the common cause, all that could be expected from a pe( ple faith ful to their engagements; more than 20,000,000 or rix dollars have been expended in recruiting the army, and placing in a sate of defence the coasts of our islands, our fortresses, and our fleet. " I will not dissemble from your Majesty that our pommerce has been reduced to a simple coasting trade from port to port, and has greatly suffered from this state of war. Privateers, under friendly fl igs, against which it would have been injurious to have adopted measures of safety and precaution, have taken advan tage of our confidence in treaties to capture, one after another, nearly 50 of our merchantmen ; but at last, Sire, your flotilla received orders to protect the Swe dish flag, and the just commerce of your subjects., against piracies, which could neither be authorized nor avowed by any Government. " The Danish cruizers have given much cause for complaint on our part, but the evil decreases daily, and every thing leads us to think that the lawful commerce of bwedan will not be any longer disturb ed by them, and that the relations of good neighbour-, hoodJiip v.-ill be more and more strengthened. " The cruizers under the French gag have given unlimited eit.ension to their letters of marqu,..--, c tio'ned by Po or n 1111112034 but cit. my more arms els the defence ni levy of 15,00 0 06 2: States O w* Most cloths' er' n Ibtre violence as i rin ment to nPil Alre44 ow o f our re e ' divitinns be' 111 ":_. 'd lot of I c °T r d by the retu:.:: to their duty. sadiWthet