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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 11, 1808. Dispatches of which the following are Copies, were Yester day received by Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Prin cipal Secretaries of State, from Major-General Sherbrooke, commanding his Majesty's Troops in Sicily. Messina, Februati 8, 1808. My Lord—As an opportunity offers of writing to England by a private ship, which runs without con voy, I profit of the conveyance toinform your Lord ship, that his Sicilian Majesty's garrison of Reggio surrendered to the French on the 3d instant. General Regnier's operations in Calabria will now, conse quently, be directed against Scylla alone; which place has been invested for nearly six weeks. He bas been so fortunate as to possess himself of four Sicilian gun-boats, each carrying a twenty-four poniader, all of which he has landed. Our greatest efforts Piave, for a length of time past, been made tot prevent his bringing battering cannon into this part of Calabria ; but fortune, by throwing these into his hands, has rendered our endeavours nugatory. i ,ka in , former letters I have given ypur Lord ship my opinion of what the probaWe fate . of Scylla must be, when the enemy can bring guns 9f heavy metal into bath vies against it at breaching distance, it is needless for tine now to say mere upon the tubjea. - I -ant extternely stery to inform Tam: Lordship, that in endtaveuring to recover dteSicilian gun-boats into the enemy's hands, on the evening of the 30th ultinie,' the Delight sloop of war most un f irtunately got on shore onzheCalabrian coast. It being found impossible to get her off, she was next day burnt, to prevent her being of further use to the enemy.' It is with the most heartfelt concern I add, 'that on this melancholy occasion Captain Handfield, (with several of his ship's company) was killed; and that Captain Seccombe, of the Glatton (who was at the time on board the Delight), was very dangerously wounded, and, with the remainder, made prisoners. Captain Seccombe was permitted, the next day, to come over to Messina on his parole, but on the 3d instant he died of his wounds. I lave she honour * to be, &c. (Signed) J. C. SuramooKE, Maj. Gen. Messina, February VS, 1808. My Lord—l have the honour to state for your Lordship's information, that I have found it expe dient, and, to the best of myjndgment, for the good of his Majesty's service, to withdraw the British troops from the castle of Scylla, which was evacu ated accordingly by my order on the 17th instant • the place was immediately entered by the French trooßs ; and it is now in their possession. I beg leave also to lay before your Lordship the inclosed report made to me by Lieutenant-Colonel Robertson, late Commandant of Scylla, as it con-. tains a detailed account of the events as they occur red, from the 31st December last (theeday on which the enemy came before the plane), until the time of its evacuation ; which measure, I am led to hope, will not only appear to your Lordship to have been absolutely necessary under the existing tircinnstances, but that our troops were not withdrawn until no other Cleans remained of preventing the brave garrison felling into the enemy's hands. I likewise transmit A return of the killed and wounded of the detach ments forming the British garrison of Scylla during fle siege. Having already, on a former occasion, had the honour of submitting my opinion, that the Castle of Scylla would be no longer tenable whenever the enemy should succeed in bringing battering guns against it, the fall of this place will excite no sur prise in your Lordship's mind, when you perceive the very formidable force with which it was attacked, • and the very ample means with which the enemy was. provided to possess himself of it. Much reliance has been heretofore placed upon the assistance which might be afforded by the gun and mortar boats in the defence of Scylla, and of the an noyance they might give the enemy in carrying on his approaches ; but, unfortunately, the weather from the 11th to the 17th was so stormy, that it was quite im possible for them to be employed with any hopes of advantage. On the morning of the 15th instant, Lieutenant- Colonel Robertson having informed me, by telegraph, that the parapet of the work was destroyed, and that all his guns were either dismounted or disabled, I felt very anxious indeed to withdraw the troops, but a con tinuance of the gale rendered this impracticable till the 17th, when, during a temporary lull (every ne cessary arrangement having been previously made), the transports' boats, protected by the men of war's launches, ran over from the Faros, and succeeded in bringing away the whole of the garrison, who effected their retreat by the sea staircase to tke boats, when they were exposed to a most tremendous galling fire both of grape and musketry from the apemy, till such time as they could pull out of the reach of it. lam hippy to add, that the loss of the troops in this ex posed situation was only four killed and five woun ded, and that oftheseamen olie killed and ten wounded. Captain Otway of the navy, whn commands the ships of war stationed here, entrusted the execution of this very dangerous piece of service to Capt. Trollope, of the Electra. More judgment, coolness, and intre pidity was never displayed on any occasion ; and I feel myself particularly indebted to Capt. Trollope, and to the officers and seamen serving under him, to w hiiie gallant exertions I owe the preservation of the arr . , son. The gallantry and good conduct of the officers and men employed in the defence of Scylla Castle merit my highest approbation. More could not be expec ted from any men than they have performed. Lieu tenant Colonel Robertson, who commanded, I beg leave to recommend in tho strongest terms to 'your Lordship's notice and protection. The ability, zeal, and gallantry displayed by him in the defenee of this little fortress, deserves my warmest praise and com mendation. When your Lordship comes to consider what She numbers of the enemy were before Scylla, with a strong supporting army at hand, from which he could draw reinforcements at pleasure, I trust it will appear your . Lordship that prudence. would not have war y anted: my making a diversion in favour of Scylla, by i.sking a landing on the Calabrian shore. The only remaining effort therefore that I could make, was to prevent the brave garrison falling into vie enemy's hands ; and this, with the co-operation assistance of the naval force under Capt. Otway , has been happily enemy's A with ha,t ' expected. appearance of After being invested by General Regnier's army during seven weeks, and battered for six days by 14 pieces of heavy ordnance, the little Castle of Scylla has fallen into his hands : but I have the heartfelt sa tisfaction es add, that not one of the gallant garrison placed under my orders has become his prisoner. In the latter end of, December, the arrival of troops and ordnance stores at Seminara left me no room to doubt the enemy's intention of besieging Scylla, and parties of the peasantry were accordingly , sent out to render the passes of Solano impracticable * and to creme obstacles to his advance, by cuts across the variolis paths which lead from the heights of Milia dawn to Scylla. This work, as well as the le velling of the fences, acc. proceeded rap idly and ef fectually under the direction of Captain Nicholas, Assistant Quartes-Master-General ; when, upon the 31st of December, the advanced workmen, and the out-posts of the masse,were driven in by three French battalsons, and a detachment of Cavalry, under Ge neral Met, which took post upon.the heights above us; and on the following day Regnier brought isp two more battalions, and spreading his out-posts to Favezzina, Bagnara, &c. completed the investment of the town. At this time the garrison of the Castle consisted of about two hundred British, and from four to five hundred masse occupied the town. The enemy's troops were now incessantly employed in forming the roads necessary for bringing his heavy ordnance from Seminara, while we laboured to ren der the approach to Scylla difficult, and harassed the French by constant attacks on his out posts with parties of the masse, and occasionally with boats. In some of these partial actions the enemy suffered se verely ; particularly in a night attack at Bagnara, where the voltigeurs of the 23d light infantry were cut to pieces. Owing to these checks, the French were retarded until the 6th of February, when they descended the heights in force, and came within a distant range of our guns ; and from this gay they honoured ourTtttle castle with all the detailed precautions of a regular siege, in covering his approaches and communications. The skirmishes between the enemy and the masse be. came very serious : the latter displayed great gallan.. try ; and enjoying the support of the castle guns, obliged the French to purchase their advance with heavy loss ; but, on the 9th, were obliged to yield to the numbers of the enemy, who assailed the town on all sides ; our guns,loweveri covered their retreat ; and I had the satisfaction of sending off these brave peasants to Messina without leaving a man in the enemy's hands. The force which General Regnier had brought to beiiege Scylla, consisted of a body of cavalry, the 23d light infantry, the Ist, 62d, and 101st of the line, in all about six thousand men ; with five twenty four pounders, five eighteens, and four mortars, be sides field pieces. On the morning of the 11th, he opened his batte ries, directing his efforts to the destruction of our up-' , per works, and the disabling of our guns ; while uuej der cover of this fire, he laboured to establish twp breaching batteries, at three and four hundred yards distance. It was not, however, till the 14th, that our parapet and guns.were rendered totally useless ; nor till then did the slaughter abate to which their parties employed on the breaching batteries were exposed from our grape and shells. From this time our defence was confined to mus ketry, as our guns lay buried under the ruins of the parapet, and the close fire from five 24-pounders be came incessant. In the mean time we discovered him. attempting to mine the right bastion, upon which be continued at work for three nights, but I appreheeil without the expected success. In the night of the 15th, the French pushed rouusl the foot of the rock, with the intention of destroying the sea staircase, but we happiirdiscovered them, and beat diem 'off with the slaughter to which their des. perate situation exposed them. The fire from the breaching batteries had been va riously directed till the evening of the 16th, when they bent their undivided fury against the left bastion with such success, that the breach would probably have been practicable by the following evening. It was under these circumstances that I received your orders to evacuate the Castle, and have the great satisfaction of reporting, that we accomplished this yesterday' morning, in full view of the enemy, and without leaving an individual behind. She approach of the boats from Faro gave the French . full intimation of our design, but the tempestuous state of the weather obliged us to seize the short opportunity of an hour's lull. Every battery poured its utmost fire upon the Castle, and subsequently upon the boats ; while in fantry with field pieces tried the breach on either side. The garrison was drawn off in succession, and the embarkation effected with the greatest order, not withstanding the tremendous fire of grape, shells, &c. Our loss in the operation was small ; and before we were a musket shot distant, the French were in the fort. The masterly arrangement of the transport boats and men of war launches upon this occasion does high honour to Captain Trollope, of his Majesty's ship Electra, who personally superintended this ser vice ; and the conduct of the officers and men under him was marked with all the coolness and dexterity of British seamen. I regret to add, that one of them was killed in the operation, and ten wounded, some of them dangerously. The uniform good conduct of the garrison which I have had the good fortune to com mand, demands 'my warmest . gratitude ; and their intrepid spirit during the siege is hardly more com mendable than the zeal with which they went thro' the heavy fatigues that preceded it. The detachment of the Royal Artillery was highly conspicuous—the excellence of their gunnery was proved by the severe losses which the enemy had sm.* tained ; and I cannot too strongly express my sense of the skill and indefatigable zeal which Lieutenant Dunn has displayed throughout the siege. I feel highly indebted to the exertions of Captains Cruikshanks, of the 62d, Jordan of the 27th, and Prin gle of the 21st, as well as to the officers and men un der them. From Lieutenant Dickons, of the engineers, I re- and my Adjutant, Liente has been throughout in without expressing my par- Nicholas, Assistant Quarter abilities and activity Ten ' useful. And I have the saps _ or reflecting, that the support I have received from sill ranks has enabled me to sell Scylla dear; and that General Regnier has obtained possession of this little heap of ruins with the loss of several hundreds - of his best troops. A return of our killed and wounded is annexed.— We have lost some gallant men ; but considering the weight of the enemy' s fire, the number is by no means great.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) G. D. Ronannow, Lieut.-Col. Commandant Scylla Castle. Return,ot the Killed and Wounded of th; Detachments forming the British Garrison of the Castle Of Scylla, in Calabria, froth the 4th to the 17th of February 1806 ; vb. Royal Artillery-3 Gunners, killed; 1 Bombardier, Gunners, wounded. 27th Reg. Ist Batt.-3 Rank and file, killed; 14 rank and file wounded. Ssth Regiment-3 Rank and file, killed ; 6 rank and file wounded. 624 Resin's:ET-2 Rank and file t killed ; 2 rank and file, wounded. Total-3 Gunners, 8 rank and Me, killed; I bombardier, 8 gunners, 22 rank and file, wounded: (Signed) J. CA/MILL, Brig. Gen. Adjutant-General. Messina, 20th February 1806. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, APRIL 12. Copy of a Letter from Admiral, isdoategsi, Commander in Chid 91 his Majesty's Ships and Yawls at Pertunouth and Spithead, to the Honourable W. W. Pole, dated en board the Royal William, at Spithead, the 11th instant. Sir—Be pleased to lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the inclosed Letter from Captain the Honourable D. P. Bouverie, of his Majesty's Ship Medusa, staring his having on the morning of the 4th instant, fallen in with and captured FActif, French lugger privateer. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) . ono. MONTAGU. His Majesty's Ship Medusa, Ditnnose N. W. E. W.ll Leagues, April 4, 1808. Sir—l have the honour to inform you, that I have this morning captured l'Actif, lugger privateer, of Dieppe,of 1 ihnins. There‘iere two other French lugger privateers in sight at the time, one of which'being very near to leeward of us, I have every reason to expect we should have taken, but that it was necessary to examine four merchant vessels, among . which the privateers were when we first saw them one of these, a coasting sloop, we retook ; the otheis had not been boarded by the privateers. The three privateers left Cherburgh together yes terday morning ; and last night took a coasting sloop besides the one above-mentioned, which we have not seen. L'Actif, as it appears by her Log Book, has made but one capture, a collier brig, during her dif ferent eruizes in the Channel, since her first fit out in the beginning of December last. I am, &c. • (Signed) D. P. BOUVERIE. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. ORDNANCE OFFICE, APRIL 9, 1808. Royal Regiment of Artillery. To be Second Lieutenants—Gentlemen Cadets Mark Evans, vice Morris, deceased ; John Davies, vice Simmons , promoted; John Pascoe, vice Harding, promoted ; George, T. Rowland, vice (L S. Moore, promoted; Samuel Phelps, vice Syne, promoted ; George Birch, vice Wookombe, ilromoted. Dated April 4, 1808. • Commission in the Renfrewshire Regiment of Militia, • signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Charles Spooner, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Feb. 5, 1806. Commissions in the Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Ensign Neil Sinclair to be Lieutenant, vice Kinigan, appointed in the Line • James Mthstyre, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Sin clair, prom oted. Dated April 2, 1808. BANKRUPTS. William Bran, of Dover, Kent, butcher, dealer and charism, to surrender April 25, 26, and May 24, at ten, at the Marquis of Granby Inn, Folkestone. Attorney, Mr. R. A.Webb,Folkestone. Robert Daniel Clarke, of Wareham, Dorset, linen-draper, dealer and chapman, April e l6, 26, and May 24, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney; Mr. Blapdford; King's Bench Walks, Temple, London. Jacob Joachim Levy, at. of Aldgate, High-street, London, fee theranerchantolealer and chapman, (but now a prisoner in the King's Bench,) April 90, at twelve, May 10, and 24, at one, at • GuildhalL Atturnies, Messrs. Getty and Redden, Angel-tour; Throonorton-street, London. David Puller, late of Cannon-street Road,. Ratcliffe Highway, Middlesex, now a prisoner in the King's Bench,) mariner, dealer and chapman, April 23, at two, April SO, and May 24, at one, at Guildhall. At:orney, Mr. Aspinall, Quality-court, _. ~ f Chancery-lane. Angel Raphael Louis Delaunay, of Blakeley, Lancashire, dyer, dealer and Chapman, May 2,3, and 24, at three, at the Spread Eagle Inn; Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Swale, Great °IMOD& street, London ; or Mr. Wm. Nabb, Manchester. Isaac Hartman, late of Liverpool, banker, but now a prisoner in the 111Ing's Bench, May 3,6, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool, and May 24, at the King's Bench Prison, Surrey ,at twelve.— Auornles, Mr. Woods, Liverpool, et Mr. Bladistock, St. Mil dad's -court, Poultry, London. S ameel Sams, of the parish of Bathwick, Somerset, bookseller, stationer, schoolmaster, dealer and chapman, April 16, 2.4, and May 24, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball, Bath: Anomie., Mr Edmunds, Exchequer Office, Lincoln's Inn, London; or Mr. Miller, Bath. Robert Stevens, of PercivaPstreet, Goswell-street, Middlesex, silk skein-dyer, April 16, May 3, and 24, at twelve, at GM& hall. Attorney, Mr. Benjamin Wilson, Devonshire-street, Bishopsgate-street. • • James Bartlett, of Whitecross-street, London, wool-merchant, dealer and chapman, April 16, May 3, and 24, at twelve. at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. John Pullen, No. 34, Fore-strtvt, Cripplegate. John Dand, of Kirkby-Stephen, Westmoreland, banker ant ma. nufactsrer, dealer and ebapman, April 16, 30, and May 24, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Anoraks, Messrs. Bourdillon and Hewitt, Little Friday street, Chmride. Christopher Perkins, late of &names, Glamorganshire, shopkeer , er, dealer and chapeaus, April 19, 26, and May 24, at one, at Guildhall, Loads's. Attorney, Mr. Field, Fridarstreet. Robert Barber, of Oxford-street, Middlesex, jewenw, dealer and ' Chapman, April 16, 2S, and May 24, at one, at Guildhall.— Attorney, Mr Wild, Warwick-square,Nentgate-street. Francis Feuton,of Shetheld, Yorkshire, merchant and factor, April 29, 30, and May 24, at eleven, at thff Tontine Inn, Sheffield.— Attornies, Messrs. Sykes and Knowles, London ; or Messrs. J. and J. Wheat, Sbeseld. DIVIDENDS. April 11. John Smith, of Manchester, cotton merchant, at three, at the Dog tavern, Manchester. April 9. Joseph Rowland, of G u =ke-place, Fetter-lane, Lon, l er era!, at ten, at G Hanslip, of Stradbrook, Suffolk, tanner, at twelve, at Guildhall. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Richard Witte, men. of the Pageants, Rotherhitbe, 600 p-bender, and John Robertson Bell, of Fenchurch-street, ship and ship insarance•broker. April 7, 1806. George Mathews and Thomas Turnbull, of Laurence Poutney. lane, Cumin -street, cotton-merchants: April 8, 1808. Will= Sharpe, of Louth, plumber and glazier, Samuel Walker, on Manufactory, china-manufacturer, James Wal kers of amifitemee, Benjamin Booth, of Gainsboroirgh, ' Arl eta, and William Billingley, of Brampton Manufact ory lor - jay, Lincolnshire. Nov. 21, 1907. Jonas Whitaker and George Merryvreather, of Barley, Yorkshire, cotton-sp inners. April 5,1806. .e.IST-INDII INTELLIGENCE. (OFFICIAL.) Is -- • u na se n o .n n g S , re li b eL ellio tlie us aP"^-- vern ln oe tell Gcn igen eea ce was received this ho Faswadiaecivlied.ofatfiouse, Bengal,aprn 11 , loot tu t l d in ay, eo :l l i see e 9th il e is of tan t z e f . rreofmraethtneryßaignh tha cos duct of Doondea Khan, a zeminda r an d farrnet - land in the district of . Allyghur, in th e conquerm provinces, in having committed the most fa l e ; acts of violence towards the inh a bi tants o f the - - Of, Ivinsrrtunnee, in constantly re s i st i ng the leg I villag e thority of the Judge and Magi s t rate o f that aim; and in contumaciously withholding p ayment aj ar ,. • sums on account of the revenue s d ue from hi m the Company, it was deemed indispensibl y nee ,„._ sari, that measures should be adopted f or the -- r e . duction of the forts belonging to Doondea Kha a4ua for the apprehension of his person, i n or d er thar-rj; authority of Government might be fully est a bli s h ed in that part of the district of Allyghur, that th e p d b , lie revenue might be secured, and that Deo; d . Klan, ninth: his adherents, might be brought to tri a l before the Courts of Criminal Jurist!'on ic , for o i ls offences With which they stood charged. For the' purpose of effecting these important oI N jects, a force was ordered to advance to Commons, principal fort belonging to Doondea Kh an , i n sup of the Judge and Magistrate, and to proceed to the reduction of the forts of Doondea Khan, and ohe apprehension of his person, should be reface to cone. ply with certain raqulsitions, which the j u d ge and Magistrate were directed to make to him. Dooridea Khan having not only refused to comply with the requisition so made to him, but hav ing lik e . wise adopted, to the fullest extent of his ability, sures for resisting the military force sent again st * Major-General 'Dickens, with a conside r abl e for ce under his command, consisting of the Company's troops, advanced and encamped b e f ore the Fort of Commona, on the 12th of October last, The strength of 'the works of Commona appe ars to have been such as 'to have held out little hop es o f being carried by a coop de wain, and to have Ul t i mo / the Major-General to adopt the slower, but mete te r . min measure of regular approaches ; this mode of attack was rendered additionally tedious, from the unfavourableness of the country around Comm on fin..stuarainx..tke WeS.Saerj lagerigSA and from the great superiority in thenumber of miners in th e set . vice of the enemy ; the skill and zeal of the Officers and the perseverance and gallantry of the troops, however, overcame all the obstacles opposed t o t h en . and the breach being declared to be practicable, the assault was made on the fort, and on the fortified garden adjoining .it, at the same time, on the even. tD4 of the 18th of November. ['he efforts of the troops employed on this maim were not attended with that success to which their distinguished "brailry and zealous perseverance so well entitled them ; after a desperate struggle, which cost the lives of many valuable officers and men, they were compelled to retire both from the fort and gar den ; to the impression, however, made on the ms. my by the gallant conduct of the troops on this oc casion, may fairly be ascribed the evacuation of both places in the course of the same night, which woe taken possession of the following day. The following is a copy of the General Order which Was issued at Calcutta on the receipt ,of the inter'. gence of the fall of Commons. : as also retinas of tie killed and wounded in the operations before, and is the assault on that place, with a separate list of the officers: RETURN OF CASUALTIES AT THE ASSAULT Or TEE FOSS? OF COMSIONA. Killed-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 Captains, 4' Liertenanu, tt Subidalis and Serangs. 2 Jonidars and Thubls, 6 Sajeanu and Havildars, 115 privates.—Total 134. Wounded.-3 Captains, w Lieutenants, 4 Ensign., $ :mans and Tindals, 29 Serieants and Havildars, 459 Privatese-Trealsl6. RETURN OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED. Staff—Brigadier W. Duff, Lieutenant-Colonel Ist Battalion, Id Regiment, killed; Brigade-Major 'O. Fraser, Brigade . Males is Major General Dickens, killed; Acting Brigacher•Major slant W. Fogo, Lieutenant lit Batallien, 9th Regiment, w 0 raid dangerously. ears Majesty's 17th Foe t—Captains Radcliffe sad.TEA kaki; Lieu t enants Wilson, Harvey, Campbell, and Dwiingsto 2 wounded severely ; Lieutenant Harrison wounded dangerously. . Grenadier Battalion—Captain Robertson, 212 Regiment lb tine Infantry, killed ; Lieutenant D. Levingstone, 21st Illitnt Native Infantry, and M'Carthy, llth Regiment Naiv e fantry, wounded slightly. lit Battalion 9th Native Infantry, Captain S. Brown an d mks . tenant Sneyd, killed ; Captains Mathews and Fraser , woo dS , slightly ; Lieutenant Rolland, dangerously. Ist Battaion 23d, Lieutenant T. Brooke, wounded slightly. lit Battalion 27th Native Infantry, Captain Perkins and Lam i tenant Dunsterville, wounded severely ; Lieutenant Corte "'N - I% • 4 7: 7 1•60 • Aim the 1 111$ ato alightli rmoss lifth Infantry, Lieutenant IVFLeod OW; LieuWNW Deo* lototuaded severely ; Lieuwnant Deng' slit* IT I Ilbluign Vett& mos*. slie:—Easita Jo nes killed ; .Ensign Fordyce woundi Lieutenant Swinton wounded severely; Liman* Anima. slightly ; Lieutenant Ramsay • severely. it Dube any with the Pioneers Corps.—Lieutenant Dine, Batudielitikstd Native Infantry, killed ; Lieutenant W ilkir, la b* talion Native Infantry, wounded severely. Analer•fiLloutenant W. DA'Quhal wounded. • Telt Meer is since reported to have died of his lauds. GENERAL ORDERS • Bit de Right Hon. the Gm/taxon Gni IRAL in Cowl " Fort William, Nov. 30, 1/07. " The Right Hon. the Governor General in Cat cil performs a part of his duty which is highly gran' fying to him, in giving public expression to the deer sense be entertains of the distinguished braver'', dx P cipline, and perseverance, displnyecl by that part d th e army recently employed before COMMOnat (Wring the whole • p of the operations against that fast ' but more pec m ut r :r s l s y in the assault which took place on the 18th instant. " His Lordship in Council feels a perfect *Orang e that, if the formidable and unforeseen obstacles op posed to their efforts were to have been overcome hi the exertion of the best qualities of a soldier, the eminent display of them on that occasion would'" been crowned with success. " To the deep impression, howe ver, made be on the enemy, and to the just apprehension els' must have been excited, that such persevering le lantry, and steady discipline, would prove WO successful, his Lordship in Council confidently atm butes the evacuation of the fort, and fortified rat! of Commons, in the course of the same night. Ito with unfeigned concern his Lordship in Council fulas himself compelled to lament the loss of so marl* luable officers and men, who have fall in the nsg? of the operations which have called for this just ter has been happily effected in open day, under the • ceived every assistance; an enemy's fire, with much less loss than might teason- smut Medfield, of the 35th, ably have been expected. I have the honour to ba defense* zealous. kc. (Signed) 3. C. Suzattecemz, Maj. Gen. I can of conclude, Sir, v Mambo, February 11, feel. ticukt &ants to Captain Ni Sir—ln obedience to your orders, I have the ha Master General, whose a noun to report the particulars of what occurred since dered him eminently usefu faction of reflecting, that d the first appearance of the enemy before Scylla. fir= aU rants has enabled _ ~