The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-12 00:00:00

•• • ~t'.S "t" 790 Copy of a Letter from Captain Farquhar, of His M.lje , ty's :ship Desiree•. . • 1r r His Majesty's ship Desiree, off Cnxhaven. Dec. I. Sin,-1 have the tumour to acquaint you, that the - French bat teries of Mare and Napoleon, have yesterday entered into a capita- Whin, and this moreing surrendered to a detachment of His Imperial Majesty's Russian troops, commainled by Col. Alexander Radinger, aid his Witannic Majesty's squadron (as per margi n "), under my. conimaial. On the nit I arrived here (from Bremerlehe) where I found Capt. Green, of the Shamrock, had collected the squadron, to co opekate with the Russian troops. On the same evening, I ordered the enn•lioats to take position above Napoleon, and to cannonade that battto.y. iu concert with tlw Russian troops, and advanced the squadron ready to attack P h are or Cuxhaven). On the 9th, a brisk and .veil-directed fire was kept upon Fort Napoleon by the glut-boats, and from field pieces from. the Russian line, with etaisideraltle effect ; anti their tirailleurs . annoyed the etieoly in both batteries, by a constant fire of mu-ketry, which whit return( d with vigour, and from the battery of Phase, red-hot shot were tired, which burnt several houses in the town. Dining this time. we woe employed in Itariag guns from the squadron, and everting a battery within tour linutlreil yards of die works of Mare. Ou the morning of Ow 2011 t, it was completed, and preented ti, the enemy it formidable , appearance, consis:inz of ten guns, viz. six 18 pctimit ts, tno thirty tnntounder4, and two six pounders. The morning %%as quite thick, and obscured our works, but as soon as it cleared, and we %%to e ready to commence our attack, the ettetn tincw out a !ince, which hits ended in the surrender of these two extremely strong 6:turtles, consisti:sg of ‘.26 heavy guns, two 13- inOt mortars, and a blockhouse wills a garrison of 300 men and officers, who have been made prisoners of war. Tin , expedition of which Captains Green and Banks (who had the direction of foiming and completing the seaman's battery,)perform• ed that service' I trost,• will speak for itself. Lieut. Kaultivin, whom I had occasion to mention on a recent occasion, as a volunteer, continued his set vices, and with ail the officers and men of . the • Squadron, ethployed on this occasion, merit my best thanks, as well as the gno-boats (ander the direction of Lieut. Hamner). who par tirlilarly distinguished themselves, by their %veil-directed fire and by the injury they did to the enemy's works. 1 have very great pleasure in stating to you, Sir, that in the last ten days the small detachment of Russian troops, commanded by Col. Rittlinger, assisted by bit Majesty's squadron under my corn. wand, have been fortunate in reducing fan- strong batteries, eon ' sating of fifty heavy gnus, four mortars, an* eight hundred men and officers, all psi-sisters of war ; and I eannot,help expressing the sa tisfaction whit h I feel in acqttainting you, that the whole of this service has been carried on with the greatest cordiality between the co-operating forces, both officers and men ; out the smallest misunderstanding on any occasion. I ant extremely happy to state, that the loss on-this occasion has been very trifling ; on the part of the Russians, two killed and three wounded : we have sustained no loss. I have thought it right to forward this dispatch, %yithant delay, Iriffir Geo. Keith, in the Redbreast, who takes to England the °diem frost Phare, who are prisoners of war Two days ago I had the pleasnre to learn, that Stadt had been taken possevion of by a Rossian detachment, snider the orders of Count Strogonotle. I have the honour to hr. (Signed) ARTHUR FARQUHAR. • These batter ic. were eimplete with provisions of all kinds for six weeks, and a very considerable quantity of military stores and am munition of every description. To William Yonug. Esq. Admiral of the White, See. • • Desiree, Shamrock, Blazer, Pierces . , Redbreast ; gunboats Nos. i,l, 3, 4 B, 10. ['Ellis Gazette also contains the proclamation of the Prince of Orange, which appear eil in our last.] BANK KV T Read, of Gosport, Sontlianipton, painter, tocurrender, 1)ee: 17, • t out., 18 at eleven, aiiii Jan. 18, at one, at the 'lndia Arms Inn, &tip:4i, A tit)! Ines, M..‘sis.llliiielliii and %Veatch, Gosport; and 11r. Ir'... , ex-street, London, .Wood, of Itortholumew-lone, auctioneer. Dee. 14, 18, and Jan. 18, at pAglve. at Guildhall, Attorney, Mr, MVO', Weot Niblett, of Fleet•street, paper-stainer i Dee, 14, t 4, and n 1 .8, at oe, Attorney, Mr. Slietwood,cautribury 506101404 .11h sow. . _ W. (have, of Skiptow. Yorkshire, ironmonger, Dee. 2t, 13, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Black Horse Inn, Skipton. AttoruieS, Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Furnivars-inn, Holborn ; and Messrs. Alcoek and Preston, Skipton. T. Hirst, of Barronford, Lancashire, calico-manufacturer, Dee. 2?, 43, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Black Horse Inn, Skipton, Yurkshire. Attonie', Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Furnivars-inn, Holborn ; and Messrs. Alcock and Preston, Skiptou. T. Konnly, of Strettin-ground, Westminster, colour-man Dec. 14, 21, and Jan. 18, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Alexi:n:ler, and Hohne, s Hatton-cotet, Threadneedle ; street. I T. Hart, of Westhongliton, Lancashire, corn-dealer, Der. 43, at the, ta, at ten, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the. Buck-i'-tlie-Vine, Wigan. Attornies, Mr. IVihdle, John-street, Bedford-row ; and Mr. Oaskell, E. Rontledge, jun. now or late of Barrock-Side, Cumberland, cattlellealer, Dec. 10, 11, and jkil 18, at eleven, at the GI Cell Dragon Inn, Carlisle. Attornies, Mr. Pearson, Carlisle ; and Mr. Bit kett, Bond-court, Walbrook. J. and P. Hodpon, and J. Key, of Workington, Cumberland, bankers. Dec. 17. 18, and Jan. 1,8, at eleven, at the Golden Lion, Whitehaven. At:ornies, Messrs. Varner, Steadman, and Uhthott; ielicolas-lane, Lombard , street ; and. ilr. Heywood, Whilrhaven. J. Mears, of Aldgate, woollen draper. Dee. 1-1. 18, and, lan. 18, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Me-srs. Palmer, Tomlinson, and ',Thompson, Cepthall-court, Throu"ttiorton-street. A. Rossou, late of H ough - Mil:, Cheshire, miller, Dec. en, 21, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Talbot, Market-Drayton. Att null's, Mr. Warren, Market-Drayton ; and Dews. Rosser and Sou, Ba. I buildings. j.tos. If jan j. . to artuive, SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. WAR DEPARTMENT, DOWNING•STREET, DEC. 7. A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was this day re ceived by Earl Bathurst, from General Count Nugent, eonunandiug an army of his Imperial Majesty, in Italy. ieste, Nov. 1813. • Mv Loan,—As the troops under my command have betv ang mented 'by a body of British troops, which joined me, tinder the orders of Colonel Robertson, I think it right to inform your Lords ship of their further operations. . By niy former letter. your Lordship has been informed of my proceedings, as far as the taking of Fiume, ;Ind the first operations in that neighbowhood. Eugene Beauharnois had his piineipal force at btybach, and my position annoy big his rear and CUMIIIII - he sent a force, six time atiperior to mine, composed of sixteen battalions with twenty-gnus, to attack me. After a very well-fought action on the Vitis 'September, and many movements which. had been preconeeeted with Admiral Freemantle, the ene my's object entirely fai'ed, and we got possession of the whole of 1 Istria, guarding the ridge of mountains which run from Trieste to Fiume. On the Stst I met Admiral Freemantle, Nvith part ,of the 1 British squadron, at Cape d'lstria, which post we strongly fo rtified. Our position stretching still more in the enemy's flank than before, forced him to keep a large force against me; General Radavojavielt made very able use of this circumstance, and pushed the enemy nil all sides towards Laybach. On the 2.3 d age neral movement took place t"I marched to Rassavizia, near Trieste, and covering my left against that place, I moved towards Prevald and Adelsberg. The . enemy was now forced to a precipitate retreat, and Eugene . Reauharnois, after losing in different actions about ten thousand men, Mostly prisoners, arrived the 2d of October with about 'lO,OOO men at Prevald, taking up a line between that place and Optsteina, in commnincatiou with Trieste. At,midnight, between theld and 4th of October, I attacked his right at Optsliina, and forced it to retreat towards Garice. On the sth. the brigades of Stale ens berg and Csiriek, forced the enemy's position at Santo Croce, at the same time that I took the,. bridge of Merna, near Gorizia. lii I the night the enemy pa-sed the Isonzo, and we took pos.ession of Gorizia, The hones uttering us now a strong position, I neirehed back upon Trieste with part of my troops. Admiral Freemantle had already landed marines, and made preparations for the siege. The . rapidity of our movements had prevented the transport ors battering train ; there were, con , equently, no other gums hut those of the 11• et which Admiral Freetrantle landed with great activity, at the saute time the batteries were begun. On the 12th, the town of Trieste was taken by Baron D'Aspre, and we pushed our posts, en that siite cloße to the rampa7ts. Cal. Robertson landed from Lisba, in ith de , taehments of the 35th, Dc Roll's, the Corsicans, Calabrese, and the 1 1 4 1 lau Levy ) with six Nieces of field artillery and two mortar%