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FROM THE LONDON GAZEUTE, Sipr.l4, 1813 Admiralty-Office, Sept, 14, 1813. LETTERS TRANSMITTED BY VICE-ADMIRAL Sill ED WARD PELLEWi BART. COMMANDEIt IN CHIEF ' THE mEDyrEittta.NEAN :--. Elizatath, nit the River : Po, April .29, ISM Stn,--4 have the honour to inform you the boats of the Eagle and Elizabeth fell in, off Gore; ' with a coilvoy of seven armed merchant •Vessels, laden with oil. Four Of them were captured, and the Other three TrAtl on shore into a tremendous surf, under the Prot ction of a two-gun battery, twat schooners, awl three settee gun-boats, %silo opened it most galling tire. .. . . Notwithstanding all these: ilifliettlties, one of ~:: U'veiselZ'Avas brought a n4', nd . .;iiththerdestroyed, :'•i'tieli to the credit. of .Lieutenants Robert's and iI 'Greenway, SettioT.Lieutenants ,of 'the Elizabeth ' and Eagle, under whose directions Ibis 'arduous ersi . ce sea 3 performed. They speak highly of 1. , e r. Holbrook, of the Eagle, %rho • was also there, and or a!! the petty lofficers mind ' Men 'em ployed on this service, and I am happy to add no. person was hurt. 1 haVe the honour to he, &c. Nigne4) LEVEE )Y GOWER, Captain. hear-ArhuiralFrerainnte,. &c, etc. ece. ~. . .. .. ' HisNialtsty , s Ship 'Bacchante, Karlehago, • 'ht•nr l6, 1013., -, , • SIR' , ---,Having received information on the llth inst, that a convoy of the enemy's vessels — were • lying, in. the channel .of Karlebagis, I proceeded ' there, without loss of time, but, from cootrary winds and a strong current, did Uot•arrive till this morning. The convoy having had notice of our approach, bad sailed,' The 'port of karlebago of fers such excellent . shelter for the enemy's con 7 voys, that I thought it' an, object to destroy the w'orisS which defend it.. The Governor refusing to accede ~to the terms Whichl sent him, 1 an chored within pistol shot of the blitteries, and af-, to a good,dealof tiring, a truce was hung out, and the place surrendered at discretion. Thema riness,„ and a detacinitent of seamen were landed, - under the command ofLientenant Hood, and took possession. No time was lost in embarking the guns, and destroying the public works i and ha:v ing blown up the castle, the . party %% ere reini barked, - , The_ place 'eras comm Anded by Monsieur de r iiergollen, sv h o is a prisoner on board,' with his Aid-de-Camp, and a French Commissary of the Marines,. The eastlemoupted four nine-pounders, in the south-east, battery two twelve-pounders, and in the north battery two brass sixes. : I am sorry to add, we had four seamen severely wounded in this affair, two of them their left arms shot off. I have only now, Sir, to express my ap probation of every one, employed in the service. ..). have, &e. _ W. HOSTE, Captain. *To , ltear-Adnrit al Fremantle &c. &c. &e. • neport of Seamen, Am. Woutida on board his Maj'esty'S Ship the Bacchante, while in Adios; with the, 114ttery of liaric bago,.Nlay 15,1813. 'Michael Cailogtan, Seaman, severely, lost 4'e arm; • , .' John Evers, seaman, sereroy, lost an arm, • - ! . Jahn lIPIEvoy, seaman, severely. ' !John Thompson (3;:, seaman, ;lightly. sc. L. KIDO, Surgeon. , (Signed) W. imsTE, Captain. A I.. , .tter .from t;aptain Dencli, of the IsTautiltuß, elated atf Alicata, May 24, states the ,eftipture of the French privateer Xebec Le Colouthe, mount=. ing four guns, with a complement of 40 men. , Two Letters from Captain,. Fremantle, of the Milford, dated off Ragttia, May 25,,, and ,June '. 2, 1813, state,the capture of a convoy tram Stagus to Cattalo, consisting of, six sail laden with grain, were taken or destroyed ; and the, capture, at Port Sla no, of six vessels, and destruction of three laden with grain and ,wine for ILigusa, A Letter from Captain Nicholas,' of the Pilot, off the EsourqUes, June' 4, 1813, states the'eap. tore of the French armed brig Hart, laden with a valuable cargo from 'Marseilles to Tunis, A Bette)' fp)I11 . Captain Fremantle, of the Mil ford, dated ,St. George's Harbour; Lissa, June 13, 1813, States the czxpture 0r two g - yt)-boats and part of the conVoy from Qtranto, hound to Corfu, hy-the boati, of the Apollo and Cerb6,o, , , , • A Letter front Captain Garth, of the:CerberuS, dated off Otranto, May IS, 18 . 13, States - the' eap tareolan enemy's Vessel elose . to the, shore, a lit tle to the southward of PriadiSi, armed with a six ponwler in the bow, and swivel,, front Ptranto, bbund to Ancona. Ilk Itlajeity'2 ship CerVerus,'.at Sea, May :10, 1,313. ' ' :‘; 7 •t , .,-;,--41arin , ..; reconnoitred time port of Otranto on the 27th ultimo, and observing a convoy cal.:. lected, which I thought 'would make a push for Corfu the first N. W. Wind; I took a Stati.m off the island 'of Fano, on the following morning, tO en deavour to intercept them, and sent the binge and . gig you were good enough to leave with me, nn dit Lieutenant William 11. Narei, of the Apollo, and the barge and pinnace of this ship, under Lieu tenant John ' William Montagu,' close in shore, ,lien, its„,was. expeeted, about - one A. M. they cAnie over, protected by 'eil,lit gun-hurts. Not-, wi‘lpantulttlif rilii - StrOntr,' lorre.,-"aisitti by three: more gnu-boats front Fano, and the-et as eoverthl by French troops, they were attacked in the most skteritiincti and gallant manner by the boats above' mentioned. Lieutenant Nares, in the . Apollo's barge, boarded nod carried one go ithoitt, and Mr. Hutchinson, in your gig, actually boarded nho ther before our barge could get along Side. Both the Lieutenants speak in the highest terms of the bravery and good conductof all the officers and "lien under them. . it is with the'deepest regret lam now to in foi'm you; that Mr. Snett, master's mate , of the ir Cerherus, was shot through the heart in boardin a another gun-boat ;in him the service has to la ment the loss Of a rribSt gallalt young lion; one seaman 'alsit killed, and a marine dangerously , womuted, belonging to this'Ship, is 'the amount of, [Mr 'WS. The gnu-boats taken bad each a nine-pounder iirtiltiir bow, and two foilr-110111ukrs abaft, eolll mantled by 'an Oflielale di Vaseello, with troops for Colifii. Ponr of the convoy were alsO taken ; and it ni they been farther off shore, 1 have 'no dobbt but - the' gremest part'of them would h a ve been captured.' 1 liive, gti.,.' T i f ()s, G ARTH. I L ,w. T,,ylor, .1: , :q. c:iiii.lia of his INl,ii4ty's Ship ' - pollo, f•ienior iiiiic( r off t %,, , ti t . Ilfi 51 j(isty', Shit) r.ai•chaole at michor ,it Giiiia Noir , ., .liitO! 1 , 2, 1' 81 . 4 , • Sin,---At day-light this mortnns, an encniy's. convoy were discoyered untior the town of Guila Nova, on the ,coast of Abrozza l as was siv- or seven miles to lettward of. them », ,v:itti . . breeze and a : Current against me, I thought it best to detach the boats, with discietionary orders to the First Lieutenant, Hood, either to' attack them, or wait till 1 arrived, He found the etiemy much - stronger than was expected, consisting of seven" large gnn-boats, cacti mounting one eighteen . pounder in the bow, three smaller , gun-vessels with a four-pounder in the bow, and fourteen sail of , merchant vessels •under their convoy, four of which had guns in the -bow also, 'PAO shore ; astern of the vesSels lined with troops, 'trenched on . the beach, with two field-pieces with them.' Tliis was the force opposed to a frigate's boats ; but no diSparity Of numbers could check the spirit 'Of the brave officers and men employed on. this service,. The attack was determined 'on instantly . , anti executed with all the gallantry and . spirit which men accustomed to danger and to .despise it have sti frequently sliewn, alit( never wag there a finer display of it titan on this.oecasion. 'The 'boats as they, advanced were exposed to a heavy fire-of grape and musketry, and it Was not till-they were fairly alongside that the enemy • slaCkened their fu e, and Were driven from their vessels with great loss. The troops on the:beach,' which. the French ofty; . .: curs mention as amounting to upwards of one hun dred men, fled on the first tire, and the held-'1 were destr o y e d by our marines. guy boats were now in possession of ,the 'Convoy . , many of Which were aground, and our men woe exposed to a scattered fire•of musketry, whilst tmployed in getting. them afloat, 1 beg leave to recommend Lieutenant 1-irootPta - the notice of the Commander in Chief, in the strongest manner. atu unable to do justice to his merit : he.speaks in ~the highest possible term,of Lieutena4 F. Unsling, Second Lieutenant . ; Lieutenant Webb, (acting) who distinguished himself so much in the Bacchante's boats in Ja nuary.last, with the Corfu flotilla ; Lieutenants Holmes and Haig, royal marines ; Messrs. Rees, Rove, Hoste, Farewell; WaldegraVe, ;Langton, • W.Keari, and Richardson, and every seaman'and Marine employed. , 1 regret to say, we linve 'suffered severely, though not so much as Might have been expeeted fi . om the, superiority of force, 'and the obstinacy of. the_contest, Zyw., seamen and one marine? killed; 'five seamen and oneini,iiinn - wcyfirated. There was a Neapolitan flotilla fremi Ancona, bound. to Barletta, under the direction of French Officers; and commanded by'a Lieutenant cle Vnis seau, Knight of the Order of the two Sicilies, who is a prisoner on board, with several otheroffii:ers . and men.-1 have t,he Innour to be, (Signed) W. HOSTE, Captain.. F. P'ieemantic, Esq. Rear-Admiral of the White. Report Of killed: and wounded Seamenand Marines belong ing to his Majesty's Ship the Bacchante,, in Avlion in the Boats of that ship, with a Flotilla of the Enemy's Gun boats, &c. on tha Coakt Of Italy, June'l2."l 8113. Killid-4oh a Hinton, seaman; Charles Drerninsky, seaman; Edward Oil:rind, marine. Troundtcf-;—Thottai Melvin, seaman, 'very 'severely; George Payne, seaman, very severely ; : Nicholas Ridinore, seaman', very severely, since dead ; John 'Veutiing, leam u i iy se ; Patriek IShviei, seaman, very •severely; William Snootier, marine, severely... Tittat-4, seainen. t pittribei Itree4 13 , widow:4:l 11 1-Irloc4 ruirottelL • (Sirtird) W. 1-It4STP,'Cantain. A letter fioni Capiahl Taylor, a tits dated Channel of Corfu, Jime 15, 1813, statei, an attack made at the , North-end of Cbrft4upou four vessels bound there from •Ilarietta, with grain and the capture of a. French pn-boat, mounting,' two lOng.gims, a twelve and a sir-pounder. Ni ne of the enemy were badly ,wounded. Our loss was only one man, 'tak6l from the Sliotee, Robertson.. BANKRUPT( 'Y ENLARGI6). J. Harris .Lanplun ' of Windsor - plac e , City-road, carpenter, *ow Scpt. 19, to Nov. 6.• " • • BAIsKittIPT. .1. ClegcT, el Newcastle-limiter-Liao, mercer, Oct. 14, IS, 310 rivves), 1t tht Wheat Sheaf, Bewdley. Attigniu, Mcssrs. Beabow mid Lincoln's-Ina. [Dividends, tic. To- inurroly- MILITARY PitOMOTIONS. • trar-Office, &pit Mill 14, 1814. Royal-Regiment of 1-lorse Guards, Cornet T. 8.. Tatbseell to be Lieutenuet, without purchase, viee firiebbe, '4;o - re. tiles. Coriket and Adjutant S. Hurst to hive the rank of Limn roma. . • sth 1,1.-j:tient of Magoon Guards, liospital-Assiseint J. Am brose to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Elasore, upcin half-pay. Gth Ditto, Assistant Surgeon to the Forces W. Champion to .be Surgeon, Welsh, promoted. 4th Regiment of l)ragyous, Ensign J. C. Farfner, from the 44th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Watkins, pro- Mated. , 13th Regiment of LightDragnos, Surgeon T. G Logan, from the list Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Caldwell,, promoted on the Staff. 15th I)itto, Asiristant-Surgeon I'. Carlin, from the 40th Foot, to he Surgeon; vice Griffiths, promoted' on the Staff,. 2211 Ditto, J. Barrel,. Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Newtisn, who resigns. Celdstreaut Regiment cif Foot Guards, Emign.J. St. Cowal to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Vaeliell, deceased. H. Mildway,.Gcut. t 6 be Ensigu, vice Cowell. Std Regiment of Foot, C. R. O'Donnell, Gent. to be Ensign,• Without purchase, vice Robinson, whose appoiutment has nottaken place: 3d•Ditto, Assistant-Surgeon Shekeltoni fecnn the Glitts Fool, • to he . StitsvOrt, Vice Alathew.i...gtoitiol44.o/4WAs.tita.. - • 4th Ditto, Assiitant-Surgeon F.litirtott, from the lath Foot, to he Surgeon, vice Gordon, promoted 011146 ; tititE . 7thAlittu, arevet INlnjor CrOwder Ito be Major, vine - .Dee•'- pard, (lead of his`i,vounds. • Lieut. G.' Henry to - be Captain of a COmpany t vice Crowder. • Itrowolovi; Gent. to be Lieutenant; vice; Henry. . ' Oth lento, Capt. S. Sanhey tri be' Major, without rureliasts, vice Crawford, promoted • in-the 45th Foot. Capt. it. W. Niiihi; from the 824 Foot, to be Captain of a Company, without , purchtese, vice. Sankey. Gentlennin- Cutlet Salon.), from the Royal !Military Colleges 'to' Eusign, without purchase, vice Boileau; appointed to the IMO, rout. , . 18th Ditto, Ensign It. Uniache to be Lientenant; 'without purchase, vice Cupel, who resigns, Gentleman Cadet A. Faulkner, from the Military College,' to li t . ,liusign, vice• tiniaek.2, promoted. Hospital-Assistant 'F. Lewis to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Douglas, upon half-pay. • • 20th Ditto, liospital.Assistant R. Itenwicke to be Assistant. Surgeon, vice Byrt, promoted in the.2Bth Foot. 2:311 Ditto, second Lieutenant J. M‘Dougall,viee wino resigns, Second Lieutenant N. (instance, rice Walker,' - pro. mot ed in the G7th Foot, to be First Lie:acne:it, 'without William Leebotly, Gent. vice M‘Dottgal, to be Second Lica tenants, without purchase: . Tit!) Ditto, David Dickson, Gent. to be•Ensign:,n,mt:ltlfolitTur 'W • chase, wigs ellaee, promoted in the enth Li. ll l. l e n t l a le e t i y an to t e e N tl i t id na l' iT n l t t a i . s svoa datl e t nds. ie Martin,. frotu the 88th Foot, vide Keep. Vol tin eer James Sioei..ine, lisun the .34th Foot, *ice Hill. Assistant-Surgeon W,.l3yrtt, from the 20th Foot, •to be 'Surgeon, rice Deism s, prenuoted on the Ste,. to be Ea- . signs. :? 6 ' l ll, o l : it tt t o , , ,, llospital-Assistant George Mathews to .be Assii• "0- surgeon, vice Sane:fent, promoted in time itnt Foot. Hospital-Assistant Thowns W. ieston to be Ar sklant-Surgeomi, vice Burton, promoted in the dth Ditto, Surgeon S. Tilt; fr'ont the 87th Foot, to be Sur liospital-A.ssiStizit T. stobo to he Assistant-Suf - - fist Im Ditto, Assistant-Str4iion C:Ry.mn Co be Sate-eon, vice 1 1r!el; proninted tin the Staff.' ilospital-Asiistaut C, Eliiits to beAs'siStnnt-liargeon, viee Ryan.. ,39th Ditto, Lieutenant A. Barton to be Captain of a Com ' limn', with - riot, purchase, vice- Eirington, appointed to the fhl %Vest India Iteginment. Ensign'F. Meyrick to be Lieute tient, without latirehase, vice Waters, who resigns. Cicnr, to be Ensign, vice hleyrV t fa t i t 49th Ditto, llospital-AssiStant Gemrg . e. be Assistant 'S'orgeen; vice Golan, promoted in - the . " th Light 1 "-i -gootem; . . 4‘Zd Ditto, Hospital-Assistant T. Young to be Assistant -S green, vice Le .Sessier, promoted on the Stab of the Punts.;, . geese Army. 44th Ditto, Ensign W. Wombwell to he Lieutenant, without . 45 1 , 1 1:1' n el i t t a t s o e :N t v ic i r ii P ai k n ac,id i c h k s , o r a r \ v i t i o le te 5 d ,( In eri t t h . e cz tii h ci e li E at i t is l i t g e i g i , with snit purchase, vice Andrewes, promoted imi the 60th Foot. Assistsut-Surgeon C. Cooke to be Surgeon.l ice O'Connell, • promoted on the Stall. Ilospital-Assimstant It. Lloyd ,to be Assistemit-Surgeon, vice Coolie. Ditto, Second Lieutenant Lord Charles Spencer, from the 95th Foot, to he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice T. Cakipinll, appointed to the Ilth Royal Veteran Battalion. 54d Assistain-Surgeon L Ilutuu, front the stith Foot, to he Smirgeen, vice Sande t, prombted on the Staff. 65th Ditto, George Goodall, Gent: to be Easign by purchase, vice Creser, ;won - mated in the 7th Foot. • - Bath Ditto, Jmilm Litplaiti, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, • • vice Alexander, promoted. Oth Ditto, Lieutenant Robert Scott, front the Louth Militia, to he Ensign, without purchase: Hospital-Assistant A. Coli in to be Assistant-Surgeen, rice promoted in riot.. ' • 6Oth 'Regiment of Foot— To lie Lientenante,.Ensien T. An .dresses, from the 45th Foot, and Ensign J. Vi l alritei-, frew the obtli Foot. To he :Surgeon J. G. 1 Lassell, freem the Messeurs l3ritanuiques, vice Du Moulin,. premoted.en-the Staff. , 66th Ditto, Assistant-Surgeon Francis Leigh, front the 52d• Foot, to beNurgcon,. vice Murray, promoted Staff. Hospital-A=sistfutt . Thomas LaidiaW .to be Assistant-Sur gem), vice Shekettorm, promoted hi the 3d Foot. 68th. Dittc, Hospital-Mate M. Barr-lobe Assistant... Surgeon, • Vice Itodsdell, proinoleml in the 79th Foot. list. Ditto, Assistrint,Surgeon Edward from. the 86th Foot, to . be! 'Surgeon, vice . Logan, appointed to- the 18tim LightDregoons. 75th Ditto, Jamhes Orrmeiby, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ketunoly, promoted. • 79th Ditto, Assistamit-Surgeon George Rudsdell frOm the • tith Foot, to'be Suigeou; vice , Beattie, promoted on the ' • • 81st Ditto, Lieutenant H.'l'. Hearn to.he Captain ofii Com pany, vice Brown, placed upon half-pay. Sid. Ditto- Captain W..L Campbell, from the Regiment of. r • • Meuron, to be Capteini of a Company, vice Mills, appoint-: 'ed to tire 'ath.Foot.• • •• 83d Ditto, Icssistant-Sergeen Rolled Sandford, from the Std Foot, to be Surgeon, tire Fercehe, promoted on the Staff. 88th I)itte, .Hosimmi al-Assist - oin John Wyer to be Assistant- Sergeant.: vice O'Reilly; promoted in the 71 - st Foot. . Syniely be-Assistant 7 Sorgeon, vice Leigh, prowoted in the 66th Foot.' Sid Ditto, Serjeant denies /rebind. to be .. Adjutant (with the oniisign), vice Lela, promoted. . .9511, Ditto, Emtragn J . P. Boihiami, from the 9th Feet, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lord - Charles Spencerompluminted to the s'id Foot. 96-th Ditto, Lieateneut N. AP,Malmun, finen the 01st Fwmt, to beCaptaitt,of a Company ' Without purchase, vice Lamb, appginked to the Ist itoyal Vent, an Battalion. Jas.Sweeily, pent to he Ensign, by purehase, .t.;ce Colonib, promoted, ed Week India Regiment, Ensigia .E. Hughes-tn. be-..Lietlli"- fitint, without purchase, vice Gough, appointed Oimaeter• Master, James WyMly Armstrong, -Gent. to he ,Ensign, vice Hughes. Lieutenant 'to be ttuarter . muster, v.ce Rhode's, deeettsed. • :4tli. Ditto, .Irtlimmr J otme ,tizn)t: to be ;Ensign, without ylnr chase, vice Si.,: rat, who rtsigue. ' • Royal. African Corps, l'hatleus O'Meara, Esq. to be Pas. master. .. Cape Regiment, Serjeant John mMiPherson, front the 9:34 Foot, to Quarter-Master, vice Blake, appointed team L ' Ise Royal %Toccoa Battalion. 110 o ttimimo., it rtel , Master :Ja me,- Niuniblin to he Puywasrer, vise .%iosmie, deceased. .501 Ditto..l3tpi. , :!, W. rsial the Bth Garrison I.limttaj lion, to ,Lit•itenant, rice Davie*, appoioted•to• the 4,;, 1 Ito)mil Veteran 1140a:ion. Richard D. O'Connor, Esq. to be Paywastci , vice Mauley, who resigns. Gal Dim to, Oliver St.john, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Grdea, 'promo+ eti in the fith Garrison Baotalion. Ist Lloyd Veteran Denali, It, Captain 17. Lend), from the 96th not, to he captain of a Compauy, vice Jacques, placed on the IS.etired List. 4th thtto, Lieutenant Dalrymple, - from the 6th G.mr rmson Battethme, to he Lieutenant, vice Wright, placed on the ltetired List. •Serjearit-Mmijorlatnes Lawson, from the 93d FOOt,,to btAlliiign, " rice liamilton, superseded.. 2th Ditto, ,Qtiertcr-Master-Semjeant •Italph Campbell, from the 54th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Batimerster, tilled in 'action. 9th Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel A. M‘Donnells from the 13th Veterini Battalion, to he Lieutenant-Colonel, v i ce Walker, placed on th e ieetired List. 12th Ditto, Lieutenant S. Davies, from the sth Garrison Rat talion' to be. Lieutenant, vice Armstr ong , p l ac ed on the Itetired List. STAFT.—:siichnlns Nlannsell, Esq. to be Paymaster of a Re cruiting Distriet in behind. Zinser rat. .Sraer.—Te be Surgeons' i t: th tt j t , e io .F a o:e a s o , genus J. Da Moulin, from the 60th Foot,vice Deflect«, pro ' canted m William Caldwell, from' John Grithiths, from the lath Light Dragoons, P.Grotko-pt; from the Ist Dragoons of the Feing s (terman.Legion; Theodore Gordon, from time 4th Fuoti . James Mathews, from the Bml loot; Henry Foreabe, from the Wad Foot; I)mikers, from time 2erth :Foot ; Donald SltLeod, from 38th Foot; George Beattie . ; from the 79th Foot; Thos. Sandell, froM the 58d reot.r.R. O'Connell, from . the 45th Foot; Jolum Mnrr.ry, front .n 0 66th Foot. '• I'e he Apothecaries to the Forces—Acting :Apiithecary liyons; flospital-Assistant Mitts Hildirch f Dispenser Of 11.1emlicines James Taylor; Dispensce• of .Medicines George Reath.. To be Purveyor to the Forces, Deputy Purveyor E. Hodges:, To be Deputy Purveyors to the Forces, Acting Deputy Por veyor John Dunn, vice }lodges; Purveyor's Clerk &ones Wallington; Purveyor's, Clerk J, Harrington.; Pnive.s.'or's • Check La4blan Macpherson: To he Hospital-Assistants to the Forces, John Bertearn,Gent, Thomas Stab°, Gent.; Daniel Armstrong, Gent; Williapt hliEtrea, Gent.; .Charles Ducat, Gent.; Gavitio . . Gent. - ' The King's Gertitan Lcgion - . lit Regiment of Dragoons,. A S S ant-Surgeon MOM, frorii the Ist Light Dragoons ) to he Surgeon, vice Groskopr, pro moted ou the Staff. . To he I,tetltenants,l: . vice Lennon, deceased I:nsign ~.'.mitt, dead of ltia tvtltiilels;'l!.ii>ign d. M`Calblalia, vttle • ney,proinuted in th 60.41 Ceylon Regiment, To be Ensign; John M'Crea, 'Gent. vice 13'.Altno. 111eliron'S Regirnelit...:4,ienteciant from the 27t11 Foot, tO r he Captain of a Company, without cicepitapbcl), appointo ts, Foot. The following is tin account of tie wars lie tWeen England and Prance, with the .. .units ot their duration, since the one which commenced in 1110, and Which continued two yeam . -1,141, one year-1161,twenty 7 1ive 'Years- 7 1211, fifteen years -1214, nineteen years-1'294, five years -1339, twenty-One years-1365, tifty-two years -1422, forty-nineyepi•S- . 7 1492 one month-!-1512, two yearsls2l,. six 'years-1549, one year -1557, two. years-150, two,years- , -1627, two years-1666, one. year-1689, ten years,-1702, eleven years----174'1, four years-! 756 s e ven ye3l's I 7760 cve years-17M, nine years; , andPa'stlr, in -1803, which still ROsisz waking, within-a period T of 700 years, 266 years of war. ExvitrrioN.-4/ftizubeth Osborne; the unfortu nate girl who was ennvicte , .l at the last As: , ,ites of setting fire to a now of wheat, belonging to Mr. LOBE, 'of St. Merryn, near St, tolumb, underwent the sentence of r the law at iluckaitt on Monday, the 6th instant. LONDON GAZ LITE EX TUU,DAY, SCPT. 14. WAR PEPA RT NI I:ti T. 7.4(0 , p1ing-!•,;ecto, Scpt. tl, ISO, M3.ior 1/ATIE has ai rived at. this Office with Dispatelieg, iid fli-esed to hart /Kim r asT, 14 Field-Maulial the Marql , i ,4 of Wimhz•scoriuN, of which the fallowing:ire coPits: — ' • Lezaca, Sept. 2,- Isis. MY- LollD,—The fire ar:ainst the fort of 1%.11) Se" ' ba.stinn was opened on the 9 6th , rat Augiist, od directed against the towers which flanked the cal - kin on the eastern face, against- the dolly bas tion on tue south-eastern , anale and the termina7 tion of the ; eurtain of the southern face. • Lieutenant-General -Sir' Thomas acallarn li'' directed that an establishment should be forreed on the island of Santa-Clara, which' was elfortded on the night of the '26tli • and the e nemy's taehment on that island were made prisoners.-' Captain Catueron, of the 9th, bad' the coniimal of the detachment which effected this operiti(w, and Sir P.f 40i n a s 'Graham articularly applaads Ili* conrinct, and that of Captain flenderson, of the royal engineers.. The conduct.of Lieutenant the flon..TaalesAr h"thnot.',of due royal navy, who conoliaadcd tho, !mat i, was Lighiy meritorious, as likewise 6401 Lieut. 1.1.• ll, of the royal marines. Al ftat it was. deemed practicable to earrvint' execution, in order' to facilitate tli, ttpproo4ch 14 :`. the breaches before' made in the Wkillof the tombi: having been effected on the 3 0 th o f August, 01 t a il n oe o i: t .e li no c t r o. , l te ; h r l e oc a c t ke l iln. l t i ati ‘c h r i i le i: tz theb e et . i p I n a i c l e ttle4t . , i t I s t e t o t r e n t i . e i d d i' l r i y. , , . 'file loss 01) our sidCeleYhaosubleiteen3siesyte' severe. eiftlirti:tile/t: General Sir James Leith, who had joined 11.. f. army only two days before, and 'Afitt o r-Geuvr, Oswald and Robinson were intfortu nD tely wo"", nit itevhd.egiiltoblyletalb,..hEreinsitgeihiicieur'Llaei killed S ibryielt; Fa.tittett.ekielrb'l:ll- at the mouth of the treothes, in this INli c f h ' . and in ; •tih3stenatit 'Colonel Crawford, of the -. ' t serious:,lQ%-d: 'Majesty's service has stl,stailinlie: I have.the honour to enclose Lieotinant,(o.' ral Z.iir ThoulaS Graham's repo rt of -this 01)°,1, tion, in 'which your •Lordship w ill ;observe) "tie, e i'leo6.4,ey another - distingu;sliett -i - tilttine e- ''` f •toi,„,. • gallantry and - perieverancc of his Afaiesty'3v " , , .titers and troops; under the tuot trying till , t he All rehqrts Concur in praise of' the condoeb .urntnea, and stmi s ues i t he breach on the rigbt; • Hader a!1 - the fire w hich could be directed opt?. •toetn from the castle and the•town• , a ticiv t ' i l' t rili l it:dij i llei : elis h :': : : : : p 4:lljrcr e - I°4l. id t rise l Q.-1-I) a litl' t ifi:l i re:rit s el:ni l rv i el l stil'l l stit' S :o). Atil ° V)l:llllilletSilC(l;lllilll)Se\Ceiriet:Cjti:llSecile:Pillii:ire'lii:i.igi:Sielta' ; itir'fllll4):(llll:ll-:r'f- that vu in f s o i r ip n ico t es y t o il u te r . Lin fii -t6 hi e . t h:t 4. v. t .. e , v a t ,lst P . : o 7: B s ::: ee ; reco...:,re , ,.:nee.d . , the 'enemy had • 'e a:pins_ ..:. • Sc- .- part of their tutee to . the cotip of Vt o g ffi s ',„,,,,,o li ' there trles e-very reas6-ri to .belicve tti3t tor. 4tacatii, ma attempt to roliev;ethe iilare. . • . ro or Itire divusions -of-tfic•At Is Sisani ;II • arol , i;,,le i inntwled by Ge ne ral l)on Manuel .1 - nr ;ire. 9 ; f i r op the heights of Snit :Nlarcial,,und the 1 , '..' . la tie by which zhe Bpl,roach•to S a n ,t,:c:D.:nt,l,''' , ~tf drawn the great,t; high road was covered itliti ppe.tgeted) ii ' ll i i ': J ', ,ii. f t( 74 4ll :l l re r ? ci ' ; S a t t:l l l ) l L i d if e j o r i r . : i N el :l A l tl y l ) o i Y l r o - t e ( l l3 e . C s it i b e s l r t . i ii pt a l i 1- v j e c s ):::::a n i': 1) :: , a :' , ) ,'` 111 1 :: : ' . : ' ': 1 1 :: i i it i :1 1 :! , t s i v n io b t l i t c h h e e n r c ( e ci a a n i e ; . :le f tl ir tM ; I. t i i inec.ijileYo6:aedie)erAlY:lt',"i':[l.!::4'. r f e L i j r! •' ,I, l ll:i t l l 3 : .)e i ot r ,iir.), r i_ti i co g at h itt t .ilit . eli:FLac l ei n c - m o:: e d l c a r t . ; ,ssae:tre t 1 1 ,'"' "•: . 3 0 a I moved two- brigaties of the 4ch•divil", o f . the 1161 - 10,itrabl R e ° Si 's ; attackthonsep tt,6l,lll:,eiineilo'ylnecisirl.eYilss,e same day to the Sierra de 'Aya, and fl'4,t)t,''i;ortn the morning of the 31st, 'leaving the :r t ' l No t geese brigade on the heights between the Coil, filti.:iilt,,,ciet:o.aA.(ll,'lll;l"adralventh s r4 ) 0 I t t t_t i t4 . l e r c (!iieAe, untlirel°lotliiti(iii:ii (.;I;^9:.:'etri:licit z l a n c g a l ' is's brigade of fife s fi lL pr ,pvis,,in 'win; moved on the. 30th to the b" ; - ' iiic Lenten ; • Puerto .f Fh I - • • 1 NigY 4 . o f - de a ari-Zugarranturth, and , , antie orders for. the trooP' ' II la ("It'itellacleke(Bnicietsl:ll:o):o::::byr- ill:get:l:dig made Ist with a very large force, with. which l'oiff a m9 - s e t l :l r e.s e p d c a r Y a - t i e igl a l :t ( a ) c il l : h a e lo n i i i: trill i lle:°:)11:: :: :::; ( t i l u eli n g:l ll% Q t .a s i s o t i e l f , e l S u P l a: . : i ii t ll i ; n r e l i a r ' .t the e T S h P e a y n i. i :e li r e t 1 :1 ) : I i‘ P ' ef'11/111 :i c o l ' ; tOtne of them even across the river • in til c / me' gallant style, bthe s' • 1 ' ' .base y ,panisa troops, ‘s - i :IP' that of any troops ll' i cot ever seen en.ra l ioe ' ~... - , ..iu l querttly repeated, was upon every oce lo , , t i o n• Te i t teil•-witk the sa mg gallantry and deterun''' , i lel: i ll : i : y lec i l i ' : " ! t i) t g! 1 placed ll : .Cs' ti n ': : a ll tie : t i t r !i., e' ; : f ir i euiti:l:sliiiiielf:'(l:l:(ll':a:':\ettititlyiinttic:llllcfe:;ll"l.4i • they were eriaided to throw a a hi•iiige-)tCro'••ii. ,1, river about three quartet - sof a inileahoveth e ' j- , : :4 ), road, over ,whiell in the ;A fternoon they in al l i o again a considerable holy, which wirli.tho i se ', to .. '.. had crossed the fords, made another ilt.•:per 3l : t p/ tack upon tile Spanish positions. This WO eti l ' '." t , heat back ; anti at leng:h finding all their 0 0 , ,, n o that slate n e fruitle, the eemy took t olcio t : .. i,. of the darkness of, a viOl::nt storm to retire cii" troops front this front eutireiY: , , ...„roilo ot withstanding thathare more Ir- i , , c a flank Y t ()tlr Lordship, I had a British division on tic (.) '-conspiewAsly good, and they ‘ver; so ''F',,,,- of defending their post with"n t a •'''' k " itcei t i c ;) t ‘ i able i 't i c l ' l t t , ; 1 ) a l l : .-1 :, 3 (1 1P i o l t e ::: t i t t ' l t l e it i elti,Siltitti:'ns'ti'llllyeies.rsc.:(,.:l'eliie..ll,l'cl}:k:it'ir',tll(:i'st::.':l.fit:, t'llj,ellla)esill.',ell!:e'tlitli:i‘t:,l,':,':4' carry it, ri n :t hadii.4 that the ground did 0 .4. 0,1 of my making tise of the Ist or-ith dir;s ous,..ber the iii , !Assoa in frotit Of the licight of Sni :„ o t three divi,,i ons o f i n fantry in tor) column" , -,..00. f f : i l t cu l l,l t. :: 11 1 j :l_: :::y ., ‘ , 0 . ea l s r ilt::( l . i v it :: ssici:nci:leie::iiielei:e:tC:l}l4l:tet:tl(. li r i e l -re c i r tt:e4 : t ' a i !'"r t re l: } b it.c : v '!::: ; : , - , i ., : , 1. A &din in front o f the positiL'a I)4' :~~ ~ ~. <<~ it: