The Sun. — London, England, 1811-12-18 00:00:00

you of the dispositions which I- had made for the , !Purpose of re-occupying the' ,Asturias: tI hati every reason to presume that 'the insurgents Would make e'erY elfort to defend the pass. of -P,iiares. Ac-. taunts announced to m.-, that they had tlitown.up e ntrenchments in several advantogeous position , - Illicit circumstance induced me to support 16- P er- ton th , - division Bonnet, charged with this expedi 'l'''. I supported it with three battalions of voi of the division llumoustier, and .a portion of. the cavalry of the guard. O tt the sth we found the enemy posted at the . tats. Our voltigeurs darted forward ; the enemy , rrock with terror, madefa weak defence. , All the tntretieliments were loiced in au instant cue ' 14 I" numbers, and hastened his retreAt. ,This. , 1 ' ll ' l t )1 0 ( v hetog struck, I ordered the pass to be oc. copied in fort e ; and General Bootiet advanced to wank Fuento w h er e the, enemy had made r i ,very di,po s i t i on f o r. a ? vigorous defence: but the who possessei a gteat . , knowledge of ,the 36 ° 1 , turned' this formidable position by on e of . bits. T , t c ult-min:l, %lite he himself attacked it in f r o nt. "eiristir t; ent,,, on the point of being surrounded, 45,indoned their works. They , wer e briskly purr" Net! as f ir as Campo Manes, and Pala , de .Luna, t tl ere onr-advanced guard came up with, and ittt- Tetliately attacked them : the affair w as quickly 4 'l'ided by the arrival of two regiments. The cue " left a great many dead on the field of hattle: tte made 135 ViS iners. Gvnerat 'POI,-Commander of the In‘urgents,still t,ntertained hopes of stopping our brave or.en a t t he bridge of Santillana, where lie wa4 working hard 11 1 01 the intre n ct ime nts. General Bonnet, ear l y in , tuornitg of the 7th catise.i . one of his regiments to crutti the river Lena at Vejo, and denied by 11 "/ eft yank.ank• From t hat moment the rout of th e e n " .l n Y became co:nplete. He was vigorously pur nel on the road to Gallicia; as far as beyond the ' The army °carpi , s Oviedo; •the.C.lmp of Grado, the port of Gijo,,, General Bonnet, whose talents and exi erience . are known, is employed in le - nrioni z i ng this province, and in entirely -ot„pel 'mg trout 'it the remains of rho- inds. He is ad to the defiles of Gallicia. Ykre have taken at G a number of ships Lidera wiithEug [ sh %° ` 4 `; among others, a vessel laden INial bun P°4 ' d ". , iron, and English clothing. ,* (Signed) The Count DoItsENNE. ARMY OF THE NORTit. --•-•-• - Geneeal,DOnnel wa4 advancing into the , Asturias, by the past of Pejares, netaf pQ Bre,- p ktl tolleeted a strong column at ;Imre la marched' .4) ; ainst Cabezon, and the other 1 ,;. (1 it " in the pros ince of St. Ander , w h ich wow d. by the 11/I.:ll.uesito and Mendizabel. On 6, 1) the enem , was dadod;:ed from ' Cahezon : 12 aet.eral took position 'at Sadias. O n the 7th, 1, enemy p. his tarce, and 'attacked us : was vigitrowly repul , ed, and lost IWLI officers, h 4 '4a .great 'nmily soldiers. .four in • the atter t'n, he rallied ag s in and re•commencedills at. ; but our grenadiers and chasseurs sprang for ill" with the baybnet. The enemy's ranks were „,rown into disorder; a Colonel , and several other :ulcers 4« ere killed ; the vont was general. Tie 'ielnylost about 500 bell killed and wounded, arid ti '. privmers, Tne MarqUesito escaped beyond n '. with,a handful of men. • Metidizabel, i 1 1'1)e , t of every thing, sought safety in the moon t 4ins of Pores. =‘. lin e Spanish brig,was,,eized at San Iricente.— r4 usl)•irt ves.el,laden with eight pieces or can h, • '5OO muskrls; and,a great deal of ammunition, G 'aPett from the port. Of Gip) at the E minent when forged enured ,00edo. The bad w e at h er r ee d the Captain to deliver his lading at 'Plenehia, wh -r e it was taken by our troops. , • e movable ' Columns.of the clisfria Of the Army tr . the North ince ss antly pursue the arrt.tll bands of ni T o gintls with t he reatest tiut;i"": During the Bern of &l t.it) obar, wore than . of them have, Tlris " killed at different points i• about iioOare, in the then:l3, and about 300 horses have be e n'tak e n from • ARMY OF THft CENTRE. t . etteral d • Armagnac Armagnac occupies in forc e the town the bands, which infested that p rosince have b ca:, successiv el beaten and diSp ers q d. Some patties reared the opon y the province' ~o f ; CO columns Went in pursuit of them. that of tA 4 onel Ike K, use cams 'op With' one of these , it parties at Villa NueVa de la Fuente, atld attacked ea - P °l) a rugged rock, w here the ruins of an old isc ile l served it. for shelter. The position T or, carro.d ; 11.1 nle n were killed ; the tes t i t o the number of t . were tak en , with. their arms and bagg a g e. 4„„ a l t , ain Morales, at the head of a comp an y of 4 ( ' 64 chasseurs, distinguished hirnielf another eB e 'affair& ;ho destroyed Gu e rilla, and took, 6 l Prisnii e i s PA • t llac,l2,,Gene;al Compere has arr i ved at ". with 40' Celonel s -or Lieutenant-Colonels , Otticers, and 6700 Spanishyrioners, the fruits r f3 tl '''' -b atthe of. Saguntum, and* the c.iptur‘e of that t• This cOnvoy of priSoners was tonduaed sidith• i n order, that only 100' have been le ft behind , i i lll 7 bbTitals, or escaped. ria" Majesty the King Of. Rome rode out in a car be on the Boulevards yesterday. Lornb ed ay Papers to the isth August wer e receiv. '"terda • the furnish no, particular intelli . gence } • Y except the death of Governote, buNc•trq, who Q ueveeded by t h e Senior in Council , tho ll on. (3 aGR BROWN The • rigate b• th Carol i ne fr tags advice 'of - 0)e arrival of e t h e , 14 -ast India ship Carmarthen, frnrnAomba , at fo r `'.` l l ) e of Good Hope, from' v. hence she wiled p an °t. Helena en the 21st of oZiober,,. The '.Corn t2„l,B s hiPs Metcalfe CAI Castle Eden; Hope, London, arrived at "41 Ca s tle, 00 ' Aose, from t i a q :," B ,._° ll the 28th:ot July. The Nrirtlorriptoo, uurnbarland, and Henry Addingtol). trom u i ltln, had arrived'at 'Bombay. to T r Si.4e aotnbay and China ships, with the haTes, Helena, are Id be di,patched on Saturd# l An •le B ating, Tam Pljia, WAS well on the '26 , h VI, lat. 15. N. long. 28.'W:' tam4:6 n,rn - . 2 9th reghnent, the remains of which o hla u t t e o ly , who from 'Portugal, lost 19.0fficers o were enher killed or wounded. itit a p -e , Royal Meath Militia, comma nded b y the b irk . q,"" ot Elirwoar, \ have received orders t o em "hwith for England. Thy tesitnent is quar in v..rt, ;•. • , . `PH .Tragedy of Corinlanits, hick has . been revived' in so coy magnificent a ,manner. at .Covent-Garden Theatre, was repeated last night before. as'numerous an audieme as on iot first appearance last week. litiblUL,E may fairly .consider 'his representation of this part as his chef Ictuvre, for in no other, through the whole round et his•characters, does be so• completely embody the conception of hie author. He indeed enterd fully into the natural pride, and patrioiin arrogance of the lint, and in look, tone i and general demeanour, leaves the most rigid critic nothing to require. We cannot agree with a w iter in Mnrning Paper, who is generally liberal, judicious, and acute, that in' he scene with-his mother and his wife " seeni• ed absorbed in the study of attitude." His gestures . have belt) long settled, acid may rather ;he thought to hive too regular a succession than to be the de ',berate labour or a particular situation; but though passages . of mere declamation he may some times appear to bestow rather too.much attention on his deportment, .yet where he is animated'by pas , sion, his gestore4 . in general, and in our opinion, on the present occa;ion, seem to be the result of immediate feeling. He was moat deservedly applauded thioughont. 1 1- amnia as a part pecu liarly fitted for Mrs. SIDDONS, who,a3 we observed on her last performance of it, knows hob to blend dignity with natural emotion, andvandeur of •ex pression with the simplicity of (Ininestle f e eti n g4, 'Her per(ormarlCe was critically just, as well as ani • mated and interesiingin a high degree. It has been obseeved, with some justice, that the less important characters in thin tine drama; might be, supported with more 'adtantage, by performers belonging to the Theatre, and th. 4 neither . KESIBLE or Mrs. SIDDONS require The scenery is peculiarly striking and pieluresque, as well' Si appropriate, and 'the play altozether is bought forward in a manner highly to the, credit of , the Prorrietors, in point of taste as well as of libe ral expenditure. LYCEUM.—The American; was represented last night at this pt ice, for the benefit Of Mr. BttAll A Sl, Who enriched ii with othersongs, which his-skill has rendered popular, and the Whole of his singing amply gratified his numerous admirers, who com pletely filled the theatre. • The letter from .Mr. Wststr, which we copied from a, Morning Paper, a►►d which first appeared in one Sunday last, was, it seem., authentic, but writto under great agitation of, mind, arising from the apprehenSion .that he hati been totally deserted, by his Iriendsi. In ti►is fear he was mistaken, as iht.y have s`hewn him all the attention which his 'melancholy state adtpi:s. The letter in'question was, it is said, ,published without any authority, and .therefore it is somewhat strange that such publica tions •houlJ take place, meiely for the gratification of public curiusny,, ' POLICE, MURDERS IN RATCLIFFE HIGHWAY. SEI%I3WgLL-OVFlCE.—Yesteidg Thninns Knight, a man iti the ~employ of Sims and Co. who had been detained on suspiCion f . being concerned in the 'late murder at ititclitie, ontivrW.lnt a v, , ry lung and minute exatinionrin. : A description of the prisonei's orrs‘.n, mid the circumstances of the de positioq'given betore the Magistrates, were inserted in :1 previous l'ay The WQLIV.II at whose house the prisoner lodged , contradicted the.groter pact of hertormer evidence, rrspea to his frock being - wet; Eke. Other who, vie& proved ti 1 4 .1 t hr iione came home at a quirter past twelve; and the landlord of the King's arm, pubie-house stated, that he was at his house till eleven. The Magistrate then interrogated the prisoner as to the manner he devoted his .time between the hour of eleven until a quarter past twelve. He 'ailswcrecl, that he Went to another public• house, and drank aglais pf . go; alierwards'he went' to a pawn brokers opposite Shadwell Church, 'and took Out some pledges, which story was found exactly cor rect, and the Mat istra.es were satisfied that the chasm in' the time was satisfactorily accounted.lor, and saw 'no reason against his'hintiediate discharge, The prisoner related his journey. to Portsmouth, the ohjot of his going, time particulars of hiS,deten... tion.at Godaltuing; and asserted his innocence in SI R, the completest Manner: Another man was brought to !ha Office by Gan non, and Gotf, the officer , ' of Union - Hall, on a charge of uttering most improper ltisuguage, in a pub. lic-houSe, on Sunday last. He stated that he knew that seven or eight men 'were . employed to commit the murder by a near relative of the dyceased. He was secured and examined before G. Hicks, Eiq, of . Union Half Odice;* and afterwnrds sent by the worthy Magistrite to this Office, to give an account of himself. The Prisoner stated himself to be an invalid boat • swain ; that. lie. .way emplayd i captain to a, party of workmen,in unloading timber on !he Starey ca. nal ; that he had a fractured sk•tli, and when he got drunk, he didnot know what• be said ; declare, he knew nothing of, the murder, and will ,sorry lie had used such 'Shucking word, The prisoner underwent a clok . examination . by the Learned Magistrate. The account he gaiie of himself was no wayti satisfactory,itod the Magis trate ordered 14m-,to be remanded till, further inquiry should he instituted. Two. Portuguese are in custody ort suspicion, and will be examined this day at Limbetli-street ' Odice. • COUN EXCEIANGR., Dvc. 18.--To-day we have but tew fresh arrivals of Wheal, and the quantities on hand but inconsiderable,' sales thereof nearly ai the last prices. looted, some selea samples of tine old'about tt26s. per quarter ; Birley and Malt are heavy in sales at the late reduction White Yeas hardly at la4,prices ; as likewise Beans of the two descriptions; the supplies of Oafs 'are shore, and the trade named fully at the last curieney ; Flour without v•ination • Wheat so 3 a 9gs_a Ills T ick Beans . . 4 84 a 54s Fine ditto . -. iaos a tap Mita (tine. uldj - sca a sos Rye - . -53 s a 58, oats . . 30s a 33s a 35$ Barley . - -OS a c2i Poland dim . 3bs a 39s Vas a 144 s I Potattie ditto -41 s a 42s WhitePeas,boilers7Bs a SO Rape Seed - 541. a 5111, Grey ditto . . siss a 6tS I' ine t i,)ut . 95s a Ids tleaus • • - 554 4 624 Seconds • • 90$ a 954 loin tht ONDON O.42ETTE, Dec. 17, IPIt. Admiralty-010e Dee. 17, 181 I Copy 01 a. Letter from Commodore Broughton, late Senior Utica of his Mojesty's Ships and Vessels in the Fast Indies, to' iohn. Wilson Croker - Esq. dated on hoary! the illusttious, in Batavia Roads, A. to, 18'1. sift, Y,o will be pleased to lay before the Lords COrn-, missiooers of the Admiralty the enclosed Copies of Letters which I have received from Captains George Harrisi and Robert Maunsell, of his Maje,ty's ship Sk, Francis Drake, and the Procris sloop, giving an account of the capture and .destru6lion of several gun-boats belonging to the enenly, which, in nr,• opinion, rcfleas the greatest credit upon the officeis and men employed. I have tiltr honour to bc.., W.. R. BROUGHTON'. M3jesty's skip, Sir Francis Pratte, • • al' Keinbatig, MAy z,, ,n latitude 6 deg. as , min. south,. and longittide-, t deg. 32 min. east, Rena, ing; bearing S.W. iirteen miles, being on my passage to put rn force "our older, •of the Ist of April, It3l 1, .and has ing been necessitated to anchor during the. Opt of the 2ed instant, from contrary winds, .and a strong: cur rent,setting from the eastward ; I had the satistac- , lion, at daylight, to observe a flotilla of the enemy's gun-vessels, con,i!.ting of nine feliuca rigged, and five prow-rigged, ill anchor, close in shore, about three miles trmin tlie'Droke. At dawn of day thety %Neighed and stood•for.Reinbang, but weieso close ly chaced, that,"by• seven o'clock, three or tour, Well-direded'brnadsides 'five of the felucca .ve6sels under our guns to an anchor, which were, instantly taken , positession of. The others tiiAling• thetnselves cut oil' flour thew port, !ivied rails, aud pulled tip•in the win-i's eye of . w, dirt t for the shore, out of reach' of our gitos; Shoaling our %%a . ter Considerably, made toe dispatch Lieutemnts Bradley and A•tdis; and Rech, of the Royal Ma rines, Messrs. Groves, Horton, and ,Phiobs; Mid shipmen, with Lieutenant Knowles, Mr. Gillman, and twelve privates of .his,,Majesty's 14th ,regi . tnent, in tour si x -oared cutters and a gig, to • board ihem, the Drake keeping on-ler weigh Walking up to windward,- ready to cover the boats. • It is 'with peculiar, pleasure I' have to .state, tha t o undaunted and gallant eondua of this sma party ad:fit:erg and nien made prizes pt all the res by eight' o'clock, without the loss of a man, nor wilt:standing a sharp flue of grape .froin severa pieces of ordnance, with contit►uat musketry, whict - commenced the ctinment the boats• got w ittlin grape shot distance, and. did' not discontinue until our seamen IA their oars in to buird ; When the crews of each ves4el either jumped overboard, or went on On shore in their bows, •' I am sotry to stale the loiti of the enemy must have been great, as their boats being.. small and nvprloadedt with 'men, and ammunition, Many were capsized, and m o st. of the men in'them, (as well as. ti•ose.that jumped:overbent•d) drowned ; the scene I understand was truly piteoas, as the °dicers commanding the boats were prevented from aflording that relief which humanity would have didated, from hav4ig to launch two of the felucca vessels of 'the 'beach, in the face of a brisk fire of small arms, from — the men who had escaped and fled into the jungle.' • . Mom the quarterdeckpf the Sif Francis Di ake, bring an,eye-witness of the conduct, of this brave detachment; I beg leave to represent it in twins of the hishest praise. :The enclosed is a list of the Vessels ban!, their (nice, tke. &c. 1 lament the nature of my orders would not allow Inc to•preserve ithe nine felucca rigged vessels tpr the use of the Expedition,; being new,, rinly . launched fifteen days, anti in my ,opt nion the. best built gun-boats I, ever saw :'they are &got) , feet long over all, seventeen broad, and pull sixtyoays etch, and are fitted to carry a seven-melt howitzer aft,' and a twenty-four-poutid csrronade forward, but only'one was found with her guns on board ; and as her sailing is but very. little inferior to the Drake's, and causes little or no delay, - I have kept her as a disvatch tender . ; whether the gmis•ot. the 'others were hove overboard, •or whether they Were going 10 be gunned, is a matter of doubt, as the enemy did all they could to•buro, sink, and de stroy, before . they lett theM. ,They were horn Rein hang eight days, had been on ,a cruize to Jo anna, but were then bound to Sourabaya, com ()landed by a Captain Outing, who either escaued on shore, or was drowned. I have the honour to be, Sec. • • GEORGE LiApus. . Comm'fidore-W. R. Broughton, bentur Otli‘er in the Command of his Majes. trs Ships Vessels einployed in the Last lnctiss.•••., List of Gun Vessels and armed Prows taken and burnt by hi. Majwy's ship Sir Francis Drake, on z3d May Agit. retie') Felucca • No. 8, fitted with carriages, Ore. - 84 e. to cam' one 7.mi:li howitzer and one 24 ;know commode, but nut tounu tm noadi,B7 runs,, and a; men, front Rent b3lig. bound to Sourabaya ; coptuted oil Reinbang, and burnt ; the Lieut. and men taken priioners, the rest escapcit on shore. ' French l'ciuccir No, 9,. fitted with Carriages, &c. to carry uric 7-irich howirter, and one 24. pOtind CATiOnAtte, but not round on boa (1, t 7 wits and 2.4 men, front Rembang, bound to • Sourobaya ; captured on Rembang, and burnt,' some of the crew wounded, suite thowned, the rest escaped. French Felucca No, to, fitted with carriages, Ike. Scp. to carry one 7-inch howitzer, and one z. 4. pound commode, but not found cm board, 87 tons and z 4 men, from Rem. bang, bound to Snuraboyit ; cainurtti oft' itcninang, and ' bona, the midshipman and iz inert tak.tri prisoners, some drowned, the rest ecaped on snore. - French felucca Nu. it, fitted witit carriages, &e.itee. to cony one . 7.10 ch howl, eer , and 'One z i-pound carronade, but' nut found on b. arts, 87 tons and 54, Wen t front Rein. bang, buond to Soirraboya ; Clprined Itellinang, and burnt, some al the crew woundo,l, , some drowned, the test mitred on shore: French Felucca, No. rz; fitted with carriages, tke, .arc. to: carry one 7.inch howit Ler and one - Lt. pound c.,troli.w.e, but nor toned (nf 'r , 7 tons 'and 24 men, from Kenai:tug, Omind in SOOrhaya ; captured Reinhatig, and inir I it, I men tOken turtle NVOOlitied, some diOwl,cd,, the rest escaped int shore. r, , French I efucca No. 13, fitted with carriages, me. &c. to earl) one 7-trieli howitzer and ore 24.1tniiiid carton:roe, but 7 nor not tumid on boom, 87 tons twit morn, Irunt Rem. bang bound to Sourabaya ; captured elf Reiribang and burnt some of the crew wounded, some ittownect, the test escayt:cl on shore. French Felucca • Nn• 14, fitted with carriages, &e. acc.ito . ' CJI Ty t,ne 7-inch9howirxer and one 24.poUnd fonadr, but nortorind on }board, b 7 tons and men, from Reinhoug, bound to Sourirbaya captured off ItentUang and burnt, 21 men taken prisoners. French Letuwa, No. is, fitted with ermines, B.:c. ltd. to catty ont.:7.itieli howitzer anti one 24 NUM' CIIIIUMAC, but . not found on board,' 87 tuns and 24 . men, triton keiriblint, bound to Soutabo elpturtal oil Kt:ndians, and bang, fit men taken Orisotiert, some wounded, some dtloWned, atid the test tledped On shore. French Felucca No. t 6, of one y.inch howitzeri and one 24 pound car:cos - rade. S 7 tons, anti 2•4 men, frorultemhang, boy s.our ; abla .caprored oft' Itembang, and kept as -a tender' One man . taken prisonet, sordtt wounded, same 'drowned i- find the rest escaped cm shore. French Prow No. t, of two g•pounders and one z.pounrier swivel, so tons, from Reinbang, bound to Sourtbay'a; cap• lured oft Rembang, the commander and 6 men taken prt..- , i sdners, some wounded, some drowned, and the reit escap ed on shore, Sent the prisoners on . shote in her to ,Drarn. bay. . . French Prow Na . . 2, of two 9.pdundt•rs and otie' 2.onunder swivel, sa toils, from itanibaog, bound to Sdurabaya; cap- . lured olf Iteinbang, and burnt", some of the crew wow reed,' some drowned, and the rest escaped on Wore in their San Pant. ' French Prow Nu. 1, of two 9 pounders and`one 2-pounder 4o tuns, twin flemb..4b4 ttOurta to sourabgr , ; toted 11 IZeriwang, and burht, some of the crew wounded, some drowned, the rest escaped on ashore in their San. Pans. Fretuth Prow. No. 4, of two 9-pounders and one a.paunder swivel, ld tons, frOrn RetllbatlA, bassist to SoUtstbayd al,. tUreti off 'Repining, and burnt, tomcat the crew w,,, ; ,d,j, smile drowned, Ana • the rest escaped on shore in their Paris. trench Prow No. 5, of two '9. pounders and one 2;.pniiiidet swivel,so tons, from ficmhan,i, bound to Sourabay a ; turgid oft' flembang, and build, sbnie Fit t V:1 wounded, some drowned, anti the rest e:;caped on snore in their San pans. Two French merchant Prows, of se tons each. -from Rent. bang, bound to Sourabays. in ballast ; capttitai Off' Kern. byig, and burnt, some of the , crex wotindedi some drown. rd, and the'rest escapes! on Shore in their San Pans. (Signed) C L - 0 ILGE liAlti4Cs, Captain. SIR, . His Majesty's sloop Noctis, it Sea s 2d August, att. ed - I have the honour to •trtinartlit you oo(ty of a fartter I have written to Captain sayef, of I IVlajsty's ship Leda, and have the honour to be, 8:c. (Sign, d) ROBERT MAI-11\24LL i CoirintAnder. To C o mmodore W. R. Brouglitor., His Majesty's sloop Protris, °Want Month SIR, ut Imninnay River, July 31, :8 i s, I have the himour to inform you, that in obeli 'diente to your orders, I proceeded in shore, and at day-light this morning, discovered sot gun-lsoay, With a convoy of forty or, fifty prows close in witli the mouth of Indramav River, upon which we itn mediately weighed, arid ran into one 'qUarter less three fathoms water, and were then scarcely with.•► iu gunihot the gUn-boats; finding our fire maths, very htle impression on Olen ) . and. Coticiving the destruction of this forte to be an ohjea of eim4ider. able importance,. I proceeded to the attach of them w,ththe boats of his Majesty' ,, sloop under my tutu» mend, together with two fiat halls, an Offi:,.cr and twenty men - Or his Majesty's i , ldh Regiment, and an Officer and Ike same number . of tne'n of his NlA jesty's 69th Regiment, and incereded in boarding and tarrying fit e of them suceessivt. 7 ly under a heavy tire of grape'atoimu4tetry, theirerews jumping over. boaki, after having thrown their, spears into 0.0 boats ;- the siXtb• blew up before we sot alongside of her. The whole of the cciitvoy, on flit it ti st seeing us, hauled Ili!otign 1 . 41 e mold up the river,' or dies must also hare fallen into our hat,ds. The gun boats 'carry each of them one,.btai t 4,40 pound carrontide tor - ward, and one eighteen-ponitder aft, with OS appeats by the paptrs found on board) upwards of 6o men enh: they are excellent vessels, and, in my•opinion might be found of, considerable service to the expedition. In pui foitntng this service, I am happy to observe, ,hat our lu4s has heen comparatiAely tinyail, whvu considered that the boats, during the whole of their advancing, weroexposed in the 0.,3en: day to the fire of. twelve guns of the colibre I have inentioncd, and a constant fire tit musketry, (the g'uni•liont which blew up being, Of equal force . the res..) cannot conelude without performing the pleas- ing duty of noticing the very steady and detvrtniPed bravery of every ()Wirer and man employed, on t hi s. seri ice. FrOMMr..Majoribanks, my Firkt, cant; I received • that rifle support I had reason. to wiped, from .his general goad conduct, whilst und er my command, and . l cannot too strongly mark the high sense 1 entertain of 'tile gallantry 'of Lienie. mutt H. J. Heyland, of liis Majesty's 14411 Itcgi. meet. and. Lieutenant Oliver Brush, of his Majes ly's 89111 Regiment, their keeping a 'steady well. diretted fire of musketry from themmn under their respecti. e ctrumands, must haVe proved consiticta ably deitruCtiveto the enemy. 1 11,1. c olso to ex. press the saiislatlion I felt in tkie steady behaviour of Messrs. ,George Cunningham, William Randall; arid Charles Davie 4, Alastets-Mates, Supernurnerarici on hoard the ship tor a passage to join the COMMiI der in Chief, and the other petty officers, non-coiornih. shined officers, geaplen: and soldiers, in short the conduct of the whole was such as to make me fe e l confident, that had the forCe opposed been consider• ably greater, it would have, met the same tale. Eli. closed I transmit a list of ,the wounded on this bccita sion. have. the honour to be, &c. .(Signed) R. MAUNSF.I.I., Commando . , To ecorge saver, Esq. Captain of His iNtijestj'aislilpt LOA,. Adthiralty-C)11?ve, Dec,,i7 , 18 I 1. Admiral Sir Charle4 Cotton has itationittki to Jahn Wilson Croke'', Esq. a Letter hoot Capriiri Alexander, of his Majesty's ship the C...10 , ,5ti5, giving an account.of an attack made On Hi:. ist in stant by the Arrow schooner, and tho b0,,t4 of th e Colovms and Conquestador, on an ettotny's convoy to the SoothwArd of 'filo sl'Aix, of which oi:e chasb.e tnariie was brought out, three burol, arttr of theta as ti y alq d %p o sse) ) and three stranded on the beach. adet:, 17, 181 1. • Cnriv of a Latter front Capt;ml Acklom, of his Maiesty'a 5404 1 ) Ranger, to Captain Ditstim etK i, tit 11w r and transmitted by Stt 11141 . ,/ to 10i111 ‘Viiloll Cruker, Esti, His Nl.ljesty's slonp Rant7,•t„ in the Thi:tic, t4th Nov., SIR t I I , 3re 410' p, e3BLlre tO incornryott 1 this cl.yyy pk tured, Aftei- cilace of actven huurs, tlie, 11),Inibn List of Wuur dei . l. Mt. witilam Randall, Islastet's,lll.ltd, slightly ; lenkytis, Qii.irea..NListtir, dangerously ; lrri es l 4vrt ► boat s wnin' b .tia. l ie, sli fitly; Wtilintit ltohots, Caw-m:1 of the nor. Ktiatil4 hadly I lolui Kelly, seainiin, slightly George Bowles, ditto,. slightly ; Thomas Irlynes, thi ; William Ad n ey ► ditto, slightly'; ton, boy, slightly. , • • • ligth . rout—ltichatil I labe, .private, badly. 141 1 ; tle:ith, corporal, slightly.