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flu direaion, prevented my detaching single corps
to their relief, and it was neeepary that Cie whole
army should move together. The field guns were
first witbdrassn from Cie batteries ; all camels were
laden with ammunition and indispensable stores ;
the Larronecles and mortars kept up their fire on the
town to the last moment that could be spared, and
were then destroyed and buried ; all spare ammu-
nition and stores were set fire to and blown up.
The picquets remained in their fleeches until the
field train, the wounded. and the stores, were as-
sembles' in the plains, under the charge of the 78th
and De Rolle's regiment, which formed a square
round them. The brave 35th then retreated, fol-
lowed by the pitquets. The enemy, sallying from
the town in all sitredions, surrounded our square;
but the bold front wkich the 35th kept, under the
command of Captain Riddle, and the flanking
position of the light infantry battalion, under Ma-
jor O'Keefe, on the Heights of Aboumanduur, pre.
• vented him from making any impression.
Nothing could surpass the steadiness of the troops
you had intrusted to my ct,muland The .35th
regiment fired by its wings and platoons retiring ;
and the 78th, with its front rank kneelting, as during
the movements of a field day. Under the direlion
of Colonel Oswald, who regulated proceedings in
the rear, I felt confident of the gond condua at the
whole. About ten o'clock our little army advanced

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across the sandy plain, in aJireetion fOr the lai.e
Edko. and the right of the Mullet position. We
arrived there about one o'clock. under continual Ere,

and after a sultry march ; our loss was not, how-
ever, considerable, the greater body of the enemy
being kept at a distance by the fife of our
artillery, from the flanks of the square. To my
surprise not All of the Hamer detachment
joined us on this march, nor c.)uld tiring be heard
in that direCtion; our last accouat of their proceed-
ings left them warmly engaged near to the village
of Ha:net, on the Ros•.ta ►ide. Failing to meet
them on the shore of the Lake, it was necessary, in
some measure, to retrace our steps, and to look for
th►m nearer to El liamet. This could be effeeted by

picking some sand hills, which were a mile on our
left. Our march was accordingly directed towards
them, the light infantry now leading the hunt of
the square, advanced with aftivity, and the enemy
who occupied them, dispersed in all diredions.
From those h:11s which completely commanded a
view of the plain and flame( position, the enemy
were seen to be in possession of :he latter, and not
any appearance of our detach:nent in Mt:forma.
It was apparent they had either effefted a separate
retreat to Edko, or been completely defeated; in
either case it was advisable under ill circumstances,
that the army should continue its original retreat ;
this was resumed in the same good order as before ;
the left being flar.::d by the Lake. the enemy ceased
to pursue us. Our e.sualues during this retreat
did not eiceed fury killed and wounded, and non*
were captured.
The loss of eat tartly was considerable,isnt we
made DO prisoners. By sunset we arrived at the
dept. Lieutenant Tilly, with his usual' activity,
had, in consequence of my express to him in the
morning, safely ern'Jarked all provisior.s and scorer,
Having left our wounded and our twelve-pounder
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em board germs here, and refresaed the army, we
advaiteed to halku, and took up our formerposition
about two in the morning.
On the 22. i, the whole of the stores, which were
at Edko, were safely embarked for the Caravansera,
when the army marched for that post, Mod arrived
in the afternoon without opposition.
On the succeeding day the troops errthlrked for
Aboukir's Wells rthe,Caravansera was blown up,
under the d;rittlion of Captain Hallowell.
No certain intelligence has reae..:t me re'peeing
the late of the detachment under tau!. r...ne•Crlo-
ml ll• Lead. Genet al report confirms their defaat
in the forenoon of the 21it, au staL s many of them
to be prisoners. On this I wi:l make no com.uent.
Every step which a sense of duty c...uld .li.State was
taken in order to secure the pn.t of I larnet ; ani it
will, I sincerely trust, appear to nu, that nonelbwhich
prudence could suggest were c.rnitted, in ior.fer that
a junction should be formed with the detachment.
That our unfortunate comrades did their duty must
not he doubted; that all was lost, save honour, when
tLey sarrendered, min also not be doubted.
In closing this letter I am hound to state, that I
have been ably supported by time who were under
my ,rdius.
Cclonel Oswald. I owe every thing that a
Commander can owe to his second in command.
To Lictit: nant Tilly, for his exertions on the Lake,
and to Captain Nicholle, for services at the
Caravansera, our Army was indebted fur its unin-
terrupted supply. Wherever naval assistance has
been required%, it has been given, under me able
• euperimeridaace of Captain Hallowell, with a a •al
sn peculiar to our naval operations.. In every de-
partment, and to each commanding Officer, our
country is an mach obligation, for they exerted
theinwlves to the utmolt. They all deserve that
filter fortune should have attended their zealous
end av :urs.
:WM the honour to inclose a return of the
wounded, and missing. since the 19th in-
'.art. .111: mi;sing imply tile detachment at
?Lomat abioe, none Wring mlisilg` !Mtn the main
Army. I have the honour to be, Ike.
,iraw•rrs Brig. Gen.
fu Ni.j•,.

iltirturn of 101 w% titu,rndet, anti 11....ug of lb. Arm. en. in`
agano,t 11;t14411iSa, hum lb. lin% to the 411: of Apri, inclu
etc, ICO7.

r mat and Al.'. killMl ; 1 Ca..tain, 3 I.ieuten nu, 10
eaws, 35 rulic and hie, 7 ti,rsc,, ..ou.,dtai; I L.eat,mata-
Celonal. ‘4310/1. 10 Cop'3.n', 15 Lieuttna:i to, 4 Ensigns, 2
Staff, I'9 Se:Jaants, IS Utratraets, 733 rank aid tile, 26
}Vim.' missing

- Nair's of Ulmer, wounded.
I.:oht infantry littt.—Lieutenaat Arthur, of the
Rng —l.iou•enonty o.llly mid thr.lut.
78th net.—Captain R. 11. Dick.

?Caries of Officers miising.
in; .1 Artilleri—Lieutenatit
20th Light Dragoensa-Captain John Delaney; Assistant-
Serene Wenn.
Light Infantry latß—Captains Taff•h3B (of the 35th), and
Reirseih (of De Rolle's Re ghasent ) ; Lieutenants Westerman
of the 35th), end Reisilluit, (al De R•il'es Regiment).
lit Reit. 15th Reg —Captains WM:utter sad Pik.; Lbes-
tenants %Wilkininn awl Walker.
tit Path 78th R.5...-Lientenant-C.cienel Pstrirk Medea;
Cape C 41'1 C. Marta,; Lieutenants W. M. Joke

011 lie, Moen lirria, si;d Aroliiiceal CI. triads; Inoign Joshua
Grogan ; A.stfitaat-Surgeo.l Alexander Leslie.
IDe olle'. Reg ....Mai ,I C V.,grisang; Rtevet Nl.tiorMoller;
Capt.O . Ryhtiler, Muh:er, B 0 wer, a.s3 Tusk.; Lwoutnalas
6.)uguelborr, Pre), IA LAltuto ; Pii,iins St :tt:r. Molter,
and boone.nbLrg. (Sigued) JAMES SFE WART,
Captain an,l Majw of IWO*

Copy of ■ Letter front Ma)or-General Fraser, to th• Right
Honourlttle Wtil.ant \Cladhaw, Cud Airzandtia, May
6, 1607.
Sta-1 have the honour to acquaint you, that
Lieutenant Matheson, of my regiment, has this
moment arrived here from Cairo, with a flag of
truce, bringing various letters from the officers
that were made prisoners at El Hemet.
The only intelligence he brings is, that the Ma-
melukes have certainly made Pease with the Viceroy
of Egypi.
Lieutenant Matheson has been sent here with a
view of being exchanged for tome Albanians that we
thought it necessary to send away from this place.
1 have the honour to be, &e.
(Signed) A. M. leases, Maj. Gem
Total Room of Prisoners, taken ►y the Enemy, transmitted
by Mitjur-Gener•l Frmor, the 20th of May, 1807.
Alexandria, Mt, 2h. It'?.

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2 M3iora, R Cart; ins, 9 Lieutenants, 3 F.iirigris, 2 Arnsiant-
Su germs, 25 Serjeants, b Drummers, 410 Rank and Fi:e.
Uhicers, Primiiers of War-1. Captain Delancey, of the
Oth Light Dragoons. 2. Assistant Surgeon Gibson, of ditto.
3. Lieutenant Dunn, of the Royal Artillery. 4 Captain
81'Allister, of the 35th Regiment. S. Captain Mackay, et
the 24 Bait 78th Reg severely wounded. 6. Lieutenant
larheson, of ditto. 7. Lieutenant ful'Gregor, of ditto. S
Lieutenant Ga.;ic, of ditto 9. Lieutenant R,rie, of ditto.
IJ. Mato, Vogelsang, of Dc Rolle': Regiment. 11. Bre, et.
Ma,,nr Molter, of ditto. 12. Captain Reinach, of ditto. 13.
Ca
,4 .in R yhiner, of ditto. 14. Ca,taits Rattner, of ditto.
15 . Contain Tucksof ditto. 16. Lieutenant Kout•olnn, of
di to 17. Lieutenant Gouguelherg, of ditto, severely wound
ed. Ib. L.,,,ten.mt Frey, of ditto, severely wounded.
Offil,M P.i4.1111.11, hut not at Cairo-1 Lieutenant Walker,
of the 3rth Rectment. 2. Ensign Greg-iry, of the nth Re•
g.mani, wounded. 3. A..irrant•Surge•m Leslie, of ditto 4
ca,,tao, rtuhkr, Ridle's Regiment, severely wroinded
5 Ensign Mu ler. of ditto, sevete:y wounded. 6. Eia.igi
stetter, of ditto, severe y wounrk•d.
N. K. There are also Prisoners of War at Crirn, L'tiitena nt
Tynmure, Lieutenant Love, and three piirater of th- Royal
Mar.oes, who were err red away from the Caravans-re by
the Bedouin %rab:i ClO4lllll Vincenzo Taherna, of the
Guides; and Mr. Forbes, of the COMMIIILifaI Department.

Copy of a letter from Sir Samuel Anehmoty to the Right Iln.
namable William Windham, dated Mutate Vulc., Aprtl 16,
1607,
Sta--Since closing my letter of this morning's
date, I have received- a dispatch from Lieutenant-
Colonel Back, at Colonia, informing me that the
enemy, a thousand strong, had made an attempt on
his post, at one o'clock in the morning of the 23d
instant. rhe attack c.linmenced on an advanced
guard, and immediately after on the li.-.es. The
troops on duty supio:ted the post, until the corps
got under arms, w:.ich they dud with great alacrity,
and instantly repelled the assailants, and pursued
them to the village ref Real, about three mile+ from
the town. At daylight no enemy was to be seen
for many miles.

We bad not amm killed in this affair. Major
Trotter, commander of the light battalion, and
Captain Willggress, of the artillery, with a corporal,
are wounded,. lam sorry to add, that these valu-
able officrra,have suffered severely. Major Trot.
ter is wounded in the body, and Captain Willgreis
has the bane of his atm shattered. The enemy's
loss is unknown. Eight killed and as many wound-
ed were !gluon the field.

As Colonel Pack rep ru that his works are in a
respedabiessate of defence, and as the reinforce-
ments woublxeach him immediately after the date
of 114 letter, I am under no apprehension for the
solday of his po►t.—l have the honour to be, &c..
(Signed) S. Aucitisurv,
Brag. Gen. commanding.