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PROM SITURIMT NIGHTS G.12L7'111.

MILIVAIY Pn.I,NIiYTI MS.
Ifer.eipy, pie 111. 11107
4th Re:lntent of ltrag,Jo t,:winlo--Ciptani Robert Reis ett be
Mker, by put•tte.e, vice Farewell, who (Kir.*
Litutenant 1.) J Webb to be Captain of a troop, vice Roes.
Cornet Motion(' telly Pe Lieutenant, vie VV. b'J.
rheivitittlue antler, dent. to be Cygnet, without purchase,
vice La.ly.
7th ditto—Cornet Richard Deeuatd ea be Lieotettet.t. w•thoot
pen:haw. rid: Marsden. 'egos lied
7th W.lie India Reitivmst—Laeta lent Colonel Mathew Je.
nig, from Halt-pee of the late 914 Gannon, abe I:mut...lent Coboael, vice Upton. who exebangee.

rireire 04fee, Minesinessireer, Joie IS, 111107.
The Soda Ilinororatale George Cs f_„ His Majesty'.
Principal S tcertsry .4 State or Fieeigii At/.urn ha. Oho day
notified to the Mennen of friendly and neutral Powers a.,
rhea at this Cowl. that Flu Msjisty bar goon orders to hn
Officers employed in the blockade of the Rivets Elbe, V0r,....n.
and Fins, to ~erosit vrsenly under the burden of elate &col
ton., and coming few., any ne.,t,al ur I. lash pore. 40 enter
the said rivers, provided that such • week are not laden with
any articles contraband of w.r, oar with liquors or proviiinos,
wet or dry (es epilog ac nay ea f. 01. dee., ad sea Nom,
for th • uw of hie crews of such neutral •iiast:a , nor with er.in
air tOluCCfl sod likewise to the estaia ut ••lowing asocial
shill, under ii.e bind a aeon meotsini•d, to truer laden
with ca (nee, to be earned ter tonsorial 41 to any neietral or
6,11101 writ. provded thai the /node oreportel into •h- pain of
the Unu.d K,nlduos sh•ll r00m.% wiry tq w.barueleerao
by as allowed to be inienit 41

Docwvi.: i,e .1. Jury 17.
Dispatches, of whi h the followinit ere copies and
,er•oisi addressed to .eh. H•wwirshle
loam Windham, have be, a 'strived by Vise, uit
Castlereagh. one of Hie Majesty's Principal Secre.
taxies or State. from Major-Gen Tal Al sta.der
fillEeosie Frew. commanding His Majesty's troops
in Egypt: from Untidier Sir Samuel Aueb-
muty, commanding in Nou:n America.

Extract u( a lotto/ fro n (:.nentl AlooarnlPr 41Censio
nu*, taa Mr. Seeretar) Wun4h.n.014144 A.otarldrn,, Nl.sy I,
1111 7.

St.-1 have new the honcoir to inclose* you here-
with. two dispatch-s turn Brigadier-Gen. Stewart.
commanding the troops bttore Rosetta and as he
has been so very circumstant•al. I seas cely need i.ty
any thing further, than that I feel assured. however
unsuccessful we have been, no blame can possibly at.
tack to the brave officers and men employed on this
service.

Brigadier General Stewart, though wounded the
very day of his Arriv.slbef“re the piece, notes quit-
ted his post, but cunt nued in the e,,tuamild, till the
last moment. with his usual adivity end persever-
ance.

I feel it but justice also to add toy fullest :esti.
meny fn the aiiive zeal An 1 cowsperafioli item.
Admital Sir Thomas Loci-. and. the eaters. sea-
men. and marines of the •q iadton mode, his coal.
manJ. without whose t,idelatigable exertions the
an t ardor/us part of the service could not have
been carried on.
To Captain Halowell, wh acconspahied this ex-
prii inn. as he did the firmer one, 1 cannot
fictently express my obligations. Whatev. r success
we have had since our nprra•inn• commenced in
this c marry, has he-n materially owing to h s local
informarion Ant .afive ..id 1 ..ns well cot..
vinced moat in . lir ist r T,•V 1A.,. our lows anti
loran's wee. miter. illy ►essened my his gallant aged
a aloes co- ipe...atiOn.

R•.sens Lino, April IS, ISt?.
Stu—l have the h-m•ur of stating, that on this
3.1 instant, I marched with the oivision of infantry
wider my command ft‘nn the eastern height. of
Alexandria to this W-Ils Aocitiko ; the cavalry,
artithry, and engineers' stores hid been Fitevimigly
Inter .adei to the C aaaaa "sera T pnit had been
retailed v. ith mach soon ;,y a de•Chl7l,oi of this
marines after the retreat of the army oil ,e•
arts) was of essenti.if value to
our oresent operations.

l'he greatest part of the 4th instant WAS employ.
ed in ousting the infantry and camels to the Cara.
vanser s. in laosiinn guns and ammtiniti in, a oi in
siihtthuting the latter and entrenching tools for camp
cropage.
A body of two hundred seamen, under Dente.
natal Robinson, were a ided to the army. Ciptaen
flallnwrll kindly offered ti ac-nmpany m-; ha has
since continued with the army. and I cannot suffi-
c;entl, express haw infinitely obliged every depart
naenrhas been by his ad•ve co-operation.
The village of F !len was and Trend to be fa.
veurable to as. A more certain supply of water,
and a less preearit us communication with our fleet,
offered themselves by the Lake than by the north..rn
sl•me. To a.ivoinee upon Rosetta by the route of
Edkn was referred to that of hi arabaut. Lieutr.
nant.o)l.-nel Ml'lond„ to whom I entrusted the ad.
tame of the: army, consisting of the light or fantry
battalion, three companies of the 78th regiment,
two sin...pounders, and a detachment of dragoons.
moved forward toward, Edko on the semi g
t e h 1 hi took ■ strong position behind that vii.
sage early neat marring. On the sth the army ad-
vanced to the same position; Captain Nicholls, of
the marines, was left in enmmand at the Cara.
vansera with a d.taca mein of f rty TA^ k and file.
In eon•ecriette• of inform ati an of the enemy be.
ing enablisned to force Al tile village if Hemet,
it was miens:Ai to occupy that pi.r too our advance
to AbOWlll4o3nUf rear would by this measure
be seenseetthering riper-Mons against Rosetta. and an
wnemotrepted con.munication be established with
the dego on the Lake Elko. Lieutenant-C(ll,mA
18• Lend ace rdiagly advance) upon Hamet on tio
fith invest ; he we with some of the enemy's ca.
'airy snout a league front that village, soh tn 1.
cussed to tenni after a slight sk•rtnisti ; bang re.
enforced ny the grenadiers of the dith regiment and
De Rolle's, h- isnehesi forward. and occupied the
pint witoom opposition. lb* enemy retired scents
the bill, with the Ins. of tee or two hnrsemen ;
the main army Inillowed. and halted Inr the night
ion the 'Alin. the 711th regoment Inensing.the advanced
Ina. Early on the 71io. Li uienant.Grionel
M•lecct's division was /shered in the post of El
Hemet by a detachment of two lantielred and seven.
11-sie FAA and file of De Radeit'e regiment, under
the command of Ulm Voloiting t ware!.
ed across the plein to the Wight of Abouniandmo ;
posses ton was taken el t is important post walkout
°PP°• anion The main stony arrived At the sand
boll% wlreh encucle Rosetta, &soot mil-day, anti
Invt DO lime in In,. sting the place. Ilse e 014.4
vented to succession from Abournattdony, nod

manner. 6,, Um logged itself I)Phini Sand
h,l musket A& .f the *villa.
From the great est,•nt of the town; it 0/11.1 f a-d
inipoissbi that our small army could invest mote,
than one halt ; an attack te;iati the clerny nude 011
of in tho attern,ioo flu ioadequey ni out
Weans to attack a large A 1;:te
was accordingly taken sip tram the Me tr the
trent of the AlesaArian Gate, tb hce
towards the plain wl ate our drag um %%en:
posted. A tno;sar and some punt were hruoight is
to play early in Uwe aftvanooo ; thetutwere answersi
by th.• shows at the Alhaniaths horn tbsit'affallaa
and by incessant itschasges of in,sketry threo,4l
the loop-holes isi,d crertees, wlaith wets iglOgliner'
able.

In conformity wi.h your ins•ruBions, Captain
PI Armen and I 'rut, on the So Instant, a slim-
mest* and lavoisrable terms to the Civil and to
the mastery Governor, accompanied by an address
to them tannest's. We were requested by the former,
in their answer, 111 await their receiving insfttalions
from Cair,s, for which purpose a temporary sus
pension of hostilities WAS proposed. It not heing
expedient to accede to this, we continued to barter
the town a and, by the In. h. had tr:n mcrtars, two
twelve pounders, a hownser, and six-pounder. in
play; on he lath, a work for five six-pounders ai. I
thirty-two.pound carronades was completed, intene-
dfi►tely opposite to the Alexandrian Gate.
Skirmishes on our left were in the mean time f►e-
qyuent, the cavalry having zoom diereio ad. On
.the 10th. a more general demonstration we. made.
with the *hied of drawing as within the 6re Ir.,m
their walls ; on this °erasing the dragoons and the
78th regiment tepulsed then, with much spirit on
the left. while a rapid advance cf the light infantry
on the tight. again compelled them to retire within
the men.

The 1411111130111 was repeated to the Albanian
Chiefs on the will, toe seine of the sum-
mons you are sequoiwed. Our dag of truce was
thrice tired at; and it was only by means of a great
reward. that a common Arab could be ioduced to
be the bearer of any cammutocatioo with such ene-
mies. Having been informed by you or the co.
operatinit which was likeletikearst between us and
ths Manselake Bey., I arador myself of this is our
menage to the e.,easy ; he stremtd. however, to be
indifferent to it.
.01 either massage or later 1 have
heard wt mote. and bevy reason to avreltend twat
the unfortunate Aral, has been beheaded.
Symptoms of a:tack apprartnA against El Ha-
mer.. I detached another gun to taw part, and r.-
Winced the detachment truce to .100

From the Ilth to the 18th nothing errsordinary
cantred. Relying en the aept-tilch or the .'fame..
lakes. every exertion was continued in getting up
mums, smatonitiow and prevnridrifrom the defree on
the Labe. This service was attended with coneid,r-
sale Brigs'. the route being. for a space of nearly
seven miles, over deep sands. In the execution of
the service on the Lake, i cannot sufficiently
t merit of Lieutenant filly, of the Tigre,
who had charge of this departmeGt; he was inde-
fatigable, and without his uncommon evrtions, on
the middy whore of a shallow lake, ,it would have
been imisqssible for our army to have so long main-
tamed its potitiwn before Rosetta.
On the 13th, the enemy gave our right flank
eonsielqable annoyance. by two pies in separate
batteries. on the opposite bank orthe river ; of
to-se it was necessary to dispossess them. Major
hl•Danald, 7tith regiment, was cletseted act..ss
dr_ river, in front of Abouminclour Mosque, be. '
fore day-light on the Itith, with two hundred and
fifty men ; Lieutenant Robinson, of the Tigre. ac-
companied the Major with forty seamen, whose ser-
vices were particularly valuable ; he made a cir-
sultous marsh, aad arrived in rear of the batteries
by dawn of day ; be captured acid completely de-
stroyed Clem, and fired several rounds into the
town from their tren guns ; be than sent the guns
with twelve camels and a considerable number of
tents, across the river. The enemy receiving re-
inforcements, the Major retired, tied effeartf this
service in equally good style ; although under fire
from the enemy, he reins sarked the whole of his
detachment in the best order, and had only losr
men wounded, I have particularly to state. that
mach of the gond fortune which attended this en-
terprise may be atr-ibuted to Cap•ain Hallowell ; by
his exertions a sufficieney of small craft were di--
covered un !er water, were raised, and during the
dark of Cie night of the 15-h, were 10 well
prepared. that nearly the whole of the detach-
ment was conveyed from short to Acre at one
turn.

l'wenty-five armed Fellahs, who formed part of
a liege body detached against us from Ceir.,, were
piste Jay cal:rived nest El filmset. They had
killed their own One:, end were wandering near
our pot, mote with a view to (Am ides. than of hos.
tiiity.
Nothing of moment has this dsy occurred.
gvuerel report of the approach of She M .melokirs,
with which I have been tavoitrod hy roe, an t which
I find confirmed by the emissaries that I send out,
(some of whom state that they are mimeos, and
misers that they are at Algem,) induce me to par-
ser:4e in my present /NEM 01 •tIACk. We have
Jose great damage to the town, and have not
thrown less then three hiLidred shells from mamma
alone. roe indifference, liowever, of the enemy,
to the missies which are unavoidably caucecitn the
inhabitants, is manifesr. Although his force he not
said to 'gored three handl-es! cevaii y, eigto hondr,d
Alba and vast thousand armee inhabitants, yet,
(r.im the event, anJ from the peculiar nature of
his lier of defence, to attempt en assault is d..eed-
euly not an advitahle nbaa.une. Oar success *ill
disend npnn the ...rival of Cie Marn,lokes ; in
cocitiodnes with whom a farce may he immediately'
thrown on the npposne site of the Nile ; tae doing
this A' present is impressible. Our use ny is strong
io cevalry, we here none ; enu the Dim is pecu-
liarly ealculered for that arm.
Is cm mean time. the post of Hamer hecomes of
greater valet, as our Ifleade Are tepedei to ap-
proach ; every /fist shall he m.sdar to retain it. I
base the }moire tn inclose a list of the killed,.
wounded, and mining, to this day, inclusive ; and
I have the .an-leases to ad.!. that the greater I
nuns's*, of d use who are wounded see only slight
cases. I have the hronostr to be. att.

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!item of klll.llll. wooridod, mot miseirte. of the •rmr Irvine
• :.. J. Cootie, titres th ot" ot tor, ILI ror 4 pm, saicisi•l‘O,
le 7

I S 'ail,. 3 rahlt •.r•1 ilia, killed; I fl igaihaq obeal 4
-I fititel • Major, I Cdp 4 01. I L'euteasur. • 9. ,j 416. t*. 000
.tau* Altai.. 6 Itor. avow' !aid

NA own, ot• 4eots • oJo4 ..I—Rego lir, Gertills rt Ma.
%Vahan,. 11,, tit. r.mam..4”11•111. L. ut5.11.4 I.eturd Coati
of se 1,4 11,/ 4e4g,avt..t, R iteio •;
'olive% 41 ;be 2d 12,thilidie 144, It elne•iii. saw • d,., ;
Loietiosoot Itoinewo•th, of the 31.4 I..ant Imptit• Illattauus.
(Sfrned) JAMltti hje.Armilr,
Cayosm, •..d Siej eel t1R.4.46.
Comp, Fame's Firlht4, 4,,exandna, April VS.
Ste-1 h see honour of rep.o.ting y ifs. thdt
:.el..yptetd4y trtir,el to this position with the rat•
mains of the arm • lately wider my commsod.
events which have att.-tided the service on which
that army has be, n engag d, pare been 41( a pacti.
Itar nature, and the re.o!t It is been as peculiarly
unfortunAte I feel it tle-refore to be incurs:men'
upon me. in jai ificatinn of my own corsJut. a .ci
in justice to those brave men who hair be. n my
companions in Aims, to ourude upon your atten.
lion a more than t rdtmity detail of our proceecl-•
ings.
I had the honour of stating in my Let, that the
expesiation of the jun.lion of the \iemelukes hod
costlly ir.duced me to pa.evere in me Atta.k of Ro-
setta. Every exertion w.. 1 conti..ued to be mu !e by
such artillery as we could command. Co reducing the
enemy to surrender, but without elf tl ; th- rut,-
taken ground upon which we were A aiSIS resp,ft g
the IslArnelukes, mad• the general deteptroo of our
informers, were now about to b •come ruAndeit.
On the Igth the enemy left his position n,d,insite
H.met, and, crossing the river strut thine, ems-
blished himsk•if there.

Ile alvAnced from D het against Hemet on the
same day, And atta..king I.tj ft Vogelsorg's posi-
tion on the left, was repulsed er.h loss; a di-
vet sion was made 4t th, lime time at Rosetta. in a
sortie agy 3.4 Lie 1-ft of our tea, by about eigh y
cavalry and two hundred infArrry ; the Um R-g,-
nom and the Dragoons were engaged; in y r.-
pulse.: the enemy with much spit it. And drove him,
as is.ual, to his walls. The 3:ith hsd t.. this affair
two killed arid foorteao wounded.
I this eveoing detached the I:ght conipanies
the 15th Lid o/ tie Lode. to the post of LI 114,cw,
and r the confound of Faptaio Taileoh, o. t.
firmer. Ht; orders were to drive the enemy
across the Nile, either during Visit nigh:, or carts
next morning. On attempting to etrea this servic.:
on the 2)th, Cie enemy was fou..d to be powerfol
in cattail', and Captain l'arleton reirel. I mutt
here state the nature of the pdsitiodof s
from Lace Lilko to the We is en isthmus about
two miles 444 a half ia emelt, varyinm according
ti the depth of water in the Lake. Ile rem
of a deep clod, with high b. • cs, extend from the
river heady two.C.irds across this isthmus t the
banks commits' the plain on either Si le. The
village of Hemet is on the soother.. side of the
ca :Al, about half way across ; it. iohahisaiits were
frieneils to us. On the banks of the !Cc end at
Haniet are the only two reolar passes through the
banks'of the a al. At run of these was posted
gon, oil a priportinn of M •jor Vor Isang's de-
tachment. l r iris the t. rmination of the canal to
tne lake is a plain, passable by cavalry. A picynet
guarded this lane. f

As Captain "farleton retreated, he divided his
detachment ; he glireled the mares of his own
tgempany to the left posi ion, and s, nt the De
Rolle's; reinforced to one hundred rank and file,
to Haslet village. While cr ining the plain. the
latter detachment. under Captain ReinAcc's orders.
was suldsnly atracked by WO cavalry, and as it
should appear, was with little rppositino rout •d ;
two-thirds were cut in pieces. Report of this
reaching me by eleven o'clock in the finennait,
detached Lieutenant-Colonel M.Lead, w two
companies of the 75th Regiment, one of the 35-h.
a picquet of Dragoons under Captain D lancey. and
a six-pounder. to reinforce the post. and take the
command. Two mote companies followed in the
afternoon, with a day's prov....ion for his 'volt
force, ammunition, he. all ay.ich. arrived safely.—a
90 the arrival no the reinforcem•nt, the enemy re-
tired towards Ddeg. And I received assurance trim the LietrenatityCoionel, before sun-set, of the pei.
fed sacurity of his post; he had de Ached cass•
companies, the Drip-tons, and a threv-orouoJers un.
der Captain Tarlton .'s orders, to the pains cut u et
right, and had fei corned the centre po t toy a com-
pany of the 3 ith itevinent t the average stre-gth
of these co.npan,es was GO rank and Rlw
Dorolg toss day. tar enemy made an movemert
neatest isor lines at Rosetta. hut sent reinforcements
se Hamm, from the town, by glie right bank of the
'Nile. I visited the post of Hamm during the right
of the 510th. and had the good fortune to ..scape the
enemy's cavalry, who had turned Cptain Tarte-
tan's position at sunset, to the number of one bun.
deed and illy. Having reconnoitred the lino of
defence. which I found to be weak in many pans.
and very extetisive. I confirm-d my former instroc-
t Orls ta Liretaans,-Calonel Mir Lend. via. that NO
should defend de • post to the utmor, but if likely to
be forced, or turned by a numerous cavalry. mit ha
should conceottAte and himself upon trs
lake; that if this was gait tremble, he should fan
back on the min army. I at the time time enr.
certed 'orangery for a general retreat on the suctireo.
awe sight, aide-, certain intriheince of the Marne-
' lukes sliouid arrive on the :21st.
Although he !ie.! .toe-:ti• lof my force under fa:s
etdere. I peg him r non t . wiped a reinforcement
of eighty it/ ...a mute, wit amintnutto3, 04 the .rue*
ing morning.
Munn seven o'clock ass the wining of the Slit,
I received the frelowsiog !Yprese from him s el The
*realer were set to tie seen this morning ; bet, to
toy utter aucmishatent, (rum slaty to seventy
rofs.• mind a large brig, are 'sox coining J,.wn t:.e
qiete upon us. I doh know wt.zt to sty sit this ;
it &p• ean. undoistuad:y, a reinforcement to t
enemy, and . of eon•aier.lttits tatigut:4lc. I E• 114
it tar gra.ted they have $ll6-tkvatt altuag thews I
most make prrparania., and tsd,s:rolle u, reme upon
Pel I let me estuvr air WWI as pissetAr " My -n-
-urse. ininseJ. Arty dtviace tad. we- not ref-, weed,
the dragooa being anahle to pro:trot to the p
rist reitslwceortnt w s •'eewti .starch I 'rider
the °Mersa yoor A, ic-a- Cato ow Weston,
WAS 001.g.J L. tete! n N... , 61 all at 114 la be.
testill'amokkbg RP term the I) ret:_lo_hebera RnaAea
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