The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-06-23 00:00:00

INAURA.

We announced, some time ago, the reduc►ion of
the Island of St. Mauro; but Sir Jolty Srvairr's
dispatches. containing the full details of that opera-
tion, did not reach Government until Thursday.—
The expedition we; conducted with great gallantry
by Brigadier-General OSWALD. The batteries had
been opened against the fortress for nine days be-
fore its surrender. The French garrison consisted
aliogether of 714 men, who have Ise.oi made pri-
soner, of war. Major CLARKS. of the 35!II Re-
giment, teat killed ; together with one subaltern,
and 23rank and tile—and two Field Officers, seven
Captains. two subalterns, and about 130 men
wounded. Ti• fallowing extract or a !Alter from
an (ACV' 011 bossed the Belle Poole -frigate, slated
of Corfu, 14W April, contaios souse interesting
particulate:—

the 16e 1416 at. we and the Mo ova/ were ordered to
the Island of Zaute, ou some secret service: when C sr.
rims' ;am, on the 18th, we fwand the Nlagnificeirl. The
meat slay we t• k nu board sleety-Iqm of the marina M-
imosas's to tle ''.sutague,•she having meartnantely got
en • crust book, hat got off again without any damage,
taeep• the toes of her redder, which, however, presented
her jawing the espeilitios. We also embarked 915 soldiers
of the Calabrian corps, and some Conesa Rangers. The
✓emainder of the Calabrias %wpm were cafiliarked is tran-
sports, mid port of Ere 12th regimes. en hoard the %Tomei-
(semi. The anal cellists.' were :bout 2,100 men. We sailed
from Zante Roads on the rooming of the 2ist, and anchored
IA the samm day withinahree milord the tows of St. Manta,
and about half a mile from the sheet. The meat moraine,
at dm-light, the whole of t►e troops were disembarked, wilder
the command of General Oswald, iaelodiog the marines from
the Magnificent, Moatogor, and Belle Palle, who amounted
Ma about :tin wren, ender the etrammand of their respective of-
ficers; Copt. Some, of the Illantsgee, being senior officer.
The landing was may opposed by a small battery of one
which war soon stl.•nerd by the boogies sloop of war, which
had also joie. 4 us. Oar troops mimicked ow, and took
possessisita of lis. town of St. Marra, and pushed fur.
ward to meet the' eiss iny, who were intreisehed behind
a lathery of foar ewes, which was tak••u by a party of
Albanians, outer the tonsmaad of Major Church, who
was tour olsrusfely wimaded by • msakrt•ahot iu she arm.
...The Frame*, I. the essamot of about tine men, retired be-
Mud soother battery of eight gene. The marines led to the
sash in sorb a gallant manner, that making co•1d stop
their propel., although oppose.' to more thou doable their
mambas, wall every advantage of batteries nod entrench-
ments: The French retired is the greatest confusion, with
emosidevablelamou the Cestle„ which is &tarot a talk form
the tows. Osr Moors also suffered, hating shunt ten billed,
abet • hundred • wounded. eaptaiii Merrent t, ..f t'oc Cala-
Miami, was killed ; Major Oswald, of that Corp., wounded
ii it., a-o•s lies a siorket ball I Captains snow, of the Nlun•
Mem, •t Cu .7s, by ditto i Captain Eyre, of the Mag.
Massa, by ditto, in t►e Wad; Captain Stevens, of the 'mu-
sks, by ditto in the Rat; Capt. Veliernito, of the Catalwahr
Free Corp., is the belly ; Lirateaant %refigure, of Mat.nes,
of Belle rusle, in t►e face. lam happy to say 111.11 all the
wounded are in a fair way of recovery. Oar hoops, with the
amistonre ~I 1:;‘) seamen from the Mu .nificeut,. la gas, to
raise la•tesies neat day, mud that evening the o twenty sande
a sortie, but were bravely repulsed, with ruusids nark hos
m their parts. One battery of ten eighteen-pomade-es, and
noother of uf six thirty-two paraders, besides two mortars,
opened upon Ike Cask un the fsh instant, and kept op a
constant Ire until the loth, when we were ordered toersise
of Corfu. Prevents to tur Mariam St. Mourn, during the
day, two soldiers were killed, mad Major Clarke, with about
ate salters, weaseled. It was mycelia, from the platen
malting in t►e siege, that the Castle would surrender in Gee
or mix days. General C3llllllle C 011.1111111114. the Urea& farces"

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