The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-16 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS.

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" l3ritish Head-quarters, Meisina, May 19. •
" Lieutenant-General Sir john Stuart, in taking the Chief
Command :of the British- Forces in this-country, feels it a
source of grateful refieEtion to Jinn, that he has only_ to enjoin
a continuances of the same established order and discipline to
which he received it from Major-General Sherbrooke, and
which have so lionefurably characterized the br:tisit troops
since their first arrival in Sicily, —T he harmony and good on.
derstancLug subsisting between theltritish army and the people,
and the habitual consideration which the Commander of the
tortes perceives to have been shewn to the laws and customs of
the country, are also circuinstances that w ill. be entitled to his
Most favourable report-they haVeheen a dtitiful adherence
to the Principle, of conduct which his Majesty has corn.
mantled fp be observed by his troops towards the person; the
subjects, - and the government of his august Ally--and Sir
c Wart ielies most confidently on a continuance of this con-
duct, not only in obedience to the high authority by which l
is dictated, but as a token also finin the army Of their ow.n sen-
timents towards a Ptince,. who, ariliqst the heaviest sacrifices,
both of fortune and dominion, has itivariaply, bleneed his
Royal interests with those of Britain'; -and. magnanimously
persisted to declare her enemies his own. --Sir john Stuart has
received !ions the official Authorities of this Government-the
Most unreserved corninunication's on all the necessary siib.
jeds of cohibined arrangements, a`nd the fullest assurances
of aC-V,vity and concert front all the Military resources of the
Kingdom ; and in whatever shape the particular exeitions of
the British Anny may be hereafter co-operatively diredecl,
he ttusts our enemy, as' well as Out allies, will find the rea-
diest proofs, that no moderate disparity of numbers, no lisped
or impression, at least of common difficulties, shall dispose
us to decline or dread the issue ut another ent,fiitt."

MESSINA, MAY 24.—Sir J. STUART has not Only
assumed the general command of all the British
Forces in the Mediterranean, but the arcny also of
his Siciiian Majesty, it is understood, has been
Bred to be united, with our own Under his orders,
with the rank of Captain General: The opthalmia
has manifested ittelf in a most extensive degree;
every precaution is taken to p're%ent communication:
Colonel Buriiit)ltY is expeaed to be appointed Uuar-
ter-MaSter-General to the Combined Force under
Sir Jouti STVART. s A small Vessel, aimed with
one gun, frequently leaves this port; for the pur-
pose of cruizing in the neighbouring seas, 'and on'
bOard of which is au 'English Officer, Of the 35th
This vessel his, Within these' fe\A,, days, captured
three small barks coaling from' the coast of Naples,
bound for Calabria, with cargoes of flour, writing
tt paper, o. and Which have been landed at thiS port.
The crews of these Vessels report; thattbraughout
the whole Neapolitim coast, as well as in the capital,
itself, the stoppage oft commerce has reduced the
inittrbitants to the
.most calamitous situation, and to'
inch a pita.; haS their misery arrived; that the shores
Avarin With delperate adventurers, who a,re,forced
to' risk their lives and property in Wretched boat's,
in order to'
support their starving fTnilies. The
ElititSh Brig lialeyori, which arrived in this Port a
few days agk, from a crutze off Cape Bpart4'ento,
reports, that the greatest scarcity of provisions exisis
-gnogglioilt the whOla coat of Calabria:'