The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-24 00:00:00

PATRIOTIC FUND,
Lloyd's, Sept. 16, 1806.
A T a SPECIAI. GENERAL MEETING of tile
/..k. COMMITTEE for Managingthe PATRIOTIC
FUND, held this pay. ... :
Read the London Gazette Extraordinary of the sth inst.
containing Dispatches; from Major-General Sir 'lott Stuart,
commanding His Majesty's 'Troopsii.4ling in Calabria, relat-
ing the, particulars of a brilliant Vidory in the Plains of.
.Maida, obtained over the French Army, 'of, greatly superior
under the command iof General Re vier.
Resolved, That a. Vase of floe value. of. 1001. with an a
propriate inscription, be presented*,
.Major-Generil Sir
John Stuart, as a testimony of -the high sense-entertained by
this Committee of his gallant conduct in that engagement,
" in which the pfide of the. presumptuous Enemy was,s;!-
verely humbled, and the superiority of the' British Troops
most gloriously proved."
Resolved, That honorary rewards, of the value affixed to
their resPedive names, be presented too-the following Field
Officers wounded on that occasion :
tool. to Major Paulett,
the 44th Regiment, severely
wounded.

10,1. to Lieut.-Colonel 114'beod, 78th Regiment.
1301. to Lieut.-Colonel Moore, 23d Dragoons.
• tool. to Major Stuart,,7Bth Regiment.
tool. to Major Hoinmilf, Royal Regiment of 11,1ralta.
ReNolved, That the following, sums be presented to the
other 0 iti,ers wounded:

Sob. to Captain M'Ph.rson, of the 78th Regiment.
col. to Captain M`G regor, ditto. ..
501 to C,aptain'AVaterliolise, of the 8 ist Regiment.
Sol. to Lieutenant and Adjutant Ginger, ditto.
251. to. Lieutenant lvl•Kay, of the 78th Regiment.
251. to Ensign .I.l4•Kinzie, ditto,
251. to Ensign M`Cregor, ditto.
• kesolved, That relief be. a trOnieirtfl the Widows, Orphans,
Parents, and Relaiivesolepending•for support on the Officers
and Men killed ; and that Gratuities be,given to those wound-
ed, as soon as the natiere and ex terit:of the injuries they have
received-shall be made known to the. CoMmittee.
Resolved, That Letters,. signedby the Chairman, be writ-
ten to Major-General Sir John Stuart, requesting that he will
comMunicate the foregoing Resolutions 'to His Majesty's
Forces under his command, and furnish the Committee with
the names of the 'Killed and 'Wounded, together with such
particulars as can be. collected respetting the Families of
those brave men wh ) tell in the serviee'of their Country in
achieving thiS•glorious Vi63ory.
Read also the Lund.m Gazette Extraordinary of the 13th
inst. containing Copies and Extrads of Dispatches from Ma.
jor-Genera(Berestord, commanding a detachment.offlis Ma.
jesty's Troops in scith America ; and from Conintodore Sir
Home POpham, commanding His Majesty's Naval Forces on
the same station,•containing the importantinformation of the
Capture of the Town of Buenos Ayres and its Dependencies.
Resolved, That'Vases:of zooL value each, with appropTi.
ate inscriptions, be presented to Major-General Beresford and
Commodore Sir Home Popham, for their gallant and disin,
terested ConduCt in this successful and impoitant enterpi ize.
ResOlved, That 'an Annuity of 251 for life tie settled on
Captain Le Blanc, of thelrst Regiment, who was disabled
in this Attack, with benefit of Survivorship to Mrs. Le Blanc
and her Children. •

Resolved, That relielbeafforderl to the Widows, Orphans,
Parents' and Relatives,. depending on such Officers and Men
as werelolied, or may die of' their wounds : And, that Gr-
atuities be given to arose wounded as soini as the-nature-and
extent of the injuries tliey have received shall be known to
the Committee.

Resolved, That Letters, signed by the Chairman, be writ-
ten to.Major-GeneCai 13erestord and Commodore Sir Home
Popham, requesting they will communiGate the fore„; ;ing
Resolutions to His Naiest'y's Forces itit.ter their respective
commands 3 and tornisti the Committee with the partictilars
necessary to enable then to carry their intentions into etket.
Resolved, That the above Resoiutio :5 be printed in the
Daily Papers.
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