The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-16 00:00:00

I have the Frondur to enclose to your LGrdsLip
Letter I have received from Lieutenant-Colonel
Aircy, commanding the Troops in Briti,,h pay in
the island of Elba.

Porto Ferrajo, Sap. 16, 1801.

stR,
- I have the Honour to inform you) that since my
last dispatch, we could observe the Enemy busily
employed in strengthening their works and batte-
this round this place, and especially towards the
Church of the Annunciara, and English Fort, where
we found they had thrown up some additional
works,. and • masked all the embrasures, by filling
them with fascines.

Sir John Warren arrived here on the izth inst.
and from all. the intelligence I had' received, I
thought, with the assistance, of the Marines of the
Fleet, and a party of Seamen, are Attack from the
Garrison might be attendal with good efrea; that
we might at least destroy the satteries, that 'shut
up the port, :Ind by bringing their force into the
field, be able to ascertain how far the accounts we
had received of their numbers were to be depended
on.

The Admiral acceded to my representation, and
on the morning of the i4th inst. with the c6:7cur-
renee of the Governor, a little before day-light, a
landing was made by two separate divisions,
amounting in the whole to abouttooo men, includ-
ing Tuscans, Peasants, Pioneers, &c. the same
time that a reserve was left in the Garrison, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel De Bercy, to
make a Sortie from the Gate, if found pradicable,
and to co-operate with the main body, seizing
the works in front of the Falcone.

The landings were made will) success, and the
Batteries round the Bay, were destroyed, but find-
ing our force not sufficient to complete the whole
business, we reimbarked our Troops with compa—
ratively little loss, having destroyed the Batteries
of Punta Pina, the Grottoes, and Giovanni, ,with
a great quantity of powder and made-up ammuni-
tion,and bringing off into the Garrison one hundred
and fifty barrels-of gunpowder ;we also brought off
with us fifty-three prisoners, including three Cap-
tains and two Subalterns. .

I feel myself much indebted to the Corps of Ma-
rines and Seamen for their support and assistance,
and was much pleased to see the steadiness of the
Swiss Troops under Captain De Winter ; Captain
Knoibler, of that Corps, who bad the Command'of
the Division sent against Punto Pina, speaks very
handsomely of the detachment of De Bercy's Corps
who afted with him on this occasion.

I beg leave further to express my gratitude to
Captain White of His Majesty's Ship Renown, for
his great attention in the arrangement for the land-
ing, and his activity in re.embarking the Troops,
when a good deal pressed by the Enemy,

I have the honor to be, eve.

(Signed)

GEORGE AIREY, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel.

I cannot close this Letter, without submitting to
your Excellency the very meritorious condaEt and
uncommon zeal and attention of Messrs. Grant and
Lettedale, in preparing and providing every thing
necessary for the operations of the day.

Return of the Killed, Inunded, and Missing, in the Attack of the:
E;ienty's Batteries an the Island of Elba, on the 14th inst.

De Bercy's Corps-3 missing.
Swiss Corps-5 killed, 14 wounded, II missing.
Tuscan Corps--z 2 killed, 9 wounded, 14 missing.
Total-17 killed, 23 wounded, 28 missing.
I have not yet got the Return of Seamen and
Marines.

Captain Long, of the Vincego Brig, was unfor-
tunately mortally wounded, and died the next day
Lieutenant Clarke, of the Marines,
.wounded and
Prisoner.

(Signed) GEO. AIREY, Lieut.-Col.
The Hon. Gen.. Fox, &c. &c. &c.
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