The Sun.
London, England, 1813-04-14 00:00:00

my had thrown up new works at Pietra
an:i felt such contidence-in Jheir-protection,'Elailt
convoy of 50 sail of arenAl, vcs:.'els had asSeth
LIA Within a. it ii.ays inist to transport to Na- •
titzlber and other Government profwrty. Con-
eeivi!i!..i. it accessary to destroy this coutidence, 1.
submitted a proposal, which I:tvi,rg- gained your
I.dordAp's sanetion, tpriiceeded ori.thArnight Ufa
the I-Ith with tWo divisions of the tiotill,t,'.and
four companies of .the 75th, under the command
of Map t• Stewart. Light and contrary AVindi;
prevented the bnot. i arri‘ing until nearly daylight,
when about 150 men, with an auxiliary party Of
`scan:len, tinder the 'co„nuna»d of Lieu' enantilisfite,
were landed ; and Major Stewart, without wait- -,
ing the arrival of the.rest, pushed up; inimediately.
to the height, which We had previon,sly (Juicer:ad
to occupy, and Which a complete battalion,. with
two troops of cavalry, and two pieces of
•lety were' prepared to dispute., ,Aware. of the
enemy having cavalry', 1. landed ,a
detachment IA
the rocket corps, tinder the direction of Corporal,
itarenbach, the lire of which threw ti, c: :enemy .
into confusion, and facilitated the approach (11
074 f) E 3 NVlik 11 charged. the height in tt must
detertuditiV 1111 .bow ever,
.chit not;
abandon it inked the Colonel-',.;onimand.int
and most of his
.oftkers, were killed or made pri-
,one.rs, and the height coVerl/4:,'
their divi•,,ion of
Captain Ittgit had nu.a. eottimence:i it most de-
structive. catniOnade owthe held
out obstinacy;that-l.was obliged to
order them .to be successively stormed, 'Phis
service Was performed `by Lientenant Le Halite,
:vial a party of seamen, in a very gallant style.
At, eight o'clock every thintr •was in our poS-stis-
?don, the . valuable of the eileiny's vcsielt
and timber lainiched-; and the rest on fiiT.,
Wards of 150 of the enemy killed and wounded,
prisoners, amongst whom is :he Colonel of
the reginient, three of his Captains,,two
cavalry and.one.artillery, with his two guns"
(six-pounders), afford the best pruhfs of the luau.:
:ner in Which both services did their work : vtry •
few of the enetny!s cavalry escaped.,
The determined manner in which Major St ewaxt
led his men to the'attack of the enemy's position,
did liiin infinite honour, and the. army will. shar4
,:tay !;egret 4, the lOs's this braVe officer, a
fell by a musket-shot,-.while with me. pushing oil
fOrn the shore, after the troops were embarked.
Lientenant.Catnpbell, of the ,:.;tit, who coturnand-
ell the advanced, was, partiettlarly and gsencraily
noticed r Lezmnot stifficietitly„express toy admira-
tion of the very exeniph,.r,., ;:otainet of Lieutenant
lie nte, %An, %tits the observation Of sailor's
`and soldiers.
Colonel Robinson superintended the (lebarVa.
ti,on, and was very active. The army flutila
tic.ar.: Don Luigi Milano, is always distinguished
on these occasions : Captain Imbert, cif the Nt.-
apolitan navy, placed his division of gun-boats in,
u manner that ,did, !inn mach credit.. 1 solicit
your Lordslafp!s recommendatiOn of this (hirer,
with Don G.. Patella and Don P. Trapani, to
.Ihe
notice Of his IloVal IlighneSs theliered i Prince.
1 haVethe honour to annex a list of our
wounded on'this occasion, which ydur Lordship
"will observe is Very trifling, CoMpared with , the
enormous loss of the enemy. This of itself speaks
more for the diseipline of the 7th than ariv elan
glum, which as an officer of a.ditlerent s,ervice,,
can presume to bestow. • ,
(Signed). , R. MALL,
Captain
boatswain, I seaman 7 seamen wounded.
(440k1) R. FIALL.
His Excellency Lord W. C. Bentiiia,
&c. o.e. Palermo.-