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Frsom THE LONDt)N '6A2Efi'E, Atedi. 19.

Admire,llll-Office, A firil 19., 1814.

Athoirpl Lurl lic:th has traiistiiitti-il to John
(2 esker, E,(l. ilkontches addressed to his
1,!,•-:1;!fiR- by Rear ?corpse; oate4 in the
'Gironde 'from' the,tith to the 9th .iivstant, -by which
it appears., 'that the navigation of that river ,was
e.omph,ttly cleare,4 as far .5...81av6, the wit'oh. of
he -1?!.s cch naval force, as well as the batteries
on but:, hanks, having been either. captuVed .or
tlestroye4.

Uis Ma.jesty's ship Centaur ?baring arrived in
the'•Gicon:t• on the evening of the '6l•l‘, every
thing was prepared for making an attack, NA-th
that s)u and the Egmont, On the Prenc)i line of
battle ~hip Regulus, and the three brigs of war
tuid other vessels lying near her, as also on the bat-
teries which plotected them; when at midnight
French ship and brigs appeared in flames, und
were totally burnt by the next morning.-
'iotteries :it Point Conine, Point i•‘Tegie,
Royan Sonsac, and Mechg, were successively et,'-
teted and-destroyed by a detachment under Cap-
tain Harris, of the Belle Pottle. n
Tie communication between the squadron and
Bow-de:lux vas completely established by means
of dragoons ; and the Rear-A(lmila! was concert-
ing operations with Lord Dalbo6ie for the re-
duction of )3laye. • ,

Vice-Admiral Domett has transmitted to John
Croker; Esq. a letter addressed to Lord
Keith by Rear:-Admiral Lord Antebus Beauclerk,
dated on board the Royal Oak, in 'Basque Roads-,
the, 12th instant, iriclosing a letter which he had
received from -the General of Division, .Bar.on de
la Ratiniere, Commander-in-Chief at •LA -Rcs
chelle, stating, that, in the name of his division,
he had acknowledged his Majesty Louis the
Eighteenth, and ordered the 'white:flag to be
hoisted ; and proposing to the RearAdMiral .a
suspension •of hostilities, until finther orders
should arrive from the respective Governments.'
Lord Anielitis Besanclerk, in reply', consented
to suspend hostilities tOv4ards La Rochelle, 'tile
coast of 'France, and its commerce, where the
authority of Louis the Eighteenth. might be ac-
knowledged.
Vice-Admiral Domett has also transmitted- a
letter "he had received from Bear-Admiral Sir
ilarry:Neale, dated on board the Zealous, in Do-
narnenez-Bay die 14th instant, siating, that on
the preceding evening a deputation
.of the princi-
pal inhabitants of Donarnenez came off 'to the
ship, with the information of a general declara-
tion throughout France in favour of the Bour-
bons ; and that on the morning of the 14th
the white flag was displayed upon. all parts of
the bay.:

The Rear-Admiral, at the request of the in-
habitants, promised that the coasting trade, with
in the limits of his station, should not in future
be molested. .10

'Copy of ft Letter ffom the late Captain Taylor, of His Ma-:
jesty's Slip Apollo, addressed toßear-Admiral Freemontle,
and transmitted hy-ltea.r-Adaiiral Sir John Gore to John
Wilson Croker, Esq.
_ His:MajestY's Ship Apollo, Channel of Corfu,
February 16, 1814.

SIR,—Ir blowing very bard from the northward
on the 6th', I took the opportunity of running to
Zante to propose measures for commencing hos-
tilities
ageinst 'Corfu, and, as a preliminary, to
take.tbe.island of Paxo.

His Ex'cellency Lieutenant-peneral Campbell
readily came into my views; and -gave me a carte
blanche 'for all the troops which could he spared
from St. Ahura, with a few of the 2d Greek light
infantry from Cephalonia, and placed these forces
under Lieutenant-Colonel Church, of the latter
corps.
_ _ _

On the 13th we landed . :under the lee of the
island, in a hard southerly gale, and rain, with
the Above Greeks, a party of seamen and marines
of the Apollo, a detachment of the 33th regiment,
an of the Royal Corsican Rangers, making the
whole one hundred and sixty men,_
_ The movements of the. troopsi, under Lieute
nant-Colonel Church, through the length of this
rugged' island, were so rapid, that we gave the
enemy barely time to prepare for resistance, and
in consequence of-their confusion, succeeded with-
out tiring even one musket.
The force of the enemy were one-hundred and
twenty-two men (without chf militia), and an
inclosed fort of three guns, well calculated for a
defence against a surprise, being upon an elevated
island, which forms the harbour.

have the hahourto be,.Bte.
_(signed) R. W. TAYLOR.
To Thomas F. Freemahtle, Esq. Rear-
' Admiral of the White.

Whitchcill, April i 6, 1814.

. .
giatoyal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased,
in the :mite and on the behalf of his Majesty, by letters pa-
tent„.under the Great Sral of. the United Kingdom of Great
liritaiu and Ireland, 6+ confer the honour of Knighthood -upon
Jelin Wilson, Esq. Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, Brigadier-
General in the Portngnese service, and Knight Commander
of the Royal Portuguese -Military Order of
.the Tower and
B.s;:ord.

Whitchall, April IS, 1814.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased,
iu the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, by letters, pa-
tent, uniler the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of-Great
Bri-tajti -and Ireland, to cOnftni the boion, of Knighthood
upon John Browne, Esq. Lieut.-Cplonel lathe Arm);;C"l°H4l
in the.Portrigtiese serri,:e, and Ku KM; of the Royal •Purtu-
guese Military Order of fifti Toi.re'.4 and.- Swore.

ld'a,se-Gfeards, 18:4.

The Prince Regent has been graciously p/easerl,•
5n the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to.
command, that, in eunimemoration of the brilliant
Victory obtaiard over the l'inetrty by the Army un-
der the orders of...the Marquess ot WellingtOn in the
battle of Vittoria on the 21st of June, 1813, The
undermentioned Officers, present upon that me-
n-lorable occasion, shall enjoy the privilege of
hearing fl idges 'of, Distinction, in conformity to
the regulations published-on the 7th of Oct. last :
Yield-Marshal the Marriness of Wellingtdn, K. G. Commander
of -the'Forces.
Listacniint-Grcilerals.—Sir Thomas Graham, K. B. ; Sir Row-
Hill, K. B. ; Sir W. C. tieresford, h. • the Earl of
Ddihonsie, K. B.; Sir Thomas Pieton, X.B. B.
Sir. G.
L. Cole, K. B. ; Hon. Sir William Stewart, K. B. ; Antonio
de ',emus, PortugneSe Troops ; Pereira de la Cerda, Pon-
. tuguest Troops Le Cowie d'Aumeranthe,, Portuguese
Troops. '

~..., . • .. .
.Ifajai--.Geer szatta—Gcote Tl'lron Ana's, Viist'Se Biron .hate,
• Charles Baton Aleett ,Dion. C. Colville, at. False, G. Aarrin,
Kenneth A. Howard, John Oswald., War'. AnS6ll-, Atlch-ew
Hay, IQ -Ormsby Vandelenr, Barlsert B. Lung, Honeuaibie
E.. Stopfards ;Srt George. Murray, K. B. Janus KatitiAS
Frederick P, ParNiarsoa, Edward Barnes, Hots. Wllliant
Poirsealsy, William .Fred. lipiaar, Portuariese TraitrpS ; .IOP'
Byng, 'llamas Brisbane- 091 m Ilyoe Skerretts Deals Pack,
Portuguese Troops; Lord It. E. 11.• Somerset, TberaaS
Bradford, Portuguese Troops; 'Robert Ross; Manley Prayer,
Portuguese TroirpS-; Matt hew Lord '.-I.xliner,• William F:reil.
Henry, Hereditary Prince of °rotate; -Manoel de Brno
Moziono, Portuguese Troops;' Don Miguel de Maya, ssor-
IliSil Troops. " - •
lirigattier-benereas.-,-X. Ilippolito. da` .Costa. Portuguese
Troops; Bansamin d'Urlem, Portuguese Troops; Don
Carlos F. Le , Coe., Portuguese Troops ; Arch. Canipbell,
Portuguese Troops ; Don desel. O'Isalor; Spanish Troops.
Coirese/sarsDutican M•Denlaill,,lst Battalion 57th Foot; Col-
ouliastit Grant, 15th Light Dragoons; Wni. Grant, lsz Batt.
lit2d-rcot; Hon. ft. W. O'Callaghan, Ist Batt. a9tl3 Forst ;
John Keane, 3ta.Batt.-60th Foot; Cohn Halkett; 4d Light
' .Intfaat. v Battalion King's German Legion ; slohn Ellay,
Itosul Horse Guards, Assistant-Adjutant-Gents-al ; James
-Campbell, 94th Foot; Charles P. Belson, ISt Batta.lism
28th Foot; WM. Kelly (2d Batt. 24th Foot), a Provisional
Battalion; Won Howe De Laneey, Deputytrsarter-master-
General; Frederick de Arentschildt, Ist. Hussars ling's
German Legion; Christopher Baron Ornpteda., lst LirSst•ln-
. friary Batt. King'S German Legion; G. R...Biughaps (534
}Ora), a Provisional Battalion ;Jiro'. C. J. (lreville, ,rst Batt.
' Seth Foot ; Liamlet Wade, Jatli Foot; .1. Guise, lstitatt; 3d
Foot Guards; Andrew F. .Barnard, 95th Foot ; • Charles
Ashworth, Portuguese Troops ; T. 'W. Stubirs,(2sal Portu-
guese), a Brigade; Mansel Pamplona; 12th- Lime Portu-
guese; John Buchan, 7th Line Portuguese;` Luiz slo Regoa
Barret 6, 15th Line Postogoese; George •'Avilltsz, 2dLine.
Portuguese ; J. M. Doyle, 19th Line Port ugisesre; Thomas
Noel Hill, Ist Line Portuguese ; F. H. Piiarro, 16th Line
Portuguese ; Maria de Sousa Vahia, 10th Line 'Portuguese..
Lit*temant-Colonels.lfenry Watson'Ellis, Ist Battalion2ad
Toot s I ion. Arthur P. Ppton (Ist(Foot guards), Assistant-
- csurittsr-Nits-ter-General; Johts Cameron, • Ist Battalion
Jth Fact; Francis Hepburn (3d Foot tsalards), a Light
- BataaFuist; finnotiaable AleXanderAbercromby (28th Foot), ,
. Assistant Quarter-Master-Generlal ; libnourable aatiltant
Le Purr Trench, 74th Foot; Charles Pratt, Ist Battalion
sth Foot; WilliainJohniston, 68th Foot; Patriek Dogherty,
13th Light Dragtions ; • John Cameron, -Ist Battalion-;32d.
Foot; Edward Blakeney, Ist Frattulion 7th . Foot ; John_
M'lseass; 3d Battalion 27th Foot; William Fenwick, 2d
Battalion 41th Foots John Charles RoOke, late of 3d Foot.
' 'Guards, and Assistant Atutant-General; Lewis Baron
- Bussche, 2d Line Battalion King's German Legion; Henty
' Hollis Bradford (11th ForSa); ' Assistant AdjutrisitsGeneral;,
Art:Would •(.7itiapbell, Ist Battalion 6th Foot; Alexander
' • George WOodtord, Ist Battaliou Coldstream Guards; Ho-
• • nourable 'F. C. Ponsoulry, lath Light Dragoons; Cohn
Campbell (Cid Foot), Assistant Adjutant-General; Henry
F.'Bouverie (Coldstream Gtiards), . Assistaitr Adjutant-Ge-
neral ; F.B. Hervey, 14th Light Dragoons; Charles Hill,
Ist. Battalion 50th foot; .Charles Bruce, Ist Battalion ;.a.rtil
Foot; Jolt;; Foster Fitzgerald (sth Battalion Goth Frrot,',, a
Light Battal ion ; Arthur. B. Clifton- Ist 'Dragoons ; John
Aaron Baloaa Ist Dragoons .King's German Legion ; Ils,-
; nourable Chirles 51. Cathcart,, Assistant QuarteraMastesa
General ; 1-tutlolplius Budeeker, Ist Line Battalion Mug's
Gernass•ra Legion; Alexander-Leith (31st Foot) a Prrivisional
Battalion ,- Francis Brooke, Ist Battalion 4th Foot ; Wash
Gough, 24 Battalion 87th Foot; John Ross, 95th Foist; )40-
nourable, Robert L. Donnas, Ittryal. Staff Corps; Charles
-Sutton (23d Fritit),9th Line Portuguese ; Henry Hardinge,
. •Deptity,Quartur-Maiter-General, Portuguese Arista ; .Ciro.
F. 11. Barketry (35th Foot), Assistant Adjutant-General ;
Charles Patterson, late or 28th Popt, and a Prosisional Bat-
'•
taboo; Jeremiah Dickson, - Assistaht Quarter-Nlaater-Ge-
. naval; Lord Charles S. Manners, 3d Dragoons; .Miehael
31`Creagit, .sth Cacardores ; George Holmes, ad Dragoon
Guards ; Sir R. C. Hill, .Kt. Royal Hos•se Guards ; Edward
Gibbs, hat Battalion 52d Foot; HattrY William Carr, 2d
Battaion Bad .Foot; Lord Fitzaoy J. H. Somerset , (aad
Foot), Military Secretary; Juntas Wilson (45th ;Foot), a
• Light Battalion ;J. H. Algea, late of ISt CacadoressAlex-
, 4nder 'DINO), Portuguese Artillery; Alexander J. Dick-
son, Royal Astiliery ; Jolter May (Royal Artillery), Assist-
' ant-AdjutantsCieneral I Daniel 0. Hearn, Ist Battalion 434
Foot a-Frederick Augustus de HertSburg, Brunswick In ••
fantry ; Chartres Cotner, Ist Battalion 71st Foot; Julius
Hartman, Art illery'King's German Legimr ; Tilollliiii Dal-
mer (23d Foot), a Light Battalion ; Cobtr Campbell, Ist
Foot;ad Battalion; Thomas Lloyd, late of 94th Foot, and
a Light Battalion; William Gomm, (9th Foot), Assistant-
Quarter-Master-General ; Francis D'Oyley Ist Foot
Guards), Asaistant-Adjutant-General ; James Hay, 16th
Light Dray-onus; G.. J. Robarts, lOth Light. Dragoons;
Honourable James Stewart (14th Foot), Assistant-Quarter-
- Master-General ; Ricnard Digging, 6th Portuguese Dra-
goons ; Henry Kng? ISt Battalion 82d FO:i' , aericantsca
• Prescott, sth Dragoon. Guards; Charle A. Vigourenx
(30th Foot), a Light Battalions; Bryan 'Toole, 7th Ca-
ty-
eadores; D. Dodgro, (66th Foot) a Light Matt.; -A. Du
ilautoy, Chasseuraßritannigav; J. A. Hopi (90th FOot), A.
A. G.; a. Fraser' Royal Horse Artillery; DaVid "Roberts,,
- " SlStFoot; Hew D. Ross, Royal Artillery; Dailley'...it. Le-
er Hill, ,Bth Cacailores; . George Marquis of Tweedale
(100th Foot), Assistant Quarter-Master-Gencrals-John P.
Hawkins, 68th Foot; Edmund K. - Williams, 4th Caca-
dores ; William Grove White, 48th FOot, Ist Battalion ;
Richard Armstrong, 10th Cacadores ;. Robert Waller (1034
Foot), Assistant Quarter-Master-tienerals Max Well Grant,
6th Line Portugnetre; Frederick Stotin (28th Foot), As-
sistant Adjutant-General; John M‘Pherson, hat Battalion'
9,241 Foot; Richard E;uckner, Royal Artillery; James Miller,
23d Portuguese; Alexander Ander.ou, 11th Lia.e. Perta-
Mese ; A..lV.,Cianabell, late of the 4th Line Portuguese;
!Maxwell M,..Kenzie, late of Ist Battalion 71st Foot; ',Vie-
. cords de Barliacena, lath Portuguese -Dragatins; Don
Joaquith de Camera, 13th Line Portuguese ; Thomas Dors-
. birch, llth Ca.cadores; J. E. A. Da Costa, 24th Line Portu-
guese ; 3. M`Donald, 14th Aitto ; John 4 itolt, 17th ditto; M.
r. da Silvaeir, 3d (*adores;F. James Webber SuSith, ROyal
Artillery. - . .
..111aj.i>4.—It. B. .11VPherson, Ist Battalion 88th Foot; Joseph
• Cairncross, Royal Artillery; John Galiffe, attaPeattalion istOth
Foot; Robert Gardiner,. Royal Horse Artillery; Peter
'Fraser, late of the Sd. Battaliou lit Foot; Robert Kelly,
late of 4th Foot, 2d Battalion; John. Camac, Ist . Life
.Guards ;',Peter Hurtzwas 24 Light Infantry Battalion
. King'sGernuan Legion; Frederick de
.Zeigesar,
.2d Light
Dragoons King's German Legion; Robert Lawson, Royal
. Artillery; F6derick Sjinpher, Artillery King's German
Legion ; Edwin Gritlitia, 15th Light 13ragoons -; Ja'oes
Ilughesal Bth ditto ; Itoh.eat C. Parke, Royal Horse Guards ;
Thomas Lightftait, (45th Foot), a Light Battalion; Arthur.
It. Heyland, Ist Battalion 40th Foot; John Parker, Riiyal
Artillery; joteph Bradbay (late of 28th Foot), a Light-Bat-
talion a Edward Knight, 11th Portuguese Dragoons; Atchi-
. bald• Ross (9th Line Portnguese), Light Infantry; Samuel
Mitchell, 6th Caeadoces ; George Henry -Zuilse, Id ditto;
Charles S. Crapbell, ad Line-Portuguese • ' Sajose A« Ar-
riago, Portug aese Artillery; Francisca. J. Carteti, .12;st !sine
Portuguese ; Joas da Camilla. Preto, 'Portuguese Artillery;
A. F. Castro Teiles ASparicio, Ist Portuguese Artillery.
Captains:-----George'Beane, Royal Horse Artillery ; Steward
Maxwell, Royal Artillery; --Sanmarez Dehotirdieu,"late of
Royal Artillery.; Robert Douglas, Royal Artillery; W.l\l:
. Ramsay, Royal Horse Artillery; 'Flans de Hatttirf, 'lst
Light Dragoons Kitlg's German Legion; Charlea E. Lives
say (late of ,;ith. Foot), a Light Battalion; Francis Scott,
. 59th Foot, Id Battalion; Robert M. Cannes,, Royal Artil-
lery ; —r. Mitehell, Portuguese Artillery; Charles' Jack-
' son, 24 Life Guards.
The' Prince Regent has also been pleased to
command, in
,the name anion the behalf of his
Majesty, ' that those badges which would_ have
been conferred upon the officers who fell in, or
have died since, the. battle of Vittoria, shall, as a
,token of respect to their memories, be trans-
Intact' to their respective families.
.By Command of his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent,
, FREDERICK, Commander-in-Chief. •
H. Tor revs; Military Secretary.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War-Office, 19, 1814.,

2ist Regiment of Light Dragoons., Charles T. Bishop, Gent.
to be Cornet, by purChase, vice Coare, promoted.
Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, George..,.litre, Gent, to be En-
sign, by pu.rchase,'Viee Bulteel, promoted.
ist Regiment of Foot,- Lieut. D. McQueen, vice IVlcNicol,
action ; I:ieut: L. Grant, vice Purvis, dead of his
wounds; Lieut. P. McGregor, vice Wetherall; killed
action-,•to be Captains of Companies. • Ensign W. Sibbald,•
vice McQueen ; Ensign T. de St. Margnerite, vice Grant;
Ensign J. V. .F.':,2.tc,ilCr, vice M'Gregor, to be Lieutenants.
Ken:letly, Gent. vice Sibbield ; Edwin Mainwaring,
Gent. vice St. Marguerite i J. D. Morris; Gent. vice
Fletcher. to he Ensizns.

. ent:eria f. Ufa:ling, from the ,Staff
Ps:litu;;;..l, to be i',eritenOrt-Coloisel, without.isnrchase'
vice Harcourt, placed uponholf-fr,iy,
41st Ditto, Captain Hunan:able If. C. Lowther, froM the 7th
Light D,.agoont:', tti be Or, WI, rinrchaSe, vice tine Mar.,
guess of Twee,:lais-, p;.onteted tie 100th Foot.
loth Ditto, 111-evet Hari, from
f.he 2d G.errisort F,:r • td Pr.; Major', without purchase.
Lieurs,nal.t J. Hs.- from kbe sth Dragoon Guard, to
be Captain of a Company, 15y purthase, vice Drnry,, who
retires. Cornet. J. L. M..l,louglas, from the 10th Light
Dragoons, to he I,ieutenaut,',.v.aliout surchaSe.
hd Garrison Battalion, Ca 00.:: W. L. Darling, from the 01st
I7,Mt; to be Aajsir, rice Part, app Tinted tb the tintli Foot.
4th Ditto, i..(entenatit V'. 13. Moore, fremJhe 52d Fj:st, tci
• he Captain of a Con‘pany", vice Walsh, deceased.
Glengarry Light
,Infintry FencibleS, Captain Bunhort
front the <itifiVo,`;'cr, to !Fr Major, Vicell`Donnell, promoted
on the Stain Arnerica.
_BREVET.
Major C. F. Bossett,of Rol Regiment, to be Lieutthiatitl-
Colonel, on the Coutin'ent of Eurhpe only. •
, STAFF,
Lieutenant-ColonerC. A. A'Court, of the Ist Greek Light
Infantry, to he Adjutant-General to the -Forges serving in
Sicily, riCC_Major-Oeneral vis, deceased.
Major T. Kausth, of.the• 58th Foot, to be. Deputy Adjutant-
General to the, Force; se/ling in Sicily (with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army), vice A Court.
/ • • HOSPITAL STAFF.
To be Hospital-Assistants to the Forces, Moses White, Benja-
min CamplAl, William Sutherland, Nathaniel Morgan,
and Mathew J. T. Lime;Gents.
• The King's, German Legion.
ISt Regiment of Light Dragoons, Captain and'Brigade-MajOr
Benedirr Baron Decken to be Captain of • a Company, Vice'
• C. Hod,enberg, deceased.
Ist Begin-tent of Hussars, Cornet O,W. Trittan to he Lieute-
nant, vice Wisedl, promotes! lsn tie Staff.
7th Buttalinn of the Lim,, Adolphus Gralm, Gent. to be
sign, vice Bronckbetst, promoted in the GOth Porn.
S T.l#F.—Lieutenant H.-Baron Wisch, frdm the !St Hussars,
to he Brigade-Major (with the, rank of Captain), vice
Deckers, appilnted to the Ist Light Dragoons.
Dillon's Regiment, Charles Hart, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Bruin by, wins
ME:uva.vs:bum.—Lienteuant George William AuscUstns
Ilrisac, oft he Sat h Foot, woo' was superseded, as stated in tie
Ottzette 01224 reinstated tit his rank. The promo-
tion of litisigu Ross to be Lieutenant in the 40th Foot; as
stated in the Gazette of the Bth ultimo, has not taken place.
[The remainder of the Promotions to-morrow