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London, England, 1809-12-06 00:00:00

Officer.

Articles of Capitulation agreed upon -hetvieen Lieutenant:.
Colonel I_ owe, on the part of ,lirigadiei- General Oswald;
commanding a Division of his Britannic Ittajesty's Forces;
and of Captain 'Spranger, commanding a Siluaitroti of. his
Majesty's-Ships.and Vessels employed in tire liberation of
the Island •ot Zante, and the Lieutenant-Colonel Cutij.
mantling the French Garrison in the 'Caitie of the said
Island.

Zante, id Odober,

Art. I. The French garrison will march out vrith the ho-
nours of war, and be considered as prisoners of war, to be ex-
sto.rds and private*chAanrgted.
nw.hlenteieveoricfiiciceursmwstiannercetsalitiviltlhepierr
property, the men their packs.
Art. 111. All public_ property appertaining in any way to
the French GovernMent, will be delivered up to the Officers
charged to receive it; this includes all plans add otficial pa-
pers of the Artillery and Engineer Department;
,Art. IV. The. persons In civil employment of the French
Government will be considered on the same footing as the
military.
, Art. V. The sick left by the French girrisoh will be
taken care of by a Medical Officer to be left by them for that
purpose.
.Art-. Vl...The tipper part of the castle Will be occupied
forthwith by a detachment of British troops. The Fr.ncit
Garrison will march out' at nine o'clock; and, after having
laid down their arms, will be concluded to the Mole Fort,
where they will remain until embarked.'
(Signed)
p,( 1 OHN OSWALD, Brigadier-General. Corn..
manding a Detachment of his Majesty's
Forces.
1. W. SP R ANG E R; Captain of his Maidsty's
ship Warrior, and Senior Naval Oificcr.
Lieutenant-Colortel:M AN OLI ER.
N. 13. The Enemy's troops in Cephalonia surrendered on
'the same terms the 4th Odober. •

Return of Guns mounted on the different.Batteties in the
• ' Tower of Zante, tid Odober, 1809.

Iron ,Guns. •
Foreign 26-pounder, t English 24-pounder,
,z foreign
pounders, z ditto zz-younderS. 1. ditto IS-pounder, 4 ditto
15-pbunders, t ditto 8-pounder, 3 ditto 4-pounders.—
, Total—ispieces.
i 7, piles ofshot of different sizes, 4 small guns, belonging to
the privateer, and z 6-inch brass howitzers; belonging to
the wharf, to small guns in the battery, and a furnace for
heating shot.
N. B. Several other guns on different batteries, which have
R, Captain Royal-Artillery.
not been taken acn.acceioLunmt
oat
J.

2cl OToher, 18'19,
Return of Frenth and Albanian Mops th'e Island of

Zante.

Staff-•a Lieutenant-Colonel, a Major, I Captain, 2 Subal;•
terns, 2 Staff. • ,
4th Italian Regithent—i Captain, 76 rank and file; •
Septinsular Artillery-- t Subaltern, IS rank and file,
Albanians-8 Subalterns, Zoo rankand
Total-1 Lieutenant-Colonel; t Major, 2, CaptainS, tt Stib;
alterns, a Staff, 294 rank and file.
Including the following; ' •
Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant, Major de Plate, Adju-
tant, Secretary, Lieutenant; Captain of the Port, LiauW:--
nant of Marine.

E. WYNYARD, A. A. C.
N. B. "Aliout4Wo hundred Albanians,- who did nOt retirt
to the Cattle, are dispersed in the island. •

His Majesty's ship
Odober S, 1804.

SIR,

No time was lost after the surrender of Zante., in
establishing a Provisional Government; re-etribarking
the troops, and proceeding on the 4th instant with
the squadron, augmented 'by the arrival 'of the Lec
Iridat, to Cephalonia, .the port of which was eritut-
ed; with the men tf ivar formed in twrieolurinis, and
the tranSports in the rear; and taken posSessiyn oft
without any opposition on tire. part erthe
which; indeed, from the formidable force I had tlAr
honour to command, was-perfealk useless.
And having landed the advance the same evetiingi
the General summoned the rort of Si. George,' si-
tuated on a steep hilt, two leagues from the town,
which immediately surrendered on the sarhO terms
ai thOSe granted to the Gattisou of mad 1-1

ere fointnatel-3 u4i:upied by his Majesty's
ktrrs without any toss whatever, and the Sept' In-
win. Flag, togt,i her. the British, to the great joy
xtt he inhabitants, ctq)l.lyed at each_
Ait Zante e wok cm;" tmiall French privateer, and
List- r 3 vt a v44,1_7..i1in1y fast siding construetion
,t(Ki:.;, anil ready (or lanuching,
e touud 't,vn Russian•ships
end an English captured brig, with a small ntunt3r
the tine,t harbours in
the world, ind capable of containing in .satety the
largest tleets. F am, Sm.
(Signed)
&c.

J. I. SFRANGER.

Atim an, I

Retratti (If the. h-cuell «MI A noiian 'Troops who surrendered
ti. toe 141:41wir!t Ce.plLaltszlia, Ottober aog.
Foil Sr George.
4t3) I tAliat, -Reginterer— -()lticer. 43 rank and file.-7Mbani-
Aes —5 < s, 65. tarp,: ara I.'otal, 6 Officers, • tB3
rank aril tile

Atit ReAitnent 5 rank asi, I file. -- bati iatts OM-
rs, Sr Lick 41141 tilt.. Total z (iffietts, ,s 7 rank ar.d
•
Mao.
A lbanians—tOfficer,2B rank and t —Staff .t Commandant,
sWiors,le Piace, t Captain French Artillery, t Vaptail,n
Sept iusulaire.
o.,,ned) LO • 1,.':,.210 P 1 El Rl,Cap. Bat.

RCtUfn of Nit 0 rdimce, Ammunition, and Stores found in
the ditierent itattcrics at Cephittorna, ottobtr 7, (8;9,

• Iron Ordnance.'
t old thirty-three-rwurde.r: old twenty-s.tx-pottnder.
. 2, twenty- four•iwunders tt dismounted) 3 fifteen-pc/un-
(Acts (1. dian,ou„t n) t&G en-wonted oAelve-pounder. 7
uwereioeable, ot different natures.

Brass Ordnance.
2 seven potinders, mounted on tick: carriages. t dismounted
howitzer. a patteitroes. It barrels and a halt of
powder, 3,% cartitdges, of cittietent natures, tor the above
ordn:rnce. s t .round shot, of. ditforalt natures. 36 case
shot seven.pounders. jOOO ball cartridges lot Aktia-
nians. to-n. itAuti grenades: lc) pigs ot lead. ,
(Signed) 1. AMSON, Capt. R, Art.

- Majesty's-ship. Warrior, Zante Bay,
SIR, Ott. z 6, dog.
I arrived here yesterday, having been detained by
strong southerly winds,• and shdUld have sailed.for
Cerigo, to assist-in the reduCtion of. that island this
morning, had I not received the accompanying- dis-
patch born' Capt. Brenton, which so happily periods •1
the orchirsi nact n Command from histordship to ex=
ecute, and restores these IslanoS to their trce2.o.n,
and the -lawfut exercise of their rights and libetties,
under the protection, and by the assistance of his
Diajesty's arms.
Cerigo has long been a nest of privateers of the
worst description, whose piracies have been directed
against the trade of ail nations, and, trout its situ,i-
lion,' of, singUlar annoyance to ours. 'And I cannot
conclude these details without observing, that though
the resistance has every where been inconsiderable
to what might have been expected . from local and
other advan;ages the enemy possessed, .yet the zeal, _
aOivity, and perfett harmony that has existed in
both services, was equal to surmount I.viunever
could tern Opposed to, us.
To the experitnct and .ability of Brigadier Ge-•
_rier.ll.thwald I an muc: indebted, an4.l am confi-
dent. -we both unite in one sentimou in leg:lrd to INIr.
Fotesti, l3isMajesty!s Minister to the Sept' Insular
Republic. •
,
From ti-t;s Get tlenian the niost disinterested and-
,
judiclow. councils hate been recei‘•ed, and the cor-
dial reicpt wn we try w here Met with,. -amPngst a
people so Ring acquainted with his chat after, is the
t est 'Hootol the high estimation he is held iii,
Captain Bret, ton's well known Merit would make
.it presUmutnous in me to Lfillarge on it, and only'
rerlders it oecessaiy. .to say, that I lime derived the-
utmost advantage froqi his judgment, and bear
tvil-
tesiitriony to his gallantry and aotivity. He.
speak g aunt lavOnratily of -NV. WilliS,-First Liente-
. nant of theSpartane and -1 .have equal reason to be
pleased -with the conduct of Mr. Cole, the First.
• Lieu:enatit-of this ship, who commanded 'the gun-
boats, an i cvith • theibehaviour of .all descriptions of
officers and men under my command.
• I have the honenr to he, Sze.
(Signed) - 3. W..SPRANGER.
To Geor4e ?Arno, Esq. Item-.'.dulind of
the Whist:? 454 c, Zue•

Spartan, off-the island of.Cerige,•
Oa; 13, 1809.
In my last account from "Zantel etc pressed a hope
that we might be able.ta reduce the Island of Cerigo.
Without any farther reinforcement.- This idea WaS
strengthened by papers
,and. plans found upon the
late Governor oh the Island, made pri,ouer at Zante.
Major Clarke and myself decided upon making our.
first attack upon the forts in the, harbOar of "Avlemz
Malt), In order: to .prevent. the escape ot any vessels
which might be there. The Forts are those of, St.
Nicholas and St. ,Imiquin. The first
_is :a stone ,
building mounting nine .guns ; the latter.26:embra-
awe:battery of tour guns. At tour P. M. on the
9th inst, we ran into the Bay. The forts opened
upon us, but were both silenced in a few minutes
by the ship and schooner,
.whilst the troops.under
'l\ilt.jor Clarke, lauding, made several prisoners.—
The -enemy had one
.killed and one wounded upon ,
this occasion. Only one man of the thirty-filth was
wounded ,on our side.
At day-light on the loth we. weighed with the
in:ent'oo of -immediately attacking the Castle of
Caps,,,l in the Bay of Cerigo, but variAile, winds pre,
rented our getting round. At two , P.M. the' troops
and marines Were landed in a small, cove in the bay
of St. Nicholas, and marched forwards towards the
castle, one watch of the Spartan following with three
small field-pieces. Ilanded with the troops that I
/night be 132Wvd by 4igpai to command the resources
of the shipwithout the delay of sending messages,fore-
seeing that she co4ld not be brought to at against the
castle txhilst the wind continued southerly. The
natureof the country- rendered our approach to the
cal' le extremely difficult, parlicularly for the guns,
which .did not arrOve till ten 'o'clock on the eleventh
10,4, at the Position the troops Occupied, a height on
a level with the castle, within four hundred yards of
if. A fire commenced on both sides with guns and
mesketry, Which continued the -greatest part of the
; day. In the eveniqg some rockets were landed from
the ship, and in the course of the night some of them
tl,row nat the citadel. At day-light I ordered two
t welve-pontiders to tae landed from the ship, but be-
fore they c9uld be disembalked a flag of truce came
out with an offer of surrendering, provided the
-garrison y.oss allowed to return to Cortn. This we
ietnsed ; 'and after some deliberation it surrendered
41../ the.s3o-re terms as those of Zante aid Cephalo-
' ni;t. 'At ten o'Clooc. our troops took. ,possession of
the castle.

L is to the zeal r!nd abili!v. of Major :ittd
ju,licinus anangements hich he made of the.
forces under his cOrnm.tod, th't "the ,reqy
(ion of this -wrong post may be attributed. The
enemy we;•e cnt off from any prospect of escape.:Q.r
relief, and werecotivincd that out means of offence,
were hourly increasing:
I cannot speck too highly. of the condua of the
officers and men of both services, as well in respeA
to the cheerful perseverance under fatigue, as to their,
gallantry when oppo.:ed to the enemy.
I am happy to say our loss has been much less than
irsight have been.ex'petted. Otte bombardier of the
iipyal artillery 16114; two privates of the 35 t b regi-
ment:wounded.
I cannot in ju.ticc to Lieutenant Willes, first of
tha Spartan, close this letter without sling, that
Fort' St. Jdatinin of two eighteen and two nine.
• pounders was completely • silenced by the .gallant
manner-in which he attacked it in the prize schooner
under liis,onders, with a party of the azitii regimetit
On board. The inhabitants_ of the island Teceivedus
with every demonstration of joy.
I have sent Lieutenant ,Willes in the schooner
with,the dispatches, and shall remain, off this plaCe
till I receive-your further diredions,
inclose for your information the: Articles of, Ca-
pitulation, together with a list of artillery, &c. found
..ou the island. I have, &C. • •

(Signed) J. BRENTON.
Capt. Spranger, his Majesty's ship Warrior.

ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION

Concluded between' Captain.•Frenton Commanding his Bri_
tannic Majesty's Ship Spiiitaii..a,Al Major CharleSWill.nun
Clarke of his Britannic Majesty's sstit Regiment, Com-
manders of the English ',and and yen Forces at the, Island
' of Cerigo, and Monsieur.-Nlartio-Metraxa Liseo, command-
' ing the Castle of Cerigo.
Art. ,1, The Garlison will march out with the honours of
war,tpd,ileposif their ants at the gate, I-entail:mg
„prisoners
otwArtiil an opportunity offers of exchanging theta: Offi-
cers are permitted to retain their arms.
Art. 11. All personal property will belespetted.
Art. 111. All property; beiout;iq to ,the E renal povern-
ment„ whether in the Castle or in any other part of the Island
shall be deliercred up to the English.
As soon at the foregoing Articles 'shah have been signed
by the British and French •Cornirtandersohe Castle will be
occupied by,t he iiritiatt lrcanpa.. • •
(Signed) 1, BRENTON, •-4 •
Captain of tits Majestx's,.ship Spartan..
C. W. CLAgf(E,'
Major, Conirnantiing. British 1' roops
;It Conitriztalante,ciell' Isola SEG. "

List of prisoners taken ors The isrand of Cerigo, on the the
9th and iztix Odober 1609, t)." his Majepty's and L...na
-Forces. • .
Captain Commandant of tne island,' i Adjutant de
Lieutenant t. artillery, i Non-Conimiv,ioned Offico
artillery, 6 titivates.
Russians I Lieutenant of the line, 2, Non-CommiSsioned
Officers, 33 rank an.t fife: '
Russians taken ..r Wit. [Vie-v.l7s, gth Ottober.
t Ncn,-Cuittitussioned titthet,•6 avci rile.
Island liattaliun.
3 Officers, 17 rank and file
Albanese. • •
2 Officers, 2 Non-Commissioned
_Officers, a. 2 rank and file.
Total t 04.--1 Rinssiait kiitctf. .•
(Sioleri). J. DRENTON.

List of Artillery, &c. found in the Castle .andforts on the
Island of Cerigo, which surrendered to his •Majest)'S yea
and Land Forces on the izth day ol‘Oclobeer tSos.
Castle of CapSali.
I roil Guns:
Eighteen-pounder, r filteen-poundet, 4 fourteen-pounders,
2 nine.-pottiiders, I English nine .pounder 4 six-pounders,
tvvo•votuazir..:. .1, 5.
38.liarrels ot powder, z barrels and a half of lUaded Shells. 4
,bolts of canvass for cartridges, 07 muskets, I 'pistol,
be-
sides a quantity of shot of every description. ,
l'Ort St. Nicholas. .
I wit Guns.
r twenty-four pounder, 5 %nine. pounders, z English nine-
pounders, t English eighteen-pounder carronade, I swivel,
' Total to. _ _

FoiSt. joaquiz

z English nine.pounders. z Venetian eight-pounders, To-
tal-4.
On the tieach.
q English nine-pounders. a eighteen-.pounder carronoe.
Total to.

Recapitulation of guns.
Twenty-four..pounder., 3 - eighteen-pounders. a fifteen.
pounder. 4 fourteen-pounders. 2t nine-pounders. 4
six-poandera:,z two. pounders. i one-pounder. z eighteen-
pounder carronades. Total 19.
(Signe(o J. BRENTON.

His Majesty's Sloop
,Philomel, Outer Harbour of
*SIR, • lthEtca, Ott. 12, 18c9.

I beg leave to inform you that his Majesty'S Sloop
Philomel anchored here on the Bth instant ; haring
been-prevented from gaining the port before by con-
trary winds. --On working into the harbour, I ob-
served that the battery was sosituated as,to render
any attempt to destroy it by the guns, of the sloop
impraaicabie ; the detachment of troops, together
with the marines belonging to the Philornel, were
therefore immediately landed under the command
of Captain Church, accompanied by a party of
seances , which I conceived might 'be of use, should
the enemy be foolish enough to 'tnake any. resist-
allee _ _ _

The gun-boat having been previously directed to
keep the enemy in check, we immediately pro-
ceeded to a height commanding the battery, with
an intention of taking it by storm, which wat
only prevented by their making an Unconditionl sur-
render immediately they observed us, and in less than
an hour frost the time the Philomel anchored, we
had the satisfa6tion to find, ourselves in full-posseS-
slop- of the

A tow shots were exchanged • between the gun-
boat and ,battery, whichconhisted of two guns. only,
witti a garrison of between seventy and eighty men,
which was greatly reduced by the whole of the Al-
banians,havtng deserted it: , •
The cordiality and general good condua .of the
troops and seamen, was such as I am fully con-
vinced would ever ensure -sussess in any of Our en-
terprizes ; I have only to regret that they had not' a
greater opportunity of evincing their resolution and
zeal.
The inhabitants are apparently much pleased with
the established ProviSional Government a copy of
the form of Which you will herewith receive.
• I should be much deficient in my duty did I now
negleti to state the exertions made use 01, and
very- essential services rendered, by Mr. Foresti,
his Britannic Majesty's Minister, which were Such
as to claim my greatest aratittide, and I am happy
in th'fb opportunity of making my, acknowledgments
to him.

I have, &c.

G. CRAWLEY-.
j. W. Spranger, Esq. Captain of his Ma-
jesty's Ship, Warner.

Return of Prisoners and, Ordnance takek- in' the Island of
Ithaca, Oct. 8, iBO9.
zd Italian Regiment-3 Officers., aj rank and file..

Albanian—• 4 Officiers, 46 rank and
ers, 69 rank and file.
Major-de. pace.

1 ron 0 rd

2- Six Pounders (mounted). 2, dit&u. (ready to moult). 4
Four-pbanders (dihrnounted). 3 Three-pounders tdis-
znounted). 2 pounders {dismounted). t 3.
(bigned) K. CH ti RCH, Aisist. Qr. Mr. Gv.v.