The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-13 00:00:00

Between 16th and loth ult.

t Lieutenant, 1 Drummer, 18 Rank and File, killed ; 2 Ma-
jors' 3 Captains, t Lieutenant, a Serjeants, t Drummer,
119 Rank and File, wounded; t Rank and File, missing.
During the Siege.
I Captain, 3 Rank and File, killed ; t Lieutenant, t Ensign,
12 Rank and File, wounded ; 7 Rank and File, missing.
At the Assault.
I Major, 3 Captains, a Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants, Five Drum-
mers, roc Rank and File, killed; 2 Lieutenant-Colonels,'
3 Captains, S Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 4 Stall, is Serjeants,
5 Drummers, 235 Rank and File, wounded._
Total--1 Alijor, 4 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants,
6 Drummers, iz6 Rank and File, killed; a LieJte-
nants ; a Lieutenant-Colonels, z Majors. 6 Captains,
to Lieutenants, 5 Ensigns, 4 Start; zo Serjeants, 6
Drummers, 365 Rank and File, wounded ; 8 Rank and
File, trussing.
Captains Willgress and Crookshanks, and 31 Rank and
File, included in the above, have since returned to their duty.
J. BRADFORD, Dep. Adj. Gen.

Officers killed and wounded.
• Killed upon Landing,
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick, of the .both.

• Slightly wounded upon Landing,
Major Trotter, •ot the 33d.
Major Campb,:ll, of the 40th.
Captain VVillgress, of the Royal Artillery.
Captain Crookshanks, of the 38th.
Captain Rogers, of the 40th. •
Lieutenant Chawner, of the 95th.
Killed during the Siege,
Captain Beaumont, of the 87th.
Wounded during the Siege,
Lieutenant O'Brien, of the. 87t h.
The Hon. C: Irby, Midshipman.
Killed in the Assault,
Major Dalrymple, of the 40th.
Captain Rennie, of ditto.
•
Lieutenant Alston, of ditto.
Captain Mason, of the 38th.
Lieutenant I ravine, of 87th.
Captain Dickenson, of the 95th.
Wounded in the Assault.
Lieutenant-Colonel Brownrigg, of the tldi, since dead.
Lieutenant Smith, of the 40th.
Ensign Cancern, of ditto.
Lieutenant Evans, of the 87th, severely.
Lieutenant M'Rea, of ditto, severely.
Lieutenant-Colonel Vassal, of the 38th, since dead.
Captain Shipton, of ditto, severely.
Lieutenant Brownson, of ditto, dangerously.
White, of ditto, severely.
\Villsilire, of ditto,
Ensiol Fraser, of ditto, since dead.
l'. ya;aster Willshire, of ditto, severely.
r'.ujut.tut tiewill, ofditto. dangerously.
A 5,,1.t0t-Surgeon Garratt, of ditto, slightly.
,i)14111 1V iu:tham, of the 40th, severel
I,::%;teuant Wallace, ofditto, di.ngerously.
Lieutenant Johnson, of ditto, severely,
t(innus, of ditto, severely.

Major Tucker, of the 73-1,
Assistant-Surgeon Midair, of toe 67th, r-cverely.
Lieutenant Scanlan, of the 95th, sightly.
Lieutenant NPNamara, of ditto, slight ly.
Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, Arms, ere.
Enemy at Monte Video, FLo. 3, 1507.
Ratones Island.
Iron Guns-5 24-Pounders. 2 IS-Pounders. 2 12-Pound-
ers.
Round Shot-40 24-pounders, zoo 18. pounders. So 1'
pounders.
Grape Shot-7o 24-pounders. 28 IS-pounders. 16 12•
pounders.
Bar Shot--z 4 24-pounders. 14 12-pounders.
Double-headed Shot—l 2 24-pounders.
Total of Guns —5l 24-pounders. 68 IS-pounders. 3/ rz.
pounders. 25 9-pounders. 57 6-pounders. 33 4-pounders.
32 3-pounders. 2 2-pounders. 8.1-pounders. —312.
Total of -Mortars-4 12-inch. 3 9-inch. z 8-inch- 4
Total of Carronades—z 32-pounders. 2 24-pounders. 6
12-pounders. —lO.
Total of Howi:zers—to 6i-inch.

_
A. WATSON,
Captain commanding Royal Artillery.

Admiralty-Ofcc, ifpril 12, 1807.

Captain Dunelly, of his Majesty's ship Ardent,
arrived this morning with dispatches from Rear Ad-
miral 'Stirling; commanding a Squadron of his Ma.
jesty's ships in the Rio de la Plata, of which the
following are Copies :

Diadem, of Monte Video,
Bth Feb. 1807.

Sin,
_ I have :peculiar satisfa6tion in congratulai-ing my
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the Cap-
ture of Monte Video, as well from the importance
of the conquest, as from the honour which' has
thereby been acquired by his Majesty's arms.
Immediately on the arrival of Brigadier-General
Sir Samuel Auchmuty, at Maldonado, it was deter-
mined to invest this place, and having assembled our
force off the Island of Flores, a descent was effeded
on the 16th ultimo, near Careta Point, which is
about seven miles to the Eastward of the Town.—
The enemy had assembled in considerable numbers,
and with several pieces of artillery seemed determin-
ed to oppose our progress.
Tile Navigation of the Rio de la Plata, with the
strong breezes which we have experienced for se-
veral weeks, rendered the landing of Troops, and
assisting their operations, very difficult ; bet_ the
place ehoen was happily adapted to allow the
covering Vessels, under the direction of Captain
Hardyinan, to approach so close as to command
the Beach, and notwithstanding the weather threat
ened, and was unfavourable, the Soldiers got all on
shore without a single accident of any kind, and
were in possession of the Heights be .)re six o'clock,
witl. such things as the General wanted.
On the 19th the Army moved forwards, and as
an attempt to harass the rear was expeEted, I direct-
ed Boats to proceed close along shr.re to look out ior
and bring off any wounded men, whilst the cove.:
Vessels were placed to prevent the Enelol . •
giving annoyance ; and I had the happiness to tip
that ail the sufferers were brought ott, in aespite of
well diredecl efforts to destroy them. In the even-
ing I dropped, with the Fleet, off Chico Bay, near
which the Army encamped, within two miles of

the City.
I had landed about eight ,hundred Seamen and
Royal Marines, under the orders of Capt. Donnelly,
to a& with the Troops; and, as I saw no advantage
could result from any effort of Ships against a
strong Fortress, well defended at all points, and
which, from the shallowness of the water, could
not be approached within a distance to allow shot to
be of any use, I disposed the Squadron so as to pre-
vent any escape from the harbour, as well as to im-
pede a communication between Colonna and Buenos
Ayres, and confined my whole attention to give
every possible assistance in forwarding the siege, by
lauding guns from the Line-of-battle Ships, with
ammunition, stores, provisions, and every thing re-
quired by the Commander of the Forces.

The distance which the Ships lay from the shore,
with the almost constant high winds and swell we
had, and the great way every thing was to be
dragged by the seamen, up a heavy sandy road,
made the duty excessively laoorious. The squadron
had almost daily fourteen hundred men on snore,'
and this ship was often left with only thirty men on
board.

The defence made by the Enemy protraaed the
siege longer than was expee-ted, and reduced our
stock of powder so low, that the King's ships, with
all the transports, and what a fleet of tnerchantinen
had for sale, could not have furnished a further
consumption for more than two days, when a prac-
ticable breach was fortunately made, and on the
3d inst. early in the morning, the town and citadel
were most gallantly carried by storm.
In a conversation with the General on the pre-
ceding day, I had made such disposition of the
smaller vessels and armed boats, as r appeared most
likely to answer a desired purpose, and so soon as
Fort Saint Philip was in possession of the Biiish
troops, Lieutenant William Milne, with the armed
launches, took possession of the Island of liaLlones,.:
mounting ten guns and garrisoned by Jeveo ty
men, which surrendered without any resistance,
though it is well adapted for defence, anj might'
have.given considerable annoyance. A ery tine
Frigate, mounting 28 guns, was set tire by her
crew, and blew up with an wiul ; also
three Gun-boats; but the ut er Vesse. Har-
bour were saved by the exertion of our peopie.

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It has bee; m sch the custom to speak slightly of
the reii, nce to be expe6ted from the Spaniards in
this Country ; and with confidence of the facility

which has been given to naval operat ions, by a prior
knowledge of ti River; butt the battles latOrtbught
prove the former opinion to be erroneous, and o:pe-
rience evinces that all the information hitherto ac-
quired has not prevented the most formidabld-d-
-culties. • .
•

•
The condu& of. the. Captains, Officers, Seamen,
and Royal Marines, of the Ships aad Vessels. which
I kept with me for this ,service, has„ met with my
entire- approbation, and I feel persuaded
„that I
should have bad occasion to express my satisfadion
With the exertions of the Officers and crews of the
Diomede and Prote&or; if I had not been obliged to
detach them on other service.
I am much indebted to the able assistance .-whiCh
Captain Warren has afforded me ; and I Odmire
the zeal, the patience, and diligence of every indi-
vidual in the Fleet during the inceSsant. fatigue
Which I have daily witnessed.

Captain Donnelly will have the honour to deliver
this Dispatch, and is fully able to give their Lord-
ship's further particulars. .
Inclosed is a list of Men belonging to the Navy
'Who were killed or wounded in the Batteries ; and
also a List of the Enemy's Ships and Vessels found‘
in the Harbour, With a Return of Ordnance, &c. on
the Island of Rattones.
I have the honour to be, &c.
CHARLES STIRLING.
4tarsden, Esq.

List of the Seamen and Marines belonging to the Squadron, •
who were Killed and Wounded at the Capture of SVltslite
Video, February 3, ISO 7.
totaartt—Ralpli Blair, Seaman, killed. John Francis, 1
Seaman, ditto. ThOrnton Purke, Seania i, .badly wound-
,cdo john Craiig, Marine, slightly wounded. •
aoaosorsoisoc—Michaci Miller, Seaman, badly wounded.
t.dwaid Roach, Seaman, Slightly wounded.
olt.azotr —honourable C. L. 'Toy, Midshipman, slightly
vvourided. (oral Uoak, Seismal), slightly wounded. Michael
lurne, Seaman, ditto. joins Levan, Seaman,
'l4lll rciL, Seaman, dangerously wounded. William
Searnan' iriissitig. lames Webster, Seaman, ditto. Law-
rence olunoer, Seaman, killed.
lUkicoao—tohn lames, Ordinary, badly wounded. Henry •
Smith, Midshipman, ditto.
Msous William arey, Able, dangerously wounded.
lAN CASTER—lusiati smith, Ordinary, slightly wounded.
Anarew Sweden, Able, ditto.
-
DAPHNE—'I imothv C inner, Landman, slightly wounded.
Rows M'Ciorroo, • Landman, miss-mg. William
Burgos, Lawman, sogiltiy. wounded. Georoe Makhain,
Captain of the Foreca,le, ditto. Edward Hill; Ordinary,
ditto. 'I. rancio Bonifoat, hole, ditto.
CH4itwEi.L Oliver Luke, Seaman, killed. John Murphy,
missing. •
P HeasAk x—None killed nor wounded.
lNooorri. Richaid Mann, Able, badly wounded.
alai:Nen—Geo. Stewart, Sub-Lieutenant, slightly wound-
ed. Tnornas Start, alias losepii Dicklos Landman, kill-
ed. lohn F Joao Captain or the Foretop, :lightly wounded.
Patrick Mooney, Landman, ditto. t hotnas 14. Olden,
Able, ditto. Richard Walker, Ordinary, tidied. Pttei
Rees, Captain of the Forecastle, sightly wountied. john L
Morrison, Mulainpinan, ditto. David Millet, Ordinary,
john M Aare, Landman, ditto.
Total-6 killed, 28 wounded, 4 missing.
(Signed) CHARLES STIRLING.
List of Prizes taken at Monte Video, 3d of Feb. 1800.
La Paula, a King's Ship, of u, guns, very old, and badly
stored.
41 Principe de la Paz, an Indianian, mounting 20 guns, very
unrigged, has a new stores. fit for a Prison Ship.
.6
o _ tons,
4'4 "riooessa, an Indianian, of 650 tons, pierced for zo guns,
La no rigging over head.
4-al (aerie, a King's Ship,-pierced for 28 guns, about 6 years
old, has been hove down on one side, and is ready to .be,
hove down on the outer; tolerably well found.
La Hero, a Brig of War, of 2!) guns, about 6 years old, well .
fitted, and in toletably goodcoralloon ; her sails and rigging
on shore.
Los Dolores, a King's §chooner, pierced for lo guns, is about
S years old, and is tolerably well found. •
4-a. Paz, a King's Schooner, pierced 1. r to guns, about three ,
years old; sails on shore; is euppered, and pretty Aral'
found.
Name unknown, a Merchant Snow,about 300 ton's.
Melly,
unknown, a Merchant Brig, about 180 tons.
..ivelty, a Ship of about 400 tons, nearly new.
lolly Tar, a Brig of War, pierced for 14 guns.
Name unknown, stout btult Snow, of about zoo tons, laden
With salt.
Merchant Schooner, new, of about 6o tons, laden with spirits
,and sundry mercliandize.
'",ame unknown, Ship of 22 guns, new, of-about 400 tons.
Name
unknown, Ship 0124 guns, of apout 350 tons.
A •
ame unknown, Ship of aLout 350 tuns, 3 yearoold, well
o found.
Prince of-Manilla, Ship of about woo tons, very old:
l.a Flor del Mayo, Merchant Ship, of about 270 tons.
I.a Mana Paula, Ship of about 280 tons.
Name unknown, Meichant ship of about 270 tons. •
Name unknown, Ship of about 2:0 tons.
Maine unknown, a Brig of 160 tuns, s or 6 years old.
Ausall lose de Bilbas, Ship of about 240 tons, new and well.
found. • -
Name unknown, Ship about 300 tons, five or six years old,
' well found in sails and rigging.
4.4 Reyna Louisa, Man of War Sloop, pierced for 16 guns,
well found, a good Ship with brass 12-pounders.
Minerva, • Ship'l 6tx years oid, about iao tons. Name uoktiown,•
Brig, about 180 tolls, about ten years old.
Ship sunk.
Smack or izo tons.
Pilar, sunk, of about 120 tons.
"Mane unkuovin, Brig, about 180- tons, very good.
Santa Louisa Poland, Ship of !so tons, very good. •
Name unknown, Ship, almost new, 350 tons, well found.
taroe unkuown, Ship, very •good, of 3ao tons.
olacca Ship, very good, of 130 tons.
Name
unknown, ship of 350 ions, quite new.
aMe unknown, a Ship of 45000n5.
Name unknown, a Ship of 35cotoos, about six years old, a fine
Slop
„.Bantissirna Trinidada, very fine Ship, well found, of 241 tons.
Name
Providencia, a Ship at zoo tons, good condition.
unks.owo, Ship of 180 tons, about ten years old, with
Okew -sails and rigging.
ule unknown, Ship of about 230 tons, good state.
Santa Rosa, a Ship of 3 years old, of about zoo tons.
yor. Ptinio Brig, a Brig ot zoo tons, good state, well found.
LIIC unknown, Brig,. quite new, of iso tons.
. .
erne uoknown, Ship, vary old, of Iv tons,
La
Virgin iie la Villa, Ship of 170 tons, in good condition,
t ,well found.
Polacca Brig, of 220 tons, a good Vessel.
4,41 e unknown, a Brig of sso toils, a good Vessel, well
'ound in sails and rigging. ,
1:14 Maria Antonia, a Ship of about zoo tons, good Vessel.
lo4lne unknown, a Ship of 300 tons, new mid well fOund.
4,Nde unknown, a Brig of iso tons, a good Vessel, well
soun.
Name unknown, a Ship of 240 tons, well found in rigging,
?Jolter
boatd.
'1,14e unknowo, Ship of 16 guns, almost new, well found
'
o." rigging, copporeo. about zbo tons.
"arrieunknown, a Brig of about azo tons, good Vessel, weir
' found, some hides dialtallow on board.
Nome unknown, a -Brig ofaboUt 120 tons, coppercd and good.
Name unknown, l'olacco Brig, of too tons, old.
Total - 57.
Fifteen Sloop- zigged Gun-boats. .
!Six Row-boats with vzulas. •
(S:8114 CHARLES STIRLING.

A Return of OninAn?:.:, nc. found on and near-the. Isla or
... , Rattones, February 3,. 147. .
Long C uns-4 twenty-four-pounders, 3 elkhteep-ponnders,
-3 twelve-pounders. '
a (jun- boat long twenty-four pounder. . .
2 Launches with twelve- poun ier carrowdes:
:I -Launch with along brass six-pounder, -
f Pinnace fitted for swivel guns.
L '.Large decked Launch. ' • .
i, Unarmed. Launches. .
z; S mal 1430 a ts. . •
se, Powder barrels, stove, with sAe arms, dec. &c. . .
7t PtiOliefS. , • .
(Signed) QUARLES STIRLING. .

There is great 'reason to hope that matters are like-
ly to be amicably settled between the Ottoman Court
and the British Government. Sir JOHN Duc 4TH,
as we stated a few days ago, had sailed tel Constanti-
nople,- on the od of February, with a poWerful
Squadron, consisting of the Royal George, ii/indsor
Castle, Repulse,. Ajax. and Pompee; the_ last of
which bore Sir SIDNEY SKITH'S,FIag, This Squa-
dron joined Admiral Louis, who had under him the
Canopus, Tlzunderer, and Standard. The whole
passed through the Dardanelles. When affairs as-
sumed so formidable an aspect, SEBASTIANI, the
French Ambassador, found it necessary to retreat
from the Turkish Capital, pat ticularly, as .it is said
that the British force was on this occasion accompanied
by five Russian Sail of the Line. It is by no means
likely that this powerful naval force would be corn-.
pelted to resort to
.hostile operations. The: Porte
must doubtless have been disposed, te• avoid the
consequences of an attack,, and the removal of the
French Ambassador, of course, pat an end to
all his intrigues; we may, therefore, confidently ex-
pea that the next intelligence from that quarter will
be favourable to the interest of this
°Country.

Lieut. VON-PETERSDORPF ,reached town yester-
day morning, with di'spatches from the Prussian.
heal:quarters, which he itnmediately delivered at the
Foreign Office. This Officer, left Memel on the.
24th tilt. He arrived at Gottenburgh , late on the'
29th, and left that place on toe-following morning,
in the Lord Nelson Packet. These Dispatches state,
that by the last Accounts: from the Russian Head-
quarters, the French were aaually retreating across
the Vistula, and that a great ; art of the Russians had
advanced beyond the Passarge... In several smart at
that had taken place between the advanced corps of the
hostile armies, the advautage had been constantly in.
favour of the Russians, and the Enemy was quite
in a dispirited state. Nothing of importance had
occurred. Dispatches have also arrived by. M. BU-
RIN, a Swedish Officer, which state, that BONA-.
PARTS had made a proposition to the KING of
SWEDEN, through General MORTIER, for an-Arrnis-
, rice: the. determination of his Majesty was not
known when the Messenger came away, but there

is every reason to believe that it will be rejef.kci.
BONAPARTE'S objea in making this proposal was to
Set at liberty AIORTIER'S Corp, which is employed
in the siege of Strilsund, in ()icier that it might join
the Ai my in Poland.

Two Gottenhurgh Mails arrived this morning
the following are their most impor,l%nt contents :--
MALMOE, MARCH 20.--7-0 O gth inst. two
Swedish Ships of the Line, - •qann 111. and
Prince Frederic Adolphus, s Carlscroon
with several detachments of troops, _ tor Po-

tn6rania. • The French continue

in 'great

numbers; they have not Made, the least
the siege of Stralsund. • .

":E.) lil

LOWER ELBE, MARCH 2.0..--Adcordir4.to a
ter from a French Officer, dated Mahon, near Col-
berg, the. 14th inst. that. Fortress is now tilockadecl.
Several engagements have lately taken place in the
neighbourhood, which turned out to the advantage
•
of the French. A conipany Of BON-ArilTE'S
Geils-
d'Artnes d'Ordonance, is employed at the blockade.
By these Mails some Frerich' Papers have been re-
ceived, which contain little that is.interesting. The
following articles are the most important. .• •
VIENNA, MARCH 18.—The Court Gazette of thiS
day contains the following article from Turkey :
" They continue with much aaivity to construa
works for the proteCtion of the canal, consisting of a
range of batteries, and a triple chain which passes
,
from one side to tJe other.;
.but hitherto a sufficient
number of men to complete the crews of the Ships
of War in the• Canal has not been colleaed, The
Asiatic Troops continue to arrive. . , .