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London, England, 1812-04-27 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, April 25, 181 g.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Taylor, of his Majesty's
Ship the Apollo, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward
Pellew, and transmitted by the Admiral to John Wilson
Croker, Esq.

His Majesty's/Ship Apollo, off Cape
Corse, Feb. 14, am. •

SIR,

In rounding Cape Corse, at daybreak yesterday
morning, I fell in with a French frigate-built store-
ship and a corvette.
After closing train to leeward the former 'struck,
and proves to be the Merinos, commanded by M.
Honore COardonan, Captain of a frigate, and of the
Legion of Honour ; is quite new, eight hundred
end fifty tons. pierced for,ihirty-six, but mounting
only twenty guns, eight-pounders, with one hundred.
and twenty six men, six of whom were killed, and
twenty wounded. , She was going to Sagona for
timber.

L have the satisfaEtion to state that we have suf-
fered no loss, although exposed to the fire of the
batteries on the Cape and Island of Gioeglia above
four hours, nearly becalmed.
Notwithstanding the signals-made to the corvette
from the Commodore, for her assistance, she made
her escape with the help of boats from the shore.
She is the Mohawk, formerly English, taken in
1799, of .one bundled and thirty men, and a few
con scrips.

1-Dave reason to be much gratified with the con-
du6t of all the officers and ship's company, particu-
larly with Mr. James Begbie, I.irst Lie,utenant of the
Apollo, who has distinguished himself upon several
occasions.

I Imve the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) B. W. TAYLOR.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Downing-street, April 25, 1812.

A dispatch, of which the following is a copy,was
yesterday received at Lord Liverpool's Office, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General
Campbell, dated, Gibraltar, 25th of February, 1812.
111 V LORD,

Gibraltar, Feb. 25, 012.

I have the honour to inc use the translation of a
letter from General Ballesteros, reporting the result
of his naion with the enemy.at Cattamar, in the
vicinity of Malaga.
Part of the reinforcement from the Isle de Leon
Ilas a►rived ; and General B Ilasteros is appointed
'Captain General of the four king loms of Andalusia,
and Commander in Chief of the fourth army.

I have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed)

COLIN CAMPBELL.

SIR,

Yunquera, Feb. 17, 1812.

1 have the satisfaaion to communicate to your
Excellency, that yesterday morning, with two thou-
sand infantry and three hundred cavalry, 1 attacked
Gtlieral 11.1aranzin,- Governor of Malaga, who was
at Cartamar with. two thousand infantry and four
hundred horse.

H It was completely routed, and pursued to within
a league of Malaga ; Nlaranzin and the whole of the
chiefs were killed, many officers, and more than
twelve hundred men, hors de combat.

Knowing the interest' your Excellency feels in
try success, I lose not a moment in communicating
it, assuring yur Excellency that the bravery and dis-
cipline displayed by my troops on this occasion, ex-
ceeded their condud at Albuera.

With these operations, I have put all the forces
laf.Anualusia in motion towards me, but- I flatter
myself they will soon be .obliged to disperse, at
vbtain no other advantages than the inconveniences
that must attend their marches; and a want of pro-
-vis-ons, by which .1 shall have accomplished my
objed in this campaign. .
I have the honour to be,
(S,gned) FRANCISCO VALLESTEROS.
To his Excellency Lieutenant. General
' Campbell, &c.

iI'AKKRUPTCV ENLARGED. .•
George Arnall and john Arian, 13irrningharn, merchants, to
I\elity 21, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham.

BANK.RUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
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