The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, /AN. 2.7.

This day's Market was amply supplied with
prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in general was
.pretty good ; Beef is dearer ; Pork is cheaper ; Mut-
ton and Veal sold at,last price ; and the trade tor the
most part was somewhat brisk.—The sales in the
Hay Market were rather considerable ; Hay ob-
tamed last price; Straw and Clover have got up in
price.---We subjoin an accutate statement of the
prices and numbers :

To sink the Offlll per st of 81b.
Beef, 4s. od. toss. 4d. Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 6s.ioa.
ss. cd. tu Bs. ad. Pork, 4s. Bd. to Gs. 4d.
Beasts, 2210. Sheep, 13.600. Calves, tos. Pigs, 220.

SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET.
Hay, 41. os. *d. to sl. cos od. Straw, al. os. ‘d. to at.
Lis., Clovcr, sl. os. od. to 61, cos. 6d.

Cottti-EXCHANGE, JAN. 27.—This day the ar-
rivalsof Wheat, with tl:e remaining,quanves,-and
part of last weeks foreign, about three thouiand
quarters, make a considerable supply"; sales heavy,
tine nearly at last prices, second and inferior at less ;
•Barley. with Malt keep their price; she same may be
nosed of Peas and Beans of each descriptinn ; there
are' also,copsiderable supplies os Oats on hand, and
sales of this article quoted.at little fluduation ; Flour
is generally named cheaper. •

Wheat -52 S a 745 a 9. g s Tick Beans (new) 44s a 49s
Fine ditto - to6s a i tas Ditto (fine old) sts a 5/s
Rye z - sos a sis Oars - - 24, a 2i35 a
Batley - - - 345 a 4tls Poland ditto -32 s a 35s
Malt . - .76s a tics Potatoe ditto - 3's a Ps.
WhitePeas,boilers7os a 84s Rape Seed SSI. a 451.
Grey ditto - . 55s a 6,s Fine Flour - gss a.gc,s
Beans 50* a
.56s Seconds - ' • 75S a list

Froth Me LOIVPON GAZETTE, Juni 26; YRi to

WAR DEPARTMENT:

_Downing...street, Jon. 25 , 181 2:

A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has
been received at the Office of the Eat! of LiVer.
pool, addressed to his Lordship by Lieut-Genera
Maitland.
MY LORD, Messina, Nov. to, itit&

On the 26th of OtSlober, I received information
from Captain Duncan, of his Maj.sty's ship In►; e 4
rieuse, that a small convoy of the enemy had taken
refuge at Palinuro, where it was protetted by some
wolks, and a body .of troops pc.ted upon a coin-
mandtng ground; Capra ,1. Duncan reques'ed,
detachment of his Majesty's troops to co-operate
with his Majesty's ships Itnperieuse and Thames
to take ~r destroy this convoy, which consistr:•l of
nine gun-boats and twenty tuetchant vessels, laden
with naval stores for the enemy's ships of war at
Naples.' _ _ .

A detadhment of the 62d regiment Was therefore
embarked on board of his Miesty's slip Thames;
consisting of two hundred and fifty- men, under the
command of Major Darley ; and I have the satis6
latlion to repot you, Lordship, that this little ex-
peditiori has had complete success.
I inclose Major DArley's, report of. this, service ;
and with the greatest Satislaetion I express the high
opinibn I entertain of the intrepidity and judgment
of Major Dark)', and of the Perfedt good conduct of
all the officers and men employed.
Major attley states also, that the able manner in
which,Captain Duncan., in the Imperieuse, engaged
the etietny;:s ba; tery:and gun-boats(w hich he sj4enced)
was the prelude to their sdccess, and refledts ,the
highest Credit upon that officer ; that Captain Na-
pier, of his, Majesty's ship. Thames, landed with his
Majesty's troops and marines, and must gallat.tly,set
an example to them all,.and contributed greatly fo
the fortunate issue of the attack.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) F. MAITLAND, Lieut.-Gen;
To the Right Honourable the Earl

of LiverpooJ,

SIR,

Melazzo, Nov. 8, air,

In compliance with your desire, I beg leave to
• transmit a statement of the enemy's force,: at NH,.
auto, under flie command of Gen. Pignatelli Cer-
caro, together with-a brief account of the action that
took place upon cur lending.
The force we had to contend -with, as fir as cotlld
be scrutinized into from the questioning of prison-
ers, &c. was as follows : three companies of the 2d
or Queen's regimen, two of which weterifle, and
amounting to three hundred men ; Corsican
,regu.
lars, sixty; artillery, forty-five ; -civic pant eighty;
with at least four hundred peasantry armed as light
troops, and particularly serviceable over, the kind of
.ground they had to ad on; thereby making the to-
tal amount nine hundred and thirty five men.
This force was acknowledged ;,but from the rein•
foreemeles known to be continually accumulating,
the enemy are su.;posed to have been stronger.
I disembarked e-ith fifty of the royal marines,
the grenadiers and skirmishers of the 62d regiment,
at about half-past three o'clock, P. M. on the Ist
test. leaving Captains Pollock and Irving's Compa•
nies tb folle\,v. Upon landing, I immediately corn.
menced aseendin6 the heights, when Captain Old-
ham was unfortuuately severely wounded; and af-
ter some .firing, in the hope of •oeposing our pro-
gress, wecompleteiy succeeded in gat::ing them ;
whereupon I threw out my skirmishers, and formed
the remainder to advance upon the enemy, reserving
a part to attack (and storm, if possible) the tele•
graph tower, and another division to keep in check
the enemy, who menaced my left, as also to main-
taro the commanding position on the heights.
The telegraph tower, apd,fine adjacent position,
we shortly got possession, of; when my attention
was pariiCularly drawn towards the front of our ad-
vance, where the enemy had concentrated his main
force, and, under a heavy fire, was endeavouring to
force his way to the heights, huzzaing and drum-
ming as he. advanced, while his riflemen had the
same object in view on our left ; but th 6 steadiness
and- superiorly gallant couduet of the officers and
men defied the most daring intrepidity ; and after
' allowing the enemy to advance within a very few
yards, and whilst coolly lying on the ground to re-
ceive him like . British soldiers, the enemy was
charged, and routed most completely ; when ended
he action, without his having the temerity to renew
tit again. About this periodl had to lament the se.
vere loss of- Lieutenant Kay, 62d, who was gallantly
fighting his skirmishers ; arid ,shortly after Lieuten-
ant Popon, of !he royal marines.
The loss of the enemy is supposed to be between
sixty and seventy in killed and wounded; but i arra
father inclined to imagine it more. Lieut.-Cpl. Mat-
sciola, was severely wounded, with little 'hopes' of
recovery.

I hope, Sir, • you will excuse any inaccuracy that
may have escaped my pen in this, very hasty sketch)
and,beg,leave to add, that we embarked in the af-
ternoon of the d intsant, without molestatiOn, being
c(”ered by the fire of. his Majesty's ships the Im-
perieuse and Thames. .
I have, Sc.
EDW.. DARLEY, Major 62J, Com-
manding a Detachment of 6t?d R►eg.
To Major-Gen. Heron, &c.Melazzo.

Return of Killed and Wounded of a Detachment of his Ma-
jesty's ist Battalion.6vt Regiment, under the Cotnn►and
of Major Darley, in action with the enemy at Cape P4ll-
- the !tit November) tBt t.

Thames, Nov. 7, int.
Killed,-2 rank and file.—Wounded, t Captain, t stipaltern

FT. titr2 rf (I', 5 ILI k Ell hie.
Total of killed and Wounded— t Captain, t subaltern, t set—
jeant, 1 drummer, 7 rank and file.
Officers wounded—Captain Oldham, severely. Lieutenant
Kay, severely, since dead.
N. 13. Serjeant I effery, since dead of his wounds.
(Signed) E. DA R LEY,
Major 6zet. Regiment,