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rllOll LAST rriclrris 'GAZETTE.
• ; 1101kNING-STREF.T, DEC. IS.
A Ditpntclit. orveltiC:t the !o'lowi' g is a Coity,,,as been received
'by Viscount Castlereagh, one of bis Majesty's Principal Seere-
t?rio of State, front Lieutenant General Sir John Stuart,com-
manding his Majesty's Forces in Sicilj.
Mosstna, September 20.
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1147 Lord—Having been apprised that a large convoy of the
eaer.sy, consisting of a number of coasting vessels, acid to be
charged with contribntions in kind from the two provinces of
Calabria to the Neapolitan Government, were assembled at Dia-
mante, near the Gulf of Policastro, under toe protection of four
gun boats and heavy batteries on the shore, I detaebed Lieute•
ham Colonel _Bryce, of the Royal Engineers, with the troops,
tnentioned in the margin +l, to co-operate with the Commanders
of his Majesty's sloops Halcyon and Vi'cazel, and with a small i
naval equipment of his Sicilian Majesty, in theendeavour to take
or destroy them.

Inclosed T have the honour to transmir to your Lordship the
Report of the above•nanted pdiclous °Ricer, stating the entire
success of tht- enserprize entrusted to his conduct. I have the
honour to he, &c, (Signed) J. STDAR r.

Right Hon Viscount Castlereagh.
• The regiment of Malta, commande.d by Major Hammill ;-
154 ra.ik am" file of the .314th regiment, under Captain O'Brien ;
a detachment of!) men of the German Legion ; a detachment of
a•*illern, with twu six pounders and one howitzer, under Capt.
Campbell.
Off Dinnante, September B.

do myself the honour to acquaint you,. that.
-the ,detachment you were pleased to ptii: under my
orders has successfully executed the service in. view,
by capturing, in conjunction with Captain, Pearce of 7
the Royal Navy, a flotilla of lit sail of the enelllfs
vessels, of which four are large gun boats, under the
town of Diamente, where they had been blockaded
with much perseverance by Captain. Prescott of his I
Majesty's brig the Weazel.
• We were baM.A by calms daring five days on the
passage from Milazzo, on three of whiCh we must
have -been distinctly seen from the enemy's coast.—
And on examining the position. taken here, I found
it very respectable, as the town of Diamente, which
covered the vessels ranged on the right and left of it,
stands on a peninsula nearly inaccessible on three
sides, the fourth is protected by difficult inclosures,
,and there is, besides, a building of considerable
strength commanding the whole.

Under these discouraging circumstances, augmen-
ted by the non-arrival of the Sicilian gun-boats, and
the absence of two of the transports, it required the
falle-A confidence in the conduct of Major Hamann!,
and the troops intended to be landed, to induce me to
haiaral an attempt on the town, without the posses.
sion of which I saw nothing effectual could be done.
After the strong building abovementioned had been
successfully cannonaded for several hours by Captains
Pearce and. Prescott of the Royal Navy, and the Che-
valier de Balsamo, commanding a galliot of his Si-
cilian Majety, who were indefatigable-in their exer-
tions, two hundred and fifty men of the regiment of
Malta, under Major Hammill, and one hundred of
the sSth regiment, under Captain O'Brien, were
landed at daybreak this morning, about half a mile
to the northward of the town, accompanied by a
howitzer and two threc.pounders, commanded by.
Captain Campbell of the Royal Artillery. The enemy
who consisted of about four hundred men of the civic
guard, with a proportion of French troops, were gra- ,
dually forced back through the underwood upon the
town, which, however, they did not attempt to de-
fcrid, but took to the mountains ; and we were ena-
bled to turn their batteries, of four heavy guns, on
the beach to the south card of the town, without sus-
taining any loss, when the whole of their vessels fell
Into our hands. I beg leave to express great saris.
Faction with the judicious conduct of Major Ham-
mill and thanks are due to Captain Campbell,'
commanding the artillery, Captain O'Brien,. com-
manding the Oth, and Lieutenant Lawson of the
engineers, who did methe favour to attend me on
shore. I have the honour to be, Bce. (Signed)
ALEX. Barer,
Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Engineees.
Remit of ordnanae taken end destroyed at biamante Bay, by a
Dkachment of his Majesty's Forces under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Bryce, September,ll.
2 Six-inch brass latawisers, French; mounted on travelling car-
riages.
•10 Twenty-four pounder carrot:rain, English.
2 heavy twenty pounders, Neapolitan ; destroyed. _
I long twelve pounder, Neapolitan ; ditto.
S short four pounders, Neapolitan; ditto.

Swivels.
Total-20 taken and destroyed.
Itt-Round shoe, twenty-four pounders.
60 Grape shoe, ditto.
60 Roqpd shot, twelve pounded.
SO Grape shot, ditto.
Total of Shot —1 70.

tO Cat. of gunpowder.
1 kriatch Iles.

DUCA LT) CAMPIltat.

Captain. Commit:Aug Royal Artillery.
A hevritzer and four bras. field pieces, dismounted, are stated
to have been found after the above Return.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 13.
Extract of a Letter farm Vice Admiral Rowley, Commander in
Chief of hla Majesty's Ship, and Vessels at Jamaica, to the
IHotte•.arable W. W. Pole, slated at Port Royal, the 14th of
Oetober.

I inclose a copy of a letter from Captain Lillicrap, giving an
!recount of the upturn of a small French privateer belonging to
tlhuatialoope, by his Majesty's sloop the Dispatch.
His Majesty's Stoop Dispatch, Port Royal, October 13.
Sir—T have the satisfaction.to Worm yon I cap-
tured, on the night of the 2d instant, off Nosh, the
small French schooner privateer Dora-de, belonging
to Guad,doupe, mounting one brass gun, with small
arms, and twenty men. I have the honour to be, ate.
(Signed) J. LI LLICILits
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 19.
•His Majesty has bets pleased m appoint Henry Binrinolc, Esti.
to be Gover.:or and Cottsniaoder in chief of the Settlements of
Demerara at.d
His Maj<rs•y has been pleased to appoint ChArtes Beniinet,
14. !s be Governor and Coninuader is Chief of the-Settlement
tif Sufism.
MILITARY PROMOTION 9.

ORDNANCE-Other, DEC. 10.
Metlcal Estnblishrnets for the Military Departments
of the Ordnance,
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- To be Second AsiNtiot:Surgeone—John Wailes tielahon, view
Hill, relined ; sod Thonio Ca.iey, vice Plate, reggae&
Dated Dec. 5, twit.
Royal Regiment of Artillei-y.
G:mttetwin Cadet Wm. Furrcaux to be Second Lieutemult, vice
Maihiae, pro:noted. Detect Dec.l, 1801.