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'gnat °bled fin. the enemy to keep, and by fa much
one for. ens: to wren from him. I accordingly rum.
-mimed the .French Cernmandant to lurrinder ; on
his non-acquietemice (fee the annexed Correlpon-
&nee), I directed Captain ROWLSY, in his Majellys
Ibip Eaiii.:l6 to cover the landing of Marines and
boat's crew., and eaufed an attack to be made
linder his ordert. That brareOlficer placed bisfhip
.jedieinußy, nor did he open his.fire till the was fecur-
ed, and his diftance marled by the effect of mulque.
try on his quarter-deck, where the Firlt Lieutenant,
Jaw.. CsawLev, fell wounded, and a &amen was
killed ; although Captain RowLer regretted much
the ferrite of that meritorious Officer in fah a criti-
cal moment, he has fince recovered. An hour's fire
from both decks of the EAelps, (between nine and
ten o'clock) with that of two 'Neapolitan mortar
boats under an alive Officer. Lieutenant ROMA,
drove the enemy from the Vineyards wi,lain their
walls, the Marines were landed, and gallantly led
by Captain Bowes, the.feamen in the like manner,
under Lieutenant MoalreLL, of the EAOLS, and
Lieutenant Rermuso, of the POMPIE, mounted the
Reps ; for fah was their road. headed by the Offi-
cers, neateft to the narrow pals by which alone they
could afcend. Lieutenant Cameos. had thus an op-
portunity of particularly diltinguifhing himleif.—
Captain STAN SI vs commanding the Athenien's Ma-
tinee gallantly preffing forward. gained the heights,.
and the French Commandant fell by his hand : this
event being known, the enemy•beat a parley, a let-
ter from the fecund in command, claimed the terms
offered, but being dated on the t nth after midnight,
tome difficulty occurred, my limitation as to time
being precife; but on the affurance that the drum
beat before twelve, the capitulation annexed was
figned, and the Garrifon allowed to march out and
pals over to Naples with every honour of war, after
the interment of their former brave Commander,
with due refpedt. We thus became mailers of this
important poll. The enemy not baying been allowed
time to bting two pieces of heavy cannon, with their
ammunition. to Capri, the boat containing them,
together with a boat loaded with timber, for the
co:titration of gun boats at Caftilarnare, took refuge
at Mafia, on the main land °pp:Ate the Mend, where '
the guard had hauled the whole upon the beach ; I
detached the two mortar boats, and a Gaeta priva-
teer, under the orders of Lieutenants FaLiteetel
and Rivaaa, to bring them off, fending only Mr.
WILLIAM., Midfhipman of the Po,ti.es, from the
fquadron, on purpofe to let the Neapolitans have the
credit cf the ation, which they fairly übtaiued ;:for,
after diflodging the enemy from a firong tower, they
not only brought off the boats and two thirty-five
pounders, but the powder (twenty barrels) from the
magazintof the Tower, before the enemy ;trembled
in force.
The projeded forties took place on the I jth and
Iph in the morning, in a manner to renal the
itsgbell credit on the part of the garrifon and naval
force employed. The covering fire from a fleet was
Vdicioufly dirrded by Captains RICHARDSON and
icuna, whole condo& on this whole ferric. merits
eny %vermeil approbation. I inelofe Capt. RieNaaD-
soN's two letters as heft detailing thefe affair% and a
lift of the killed and wounded on the lath. On the
'nth ult. the boats of the PUMPIII. tinder Lieutenant
BeAocaorr, brought out a merchant veld from
Scalvitra, near Salerno, although proteded by a heav y
fire of mufketry. That officer and Mr. STSILLING
dittinguifhed themfelves much. The enemy are en-
deavouring to eftabliffi a land carriage there to
Naples. On the 134 obtaining intelligence that the
enemy had two 36 pounders in a (mall edict on the.
beach at Smite, I fent the Pomess's boats in for
them. Brat the French troops were too well polled
in the }lnuits of the town for them to fumed without
the cover of the (hip. I aecotdingly flood in with
the POMPII ; fent a mefiage to the inhabitants to
withdraw ; which being done, a few of the Noires's
lower deck guns cleated the town and neighbouring
hills, while the launch) commanded by Lieutenant
MOUltlllf LIAM, with Lieutenant OATS, of the marines,
and Mr. WILLIRNS, drove the French, with their
armed adhet cots, from the gone, and took polfeffion
of the cattle, and of them. Finding. on my landing,
that the town was tenable a,gainft any force the 'enc.
my could bring againit me from the neareß gartifon,
in a given time, I took poll with the marines I—and,
under cover of their pofition, by the extreme exer-
tions of Lieutenant CtILROL, Mr. Ivss, Mailer, and
the petty officers and boats' crews, the guns were con-
veyed to the Posers, with 21 barrels of powder. I
have the honour to be, dc. (Signed)
W. SIDNEY SMITH.
On board his MaJefty's Ship la Pompw, May
Sir—Before ( make a regular attack, which mutt neeelLuily re-
duce an Militated and irregular Coned, without work., I have
thought roper,accordiog to the cottons of war,to funs/non you to
maculate the pelt which you occupy. It you Wore, I Inform you,
that you will be (weed to yield upon terms more or lets famine:
able, according to the degree of force and time which you may
oblige me to employ to reduce you to this tyranny thus, Sir,
you fee that the terms of the forthwith of the pail depend upon
yourfelf to-day ; In the hope titan anfwa which wilt (pare blood
on both fides, I have the honour to he, Ste. (Signed)
W .MIT..
To the Commandant of the Freech troops at Cintet •
Capri, May at, TAO.
The Commandant of Capri to Rear Admin.' Sidney Smith.
I received, Sir, your knee dated this day, and for enlace 1 have
to obferve to you, that a true (oldie,- does not forralder till he ha,
tried Ms fon.c with that which attacks him, You are, Sir, too
good and brave at:tidier to blame me if I J., slot accept your polite
invitation. I have the honour to be, dcc.
(Stilted) Catalyser, Capt.:Wl Reg.
Bland of Capri, May ts, tIo6.
Captain L'Etang, consmarAing tk, F-ench fro ms, to Sir Sidney
Smith, Rear Admiral of thc i.roVA l'quadtuo.

Oood fortune having tavuored you,togother with the advantage
pis had In landing, oblige me to make you the following prnpofals t
To give op to you the town Of Capri and all the i !land, Waving
fewiryfelf for my honour, and that of the troops I command, the It
WM of returning to Naples, with arms and hanage, at the time
which It mall pkalayou to grant me. I coped this generality from
your bands to avoid bloodfhed oo both Wes ; In default of whkh
I Cud' be obliged to continue tiU eatinaloo. I have the honour to
be, &c. CITA NO.

(Signed)
CAPITULATION.
Capri. at Midnight. the -tath lone, iLvS.
In enefeetnenee of the 'nod coquina of the alit crs and t rungs of
the garnfon of Capri, the high& Cornmanders has granted the
following articles, viz.
Art I. The Officers, Subsiternv. and Soldiers 11,11 embark a►
loon aapclble, with Ow moment! lmiggaie bclorgles to them. •

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Aar If. They null be teaseled he Nem&
AST. iii. The finglifti Deters engage to caufr the Preach woep
to be rdpefted as much as goat& ditaing.the elms they ihall be in
their power.
ART. IV. The French 'Olken Wake the fame engagement to.
weed' the troupe and rads which Stall trautpoet them to their
prefent Treaty wee concluded at Midnight of the t t-sack
of May, sso6, between Captain Charles Rowley. Captain of
the Chip, and M. L'Etarig, Captain of the sad Ragbags* of
Light lofentry, commanding tk Wands, of CaprL
To which have Sped 1:1t1 ANO.
CMAa Lae POWLIT.
N. B. The Cogruesandant (into gabbing to difembark with his
troops at Meia, leritee the Inglift Admiral to grant it him.
w. MN?, SMITH.
Lilt of the 'Killed and Wounded la taking Capri, May s. and.
Eagle—Lieutenant James Crowley, Fir& I lcutcnant, Sightly
wounded; gas Seaman sad cos Marine killed ; foot Seamen
and Si Mariam wounded.
Lift of the Nthed and Wounded in the Sortie of Cada, May is.
Weer* of the boats detached from the JunciFour Seamen
killed and ilk Sewage warded: (Sieved)
w. IAON•V
lila Middies Ship Juno, Cotta, May Ls
Sir—Tfie enemy having vetted a battery of four
guns on the point of La Madan* della Cbtterra, his
Serene Higlinefa the Prince of Heffe ordered fizty
men from the garrifon to be embarked in four flitting
boats; and, on the night of the tath, I proceeded
with the justo's boats, armed, accompanied by thofe
of his Sicilian Majefty's frigate Minerva, commanded
by Captain Visuove, and landed the troops, undif-
covered, in a (mall bay in the rear of the enemy's
works. Lieutenant PARIS°. who commanded the
party, having advanced, the enemy abandoned the
poll, after firing to alarm their camp ; but before
they could arrive with 2 reinforcement, the guns
were (piked, the gun carriages datoyed, and the
troops re-embarked without any Infs. 1 have the ho-
nour to be, la. (Signed) x. uicHatnitl.
His Majefty's Ship Juno, at Gaeta, MAT t 6; *8044.
Sir—His Serene Highnefs the Prince of Hesse
PHILIPSTUAL, basing fignified to me on the tath
inilant, his intention of making a fortie early on the
foltnwing day, to attack the French lines, and di-
reeling me to have the neceffary arrangements made
that the boats might co-operate with and fupport the
troops from the garrifon, I canted the gun boats
he divided into three divifions, (four in each) and
delivered copies of the enclofed order to Captain.
Viettotta of hit Sicilian Majefly's frigate Minerva, •
and Lieutenants Le Chevalier Bacsamo and VAL
GUASA.III. The fortis took place precifely at half
paft eight o'clock yefies day Morning, and was atten-
ded with fuccef. t the Neapolitan troops having
driven the-enemy out of their trenches, and taken the
Serape battery, (the guns of which they fpiked) re
turned into the wirriko with little lots, bringing in
with them Captain of Engineers and come others,
their prifoners, the numher I have not yet
They were fupported in the attack and ;cheat, on
their left along the fliore of Serapo by the boats of.
this !hip, armed under the dire Lion of Lieutenant
Waccs of the Navy, and Lieutenant Maas of the
, Millar/It and the firfi divifion of gun boats, which I
took the command of ; and an their tight by the-ad
divifion, under the orders of Lieutenant Va ca,ittai a t
;the third divifion (having embarked fifty men from
the garrifon) were ordered with the Minerva frigate,
to make a diverfion on the other fide of the Bay ;
but, owing to a calm, the Minerva could not reach
her (lotion, though the boats fucceeded in landing
the troops, and brought off tome cattle ; the fire
from this divifion, having kept in check and prevented
from advancing a conliderable body of the enemy's
cavalry, which were fent to attack the party landed.
The lofs of the garrifon I have not yet underftood ;
that of the boats are, firit divifinn, two killed ;
fecond divifion, two killed, and five wounded. The
enemy Inuit have fuffered confiderably, as more than
one hundred mulkets have been brought in. I think
it my duty to recommend to your notice' on account
of their good condut9 and courage, the Lieutenants
of his Sicilian hlajetty's Navy, Le Chevalier BEL.
sawn, Vacoutama, and PUGH csa. I have the
flour to be, Esc. (Signed) SI. RICMARD93M.

Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood, Com-
mander in Cbkf of his Maicfty's Ships and Verfala in the Me-
diterranean, to William ?divide, Efq. dated on board the
Ocean, of Cadis, the tft July, iBo6.

Sir—l inclore tote laid before the Lords Cornmiflioners of the
Admiralty, a copy of a letter tranfmitted tome by Resr Admiral
Sir William Sidney Smith, from Captain Fellows, of the Apollo,
Rohm the capture of a French brig, laden with brat, ordnance,
Intended for the enemy's batteries which they hive mired oppo•
Aft the Pharosot Wrist& I smoke. (Signed) faini.iNOVICOD
Apollo, June so, Melsna.
Sir—l arrived .here this evening with a French
brig laden with fix 14 pounders, brat's, their (tot and
carriages, taken on the night of the sth infant, near
'he Agie Finucana, in the GAO of T,.:ento, where
Ilse had run aground, her crew having Rove her,
and landed to defend her, affißed by the armed Force
in' the neighbourhood. The almoß continual fite
during the night, of their mufketry, aided by a large
field piece, could not prevent the officers and crews
of the boats I difpatched on this fervice from having
her off towards the morning. 1 have more fatisfac-
lion in having performed this fervice, as I conceive,
from the cootie file was fleeting when I firfl law her,
that thofe guns were intended for the new batteries
oppofite the Pharos. One fearnan only was wounded
on our part. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) 5. sassowas.

Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Rear Admiral Sir Aka.
ander Cochrane, K. B Commander in Chief of his biajefty's
Ships and %Weis at the Leeward Bland., to WlRim Marfden
Big dated on board the Northumberland, at Sea June a 6.
Sir —Hla Majefly's fehooner Morne Fortune, having captured
. a French fclitioner privateer, I inclofe. for the information of the
Lords Commidlone a of the Acinilratty, a copy of Lieutenant
Brown's letter to me, giving an account thereof. I have the ho.
Rout to Deane. tilgual) • ALM COC &&&&& •
Morrie Vortunee,at Sea. June op.
Sir—l have the honour of acquaintii.g you, on
the rlith instant, I obfervcd a fufpicinus Cilia to lee.
wand. I bore up, and made all fail ir. chace t at
thirty minutes after liven, A. M. after a chace o('
two h,iurh came up with and equated the French
privateer fchooner Hope, from Si. Pierre's, IsLirti-
nigne I Out feven days upon a cruise (taken nothing)
mounting four cartiage guns, and InAn;:cd with 44
men ; previous to ode capturing her, die, in !Coal!,
carried away her mainland and foretop gait. 1 h.ive
no intelligence of any other privateer h ing on ihe
eon& I am, Ste. (Signed) Jones atowm.