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the troops was killed.wat Forioro, the enemy left one
wan killed, lam happy to say, we have only two
men very slightly wounded,--I have the honour to
be, Pic, (Signed) CALIPGANt
Errects of three Letters*oni Captain Taylor, of hi; Majesty's '
ship. Apollo, addressed to Rear 4'dmiral Frern,sntle, and trans-
solved by Vice-Admiral Sir F.stwstti, Pelle", to John Wilson
Croker,
His Majesty 4 ship Apollo, off Fano, March 40.1811.
Having yesterday, in company with-the Cerberus,
observed several_vessels in a creek,hetween the towns
;:if Dari and St. Vito, protected by a tower of one
gun, a.hattery of two, a. 14,,, handsome building,
• well calculated liar defence, with a range of barracks
attached to it, a few troops, and a large force of
armed men, I was induced (As the ships could anchor
near *for support) to send all the boats of the Apollo,
'assisted by most of the Cerberns, who, notwithstand-
ing a great surf, landed without losi, drove the enemy
neatly into St. Vito, then dismantled the tower, des-
• troyed'the battery, and the sea being heavy, burnt
.the vessels, except some fishing craft.
His Majesty's ship Apollo, Merles Island,
April 16, let& •
In the night of the llth instant I sent three boots
of the. Apollo and two of the Cerberus to take a tem-
porary possession of the Devil's Island, near the north
entrance of Corfu, by which they captured a brig
and trabacolo, going into Corfu with grain, &c. The
146 we chatted a vessel which, cis its falling calm,
escaped into Meilen i ' perceiving our above boats
were going to attack her, when rt appeared to me,
from the natural strength of the island, they would
not succeed without great loss, I sent to desire them
to wait until the Apolln came up ; this message being
too late, I am sorry, to say, the First Lieutenant of
the Cerberus, Mr. Delafosse, and the Purser of the
Apollo, Mr. Thomas Ullock, were wounded, On
the Apollo getting close se landed the marines, and
after some skirmishing, captured the island, in which
We found eight vessels with flow and grain, but
scuttled,
Anthony Francis, marine, is dangerously wounded,
Lieutenant Delafosse and Mr. Ullock, I am happy to
sap, are doing well.
His Majesty's ship Apollo, off St. Cataldo, April 24, 1515.
I have the ,honour to acquaint you, that at day-
light this morning we saw a felucca run into St, Ca.
taldo and disembark troops; we immediately landed
thirty marines tinder LieutenantsTothill and Camp-
bell, who, by a steady charge, dislodged them from
,a strong position, made twenty-six prisoners; one
was killed, and a Captain badly wounded, the rest
(thirty soldiers and the vessel's crew armed) under
twq Chefs de Battalion, retreated, throwing away
their muskets 4
Our boats at the same time cleared and brought
out the vessel that was scuttled, although the enemy
supposed themselves too strong for us. As we came
away some cavalry, and al3)ut 150 soldiers, came
from Lecce to assist their friends—the troops belonged
to the Chasseurs d'Orient. We were very fortunate
in effecting this without lost.
[Vice-Admiral Sir Eclo...ard Pellew has transmitted to John W.
Croker, Fog. a letter from Captain Hollis, of his Majesty's ship
Achille, eating that the boa's of that ship and the Milford cap-
tured and destroyed four of the enemy's coasting vessels, on the
F7th of March, elf Comtism.]
PO4ONIAh D frAIUAMENT,

180OrNitithST2227, JULY 29. 1
In addition to the Dispatches from Canada, published fu the
Gazette Eztraord.uary of the 25th instant, a Dispatch, of which
the followirg is a copy, has been rteeived from I.lettenatie•l
• General Sir G. Prevost, by Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's
rrincipal Secretaries of State.
Xlnsmoni Upper Canada, Irma 3, 1813. I,
MY Loan—l have the honour of acquainting your
Lordship, that, on the 27th ult.-the enemy succeeded
in effecting a landing about two miles from Fort
George, under the coyer of the fire of their flotilla
and batteries, with a forte so very far-superior to any
which we could bring against them, that notwith-
standing the most determined and gallant opposition
on the part of his Majesty's troops, under the com-
mand of Colonel Vincent, he was unable to maintain
his positipn nn that frontier, and obliged, after falling
back upon Oueenstown, to retire ' with the whole 'of
-• tiffs army, wlich fie had collected from Chippawa and
Von Erie, to the head of the Lake,'
lly the repprt pf Colonel Vincent, which I have the
• honour herewith to. transmit, your Ifpordship will find
- that this part of the frontier was pot abandoned until
every possible exertion had beep made to retain it,
and until the forts and batteries had been rendered,
at least for a time, an useless acquisition to the enemy,
by their destruction, and that ofthe ammunition which
could not be carried away.
I have great satis4ction in stating to your Lord-
ship, that, not% itllstanding the unequal cont!s which
was so long and so gallantly supported by a handful
of his Majesty'; troops against an overwhelming
force, the army has not been very considaiably weak-
ened by the Jets? they have sustained, and that they
were erfahled to retire Withonionolestationcrom the
enemy to A position at the head of Lake Ontario,
where oloael Vincent will endeavour to make a
stand until I shall have it in my power to reinforce
him, or until circumstances shall oblige bins farther
fall back.
Conceiving that the appearance of the fleet under
Compiodare Sir James ten, off the position occupied
by Colonel Vincent, might give additional conse-
quence to his irPops, I have embarked the remainder
of the fith regiment, consisting of about .200 men,
with tabich, and a supply of clothing, ammunition,
and provisions, the fleet sailed this morning,
The enemy's flotilla were seen yesterday returning
to Sackett'sHarbour, to which place they had, with.
out doubt, been recalled by the attack upon it. IJJ
last !tight ,Cceivcd it Confirmation of this fact from a
fag of trace wlreli had been "sent over with one of
• •etir Wounded officers, from whiny 1 learn, that their
in port, ajw that the whole of the nayal stores
d
•• • •
Ilealt at Sackett's Harbour yore consumed by Are
pII toetkay ofthe attack.'
• I have the honour to be, &c,
(Signed)'GEOßdlL PREVOST,.
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cm... 1 have the honour to inform jour ExCelleney,
that yesterday morping abpip d4break, the enemy
- again opened hi.s batteries upon Furl ileOrge ; the
. fire wit being omtneiftately xtfufpFdp it ccok4 for.
some Lim:, APT it *Jr a% rep 4 combination
of circtimmnees ad to ahe thac on invasion was
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neithir.his means nor.his.mbrmipni .c.ou be num.,
pinto, wail, the mil; -clelifing away at interialsi