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than abandoe one wounded man: Tam :It agreat lose the Guerillas were toilette arrived at seven o'clock
how to provide for means of transporting them, as and-there was no appearance of them at eight, Cap-
there are npne in this part of the country. . lain Hamilton volunteered to return to Nersa in his
God preserve your Eicellency many years, gig, to learn if any thing had occurred to prevent
Faasteisco Vateraleacia, t_ ear moving forward ; and at four in die morning
.To do Mon Excellent Senor the Governor of Gibraltar. ' he returned and informed me that a reinforcement
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JULY 4. which they expected had ndt arriveCand that they
Admiral Lord Keith has transmitted to John Wil- waited for them before they could advance.
At
son Croker, Esq. a letter from Captain Sir Home seven o'clock the enemy again opened his fire.
Popham, dated on board his Majesty's sfiip Vene- havingduringthenight monnted ahowitzer in a breach
rable, off Lequitio, the 21st of last month, giving made in the covered way to the castle; but by ten
o'clock he was again silenced, and driven with great
an account of an attack made upon the French troops
loss into the town, where they fortified themselves in
in possession of that place by the Spanish Guerillas,
aided by Sir Home, and the officers and men of his
the church and houses. Desirous of sparing the un-
Mesty's ships under his orders. fortunate inhabitants whom the French had thus
ajhe enemy had possession of' a hill fort cont.
cruelly exposed, I ceased firing ; and having destroy.
manding the town, calculated to resist any body of
T
ed a privateer which lay at anchor under the castle
I at two o'clock weighed and ran doers) to Nersa, for
infantry ; and also two hundred men posted in a
fortified convent within the town, the walls of which the purpose of concerting plans with the Guerillas.
were impervious to any thing less than an eighteen —On my arrival I had the satisfaction to meet a
pounder.
division of Ballasteros's Guerillas, commanded by
Colonel Febrien, an office.r of the hues; patriotism,
The convent Might have been destroyed by the
w
ships; but as the town would have materially suffer-
ho, partaking of all the zeal of his General, imme-
ed, and as the guns of the Venerable made no visible diately put himself and troops at my disposal. The
roads through the mountains being very tedious, and
impression on the fert, it was determined to erect a
as no time was .to be lost, I resolved to take the in-
battery on a hill opposite to the latter, which the
enemy considered as quite inaccessible to cannon, and fantry, consisting of about two hundred, on board ;
in that confidence rested his security. and I ordered the cavalry to move forward through
A gun was accordingly landed in the forenoon of the mountains immediately, and take a posidon in the
, rear of the enemy, whilst the infantry, with all the
the 20th (chiefly by the exertions of Lieut. Groves,
of the Venerable), notwithstanding the sea was break-
small-armed men and marines, were to land on his
flanks. lam sorry that the delay of a calm gave the
in with such violence against the rocks at the foot
enemy time to learn our combined =velment, as he
of the hill, that it was doubtful whether a boat could
get near enough fur that purpose. It was then hove .instantlY fled with great precipitation, and joining a
corps of 200 at Montril, within four miles of Alma-
up a short distance by a moveable capstan ; but this
was found so tedious, that men and bullocks were necar, he retreated upon Grenada.
sent for to draw it ; and it was at length dragged As soon as I arrived at my anchorage I sent Lieu-
to the summit of the hill by 86 pair of bullocks,
tenant Spilsbury and a Guerilla Officer to hoist the
respective flags on thocastle, and immediately began
400 Guerillas, and 100 seamen, headed by the Hon.
Captain Bouverie. It was immediately mounted, to demolish the works, which are exceedingly strong,
and fired its first shot at four in the afternoon. as it is built on a peninsula of high rock, warped all
round the sea hue, and a wall thirty feet high. At
The gun was so admirably served, that at sun-set
a practicable breach was made in the wall of the the land side the rock is excavated nearly 30 feet
fort, and the Guerillas volunteered to storm it.—
deep and 60 wide, with a narrow drawbridge, which
The first party was repulsed, but the second gained
is the only entrance into the castle. I intend to fill
possession without any considerable loss : several of up as much of the ditch as possible by springing
,
the enemy escaped on the opposite side, and got into '
mines under each bastion. I found in the castle two
the convent. brass24-pounders, six iron 18-pounders, a six.poon-
In the course of the evening the sea abated a little der and howitzer, which were spiked by the enemy.
and a landing upon the island of St. Nicholas was'
He has left a number of deserters, principally Ger-
g
effected, though with some difficulty, by Lieutenant mans and Flemish s, who inform me that they were
the whole of the foreigners in this battalion of the
O'Reilly,- of the Surveillante ; marines were also
landed from that ship, the Medusa, and Rhin, with 32d regiment ; they likewise inform me that they
a carronade from each ship ; and Captain Malcolm have long looked for an opportunity to desert, as
they were dragged from their families and forced
took the command of the island during the night,
into the French service :one of them has been eight
whilst Captain Sir George Collier was in the Venera-
ble's battery on the hill. years from his country. The enemy's loss was eel
At dawn of the 21st, a 24-pounder was brought severe, but cannot be ascertained, as the wounded
to the east-side of the town, within two hundred yards were carried off in waggons.
of the convent, and another was in the act of being I feel greatly indebted to Captain Hamilton for
fended upon St. Nicholas to bombard it, when the the able assistance he rendered me, and the judicious
Lieu. ,
Trench Commandant Gilliet, Chef de Battalion, beat
position he anchored his ships in; likewise to
tenant French, of the Basilisk, who opened and sup-1
A parley, and surrendered with the remainder of his
ported a warm and well-directed fire upon the enemy,
party, consisting of two hunched and ninety men of
the 119th regiment. while the ships were heaving in their springs to bring
The enemy's loss had not been ascertained, but it their broadsides to bear. •
was supposed to be considerable, as the Guerillas, lam happy to inform you that we have had no
loss, except the Termagant one man wounded, and
who were better posted and fired with more celerity,
the Basilisk one slightly. The privateer was one of
bad 56 men killed or wounded. Not a man was
Barbastro's small vessels, armed with two guns, and
hurt in his Majesty's squadron, either by the surf or
the enemy. .'SO or 40 men. I cannot conclude without informing
you that the officers and mea wounded so recently
There were two 18-pounders mounted on the fort,
at Malaga came to their quarters. Lieutenant Spits-
and three small guns in the barracks ;the latter, with
wound is still open, and Mr. Bell, the
the muskets, were given to the Guerillas, who were bury'
also supplied with every description of milisarY stores booswain, who lost • his arm, did not spare them-
of which they stood iii need. The guns in the fort ear a.—l have the ht nour to be, &c.
were rendered useless, the fort destroyed, and the (Signed) THOMAS L'SUEIt.
convent blown up. CARLTON HOUSE, JULY I.
Sir Home Popham commends in high terms the The Prince of wain au been plowed to appoLut Joseph Jekyll,
cunduct'of all the officers and men employed on this Erg. of the hoer Temple, one of his Majesty's Counsel tesefted
occasion ; and expresses his sense of the assistance ren- la the lepwrkm,' to bea whis„im"timel itlibmelids, b,,,:e,,iii,m&Atteene,Z amnii,,Geslerel*
dered by Sir Howard Douglas and General Cerro!, sae,- —heel,- by Majesty's------
efdeetgo4teu-e; Law- to-1,;14.84".241,1'
who had embarked in the Venerable, and volunteered Higagmea Slilkitor-Gesoeral. t
their services wherever they could be employed. MILITAILY PIkOMOTKINS. . •
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JULY 4, 1812. Col gigiggiong gillligd by the Lord Lieutasant si the
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew has transmitted ' -Vaanty of Kent.
to John Wilson Croker, Esq. two letters, addressed libehheath Itighmtwi Local PA,lkie—Adietede Thaw& Art.
to him by Captains Campbell and Titoism, of his kr to he atiodosagleenet. Detail Julie Ss, 31112.
I Majesty's ships Leviathan and Undaunted; the for. 1311441 P Hill Thor of i" "arl(taukr-rileill Mar"', GuaLi
mer giving an account of an attack made on the to be Foetid, vice Taylor, redwood. Dated hoe rt, ISM 1
29th I Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
of April last by the boats of the Leviathan, under County and County and City of Gloucester, and '
the directions t.f of Lieut. Dobbs, on a French privateer the County and City of Bristol.
and several merchant vessels at Agay ; four of the cirkiyal
Braristoviey. Et+ to be Dewy Lii.,„,.„„. J.,16.1812.
latter were brought out, and the privateer, a brig of Volunteer lafantry—Lieuteamt Isaac Leech to he
14 guns and 80 men, was taken possession of ; but 1. Quarter hinter. vice Cave, rudined I Ensign William Waldo
bay lag been hauled on shore she could not be got off, . to be Lieutenant, vice Heaven, resigned. March 28, ISIS
Eseige Robert Greethead to be Lieutenaet, sloe Leech, sneak.
and being set on fire it was afterwards extinguished i ed Slimier. Dared April 10, 111111.
by the enemy : the vessel was carried without any John Gine. to be Lublin, vice Wawa, promoted. Da•
loss on our pair, bait during the endeavours made to led IN, sei I.
bring her off, two men were killed and four wounded .41:1WhoGullt,1812.1° be ditto, else °meths", promoted. Di'
by the enemy's fire from the shore. Commission in the North Hants Regiment of Mili-,
day on a French convoy, near the month of the
The latter reporting an- attack made on the same tifa, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
a
. Rhone, by the boats of the Undaunted, Volontaire, z !len Alema s.
Frazer to be Lieutenant, vice Feeder, resigned.
end Blossom, under the directions of Lieutenant Ea- Dated May 25, 1812.
gar, of the first ship ; of twenty-six vessels composing Cheshire—Congkton Local Militia.
the convoy, seven were brought out. 12 burnt, and • Adjutant John Matehitt to be Captain, by Brevet. Dared,
two left stranded on the beach—a national schonner may.96* 1812.
.Infirtry ot the kart of Chestses‘rolonteer Leghte—Er2s-Theitl
of four 18-pounders 74 men was amongst the vessels
raoken,to be Lietosloganuo vice Holltmd, prompted;
burnt. This service was performed without any loss, gut
the boats being ably protected by Captain Stewart, I June rs, tats. Ensign,
vice Drake, "111118114. "4
in the Blossom sloop. . County. of Lincoln.
`Copy of a Lptter from Captain Usher,
Robert Cracrolt, Esq. to be Depety Lieutenant. June 10 1111 t.
Hyacinth, addressed to Commodore Pe of his Majesty's Ship
nrose, at Gibraltar Stamford iteSime" of Local Militia—Peter "'wen and
transmitted by she latter to John VI goon Cruker, Esq. Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated May go, Iglit.
klio Majesty's Ship Hyacinth, cif Almanac r, May 27. County of Derby. .
Derbyshire Regiment of Migtia—Lieuttnant-01blid Mild.
SIR—I had the honour to inform you, in my letter to be Colone, I, rice Colonel Wm. mod;
of the 20th inst. that the Termagant had destroyed Robert i e
the castle a; Nersa, and that the Guerillas came down Halton ; and Capra:Merl heotnas artalaßilibeato he , ,glRe ' MII-1
from the mountains and entered the town ; I have Dared hula 10,1111
now to acqintipt you that I went op shore with Cap- ' Brdsualtilment a "'ail
oced.Milida-4=Wddlitehme tit 00,10:
fain Hamilton, soleade
r, liorth 12 YorWe. -7
who informed me that the French had tetreatdd to tst ye ,et "(Sorth Tod:I ofrmo' 14111111e-neas liillime
Alrnunecar, seven tulles to the p.tstward, and that i God tzleimiestirirklaweke,Oaeo- •••• 1-- -'- ' 'lgoe 0 tiler
they had three hundred men there; and consideroM 1 DI" _ . _ Wl'. .
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himself strong enough to attack them, he prop
marching upon it withoet loss of time, As I was de-
sirous to render the Guerillas every assistance in my
power, I premised him to anchor the ships in a posi-
tion to place the enemy between our Ore, which gave
'him great satisfaction, and his men great con, dente.
I accordingly bore up at four o'clock the fullowlog
evening (2001 instant) with his Majesty's ships as per
margin', and anchored at point.blault range before the
gestic, which we silenced in less than an hour, As
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thethitbe, liding. victualler, Ileabf Sad &Wean, July 11,1(
anAugust 15, at eleven. at Gundbill. Attorney, Ur. Risi;
rwleh-emert, Gray's-inn.
hence Howell. of Dartmouth, Devenehlre, presort, derisr td
chi July 7,8. and August 15, at twelve, st the Ghee be.
Newton Dnthel. Attornies. Mr. John Bridgman, DanakeeC
or Mews. Meseaird and Murray, Temple, London. ' •
Edward Worley, of Brocklsam, neat Dorking, Surrey, dohs gm
chaptuan, July 11, la, at twelve,_ and August IS, at duegio,
Sourberark
Guildhall, London. .Attarnero Mr. Lees 1 hrre•ertnniiitare,
Haliy Benson blanket', of Manin's-lane,Canoodetrest,Lsoas.
sugar-rennet, dealer and chapniain, July i 1 , Augmt 1, sod
at twelve, at Guildhall. Anomie*, Messrs. Collins and Wile.
Spit tore.
William Godrick of Daventry. NorthangtorsLire. %Owls*,
chant, dialer Ind ChapPleit. hilt 11, iu, aGii August IS, a
twelve m Gulldbells Luisa Ancients., Meads. Hillyaliggse
King, Cepthall-cenut, Thgaplart Tier. London.
William Desk, of Li Merebent, broker, dealer WWI,
man, Jolly SI, 42, BRISK 15, atone, at ti.eGlobsTeink
Llveipa4 Anomie% Mt. Prat, Liverpool ; or hint,
Illackstsik dad Bear" Temple, Landon.
llid min Nelsen, of Malawster, victualler, dealer and
July 15, 17, at elevate and August IS. at twit at the
water Arms, Manchester. Atomics, Mr. Cuakeediagida.
ter i or Messrs. Tarrant, Clarke, and Richards, Clem*
lane, London.
Robert Peppin, of Dulverton, Semersersldre, sheakeepadd,
8, 9. at the Red Lion Inn, ulverton,D unit Mom IS, is
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Three Tuns lun, Tiverton, at eleven. Adernies, Mr. lims
No. U, Upper Gidldford- street, ltusselidtpare. Ledo;
Mr. Leigh, Dulverton.
lanais Boman, now or Late of Sweigart. Meddle, eetteb
nes, dealer and charisma, July 17, at ave. Jody la, kik&
and August 15, at three, at the Macelesfidd Arm boil;
. deshid. Anomie., Mr. Philip Hurd, Temple, Leak; it
Mr. Wright, Macclesfield.
Thome Jones, of North Shields, Northemilierisad, greeeNdin .
and cheicasan, July 8, 27, and August 15, at skes. atria
Oesrye avers, Dockwray-square. North Welds. Among%
Mr. Henry Settee, Bell-court, Watloruek, Londe; et Mr.
' Itiabard Parker, North Shields.
TWO. Darby, of New Sarum, Wilts, thaen-Jcper. debt Id
Ils, 94, and August 15, at twelve,* deem
• !rte BriatoL Anomie", Mr. Wien lam
Clolhos bind ; or Mein. is duns, James, and Mien lbw
. ink Loadens
Daniel Wrightoo, of Birmingham, printer and bfeekediee, Mt,.
at ten, July 1, and August 15, at twelve, et We Swett Tots,
in the Square, Birmingham. Anomie", Mr. Thomas lid
rArodnitbatu ; or Mr. Nicholls, Grayinina-scuare, Leila
Wallant Nightingale, of Manchester, agewfacterer, iiihr sil
chapmanduly al, 22, and August 15, at eleven, at task
'1 avern, Manchester. Monica, Messes. Foulkes sed Ow
well, jsanchester ; or Messrs. Langan and Becket, web .
Ina. London.
Stephen Yuen, late of Grange-road, Surrey, bet sew a
in the King's q. etch Primal, drug-grinder,
turer, deafer and chapman. July 11, 14, end Aquae 14
twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pears% hibermine,:
Flee-street.
David Maitland, late of Sherboraedane, bat mow al trust*
ton, wine-merchant, July 14, at ten, at GAUL
DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL ~
July 48. N. Ree, Birmingham, confectioner, at twella. idg
• Sol. Wm.Woodmau, Bartholomew-Close, dnergrinder,adeya,
July 28. G. Conon Upper Doresvetreet, Marphrispes.lells
der, at tees. July 11.11:D. Troup, Cloodman'elard, sex the Mir•
ries, dealer and chapir.an. July 5.5, John Plowman, lade"'
builder, at one. July U. Wes. Mitchell, Teriarbuslhesogia.
factorou eleven. Mr U. A. Harvey, late of Highkorlin 1
941, ni Unmake, ,at ten. July 25. &genial% L
;spec. and. W. Blim,b lie, erarebonseesso, at sew J;l4
W. Miles, Othrti.sense‘werebessemao, at cos. Jhly akin.
Kirke, Little Towie4lll, end Greet Prescott -street, rather,
chant, at one. 3 n'y 7. John Batley, Otathom, rapaeadfir, sten.
July itit. -Wm. Woolcot, Wauilswortb-raad, Lambed', bathe,
and carpenter, dealer and cbaprnau, at ten.
DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY. 1
July 91. Joseph Bell, late of Cantor, Alumina**. elletrold
draper, at eleven, at the Talbot, Caistor. July SI. S. T. Witt,
Caistor, scrivener, at eleven, at the Talbot, Collor.
CEItIIFICATES, Jute 45.
P. Proctor, Bush-lane, Cannon-rrett, ship-bra*. E Sink
late of Messina, Sicily, but now of Yee -tercet, (Iskidota4,
merchant. Wm. Foutner, Hercules Buildings, Lasts*
writer. T. P. Adams, Abchurch-lane, late et Madsen, .
M; Parker, Ripon, York shire, shopl= 'V. Bull,
Subsea, shopkeeper. G. Fprague,T Devon,
W. Powell, Castle-court, iiirchin-lans. Illiesiar. C-
late of Messina, but no,: tof A
treerebant. R. Fell, of Holloway, Mi mi
R. Friday the younger, or [stewards, des3
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dealer. • It. Rdgers, Clare-court, Drur94llllllll
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FkENCH PAPERS.
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PARIS, JUNE se,
Since the King of Rome hats been weaned, WeSP
'Jolty has continued to enjoy excellent health. It.
enjoys the exercise of a walk every day in the PA'
at St. Cloud and its environs.
Merchants and shippers who may wishful
may, w when they have a title to obtain them,
themselves directly to the Department of Traci
be assured that their demands (if they be not
trary to the intentions of the Emperor) will tic
out delay submitted to his Majesty. tray.
means are as opposite to their interests aslej
the administration.
June. 28—By a Decree issued at Konigsberg,
June 15, his Majesty has appointed Count
President of the Senate for the space of a year.:
Excellency the Duke of Coeneeiano set ant foal,
city of Knit; on the 24th. His Excellency NEE
the Prince of Edit is at present taking the vaten4
Emu amines, in the Propel.
BERLIN, JUNE 16,
Marshal the Duke. at Taranto, Ms, it is said,
-command in chief of the Prsusian corps, aide
command of General de Grawent. His Isedill
passed the 6th at 4onigsberg, and that:toot nth
Mensel.
SABLES. JUNE 15.
An arrete has been issued by the Maritime 111
at Rochelosl, p.roNbiting, except in cases
MM'
necessity, courting vessels and brats from
this .port half An hoar before tun-rule, odd &IWO
lug it half an hour after tun-sat.
GENOA, JUNE it
On Monday last was bursa, is the op* At
vederde, the English merchandise !clash ostif
amounting in value to about AMMO. 4.
1101.1RDEAVI., NNE
The whets harvest has eamsentat %lAN
ifttedcc• Rye is now MAO% diko
tog departmusts ; and in several cositianalha
has aka 47 bow caosiorsod into will. Afteld
vi slants% lidkirred by the stottfaisurobko
ban swelled bread-corn of "Mg &OW°
given (Ulan assurance of hiliffittatilill4
any that we kayo bad for a keg
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