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- Nes the LONDON GAZE7TE, April 13. •

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Downing-street, April 12.
A dispatch, dated Heligoland, April 'l, of which
t'n following is an extract, was last night received at
E ' Bathurst's Office, addressed to his Lordship :I
Li. atenant-Governor Hamilton
have the honour to lay before your 'Lordship a
dispatch. forwarded to me by Major lientzingeri
entire.) in; intelligence of very great importance ay
this time, respecting a deCisive victory obtained over'
a considerable French force, commanded by Gen.
:Amend.
The engagement took place in the town of Lune-
burg. The French General lost his life, and twelve
pieces of cannon were taken ; not a man escaped.
ra %CT OF A LETTER. IMO* GIiNERAL THE •RARON
rtrrEMßOß‘t TO !CVOS ItIIFFZINGER) D.tTED SIAM
11011, APRIL 4, 1813:-
4' l hasten to announce to you the signal victory
which our troops have gained upon the 2d of April,
over the corps of .Gen. Morand, who had possessed'
himself of the town of Luneburg.
64 General blorand, with 3,500 men, had marched
from Tostedt to Luneburg. tMv 'Cossacks followed
his movements ; and I gave information of them to
General Dernberg, who, in conjunction with Gen:
Tschernicheff 's corps, had passed the Elbe at Lent:.
zen. I'he two Generals advanced' by forced marches
to Luneburg, and arrived there just as my Cossacks ;
were engaged with the enemy. The gates were;
forced with the bayonet • and a sanguinary conflict i
ensued in the streettof the town. The victory was ;
soon decided in our favour ; all who were not killed;
or already made prisoners, laid down their arms. Not
a single person escaped of the whole corps.. Three :
pair of colours, and 12 pieces of cannon, fell into
our hands."

Admiral[ OJke, April 13.
Estract of a Letter from Vice-Adosiral Sir Edward Pellew,
Mal. Commander in Chief of his Mojestfsohips and resins
i the Mediterrnionm, to John Wilson Crnker, dated
tn board :he Caledonia, Port Mahan, March 7, 1813.

I have the honour to inclose he copy of a letter
from Lquil Wm. Bentinck, inclosing. the narrative of
a s.ry gallant affair on the coast of. Calabria, under
tlirwtion of Captain Hall,. commanding the Ski-
l:al flotilla, which you will please to lay before their
Lords:dps.
Puiermw, Feb. '23. ISM
Sin, —I have the satisfaction to transmit to you
the copy of a report on a very brilliant and gallant
enterprise on the coast of Calabria, which reflects
great honour on Brigadier“ TEM, commanding the
flotilla, and Major Stewart, of the 75th regiment,
as also on the whole of the Officers am', men em-
ployed under their orders.
I am sorry to add, that the service has to regret
the loss of Major Stewart, of the 75th regiment, a
very gallant and deserving Officer.--I have, &c.

(Shoed) W. C. BENTINCE,.Lieut.-lica.
Sir Edward Pellew, Ban. &c.

Messina, Feb. 16, 1613.
LORD,--I have the honour to inform your
Lir& \tip; that since the attack of the 21st of July,
the enemy had thrown up new works at Pietra Nera,
cud felt such confidence in their protection, that a
epevoy of fifty sail of armed vessels had assembled
within stew days to transport to Naples timber and
other Government property. Conceiving it neces-
sary to destroy this confidence, I submitted a pro-
posal). having gained your Lordship's sanction,
I proceeded ot. the night of the 14th with two divi-
sions of the flotilla, and four companies of the 75th,
under the command of Major Stewart. Light and
contrary winds prevented the boats arriving until
nearly da).light, when about 150 mew; with an
auxiliary party of seamen, under the command of
Lieut. Butte, were, landed; and Major. Stewart,
without waiting the arrival of the rest, pushed up
immediately to the height, which we had previously
concerted to occupy, and which a complete battalion,•
with two troops of cavalry, and two pieces of artillery,
were preparet! to dispute. Aware of the enemy, hav-
ing cavalry, I landed a detachment of the rocket
corps, under the direction of Corporal Bareabach, the
. fire of which threw the enemy into confusion,
and facilitated the approach .of our troops., .which
charged the sleight in a most deteititil4d nay., The
enemy, however,. did not abandon it until the Cut-
Commandant Roche, and most of his officers. were
killed or made prisoners, and the height was literally
covered with their dead. The division of the flo-
tilla under Captain Imbert had now commenced a
• most destructive cannonade on the batteries, which
• held out with such obstinacy, that I was. othiged to
crder them to be successively stormed. This ser-
vice was performed by Lieut. Le.Huate, with a party
of seamen, in a very gallant style. At eight o'clock
every thing wal in our possession, the most valuable
of the enemy's vessels and timber launched,. and the
test on fire. Upwards of 150 of the enemy killed
and wounded ; 163 prisoners, amongst whom is the
Colonel of the regiment, three of his Captains, two
Captains of cavalry and one of•artillery, with his
two guns (6 poutters), afford theltest proofs of the
manner iii which both services did their works -very
few cf the enemy's cavalry escaped. • •
The determined manner in which Major Stewart
led his men to the attack.of the enemy's position, did
him infinite honour; and the army will shame-my
regret at the loss of this brave Officers :aehn fell by a
musket shot, while with me pushing off froM the
..:I.ore, after the troops were embarked. lieutenant
Campbell, of the 75th, who commanded the ad-
vanced, was particularly and generally. noticed. I
cannot sufficiently express my admiration of the very.
exemplary conduct of Lieutenant Le Hunte, who
was the observation of sailors and soldiers.

Colonel Itob:iison superintended the debarkation,
and was very active. The arrnyllotilla.officer, Dou
Luigi Muallo, is always distinguished on these cc-,
casions: Captain Imbed, of the Neapolitan navyc
placed. his division of gun-boats hi a manner that did,
him much credit.. I solicit your Lordship's-recom-
mendation of this Officer, with Don fieseliiiino.Pa..•,
tella and ()on Pietri Trapani, to the notice of his
lighness the Hereditary Prince. I have .the
'o annex a list of our killed and wounded on..
asion, which your Lordship will observe is
,Iling, compared with the enormous loss of
enemy. This of itself speaks more for the dis-
- of the VAN than any mane= which; as an

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