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London, England, 1814-05-10 00:00:00

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31102111AY, MAY 9.

Admiralty Office, May 8.
A dispatch was this day received, from Vice• Adm.
Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. addressed to John Wilson
Croker, Fsq. of which the following lea copy.
His Mojetty's Caledonia, heron Mole, A prll 14, 1814 .
Sra,—l have great pleasure in announcing to their
Lordships the surrender of this fortress last night
by capitulation. I have the honour to enclose the
terms.

At the request of Lord William Bentinck, I came
hither with the ships named in the margin*, leaving
theremaituler of the fleet to watch Toulon, tinder
the orders of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard King ; and'
on my arihsi on the morning of the 17th, the bat-
teries had jolt opened their fire, and were warmly
engaged with those which had been opened by the
assailants. I have desired Sir iotias Rowley tb
make a report of that part of the at Valet-which J.
volves upon the naval force eittployed entitle ;mice,
and beg to recommend those Whoui he has pointed
out to their Lo-rdships' ravour ;' but it teineini (or
rile to state) that the manner in which the whole ser-
vice has been conducted by Sir Josias Rowley claims
niy sincere acknowledgments, and their Lordships
vitt, I am sensible, receive it with a just et:HOU/ire-
tion of his uniform zeal and merits.
I have the honour to be, &e..
EDWAIU) PIU.LErt.
John Wil.an Craker, itsq. Stertlary to thi Admiralty. -
• Gardenia, U.liioa, Priro
jcedtWeiei, and Peratiroke.

H ii Majertfe arbel, *Oil 18, 1814.
SIR.-'-I hare the honoor'te inforltt yea, Ibtlif ih
pursuance of my yommunication of the 3let. ult.
from' Leghoyn. from thence on We
7th of April, wit .his,Eacellency Lieut.-General
Lord William Bentinck on board. After v4rioas
tiqopS it Spezia and other
.pirta of the vie inChored olf die
.Ger Of Genoa, thi'ilth. 14 tionOura,bla Cap-
tain Dandas had, with the Edinbarkh, RainbOvi,
and some of thellOtilla, dUringiny ibience,'co-ope-
rateJ with the idiance of the Irmy his usual

activity and seal. •
• On the 13th, dee transports'havkg grated from
Sicily, the 00°0 *ere immediately landed, and the
ships and gen-Wats moved on in adduce with the

army.
On the 17th, every preparation being made f
'the attack, at day-light the army moved forwards
drive the enemy from their positions, without 4he
town of Genoa. The gun and mortar vessels, with
the ships' boats, armed with carronades, were ad-•I
iranced along the. sea line to attack the batterieil
the greater part of the Marines, under the command
of Captain" Rea, Rept Marines, were also em-
barked in the transports' boats, ready to land aaoc.
vasion might require. As soon as the troops td-
lanced, the• whole. of the •guo-vessels and boats
owned their,fire with sweltWifect,/that en the landing
of the seamen and marines, and pieptitieg to sterol,
the enemy deserted their batteries, and the whole of
the sea line without the walls, which were instantly
taken possession of, awl soon turned on tie place-;
by this means drawing off a considerable portion of
the enemy's fire. The arrival of the Caledonia -af-
forded you, Sir, an opportunity• of witnessing the
remaining operations, and the aPiritedlie whicra was
kept up at the battery, under the directions ot
Lieutenants Bazalgette and White, against a, very
superior one of the' enemy, by which I regigt to
state, that Lieutenant Bewick; of the 'Pylades, au
Officer of much promise, was killed.
My warmest thanks are due to the *hble of the
Captains, Officers, st-amen, and marines, which
had the honour to have placed under my' orders, for
their zealous and active co.operatibn while under my.
command. I was particularly indebted 'to Captain
Brace, -for his able assistance; he wee-se good as to
direct the advance of the boats awd gnu- essels.~
Captains Dundas and Hamilton had, as usual, been
most assiduous in forwarding the operations of • the
troops ; and my thanks are due to Captains -Power
and Wemyss, for their ready assistance. Captalu
Flirt had volunteered to head a party of seamen,
which were landed with scaling-ladders, to storm
one of the hill forts, bad it been accessary. Captain
Thompson, in the Aboukir, who, assisted by the
ships and vessels as per margin*, blockaded the fort,
conducted with much effect a false attack to the west-
ward of the town, which drew off a considerable
'limber of the enemy's troops. I have again occa-
si(.ll to notice the good conduct of the Sicilian flotilla,
which were well led by Lieutenant Pengally. I beg I
th:tt I may .be permitted to bring to ybur notice
Lieutenant "Altelgette, senior of ;this ship, whose
services' I haitt long.' had reason to ipPredate. The
'active °Aces; -Lkeuteennt Mapfetbnl Or the Vitt+
tarn serry to say, has been Wounded, while
'on service with tbeartny. 'I am ipdehteil to Lieute-
-sioot Bailey, ,ptincipil agent.* the transports, for
the tell and ability with, tibia% he-has sceedacted flits
service of that department.
I beg leave to enclose a return of killed and
wounded of the ships and vessels of the acettadrob.
have the honour tio'be
(anened) re's: libiftEir.
Vice-A droiral Sir tafrrard Pine*. Bart.
Colinuin..er in Chief, &c.
•

• Aboukir, Ilphigenia, Patient, Swailow,"Cephstds.• '

Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of lleamen and. Ma-
rines employed in an Attack on Genoa, April 17.
America.
Woovnity—lt.dsvard M'Permntt, ortliaary seaman*, danger-
s:m.lh ; Jan Vance:mom, able seaman, badly; John Cartledge,
private marioe, slightly.
Berw;rk.

KILLED—WiniaM Ming, able seaman.
11issixo—,1e-in Campbell, Madman-, supposed to have faken
from thr rot.U.s. .
Nif °exam—John "Cook (11, private Marine, severely.
l'ylades.
KILLED—Mr. John Bewick, Lieutenant.
lidinbargh.
Watixonci—Mr. David Mapleton, Lieutenant; Gilbert Coll
Lice, able seaman. .
Curacoa.
Wuctsinca—.Patriek Doyle, able seaman.
Voinbow.
.. ..
Woe ti nr.e—Yobn Quail, captain of the foretop, 'twat!
total--4 kilted, 8 wounded, 1 missing.
. .(Signed) JOS. ROWLEY, Captain.
X. B. Two wonntlair is Sicilian gun-boats, not included.
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