The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-31
| ' oLUME 8.

undaunted frmnef of the grenaders under lieut. co.
lionel o Callaghan, and of the eth regiment under
| lieutenant colonel Smith. The cavalry, fucceivey
repelied from, before their front, made an effort t.,
turn their left when leutunant colonel Rois who had
that morning landed from Meilna with the goth re-
gment, and was coming up to the army during the
action, having obferved the movement. threw his re.
giment opPortunely into fmall upon their
hank, and by heavy aud well directed fire, entirely
| difcoseerted this attempt.
| This was the lat feeble Gruggle OF the enemy,
who now, aifonihed and difmayed by the intrepdity
with which they were aaied, began precipta,elv to
retire, leaving the field covered with carnage Above
700 bodies of their dead have been buried upon the
ground The wounded and prilouers already in our
hands (amoDg which are general Compere, and an
aidde-camp, the lieutenant oone of the Svsfs repi-
ment. and long lit of officers of different rank) "a
mount to above 1000. There are ALTO above loco
men left in Monteleone and the different pots be-
tween this and Reggie, who have notify notified
their readineis to iurrender, whenever Brth force
mall be Tent to receive their ubnon, and to protect
them from the fury of the people, The pealantry
are hourly bringing in ugitives, who dfperfed
IN the woods and mountains after the battle In hort
never has the pride of prefumptuous enemy beer,
more ieverely humbled, the uperiority of Britl
troops more gloriou1y proved than in the eyent oe
| this memorable day.
| His majefy may, perhaps, fti ieign to appfecia.s
more highly the achievements of this little army.
"hen 1t is known that the iecond diyion which the
enemy We're iaid to be expecting had ell joined then,
the night before the action; no aatensn, thar 7
have heard of their numbers places Them AZ lei, cal
eulaton than 1000 men. Our victorious infantry
continued the puriut of the routed enemy 70 long a,
they were able; but the latter dperied in every
direction, S we were under the necety of preierv.n
our order, the trial of ipeed became unequal.
The total lois ocealioned to the enemy by this con-
iict cannot be efs than 1000 men. When ! oppoG.
to the above imall comparative ofs as underneath
detailed, his majefy will, hope, difcern in the faet
tie happy effects OF that etabliihed difciplne to
which we owe the triumphs by which our army has
been lately 70 highly difinguifhed.
am now beginning my march fouthward pre-
Paratory to my return to Sicily, for which aatcn
mali re-embark with the army, as loon as his S;c;ian
maefty fhall have arranged difpolition of his ovy,
forces to lecture thoie advantages which have been
gained by the preient expedition. There fedon, has
happened an action in which the zeal and 2erfonal
eXertions OF individuals were 70 innerionnr all!
as tne Preient; feldom an location where general
mad ialrer opportunity Of obferviug them The re-
neral officers, & thoie who commanded regiments will
leei itroger eit of their merits in the circumlan
ces 'hat nave been detailed of their conduct than in
any enlogium could prefume to pats upon them.
Inc 3oth, and Watervle'5 regiment, commanded
oy Lieutenant colonies Iohnion and WateryiIle wbie,,
formed the reierve under colonel Ofwald, were ably
directed Ill their application that eiiental duty.
ne Judgement and effect with which our artillery
was directed by ma or Lemone, was in our deartb Of
cavalry OF mott eifentia ule ; and have pleafure
IN reporting the effective fervice5 of that valuable 81
dtnguiihed corps.
To the fevera departments in the army every ar
encouragement is due /; but to no other officer ami
pound to expreis them 70 fully, on my part, as 70
lieut.. col Bunbury, the deputy quarter-maiter gene.
raj to whole zeal and activity, and able arrangement,
IN the important branch of fervice which he direa
the army, well as nlyfef are under ever, 49,,
obligation.
From captain Tomlin, the acting head of the ad;u.
tant generals department, and from the officers of
my own family, have received much aSaive aCr-
tauee Among the latter am to mention lieut coI
Moore OF the 23rd light dragons, who being in ST.
Tor ms health at the time of our departure foc-
tea PermIiion to accompany me on this exped;t;on.
he was wounded in the execution off order,
from the medical Department, under the direai
on OF Mr. Grieves, the deputy infpeaor, / am 70 ar
knowledge much profelliona attention the more &,
as their abors have been greatly accumulated bv the
"u'nDer oi wounded priioners, who have become. e
quaiiy with our own, the fubje& of their care The
icene OF action too far from the iea IN ep,bI ne
10 oerlve any direct co operation from the navv b.
ADMIRAL Sir Sidney Smith, who had arrived in The has,
IN the evening before the aGfon had direefe C,eb
uhPonuon OF ihiPs and gun boats as would have
greatly favored us,had events obliged us to retire
ne iolitude, however of every parr of the nav, t
be OF uie TO us, the promptitude with which ,b.
eahen hattened on ihore with fupples their anr
ety to aihtt our wounded, and the tenderhe1s v;tb
whieh they treated them, would have been an affsa
ing circumstances to oblervers even the MOI pd;fr.
rent. To me it was particularly TO- Capt. Fellowe.
OF II. MS ihip Apollo, has been fpecially attached
to this expedition by the rear Admiral and in eve
ry eircumitance Of profeiona fervice ber leave IN
mention our grateful obligations to this Officer, 4,
well as to captains Cocket and Walton, aVent, rs
traniports, who acted under his orders.-Cantsin
Bnkeley, my ad-de-camp who will have the honor
oiipreienting this letter to you, has attended me
throughout the whole of the fervices in the N1edter
Tanean and will therefore be able to give YOU every
additional information the fubiea of nv prefer,
eommuncaton.-i have the honor to be, &c.
]. STUART, Maj Gen.
Return 2tfbe Killed and amounted oft5. BriiG
troops.
One officer, ierjeants, III rank and file killed.
) officers, ieresnts, drummers, 26I rank ana
file wounded. VIA
September 8.
RJHfai Of he Emperor HiexanSsr TO ratifg M
rear qyHb Fraaee-RnJsver Ent afr to To,d
Lnnderdas'S Mlbatcbs5-o6cratia1g in GAIA.
6ria-- Preparations Of PraITa.
Intelligence pours upon us from all Quarters.
Dutch papers arrived Ian night TO the sin ult.--
Paris to the ID ina.--the Hamburger mails rs
Sunday and Wednefday--and Sicilian o,nc,stn.