Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-11-01


have mostly notiiicd their readiness to sur
render, whenever Il British force shall be
sent 20 receive their submission, and TO pro-
tect them from the fury of the people The
peasantry are hourly bringing in fugitives,
2who were disperse1in the woods und noun
'tains after the battle. In short, never has
the pride Of our presumptuous enemy been
more severely humblcd, nor the superiority
OF British troops more gloriously proved
than in the events of dis memorable day.
His majesty may, perhaps, still tieign Co
appreciate more highly the achievements
of this little army, when it is known that
the second division which the enemy were
said to be expecting had all Joined them
the night before the action; no statement
Sthat have heard Of their numbers places
them at a less calculation than 1000 men,
Oar victorious infantry continued the pur-
'sdlt or the routed enemy SO long as they
were abe; but as the latter Dispersed in
every direction, aud we were under the nc
Cessity Of preserving ou, order, the trial of
speed became unequal.
The tota! loss occasoned to the enemy
BY this conflict cannot be less than 4OoOmcn.
Whenl oppose to the above our small COM
parative loss as underneath detailed, hi. ma
Jesty viii, I hope, discern IN the fact the
happy effects of that established discipline
to which we owe the triumphs by which
our army has been lately SO highly distin-
guished.
lam now beginning my march southwark,
preparatory to my return to Sicily, for
which station shall re-embark with the
army, as soon rs his Sicilian majesty shall
have arranged a disposition of his own for
ces to secure those advantages which. have
been gained by the present expedition
There seldom has happened an action in
which The zeal and personal exertions
OF individuals were so imperiouslv cal
led for rs the present seldom an occasi-
on where general had A fairer ol,portuni
ty OF observing them. The general officers,
and those who commanded regiments, will
feel stronger test of their merits in the
circumstances that have been detailed of
their Conduct, than in any clogium | could
presume toPass upon them.
Ihe 5Sth, and Wattervil!e's REGIMENT,
commanded by lieutenant colonels johnson
and Vatterville, which formed the reserve
under coone Oswald, were ably directed
an their application TO that essential duty.
1hejudgment and effect with which our ar
ui1ery was directed by major Lcmoine, was
In our dearth of cavalry, Of most essential
use and have pleasure in reporting the
effective services of that valuable and dis
singuished corps.
To the several departments in the army
every acknowledgement is Que; but to no
oihcer am bound TO express them so full
~, on my part, as to lieutenant colonel Bur
bury, the deputy quarter master general.
10 whose zeal and activity, and able ar
arrangements IN the important branch of SER
vice whicirhc directs, the army, as well as
myself are under every marked obligation.
From captain Tomlin, the acting head
OF the adjutant generals department, and
he off ms, r
received much active assistance. A
mong the latter, I am to mention lieut..
Moore, of the 25d light dragons, who be-
ing in Sicily for his health at the time of
our departure, solicited permission to ac-
company me OH this expedition; he was
wounded im the execution Of my orders.
From the Medical Department, under
the direction of Mr.. Grieves, the deputy
inspector, ] am to acknowledge much pro-
tessional attention, the more so, as their
labours have been greatly accumulated by
She number OF wounded prisoners, who have
become equally with our own. the subject
O. their care. The scene of action was
too far from the sea to enable us to derive
any direct cooperation from the navy
but admiral Sir Sidney Smith, who had ar
rived In the bay i'll the evening before tie
action, had directed such disposition of
ships End gun boats as would have grdatlv
fsvonrcd US, had events Obliged us to re-
tire The solicitude, however, Of eve
ny part of the navy to be of use to us.
the promptitude with which the searncn
hastened on shore with our supplies. their
anxiety to assist our wounded, and the ten
dcrncss with which they treated them.
would have been an affecting circumstance
oobservers eventhe most Indifferent. To me
1t was particularly so. Capt Fcllowes, Off
mas. ship Apollo, has been specially at
tached to this expedition by the rear adj
miral; and, in every circumstance Of pro-
fcssional service, beg leave to mention
our grateful obligations to this officer, as
well as TO Captains Cocket and Watson.
agents OF transports, who acted under his
orders.--Gaptain Buckley, nv aide-Jc-
camp, who will have the honor Of presen-
ting this letter to you, has attended me
Throughout the whole Of the services in the
Mediterranean, and will therefore he able
to give YOU every additional information ON
the subject of my present communication.
II have the honor to be, sc.
J. STUART, Mai. Gen.
Return IT me killed and 7vohidsd Of fbe
British troohs.
One officer, 3 serjeants, Al rank and file
Killed II officers, g serjcants, two drum
mers, 261 rank and file wounded.
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