was more able to give Sir James Leith the best information and assistance. This Sir James Leith acknowledges he did with a liberality and zeal for the service in the highest degree praiseworthy, and he continued his valuable services to the last, by acting as a volunteer, and accompanying Licutenant-General Sir James Leith to the trenches on the occasion of the assault. I have infinite satisfaction in assuring your lordship of my perfect approbation of MajorGeneral Oswald's conduct, ever since the 5th division formed a part of the left column of the army. I beg to assure your lordship, that Colonel Delancy, DeputyQuarter-Master-Gen. and Lieut. Colonel Bouverie, Assistant-Adjutant-General, attached to the left column, have continued to render me the the most valuable assistance; and that the zeal of Capt. Calvert, of the 29th regiment, my first Aid-de-Camp, as well as that of the rest of the officers of my personal staff, entitles them all to my warmest and perfect approbation. Your lordship has, with an attention extremely grateful to me, permitted me to name an officer to be the bearer of your lordship's dispatches home; and I beg to recommend for that commission Major Hare, of the 12th foot, a gallant soldier of fortune, who has, on many former occasions, served on my staff, and is now attached to it as Assistant-Adjutant-General, I have the honour, &c. P.S. No return of artillery and stores has yet been sent in, and I fear the returns of the severe losses of the troops may not be quite correct. I have omitted to mention the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Gethin, 11th regiment, acting engi neer, who conducted a Portuguese column to the attack, and took the enemy's colours from the cavalier. (Signed) T. G. Admiralty Office, Oct. 12. The letters, of which the following are copies and extracts, have been transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. by Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, commander in chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean: Milford, off Porto Re, Sir, I have the honour to ac quaint you, that on the 28th ult. I left Melada, and on the 30th assembled the Elizabeth and Eagle off Promontorio. On the 1st inst. the squadron entered the Quarnier Channel, and on the 2d in the evening anchored about four miles from Fiume, which was defended by four batteries, mounting fifteen heavy guns. On the 3d, in the morning, the ships named in the margin* weighed, with a light breeze from the south-west, with the intention of attacking the sealine of batteries, (for which the arrangement had been previously made and communicated,) leaving a detachment of boats and marines with the Haughty, to storm the battery at the Mole-head, as soon at the guns were silenced; but the wind, very light, shifting to the S. E. with current from the river, broke the ships off, and the Eagle could only fetch the second battery, opposite opposite to which she anchored The enemy could not stand the well-directed fire of that ship. This being communicated by telegraph, I made the sigual to storm, when Captain Rowley, leading in bis gig the first detachment of marines, took possession of the fort, and hoisted the King's colours, whilst Captain Hoste, with the marines of the Milford, took and spiked the guns of the first battery, which was under the fire of the Milford and Bacchante, and early evacuated. Captain Rowley leaving a party of seamen to turn the guns of the second battery against the others, without losing time, boldly dashed on through the town, although annoyed by the enemy's musketry from the windows of the houses, and a fieldpiece placed in the centre of the great street, but the marines, headed by Lieutenants Lloyd and Nepean, and the seamen of the boats, proceeded with such firmness, that the enemy retreated before them, drawing the fieldpiece until they came to the square, where they made a stand, taking post in a large house. At this time, the boats, with their carronades, under Captain Markland, opened against the gable end of it with such effect that the enemy gave way at all points, and I was gratified at seeing them forsake the town in every direction. Capt. Hoste, with his division, followed close to Capt. Rowley, and on their junction, the two batteries, with the field piece, stores, and shipping, were taken possession of, the governor, and every officer and man of the garrison having run away. Considering the number of troops in the town, above 350, besides natives, our loss has been trifling; one marine of the Eagle, killed, Lieuti Lloyd, and five seamen and ma rines, wounded. Nothing could exceed the spirit and disposition manifested by every captain, offi cer, seaman, and marine, in the squadron. Although the town was stormed in every part, by the prudent may nagement of Captains Rowley and Hoste, not an individual has been plundered, nor has any thing been taken away except what was afloaty and in the government stores. I herewith send a return of the property and vessels captured, and have the honour to be, &c. &c. THOS. FRAS. FREEMANTLE, Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew,, Bart, &c. &c. &c. * Milford, Elizabeth, Eagle, Bacchante, and Haughty.. A list of vessels, stores, &c. taken and destroyed at Fiume, on the 3d of July, 1813. 90 vessels; more than half of the smaller class were returned to the proprietors, 13 sent to Lissa, laden with oil, grain, powder and merchandize; the rest were de stroyed; 59 iron guns (part only mounted), rendered totally useless; eight brass eighteen pounders, and one field-piece, taken away; 500 stand of small arms; 200 barrels of powder; rations of bread for 70,000 men, and two magazines, with stores, &c. burnt. THOS. FRAS. FREEMANTLE. Milford, of Porto Re Sir, I have the honour to inform you, that yesterday the squa dron under my orders moved from Fiume to this place, and the Haughty was dispatched with prizes to Lissante y De Captains Hoste and Markland landed with the marines, and found the forts abandoned by the enemy, who hnd spiked the guns, and thrown the ammunition into the sea. The boats went up to Becca Re, whefe a convoy of 13 sail were scuttled; one of them only could be recovered. Having rendered the guns, ten in mumber, entirely useless, burnt the carriages, and blown up the works, I have ordered the ships to their several stations. I have the bonour to be, &c. (Signed) T. F. FREEMANTLE. Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. &c. Admiralty Office, Aug. 24, 1813. Extract of a letter from Captain Maples of his Majesty's sloop Peli can, to Vice Admiral Thornborough, and transmitted by the Jafter officer to John Wilson Croker, Esq. His Majesty's sloop Pelican, St. David's Head, East five leagues, August 14. I have the honour to inform yon, that in obedience to your orders to me of the 12th instant, to cruise in St. George's Channel, for the pro. tection of the trade, and to obtain information of an American sloep of war, I had the good fortune to boyd a brig, the master of which informed me, that he had seen a vessel, apparently a man of war, steering to the N. E. At four o'clock this morning I saw a ves-el on fire and a brig standing from VOL. LV. her, which I soon made out to be a cruiser; made all sail in chace, and at half-past five came alongside of her, (she having shortened soil, and made herself clear for an obstinate resistance), when, after giving her three cheers, our action commenced, which was kept up with great spirit on both sides forty-three minutes, when we lay her alongside, and were in the act of boarding, when she struck he colours. She proves to be the United States sloop of war Argus, of 360 tons, 18 24-pounder carronades, and 2 long 12 pounders'; had on board when she sailed from America, (two months since) a complement of 149 men, but in the action 127, commanded by Lieutenant-Commandant W. H. Allen, who, I regret to say, was wounded early in the action, and has since suffered amputation of his left thigh. No eulogium I could use wouldd do sufficient justice to the merits of my galiant officers and crew (which consisted of 116): the cool courage they displayed, and the precision of their fire, could only be equalled by their zeal to distinguish themselves; but I must beg leave to call your attention to the conduct of my first lieutenant, Thomas Welsh; of Mr. William Glanville, acting master; Mr. William Ingram, the purser, who volunteered his services on deck; and Mr. Richard Scott, the boatswain. Gur los, I am happy to say, is small: one master's mate, Mr. William Young, slain in the moment of victory, while animating, by his courage and example, all around him; and one able seaman, John Emery, besides five seamen, wounded, who are doing well: that Р of I have the satisfaction to report your lordship, that the castle of San Sebastian has surrendered; and I have the honour to transmit the capitulation, which, under all the circumstances of the case, I trust your lordship will think I did right to grant to a garrison which certainly made a very gallant defence. Ever since the assault of the 31st ultimo, the vertical fire of the mortars, &c. of the right attack, was occasionally kept up against the castle, occasioning a -very severe loss to the enemy; and yesterday morning a battery of seventeen 24-pounders in the hornwork,and another of three 18 pounders, still more on the left, haying been completed by the extraordinary exertions of the artillery and engineers, aided by the indefatigable zeal of all the troops; the whole of the ordnance, amounting to 54 pieces, including two 24-pounders, and one howitzer on the island, opened at 10 a, m. against the castle, and with such effect, that before I p. m. a flag of truce was hoisted at the Mirador battery by the enemy; and after some discussion, the terms of the surrender were agreed on. Thus giving your lordship another great result of the campaign, in the acquisition to the allied armies of this interesting point on the coast, and near the frontier. Captain Stewart of the royals, aide-de-camp to Major-General Hay, who so greatly distinguished himself during the siege, is unfortunately among the killed since the last return. I omitted in my last report to mention my obligations to the great zeal of Captain Smith of the royal navy, who undertook and executed the difficult task of getting guns up the steep scarp of the island into a battery which was manned by seamen under his command, and which was of much service. Captain Bloye, of the Lyra, has been from the beginning constantly and most actively employed on shore, and I feel greatly indebted to his services. Besides the officers of artillery formerly mentioned, who have continued to serve with equal distinction, I should not omit the names of Captains Morrison, Power, and Parker, who have been constantly in the breaching batteries, and in the command of companies. I beg leave to repeat my former recom mendation of Captain Cameron of the 9th foot, who volunteered to command the attack of the island, and who conducted himself so ably on that occasion, and during all the time he commanded there. De Lancey, deputy-quarter-mastergeneral, Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson, commanding the artillery, and Lieut. Colonel Bouverie, charged with full powers by Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Graham on the other side. The above-named having exchanged their full powers, agreed as follows: Art. 1. The French troops, form. ing the garrison of Fort La Motte shall be prisoners of war to his Majesty's troops and their allies. Answer: Agreed. Art. 2. They shall be embarked in his Britannic Majesty's ships and conveyed to England direct, without being obliged to go further by land than to the port of Passages, Answer: Agreed. Art. 3. The general and other superior officers, and the officers of regiments and of the staff, as well as the medical officers, shall preserve their swords and their private baggage, and the non-commissioned officers and soldiers shall preserve their knapsacks.--Answer: Agreed. Art. 4. The women, the children, and the old men, not being military, shall be sent back to France, as well as the other noncombatants, preserving their private baggage.-Answer: Granted for the women and children. The old men and non-combatants must be examined. Art. 5. The Commissaire de Guerre, Burbier de Guilly, having with him the wife and the two daughters of his brother, who died at Pamplona, requests Sir Thomas Graham to authorise his return to France, with the three above-named ladies, as he is their chief support. He is not a military man.-Answer: This article shall be submitted to the Marquess of Wellington by Sir Thomas Graham. Art. 6. The sick and wounded shall be treated according to their rank, and taken care of as English officers and soldiers. Answer: Agreed. Art. 7. The French troops shall file out to-morrow morning, by the gate of Mirador, with all the honours of war, with arms and baggage, and drums beating, to the outside, where they will lay down their arms; the officers of all ranks preserving their swords, their servants, horses, and baggage, and the soldiers their knapsacks, as mentioned in the third article. Answer: Agreed. Art. 8. A detachment of the allied army, consisting of one hun dred men, shall occupy in the evening the gate of the Mirador, a like detachment shall occupy the gate of the governor's battery. These two ports shall be for that purpose evacuated by the French troops as soon as the present capi tulation shall be accepted and rati. fied by the commanding generels. -Answer: Agreed. Art. 9. The plans and all the papers regarding the fortifications shall be given over to an English officer, and officers shall be named equally on each side, to regulate all that concerns the artillery, engineer, and commissariat department.-Answer: Agreed. Art. 10. The general commanding the French troops shall be authorised to send to his Excellency Marshal Soult, an officer of the staff, who shall sign his parole of honour, for his exchange with a British officer of his rank. This officer shall be the bearer of a copy of |