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his zeal and exertions upon every occasion could not be surpassed by any one. I beg leave also to offer my testimony to the unwearied and cheerful assistance afforded to the Rear-Admiral by Captains Sir Thomas M. Hardy, Dashwood, and Gordon, and the several Captains and other officers. Rear-Admiral Codrington accompanied me throughout this service; and I feel much indebted for his able advice and assistance.

I have not yet received any official report from the Captain of the Nymphe, which ship, with the vessels named in the margin, were sent into the Mississippi to create a diversion in that quarter.

The bombs have been for some days past throwing shells into Port Placquemain, but I fear without much effect. I have sent to recall such of them as are not required for the blockade of the river.

I have, &c.

ALEXANDER COCHRANE, ViceAdmiral, and Commanderin-Chief.

&c. &c. &c.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENF.

Downing-street, April 17,

1815.

A dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has been this day received by Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-General Sir John Lambert, K. C. B. commanding on the coast of Louisiana:

Capt. Sir Thomas Troubridge, and the officers and seamen attached under his cominand to the army, have conducted themselves John Wilson Croker, Esq. much to the satisfaction of the Generals commanding. Sir T. Troubridge speaks in the highest terms of the Captains and other officers employed under him, as named in his letter (a copy of which is enclosed) reporting their services. He particularly mentions Capt. Money, of the Trave, who, I am much concerned to say, had both bones of his leg Broken by a musket shot, advancing under a heavy fire to the attack of a battery that was afterwards carried. The conduct of Captain Money at Washington and near Baltimore, where he was employed with the army, having before occasioned my noticing him My Lord,-My dispatch dated to their Lordships, I beg leave January 29th will have informed now to recommend him most your Lordship of the re-embarkastrongly to their protection. The tion of this force, which was comwound that he has received not-pleted on the 30th: the weather affording him any probability of his being able to return to his duty for a considerable time, I have given him leave of absence to go to England; and shall entrust to him my dispatches.

Head-Quarters, Isle Dauphine,
Feb. 14, 1815.

came on so bad on that night, and continued so until the 5th of February, that no communication could be held with the ships at the inner anchorage, at a distance of about 17 miles.

It

It being agreed between ViceAdmiral Sir Alexander Cochrane and myself that operations should be,carried towards Mobile, it was decided that a force should be sent against Fort Bowyer, situated on the eastern point of the entrance of the bay; and from every information that could be obtained, it was considered a brigade would be sufficient for this object, with a respectable force of artillery. I ordered the 2d brigade, composed of the 4th, 21st, and 44th regiments, for this service, together with such means in the engineer and artillery department as the chief and commanding officer of the royal artillery might think expedient. The remainder of the force had orders to disembark on Isle Dauphine, and encamp; and Major-General Keane, whom I am truly happy to say has returned to his duty, superintended this arrangement.

The weather being favourable on the 7th for landing to the eastward of Mobile Point, the ships destined to move on that service, sailed under the command of Captain Ricketts, of the Vengeur, but did not arrive in sufficient time that evening to do more than determine the place of disembarkation, which was about three miles from Fort Bowyer.

At day-light the next morning the troops got into the boats, and six hundred men were landed, under Lieut.-Colonel Debbeig, of the 44th, without opposition, who immediately threw out the light companies, under Lieut. Bennet, of the 4th regiment, to cover the landing of the brigade. Upon the whole being disembarked, a dis

position was made to move on towards the fort, covered by the light companies. The enemy was not seen until about twelve hundred yards in front of their work: they gradually fell back, and no firing took place, until the whole had retired into the fort, and our advance had pushed on nearly to within three hundred yards. Having reconnoitred the fort with Lieutenant Colonels Burgoyne and Dickson, we were decidedly of opinion, that the work was only formidable against an assault; that batteries being once established, it must speedily fall.Every exertion was made by the navy to land provisions, and the necessary equipment of a battering train, and engineers' stores. We broke ground on the night of the 8th, and advanced a firing party to within one hundred yards of the fort during the night. The position of the batteries being decided upon the next day, they were ready to receive their guns on the night of the 10th, and on the morning of the 11th the fire of a battery of four 18-pounders on the left, and two 8-inch howitzers on the right, each at about one hundred yards distance, two 6-pounders at about three hundred yards, and eight small cohorns advantageously placed on the right, with intervals between one hundred and two hundred yards, all furnished to keep up an incessant fire for two days, were prepared to open. Preparatory to commencing, I summoned the fort, allowing the commanding officer half an hour for his decision upon such terms as were proposed. Finding he was inclined

to

to consider them, I prolonged the
period at his request, and at three
o'clock the fort was given up to a
British guard, and British colours
hoisted, the terms being signed Earl Bathurst, &c.
by Major Smith, military secre-
tary, and Captain Ricketts, R. N.
and finally approved of by the
Vice-Admiral and myself, which
I have the honour to enclose. I
am happy to say, our loss has not
been very great; and we are in-
debted for this, in a great mea-
sure, to the efficient means at-
tached to this force.
Had we
been obliged to resort to any other
mode of attack, the fall could not
have been looked for under such
favourable circumstances.

val force, I received every as-
sistance:

(Signed) JOHN LAMBERT. Major-Gen. Commanding.

We have certain information of a force having been sent from Mobile, and disembarked about 12 miles off, in the night of the 10th, to attempt its relief; two schooners, with provisions, and an intercepted letter, fell into our hands, taken by Captain Price, R. N. stationed in the bay.

I cannot close this dispatch

Return of Casualties in the army under the command of Ma-' jor-General Lambert, employed before Fort Boyer, between the 8th and 12th February, 1815.Total-13 killed, 18 wounded. (Signed)

J. STOVEN, D. A. G.

Return of the American Garrison of Fort Boyer, which surrendered to the force under Major-Gen Lambert, Feb. 11, 1815.

1 field-officer, 3 captains, 10 subalterns, 2 staff, 16 serjeants, 16 drummers, 327 rank and file, 20 women, 16 children, 3 servants, not soldiers.

(Signed)

FRED. STOVEN, D. A. A. G.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE.

without naming to your Lordship Extract of a letter from Vice

again, Lieut.-Colonels Dickson, royal artillery, and Burgoyne, royal engineers, who displayed their usual zeal and abilities; and Lieutenant Bennett, of the 4th, who commanded the light companies, and pushed up close to the enemy's works.

Captain Honourable R. Spencer, K. N. who had been placed with a detachment of seamen under my orders, greatly facilitated the service in every way by his exertions.

From Captain Ricketts, of the R. N. who was charged with the landing and disposition of the naVOL. LVII.

Admiral Sir Alexander Coch-
rane, G. C. B. &c. to John W.
Croker, esq. dated on board
His Majesty's ship Tonnant,

off Mobile Bay, the 14th of
February, 1815.

It being the intention of Major General Lambert and myself to have attacked Mobile, and finding the entrance into the bay so guarded by Fort Boyer as to render it unsafe to attempt forcing a passage with the smaller ships of war, the Major-General and myself thought it advisable to attack the fort by land, and on the 7th a detachment of ships, under the M command

command of Captain Ricketts, of the Vengeur, effected a landing of the troops intended for this service about three miles to the eastward of the fort, which was immediately invested, and our trenches, in the course of 48 hours, pushed to within pistol-shot of the enemy's works.

The batteries being completed upon the 11th, the fort was summoned, when the officer commanding it, seeing the impossibility of effecting any good by further resistance, agreed to surrender, upon the terms proposed to him by Major-General Lambert (a copy of the capitulation is enclosed), and on the following day the garrison, consisting of about 366 soldiers of the enemy's ed regiment of infantry and artillery, marched out and grounded their arms, and were embarked on board the ships of the squadron.

The fort was found to be in a complete state of repair, having 22 guns mounted, and being amply provided with ammuni. tion. To Captain Ricketts, and to the Hon. Captain Spencer, who commanded the seamen landed with the army, I am indebted for their zeal and exertions in landing and transporting the cannon and supplies, by which the fort was so speedily reduced.

Articles of Capitulation agreed upon between Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence and Major-General Lambert, for the surrender of Fort Boyer, on Mobile Point.

February 11, 1815.

Art. 1. That the fort shall be surrendered to the army of his

Britannic Majesty in its existing state as to the works, ordinance, ammunition, and every species of military store.

Art. 2. That the garrison shall be considered as prisoners of war; the troops to march out with their colours flying and drums beating, and ground their arms on the glacis, the officers retaining their swords; and the whole to be embarked in such ships as the British naval commander-in-chief shall appoint.

Art. 3. All private property to be respected.

Art. 4. That a communication shall be made of the same immediately to the commanding officer of the 7th military district of the United States, and every endeavour made to effect an early exchange of prisoners.

Art. 5. That the garrison of the United States remain in the fort, until twelve o'clock to-morrow, a British guard being put in possession of the inner gate at three o'clock to-day, the body of the guard remaining on the glacis, and that the British flag be hoisted at the same time; an officer of each service remaining at the head-quarters of each commander, until the fulfilment of these articles.

Agreed, on the part of the Royal Navy. (Signed)

T. R. RICKetts, Captain of his Majesty's ship Vengeur. (Signed) H. G. SMITH, Major and Military Sec.

(Signed) R. CHAMBERLAIN, Capt. of the 2d regiment United States infantry.

Approved

Approved.

(Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE, Commander inChief of his Majesty's ships, &c.

(Signed) J. LAMBERT. MajorGen. Commanding.

(Signed) WM. LAWRENCE, Lieut. - Colonel 2d infantry, Commanding.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 5.

Letters, of which the following are extracts, have been this morning received by Lord Castlereagh from E. Cooke, esq. one of his Majesty's Under Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs, dated

Rome, a Via della Croci,
May 20.

I enclose copies of military reports from Colonel Church, who is employed under Gen. Nugent, to the 18th inst. by Lord Stewart's directions.

On Tuesday last I went to Civita Vecchia, with the view of communicating with Lord Exmouth in his passage from Genoa to Naples. On Thursday evening his Lordship's flag appeared in the offing, with four sail of the line, and I went on board, and put him in possession of all details; upon which he proceeded forthwith to the Bay of Naples, where he must have arrived this morning.

The Berwick, of 74 guns, Cap tain Bruce, came to Civita Vecchia on Saturday; finding that a

French frigate had gone into Gaeta, probably with a view of carrying off the Buonaparte family, he proceeded, by my desire, on Tuesday evening, in order to

blockade Gaeta.

A Neapolitan General arrived at Civita Vecchia on Wednesday from Palermo, which he left the8th; he reported to me, that the King had left Palermo for Messina; and that the British and Sicilian troops were ready to embark. Letters had been sent from General Nugent and Lord Burghersh, by Terracina and Ponza to General M'Farlane, advising the debarkation to be as near Naples as possible.

If Lord Burghersh's dispatches have arrived, your Lordship will have been informed that the Duc de Gallo had surrendered two sail of the line, and the whole arsenal of Naples, by capitulation, to Captain Campbell, of the Tremendous, on his threatening to bombard the city.

The accounts herewith sent will prove satisfactorily to your Lordship, that the war is on the eve of being successfully terminated. The Neapolitan army does not support the cause of Murat, much less the people, who receive the allied troops as liberators, and are merely anxious for the restoration of their ancient and legitimate Sovereign, being exasperated and disgusted with all the vexations, deceptions, and perfidies of Murat.

I have sent the originals of Colonel Church's reports to Lord Stewart at Vienna.

I most sincerely congratulate your Lordship on the prospect of so early and happy a termination to the projects of Murat.

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