brigade, under Brigadier-General Wilson, to cross that river in three columns below, and in one above the site of the bridge, under the command of Major-General Hay, the Hon. Colonel Greville, MajorGeneral the Hon. Edward Stopford, and Major-General Howard; and Lieut.-General Don Manuel Freyre directed that part of the 4th Spanish army under his immediate command, to cross in three columns at fords, above those at which the allied British and Portuguese troops passed. The former were destined to carry the enemy's entrenchments about and above Andaye, while the latter should carry those on the MontagneVerte and on the height of Mandale, by which they were to turn the enemy's left. The operations of both bodies of troops succeeded in every point. The British and Portuguese troops took seven pieces of cannon in the redoubts and batteries which they carried, and the Spanish troops one piece of cannon in those by them. I had particular satisfaction in observing the steadiness and gallantry of all the troops. The 9th British regiment were very strongly opposed, charged with bayonets more than once, and have suffered; but I am happy to add, that in other parts of these corps our loss has not been severe. The Spanish troops under Lieut.General Don Manuel Freyre behaved admirably, and turned and carried the enemy's intrenchments in the hill with great dexterity and gallantry and I am much indebted to the lieutenant-general, and to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, and to the general and staff officers of both corps, for the execution of the arrangements for this operation. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas, Graham having thus established, within the French territory, the troops of the allied British and Portuguese army, which had been so frequently distinguished under his command, resigned the command to Lieut.-General Sir Jobu Hope, who had arrived from Ireland the preceding day. While this was going on upon the left, Major-General C. Baron Alten attacked, with the light division, the enemy's entrenchments in the Puerto de Vera, supported by the Spanish division under Brigadier-General Longa; and the Mareschal del Campo Don Pedro Giron attacked the enemy's intrenchments and posts on the mountain, called La Rhune, im mediately on the right of the light division, with the army of reserve of Andalusia. Colonel Colborne, of the 52d regiment, who commanded MajorGeneral Skerritt's brigade, in the absence of the Major-General, on account of his health, attacked the enemy's right in a camp which they had strongly intrenched; and the 52d regiment, under the com mand of Major Mein, charged in a most gallant style, and carried the intrenchments with the bayonet. The 1st and 3d caçadores, and the 2d battalion 95th regiment, as well as the 52d, distinguished themselves in this attack. Major-General Kemp's brigade attacked by the Puerto, where the opposition was not so severe; and Major-General Charles Alten has reported his sense of the judgment displayed both by the major-general and and by Colonel Colborne, in these attacks; and I am particularly in debted to Major General Charles Alten for the manner in which he executed this service: the light division took 22, officers, and, 400 men prisoners, and three pieces of cannon. These troops carried every thing before them in the most gallant style, till they arrived at the foot of the rock on which the hermitage stands, and they made repeated attempts to take even that post by storm; but it was impossible to get up, and the enemy remained during the night in possession of the hermitage, and on a rock on the same range of mountain with the Spanish troops. Some time elapsed, yesterday morning before the fog cleared away sufficiently to enable me to reconnoitre the mountain, which I found to be least inaccessible by its right, and that the attack of it might be connected with advantage with the attack of the enemy's works in front of the camp of Sarre. I accordingly, ordered the army of reserve to concentrate to their right; and, as soon as the concentration commenced, Marescal del Campo Don Pedro Giron ordered the battalion de las Ordenes to attack the enemy's post on the rock on the right of the position occupied by his troops, which was instantly carried in the most gallant style. Those Croops, followed up their success, and carried an intrenchment on a hill which protected the right of the camp of Sarre, and the enemy immediately evacuated all their Works to defend the approaches to the camp, which were taken possession of by detachments from the 7th division, sent by Lieut.-General the Earl of Dalhousie, through the Puerto de Eschalar, for this purpose. Don P. Giron then established a battalion on the enemy's left, on the rock of the Hermitage. It was too late to proceed farther last night, and the enemy withdrew from their post at the Hermitage, and from the camp of Sarre during the night. It gives me singular satisfaction to report the good conduct of the officers and troops of the army of reserve of Andalusia, as well in the operations of the 7th instant, as in those of yesterday. The attack made by the battalion of Las Ore denes, under the command of Col. Hore yesterday, was made in as good order, and with as much spirit, as any that I have seen made by any troops; and I was much satisfied with the spirit and discipline of the whole of this corps. I cannot applaud, top highly the execution of the arrangements for these attacks by the Marescal del Campo Don Pedro Giron, and the general and staff officers under his directions. I omitted to report to your lordship in my dispatch of the 4th inst, that upon my way to Roncevalles, on the 1st inst., I directed Brigadier-General Campbell to endeavour to carry off the ene my's, piquets in his front, which he attacked on that night, and completely succeeded, with the Portuguese troops under his.command, in carrying the whole of one piquet, consisting of 70 men; a fortified post on the mountain of Arolla was likewise stormed, and the whole garrison put to the sword. Since I addressed your lordship last, I have received dispatches from Sir, I arrived off Ragusa on the 12th instant, and joined the Saracen and three gun-boats, with a detachment of the garrison of Curzola on board, commanded by Captain Lowen, who had been directed by Colonel Robertson to act on this coast. From the information I received from Captain Harper, of the Saracen, together with the state of the country about Cattaro, and the insurrection of the Bocchese, I lost no time in proceeding to this place, with the vessels under my orders. On the 13th, in the morning, we forced the passage between Castel Nuova and the fort of Rosa, and after some firing, secured a capital anchorage for the squadron, about three miles above Castel Nuova. In the evening, I detached the boats of this ship, with those of the Saracen, and the two Sicilian gun-boats, under Captain Harper's orders, who very handsomely volunteered his services, to capture the enemy's armed naval force, which I understood were lying between the Isle St. George, and the town of Cattaro. Captain Harper completely succeeded; the enemy had destroyed their boats on his approach, but having succeeded in manning them with the armed Bocchese in the neighbourhood, he most gallantly attacked and carried the Island St. George, the commandant and his garrison surrendering at discretion. I enclose his report of the affair, with the account of the guns, &c. captured. This is a point of the utmost importance to our future operations; it commands and fronts the narrow channel to the narrow branch of the river that leads up to Cattaro itself; and, fortified as it is, it would have been with difficulty, if at all, the ships of war could have passed it. The fort of Peroste was taken by the Bocchese the same night; and I have now the pleasure to acquaint you, that Castel Nuova, and Fort Espagnol, surrendered by capitulation to the British force this morning, a copy of which I enclose. The garrison remain prisoners ofwar till exchanged; the officers are allowed their parole. There are several Croats amongst the garrison, who are willing to enter the Austrian service, and I intend sending them to Fiume. I shall lose no time in getting up to Cattaro. Fort St. John is the only place the enemy possess in the Bocco. The French General Gauthier has retired into the fort, with about 600 men: it is about fifteen miles up the the river, and is a very strong place. I intend proceeding there directly after I have arranged our affairs here. I have left a garrison in Fort Espagnol, and enclose the return of the stores, guns, &e taken in the three places. The Montenegrins have been of considerable service in closely blockading the country round Espagnol, and the neighbourhood. I cannot mention in too warm terms the conduct of Captain Harper: he is ever ready, and most indefatigable, and the capture of the Isle of St. George does him, the officers and men, the highest credit. I am much indebted to Captain Lowen for the ready advice and assistance he at all times gives me; and the zeal that animates every one is highly praiseworthy. 7 I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) W. HOSTE. Rear-Admiral FREEMANTLE, &c. She left the Texel on the last day of September, and had captured two Swedish vessels in the North Sea, and had lost her main and mizen-masts in a gale on the 16th of this month. Capt. Macdonald's letter, which I have the honour to transmit, will acquaint your lordship with the perseverance with which he had watched this frigate, which he fell in with four days ago, sixty leagues to the west of Ushant, and of a gallant joint attack made by the Scylla and Royalist on the frigate yesterday, in sight of the Rippon, and upon her weather-beam. The judicious measures taken by Captains Macdonald and Bremer, enabled the latter officer to join me at three o'clock this morning, with intelligence of the enemy's force, whilst the Scylla watched their antagonist; and at day-light, the breeze springing up, gave us an opportunity of closing with the enemy. About ten, the frigate bore up towards the Rippon and struck her colours, having exchanged two broadsides with the Scylla, and just as the Rippon and Royalist were within reach. Being near the French coast, and the prize in a most crippled and unmanageable state, I have deemed it necessary to take on board the greater number of the prisoners, and to tow her into port. Enclosed are the lists of killed and wounded on board the Scylla and Royalist. The enemy had four killed and fifteen wounded: I am, &c. (Signed) CRISTOPHER COLE. Right Hon, Lord Keith, &c. His His Majesty's sloop Scylla, at Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiral y, that, at one, A. M. the 18th inst. in longitude 9 deg. 10 min. W. and latitude 47 deg. 30 , min. N. I fell in with a French national frigate, under jury main and mizen masts, apparently making the best of her way for Brest; and judging it not prudent to attack such superior force, as (in the event of our being crippled) I should not have been able to have kept sight of her, from the severity of the weather, I had the good fortune, on the 20th instant, to meet with his majesty's sloop Royalist, when Captain Bremer, in the handsomest manner, volunteered to join me in attacking her. At half past three, p. m. we bore up in close order, the Scylla on her quarter, and the Royalist on her bow, and commenced the action nearly at the same time, which continued for an hour and a half, when our sails and rigging being very much cut, and mainmast severely wounded, the Royalist nearly in the same predicament, we hauled off to repair the damages, the weather being very squally, so as to en langer our masts. man of war appearing to the northward, I ordered the Royalist to apprise her of our situation; at day light this morning, I observed a large ship to leeward, which proved to be his Majesty's ship Rippon, and as you, Sir, was an eye-witness of our proceeding this morning, I beg leave to refer to you for the subsequent events. A. Any encomium I can bestow on Captain Bremer would, I am convinced, fall very short of his deserts; and I beg leave to retura him, his officers, and ship's company, my warmest thanks for the gallant support they afforded us during the action. To the officers and ship's company of this sloop I shall ever feel indebted for their gallant and persevering conduct in the action, and during the time we kept sight of the enemy, in the severest weather I almost ever experienced; and beg to recommend Mr. William Speck, senior Lieutenant of this sloop, also Mr. Thomas G.Cooper, Master's-Mate. Captain Bremer speaks in the highest terms of his officers and ship's company. I am happy to say, that we have only two seamen slightly wounded; the Royalist, I am sorry to add, was not so fortunate, hav ing two killed and nine wounded. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) C. MACDONALD, Commander. To Sir CHRISTOPHER COLE, Bart. Captain of his Majesty's ship Rippon, &c. ADMIRALY-OFFICE, Nov. 2, 1913. A letter from Admiral Lord Keith, K. B. to John Wilson Croker, Esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Sultan, in Cawsand Bay, 30th October, 1813, encloses the following addressed to his Lordship:- Andromache, Oct. 25, 1813, Scilly, N. N. E. distance 22 leagues. My Lord As the day opened on the 23d inst. the Andromache gave chase to a frigate under jury masts, |