leaving the Downs, and which, as already mentioned, protracted the operations till the unhealthy season of the year, when upwards of one-third of the army were either destroyed or invalided; it is not at present my intention further to expatiate on, but I shall take a future opportunity of reviewing the different operations of that armament. Here I have only to observe that the conduct of Sir Eyre Coote in commanding the only part of the expedition which was successful, was not more deserving of praise than his unremitting and truly paternal attention to the comfort and relief of the brave but unfortunate soldiers, whom he saw in his crowded hospitals suffering under the effects of that pestilential climate †.

On the 24th June 1810, Lieutenant-General Coote succeeded to the Colonelcy of the 34th regiment, which he now holds, beloved and respected by all who have the honour and happiness to be under his command.

Having faithfully detailed the character and military life of this gallant officer, we are enabled to conclude with this observation,

* The statement laid before the House of Commons of our loss is as follows, viz. Return, shewing the effective strength of the army which embarked for service in the Scheldt, in the month of July 1809; the casualties which occurred; the number of Officers and men who returned to England; and the number reported sick according to the latest returns, (with the exception of the 59th regiment, from which corps a proper return has not yet been received.)

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, 1st Feb. 1810.

Total Officers and Men who returned, who are now borne on the strength of their respective Corps

Of which number are reported sick

Since this Return the Number of Sick have very much increased; and the effect on the constitution of the British soldiers engaged in this expedition becomes every day more visible.

+ The dangerous effects of this climate on British constitutions had been experienced in the year 1747. Walcheren was at that period in the possession of GreatBritain, and the sick were in the proportion of four to one; and when auxiliaries were furnished to the Dutch by the Swiss cantons, they conceived it essential to stipulate that they should not be employed in Walcheren.

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that the whole course of his career has not been less distinguished

by an ardour for the benefit of his profession and country, by an urbanity of manners towards those under him, than that of his celebrated uncle, the conqueror of Pondicherry.-This sketch is submitted to the officers of the army, with a hope that as it embraces nothing but authentic facts, it may be considered a becoming tribute from the Editor of the Military Panorama, to the merits of an officer, who in every situation has discharged his duty with honour to himself and real advantage to his country.

CAPTAINS JAMES & HENRY PREVOST.

DURING the sanguinary struggle maintained in the Peninsula by the British army, in favour of suffering patriotism, which I trust will soon rise triumphant with tenfold brightness, many of our bravest officers have fallen in the field of honour; nor should their names be allowed to sink into oblivion; it is the duty of their relatives and friends to point out to posterity their deeds of glory, and to transmit their names to eyes yet unborn: although early snatched away from the career of fame, what they lived to acquire ought not to perish with them. Amongst the youthful heroes who have thus fallen, none are more truly regretted than Captains James and Henry Prevost, sons of the Rev. Tho. Prevost, and nephews of the gallant defender of Dominica and Canada, Sir Geo. Prevost. These fine young men entered the service at the age of seventeen; James in the 1st West India Regiment in 1802, from which he was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the 11th Foot, at which time he served as Aide-de-Camp to his uncle, and was present at the attack at Dominica, where he gained great credit by his activity: in 1806 he obtained a Company in the 60th.-Henry entered the 7th Fuzileers as Lieutenant in 1803, and served at the capture of Martinico. The regiment afterwards joined Lord Wellington's army in Spain, and at the battle of Albuera this gallant young officer received a mortal wound, under which he lingered some time, during which he was attended with the most brotherly affection by his surviving brother officers, many of whom bled and died at the same eventful period, and on the very day his brother James arrived to see him, and to tell him he was a Captain, he expired.-James distinguished himself often with the rifle of the 60th, particularly at the first siege of Badajos, where he was severely wounded in the arm; and at the attack at Fuente de Honor, when serving as General Cole's Aide

de-Camp, and in the execution of his orders, he received another wound, (for he was scarcely recovered from the effects of the first,) which proved mortal. Gen. Cole declared he never knew a braver young man in his life than Capt. James Prevost.-Thus perished at the early age of 24 and 25, these two brothers in affection, brothers in arms, whose days are ended, but whose names shall not soon be forgotten, nor ought to be altogether unrecorded.

EURYALUS.

GENERAL CAFFARELLI DU FALGA.

[From the PHILOSOPHER of GENERAL SARRAZEN.]

GENERAL Caffarelli was born the 13th Feburary, 1756, at Falga, near Toulouse, in the province of Languedoc; he was of a diminutive size, a slender make, and a very sprightly countenance; he belonged to a noble family, and received a good education; possessed of a strong natural understanding, he improved it in studying with great zeal and success.

After having experienced all the vicissitudes of the revolution, he was named a General of Division in the Corps of Engineers, and employed in 1795 at the army of the Sambre and Meuse. He proved extremely useful to General Jourdan in his expedition to the Hundzruck; he lost the left leg by a cannon ball, in the attack of Kreutznach, on the Nahe; amputation was necessary to facilitate his cure and accelerate the closing of the wound. He suffered very severely, but remained perfectly cool, and had even the courage to exert himself for the amusement of Generals Jourdan and Bernadotte, who were present at the dreadful operation. But his efforts being lost upon them, he requested them to withdraw, as he was more affected by the tears of his friends than by his own sufferings.

The loss of his leg obliged him to leave the army, to complete his cure; he retired to Paris, where he soon enjoyed very good health. Having heard that there was a distant expedition in contemplation, Caffarelli solicited the favour of being employed in it, because he was ashamed to live in obscurity. He presented himself to Buonaparte, who was much pleased with that officer, and soon honoured him with his friendship. "Though lame," said Buonaparte frequently, "Caffarelli is the most active of all my Generals.” I have been told indeed, that he greatly distinguished himself in that expedition: he was seen every where, and, whenever he could not render any better service, he considered himself fortunate to be employed by Buonaparte as an orderly officer, especially when there was any danger to encounter, and of course glory to acquire. At the siege of St. Jean d'Acre, on the 9th of April, 1799, he received a wound; when in the trenches directing the works of the siege, a ball fractured his arm, and he was obliged to submit to amputation; he died on the 27th of the same month. He was most sincerely regretted by the whole army.

Buonaparte visited him a few hours before his death. Caffarelli was as calm as if in perfect health. He entreated Buonaparte to take care of his four brothers, expressing a wish that he should employ them near his person, and assuring him that they would deem themselves very happy in experienc

ing the fate of their older brother, who congratulated himself to die under his command. Buonaparte was so affected, as I have been told by one of his Aides-de-Camp, that he could not answer a word; tears flowed from his eyes; he could only grasp Caffarelli's hand as a pledge that he would fulfil his last wishes, and retired to his tent with so poignant a grief, that he tasted no food during the whole day. This tale, invented by Buonaparte, was, however, productive of a very good effect amongst the officers,--he was supposed to be possessed of feeling. But the Pacha of Cairo did not share in the mistake.

On Kleber's return from St. Jean d'Acre at Cairo, after Buonaparte's departure from France, the Pacha asked Kleber about the two little sultans, one of whom had an iron head, and the other a wooden leg. Upon Kleber's informing him that the former had set out for France, and the other was buried in the trenches of St. Jean d'Acre, "If that be the case," replied the Egyptian judiciously, "Europe possesses the most cunning man of your army, Asia the most enlightened, and Africa has preserved the wisest ;" -a compliment so apposite, and proceeding from the heart, was extremely gratifying to Kleber. The Pacha was very well acquainted with the dispositions of these three individuals. It is certain that Caffarelli abounded in talents and sagacity; had his ambition been equal to his knowledge, he would have undoubtedly acted a great part. How does it happen, that nature denies this noble gift to the virtuous, to lavish it upon great villains, whose happiness consists in crushing mankind with the most horrible disasters?

GENERAL MACDONALD.

STEPHEN Macdonald was born at Sedan, in the department of the Ardennes, the 17th of November, 1765. His father, of Scotch origin, had him educated with great care. He left college in 1784, to enter into the legion of Maillebois, which he left in 1786, for the regiment of Dillon, which he entered as an Under-Lieutenant: he successively passed through the different degrees to that of Colonel, which he obtained on the 1st of March, 1793, in the 2nd regiment of infantry of the line, called Picardie, which was then in garrison at Thionville.

Brave, intelligent, and well-informed, Macdonald distinguished himself in every affair in which he was engaged in the army of the North: he was appointed General of Brigade after the taking of Menin; he made the compaign of 1794 under the orders of Pichegru. On the 12th of January 1795, he crossed the Waal on the ice, with his division. All the Generals in Chief under whom he served, till the peace of Leoben, spoke very highly of him in their reports to the Directory.-Whilst his comrades were rendering him that justice which was due to his talents and his bravery, the representatives of the people who were with the army of the North, caused him to experience the greatest inconveniences: they even pushed their hatred (inspired by his frankness) so far as to dismiss him. Pichegru complained loudly of this,

Lewis Goldsmith furnishes the following character of Marshal Macdonald : -"Is of Scotch extraction. Macdonald served before the revolution in

and said they wished to disorganise his army, by depriving it of its best officer. The deputy, St. Just, answered him, "We have dismissed Macdonald, because neitheir his face nor name, are republican: we restore him to thee, but thou shalt answer for him, with thy head." This opinion of the deputies, without doubt, at that time influenced the committee of public safety, and afterwards the directory, which prevented that Officer from being intrusted with a chief command till 1799, when he was appointed to replace Championnet, at the army of Naples. Macdonald had distinguished himself by many successful engagements with General Mack. When he attacked the French army in the Roman states, Championnet, exasperated at the dilapidations committed by the Sieur Fait pouit, Commissary of the Directory, had given him orders to quit Naples in twenty-four hours, with his band of pillagers. Faitpoult raised the standard of revolt against the General in Chief; but he was laughed at, and his decrees were turned into ridicule. He was obliged to quit the field of battle with many personal insults, the authors of which I am far from wishing to justify.

Macdonald, who had not forgotten the reproaches of St. Just, conducted himself in such a manner as to persuade the Directory that he respected their authority; both in the General in Chief, whose orders he punctually obeyed, and in the commissioner Faitpoult, whose fate he appeared to lament. The firmness of Championnet was considered as mutiny: he was ordered to quit Naples, and to resign the command to General Macdonald. That General was not afraid of the task which was imposed upon him. One might say that the whole kingdom, not even excepting the capital, was in insurrection. There was no travelling without considerable escorts. The army was obliged to fight in the Abruzzes, in the Pouille, in the principality of Salerno, and even to the very gates of Naples. The various movements of the troops were so well combined, that in a month's time every thing was calm, except in the territory of Otranto, where the remains of the insurrection appeared concentrated, under the orders of Cardinal Ruffo.

The army of Naples was under the orders of General Sherer. When he was beaten on the Adige, on the 26th of March, 1799, he gave orders to Macdonald to unite his troops and to join him by forced marches in Northern Italy. The Neapolitans, informed of the successes of the Austrians, ran to arms, and the massacre of the French recommenced with fresh fury. In spite of these great obstacles, in a mountainous country, all the columns of the army succeeded in effecting a junction. It would have been dangerous to commence the retreat without having over-awed the multitude by some daring stroke, which might ensure the confidence of those who were friendly to the French, and deter the insurgents from following at their heels. Avellino, Castellamare, Lacava, and Sorrento, were attacked and taken, after some sanguinary conflicts. The army commenced its retreat on the 12th of May, and on the 26th was in Tuscany, united with the divisions of the army of Italy, detached by General Moreau. Macdonald may be reproached for having lost 10 days in combining his movements with Moreau: he ought to

one of the Irish Legions. He is a very able officer, and in every respect too good a man, to belong to the Court of St. Cloud. On Moreau's trial he