guards in reserve, to have recovered the heights of Kreckwitz, still the pressure round the flank on Barclay de Tolly's corps would have again necessitated the abandonment of them, and when these troops moved to their point of attack, the centre, where the enemy still shewed a powerful force, would have been endangered. It was only from considerations of such a nature as I have above detailed, that the Allies were induced to change their position at five o'clock in the evening, having from day-break admirably contested every part of the field of battle.

The superiority of numbers was with the enemy, but the heroism and firmness displayed by the Allies must be respected even by their adversaries.

The magnanimous conduct of His Imperial Majesty and the King of Prussia, made the greatest impression on all around them; they never quitted the field of battle, and I witnessed in His Imperial Majesty the most ardent and anxious desire, by renewed attacks, to sustain the position, had not reasons of prudence, coupled with the most important considerations, decided otherwise.

I feel I cannot do justice to the details of the battle, nor to the extraordinary efforts made. I have endeavoured to give your Lordship the most faithful account of what I personally witnessed. The determination being taken to place the army in a new position, the troops were in motion about seven o'clock in the evening, for the ground between Weissenberg and Hochkirch. The enemy opened immediately a tremendous fire from the heights of Kreckwitz and the village of Cannewitz, on the retiring columns; but every gun was withdrawn from the batteries, and the troops moved as at a field-day. The corps of Generals Tolly, D'Yorck, Blucher, and Kleist, marched off from their right to Weissenberg; those of Wittgenstein and Miloradovitch from their left to Hochkirch. The retreat was made in echelon, covered by the cavalry: the enemy did not attempt to molest it, and it was conducted with the most perfect order. General Kleist's corps formed the rear-guard to the corps moving on Weissenberg, and a battery of forty pieces, planted by Count Wittgenstein on the heights of Wurtzen, impeded the enemy's advance. General Miloradovitch covered the retreat of the troops on Hochkirch, and the army were in their position at night. I have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed)

CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Gen.

P. S. From the most authentic information I can procure, the force of the Allies did not exceed 65,000 men; that of the enemy I estimate at least at 120,000. The loss on both sides was great; the enemy's must have been tremendous; I am unC. S. Lieut.-Gen. able to state the numbers with any accuracy.

Head-Quarters, Goldberg, Silesia, May 24, 1813.-My Lord, The army continued to retire on the 22d in two columns on the great roads from Bautzen to Lowenberg. The enemy made an attempt to interrupt the corps of General MiloAt Reichenbach the rear-guard took up radovitch, in which he completely failed.

a position, which they defended in the most obstinate manner against the enemy's advance, led by Buonaparte in person. The enemy shewed a strong force of cavalry, and made several charges on that of the Allies, and one into the town of Reichenbach, which were successfully repulsed, with the loss of some hundreds killed, wounded, and taken, and several officers.

By bringing up a number of guns and a great force, and by outflanking our rear-guard, it was obliged to leave Reichenbach, but fell back on Gorlitz in the best order.

The conduct of the troops this day, after their long service and unequal combat of the 21st, has been beyond all praise. Throughout the late movements there has been no loss of guns, tumbrils, or baggage of any kind in the Allied Army.

General Bülow's corps, joined by General Bondell's in the neighbourhood of Relitz and Trebbin, finding that the enemy had withdrawn the corps of Victor in that quarter, for the purpose of his general operations against the Allied Army, has renewed the offensive, and has pushed his patroles to Baruth and towards Wittenburg.

The enemy did not advance above half an English mile on the side of Gorlitz, yesterday. This morning they have not pressed, and all retires in perfect order. The Allied Army are moving in the direction of Schweidnitz. I have the honour CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Gen. to be, &c.

(Signed)

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From TUESDAY, June 8, to SATURDAY, June 12, 1813.

Office of Ordnance, June 8, 1813.

CORPS of Royal Artillery Drivers-Second Lieutenant David Kennear to be First Lieutenant, vice Wilkie, resigned. Dated May 19, 1813. John Shore, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, vice Kennear. Dated as above.-Henry Tracey, Gent. to be ditto, vice Schriener, whose appointment does not take place. Dated May 28, 1813.

1st Regiment of Royal Surry Militia-J. R. Walker, Gent. to be Ensign, on a vacancy. Dated May 10, 1813.-William Tharp, Gent. to be ditto, on a vacancy. Dated May 11, 1813.

2d Regiment-William Latham, Gent. to be Ensign, on a vacancy. Dated May 12, 1813.

4th Regiment of Local Militia-William Slade, Esq. to Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated May 26, 1813.-Thomas Chaloner Bisse, Esq. to be Major. Dated as above.— Wm. George Scott, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.-Joseph Sparrow, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 27, 1813.-Daniel Bell, jun. Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 28, 1813.-John W. Winstanley, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 29, 1813.-William Harris, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 30, 1813.-Thomas Huish, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 31, 1813.-John Scott, Gent. to be ditto. Dated June 1, 1813.-William Ponsonby Wilson, Gent. to be ditto. Dated June 2, 1813.-John Thomas Barnes, Gent. to be ditto. Dated June 3, 1813.Richard Smith, Gent. to be Surgeon. Dated May 26, 1813.

5th Regiment-Ensign James Riley to be Lieutenant, vice Messenger, resigned. Dated May 26, 1813.-John Thomas, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Riley, promo

ted. Dated as above.

North Hants Regiment of Militia-William Bunan Cardiff, Gent. to be Ensign. South East Regiment of Local Militia-John Joyce Thomas to be Lieutenant.William Thomas to be ditto.

South Hants Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry-Joseph Weld, Esq. to be LieutenantColonel, vice Murray, resigned.-George Eyre, Esq. to be Major, vice Weld, promoted.-Peter Dickson, Gent. to be Lieutenant.

North York Regiment of Militia—Ensign Richard Grillett to be Lieutenant. Dated May 30, 1813.-Ensign William Mewburn, to be ditto. Dated as above.Ensign Thomas Thompson, to be ditto. Dated as above.—Samuel Bothamley to be Ensign. Dated as above.

1st Regiment of North York Local Militia-Ottiwell Wood, Esq. to be Captain. Dated May 30, 1813.

2d Regiment...... Terry, Gent. to be Ensign, and Surgeon. 30, 1813.

Dated May

5th Regiment-William Waune, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated May 30, 1813. 1st Battalion of North Hereford Local Militia-Richard Hill, Esq. to be Captain. Dated June 10, 1812.-Richard Thomas Berra, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.-Charles Eales, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated as above.-William Newman, Gent, to be ditto. Dated as above.-James Thomas, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above.

2d Battalion Jenkin Williams, Esq. to be Captain. Dated June 10, 1812.— William Jones, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.-John Patcshail, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.-Thomas Hill, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated April 6, 1813.-Price Griffiths, Gent. to be ditto. Dated as above. Archenfield Regiment-George Rootes, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated March 17, 1813. George Shepherd, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated January 29, 1813. Wiltshire Regiment of Militia-Thomas Sturgess Mills, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated May 14, 1813.-John Willen, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 15, 1813. Royal Clarence Regiment of Cardiganshire Local Militia-John Lloyd, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Propert, resigned.-John Gibbs, Gent. to be ditto, vice Thomas, resigned.-David Jenkins, Gent. to be ditto, vice Davis, deceased. Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia-Samuel Barker, Esq. to be Captain, vice Dickenson, resigned. Dated June 1, 1813.-Ensign Joseph Bodill to be Lieu

tenant.

Dated April 28, 1813.-Thomas Browne, Gent. to be Ensign. Datel June 1, 1813. 1st or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Local Militia-Lieutenant William Lacey to be Captain, vice Hart, resigned. Dated May 10, 1813.-James Alexander Stevens, Esq. to be ditto, vice Eaton, resigned. Dated May 18, 1813.-Edward Almond, Esq. to be ditto, vice Freeth, resigned. Dated as above.-William Tupman, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Stanley, resigned. Dated May 30, 1813. John Henry Sadler, Gent. to be ditto, vice Sleight, resigned. Dated as above. -Henry Attenburrow, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated May 18, 1813.-William Williams, Gent. to be Surgeon. Dated May 30, 1813.

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From SATURDAY, June 12, to TUESDAY, June 15, 1813.

Admiralty-Office, June 15, 1813.

Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Commander-inChief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean, to John Wil son Croker, Esq, dated on board the Caledonia, Port Mahon, March 31, 1813. Sir, I HAVE the honour to enclose a statement of the capture of the island of Ponza, on the coast of Naples, which reflects much credit on Captains Napier and Mounsey, by whom the naval service was directed.

It affords me peculiar satisfaction that this enterprise has been effected without bloodshed, owing to the judicious manner in which it was carried into execution. ED. PELLEW.

(Signed)

His Majesty's Ship Edinburgh, Palermo Bay, March 2, 1813. Sir,-In the absence of Sir Robert Laurie, I have the satisfaction of transmitting Captain Napier's letter and reports, received this day by the Furieuse, stating the capture of the island of Ponza by the Thames and Furieuse, under his orders, and 10th regiment, under the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Coffin, without the loss of a single man.

I congratulate you, Sir, on the capture of this island, as, by Captain Mounsey's report, it affords a commodious mole for the frigates employed on that coast, with a plentiful supply of water.—I have the honour to be, &c.

Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and

Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c. &c.

His Majesty's Ship Thames, Ponza Harbour, February 27, 1813. Sir,-Agreeable to your directions, I embarked Lieutenant-Colonel Coffin, and the 2d battalion of the 10th regiment, on the 16th instant, and arrived off Ponza on the 23d, the harbour of which is a quarter of a mile wide, with a mole at the extreme end of it, defended by four batteries, mounting ten twenty-four and eighteenpounders, and two nine-inch mortars.

Colonel Coffin and myself agreed, that the shortest and surest road to success, was by running both ships into the mole, and carrying the place by assault; but the weather was unfavourable for such an attack, until the morning of the 26th, when the ships bore up in close order with a fine breeze.

The enemy were prepared for our reception, and opened their fire nearly half an hour before our guns could bear: the batterics were, however, passed with little injury, the ships engaging on both sides, and the Thames was anchored across the mole-head, the Furieuse bringing up a little a-stern of her.

Colonel Coffin and the troops landed the same instant, and pushed for the height of a strong tower, into which the enemy had retreated, and their appearance, together with the severe fire from the ships, induced the Governor to hoist a flag of truce, and agree to the inclosed capitulation.

I have much pleasure in informing you that this service has been performed without the loss of a man in either profession: our being hulled three times and Furicuse twice, sails and rigging a good deal cut, is the only damage suffered.

The most perfect cordiality has subsisted between the two services, and I am much indebted to Captain Mounsey for the excellent support he gave, and his

quickness in following our motions; and if the resistance had been greater, and another battery, (which was expected) I have little doubt but we should have succeeded, particularly with such a storming party as Colonel Cashell's regiment, and such a leader as Colonel Coffin.

I have much reason to be satisfied with my First Lieutenant, Davies, officers, and ship's company; their steady conduct and excellent firing accounts for the smallness of our damage. Captain Mounsey speaks highly of Lieutenant Croker, his officers and crew; Mr. James Wilkinson, mate of this ship, I attached to Colonel Coffin, and Mr. Black, of the Furieuse, I entrusted with the charge of the landing.. Inclosed is a return of prisoners, guns, &c. and I shall send a survey of the Island by the earliest opportunity.-I have, &c.

(Signed)

CHARLES NAPIER, Captain.

Sir Robert Laurie, Bart. Captain of His Majesty's Ship Ajax.

Island of Ponza, February 26, 1813. Capitulation of the Island and Forts of Ponza, concluded by William Mounsey, Esq. Captain of His Majesty's Ship Furieuse, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cashell, commanding the 2d Battalion 10th Regiment, on the part of the Commanders of the British Forces by Sea and Land, and Mr. Paul August Joseph Bassat, Commissary of the Navy and Army of the Islands of Ponza and Ventolena, and Captain Carlo Mireconda, commanding a detachment of Light Infantry, on the Port of John Baptiste Dumont, commanding the Island of Ponza and its Dependencies, in the name of the Neapolitan Government.

Article I. The island of Ponza and its dependencies shall be given up to the troops of His Britannic Majesty, in their present state: officers shall be nominated on both sides to take the inventory of every thing in the place belonging to Government.

Answer.―The island shall be given up this day to the troops of His Britannic Majesty, and there shall be inventories made out of all the military stores.

Art. II. The garrison shall march out with the honours of war, and all the officers without exception shall retain their arms and personal baggage.

Answer. The garrison shall march out with the honours of war, in consequence of the courageous defence which it has made, and shall lay down their arms on the glacis, on leaving the Tower, and shall be considered as prisoners of war, and shall be treated as such. All the officers, without exception, shall equally be prisoners of war, and, in consequence of the proofs of bravery that they have given, during the defence of the place, they shall be allowed to retain their swords during the time they are prisoners, as also their personal baggage.

Art. III. The storekeepers and people employed in the hospital, custom-house and telegraph, as well as individuals, followers of the army, shall receive the same treatment as the troops.

Answer.-Granted.

Art. IV. No inhabitant shall be molested on account of his sentiment or attachments to his Government.

Answer. The inhabitants shall not be molested in any way, but shall remain under the protection of His Britannic Majesty's Government.

The present capitulation being signed, the tower shall be given up to the troops of His Britannic Majesty, and they shall take possession of all the military posts. * Done and signed at Ponza, between the aforementioned officers, Feb 26, 1813. WILLIAM MOUNSEY, His Majesty's frigate Furieuse.

(Signed)

Approved,

WILLIAM CASHELS, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2d Battalion 10th Regiment.

MIRACONDA, Capitano del 1 Infanteria Leggiera.

BOSSET, Commissario di Mare a Terra delle Isole di Ponzae e Ventolena.

CHARLES NAPIER, Captain of His Majesty's Frigate Thames.

J. P. COFFIN, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Deputy Quarter-Master-General, and Commanding the Land Forces.

Approuvé,

JEAN BAPTISTE DUMONT, Capitaine Commandant L'Isle de Ponza.

Return of Guns, Ammunition, and Ordnance Stores, captured in the Island of Ponza, February 26, 1813.

In Leopoldo Battery.

iron eighteen-pounders on field carriages, 2 iron twenty-four-pounders on travers

ing carriages, 12 barrels of gunpowder, 100lbs. each, 10 twenty-four-pounder cartridges, 23 eighteen-pounder cartridges, side arms, 120 twenty-four-pounder shot, 59 eighteen-pounder shot, 26 twenty-four-pounder shot in furnace. In Francone Battery.

4 iron eighteen-pounders on field carriages, 1 brass nine-inch mortar and bed, 6 barrels of gunpowder, 66lbs. each, 13 barrels eighteen-pounder cartridges, 9 rounds grape shot, 55 nine-inch mortar shells (unfilled), 5 nine-inch mortar shells (filled), 191 eighteen-pounder shot, 1 gin and side arms for the guns.

In Mole-Head Battery.

1 iron eighteen-pounder spiked, 1 twelve-pounder spiked, 68 twelve-pounder round shot, 13 eighteen-pounder round shot, 20 barrels of gunpowder, 66lbs. each, 2 barrels of gunpowder, 100lbs. each, 7 barrels eighteen-pounder cartridges, 8 barrels twelve-pounder cartridges, 9 cartridges for twelve-pounder field guns, side arms for guns.

In the Tower.

1 nine-inch brass mortar, 12 loaded shells for brass mortars, 5 shells for brass mortars, not loaded.

In Passa Battery.

1 eighteen-pounder iron gun on a travelling carriage, 1 twelve-pounder iron gun on a travelling carriage, 1 barrel of gunpowder, 100lbs. 17 twelve-pounder cartridges, 12 eighteen-pounder cartridges.

In Magazine in the Rock.

86 barrels of powder, 1 spare twenty-four-pounder travelling carriage, 1 spare twelve-pounder travelling carriage, I spare twenty-four-pounder garrison gun carriage, 1 spare twelve-pounder garrison gun carriage, 1 eighteen-pounder travelling carriage, 9 flannel twelve-pounder cartridges, filled, 1 box of fuzes, 1 sling cart, 18 spare trucks, 1 box of flints, 1 case of small tools, 1 case, long, 36 fixed shells, 10 petards, 83 ten-inch fixed shells, 29 twenty-four-pounder case shot, 11 rounds of twenty-four-pounder shot, 65 eighteen-pounder case shot, 4 rounds of twelve-pounder shot, 2 eighteen-pounder tin case, 40 empty nine. inch shells, 50 skains of slow match, 5 wooden mallets, 5 brooms, 5 pick-axes, 2 coils of rope, 5 shipers, 10 oak plants for platform, a quantity of fire-wood, 4 skids, 1 copper ladle, 5 spunges, 10 spare spunge staves, 7 spare rammer heads, 6 coins, 4 wooden aprons, 1 cyinder.

Short Yard.

217 eighteen pounder round shot, 112 twelve-pounder round shot, 109 twentyfour-pounder round shot.

Laboratory.

7 barrels and a half containing ball cartridges, 1 barrel of composition, 18 eighteenpounder cartridges, 10 torches, 1 block, 6 barrels of gunpowder, 9 bundles of port tires, 6 bundles of tubes, 1 sett of powder measures, a quantity of empty paper cartridges, 1 bundle of canvas bags, 143 muskets and pouches, 2 brass drums. Engineer's Stores.

1 large lanthorn, 1 bar of iron, a quantity of new kegs, 20 quires of coarse paper, 4 empty barrels, 3 buckets, 15 baskets, 1 irou furnace, 18 spades, 14 picks. In Mole Head battery and Leopoldo battery, are furnaces complete for heating shot.

(Signed)

G. A. WILLS, Lieutenant Commiss. Rt. Ag.

Downing-Street, June 15, 1813.

A DISPATCH, of which the following is an extract, has been received this morning by the Earl Bathurst, addressed to his Lordship by the Marquis of Wellington, and dated Carvajales, May 31, 1813.

The troops arrived at Salamanca on the 26th instant, and we found the enemy still in the town with one division of infantry and three squadrons of cavalry, and some cannon, of the army of the South, under the command of General Villatte.

The enemy evacuated the town on our approach, but they waited longer than they ought upon the high ground in the neighbourhood, and afforded an opportunity for the cavalry, under Geueral Fane and General Victor Alten, (the former of which crossed the Tormes at the Ford of Santa Martha, and the latter at the bridge) to do them a good deal of injury in their retreat. Many were killed or wounded, and we took about two hundred prisoners, seven tumbrils of ammunition, some baggage, provisions, &c. The enemy retired by the road of Babila Fuento, and near Huerta were joined by a body of infantry and cavalry on their march from Alba. I then ordered our troops to discontinue their pursuit, our infantry not being up.