* Detachment of royal artillery, detachment of 20th light dragoons, detachment of seamen, light infantry battalion, 1st battalion of 35th regnent, 2d battalion of 78th regiment, regiment de Roll; amounting, in the whole, to about 2500 men.

Fearon, Thornton, Sleddon, and of Onrust and Java, the line of

Culloden, Powerful, Russel, Belliqueux, Sir Francis Drake, Terpsichore, and Sea Flower.

continued fire of the enemy, happily with little effect, the only loss sustained being one marine killed, one marine and three seamen wounded. The enemy's two remaining line-of-battle ships had unfortu nately quitted this anchorage, or must inevitably have shared a similar fate. The Dutch admiral was left at Batavia. I have landed the prisoners upon parole, under an assurance from the governor that they shall not serve again until regularly exchanged. The necessary destruction of the William corvette has deprived me of an opportunity of rewarding the services of lieutenant Owen on this occasion; I therefore beg leave to recommend him and lieutenant Thomas Groule, first of his majesty's ship Culloden (who were appointed to lead divisions on this service), to their lordships' protection. I inclose herewith a list of the enemy's ships destroyed and taken and a return of killed

and wounded: and have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) E. PELLEW. Ships destroyed and taken in Batavia

Roads.

and 98 men ;-national brig Maria Wilhelmina, of 14 guns and 50 men 1 About 20 merchant-ships de. stroyed, and two taken.

N. B. The William corvette was afterwards destroyed, as unfit for his majesty's service.

A Return of Killed and Wounded in
the Boats of his Majesty's Ship
Culloden, in destroying the Enemy's
Force at Batavia, on Nov. 27, 1806.
William Richards, marine, killed;
John Field, seaman, wounded;
Christopher Moss, seaman, ditto;
Thomas Brian, seaman, ditto; Ro-
bert Miles, marine, ditto.

Further Particulars from Egypt.
[See page 670.]

Dispatches from major-general A. McKenzie Fraser, commanding his majesty's troops in Egypt; and from Brigadier sir S. Auchmuty, commanding in South America. Extract of a Letter from Major-General A. M'Kenzie Frazer to Mr. Secretary Windham; dated Alexandria, May 1, 1807.

Sir,

I have now the honour to inclose Burnt.-National frigate Phoenix, you erewith, two dispatches from captain Vander Sande, of 36 guns brigadier general Stewart, comand 260 men, laden with naval mauding the troops before Rosetta; stores for the ships at Crissy-Na- and as he has been so very circumtional brig Avanturier, captain E. stantial, I scarcely need say any Coudere, of 18 guns, and 90 men; thing further, than that I feel as National brig Zee Ploeg, captain L. sured, however unsuccessful we Febre, of 14 guns and 50 men ;— have been, no blame,can possibly company's armed ship Patriot, of attach to the brave officers and men 18 guns, and 90 men ;-company's employed on this service. Brigadierarmed ship Arnistein, of 10 guns, general Stewart, though wounded and 50 men ;-company's armed the very day of his arrival before brig Johanna Suzanna, of 8 guns, the place, never quitted his post, and 24 men ;-company's armed but continued in the command till brig Snelheid, of 6 guns, and 24 men. the last moment, with his usual Taken.-National corvette Wil- activity and perseverance. I feel liam, captain Feteris, of 14 guns, it but justice also to add my fullest

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testimony to the active zeal and cooperation of rear-admiral sir T. Louis, and the officers, seamen, and marines of the squadron under his command, without whose indefa. tigable exertions the most arduous part of the service could not have been carried on. To captain Hal. lowell, who accompanied this expedition, as he did the former one, I cannot sufficiently express my obligations. Whatever success we have had since our operations com menced in this country, has been materially owing to his local information and active zeal; and I am well convinced, that, in our late reverses, our losses and misfortunes were materially lessened by his gallant and zealous co operation.

department has been by his active co-operation. The village of Edko was understood to be favourable to us. A more certain supply of water, and a less precarious communication with our fleet, offered themselves by the lake than by the northern shore. To advance upon Rosetta by the route of Edko was preferred to that of Marabant. Lieutenant. colonel M'Leod, to whom I entrusted the advance of the army, consisting of the light infantry bat talion, three companies of the 78th regiment, two pounders, and a detachment of dragoons, moved for. wards towards Edko on the evening of the 4th; he took a strong position behind that village carly next morning. On the 5th the army advanced to the same position: captain Nicholls, of the marines, was left in command at the caravansera with a detachment of 40 rank and file. In consequence of infor. mation of the enemy being establish ed in force at the village of Hamet, it was advisable to occupy that post on our advance to Aboumandour; our rear would by this measure be secured during operations against Rosetta, and an uninterrupted communication be established with the depôt on the lake Edko. Lieute nant-colonel M'Leod accordingly advanced upon Hamet on the 6th

Sir, Rosetta Lines, April 18, 1807. I have the honour of stating, that on the 3d inst. I marched, with the division of infantry under my command, from the eastern heights of Alexandria to the wells of Abou kir; the cavalry, artillery, and engineers' stores, had been previously forwarded to the caravansera. This post had been retained with much spirit by a detachment of the marines after the retreat of the army under lieutenant-colonel Bruce, and was of essential value to our present operations. The greatest part of the 4th inst. was employed in pas.instant; he met with some of the enesing the infantry and camels to the caravansera, in landing guns and ammenition, and in substituting the latter and intrenching tools for camp equipage. A body of 200 seamen, under lieutenant Robinson, added to the army. Captain Hal. lowell kindly offered to accompany me; he has since continued with the army, and i cannot sufficiently express how infinitely obliged every

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my's cavalry about a league from that village, whom he caused to retire after a slight skirmish; being rein. forced by the grenadiers of the 35th regiment and de Roll's, he pushed forward, and occupied the post without opposition. The enemy retired across the hill, with the loss of one or two horsemen ; the main army followed, and halted for the night in the plain, the 78th regiment,

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forming the advanced line. Early which purpo e a tem; o ary suspen on the 7th, lieutenant-colonel Msion of ho-til ties was proposed. It Leod's division was relieved in the not being expedient to accede to post of El Hamet by a detachment this, we continued to batter the of 276 rank and file of de Roll's town; and, by the 10th, had two regiment, under the command of mortars, two 12-pounders, a howit major Vogelsang; it then marched zer, and 6-pounder in play; on across the plain to the height of the 12th a work for five 6-pounders Aboumandour; possession was ta- and 32-pound ca ronades was com ken of this important post without pleted, immediately opposite the opposition. The main army arrived Alexandrian gate. Skirmishes on at the sand-hills which encircle Ro- our left were in the mean time fresetta, about mid-day, and lost no quent, the cavalry having room there time in investing the place. The to act. On the 10th a more general corps advanced in succession from demonstration was made, with the Aboumandour, and drove the enemy object of drawing us within the fire every where into the town in an from the walls; on this occasion animated manner. Our line lodged the dragoons and the 78th regiment itself behind the sand-hills, within repulsed them with much spirit on half-musket shot of the walls. From the left, while a rapid advance of the great extent of the town, it was the light infantry on the right again found impossible that our small compelled them to retire within the army could invest more than one town. The summons was repeated half an attack which the enemy to the Albanian chiefs on the 12th ; made on us in the afternoon shewed with the nature of their summons the inadequacy of our means to at- you are acquainted. Our flag of tack a large proportion. A line truce was thrice fired at; and it was was accordingly taken up from the only by means of a great reward Nile to the front of the Alexandrian that a common Arab could be ingate, thence retiring towards the duced to be the bearer of any com. plain where our dragoons were munication with such enemies. Haposted. A mortar and some guns ving been informed by you of the were brought into play early in the co-operation which was likely to afternoon; these were answered by exist between us and the Mameluke the shouts of the Albanians from beys, I availed myself of this in our their walls, and by incessant dis message to the enemy; he seemed, charges of musquetry through the however, to be indifferent to it, of loop-holes and crevices, which were either message or letter I have heard innumerable. no more, and have reason to ap prehend that the unfortunate Arab has been beheaded.

In conformity with your instructions, captain Ilallowell and I sent, on the 8th inst. a summons, and favourable terms, to the civil and to the military governor, accompanied by an address to the inhabitants. We were requested by the former, in their answer, to await their re. ceiving instructions from Cairo, for

Symptoms of attack appearing against El Hamet, I detached ano. ther gun to that part, and rein. forced the detachment there to 300 men. From the 12th to the 18th, nothing extraordinary occurred. Relying on the approach of the *U u 4 Mameluke,