tenant, 1 boatswain's mate, fix feamen, and 1 marine, wounded. W. Sidney Smith. On-board his majefty's fhip Tigre, St. Jean d'Acre bay, the 2d day of May. London Gazette, August 17, 1799. Admiralty-Office, August 13. Extract of a Letter from Rear-admiral Lord Nelfon, K.B. to Evan Nepean, Ef dated Bay of Naples, 27th of June. I am happy in being able to congratulate their lordships on the poffeflion of the city of Naples. St. Elmo is yet in the hands of the French; but the caftles of Ovo and Nuovo I took poffeffion of last even ing, and his Sicilian majefty's colours are now flying on them. Extract of another Letter from Rearadmiral Lord Nelson, K.B. to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated Bay of Naples, 14th of July. Herewith I have the honour of fending you copies of my letters to the commander-in-chief, and the capitulation granted to the French in St. Elmo. All the chief rebels are now on-board his majesty's fleet. Capua and Gaieta will very foon be in our poffeffion, when the kingdom will be liberated from anarchy and mifery. Foudroyant, Bay of Naples, My lord, I have the pleasure to inform you of the furrender of fort St. Elmo (on the terms of the enclosed capitula tion), after open batteries of eight days, during which time our heavy batteries were advanced within 190 yards of the ditch. The very great ftrength of St. Elmo, and its more formidable pofition, will mark with what fortitude, perfeverance, and activity, the combined forces must have acted. Captain Troubridge was the officer felected for the command of all the forces landed from the fquadron. Captain Ball affiftéd him for seven days, till his fervices were wanted at Malta, when his place was ably fupplied by captain Hallowell, an officer of the moft diftinguished merit, and to whom captain Troubridge expreffes the higheft obligation. Captain Hood, with a garrifon for the castle of Nuovo, and to keep good order in the capital, an arduous task at that time, was alfo landed from the fquadron: and I have the pleafure to tell you, that no capital is more quiet than Naples. I tranfmit you capreturns of killed and wounded. I tain Troubridge's letter to me, with have alfo to state to your lordship, that although the abilities and refources of my brave friend Trou bridge are well known to all the world, yet even he had difficulties to ftruggle with in every way, which the state of the capital will easily bring to your idea, that has raised his great character even higher than it was before. I am, &c. Right hon. lord Keith, com- Nelson, Antignano, near St. Elmo, July 13, Agreeable to your lordship's orders I landed with the English and Portuguese marines of the fleet on the 27th of June; and after embarking the garrifons of the caftles Ovo and Nuovo, composed of French and rebels, I put a garrifon in each, and on the 29th took poft against fort St. Elmo, which I fummoned to furrender; but the commandant being determined to ftand a fiege, we opened a battery of three 36pounders and four mortars, on the 3d inftant, within 700 yards of the fort, and on the 5th, another of two 36-pounders. The Ruffians, under captain Baillie, opened another battery of four 36-pounders and four mortars, against the oppofite angle, intending to ftorm it in different places as foon as we could make two practicable breaches in the work. On the 6th, I added four more mortars; and on the 11th, by inceffant labour, we opened another battery of fix 36-pounders within 180 yards of the wall of the garrifon, and had another of one 18pounder and two howitzers, at the fame diftance, nearly completed. After a few hours cannonading from the laft battery, the enemy difplayed a flag of truce, when our firing ceafed; and their guns being moftly difmounted, and their works nearly destroyed, the enclofed terms of capitulation were agreed to and figned. In performing this fervice I feel much fatisfaction in informing your lordship, that I received every poffible affiftance from captain Ball for the firft feven days, when your lordfhip ordered him on other fervice, and did me the honour to place captain Hallowell under my orders in his room, whofe exertions and abilities your lordship is well acquainted with, and merit every at tention. Lieutenant-colonel Strickland, major Crefwell, and all the officers of marines, and men, merit every praise I can beftow; as does Antonio Sal dineo de Gama, and the officers and men belonging to her most faithful majesty the queen of Portugal; their readinefs on all occafions does them great honour. The very commanding fituation of St. Elmo rendered our approaches difficult, or I trust it would have been reduced much fooner; the ready acquiefcence to all our demands, and the affistance received from the duke de Sallandra, I beg may be made known by your lordfhip to his Sicilian majefty. I feel myself alfo much indebted to colonel Tfchudy for his great zeal and exertions on all occafions. I have the honour to be, &c. J. Troubridge. Articles of Capitulation agreed upon Art. I. The French garrifon of fort St. Elmo fhall furrender themfelves prifoners of war to his Neapolitan majefty and his allies, and fhall not ferve against any of the powers actually at war with the French republic, until regularly exchanged. II. The English grenadiers fhall take poffeffion of the gate of the fort in the courfe of the day. III. The French garrifon fhall march out of the fort to-morrow, with their, arms and drums beating. The troops fhall lay down their arms on the outfide of the gate of the fort; and a detachment of Englifh, Ruffian, Portuguese, and Neapolitan, troops, fhall take poffeffion of the cafile. IV. The officers fhall keep their arms. V.The garrifon fhall be embarked on-board the English fquadron, until the neceffary fhipping are provided to convey them to France. VI. When the English grenadiers take poffeffion of the gate, all the fubjects of his Sicilian majefty fhall be delivered up to the allies. VII. A guard of French foldiers fhall be placed round the French colours, to prevent their being deftroyed: that guard fhall remain until all the garrifon has marched out, and it is relieved by an English officer and guard, to whom orders fhall be given to strike the French flag, and hoift that of his Sicilian majefty. VIII. All private property fhall be referved for thofe to whom the fame appertains; and all public property fhall be given up with the fort, as well as the effects pillaged. IX. The fick, not in a flate to be removed, shall remain at Naples, with French furgeons, and fhall be taken care of at the expenfe of the republic. They fhall be fent back to France as foon as poffible after their recovery. Done at fort St. Elmo, the 22d Meffidor, in the feventh year of the French republic, or 12th July, 1799. (Signed) The duke Della Salandra, captain-general of the forces of his majesty the king of the Two Sicilies. Thomas Troubridge, of his majefty's fhip Culloden, and commander of the British and Portuguese troops at the attack of St. Elmo. Chevalier Belle, captainlieutenant, commanding very uncommon at this season of the year. The ardour of admiral Mitchell for the fervice in which we were jointly engaged, left it only for me to follow his example of zeal and perfeverance, in which I was encouraged by the manner that he kept a numerous convoy collected. It was our determination not to depart from the resolution of attacking the Helder, unless we fhould have been prevented by the want of water and provifions. On the forenoon of the 21ft in ftant, the weather proved fo favour able that we stood in upon the Dutch coaft, and had made every preparation to land on the 22d, when we were forced to fea by a heavy gale of wind. It was not until the evening of the 25th that the weather began once more to clear up. On the 26th we came to anchor Near the fhore of the Helder, and on the 27th, in the morning, the troops began to disembark at daylight. Although the enemy did not oppofe our landing, yet the first divifion had scarcely began to move forward before they got into action, which continued from five in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon. The enemy had affembled a very confiderable body of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, near Callanftoog, and made repeated attacks on our right with fresh troops. Our pofition was on a ridge of fand-hills, ftretching along the coaft from north to fouth. Our right flank was unavoidably expofed to the whole force of the enemy. We had no where fufficient ground on our right to form more than a bat talion in line; yet, on the whole, the pofition, though fingular, was not, in our fituation, disadvantageous, having neither cavalry nor artillery. By the courage and perfeverance of the troops, the enemy was fairly worn out, and obliged to retire in the evening to a pofition two leagues in his rear. The conteft was arduous, and the lofs has been confiderable. We have to regret many valuable officers loft to the fervice, who have either fallen or been difabled by their wounds. The corps principally engaged were the referve, under the command of colonel Macdonald, confifting of the 23d and 55th regiments. The regiments of major-general Coote's brigade, which have been much engaged, were the Queen's, the 27th, 29th, and 85th regiments. Major-general D'Oyley's brigade was brought into action towards the clofe of the day, and has fuftained fome loss. As the enemy ftill held the Helder with a garrison of near 2000 men, it was determined to attack it before day-break in the morning of the 28th, and the brigade under major-general Moore, fupported by major-general Burrard's, were deftined for this fervice; but about eight o'clock yesterday evening the Dutch fleet in the Mars Diep got under way, and the garrifon was withdrawn, taking their route through the marshes towards Medemblick, having previoufly spiked the guns on the batteries, and deftroyed fome of the carriages.About nine at night, major-general Moore, with the fecond battalion of the Royals, and the 92d regiment, under the command of lord Hunt ley, ley, took poffeffion of this important post, in which he found a numerous artillery of the beft kind, both of heavy and field train. All that part of the Dutch fleet in the Nieueve Diep, together with the naval magazine at Nieueve Werk, fell into our hands this morning, a full detail of which it is. not in my power to fend. This day we have the fatisfaction to fee the British flag flying in the Mars Diep, and part of 5000 men, under the command of major-general Don, difembarking under the batteries of the Helder. During the courfe of the action I had the misfortune to lose the fervice of lieutenant-general fir James Pulteney, from a wound he received in his arm, but not before he had done himself the greateft honour, and I was fully fenfible of the lofs of him. Major-general Coote fupplied his place with ability. Colonel Macdonald, who commanded the referve, and who was very much engaged during the courfe of the day, though wounded, did not quit the field. Lieutenent-colonel Maitland, returning to England, to go on another fervice, and major Kempt, my aiddu-camp and bearer of this letter, whom I beg leave to recommend to your notice and protection, will be able to give any farther information which may be required. A lift of the killed and wounded, as far as we have been able to af certain it, accompanies this letter. I have the honour to be, &c. Ralph Abercrombie. Total lieutenant-colonel, 1 fubaltern, 3 fergeants, 51 rank and file, killed; I colonel, 1 lieutenantcolonel, 1 major, 9 captains, 6 subalterns, 18 fergeants, 1 drummer, 334 rank and file, wounded; 26 rank and file, missing. Return of Officers killed and wounded. Killed.-Lieut.-colonel Smollett, of the 1ft regiment of the guards, brigade-major of 1ft brigade; lieutenant-colonel Hay, of the royal engineers; lieutenant Crow, of the 3d brigade of the 27th regiment of foot. Wounded. Lieutenant-general fir James Pulteney, bart. fecond in command; the hon. colonel John Hope, of the 25th foot, deputy adjutant-general; lieutenant-colonel Murray, of the 3d regiment of guards, affiftant quarter-mafter-general; captain Arthur M'Donald, of the 5th West India regiment, affistant quarter-master-general; captain Manners, of the 82d regiment, aiddu-camp to major-general Coote; lieutenant Chapman and lieutenant Squire, of the royal engineers; cap-. tain Gunthorpe, of the 1ft brigade of the grenadier battalion of the guards; captain Ruddock, of the ift brigade of the 3d battalion of the 1ft regiment of guards; lieutenant Swan of the 3d brigade, of the 2d (or queen's) regiment; lieutenant colonel |