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of prefervlne our order, the trial of fpeed be- 

 came unequal. 



The total lofs occafioned to the enemy by 

 this confiift cahnot be lefs than fourthoufand 

 r.«n. V/hen 1 onpj.'e to the above our own 

 fmall comparative Id's, as underneath detailed, 

 his Aiajelty will, I hope, dift-ern in the faft, 

 tl'.e happy eu'ecls o? thjt eftabliihed difcipline 

 to wh.cli we o.ve the triumphs by which our 

 army has been latterly lb highly diftinguiflied. 

 I am now beginning ray march foutinvard 

 preparatory to my return to Sicily, for which 

 J>ation I {hall re-embarlc with the army, as 

 f.;()n as his iicilian Miijsfty fh,;ll liave ar- 

 rangeu a diipofition o: his own forc-'s to I'e- 

 cure thofe advantages vvhich have been gain- 

 ed by the prefent expedition. 



There feldom has h.;|ipened an aflion in 

 which the zeal and perfonal exertions of in- 

 dividuals weie fo imjjerioufly called for as in 

 the prefent ; feldom an occafion where a Ge- 

 neral had a fairer opportunity of obfervins 

 them. 



The General Offic'ors, and thofe who com- 

 manded regiments, will feel a ftronger t.?ft 

 oi the'r .Tents in the circumftances that have 

 been detailed of their conduct, than in any 

 eulojium I could prefume to pafs upon tiiem. 

 The r)?,th and Watteville's rei^iment, 

 ■comnr.andcd by Lieuienaj^t Colonels John- 

 ilon and Watteville, w!i ch formtd the re- 

 ferve, under Culoncl Of'.v.'.IJ, Wire a'lly di- 

 refted in tlieir application to that ell'ential 

 <!uty. 



Ttiejudgmcntandeft'cft vvitli whichourartil- 

 •lery was diredled by Major Lemoine, was, in 

 our dearth of cavalry, of' moil elTential ufe j 

 and I have a pleafure in reparting the efi-'ec- 

 tive Cervices of that valuable and diftinguiih- 

 ed corps. 



To the fcveral departments of the army, 

 every acltnuwledgment is due ; but to no of- 

 ficer am 1 bound to e^prefs ihem fo fully, 

 on my part, as to Lieutenant Colonel Bun- 

 bury, the Deputy Quarter i\IaHer General, 

 to whole zeal and adlivity, and able arrange- 

 ments in the important branch of fervice 

 which he direifis, the army as well as myfelf, 

 are under every marked ojhgation. 



From Capt in Tomlin, the acting Head of 

 the Adjutant General's Department, and from 

 the Otricers of my own family, I have re- 

 ceived much active ailiftance. Among the 

 latter I am to mention Lieutenant Colonel 

 JVluore of the '.^J^l Light Dr,,gnon3, who be- 

 ing in Sicily fir his health at the time of our 

 departure, foticited permilKon to accompany 

 me on this expedition ; he was wounded in 

 the execution of my orders. 



From the medical department under the 

 dirctVion of Mr. Grieves, the Deputy Infpec- 

 tor, I am to acknowledge much profcflional 

 attention, the more fo as their labours have 

 been greatly accumulated by the number of 

 wounded prifoners who have become equally 

 ■with our own, the fubjcdl of their care. 

 The fcene of a£lion was too fai' from the' 



fea to enable us to derive any dirc-ft co-opera- 

 tion from the navy : but Admiral Sir Sidney 

 Sniitir, who had arrived in the bay the even- 

 ing before the action, had directed fuch a dif- 

 pofition of Ihips and gun boats as would have 

 greatly favoured us, had events otliged us to 

 retire. The folicilude however of every part 

 of the navy to he of ufe to us, the prompti- 

 tude Willi which the feamen hafte.ned on 

 ftiore with our lupplies, their anxiety tj allift 

 our wounded, and the tendcrnefs with which 

 they treated tliem, would have been an af- 

 fecting circumftance to obfervers even the 

 molt icidirterent. To me it was particu- 

 larly fo. 



Captain Fellows, of his Majefty's fliip 

 Apollo, lias been fpecially atlaciied to this 

 expedition by the Rear Admiral j and, in 

 every circumftance of profelfional fervice, I 

 beg leave to mention our grateiul obl.gaiiOM 

 to this otScer, as well as to Captains Cocket 

 and vVatfon, .Agents of Tran.''porcs, who acted 

 un ;er his o:deio. 



Captain Bu;kelcy, my Aide de Camp, who 

 will have the honour of prefenting this let- 

 ter to you, h.is attended me throughout: the 

 whole o; the fervices in the Mediterranean, 

 and will therefore be able to. give you every 

 additional information on the fubjeit of my 

 prefent commun»c.:tijn. I have the honour 

 to be, &c. 



(Signed) J. Stuart, Major General. 

 Returned of Killed and IVMnded of the Eritijh 

 Troops under the Command of Jl4ujor General 

 Sir 'John Stuart, in the B ttle on the Plains 

 of St. Eupiemiu, near Maida, July 4, 

 180o. 



Royal Artillery— 2 horfes killed} 3 gun- 

 ners wounded. 



Grenadier Battalion — 4 rank and file kill- 

 ed ; 1 officer, 1 ftrjeant, ta rank and file 

 wounded. 



Light Infantry Battalion — 1 officer, 7 rank 

 and file killed ; i officer, 1 drummer, 41 rank 

 and file wounded. 



20th Foot — 1 rank and file killed; 1 

 drummer, 5 rank and file wounded. 



2/th Foot, lit Battalion — 6 rank and file 

 killed; 1 ferj;ant, 46 ranii and file wounded. 

 38th Foot, 1ft Battalion — i rank and file 

 wounded. 



7 8th Foot, 2d Battalion — i rank and file 

 killed ; 7 officers, 4 f^rjeants, I drummer, 

 69 rank and file woundeu. 



81ft Foot, 1ft Battalion— 3 ferjeants, 16 

 rank and file kilkd; 2 officers, 1 ferjeant, 

 62 rank aiiti hie wounded 



Regiment of 'Watleville— 3 rank and file 

 wounded. 



Royal Corfican Rangers — 3 rank and file 

 killed; five rank and file wounded. 



Total — 1 officer, 3 ferjeants, 41 rank 

 and file killed; 11 officers, 8 ferjeants,, 2 

 druhiniera, 261 rank and file wolfnd.'jd 



Namci of Office' s Killed and IVotinded. 

 KilK'd — Light Infantry Buttalion^Cap-- 

 tain M'Leane, of 2iith Foot. . 



O S! Woun^ 



