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barkntlon, and to their indefatigable 

 attention and good d!';positluns we 

 arc indebted for the hippy success 

 of so important an operaiion. Cap- 

 tain Klphinstone.as governor of Fort 

 Li Malgue, has ably aflbrded me 

 Ihe most essential assistance, in his 

 command and arrangement of the 

 several impoitant posts iucOuded in 

 that district. 



It is impossible for ine to express 

 but in general ter.ns, the approba- 

 tion that ij due to the condu.t and 

 merits of the s-iveral commanding 

 officers, and indeed of efevy officer 

 in eveiy ra ik an 1 sitir-ition. Troops 

 have seldom experienced for so long 

 a time, a service more harrr.ssinjj, 

 distressing, and severe;- and the ofri- 

 cers and men of the regiments and 

 marines have gone through it with 

 that exertion, spirit, and good-will, 

 which peculiarly distinguish the iiri- 

 Ush soldier. At Fort Mulgrave, 

 I'.-utenanc Duncan, of the royal ar- 

 tillery, was so essentially useful, that 

 to his esertioiis and abilities, that 

 post was much indebted for its pre- 

 servation fir so long a lime. 



The general service lias been 

 tairied on with the most perfect har- 

 mony and 7eal of the navy and 

 army. From our deficiency in ar- 

 li.!i=ry-men, many or' our bitteries 

 Were Worked b\ seamen : They, in 

 j)ar!, guarded some of our posts, and 

 tiiiir aid was jjart'cnlarly usel'ul in 

 duties of fati.;ne and 1 ibonr. Jn till 

 these w:; found the influence of the 

 superior activity and exertions of tlie 

 British snilors. 



It was the con?rant attention of 

 lord Hood to relieve o;!r wants and 

 «!;;?■ tale our uiuicullies. 



The fjiardiiiian troops we. hnve al- 

 ways considered as a pan of otir- 

 »ci.ci. We !?ave experienced their 

 rftt ..ament and good brbavloiir, and 

 I aivs found much assLtiaiics ftom 



the ability and conduct of the che- 

 valier de Revel, and from brigadier- 

 c^eneral Richler, who comtiiands 

 thetn. 



Notwithstanding the undefined 

 situation of command, I found every 

 d'spoiiiion and acquiescence in lieu- 

 tenant-sfneral Gravina, command- 

 ing the Spanish troops, to execute 

 every proposed measure which the 

 cotiimon cause required. 



The lossof the British onthe 1 7th, 

 at Fort JNlulgravc, and on the heights 

 of Pharon, amounts to about 300 

 men, of which, during the last four 

 days, no exact account dould be 

 procured : and as the troops in em- 

 b.irking were pat on board the near- 

 est and most convenient ships, till 

 they are again united in corps, I 

 cannot have the honour of trans- 

 mitting particular returns, nor even 

 knowing the detail of circumstances 

 that attended the attack of those 

 posts. 



It is now about three weeks that, 

 frorn the unfortunate accident of 

 general O'Hara being made pri- 

 soner, the government of Toulon 

 devolved on me ; my best exertions 

 have not been wanting in that situa- 

 tion, and I humbly hope that his 

 majesty may be pleased to look upon 

 them in a favourable light. 



J beg leave to add, that the royal 

 battalion of Louis and two in- 

 dependent companies of French 

 Chasseurs, raised at Toulon, have 

 behaved, on every occasion, with 

 fidelity and spirit. They embarked 

 at La Malgue, to the number of 

 about 6"(X)meii, and are now with us. 



I have the honour to be, 

 With the most profound respect, 



SIR, 



Your most faithful and 

 obedient humble seryant, 

 r)^WlDDUNDAS, Lieut. Ccn. 



High: ko-n. Hen. Dundof, tSe. 



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