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embarking. On the 31 st we sailed, 

 and anchored to the eastward of 

 Salon point, on the evening of the 

 2nd inst. On the 3rd the army dis- 

 embarked, and I invested Tarra- 

 gona. 



Previous to coming to an anchor, 

 I detached lieut.-colonel Prevost's 

 brigade, under convoy of the Brune, 

 to attack the fort of St. Philippe ; 

 and in the night, general Copons, 

 at my request, detached a brigade 

 of infantry to co-operate. The 

 brigade of col. Prevost consists of 

 the 2nd, 67th, and the battalion of 

 Roll Dillon ; and to these was 

 subsequently joined the brigade of 

 Spanish troops commanded by col. 

 Lander. The fort has been taken, 

 and I have the honour to enclose 

 colonel Prevost's report to me, 

 with the returns which he has 

 sent. 



This capture, in the present 

 situation of our affairs, is of great 

 importance, as it blocks up the 

 nearest and most accessible road 

 from Tortosa to Tarragona. 



Admiral Hallowell, with that 

 alacrity and zeal for which he is 

 much distinguished, sent captain 

 Adam, in the Invincible, to con- 

 duct the naval part of the expedi- 

 tion, and added the Thames, capt. 

 Peyton; Volcano, captain Carrol ; 

 Strombolo, captain Stoddart ; 

 Brune, captain Badcock. Lieut.- 

 col. Prevost speaks highly of the 

 exertions of those officers and their 

 men, and I know how valuable and 

 important their services were found 

 to be. The troops of both nations 

 bore their fatigue and performed 

 their duty with the greatest alacrity 

 and spirit, and deserve every com' 

 mendation. The lieutenant-colonel 

 has, in a former dispatch, particu- 

 larly noticed the gallantry and 



good conduct of ensign Nelson, 

 of the 67th, and ensign John 

 Dermot, of Roll Dillon's batta- 

 lion. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) J. Murray, Lieut.-Gen. 

 His Excellency the Marquis 

 of Wellington. 



P. S. I have omitted to say, that 

 captain Carrol's services were par- 

 ticularly meritorious ; and lieut. 

 Corbyn, of the Invincible, who 

 commanded a battery manned by 

 seamen, kept up a well-directed 

 and heavy fire. The importance 

 of this acquisition, and the rapidity 

 v/ith which the fort has been 

 taken, make it quite unnecessary 

 for me to say how much I approve 

 of the conduct of lieutenant- 

 colonel Prevost and of captain 

 Adam. 



[Here follows a letter from co- 

 lonel Prevost relative to the capture 

 of Col de Balaguer.] 



Return of hilled, ■wounded, and 

 missing, of the allied troops, under 

 the command of Lieut.- Colonel 

 Prevost, 61th regiment, at the 

 taking of Fort St. Philippe, from 

 the 3rd to the 1th of June. 



Camp tinder Fort St. Phi' 

 lippe, June 8. 

 Total — 1 lieutenant, 4 rank and 

 file, killed ; 1 Serjeant, 1 drummer, 

 37 rank and file, wounded. 



His Majesty's Ship Malta, 

 June I*, 1813. 

 My Lord ;— Admiral Hallowell 

 has just decided on sending a ship 

 to Alicant, and I have merely time 

 to state to your lordship, and I do 

 so with great regret, that I have 

 been under the necessity of raising 

 the siege of Tarragona, and em- 

 barkiog the army under my com- 



