APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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Copy of another enclosure from 

 Admiral Young. 



Horatio, off" Zuderie Zee, 

 Dec. 10,1813. 

 Sir ; — The thickness of the wea- 

 ther preventing the Tickler's sail- 

 ing yesterday, enables me to ac- 

 quaint )'ou of a brilliant affair by 

 the boats of the Horatio and Am- 

 phion, under the immediate com- 

 mand of lieutenant Whyte, first 

 of the Horatio. Having received 

 information that the French had 

 augmented their forces in the island 

 of Tholen, with 400 men, and it 

 being necessary to secure the bat- 

 tery at the point of Steavniesse, in 

 order for the ships to pass up the 

 Keetan, I dispatched the boats of 

 the two ships at ten p. m. with the 

 boats' crews only, when they land- 

 ed two miles in the rear of the 

 battery : immediately on their ap- 

 proach the French precipitately 

 fled, and did not enable our brave 

 fellows to oppose them, and we 

 made only three prisoners. The 

 batlery consisted of six l24-pounder 

 guns. Lieut. Whyte, with the 

 assistance of lieutenant Champion, 

 first of the Araphion, and the offi- 

 • cfers and men under their com- 

 mand, dismantled the battery, spik- 

 ed the guns, destroyed the car- 

 riages and ammunition, and re- 

 turned on board at half-past three 

 a. m. Though the enemy did not 

 oppose our force, I hope it will not 

 diminish the merits of the officers 

 and men employed, and that their 

 zeal and activity will merit your 

 approbation. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) G. Stuart. 



To W. Young, esq., &c. 



From the London Gazette. 



Admiralty Office, 

 Jan. 11, 1814. 

 Copy of an enclosure from rear- 

 admiral Freemantle, to John Wil- 

 son Croker, esq. 



His Majesty^s ship Havannah^ 

 before Zara, Dec. 6, 1813. 



Sir ; — It is with great satisfaction 

 I have the honour to inform you, 

 that the fortress of Zara has this 

 day capitulated to the combined 

 Austrian and English forces, after 

 sustaining a cannonade of thirteen 

 days from the English batteries, 

 consisting of two 32-pound carro- 

 nades, eight 18-pounders, and 

 seven 12-pound long guns, as well 

 as of two howitzers worked by 

 Austrians. 



As the courier which conveys 

 this information will set out imme- 

 diately, I shall defer entering into 

 particulars until another opportu- 

 nity, and confine myself to the 

 general terms granted, which are, 

 that the garrison are to march out 

 with honours of war ; to ground 

 their arms on the glacis, and then 

 to be conducted as prisoners of war, 

 until exchanged, to the outposts of 

 the nearest French army. 



The outwork of the garrison to 

 be occupied this evening by the 

 Austrian troops, and the whole of 

 the enemy to march out on the 

 9th, at ten a. m. 



As soon as I can make ready a 

 copy of the terms, I shall have the 

 honour of forwarding them to you; 

 in the mean time, 



I have the honour to be, &c. 



(Signed) Geo. Cadogan, capt. 

 rear-admiral Freemantle, &c. 



