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cannon had been thrown from the 

 rock into the sea, from whence, 

 however, there coukl be no difficul- 

 ty in raising them, the water being 

 extremely shallow. 



Thestores had been progressively 

 assembling, I am informed, by 

 means of consting navigation, for a 

 considerable time past, as prepara- 

 tory to the long menaced, and I be- 

 lieve really intended,invasionof the 

 kingdom of Sicily. 



The conduct of lieutenant-colo- 

 nel Smith during the course of this 

 service, although attended with a 

 momentary reverse, has been repre- 

 sented to meby major-general Mac- 

 kenzie, in terms of great approba- 

 tion, with every praise to the zeal 

 and perseverance of the troops era- 

 ployed under his orders. He has 

 also expressed great acknowledg- 

 ments to the active assistance of 

 captains Crawley and Palmer, of his 

 majesty'sships Philomel and Alacri- 

 ty, who were his co-operators on 

 this service. 



The great disunion of party in- 

 the province was a material obstacle 

 to every means of intelligence, and 

 led to the loss of a detachment 

 of the 21st regiment, which had 

 been sent at the solicitation of the 

 inhabitants of the town of Palmi 

 for their protection. General Mu- 

 ral directed a flag of truce to me af- 

 ter our arrival here, to offer to 

 treat for an exchange of three offi- 

 cers, fournon-commissionedofficers, 

 and eighty men of this party, who 

 were stated to be prisoners, and on 

 their march to Naples. I had 

 scarcely agreed to the measure, 

 when in a seeming fit of humour, 

 occasioned by a dissatisfaction at the 

 terms ot capitulation of this island, 

 he sent another flag again to me, 

 withdrawing the former ofier, and 



declining any further correspond- 

 ence or communication with me 

 whatever. 



J. Stuart, 

 Lieutenant General. 

 Return of Casualties in the Divi- 

 sion of the Army under the or- 

 ders of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, 

 2'lth Regiment, during the siege 

 of Scylla Castle, and at Palmi, 

 from the 1 ^th to the 28th June, 

 1809. 



Royal artillerj^ — 1 mule killed ; 2 

 rank and file wounded ; 4 horses, 

 11 mules missing. 



10th foot — 2 rank and file missing. 

 21st foot — 1 captain, 1 rank and 

 file killed; 7 rank and file wounded 

 — 2 captains, 2 subalterns, 4 Ser- 

 jeants, 2 drummers, 76 rank and 

 file prisoners ; 7 rank and file mis- 

 sing. 



ChasseursBritanniques — 13 rank 

 and file missing. 



Dillon's regiment — 2 rank and 

 file missing. 



Total — 1 captain, 1 rank and file, 

 1 mule killed; 9 rank and file 

 wounded; 2 captains, 2 subalterns, 

 4 Serjeants, 2 drummers, 76 rank 

 and file prisoners; 24 rank and file, 

 4 horses, 11 mules missing. 

 Names of the Officers killed and 

 taken prisoners. 

 21st foot— captain Hunter,killed 

 — captains Mackay and Couran, 

 lieutenants M'Nab and Mackay, ta- 

 ken prisoners. 



(Signed) J. Campbell, 



Major-General. 



Copy of a Dispatch from Major- 

 General Carmichael to Viscount 

 Castlereagh, dated Saint CarloSf 

 before the City of St. Domingo, 

 July 8, 1809. 



My Lord— I have the pleasure 



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