APPENDIX TO 
Rear Admiral Malcolmreports the 
great assistance he received from 
him in forwarding the boats into 
the Mississippi. Captain Wood of 
the 4th regiment, Deputy Assist- 
ant Adjutant General, has filled 
that situation since the first dis- 
embarkation of the troops with 
zeal and attention. 
During the action of the 8th 
instant, the command of the 2nd 
brigade devolved upon Lieutenant 
Colonel Brooke, 4th regiment ; 
that of the 3rd upon Colonel Ha- 
milton, 5th West India regiment ; 
and the reserve upon Colonel 
Blakeney, royal fusiliers ;—to all 
these officers I feel much indebted 
for their services. Lieutenant 
Colonel Dickson, royal artillery, 
has displayed his usual abilities and 
assiduity ; he reports to me his 
general satisfaction with all the off- 
cers under his command, espe- 
cially Major Munro, senior officer 
of the royal artillery, previous to 
his arrival, and of the officers 
commanding companies. 
Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne, 
royal engineers, afforded me ever 
assistance that could be expected 
from his known talents and expe- 
rience : that service lost a very valu- 
able and much esteemed officer 
Lieutenant Wright, who was 
killed when reconnoitring on the 
evening of the 3]st ultimo. 
' Lieutenant Colonel Merin, of 
the 43rd, and Lieutenant Colonel 
Gubbins, 85th regiments, field offi- 
cers of the picquets on the 18th, 
have great credit for the manner in 
which they withdrew the out-posts 
on the morning of the 19th, under 
the direction of Colonel Blakeney, 
royal fusiliers. 
I request in a particular manner 
to express how much this army is 
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indebted to the attention and dili- 
gence of Mr. Robb, Deputy In- 
spector of Hospitals: he met the 
embarrassments of crowded hos- 
pitals, and their immediate re- 
moval, with such excellent ar- 
rangements, that the wounded 
were all brought off with every 
favourable circumstance, except 
such cases as would have rendered 
their removal dangerous. 
Captainsir Thomas Troubridge, 
royal navy, who commanded a 
battalion of seamen, and who was 
attached to act with the troops, 
rendered the greatest service by 
his exertions in whatever way they 
wererequired ; Col. Dickson, royal 
artillery, particularly mentions 
howjmuch(he was indebted to him. 
The conduct of the two squad- 
rons of the 14th light dragoons, 
latterly under the command of 
Lieutenant Colonel Baker, pre- 
viously of Majoz Mills, has been 
the admiration of every one, by 
the cheerfulness with which they 
have performed all descriptions of 
service. I must also mention the 
exertions of the royal staff corps 
under Major Todd, so reported by 
the Deputy Quarter Master Ge- 
neral. 
Permit metoadd the obligations 
Iam under to my personal staff- 
Lieutenant the hon. Edward Cur- 
zon, of the royal navy, who was 
selected as naval aide-de-camp to 
the commanding officer of the 
troops on their first disembark- 
ation, each of whom have ex- 
pressed the satisfaction they had 
inthis appointment, to which I con- 
fidently add my own. 
Major Smith, of the 95th regi- 
ment, now acting as Military Se- 
cretary, is so well known for his 
zeal and talents, that I can with 
