APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 
the army or the inhabitants of this 
kingdom: his children were al- 
ready placed at Gaeta. 
General Bianchi sent forward 
his cavalry, under Count Niep- 
perg, on the evening of the 21st. 
It occupied this city during the 
night, and preserved it from dis- 
order. 
Prince Leopold has requested 
all the authorities of the kingdom, 
the ministers of state, and the 
officers of the army, to remain at 
their post to await the orders of 
_ the King. 
Admiral Penrose sailed from 
hence to Melazzo, to bring his 
Majesty to his capital. In a few 
days his Majesty’s arrival may 
be expected. 
Admiral Lord Exmouth ar- 
rived in the Bay of Naples on the 
20th. The expedition from Si- 
cily is arrived this morning. 
Madame Murat will sail to- 
morrow on board of his Ma- 
jesty’s ship Tremendous towards 
Gaeta, to receive her children on 
board, and will then proceed to 
Trieste. 5 
No disturbances of any serious 
nature have taken place. The 
enmity against such as are sup- 
posed from their employments to 
have been attached to the late 
Government is great, but the ac- 
tivity with which General Bianchi 
has carried assistance to the points 
where it might be required has 
retained the country quiet. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) BuRGHERSH. 
Inpia-Boarp, WuHItEHALL, 
_ June 15. 
The following statement of the 
operations of the second division 
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of the field army under the com- 
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Mawby, 
of his Majesty’s 53rd regiment, 
before Kalunga, has been this day 
received from India :— 
Fort William, Dec. 13, 1814. 
His Excellency the Vice Pre- 
sident in Council is pleased to 
publish the following statement 
of the operations of the 2nd divi- 
sion of the field army, under the 
command of Colonel Mawby, of 
his Majesty’s 53rd regiment, be- 
fore Kalunga, which terminated 
in the evacuation of the Fort on 
the 30th of November. 
The battering train from Delhi 
having arrived in Camp on the 
24th ultimo, the operations of the 
army against the fort of Kalunga, 
were resumed on the morning of 
the 25th. At one o’clock, p. m. 
on the 27th, the breach was re- 
ported completely practicable by 
the officers in charge of the en- 
gineer and artillery departments. 
Colonel Mawby having also satis- 
fied himself of the fact from per- 
sonal observation, and being anx- 
ious to avoid any delay which 
should afford the enemy sufficient 
time to strengthen his internal 
defence, either by cutting up the 
breach, or erecting works so as to 
command the entrance into it, 
ordered the storming party in- 
stantly toadvance. ‘The storming 
party, consisting of all the gre- 
nadiers of the division, and one 
battalion company ofthe 53d, with 
thelight infantry company of that 
corps, was led by Major Ingleby, 
and after being exposed till three 
o'clock, an interval of two hours, 
to a most galling and destructive 
fire of musketry and matchlocks, 
they found their efforts opposed 
