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British troops should retire, and 
promise not to attack Toulon; on 
which no assurance would. be 
given, . Whilst these points were 
discussing, a party of the na- 
tional guards having moved to 
St. Nazaire, had thus turned the 
pass of Ollioules, which caused so 
much agitation, as having occur~ 
red whilst Admirai Ganteaume 
was treating, that Marquis de Ri-« 
viere thought proper to withdraw 
it, whilst I collected my left co- 
lumn and pushed forward an ad- 
vance to support him, should the 
circumstance have brought forth 
an attack. Finally, yesterday, the 
submission of Marshal Brune and 
his generals was received, but 
the regiments still refused to wear 
the white cockade; and it was 
only this day, whilst at Ollioules 
with Admiral Lord Exmouth, the 
submission of the whole was no- 
tified, and consent given to the 
royalists and national guards oc- 
cupying the forts, in conjunction 
with a portion only of the regu- 
lar troops. 
The garrison of Toulon con- 
sisted of six* regiments of the 
line, a regiment of marines, a de- 
tachment of three hundred caval- 
ry, artillery, veterans, &c. batta- 
lion of half-pay officers and fede- 
ralists, called ‘‘ Le Battalion Sa- 
cré,” most of whom, with Mar- 
shal Murat, and some of his ad- 
herents, were suffered to quit 
Toulon, and absconded, it is not 
known where, on the eve of the 
resolution being taken for hoist- 
ing the white flag. 
The nature of the operation in 
which I have been engaged, has 
. * 9th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 35th, 
166th, veterans. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
been such as to afford little or ne 
opportunity of distinction for the 
officers and men under my orders, 
yet I cannot avoid expressing my 
sense of the zeal which animated 
all ranks, nor my obligations ta 
the officers in command of bri- 
gades, Col. Burrows and Col. 
Burke, end the officers of the 
stafi, for their assistance to me in 
all preparatory arrangements, 
particularly Major Sir Thomas 
Reade, Assistant Adjutant Gene- 
ral, Major Pratt, Assistant Quar- 
ter Master General, Major Gam- 
ble, Royal Artillery, Major Gor- 
reyner, Military Secretary, Mr. 
Cummings, of the Commissariat, 
and Doctor Porteus, 
Lieutenant Colonel Faverges, 
of the Italian Levy, who com- 
manded the advance, merits like- 
wise my best thanks, as also Ma- 
jor Audreis, of the staff, and 
Lieutenant Smith, of the Royal 
Engineers, by whom the duties of 
reconnoissance were principally 
exercised, and who execute« them 
with an activity and intelligence 
that left me nothing to desire. 
I can never sufficiently express 
my obligations and gratitude to 
Lord Exmouth and the navy in 
general, for the cordial assistance 
they have shewn themselves dis- 
posedto render on every occasion, 
and for the aid in particular which 
I received from the marines, of 
which a battalion was formed, 
under the command of Major 
Cox, and placed at my disposition. 
Accounts have been received 
that Antibes has hoisted the white 
flag, so that there is now no de- 
clared enemy in the south of 
France. 
This report will be delivered to 
your lordship by the honourable 
