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men composing my detachment 
has been such as’ to merit my 
warmest approbation. 
I have the honour to be, &c. » 
‘W. Tuomeson, Lieut.-Col. 
Commanding the reserve. 
Camp, Deboo-ka-Tibba, 
Dec. 31, 1814. 
_ ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEP. 19. 
Copies of letters and their enclo- 
sures from Admiral Lord Ex- 
mouth, K. C. B. Commander in 
Chief of his Majesty’s ships in 
the Mediterranean, addressed to 
John Wilson Croker, Esq. 
The first letters contain details 
of the operations before Gaeta, 
which terminated in a blockade; 
the last letter contains an account 
of the submission of that fortress, 
as follows :— 
His Majesty's ship Malta, 
Gaeta Bay, Aug. 9 
My Lord,—In my letter of the 
2nd instant, I expressed my inten- 
tion of sending the next day to 
the Governor of Gaeta an account 
of Buonaparte’s surrender, which 
having been done, I have now the 
pleasure to acquaint your Lord- 
ship, thatit led to communications 
which terminated in the submis- 
sion of that fortress yesterday.— 
‘At six p.m. the sea-gate was taken 
possession of by the marines of 
his Majesty’s ship under my com- 
‘mand, and the others by the Aus- 
trian and Sicilian troops, and this 
day the garrison marched out, and 
were disposed of according to the 
terms of submission (a copy of 
which is herewith transmitted) : 
the four first articles having been 
dictated by his Sicilian Majesty. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
Inventories are taking, but as 
they will employ some time I do 
not think it necessary to wait till 
they are finished, as Colonel Ro- 
binson, who is appointed on our 
part, will remain, and send a copy, 
when completed. There are two 
hundred and twenty-seven pieces 
of ordnance; one hundred and 
fifty-two of which are mounted, 
and provisions remaining for near 
three months. 
In acquainting your Lordship 
with the conclusion of this ser- 
vice, I cannot deny myself the 
satisfaction of again expressing 
my sense of the zealous assistance 
afforded to me by Captain Brace, 
while he continued under my or- 
ders, and Colonel Robinson, who 
did so to the last moment; and 
without meaning to attach more 
importance or merit to the opera~ 
tions in which we have been en- 
gaged, than they may be fairly 
considered to deserve, I yet ven- 
ture to express my hope, that 
your Lordship will feel yourself 
at liberty to place them in such a 
light before my Lords Commis- 
sioners of the Admiralty, as may 
obtain their Lordships’ favour and 
consideration towards Col. Robin- 
son and the first Lieutenant of this 
ship, who is a most deserving of- 
ficer. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
WitiiaM Cua. Fanig. 
To the Right Hon. Admiral 
Lord Exmouth, K.C.B. 
Articles of Submission of the 
Fortress of Gaeta, which the 
undersigned have established 
in consequence of the authori- 
ties given them. 
Art. 1. The Commandant, Mr. 
