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their advance with a heavy loss; but, onthe 
gth, were obliged to yield to the numbers of 
the enemy, whoassailed the town on all sides: 
Our guns, however, covered their retreat ; 
and I had the satisfaction of sending off these 
brave peasants to Messina, without leaving a 
man in the enemy's hands, 
The force which Gen. Regnier had brought 
to besiege Scylla, consisted of a body of ca- 
valry, the 22d light infantry, the ast, 62d, 
and 1o1st.of the line, in all about 6900 men, 
with five 24 pounders, 5 eighteens, and 4 
mortars, besides field-pieces. On the-miorn- 
ing of the 11th he opened his batteries, di- 
recting his efforts to the destruction of our 
‘upper works, and the disabling of our guns ; 
while under cover of his fire, he laboured to 
establish two breaching batteries, at 3 and 
400 hundred yards distance, 4t was not, 
however, till the 14th, that our parapet and 
guns were rendered totally useless; nor till 
then did the slaughter abate, to which their 
parties employed on the breactiing batteries - 
were exposed fram our grape and shells. 
From this time our defence was confined to 
musketry, as our guns lay buried under the 
ruins of the parapet, and the close fire from 
five 24-pounders became incessant. ‘In the 
mean time we discovered him attempting to 
mine the right bastion, upon which he con- 
tinued to work for three nights, tut I appre- 
hend without the expected success. In the 
night ef the rsth, the French pushed round 
the foot of the rock, with the intention of 
destroying the sea staircase, but we happily 
discovered them, and beat them off with the 
Slaughter to which their desperate situation 
exposed them. 
The fire from the breaching batteries had 
been variously directed till the evening of 
the 16th, when they bent their undivided 
fury against the left bastion with such suc- 
cess, that the treach would probably have 
been practicable by* the fcllowing evening. 
It was under these circumstances I received 
your orders to evacuate the castle, and have 
the great satisfaction of reporting, that we ac- 
complished this yesterday morning, in full 
view of the enemy, and without leaving an 
individual behind. The approach of the boats. 
from Faro gave the French a full intimation 
of our design, but the tempestuous state of 
the weather obliged us to seize tlie short op- 
portunity of one hour’s Iyli. Every battery 
poured its utmost fre on the castle, and sub- 
sequently on the boats; while infantry with 
field pieces tried the breach on either side, 
The garrison was drawn off in succession, and 
the ‘embarkation effected with the greatest 
order, notwithstanding the tremendous fire of 
grape, shells, &c. Our loss in the operation 
was small; and before we were ia musket 
shot distant, the French were in the fort, 
The masterly arrangement or the transport 
boats and men of war launches upon this oc- 
casion, does high honour to Capt. Trollope, 
of his Majesty’s ship Blectra, who peysonally 
superintended this service; and the conduct 
of the officers and men under"bim was marke 
ed with all the coolness and dexterity of Bri- 
tish seamen. [I regret to add, that one of 
them was Killed in the operation, and tem 
wounded, some dangerously.-——But I have the 
Satisfaction of reflecting, that the support 7 
have received from all ranks has enabled me 
to sell scylla dear; and that Gen. Regnier 
has obtained possession of this little heap of 
ruirs with the loss of several hundied of his 
best troops. ail 
{ have the honour to be, &c. — 
G. D. Rozerrson, Licut. Col. Com. Scylla 
Custle. 
Major-General Sherbrooke, conimanders 
Ge. in Sicily. 
Return of Isilied and wounded, 3 gunners, 
$ rank and file killed; 1 bombadicr, 8 gune 
ners, 22 rank and filé, wounded. 
To 
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ALPHABETICAL List of Banxruprcres and DivipENDS announced between the 
20th of March and the 20th of April, extracted from the London Gazettes. 
=a 
BANKRUPTCIES, 
(Zbe Solicitors’ names are between Parentheses.) 
A *FORD Edward Tier, Tothill ftreet, haberdather. 
(Mafun, St. Michael’s alley, Cornhill 
Baker George, Talfield, Durham spirit merchant. (El- 
fob, Catheriue court, Seething lane 
Bull James Kingftun, Ifle’of Wight, corndealer, (Gil- 
bert, Newport 
Bolton Thos. Langton Little, York, dealer, 
Staple inn 
Baker Samuel, Southwark, upholfterer. 
* Garden 
Boucher Wm. Birmingham, toy-maker. . 
Lung, and Ince. Gray’s inn 
(Fairlefs, 
(Ellis, Hatton 
(Kinderley, 
Beale John, Camberwell, Surrey, mathematical inftru- 
ment maker. (Surman, Goiden fquare 
Champion Foyce, Beech ftreet, bootmaker, (Higden 
and Sim, Currier’s hail 
Cotton Thomas, Cornhill, ftock broker (furviving partner 
of John Lambert, deceafed). (Winter, Kaye, 
Frefhfields, and Beckwith, Swithin’s lane 
Collip John, Great Portland ftreet, upholferer,  (Bleaf- 
dale, Alexander, and Holme, New inn 
Core Robert, Briftol, hat manufacturer. (Andrews, 
Clare ftreet, Briftols 
Cockrill Williem, Stallingborough, Lincoln, falesman, 
(Lowndes and Lambert, Red Lion fquare  - 
Chattham Thomas. High Holborn. cork cutter,  (Afpi- 
nall, Quatity court, Chancery lane 
(Crochett ihomas, Oxford, deaier, {Rofe and Mun= 
nings, Gray's inn fquare 
Chippendail Yhomas, st. Martin’s 
(surgefs, Curzon flrect- May fair j 
Croofe George, ‘iver’s Ocle, Hereford, dealer in cattle. 
(Gregory. Clement's inn { 
Caflake James Green, Stepney. tallow chandter. (Fil 
(Lambert, Hate 
lane, upholfterer, - 
lingham, Union ftreec, Whitechapel 
Dodfworth Gregory, Beverley, draper. 
ton garden : 
Divividdie William, Manchefter, infurance broker (in 
partnerfhip with Lawrence Dinividdie and Richara 
Wilkinfon. (Dennetts aud Greaves, King’s Arms 
yard 
Dand. William, Whitehaven, 
(Howtworth, Staple inn es 
Davies Richard, Sernard ftreet, Ruffell fquare, fadler. 
(Reynold, Caftle ftreet, Falcon fyuare 
Denham Samuel, Beimondfey ftre.t, taylor. 
Lad lane 
Evans John, Monmouth, fadler, 
Ruilel fquare 
Green John, Hull, flaxedreiier. 
muflin manufacturere 
(Hurft,. 
(Pugh, Bernard ftreety 
(Ellis, Curfitor treet. 
Hucks 
