1810.] 
18th instant, our attention was occupied by 
the opposite movements of General Murat, 
who, by the embarkation of the principal 
body of his army, in the whole of his long 
range of boats at Scylla and the Punta del 
Pizzo, and the disposition of these vessels af- 
ter being cast off from the shore, seemed to 
indicate a conclusive design upon the part of 
eur line extending towards the Faro. 
While the attention of our left was en. 
gaged by the abélve operation, information 
was brought tome, that a division of the ene- 
my, having embarked at Reggio during the 
preceding night, had been perceived comple- 
ting a landing upon our right, just before 
gawn, at about seven miles to the southward 
of Messina, ' 
Reinforcements, which were held in: re- 
gerve in this garrison to move according to 
gircumstances, marched to sustain our posts 
at the invaded point upon the first signal of 
alarm ; but the active vigilance of the troops 
stationed at that extrem ty of our defences, 
and their prompt and spirited behaviour, un- 
der the conduct of Major-general Campbell, 
had already happily rendered the presence of 
these succours unnecessary. 
The repulse of the enemy in this partial 
enterprize, and the egually disgraceful and 
precipitate flight of the French general who 
commanded it, with, the sacrifice of se consi- 
derable a part ef his equipment, are more 
fully detailed in the report from Major- 
general Campbell to myself, on the preceed- 
ings of this fortunate day; and, I hope his 
Majesty will be graciously pleased to draw aa 
augur from the relation of this officer of the 
future conduct of this army at large, in any 
emergency of service which it may become 
their duty to encounter. 
The zeal, the warmth, exemplified by the 
neighbouring peasantry in our behalf, and 
which were not manifested without a loss, and 
the judgment, as well as alacrity, with which 
Il have since learnt that those in rantoter 
districts made immediate dispositions ap ob- 
struct the progress of the enemy in their pos- 
sible attempt to penetrate into the country, 
were far beyond what ] could have hoped or 
expected fron their peaceful habits ; and so 
strongly was their animosity marked towards 
their invaders, that the interposition of our 
escorts was frequently necessary to protect 
our prisoners from their fury in conducting 
them, after their surrender, to the citadel of 
Messina. 
A colour inscribed, as a gift from Gioachi- 
mo Napoleone to the Royal Corsican corps, 
paid to be new for the occasion of the expedi- 
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459 
tion, fell among other captures of the morn- 
ing into our hands; and I hope his Majesty 
will be graciously pleased to approve my 
transmittal of this trophy to be respectfully 
Jaid at the feet of his Sicilian Majesty, as a 
token of our zeal in the support of his royal 
cause, and as a record that the fiist effort of a 
daring enemy to plant the standard of usurpa- 
tion in this his second kingdom, and whith 
still owns his rightful dominion, was repulsed 
by a British army. 
T cannot close this communication to your 
lordship withoutexpressing my official acknows 
ledgments to the great assistance I have de= 
rived from Lieut.-general Lord Forbes, as well 
as the other generat officers, and indeed every 
department and rank of this army, during a 
long period of four months, in which the con- 
tiguity and constant menaces of an enterpri- 
sing enemy have demanded from us a System 
ef unabating vigilance, to which every mind 
has submitted with cheerfulness, but which 
your lordship will believe has not been with- 
Out its fatigue. 
This habitual, cordial, and friendly, co- 
Operation, which I have received from Admi- 
ral Martin, and the naval force under his dr- 
ders, during this interval of anxiety, I have 
before had ocvaston to mention to your lord- 
ship. J. Stuart, Count of Maida. 
GREAT BRITAIN, 
_At home the public attention has been 
deeply occupied by the commercial and 
pecuniary distresses of the country ; and, 
by the return of that malady, which on 
two former occasions, rendered the kine 
unabie to exercise the executive func- 
tions. This disorder became evident on 
the 24ih of September, the dav on which 
his majesty completed the fiftieth year 
of his reign; and, it has continued with 
slight variations of violence during ‘the 
mooth, [nthe mean tine, parliamenc 
has been twice assembled and teice ad= 
jJourned, without effecting any thing to« 
wards the appomtment of a Revent. 
On a motion of Sir Feancts Burpers, 
‘against the adjourument of the Com- 
mons, a division took place of 58 avainse 
363. ; ane 
Another domestic event, deserving of 
record, has been the death of-the king's 
youngest daughter, the Princess Amelia, 
in her 28th year, after a long and severe 
illness. 
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