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 his boats cut a French felucca privateer out of Palamos mole.

Sir John Gore’s promotion to the rank of Rear-Admiral took place Dec. 4, 1813; and on the 23d of the following month he received an order to hoist his flag in the Revenge. During the remainder of the war he commanded the squadron employed in the Adriatic.

On the 22d Mar. 1814, having arranged a co-operation with the Austrian Field Marshal Bellegarde, Sir John Gore commenced the close blockade of Venice by sea, anchoring his squadron off the town, and stationing the boats of the different ships to watch the entrances of Chiozza and Malancoca. A flotilla equipped by the squadron was at the same time ordered to co-operate with and sustain the Imperial troops on the Adige and Piave.

Tn consequence of the successes of the allied armies in France, Eugene Beauharnois and Marshal Bellegarde entered into a negociation respecting the surrender and occupation of Italy. This having been done without Sir John Gore’s knowledge, he remonstrated in the name of his sovereign against such a partial measure, and the indignity offered to the British flag; demanding that the ships, arsenal, timber, and naval stores of every description should be placed in his hands; but without effect. Not having a sufficient force to support his claim, he declined having any thing more to do with Venice, withdrew the whole of his squadron, &c. and submitted his correspondence to the decision of the British government.

From Venice, Sir John Gore proceeded to Corfu, and informed the governor-general of the Ionian islands of the great events that had recently occurred on the continent; but could not prevail upon him to evacuate them. He then went to Trieste, and there received instructions to attend Lieutenant-General Campbell, the commissioner appointed by government to receive possession of Corfu. On the 8th June, a French commissioner arrived to cede that island; on the 25th the British flag was hoisted in the citadel ; on the 26th a French squadron sailed from thence accompanied by the