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 battery he commanded, and the excellent fire he kept from them afterwards; and I feel highly gratified in noticing the conduct of so old and excellent an officer, with whose value I am well acquainted, from a service of many years together.

“I have the honor to enclose a list of the killed and wounded of the crews of the ships under my orders, which, considering the fire upon us for so many hours, is unaccountably small.

“The troops under Colonel Prevost’s command have had an officer and four men killed, and thirty-nine wounded, in which are included an officer and seven soldiers of the Spanish regiment of Palma.

“I have enclosed you a list of the garrison of the fort, consisting of two lieutenants, a surgeon, and garde-magazin, sixteen Italian artillerymen, and eighty-three non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the 11th French regiment of the line, of whom two were killed and eleven wounded.

“I likwise enclose returns of the ordnance, &c. found in the fort.

“During the siege of the fort, the gun-boats were stationed in Ampolla bay, to observe the road from Tortosa, as we had constant reports of the enemy being in motion from that quarter.

“I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed)“, Captain.”

“2 brass twenty-four-pounders, mounted on travelling carriages; 2 brass twelve-pounders, on garrison carriages; 1 brass eight-pounder, on a garrison carriage; 2 brass four-pounders, on garrison carriages, 2 brass ten-inch mortars, 1 stone mortar, 2 six-inch brass howitzers, 6 dismounted iron twelve-pounders, 3 mortar-beds, 260 twenty-four-pounder round shot, 40 twenty-four-pounder grape shot, 400 twelve-pounder round shot, 220 eight-pounder round shot, 150 ten-inch shells, 900 hand-grenades, 22001b. of gunpowder, 92,000 rounds of ball-cartridge, 1000 flints, 30 handspikes, 6 sponges, 4 ladles, 3 wadhooks, 97 boarding pikes, 110 muskets complete with bayonets, 101b. of slow match.

(Signed)“, Capt. Roy. Art.”

Captain Carroll’s post-commission bears date Dec. 6, 1813. During the remainder of the war, he commanded the Revenge 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Gore, and employed in the Adriatic. He returned home from the Mediterranean in the Cyrus 20, and continued to command that ship, chiefly on the Irish station, till Sept. 1818. He was nominated a C.B. Sept. 19, 1815.

In Aug. 1825, Captain Carroll was appointed to the 