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 . The British and Austrian troops took possession the same day; 120 pieces of cannon were mounted on the works of the town and Fort Lorenzo, 21 in Fort Imperial, and 11 in the island of Croma, with a garrison of 500 men, and nearly six weeks’ provisions. The garrison are prisoners of war, not to serve against England or her allies till regularly exchanged. I am happy to say the best understanding has prevailed between the allied troops; and General Milutinovitch has expressed himself in the handsomest terms, for the assistance he has received.

“The object for which you sent me here, Sir, is now, I believe, obtained, by the expulsion of the French troops from the provinces of Cattaro and Ragusa, and it only remains forme to mention the meritorious conduct of all the officers and men who have shared the fatigues and privations attending it. I beg leave also to mention the great assistance I have received from Captain Angelo, who accompanied me from Cattaro. His ready and active services have considerably diminished the difficulties we have met with. The loss of the British, during the siege, has been 1 killed and 10 severely wounded. I have the honor to be, &c.

(Signed)“.”

“Rear-Admiral Freemantle.”

In March 1814, a deputation from the inhabitants of Parga, on the coast of Albania, having waited upon Captain Hoste and requested assistance against the French garrison, consisting of 170 men, commanded by a Colonel, he immediately proceeded thither, and took possession of the town and fortifications, the tri-coloured flag being hauled down on his arrival. He soon after quitted the Bacchante, on account of ill-health, and returned to England as a passenger in the Cerberus frigate.

Captain Hoste received the royal permission to accept and wear the insignia of a Knight of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa, May 23, 1814; and was raised to the dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain on the 23d July following: in the course of the same year he obtained an honorable augmentation to his family arms; and on the 2d Jan. 1815, was nominated a K.C.B. He at present commands the Albion 74, stationed as a guard-ship at Portsmouth.

Sir William Hoste has been twice married; his present lady, to whom he was united April 17, 1817, is a daughter of the Earl of Orford. His youngest brother, Thomas Edward Hoste, served as a Midshipman under him in the Adriatic, and was made a Lieutenant in 1814.

Agent.– Isaac Clementson, Esq.

