The possession of this important post was accomplished with the slight loss, to the army, of seven privates killed. and dead of their wounds, two captains and 19 privates wounded, and six privates missing and, to the navy, of one lieutenant (Gary Tupper, of the Victory) and six seamen killed, and one lieutenant (George Andrews, of the Agamemnon) and 12 seamen wounded. The principal naval officers associated with Captain Nelson at the batteries, and to all of whom Lord Hood expressed himself greatly indebted, were, Captains Anthony Hunt, Joseph Sullen, and Walter Serocold ; and Lieutenants John Gore, Henry Hotham, John Styles, George Andrews, and Charles Brisbane.

The few republican troops in the island being now completely invested by the British and loyal Corsicans, General Paoli, who commanded the latter, persuaded the inhabitants to withdraw their allegiance from France and transfer it to England. Accordingly, the assembly of the general consult, held at Corte on the 14th of June, declared unanimously the separation of Corsica from France; and, with the same unanimity, and with the strongest demonstrations of universal satisfaction and joy, voted the union of Corsica to the crown of Great Britain. On the 19th the formal surrender was made to Sir Gilbert Elliott, his majesty's viceroy, and the latter took an oath "to maintain the liberties of Corsica, according to the constitution and the laws ; " the members of the assembly, on their part, taking the oath of allegiance and fidelity to the king of England.

The expected reinforcement of troops from Gibraltar having arrived, under the command of Lieutenant-general the Honourable Charles Stuart, immediate preparations were made for attacking the fortress of Calvi, which was still in the possession of a republican garrison. Captain Nelson, of the Agamemnon, the senior officer at Bastia in the absence of Lord Hood (who, with the bulk of the fleet, had returned to watch the Toulon squadron), carried the troops to Port-Agra, a small cove about three miles from Calvi. On the 19th of June the whole of the men disembarked, and on the same evening encamped in a strong position upon a neighbouring ridge. Lord Hood, returning on that day to Mortella bay, sent a detachment of the Victory's seamen, with some ordnance and other stores, under the orders of Captains Hallowell and Serocold, to Calvi. On the 27th he arrived himself before that place, in the Victory, and immediately landed seven of his first deck guns, for the use of the batteries constructed to act against the town and its powerful defences. The British batteries were soon opened, but, not till the siege had lasted 51 days, could General Casa-Bianca be induced to capitulate. This he did on the 10th of August, upon terms highly flattering to the bravery of the garrison of Calvi.

The loss, on the part of the British army, amounted to one field-officer, two lieutenants, and 20 privates killed, and three captains, four lieutenants, and 46 non-commissioned officers and