. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . pping. THE BRITISH IN CAPRI 283 9. British squadron. 10. Sicilian gun-boats. 11. Position of the enemy on the 11th October. 12. Wall of defence built by the English. 13. Division of 800 of the enemy repulsed by the three companies of the R. Corsican R. underMajor Schummelkettel. 14. Castle. 15. Position of the British, 11th October. 16. Fort built by Captain Church. 17. Palace of Tiberius, converted into a fort by Col. Lowe, and defended by a Very difficult landing-place, only of use with a S. Convent. —On the 11th October the right of
. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . pping. THE BRITISH IN CAPRI 283 9. British squadron. 10. Sicilian gun-boats. 11. Position of the enemy on the 11th October. 12. Wall of defence built by the English. 13. Division of 800 of the enemy repulsed by the three companies of the R. Corsican R. underMajor Schummelkettel. 14. Castle. 15. Position of the British, 11th October. 16. Fort built by Captain Church. 17. Palace of Tiberius, converted into a fort by Col. Lowe, and defended by a Very difficult landing-place, only of use with a S. Convent. —On the 11th October the right of the Britishposition was defended by one 36-lb., one 12-lb. and one32-lb. carronade. The centre by four 4-lb. The leftby one 12-lb. How., one 6-lb. and one 9-lb. In the rearof Castle was one 36-lb. facing Tragara. In Fort one 6-lb. and in Fort St. Maria one 36-lb. The Halcyon landed two 3-lb. which were not in batterywhen she sailed. The Ambuscade was to land four12-lb. on the morning of the 12th. C. A. ACourt, A. D. CHAPTER XMajob John Hamill THE following account of Major Hamill and hisconnection with Capri is based upon an articlewhich I wrote for the Irish Times of December31st, 1914, under the heading Memorials of an IrishOfficer. The introduction may contain a few wordsof repetition ; but I have reproduced it, more or lessin its entirety, for clearness in the making of a completestory, and as a short recapitulation in a final chapter. Just before landing in Capri, Hamill distinguishedhimself at the Battle of Maida, in connection with whichthe following report, from the Annual Register for 1806,gives a contemporary view of events :— After the evacuation of Naples, Sir James Craig hadretired with the English Army to Sicily, and estabUshedhis headquarters at Messina, as the station best adaptedfor protecting the island from invasion. There heremained till April, when bad health compelled him toresign his command to Sir John Stuart, who was soonafterwards en
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