pleasure I add, that our killed confifted only of 2, and 7 wounded; La Proferpine, 30 killed, and 45 wounded, I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c. Downing-freet, June 17. A. BEAUCLERK. A letter, of which the following is an extract, has been received by the right honourable Lord Grenville, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for foreign affairs, from Colonel Graham, dated Peri, May 31. YESTERDAY morning the French army under the command of General Buonaparte, confifting of about 22,000 men, forced the paffage of the Mincio, at Valeggio. General Beaulieu ordered the different corps of his army to retire on Caftel Nuovo, except the infantry at Goito, which being part of the garrison of Mantua, was fent back there; and the difpofitions were fo well made, that this was executed without any lofs: every attempt to molest them in their retreat was not only immediately checked by the distinguished conduct of the cavalry, both Auftrian and Neapolitan, but the right of the French army was attacked, with great intrepidity and fuccefs, by eight fquadrons (Hulans and the Neapolitan regiment du Roi) coming from Goito, who cut down a great many men, took some prifoners, (among them one of General Buonaparte's aides de camp, and three other officers) and brought off above 150 horses. This morning the army, with all the artillery (except two pieces of cannon loft at Valeggio) ammunition, stores, and baggage, paffed the Adige in perfect order at Chiufa: in this affair the lofs of the French must have been confiderable; that of the Auftrians is trifling, and fell chiefly on one of the battalions of Strafoldo, pofted at the bridge of Valleggio, but in all it does not exceed 300 men, many of whom, being wounded, could not be brought off for want of waggons. This afternoon, while the bridge at Chiufa was removing, the French appeared on the right bank of the Adige, and began a cannonade, which was returned. It has continued during all the evening, with fcarcely any lofs on the fide of the Auftrians. Whitehall, June 18. Difpatches, of which the following are copies, have been received at the office of the right honourable Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State, from Lieutenant-general Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. commander in chief of his Majefty's forces in the West Indies. SIR, Head-Quarters, St. Lucia, May 2, 1796. IN my letter of the 9th of April, I expreffed a defire to detach á body of troops to take poffeffion of Demerary, provided that Admiral Sir John Laforey would afford me the neceffary naval force. C VOL. V. The The admiral, upon my application to him for that purpose, imme diately ordered the Malabar, La Picque, and Babet, on board of which, and the Grenada transport, with fome fmall veffels, Major-General Whyte, with the 39th, 93d, and 99th regiments, and a detachment of the royal artillery, embarked and failed on the 15th ult. on On the 21ft, this fquadron arrived upon the coaft of Demerary, and the 22d, the governor and council were fummoned to furrender the colony to his Britannic Majefty, upon the conditions which I have the honour to inclofe. The next day the terms were agreed to, the capitulation figned, and the British troops took poffeffion of the fort and colony. Lieutenant-Colonel Hifiop, of the 39th regiment, is left commandant of Demerary and Iffequibo. Major-General Whyte was to proceed to take poffeffion of the neighbouring colony of Berbice; and, after making the neceffary arrangements, he is ordered to repair to his ftation at St. Domingo. From the accounts received, there is produce to an immenfe value at Demerary, which will be immediately fhipped for Great Britain. I have the honour to be, &c. R. ABERCROMBY. (Signed) Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c. SIR, Head-Quarters, St. Lucia, May 2, 1796. I HAVE the honour to inform you, that on the 22d of April, the fleet, with the troops deftined for the attack of St. Lucia, failed from Carlisle Bay, and anchored on the evening of the 23d in Martin Bay, Martinique, Admiral Sir John Laforey ftill retaining the command. On the 24th, Sir John refigned the command to Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Chriftian, K. B. and on the evening of the 26th we failed for St. Lucia. The difpofition for landing was arranged in the following manner: Major-General Campbell was ordered to difembark with 1700 men at Longueville's Bay, which he accordingly effected without oppofition, except fome fhots fired from Pidgeon Island. In the morning of the 27th, he advanced to Choc Bay. As foon as the head of the column began to appear, the center divifion of the army difembarked near the village of Choc, upon which about 500 men, who had faintly oppofed Major-General Campbell on his march, retired from Angier's plantation to Morne Chabot, This Morne is one of the ftrongest and most commanding pofts in the neighbourhood of Morne Fortune, and as it was abfolutely neceffary to occupy it to be able to invest Morne Fortune on the north fide, two detachments from the army, under the command of Brigadier-General Moore, and BrigadierGeneral Hope, were ordered to march that evening, to attack it on two different fides.. Brigadier-General Moore marched at twelve that night, by the moft circuitous road, with feven companies of the 53d regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Abercromby, and 100 of Malcolm's r.ngers, with so of Lewenftein's. Brigadier-general Hope, with 350 men of the 57th, 150 of Malcolm's, and 50 of Lewenftein's, took the fhorter road. From a mifcalculation of time, arifing from the information of guides, Brigadier-general Moore's divifion fell in with the advanced picquet of the enemy an hour and a half earlier than was expected. Finding that his march was difcovered, and that it was impoffible to halt the troops, who, from the narrownefs of the path, were obliged to march in fingle files, the brigadier inftantly decided to rifk the attack with his own divifion, in which he was well feconded by the fpirit of the troops, who formed with all the expedition which the ground would admit of, and after a confiderable refiftance carried the pot. Brigadier-general Hope's divifion marched with fo much precision, that they arrived exactly at the hour appointed; and if fortunately the attack could have been executed as was directed, the whole force of the enemy would have fallen. Brigadier-general Moore fpeaks handsomely of the behaviour of the troops under his command. A return of the lofs is herewith inclofed. From 40 to 50 of the enemy were found killed, and 200 ftands of arms, with fome ammuni tion, taken. The next day Brigadier-general Moore occupied Morne Duchaffaux, in the rear of Morne Fortune. The divifion under the command of Major-General Morfhead, which was deftined to land at Ance la Ray, did not complete their disembarkation for fome days, owing to their fhips falling to leeward. They are now in poffeffion of the bar of the Grand Cul de Sac, and inveft Morne Fortune on the fouth fide. It is impoffible to defcribe the difficulty of communication in this country, and as Morne Fortune is now in a refpectable state of defence, it will require time and much labour to erect the neceffary batteries to reduce it. Yesterday the enemy attacked the advanced poft of the grenadiers, who are commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Mas Donald, of the 55th regiment, but were repulfed with confiderable lofs, though I am forry to add, we had feveral officers and 40 or 50 men killed and wounded, a return of which I herewith inclofe. The only officer killed was Captain Kerr, of the York Rangers, the reft are flightly wounded, among whom is Major Napier of the 63d. From the best information I can obtain, the enemy have a garrison of about 2000 well-difciplined black troops, fome hundred whites, and a number of black people who have taken refuge in the fortress. Sir Hugh Chriftian has, on every occafion, exerted himself to afford me every poffible affistance from the royal navy. P.S. I fhould be guilty of a great omiffion, if I did not particularly mention the zeal and intelligence of Lieutenant-colonel Rofs, of the 21ft infantry, in Brigadier-general Moore's attack on the 28th of April, at Morne Chabot. To this officer I am under great obligation. The Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c.. Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, of his Majefty's 53d regiment of foot, on the 28th of April, 1796. 1 Drummer, 12 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, z ferjeants, 44 rank and file wounded; i drummer, 8 rank and file, mifling. Return of the killed and wounded at the out pofts, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Mac Donald, May 1, 1796. General Battalion.-5 rank and file, killed; 2 officers, 15 rank and file, wounded. 48th Foot.-1 rank and file, killed; 1 officer, 1 ferjeant, 10 rank and file, wounded. York Rangers.-1 officer, 4 rank and file, killed; I officer, 8 rank and file, wounded. Names of Officers killed and wounded. Major Napier and Lieutenant Tonins, of the battalion of grenadiers, wounded. Captain Coghlan, 1ft Weft India regiment, attached to the 48th regiment, wounded. Captain Kerr, York Rangers, killed. SIR, (Signed) DONALD MAC DONALD, Head-Quarters at St. Lucia, IT having been part of the original plan for the investment of the Morne Fortune, to drive the enemy from the batteries they had on the bafe of the mountain, on the fide of the Grand Cul de Sac, and by that means to open this bay to the fhips of war, it naturally fell to the share of Major-general Morfhead to execute this fervice. To render the fuccefs more fecure, Brigadier-general Hope was detached from the fide of Morne Chabot, with 350 men of the 42d regiment, the light company of the 57th regiment, and part of Mal colm's corps, on the night of the 2d of May, fupported by the 55th. regiment, which was pofted at Ferrand's; and yesterday morning Major-general Morfhead was ordered to march in two columns, the right to cross the river of the Grand Cul de Sac, at Cools, and the left at the mouth of the fame river, where it falls into the bay of the Grand Cul de Sac. Major-general Morfhead being taken ill, was obliged to refign the command to Brigadier-general Perryn. Brigadier-general Hope carried the battery Seche, within a fhort diftance of the works of Morne Fortune, with an inconfiderable lofs, had not the brave Lieutenant-colonel Malcolm unfortunately fallen upon this fpot. Colonel Riddle, who commanded the column on the left, got poffeffion of the lower battery, called Chapuis, and remained › poffeffed poffeffed of it for a confiderable time; but the column under the command of Brigadier-general Perryn never having croffed the river at Cools, Lieutenant-colonel Riddle remained unfupported, and Brigadiergeneral Hope's divifion also became unconnected, and confequently placed in a very critical fituation. From thefe untoward circumftances, the plan failed in the execution, and the troops retired to their former pofition. The fhips of war, which were deftined to enter the Cul de Sac, returned to their anchorage. Brigadier-general Hope has men tioned to me the very gallant behaviour of Captain Weft, commanding the light company of the 57th regiment. I have the honour to inclofe herewith, a return of the killed, wounded, and miffing. From the intricate nature of this country, and the difficulty of approaching the Morne Fortune on any fide, except by Morne Duchaffaux, I have been obliged to undertake a laborious communication from Choc Bay to that of Morne, and to form a road capable of allowing the transportation of heavy artillery. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c. R. ABERCROMBY. Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, in the attack made on the enemy's batteries, May 3, 1796. 14th Regiment-1 captain, 1 ferjeant, wounded; 5 rank and file miffing. 27th ditto-None killed, wounded, or miffing. 28th ditto-3 rank and file killed; 3 lieutenants, 15 rank and file, wounded. 42d ditto-1 lieutenant, 4 rank and file, wounded; 2 rank and file, miffing. 44th ditto-4 rank and file killed; 2 captains, 1 lieutenant, 17 rank and file, wounded; 1 lieutenant, 16 rank and file miffing. 57th ditto-2 rank and file killed; 1 ferjeant, 8 rank and file wounded. Malcolm's ditto-3 rank and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded; z captains, lieutenant, 7 rank and file, miffing. Names of Officers killed, wounded, and miffing. Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm, dead of his wounds. Lieutenants Dalton and Irving, of the 48th regiment, wounded. Lieutenant Grady, of the 28th regiment, wounded, and miffing. Captains Johnstone and Tuffie, and Lieutenant Gregory, of the 44th regiment, wounded. Lieutenant Ogilvey, of the 44th regiment, wounded, and miffing. The names of the officers of Malcolm's returned miffing, not known. SIR, IN obedience to your Excellency's commands, I left Barbadoes on the 15th inftant, with a detachment of the artillery, and part of the 39th, |