from the French fchooner, and cut downevery man they faw; so that very few, if any, efcaped that had been in Port Royal. That poft was chiefly garritoned, as I hear, from the few pr fouers we have taken, by the Sans Cottes Companies from Guadaloupe. We have to regret the lofs of fone gallant men, and of two officers, Major Edwards and Lieutenant Williams of the ad, who fell, leading their men on moft fpiritedly. Colonel Dawfon, at the head of the 3d, was wounded through the neck, before they got to the bottom of Port Royal Hill. Major Baillie, of the 63d regiment, was then next in command to Brigadier General Campbell, whofe conduct the General reports to be fteady, colkated, and officer-like. The command of the 3d devolved to Captain Blunt, whofe light company, as leading the Erft attack, fuffered feverely. Both he, as oldeft Captain, and Lieutenant Gard-, ner, 1 beg leave to recommend to your Excellency's notice and favour. We have taken but fix prifoners; among them are the fecond and third in command to Mr. Joffey, who commands the people that came from Guadaloupe. Inclofed is a return of our killed and wounded. Our fuccefs at Port Royal has been followed by the evacuation of Plot Hill by the enemy. Total Return of bis Majefly's troops killed and wounded at the attack of Port Royal, Grenada, March 25, 1796. 1 Major, 1 lieutenant, 18 rank and file, and 1 horfe, killed; lieutenant colonel, 3 lieutenants, 1 enfign, 5 ferieants, I drummer, 83 rank and file, 1 turgeon, and 2 borfes, wounded. Nares of Officers killed and wounded. 32 Regiment, or Butts-Major Edwards and Lieutenant Williams, killed; Lieutenant Campbell and Lieutenant Harding, wounded. 8th. or King's-Lieutenant Colonel Dawfon, wounded. 29th-Lieutenant Tandy and Enfign Arbuthnot, wounded. 63d-Surgeon (attached) Morrifon, weur de 1. Signed, J.H. DREW, Major of Brigade. Total Return of Colonial to ps killed and unded in the land of Grenada, from the 23d to the 25th of March, 1796. 2 Captains, 6 rank and fil, and 1 horfe, killed; captain, lieutenant, 30 rank and file, and 2 brifes, wounded. Names of Officers killed and wounded. Royal Black Rangers-Captain Noe! and Captain John Forbes, killed; Lieutenant Porter, wounded. Captain Brander's Black CompanyCaptain Brander wounded. Signed, J.G DREW, Major of Brigade. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 14, 1796. Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir John Laforry, Bart. Commander in Chief of His Majefly's Ships and Veffels at the Lenward lands, to Evan Ne. pean, E. dated Maiefic, at Marti nico, March 19th, 1796. LA Pique and the Charon have fent here a privateer brig of fourteen guns and ninety men, taken to the windward of Barbadoes; and I have intelligence that Captain Vaughan, in the Alarm, with one of the floops of war, has taken and deftroyed three privatects in the Gulph of Paria, and retaken four of their captures. Since my letter of the 17th of January, a fourth ship, under Danith colours, had been taken, attempting to convey French people from Havre de Grace into Guadaloupe. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 14, 1796. Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant Richards, of bis Mairly's Ship Alfred, to Evan Nepean, Etq. dated Barbadoes, April 12, 1796. I HAVE to fequef you will be pleafed to acquaint the Lords Commißioners of the Admiralty with my arrival at this and in the late National corvette La Favourite, a prize to his Majefty's thip Alfred; which corvette was captured merchant ships that the had taken the on the 5th of March laft, with two morning previous, a part of Admiral Cornwallis's convoy. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MAY 14, 1796. Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Kingfuill, Commander in Chief of his Mary's Soups and Weffels at Cork, to M. Nepean, dated May 9, 1796. PLEASE to inform my Lords Com mitioners of the Admiralty, that another French National cutter, Le Cigne, of 14 guns and 60 men, clinker built, is juft brought in here: he had been out nine days from the Ifle of Bas, but had not taken any thing when the fell in with, and was captured by, his Majefty's fhip Doris, having the Hazard floop in company, on the 7th inft. after a clace' of twenty-four hours, Scilly bearing S. E. diftant eight leagues. This prize parted from the Doris, off Cape Clear, at one P. M. yesterday, and fhall be fent along with L'Albeine to England. ADMIRALTY. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 17, 1796. I HEREWITH tranfmit to you, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty Copics of two Letters received from Captain Foote, of his Majefty's Ship Niger, giving me an account of his proceedings at different times I detached him in fhore on the coaf of France. Niger, near the Penmarks, April 27, 1796. SIR, I Have the honour to inform you, that from the time I made the fignal of the chace being an enemy's cruizer, I continued working towards her. By funfet our foot reached her; and fhortly after, the fignal being made for three fathoms, I anchored within half a cable's length of a rock, (most of which was covered at high-water) and a mile from the main land; a fpring was got upon the cable, and a conftant firing kept up till near nine o'clock, when I fent MeT. Long and Thompfon, the First and Third Lieutenarts, Mr. Mor. gan, Mafer's Mate, and Mr. Patton, Midshipman, in the barge and cutters with their crews and fix marines, giving directions to Lieutenant Long to fet fire to the veffel if he could not bring her off. At half paft ten the boats returned with the Second Captain, a Midfhip man, and 26 men, having fo effectually performed this fervice, that at 20 minutes past twelve he blew up. It was with great difficulty they got alongfide of the enemy, the tide having ebbed confiderably, and they experienced a very obftinate refiftance, the greatest part of her crew having remained on board, feveral of whom loft their lives. She proved a corvette, lugger rigged, called L'Ecurcil, mounting 18 fourpounders, commanded by Monf. Rouffeau, having 103 men on board; the was coppered, and had only been launched two years. Signed, E. J. FOOTE. Ship Niger, April 26, 1796. Lieutenant Long, Fir Lieutenant, feverely wounded on the head and hand. In compliance with the orders which I had the honour to receive from you on the 4th inftant, I stood for the French coaft, and by feven o'clock the next morning fetched clofe in with the Easttern part of the Ifle Dieu, where I difcovered, and immediately gave chace to and ran on hore, a French fchooner and floop. The schooner was completely bilged; the floop, laden with wine and brandy, was brought off and taken in tow; but in a fhort time fhe became fo water-gged, that I fcuttled her. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MAY 17, 1796. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Peyton, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships in the Downs, to Mr. Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated May 15, 1796. SIR, YOU will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that the Flora armed cutter, Lieutenant Reddy, is just returned here from looking into Dunkirk, and has brought in with him L'Epervier French lugger, mounting 2 two-poun ders and fix fwivels, with 26 men, which he captured clofe in with Dunkirk. She failed from Havre de Grace on the 10th inftant, and had not taken any thing. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Cayley, of bis Majesty's Ship Invincible, to Mr. Nepean, Secretary to the Almiralty, dated at Scathe 4th of April 1796, Lat. 35. 28. N. Long. 18. 16. W. ON the ift inftant, in Lat. 37. II. N. and Long. 18. 2. W. we captured the Alexander French privateer of ten guns and fixty-fix men, commanded by Monf. Petre Edite, belonging to Nantz, out ten days, and captured the Signior Montcalm, from Lifbon, bound to Brazils, which fhip was alfo recaptured. The convoy being fo near Madeira, I thought it proper to fend the Albicore there with the recaptured veffet, with orders to endeavour to join the convoy again as foon as poffible. The privateer thail carry with me to the Weft Indies. Extract Extract of a Letter from Adam Duncan, Elq. Almiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of his Majefly's Ships and Veffels in the North Sea, to Mr. Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated Venerable at Sea, May 16, 1796. At Noon, Texel, S. E. by E. Distance 15 Leagues. on leaving the Powerful to affift Capt. Halfted in fhifting the prifoners. &c. At ten o'clock we faw the Leander and Pegafus near two of the brigs (which I have fince found to be the Echo of 18 guns, and the De Gier of 14 guns), but it was fo hazy and blowing to hard that we foon loft fight of them; however, by the inciofed letter I received from Capt. Donnelly, their Lordships will be informed they were both run on flore near Bafch, about ten leagues to the caftward of the Texel. BE pleafed to acquaint the Lords Commithioners of the Admiralty, that, on the 12th inftant at daylight (the Texel then bearing N. W. by W. diftance about eight leagues), I discovered a frigate and brig ftanding in to the fleet, making the private fignal to fpeak with me; they proved to be his Majefty's hip Pegafus and Sylph Sloop, whom I had ordered to cruize off the Naze of Norway. Capt. Donnelly came board, and informed me, that in confequence of the information he had received on the 8th inftant of the Dutch frigate Argo and three national brigs having left Flickeroe the day before, We ftood after the other brig, and bound to the Texel, he proceeded off a little before eleven the ftruck to the the Jutland coaft, and on the morning Syiph; the proves to be the Mercury of of the oth got fight of them. He kept 16 guns (ail of which, except two, the near them all day, but loft fight of them had thrown overboard during the chase), about ten o'clock that night; and judg. and manned with 85 men. We then ing it proper to make me acquainted found ourfelves far to the eastward, with therewith, directed Capt. White, of the the wind on fhore, which obliged us Sylph, to feer a different courfe to him to carry a prefs of fail, and in the night felf in order to fall in with me, and it came to blow a very hard gale of wind, ckily they both joined. Having con- which continued the whole of the next futed with Capt. Donnelly, and found day; and, the day following, being they could not be many leagues from us, more moderate, was rejoined by the I immediately dispatched Capt Halfted Powerful, Phanix, and Brilliant, toin the Phoenix, together with the Leo. gether with the Dutch frigate, and the pard, Pegafus, and Sylph, to proceed to Duke of York bye-oout from Yarmouth the northward of the Texel, and fpread to Hamburgh, which had been captured the reft of the fquadron. All the thips by the Argo the day before, and rehad just made fail about five o'clock, taken by the Phoenix on the 12th. The when the fignal was made for feeing the frigate is in excellent condition, and Dutch frigates and brigs; made the in a few days might be got ready for ignal for a general chace, it then blow-fea, and made a compleat cruizer. ing frong at W. N. W. with very hazy weather. At a little before nine o'clock the Phoenix got up with the Dutch frigate Argo, mounting 36 guns. and manned with 237 men, and, after a very fmart action of about half an hour (during which time the made every etfort to get off) the ftruck to the PhoBix's fuperior fire, for the particulars of which must beg to refer their Lordships to Capt. Halfted's letter herewith inclofed, who, I have the pleafure to fay, has on this and every other occafion, Whilft under my command, fhewn himfef to be a moft active zealous and excellent Officer. We continued in chace of the brigs, ing guns. The Leander, I find, stood as near the fhore as the could with fafety, and faw one of the brigs aground; and from the report of the mafter of one of the cutters I fent in fhore, after, find one of them was completely loft; the other had beat over a ihoal and got to an anchor; but as it blew a perfect ftorm the next day on thore, have reafon to believe the is loft alfo. I am, &c. ADAM DUNCAN. Pegafus, Texel, S. S. W. difiant 20 Leagues, SIR, May 12, 1796. I HAVE the honour to inform you, that two of the Dutch brigs which we chaced this morning got clofe in with the land about Bofch on the coast of Frizeland, and, finding by our outfailing them they had no other means of efcape, run on hore ciofe to us: one of them floated off, but the afterwards took the ground; and having touched it ourfelves, we found it neceffary to ftand off, leaving them with fignals of diftrefs in their fore-top-maft throuds, and fire We should have endeavoured to get between them and the land, but could .not haul fufficiently up without fhort ening a deal of fail, which would have been the means of letting them forereach upon us fo as to get away. My motive for giving this information is in the event of the ships aftern not having been fufficiently near to have afcertained it. As it would have taken fome time to work up to you, I judged it prudent to proceed in purfuance of the former orders you gave me ; which I hope will meet with your approbation I am, &c. KOSS DONNELLY. Adam Duncan, Ef. &c. P. S. We judge the brigs to have been the Echo and Gier. Phanix, at Sea, May 15, 1796. I HAVE the pleasure to inform you, that a fhort time after I received your orders on the morning of the 12th inft, we faw five fail on the lee-bow in the S. E. quarter, upon a wind on the starboard tack, which we made out to be a frigate, three armed brigs, and a cutter. I immediately made fail, and foon difce vered them to be enemies; at the fame time the Pegafus made the fignal for fuch to you. Upon our near approach, the brigs bore up and made fail; the Pegafus and Sylph followed them who were in chace with me, the frigate apparently undetermined whether to go large, or keep by the wind, as the often changed her polition during the chace, but at length kept with the wind abeam. Quarter past eight A. M. being clofe on her weather quarter, he hoifted Dutch colours, upon which I ordered a shot to be fired across her. A few minutes after we were clofe alongside her to windward, when a fmart action commenced on both fides, which lafted about 20 minutes, when the Dutch frigate Argo, of 36 guns and 237 men, truck to his Majetty's thip Phoenix under my conimand. It is with infinite pleafure I affure you of the very feady and cool behaviour of the Officers and fhip's company I have the honour to command, it being fuch as to merit every thing I can fay in their praife. I beg leave to recommend in the ftrongest manner, through you, to their Lord hips, Mr. Jofeph Wood, Firit Lieutenant, who, from leng experience and Realy officer-like condu&, is highly deferving their moft particular attenOur lofs coufids of one man kil 21011. led and three wounded; that of the enemy, fix killed and 28 wounded, fome of them dangerously. The fails, tanding and running rigging received fome damage, as did the enemy's, but not of fo much confequence but was foon pat to rights. The frigate and brigs were from Norway, bound to the Texel: the cutter which we retook is the Duke of York Packet, from Yarmouth to the Elbe, taken by them the day before. I have the honour to be, &c. L. W. HALSTED. Adam Duncan, Efg.Admiral of the Blue, &c. WHITEHALL, MAY 21, 1756. A Letter, of which the following is an extract, has been received by his Grace the Duke of Portiand, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-General Earl of Balcartes, dated Jamaica, March 26, 1796. I HAVE the fatisfaction to inform your Grace of the termination of the Maroon war. Thirty-fix Trelawny Maroons, and all the run-away Negroes who had joined them in rebellion, furrendered their arms on the 17th and 21st of March. The Marcons to windward, who had fhewn a mcft refractory and difob-dient fpirit fince the commencement of the re bellion, have made their fubmiffion, and on their knees in the prefence of Commiffioners have fworn allegiance to his Majefty. I fhall by the packet inclofe the Commiffion, and the return upon it. The most perfect internal tranquillity is restored to the Iland; the flaves on every plantation are obedient, contented and happy. Our operations against the rebels have been carried on with unremitting vigour. In following the enemy into their new rcceffes, the troops have undergone fa tigue hardly to be credited. The laft column which moved against them were five days without one drop of water, except what they found in the wild pines. The rebels, worn out with fatigue, continually harraffed and disturbed in every new fettlement, have been conquered in a country where no European had ever thought of penetrating. The very fortunate clofe of this war is to be afcribed to the activity and good conduct of Major-General Walpole, and I most humbly recommend him to his Majefty's favour. HERE END THE GAZETTES. ] FROM [ FROM OTHER PAPERS. ] Extract of a Letter from Rennes, June 2. "Scepeaux, the Chief of the Chouans, has fubinitted, and the common people of his party have delivered up their arms. La Vendee is therefore perfectly tranquil, and no fresh commotions are to be expected from the inhabitants of that country. " Buonaparte, Commander in Chief of the Army in Italy, to the Executive Directory. "Head-quarturs at Peschiera, June 1, 4b "Citizens Directors, Year. "After the battle of Lodi, Beaulieu paffed the Oglio and the Mincio; his right was covered by the Lake of Garda, his left by the city of Mantua, and batteries were placed at all parts of his line, in order to defend the paffage of the Mincio. "The head-quarters arrived on the 9th (May 26th) at Brefcia. I ordered General Kilmaine to advance with 1500 horfe and fix battalions of grenadiers to Definzanno. I ordered Gen. Rufca to repair to Salo, with one half brigade of light infantry. My object was to make Gen. Beaulieu believe, that I meant to turn him at the head of the Lake, in order to cut off his retreat to the Tyrolefe, by paffing through Riva. I kept back all the divifions of the army, fo that my right, which I deftined for the real attack, found itfelf within a day and half's march of the enemy. Í placed it behind the river Chenifa, where it appeared to be acting on the defenfive; while Gen. Kilmaine advan. ced to the gates of Pefchiera, and had daily fkirmishes with the enemy's advanced pofts, in one of which the Auftrian Genera! Lieptay was killed. "On the 27th of May General Angereau's divifion replaced General Kilmaine's at Definzanno, which retreated to Lonado, and arrived in the night at Caftiglione. General Maffena was at Monte Chiaro, and General Serrurier Montze. At two o'clock in the morning all the divifions were put in motion, and directed their march to Borghetto, where I had refolved to pafs the Mincio. The enemy's advanced guard, confifting of from 3 to 4000 foot, and 18,000 horfe, defended the approach to Borghetto. Our cavalry, flanked by our carabineers, and our grenadiers, charged with confiderable bravery, put the enemy's horfe to flight, and took ene gun. The enemy haftened to pafs the bridge, and to cut away one of the arches, while the flying artillery kept VOL. XXX. JULY 1796. up a brifk cannonade. While the men were endeavouring to repair the bridge, under the fire of the batteries, about 50 grenadiers, impatient at the delay, plunged into the ftream, holding their mufkets over their heads, and the water being up to their chins. General Gardenn, a grenadier in courage as well as in height, was at their head. The enemy's troops thought they faw the terrible column of the bridge of Lodi advancing. Those who were foremost gave way; the bridge was then repaired with facility, and our grenadiers at the fame inftant paffed the Mincio. and took poffeflion of Valleggio, the head-quarters of General Beaulieu, who had just left it. Meanwhile the enemy, though partly defeated, were drawn up in order of battle between Valleggio and Villa Franca. We took care to follow them. They appeared to rally and take courage, and their batteries multiplied, and drew nearer to us; this was juft what I wifhed. It was with difficulty I could restrain the impatience, or, to fpeak more properly, the fury of the grenadiers. "During these tranfactions General Angereau paffed with his divifion. He had orders to proceed, by the fide of the Mincio, to Pefchiera, to furround that place, and to cut off the enemy from the defiles of the Tyrolefe; in which cafe Beaulieu and the remains of his army would have been left without a retreat. In order to conceal General Angereau's movement from the enemy, I ordered a violent cannonade to be directed against them from the village of Valleggio; but having gained the neceffary information from their patroles of horse, they immediately made effort to gain the road to Caftel Nuovo. A reinforcement of cavalry which they received at this period, enabled them to cover their retreat. Our horfe, commanded by General Murat, performed prodigies of valour; the General himfelf releafed feveral light-horse who were on the point of being made pri foners. Leclerc, of the 60th regiment of light horfe, alfo diftinguished himfelf. General Angereau, on his arrival at Pefchiera, found the place evacuated by the enemy. "At day-break on the 29th of May we advanced to Rivoli, but the enemy had already paffed the Adige, and de ftroyed almost all the bridges, a part of which only we could fave. The lofs of the enemy in this action is estimated at |
