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.0M SA.TURDAV NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 2, Me, lisismcb, of which the following is is .copy, was this day n, 1 by 1,41r4 Viscount Castlereagh, mse of his Majesty's Prin. Secretaries of State, from tAtumneui-Gloat slight Sir Arthur Wellesley, It. B. Monte Neve, May IS, line. Lon.,.,When I determined upon the expedi- 1 co the north of Portugal, against Marshal Soult, in hopes that the Portuguese General Silvierra be able to hold his post upon the Tonnaga,, should be reinforced ; by which, and by the !ssion of Chaves, the enemy's retreat would have cut off, excepting across the Minim ; and I in. led, if successful, to press him so hard, that the age of that river would have been impracticable. le loss of the bridge of Amaranthe, however, on. • instant, altered our prospects ; I had ub hopes Marshal Beresford, who marched towards the part of the Douro en the sth, and arrived at go on the 10th, would be able to effect more :onfine the enemy on that side, end oblige him ire by Chaves into Gallicia, rather than byvala into Castille. :nerd Beresford, however, having obliged the /s posts at Villa Real and Maisan Prim to fall with some loss, and having crossed the Dosito, in General Loison's outposts at the bridge of anthe, and again acquired possession of the left of the Tamaga on the 12th, the day on which .orps under my command forced the passage of Douro at Oporto. ison retired from Amaranthe on the morning of ;th, as soon as he had heard of the events at 'to of the preceding day, and met the advanced ' of the French army at a short distance from the , which General Berestord immediately eccupied. was unable to commence the pursuit of the enemy 'le morning of the 13th, when the Hanoverian as moved to Valcnga, under Major-General Irray. On that evening, I was informed that the , y had in the morning destroyed a great ropor. if his cannon in the 'neighbourhood of Falafel, ad directed his march towards Braga. its appeared to be the probable result of the situ. in which he found himself, in consequence of tral Beresford's operations upon the Tarnaga ; soon as I had ascertained that the fact was true, arched on the morning of the 14th with thearmy in .olumns towards the river Minho, the same time I directed General Beresford up .laves, in case the enemy should turn to his right; Major-General Murray to communicate with Ge- Beresford, if he should find, as reported, that .on remained in the neighbourhood of Amaranthe. the evening of the 14th, I was certain from the , ments of the enemy's detachments in the neigh mod of Braga, that he intended to direct his. re. upon Chaves on Monte Alegre ; and directed Beresford, in case of the fatter movement, to on for Monterey, so :is to stop the enemy, if he Ld pass by Villa de Rey. .tneral Beresford had anticipated my orders to :h his own corps upop Chaves, and had already General Silvierra to occupy the passes/if Ruivaes Melgassey near Salamonde, but he was unfortu ly too late. arrived at Braga en the 15th, (General Murray at Guimaraens, and the enemy about fifteen in our front) and at Salamonde on the 16th. had there an affair with their Rear-Guard. guards under Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke, lrigadier-General Campbell attacked their posi and having turned their left flank by the 7hts, they abandoned it, leaving a gun and some lets behind them. This attack was necessarily at a late hour in the evening. the 17th we moved to Ruivaes (waiting to see ier the enemy would turn upon Chaves, or con tinue his retreat upon Monte Alegre) and on the 18th to this place. I here found that he had taken a road through the mountains towards Orense, by which it would be dif ficult, if not impossible for me to overtake him, and on which 1 had no means of stopping him. The enemy commenced this retreat, as I have in . formed your Lordship, by destroying a great proper tion of his guns and ammunition. He afterwards destroyed the remainder of both, and a great propor tion of his baggage, and kept nothing excepting what the soldiers or a few mules could carry. He has left behind him his sick and wounded ; and the road froir Penafiel to Monte Alegre is strewed with the car cases of horses and mules, and French soldiers, who were put to death by the peasantry before our ad vanced guard could save them.—This last circum stance is the natural effect of the species of warfare which the enemy have carried en in this country. Their soldiers Lave plundered and murdered the peasantry at their pleasure; and I have seen many persons hanging in the trees by the sides of the road, executed for no reason that I could learn, excepting that they have not been friendly to thC Frenchinva sion and usurpation of the government of their coun try ; and the route of their column on their retreat could be traced by the smoke dim villa g es to which they set fire. We have taken about 500 prisoners Upon th e . Whole the enemy h as no t l os t l es s than a fourth of army, and all his artillery and equipments, since we attacked him upon the Vonwa. I hope your Lordship will believe' that no mea sure which I could take WAS omitted to intercept the enemy's retreat. It is obvious, however, that if an army throws away all its cannon, equipments, and baggage, and every thing w:lich can strengthen it, and can enable it to act together as a body, and aban- . dons all those wb.) Are entitled to its protection, but add tr its weight and impede its progress, it must be able to march by roads through which k cannot be followed with any prospect of being overtaken by an army which has not made the same sacrifices. It is impossible to say too much of the exertions of the troops. The weather has been very bad indeed. Since the ISth, the rain has been constant, and the roads in this difficult country almost impracticable. But they have persevered in the pursuit to the last, and have been generally on their march from day. light in the morning till dark. The brigade of Guards were at the head of the co. lumn, and set a laudable example ; and in the affair with the enemy'rtear.guard on the evening of the I bth, they conducted themselves remarkably well.' I hdelierbootiur to be, &c. (Signed) • , **TSUJI 11=1944 - -.E • DOWNING STREET, JUNI I. Dbpazch, of which the following is a Copy, has been received from Lieutenant General Sir George Beckwith, K. B. Com mander in Chief of his Miiesty's Forces in the Leeward Islands, by Lord Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Seeretaries of State. Fort Royal, Martinique, April 20. ; MY Lona--The French squadron, consistin; of three sail of the line and two frigates, from L'Oreal% having taken shelter in the Saints, in the vicinity of Oaadaloupe, wliere they were blockaded by Rear Ad miral Sir Alexander Cochrane, with a superior force, I detached a corps, of between two and three thou sand men,under the cone:eland of Major General Mait land, to co-Operate with the Navy in the reduction of those islands, to destroy or capture the 41i6ps of the enemy or•to force them to sea. I 'have the satisfaction - to report to your Lordship, for his Majesty's information, that atter three days of great toff and most aclii , e service, the forts were re duced, and the troops surrendered priioners of war. The Fr_nch ships of .the line pushed to tea early pa the night of the 14th ; on the 16th the Admiral was within four miles of them, ar.d, 1 trust, will be en abled to bring them to clbse action. I have the honour to inclose the Major General's Report upon the honourable termination of this ser vice ; and I beg leave to recommend to his Majesty's favour=able consideration, the meritorious services of this General Officer, not only in the present instance, where he held a distinct command, but for his gene ral good conduct during the whole campaign. The officers of all ranks have done their duty in an exemplary manner, and the 'troops employed upon this service have maintained that superiority which has distinguished this army during the whole series of our operations since ,our departure from Barbadoes. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEO. BECKWITH. The Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh, Etc. Etc. Etc. Camp, at the Saipts, April 18. Sift—l have the honour to transmit you a Report of the proceedings of his Majesty's troops detached I for the reduction of the Saints. We sailed from Fort Royal Bay on the 12th; Cap tain Beaver, of his Majesty's ship Acasta, who was Commodore of the division, left the squadron under 'charge of Captain Carthew, of his Majesty's ship Gloire, and went forward to meet Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane. The 13th was passed in exa mining the enemy's positions, and in making ar rangements. The disembarkation was fixed to be at sir o'clock in .tae morning of the 14th, but a bad night separated our,ships. By ten they were collected. Soon after the Acasta led in, through a very narrow channel which was buoyed on each side. The Gloire, Nar cissus, and Circe followed ; the Intrepid about an hour after, but the Dolphin not until next day. His Majesty's ships anchored opposite to the little May- Boiskly. The landing was meant to have been at the next to the eastward, called Ance Vanovre. As much time, it was then seen, would be lost by perse vering to go to Ance Vatiovre, because the boatsl would have had a long row against wind and current, we landed at Ance Bois Joly ; a secure lauding, though-a stony beach, •protected by the flre of the frigates. • We experienced no opposition, /recipe a cannonade from the Islet of Cabrit, the guas of which fired over the ridge among the shipping. When advanced to the first ridge, we found the enemy occupied the great mountain,, which is above eight hundred feet high, called Mount Russel. This was immediately on our right, nor could we advance. The rifle' companies of the SCI and of the 4th batta lion, 60th• regiment, were ordered to. dislodge the enemy. The exertion of these companies, under Captains Dolling and Lupton, was great ; the as cent, no less steep than an angle of fifty degrees, co vered with bush and prickly pears, they most gal lantly effected the service, and drove back the enemy, who suffered considerably. The rifle companies were supported to their right by the flank companies of the 3d. West India regiment, and one company of the Royal York Rangers led by Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, Deputy Adjutant-General, whom I de tached for this service. We had now a strung posi tion. Before us were the enemy's three forts; sheering stout garrisons, and three line-of-battle ships and two frigates in the harbour. The large ships very full of men. We found; however, we could not advance without baing flanked on our left by the fort on Isle de Cabrit. Two eight-inch howitzers were immedi ately landed, a battery quickly constructed by Lieu tenant Hobbs, of the Royal Engineers. Brigadier- General Stehelin, of the Royal Artillery, and ail his officers and men, were most strenuous, and, before six that evening, our battery opened on the enemy's squadron at a very fair distance. About an hour after there were indications that the French squadron was about to push out, and by eight it wag not doubtful. Not a moment was lost • Captain De Courcy, of the Quarter - Master-Genera l's department, was sent by me to Captain Beaver, of the Acasta, and we fired six rockets from a headland, at five mi nutes interval, being the signal fixed on by the Ad miral. About ten at night, the three French line of battle ships were seen to go through the winclwarct,pas.i sage. Next morning, the 15th instant, the Intrepid was the only line of battle ship in sight. The difficulty of advancing on the west side of the island, forced us to re-embark the greater part of our troops, to land at Ance Vanovre ; but as the enemy occupied a'strong and commanding position on the east side of this Bay, Lieutenant-Colonel Prescot, with the flank companies of the 3d West India Regiment, and the two rifle companies of the 60th, and Major Henderson, with the reserve, were ordered to descend from Morne Russel to protect the landing, and to dislodge the enemy. This was well executed, and we gained a favourable position, -whence our mortars could reach Fort Napoleon at a proper distance, as well as the Fort on the Islet. A mortar battery; of two thirteen:inCh, 'and .four ten-inch; was immedi ately begun, and eariied on With urtreMitted exer tions—all our men volunteering every labour. Be tweenahe enemy's Forts Napoleon and Morelle, and us, was a middle ridge, which was on the back of the town, and held by the enemy. On tbe night of - the 15th , stiangpicquet of the enemy was surprised by two companies of the Royal York Rangers, cotn- manded by Captain Starke, and Lieutenant White. The French , 44, o fficer and seventeen men bayoneted, .and twelve prisoners were brought away. This affair was highly creditable to the officers nam ed. The nit following, we determined- to occupy the middle ridge, and confine the enemy within his works. Major Alen was dieted, with the two flank I companies of the 3d West India, end a flank company of the Bth West India, for this service—he was sup ported by part of . the Royal yot k -Rangers, under Major Henderson. The position was taken up with out opposition ; but, about eight the next morning, the enemy advanced from Forts Napoleon and Mo relle, to recover this ground. A sharp action took place, the whole of the York Rangers and the rifle companies of the 60th, supporting our black troops. The ground lay open in great part to the grape shot from Forts Napoleon and Morelle, and to round , shot from Islet de Cabrit ; but all our troops were undaunted—none were more brave or active than the flank companies of the 3d West India Regiment, and a flank company of the Bth West India, under Major Alen. The enemy was driven back with loss, and our position on the ground completely secured. On Ithis occasion our loss was about 30 men, killed and wounded. _ __ _ _ I omitted to say, that the two French frigates, both loaded with flour, took their chance of escaping on the forenoon of the 15th. They went through the windward passage, keeping a little from the wind to gain the shore of Gaadalo►►pe. The leading frigate was engaged by his Majesty's ship Intrepid. This frigate, however, doubled the Point of Vieux Fort, wits followed by the other, and both escaped into Basse Terre. 'About the middle of the day, yesterday the 17th, the French Commandant, Colonel Madier, sent a flag of truce to enter into terms. They expected that we would not• concede, and they submitted to what we were willing to grant. They are prisoners of war. h I understand their number to bp from seven to eight hundred ; of this number, 600 were landod by the French squadron. We are to take possession of the forts this evening at four o'clock. The French troops will be imme diately embarked, and I shall proceed to carry the re mainder of your orders into execution without loss of time. But Louse not conclude my Retort without doing justice to the merits of those whom I have been so happy as to command. The navy have most cordially supported us. Cap tain Beaver of his Majesty's ship Acasta, has increased that character which I know his conduct at Bay Ro bert, Martinique, in your presence gained him. His arrangement and presence of mind render him parti cularly qualified for joint operations. Captain Car thew of the Gleire, and Captain Malcolm of the Nar cissus, also merit the warmest acknowledgement 'and I am also much obliged to the Honourable Cap tain Bertie of his Majesty's ship Dart, who acted on shore. The Royal Artillery under Brigadier General Stehelini have continued their usual spirited manner. If the enezny'had not eapitulateil yesterday, we should have opened a fine battery of six mortars ; and I am certain from what happened at Martinique, our artil lery would have given them enough of it in one night. To Lieutenant Colonel Rid, 15th regiment, I with pleasure acknowledge the assistance I have received from him. Re tantalized me with' an offer to take Vert Morelli b,' assault with the 15th regiment the morning of yesterday during the action. Lieutenant Colonel Prevost deserves equal good report. Major ' Henderson who commands the reserve is a true sol dier ; and Major Alen, 3d West India Regiment, gallantly led his black troops. The Staff, have all been active. Lieutenant Colo nel Campbell, Deputy Adjutant General, has been always forward, ; he is an Officer who must rise from hie merit. The Honourable Captain de Courcy, of the Quar ter Master General's Department, has shewn an ac tivity and exertion whicirdoet him great credit, and proves him to be an oitie for service. Lieutenant HobbS, Royal Engineers, yields to no one in work, and is an admirable officer for a service of this nature. ------ The Medical Department has been ably conducted by Doctor Burke. I have been much assisted by Colonel Soler, the Royalist, a man inflexible in loyalty. My Aide-de-Camp, Captain Taynton, 64th regi ment, will have the honour to deliver this dispatch to you ; he has been many years with me ; I wish I could get him the proinotion his merit deserves. I have the honotit to be, &c. Signed F. MAITLAND, Maj. Gen. . His Excellency Lieutenant General Beckwith, Commander of the Forces. Return Sf Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Army under Majur General Maitlandat the Saints, from 14th to 17th April. 3d Battalion, 60th Reg.-1 Officer, 1 rank and file, killed ; 1 Officer, 16 rank and file, wocided,—York Light Infantry Volun teers, S rank and file, wounded.—Royal York Rangers, 1 rank and file, killed ; 1 O ffi cer, 24 rank and file, wounded.-3d West India Regiment, 1 rank and file,killed; 2 acrjeants, 1 drummer, 12 rank and file, wounded ; 1 rank and file, missing.—Stli ditto, 1 Officer, 1 rank and file, killed; 1 Officer, 7 rank and file, twounded---Total--2 Officers, 4 rank and file, killed, 3 Offi- : cers, 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, 62 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file, missing. N. B. The Officer of the 60th returned killed is Captain Dol. ! ling, who fell from a precipice, and was found dead two or three. days after.—The Officer killed of the Bth West India Regiment, la Lieutenant John Crosbie.—The Officer wounded of the 690 s is Lieutenant Von Koning. The Officer wounded of the Royal 'York Rangers, is Major Hendersoti; slightly.—Assistant &neon Beasant, 37th Regiment, attached to the Bth West India Regi ment, slightly wounded. (Signed) N.CAMPAILLL, Lieut. Col. Dep. Adj. Gen.. [The Capitulation consists , of eight articles, which stipulate the surrender of the garrison prisoners of war, to be conveyed so* England, and remain there until exchanged.) ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JUNE 3. Copy of a Letter from Viee-Admiral Rowley, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Jamaica, to the Honourable W. W. Pole, dated at Port-Royil, April 7, 1209. Sir—By the inclosed copy of a letter which I have received from Captain D:gby, of his Majesty's ship Argo, their Lordships will be made acquainted with the capture of a French national felucca under circumstances that are highly creditable to the cool ness and gallantry of Lieutenant Charles Fraser and his associates in the enterprise. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) B. W. A owLts. His Majesty's Ship Argo, Causedo Bay, March Sir—lt is with much pleasure I acquaint you of the capture of that notorious French national felu c eaJoseph, of one brass nine-pounder gun and two three-poun ders, commanded by Jean Bodo, Ensign de Vaisseau, and manned with fifty-three men, cut out last night from under the batteries of St, Domingo by the eight-oared cutter, yawl, and gig of this ship, man ned by volunteers, and commanded by Mr. Charles Fraser`, Second Lieutenant. . The felucca was fast by two hawserCcia shore; and they were in the act of warping her closer in When she was gallantly boarded and carried under 30 very heavy fire of grape and musketry from the vet lel, and the whole tinger.of. say we had seven men won* ded ainompt the num. her Lieutenant Coryton, of the Royal Marines, i z fonr different places ; he is hOwever, with the rest, likely to do we11, 7 -Lieutenaut Fraser speaks in very 'nigh terms of praise of the conduct of the whole ; but has particularly mentioned the aid he received from Lieutenant Coryton, as likely' Mr. John Moo re , Waster's Mate,. Mr. John Wilson, Midshipman, and Mr. Henry Morris, Master's Mate of the Sparrow. Most of the enemy finding resistance vain, saved themselves by jumping overboard ; only I:i:tureen hsive fallen into our hands, It appears to me ti.at .this enterprize .has been conducted with great cc:a. ness and gallantry. I herewith send a list of thq wounded. I am,&c. (Signed) S. T. atm, Captain. LIST Of MEN' WOUNDED. Lieutenant J. R. Coryton, Royal Marines ; George Baterra Ship's Corporal; John M‘httire, William Waite, Thonr• and Robert Thompson, Able Seamen; atcl Ralph Lpf, Maxine. MILITARY PI4.9MOTIONS: Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Pernbroie. Southern Regiment of Royal Pembrokeshire Lent Nlititia. • The Right Honourable Witilatn Lord Kensington to be Co!ottel. Dated May 13, 1809. John Hcnsleigh dlltn, l*Llentecinit-Colonel. Duel at above. John Leach, Esq. to be Major. Dated as above. Thomas Philipps, George Bowling, Thomas Pro Pen, TI -, :115 Philipps, John Gnarl, David Runwa Paynter, Wilii i 1!i-rice, Lewis Childs Richard Rees e trod Junes cbilds, E:-.qts. to be Captains. Dated as above. George Smith, John Bost an, Samuel Hood Philipps, lehr. Richard Llewhellin, Nathaniel Bland, William Thomas, Del,,r gan Davies, John Va!Harm Russell, James Dalton, and (;env;, : Davies, Gents. to be Lieutenants. Dated as above. William D.tvies, . Richardson, anti John Ilewher;::, Gents. to be Ensigns. Dated as above, William Cozens, Gent. to be Quarter,Master. Dated as c. William Thomas, M.D. to be Surgeon. Dated as above. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the • County Palatine of Lancaster. • William Hulton, and SaninelClowes, Esqrs. to be Deputy.l.i%, tenants. Dated Octobtc t 4, 1808. 2d Battalion of Rgyal Lancashire Militia. The Honourable Richar..l Mullins to be Ensign. Dated Jaguara lit 1809. John Hulton, Gent, to be ditto. Dated January 19, 1801. Joshua Oglethorpe, Gent. lobe ditto. Dated February 15,1809, 3d Battalion of Royal Lancashire Militia. - - - Joshua Devrden, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated May eo, 1809. 'i horns. Halliwell, Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 21, 1809. William Kerr. Gent. to be ditto. Dated May 22, 1809 k Henry James Palmer, Gent. to be Surgeon, Dated March 2S, 18094 • Amottnderness Regiment of Local Militia. Nicholas Gs imshaw, Esq. tobe Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant, Dated Sept. 24, 1808. William St. Clare, Esq. to be Lieutenant. Colonel. Dated Nov. 30, 1808. Joseph Seaton Aspden, Esq. to be Major. Dated 13ot:rave. Samuel Crane, Esq. to be ditto. Dated Jan. 25,1809. John Green, and William Brute, Esqrs. to be Captains. Dated Sept. 24, 1808. John Trutighton, Jonathan I.odge, Thomas Tomlinson, George Gradwell, James Pedder, John Bairstow ' Thomas Batty Ad dison, and William Griinshaw, Esqrs. to be Captains. Dir.ed Jan. 25, 1809. Thomas B irley, Esq. to be Captain, Dated Feb.l, 1609. Joseph Robicsan, Esq. to be ditto. Dated May 23, 1609. John Greenwood, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Sept. S.'4, 08N 'I homas Addison, and John Addison, Gents. to be ditto. atsci Jan. 25,1809. Yate Birley, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Feb. 1, 1809. Richard Boys, Gent. to be ditto Dated May 23, 18T , . Joseph Melling, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Jan. 25, 1 SOS. Thomas Dewburst, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. Dated Sept. 24, 1808. Thomas Moore, Gent. tobe Boileau. Dated as above. Blackburn Higher Division Regiment of Local NS litia. John Hargreaves, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant. Dated Jan. t , Inst. John Aspinall, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dat , 2cl March 21, lam). James Alexander Hodson, Esq. to be Major. Dated as above. James Hargreaves ' John Greenwood, Lawrence HaJstead, Joseph Birley, . Award Pedder, John Hargreaves, Richard 6:tzar, Gao. Ormerod, and Wrsh Ellin, Ewa. tcs•be..captolus, Paced as above. !Thomas Holgate, Joseph Kershaw, James Roberti,: Thea. Hallo and Henry Hoyle, Gents. to be Lieutenants, D4cd . as above. Wm. ILdson and Lawrence Ormerod Shaw, geptik to be En signs. Dated AS above. James Marriott, Gent. to be Quarter-? Taster. Dated as above, John Wilkinson, Gent. to be surgeon. Dated as -tbove. Blackburn Lower Division Regiment of Local M. 1 1 g avir . i . ac VROM .. . A dispat ,:Pived by 1 cipal Secret It non. Sir A MY LC Lion to th i I I was in : i: would be i till he sll possessioi been cut I tended, i pas,ige ( The lo the 2d in that Mai upper pa Lamego than cent to retire 1 Real into Genen enemy's 1 • back witl drove in Amarant bank oft the corps the Dour Loison the 13th, Oporto of guard of town, whi I was t till the m Legion i Murray. enemy h.; Lion of h • and had This a - salon in 1 . • General . . and as so I marche two coital . At the on Chaw . and Majc • neral Bei Loi son n On the movemei l)ourhooc treat upc General : push on I should p Gener march h . seat Gen and Mell ;lately to I arriv being at miles in , We ha The gua and Brig tion ; ac Heights, prisoners made at On the whether t tinue his to this pt I here mountain ficult, if 1 on which The en 1 . formed y( tion Ohl [I destroyed 1 ' tion of hit ; the soldie / i behind hi Pen 44 t cases of h were put ranced g . . stance is f. V LLS) 10417 litia. Henry Hulton, Esq. to be Dated Feb. 9, 1809. Thomas Gillibrand, Esq. io be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated April ti t 1869. John Dalton, jun. Esq. to be Major. Dated is 'bons John Cardweil, jun. Christopher Preston, Richard Pilkingtone, Wm. Orinerod Pilkingtone, Win. Clayton, Charles Greenway, Thomas Brade, and Henry Parker, Esqrs. to be Captains. Da ted as above. !el Cornmanclant.4. Robert lAselie, Benjamin Walmesley, Proctor Radclyffe, James . Radelyre, John Ramsbottom, John Townsend, and Wiliam Clayton, Gents. to be Lieutenants. Date 4 as above. atdam.Beswick and Benjamin Kershaw, Gents. to be Ensigns.-- Dared as above. ,SllVester Fraser, Cent. to be Quarter-Muter. Dated as alcove, Bolton Regiment of Local Militia. Ralph Fletcher, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant.-- Dated Sept. 24, 1805, John Bradshaw, Esq. to be Lieutenant. Colonel. Dated ;is above. Junes Watkins, Esq. la be Major. Dated Feb. 16, 1809. .Jcihp Gardner, Robert Bolton ' John Grundy, Joseph Pickering, ..John Haworth, Thomas Nolling, Richard Woodward, John . Gray, and George Crockett, Esqrs. to be Captains. Dated Sept. 24,1805. • . . John Grimsbaw, Isaac Dobson, 'and Chadwick Knowles, ENV. to be ditto. Dated Nqv. SO, vsop. Samuel Fletcher, Wm. Crompton, James LeMai, Isaac Shake. spears, James Rothwell Barnes, John Pilkingtott, Andrew Or- roll, Roger Langshaw, Robert Yates, Edward Platt, John Grundy, Philip Dean, Wm. Knowles, and WM. Swarbeck, Gents. to be Lieutenants. Dated Sept. 24, 1808. George Crompton, Gent. to be Supernumerary ditto. Dated as above. Richard Hardman and Joseph Cooke, Gents. to be Lieutenants. Dated as above. Caleb Hilton, James Haslam, Richard Fell, Thomas Hewitt) Lawrence Taylor, James Share, Robert Dean, and James K a y , Gents. to be Ensigns. Dated as above. Thomas Pennington, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Nov. 20,1808. Wm. Erskine Stubbs, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Jas. 9,180 8 . James Lever, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. Dated September 24, 1802. Thomas Bedford, Cent. to be Surgeon. Dated as above. Leyland and Ormskirk Reigirnellt of Local Militia. Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesieth, Bart. to be Lieutenant-Colotte l Commandant. Dated Dec. 28, 1803. Edward Wilbraham Bootle, Esq. to be LlentenantE•Colonel. Ds• ted . April 25, 180 P. ~ • ~, Edward Newman Kershaw, Est, l 0 1M! Major. • 'Ailed -May 17, 1882. ' • Harvey Wright, Esq to be C a ptain. Dated Feb. 9, tart. Robert Kirkpatrick, J9ltn Moore, Thomas Moot% 'nil* Bran dretk, and Benjin Bromfield, Beget. to bi- Agril 25 % 1808. Robert Burchall, Esq. to be Captain by Brevet. Robert Hatcknaan William Hindman, leads Crook , Garstang, stud !Valiant Rigby, Oen. tbiltibuteamon. Feb. 8, 1809. trehry Billiop Platt, John Dmi&1110 Ciittlf" io be ditto. Dated !ape UMW? ~ tfj - larh dine* Daze d Dated as above. crook, 'Fbenuto utaJams. Dated Ge°t`