Star. — London, England, 1809-03-29 00:00:00

LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEH:,LL, MARCH ta. The King has ',t 10.Ine .1 great the diznity of a Baronet of c United K ng him of e,rest unto Sir David Baird, Knight, lieutenant-Cenci-A of bi. Majesty's Forces, and the heirs male of his ho,ty Lavtudy Int:tie:l, with remainder to Robcrt Baird, of Newhyth, in the County of Last Lot hian, Es 1. breli I .er it , tie said Sir l'avid Baird, and the roa:e of his body xful;y begntten. DOWNING-5 rtEE'r, NIARCH I. Dispatches, of which the foli.m jag are cop:et, 11;,ve Crt:s dr bee . ' received front Lioutuitain (e era! E.:cku :ea. Comman d. r hi% I\ iajesty's I orces in 'he Leeward Ists:.c,s, ade.rtsstd to Viscount Ca-tlereagh, oat of his Niajcity s l r.r.c:ial Secre taries of State. Ilirtuf-rf Feb 1. My Lord—ln my last. No. 42, I '.laJ honcur to report to your Lordship the sailing of the army from Carlisle. Bay upon the 2Sth ult. I have now the s itisfaction to acquaint your Lordship that we landed in two divisions upon the 30th. "Islie first division, under the orders of Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost, censisting of between silt and seven thousand men, at Bay Robert on the Windward Coast, in the course of the afternoon with out opposition ; and notwithstanding the difficulties of the Country, we occupied a position on the banks of the 'Grande Lezard river before day-break of the 31st, with a corps of nearly four thousand men, after a night march of seven miles through a difficult cool tr These services were greatly facilitated by the ju dicious and manly conduct of Captain Beaver of his Majesty's ship Acasta, who led into the bay in a bold and officer like manner, [receded by his Majesty's brig Forester, Captain Richards. The exertions and success of this measure were completely effective, two transports only striking in the narrow passage at the entrance of the bay. Hitherto we have experienced no resistance from the militia of the country, and they manifest a dispo sition every where to return to their homes, in con formity to a joint proclamation by the Admiral and myself, which is obtaining a very extensive circulation. The second division of the army, consisting of up wards of three thousand men, under the command of Major General Maitland, landed near St. Luce and Point Solomon on the morning of the 30th, but as our communication with that corps is not yet esta blished, I cannot enter into any details. Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost, with the advance in my front, will take possession of the heights of Bruno in the course of this day, and I am led to expect will there for the first time feel the pulse of the regular troops of the enemy. The port of Trinite, which lies beyond the line of our operations, will, by order of Captain Beaver of the navy, be taken possession of this day by a detach ment of seamen and marines from the squadron to windward, under the command of Captain Dick of his Miljesty's ship Penelope. The Admiral, with the body of the fleet and store ships, is in the vicinity of Pigeon Island, at the entrance of Fort Royal Bay. Our operations to windward have been vigorous and effectual in point of time, and the privations of the troops have been considerable, and borne in a manner worthy of the character of British soldiers. From what has passed, I am of opinion the inhabi tants of the country manifest a friendly disposition and after the heights of Surirey shall be carried, which I expect will be strongly contested, the cam paign will be reduced to the operations of a siege, and the defence of the fortress. The services rendered by the Captains and Officers' of the navy to windward have been great and essen tial, and the exertions of Captain Withers of the navy, principal Agent for Transports, peculiarly merito rious. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEO. BECKWITH, Com. Forces. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Castlereagh, &c. &e. &c. Martinique, Heights J Surirey, Feb. 5. My Lord—ln my letter of the Ist instant, I had the h . oncor to report. for his Majesty's informatbn, the progress thee made in our operations again A. the enemy ; my expectation that Lieutenant Gene:a! George Prevost %. culd meet them upon ‘..lnale ti no, and that the heights of Surirey would be warmly contested, was realized in the course of the same day, and both were carried under the direction of the Lieu tenant General with that decision and judgment which belong to this respectable officer, and much to the honour of Brigadier General Houghton, the officers and men of the Fusilier Brigade and Light Battalion, engaged on that service. On the 2d it appeared to rne to be desirable to ex- tend to the right of our position, which was eilected in a spirited manner by the King's infantry. An ex ertion was then made to carry the advanced redoubt, but having soon reason to believe that it would have been acquired with a loss beyond the value of the ac quisition, the troops were withdrawn, and the enemy abandoned it during the night, with another redoubt contiguous to it, s i ill evident marks of disorder ; both will be occupied and included in our position this night. Pigeon Island surrendered at discretion yesterday, which enables the shippirg to enter Fort Royal Bay ; all their batteries on the Case Navicre side have been destroyed and abandoned, a frigate and some other merchant vessels burned, the lower fort abandoned, and all their troops withdrawn from Fen Royal to the principal fortress. I consider the in.:Ts:attire to be nearly completed, and we must now look for the operations of a siege. Time does not admit El details, but your Lordship will perceive that these operations have been effected in eight days ft orn oar quitting Barbedoes, notwith• standing heavy rains and most unfavourable weight r, in who: the troops have borne every species of pri vathee ia a niamier worthy their character as British eclei•ers. have the honour to be, Se. (Signed) C co. BECK V. MI, Corn. Forces. be Eeri Lord :,wont ( . ;:e•Irreal„11, &c. &c. &c. Ca:r 1-Itigl.rs c< Sur:rcy, r;miqqc, Fe). 10. I.c.rd— Having, in my conommications of the Ist aeel r)ih instare. enbmitted to your Lordship's at;on re_eened r i orts the operations of the army I h ve tee honour to commaed. I aow beg leave ti, ir.chea: t; , e :leeeial reports of the Ceneral Officers cerneriandnig di vis:cm., and of 12, ri:„;adier-Cenerel Irio,leon, v. Lose Li ii;,de was in 7,ction upon the I st; ,rate rc tune, f ,tir loss upon the astand 2J, which, I am inclined to believe, will terminate our operatioe., i!,e fiirt, la mealy Fort Edererd, was taken pe, eet , :ee r, c.f lefore daybreak in the morning of the ceth, by Ma;ce commanding the Royal York Rangers, with that regiment, without resis ,' tance, and we now occupy that work. St. Pierre surrendered to Lieutenant-Colonel ! Barnes, of the 46th Regiment, the day before yester day, and I have not yet received the aetails.—ln the course of all these services, where the co-operation of the navy was practicable, the greatest exertions have been made by the Rear-Admiral • and the important advantages rendered on shore by that excellent officer Commodore Cockburn, in the reduction of Pigeon island, and the landing cannon, mortars, and am munition at Point Negru, and conveying them to the several batteries on that side, have been of the highest importance to the King's service. I have, &c. (Signed) GEo. BECKWITH, COM. Forces. To Lord Viscount Castlereagh, &c. &c. &c. Maniple°, Heights of Surirer, February 2. I _ Sir—ln conformity with your orders I disembarked on the 30th ult. with the Fusilcer brigade of the first division of the army, at Malgre Tout, in the bay Robert, at four o'clock P. M. and proceeded from thence to De Manceaufs estate, where I arrived late, in consequence of the difficulties of the country, and the unfavourable state of the roads for the movement of cannon. Before the dawn of the next day I reached Papin's, and proceeded from thence with the advance, com posed of the Royal Fusileer Regiment, and the Grenadier company of the Ist West India Regiment. The enemy retiring &fore me, I reached the heights of De Bork's 'estate towards evening, where I was joined at day-light, on the Ist instant, by Brigadier- General Hoghton with the. 23d Regiment and the Light Infantry battalion, under the command of Major Campbell, of the Royal West India Rangers. I lost no time after this junction, and pushed forwards the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham, with the Royal Fusileers, to possess himself of Morne Bruno ; this movement I supported by the Light In fantry battalion, under Brigadier-General Hoghton, who was ordered, after uniting the two corps, to pro ceed to force the heights of Desfourneaux, whilst I held the Royal Welch Fusileers in reserve to strength en such points of attack as might require it. As the greater part of this operation was conducted by the Brigadier-General with spirit, I shall now beg leave to refer to his report, which accompanies mine. To it I have only to add, that on my coming on the heights of Surirey, I had innumerable proofs of the valour and judgment of the Honourable Lieutenant- Colonel Pakenham, of the excellence of the Fusileer brigade, and of the spirited and judicious exertions of Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis and Majors Pearson and Offley of the 23d or Royal Welch Fusileers, also of the bravery of Major Campbell and the Light Infan try battalion, all of which have enabled me to retain this valuable position without artillery, within three hundred yards of the enemy's intrenched camp co vered with guns. The officers belonging to my staff distinguished themselves by their zeal and activity during the heat of the action. I have to lament the loss of Captain Taylor, Acting Deputy Quarter- Master-General, who was severely wounded whilst rendering effectual services to his country. I cannot omit acknowledging, that to Lieutenant Hobbs, of the Royal Engineers, I am indebted for the rapidity of our movements, and ultimate suc cess, from his acquaintance with this country, which enabled him to guide and direct our movements.— Enclosed is a return of killed, wounded, and missing on this occasion. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEORGE PaEvosv, Lieut. Gen. • To Lieutenant-General Beckwith, &c. &c. &c. Heights of Surirey, February F. Sir—l have the honour to repeat, tiiat, in obedi ence to your orders, I moved from the habitation Bork at seven o'Clock this morning, with the light battalion commanded by Major Campbell, and being joined on the heights of Bruno by the Hon. Lieute nant-Culonel Pakenham with the 7th Regiment, the Ride Company of the Regiment, and the Grenadiers of the Ist West India Regiment, I pro ceeded towards the heights of Defourneaux, agreea bly to my instructions. The column was scarcely in motion before a considerable body of the enemy's re gular forecs, commanded (as has been since aseer tair.L.d) by General of Brigade D'Houdelot, was discovered very advantageously posted on the decli vity of a hill, with the river Mrtnsieur in their front, and one or two field-pieces on their left. Having re connoitered their posi(ion, I determined to attack them, althoutTli the Light Artillery attached to the brigade could not be brought up. The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham, with the Ride Com pany and Grenadiers of the 7th, and the Rifle Com pany cf the 2tld, was directed to turn the right, and Major Campbell with the Light Battalion the . left of the enemy's position, whilst I proceeded to attack them in nom with the Battalion Companies of the 70i, and the Grenadiers of the Ist West India: The result proved in every respect such as was to be ex pected from the bravery and discipline of the troops which I had the honour to have placed under my command. The enemy were driven back from every part of their position with considerable loss, and retired in the greatest disorder. _ The Hon. rieutenant•Colonel Pakenham having Turned the right dank of the enemy, pushed forward towards the heights of Surirey, supported, in the first instance, by the right wing of the 23d, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, and subse quently by the remainder of that Regiment (under Major Pearson), which had joined me, by your or ders, immediately after the action on the river Monsieur.—The enemy had collected a considerable force (chiefly drawn from Fort Bourbon) to defend the approaches to the heights of Surirey, supported by a small field train, and favoured by a very strong yosition. Notwithstanding such formidable obsta cles, Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham, seconded by the exertions of Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, Majors Pear son and Oiilev of the 23d, and the determined bra vety or the whole detachment, after repeated attacks, at length, by a very spirited charge, compelled the enemy to take shelter under the cover or their re• doubts, and established his position on the heights. At this moment you resumed the command of the adv:lnce, and in conformity with your orders, T brought up the remainder of the Royal Fuzileers, and the Light Battalions, to the heights of Surirey. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) DANIEL' Hounrox, Brig. Gen. To Licutenant-General Sir George Prevost, But. &c. &c. &c. Camp, la Cosy, February 8. Sir—The div:sion 'under my command landed at St. Luce early on Monday morning the 90th January, FROM without oppOsition. I had previously directed the very great exertions of Captain Cockburn of tl Royal York Rangers, commanded by Major Hender- pee, and the seamen under his orders, wh o ale snateito land at Ance d'Arlet to take the battery on support to Brigadier-Generals SirCharlesShip Point Solomon, and to possess himself of the heights Stehelin in completing the batteries, which commanding Pigeon Island.—The day we landed we last night, at six o'cloa, with such effect a s t, marched to the neighbourhood of Ance Ceron, and the enemy to capitol ite this morning ; and of the following day to Riviere Sallie. We halted for dred and thirty-six persons that were in the fi a supply of provisions on the Ist of the month ; on rendered themselves prieoners of war. Our the ted we marched from the Riviere Sallee to La- sited of two• seamen killed, and one suldic. mantin ; on the 3d from Lamantin to Champin and Royal York Rangers wounded. The Enemy' La Croissades, within gun-shot of the enemy's fort* killed and several wounded. Dessaix, which position covers the landing place at i In order to. cut off the retreat of the enem' Cohe. We have met with no opposition. The Mi- j viously sent the itolus and Cleopatra, fliga; litia was numerous, but as we advanced rapidly, and the Recruit, sl iop of war, to the upper part intercepted the main body near Lamantin, they sub- Royal Bay ; when this was perceived, the ere mitted, and agreed to disperse and return to their ; fire to, and destroyed the Amphitrite frigate plantations. I four guns, and all the shipping in the 11:trb:11 The Royal York Rangers, under the command of; ing, on out first landing, burnt the Carnation al Major Henderson, landed the same day with the rest I also a corvette at St. Pierre's on the followir of my division upon another point ; and having taken . The army under Lieutenant-General li the battery at Point Solomon, marched and gained having advanced towards the heights of Suri the heights above Pigeon Island. He was not op- in with the enemy on the Ist instant, who posed. Brigadier General Sir Charles Shipley, cone- ; feated with considerable loss ; since then two manding Engineer, and Brigadier General Stehelin, have taken place, which has .given to his le commanding the Royal Artillery, superintended the forces possessii n of the before-mentioned construction of the batteries. The necessary ordnance commanding Fort Bourbon. The enemy u was landed in a small bay, west of Point Noire : abaedoned the lower Fort, or Fort de France, Captain Cockburn of his Majesty's ship Pompee with destroyed the guns, and frotp the different e: the seamen, got the mortars and howitzers to the bat- Usuppcue they have blewn up the magazine! teries by the greatest possible exertions, and nothing Major-General Maitland reached Samanti can exceed what has been reported to me of the great 2d without apposition, aed has since formed exertions of Captain Cockburn of the royal navy. tion with the Licutenera-General. lam no The morning of the 4th the island surrendered, our ing the squadron to the Fort Royal side of batteries having done great execution among the so as to embrace the double view of an cittly garrison the night preceding. nication wids the head-quaruers of the ai my On the .sth instant my division marched from Lai fording the supplies necessary for the sieg: Croissades and Champin, by Brunot, des Fourneau, ,` Bourbon on both sides. Tiberge, Bagou, Monique, to our present position at ! From the zeal which has manifested itse: La Coste above Point Negro, which completes the service, I make no doubt but the batteries • investment on the west side. f be in a fit state to open upon the enemy, are . I have every reason to be highly satisfied with the ' before lorg, that I shall have the Skisfactien troops I have the honour to command ; neither otfi- ' municate to their Lords'iips that tha Fort h. cers nor soldiers have failed in exertion, and in bear- dered.—The militia who were forced to <l've, ing the great fatigues of the march with exemplary ; turned to their homes.—l fortitude. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) (Signed) aa.teaVeee.e. coe • •• • • FRED. MAITLAND, Maj. Gen. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCIIT SR, 1e Lieutenant General Beckwith commanding the Forces, &c. &c. Copy of another Letter from the Honotiral& Rea--; Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Diviiion under Alexander Cochrane, K. B. eac. to the Honourable V. the command of Lieut. General Sir George Prevost, Ban. in dated on board the Neptune, off Martin:lue, the stl the Action of the Ist February, 1809. 1809. 7th, or Royal Fuzileers, Ist Batt .- 1 Captain, 9 rank and 'file, killed; 2 serjeants , i ' drununer, :Ai rank and file, wounded; 4 1 Sir—Having left Carlisle Bay, Barbadoi rank and file missing. I noon on the 28th January, with the exped 23d, or Royal Welch Fuzileers, Ist Batt.-1 serjeant, 14 rank and ; the attack of this island, 1 had the please: , file, killed; 2 serjeants, 79 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, evening of the same day, to meet with his • 5 rank and file, missing. Detachment of the Ist West India Regiment-1 rank and file, ship Cleopatra, and the French frigate la '1 killed ; 1 drummer, is rank and file, wounded; 1 subaltern, company ; when Captain Pechell gave me tl missing. iof which the inclosed is a copy, stating du Light Battalion-11 rank and file, killed; I captain, e subalt e rns, , of her capture ; and on my arrival off here, I serjeant, 2 bugles, 30 rank and file, wounded; 3 rank and zard joined with Captain Maude of the lafile, file, missing. Total-1 captain, 1 serjenet, 35 rank and file, killed; 1 ! Port, which I also inclose. captain, 2 subalterns, 5 serjeants, 4 drummers, 2 bugle% ' Capt a in P e ch e ll i n t h e Cl eo p atra , f rom IS3 rank and file, wounded; 1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, 12 vanced position, closed the enemy first, and rank and file, missing. i brunt of the actit.n. He p laced his ship ill OFFICE& KILLED Captain Taylor, of' the Royal Fiziletrs, Acting Deputy Quarter- tion to attack with advantage, and in st ch Master-General. I as did credit to his intrepidity and judgm, evinced also the high state of diecipline and s! I of his officers and crew. Captain Maude, of the Jaso", lest net a m, getting into action, and I lac; every thing I from his zeal and gallantry, which I have for a series of years. ! • Particular credit is also due to Captain C. of his Majesty's sloop Hazard, for boldly with a determination to bring to action; an frigate of the Tergest class, before any - of tl ships were in sight.- - -4 haVe the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ALEXANDER • kiis.Majesty's ship Clecpatse, off Bassett.rt:, Otiadaloupe, 1809. Sir—ln consequent* of separating from his Mi jetty's ship lawn, and there being no probalaly of communication either with Captain Maud,., or Captain Pigot of the Latona,a , lid Senior Odicer of the blockading squadron, I beg to inform you, dm! yes terday, in obedience to the signals made to tat I.y Captain Maude, I chased a ship in the N.N.W. %Oki' I shortly afterwards made nut to be a French who, - on seeing us, hauled close in there, and eie chorea under a small battery a lime to the. Souilie J of Point Noir, having ascertained that they were curing her (by springs on her cables, and others I.e. to the trees on shore), as well as her situation w0i.1,1 permit, I made every preparation for attacking her, the wind being at this time from the Southward :111,1 • Westward, but very light and variable ; at halt Fast two P. M. we got theerue breeze and turned up to windward till within a cable's length of the sitore, and half musket-shot distant from the enemy, which was effected at five o'clock, when his filing common , ced. I saw. from the shape of the land and the shoal water between us, that I could not close without still. ger of being raked, I was therefore obliged to :inch, r in six fathoms and a half, and returned his fire, Whi fortunately cut away his outside spring, when ..e swung, in shore with his head towards us, giving us the advantage I refused him before ; this I so effeca:- ally preserved, that he never afterwards got rno:.2 than half his broadside to bear ; we thus e igaged for forty minutes, when the Jason and Hazaid came up. the former having taken a position on her starbo...rd quarter, and firing her bow guns, the H izard at the same time directing; hers to the fort, the enemy hauled down his colours, finding he was not able to susta.e so unequal a combat. • She proves to be the French national frigate Topa!se, carrying forty-eight guns, eighteen, twenty-four, and thirty-six pounders, commanded by Mons. Lal,:ille, Capitaine de Frigate, with a compliment of three hundred and thirty men ; she has.been from B:es: forty-seven days, and had on . board one hundred troops and eleven hundred barrels of flour for Cay enne, but meeting with superior force off that port she was obliged to push for Guadeloupe. Our loss is comparatively small with that of the enemy, having only two killed and one wounded, as his guns were chiefly -pointed at our masts and rigging. which he succeeded in cutting very much, most i f our fore and main rigging shot away, and had v e been under sail must have lost our main-topniaft ; on the Other side twelve killed and fourteen w. elected, as neafas can be ascertained, for the instant her colours were hauled down, one third at least took to the water, and 'several were either killed or drowned in attempting to effect their.escape. Having thus, Sir, given you The detail, it becomes a pleasing dory to me - to represent the zeal with which OTIPICKAS WOONDED. Captain Gledstanes, of the 3d West-India Light Infantry. Lieutenant Johnson, of the 4th ditto. Lieutenant Jackson, of the Rifle Campany Royal West-India Rangers. lie Poi bly gay.. PleY 0pe......` t(. 0 1.1 i. onc h.;:. fort, vir loss Cua cr (.1 fiv: pre rtes, an t of Fie Remy of forty ; hal at M:!zip PLC, ; !Jt. lac), r 0 aCti' Mak • upor. to• hirec,y, e. Lin on d a junc- alv rttor• the bay, commit • r, e.n.; • 4 . u 7: r,d n • C., . La:, • . :.•••• th l (-LI u: Dec, ;bast re, on the Mujec!' , . l'op;t7e the letter, to manner i-!a • te• n his n.l• d bu:c n si,.• it r:1,1:17:( neat, a,..1 . steadiness nornert :a to ex ;:cc . .. ' n ener.y tie • &c. :assett.rr:, his 'NT t- irobalaly 4.1tid,., or 'icer oldie dia.! yos- to r. 1.: I'y n•bich :Jo !, and al .1 y were .• ethers ion woi:1,1 king her, ward :ul,l t halt ted vp to the silore, which commen- the sho.il :hunt dam. to anchi r Eire, orrlcrit. MISSING. Lieutenant Gilmour, of the Ist West-India Regiment, taken pri soner. (Signed) A. Lictit rwoon, Acting Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces under the command of Lieut. General Sir George Prevost. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, in the First Division of the Army upon the Height of Surirey, February 2, Ibo 9. 7th Royal Fusileers Ist Batt .- 1 serjeant, 20 rank and file, killed ; 1 field o fficer, 2 captains, 1 serjeant, 1 cruminer, 58 rank and file, wounded ; S rank and file Missing. Bth King's Regiment, Ist Batt.-1 field officer, 4 rank and file, killed ; 13 rank and file wounded. 23d Royal Welch Fusileers, Ist Bait.-1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, killed; 1 subaltern, 1 staf, 19 rank and file, wounded; I ser jeant missing. Detachment Ist West-India Reviment—i rank and file killed. • Light Battalion-1 captain, 1 serjeant, 14 rank and file, killed; 1 field officer, 1 subulter n, serjeants, 36 rank and file, womded. Total-1 field officer, 1 captain.,,3 serjeants, 42 rank and And file, killed ; 2 field (Alters, 2 captains, 2 subalterns, 1 staff, 3 serjeants, 1 drummer, 126 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, 3 rank and file, missing. OFFICIIIIS KILLED. Bth Regiment—Major Maxwell. . . . Light Batt.—Captala Siuclair, 25th Regiment. OFFICERS WOUNDED. 7th Regiment.—Honourable lieut. Colonel Pakesham ; Cap!ains Rowe and Cholwick. 23c1 Ditto—Lieutenant Roskely ; Surgeon Power. Light liet.—Major Campbell, of the Royal West India Rangers; I t ieutenant Hopwood, of ditto. Staff—Captain Coore, Aid-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, slightly. (Signed) Gru. W. RAMSAY, Brigadier and Adjutant-General. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCH 28, 18C9. Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Ma jesty's Ships and Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to the Ho nourable W. W. Pole, dated on board the Neptune, off Marti nique, the 4th of February 1809. Sir—Having on the '2oth January received a letter from Lieutenant-General Beckwith, informing me that in consequence of some alteration ofcircumstances he was induced to proceed on the attack ofMartinique, and expressing a wish to see me at Barbadoes, in or der to make the final arrangements, I lost no time in meeting him there for that purpose ; and having ern ' barked all the troops, I committed the principal landing of the army intended tt, be put on shore at Bay Robert, to Captain Beaver, of his Majesty's ship Acasta, who had Lieutenant-General Beckwith, the Commander of the Forces, with him ; Major-General Sir George Prevost, commanding the division, being embarked on board the Penelope. By the inclosed letter from Captain Beaver their Lordships will see that he completed this service, with his usual ability, on the 30th of January, and morning of the 31st, whilst the other division, under Major-General Mait land, was landed on the the 30th at St. Luce, under the superintendance of Captain Fahie, of the Belleisle, who had formed the most judicious arrangements for the purpose. About six hundred men were detached on board his Majesty's ship York, under the command of Ma jor Henderson of the Royal York Rangers, to take possession of the battery at Point Solomon, in order to secure a safe anchorage for the men 'of war and transports ; after effecting this the Rangers pushed on, and invested the fort of Pigeon Island, on which a mortar was brought to bear so early as the Ist inst.l but not finding the fire of that sufficient, nine others, including howitzers, were landed, five of which were got up to the top of a commanding height, by the, •. For George or Bourbon.