Star. — London, England, 1811-07-03 00:00:00

t ,t 1 i , i ~~ `. Y~ ' :i.. ,: 'A • -A_ :ssions in the Moluccas, !d to Manado, where rith a heavy battery in the fort again corn hill immediately over .ctry can play into the be brought to bear on T, and sixty picked men in and Higginson arc on the hill, I have no successful. Lcur to bc, BC.C. EDWARD TUCKER. .r in Majesty' Ship Dover, Manado Julie 25, ism iy intentions as expressed tr Excellency, dated the In, I pr.;cceded to Ma.. iterday at two p. W., and t his Majesty's ship under _.411t of Fort Amsterdam, heir other positions, I in. :c on shore, with. a sum. :opy of which I herewith . noyance from the enemy • but their difticultiesvit companied with great labour and fatigue . , come menced, for the particulars whereof, and their fur ther operations, so extremely reputable to them, I beg to refer /our Excellency to Captain Forbes's report to me, that I have the honour to forward ; trent which your Excellency wilrperceive that great judgment and resolution, with the most determined courage, has been displayed, and particularly so by every Officer under the heavy fire from Fort Kayo Meirah, and the enemy's detachment with its bri gade of guns, that were in advance. These Officers constantly headed and led on their men with the utmost gallantry, showing an example of intrepidity impossible to be excelled. The calm that intervened between the land end sea breezes on the morning and forenoon ef the '2Sth, prevented the ship closing until two p. m. when, learning quietly the situation of the troops, I hoisted a flag of truce, and summoned the Go. vernor to surrender the island, which being declin ed, with a declaration of defending it as long as possible, I communicated the same to Capt. Forbes by letter, acquainting him at the sante time with my determination to place the ship alongside Fort Kayo Meirah as early as possible in the morning (it , being at that time past suuset). But the ardent l zeal of Capt. Forbes could not brook the delay ; ,ought proper to accede to i I'e had already selected 100 men, e q ually from his vlarines were landed under 1 own regiment, the seamen, marines, and Amboy mant Higginson, assisted 1 nese troops, With whorribe instantly advanced, and 2r Nelson, of the Honour- i carried the filet in that gallantsand determined man _ ...oast artillery , and th irt y of the 1 nor as stated in his report. Amboyne.se troops, embaiked in the Dover, for the Tlie currents and wind during the night were purpose of garrisoning it, after its capture, who more unfavourable than could.possiblybe expected, y immediately took possessi on for his Ma j est. nor was there ground for anchoring •' so that it eves Had the enemy chos en the other alternative, I a q uarter past two, p. tn. on th e 29th, before Lieut. am well convinced from the experience I have re- i Jetteries with the seamen that h ad landed, and Lietit• honour o eatedlyhad, that the offic ers arid men I have the ' Higginson, with a few of the marines (whose as e .rnmand would nave added to the credit sistance was abscilutely required), could be got on which they have already so well earneJ, particularly board, and the ship brought against Kota Barro, in the attack on Amboyna. the first battery, mounting as per margint, next to The dependencies which have fallen with Manado Fort Kayo Isleirah. Having closed to pistol shot, are very extensive, being the ports of Kerner, Le and a well-directed fire• kept up, principally grape Coping, Amerang, and Tawangwoo ; the capture and cannister, it was shortly silenced, upon standing thereof, as well as Gorontello, has beet very op. on to the next battery (ordnance as per margin 1), portune, as large supplies were preparing at all by which we opened a third battery of similar force, those places, and ready to be shipped for the Isles of and also the sea-face of One Orange, it was ob- Ternate and Banda. served the enemy had again entered the battery of I have the honour to transmit returns of the Kota Bistro and opened their fi re upon us. We garrison found here , and of the ordnance in Fort were now ' e x posed to a heavy cross fire from these Amsterdam, and the adjacent batteries. three batteries, and from Fort Orange. I therefore I have the honour to be, Etc. regained our former position off Kota Barrro, with . EDWARD TUtKER• the intention of, when again silencing it, to land a Rear Admiral Drury, Commander in - Chia of his isiliesty's Ships and party and spike the guns, fer which service Lieute- Vessels, in the East I n ' . nant Higginson, Royal Marines, and Mr. Green, • TO MAnINUS BP,I.VOI'II, rsQ. PR EF rcT Of MANADO. the nn guer, h m ad ost readily volunteered. The bat- Sun—lt has, no doubt , ere this, ' been made tery was soon a second time silenced, when we per know is to you, that the English are in con-Affable ceived some of our troops in sharp contest with a nu. force in these seas, and that the island of Amboy- rnerous body of the enemy, at but a short distance na, with all its dependencies, are already in their from it, which was shortly after entered by Lieute. possession. mint Cu:sham and his pal ty, they having, in most You now see, before your fort and batteries, an i superior style, defeated all that were opposed to English frigate, ready to open her fire, and whin- i them. Such guas of this battery as could be teers in her boats, only waiting the order to land, I brought tp bear on the remaining batteries and fort and storm your position. lt to for you to de- : were instantly turned on them, and a good fire kept tide on this point. I up. Leing peitectly acquainted with the exact I On Kota Eaten being taken pos:iessian of, the etr‘ngth of your grirrison, and all your means of ', ship was immediatelf after brought to pretty close defence, I am y oabled to judge with what probabi- ! action with the second and third batteries, mention lity el success ou can oppose me. !ed before, and also with Fort Orange; after an hour I therefore summon you LE surrender the fort ot and three quarters sharp firing, during which time Arn ster fain, with all the dePlihdencies thereunto be' j our shots were thrown with uncommon coolness and longing. ;recision, the enemy's fire was observed to decrease On c o ndition of your instantly complying and de. considerably, and at five in the evening flags of Evering ,up all public property, I promise protec- ! truce were seen hoisted in Fort Orange, upon which tien to tne persons and private property of the intro.- : all firing ceased, and three Officers came on board, bitants ; that the Dutch civil servants shall be atcommissioned hy the civil and military Governor betty to return to Java. The military, being pri- to arrange articles of e.-pitulation for the surrender toners of war, may likewise return there, on their of the isand. . parole of honour. l l The articles I have the honour t o inclose were The Officer in cherge of this has instructions to then concluded, and ` enxt morning ratified, signed wait half an hour for your determination, which, and exchanged, and fin ther arrangement made should it lie in the affirmative, 'oe pleased to notify . for the entrance of the British force, at nine by striking the . colcurs of the fell; if in the nega tive, , o'clock in the morning of the 31st, which was ac- sive, by hauling down the flag of truce. : cordingly done, the enemy marching out, and lay- I am, Sir, Bce. ing down their arms, when the English colours (Signed): EDWARD TUCKER. were displayed in all the forts and batteries, under liis Britannic ithjes•..i' , Ship Dov,r, a royal salute from each, also Irons his Majesty's off Casti,.! Arm•te.rdam, Manada, i • 1 1 ship Dover. Thus has the whole of this island ;tire es, 18111 fallen in less than one day to a very inconsiderable force, the'ol of t; Return :e C“ fir . a-:s.nund in Fort A m sterdam, Manacle, June 24,1610. . e so femotts for the str en g th of its 1 fortifications, and mem orable for its defence in the 1 Capvzin Cornrnand;xt, 3 Lieutemints, 3 serjeants, I bombs dier, 13 corporals, I flier, 1 drummer, 79 pri nts, 1 boat- last war against the English. By official docu swain, to foremastnien. I !WAS We fled that five hundred regular troops, Total, iucledniz Officers -113. (6i;ned) . EDWARD TUCKER. 1 with a very large proportion of Officers and Euro peens, have defended the place, aided by the Retur,t f Orditar;cePtind at Manadu, June 24, tam Marinedepartment (many of whom are European e Bras:, 0 pounder, 4 ditto 1-poundcrs, 5 ditto half-pounders. I s Iron 12-pounders, 3 ditto 6-pounders, 9 ditto. C-poundtrs, II seamen), the Dutch inhabitants and Burghers, in uitto 4-pounders, :, ditto .2-pounders, 14 ditto 1-pounders. 1. number two hundred and three, and also the King Total-50 guth. (segued) • • EDWARD TUCKER. lof Termite's force , two hundred and fi fty of whom 1 i were in the field, and air equal number from' the His Majesty's Ship Dever, in Ternate ' ur, ugust 31, 1 A6lO. Sultan of T idore and adjacent islands , in alliance SIR—I have much satisfa ction in communicating with the Dutch. 1 lie. ho to your Eecselsney the conquest of the island of All these circumstances duly considered, with the Ternate, by his Majesty's ship Dover, under my i very small force opposed to such evident means of command, and a detachment of the Honourable i defence, will, I trust, make it apparent that the Company's troops from Ambeynte uncle the corn- ; officers and men employed on this occasion cannot mend of Captain Forbes, of the Madras European I derive saladditio credit by any eulogy in my power Regiment. The detail of this affaie, which lamin 1 to pronounce however, I cannot refrain the satis hopes }our Excellency will deem very creditable to I faction of reporting to your Excellency the names the Officers and men employed, I have the honour hit ose ited offi in cers w such ho from t ti ru on.ly heroic conduct t o transmit. exc me admira . • Having made application by letter, dated the With the conduct of every officer and man on 9.t August, to Capt. court, commanding at Ant- board the Dover, during our attack on the batteries boyna, for olle hundred troops to assist me in re- and Fort Orange, lam most perfectly satisfied ; to dicing the island of Ternete, they were on the same Lieutenants Incledon and Jefferies, Mr. Morgan clay embarked on board his Majesty's' ship Dover. the master, Lieutenant Higginson Royal Marines, We pulied to sea, 'and got sight of the island on and Mr. Painter the purser, who assisted on the the 25tli, hut, owing to IV,t airs and calms, it was main deck, much praise is due. not until the meriting of the ..2., th, that the party; as * Let me remind your Excellency that Lieutenants per margin,* were embarked in the boats, and ef- Jefferies and Higginson also shared in all the fatigue fected a landing. arid 'glory attending the storm on Fort Kayo The boats left the ship about one a. in. on the Meirah. morning of the 2Stli, under the direction of Lieu- It will be gratifying to you to learn, that notwith tenent Jefferies, with, the intentien of landing close standing the heavy cross fire the Dover was exposed under the walls of Fort Kayo ftleirah, which was to front the different batteries and Fort Orange, immediately to have been stormed, double scaring our loss has been but trifling, having had Only five ]adders and planks having been prepared for cross- seamen weiunded ; nor has the ship suffered mate. iog the ditch, and mounting the 'works ; but meet • rially, either in her hull, masts 'gging. in4unexpectediy in shcro an unfavourable current, I enc lose . herewith a return of t he t ordnance found their progress was but slow, and they bad at day- on the island, and a list of the killed and iiiiilinded. light the mortification to find themselves at some The colours of Fort 'Orange sire now on letterd the distance from Fesrt Kayo Meirah. Captain Forbes, • Europeans of tht Coast Artillery , and 111ad . ras Eureirn under this cit elan...stake, did. not hesititte a moment Regimtnt, 74; Natives frorri T tbe Amboyna Cm" 32 ; Royal b.laent%, sG ; seamen, 39.18 otal,dineluitdin.,;o3iters74. .. in directing 'a lending to b!attemptedrtothesouth , f Kota tars iron -poon d i ne r to 12-pou ro, 1 v..a.i . d and we! twat 4of the Fart, Out ot the line of ditto 8-pounder, 8 ditto 1-pouuder.—Totalm-11 of all sizes. its Ere, -which was happily wade goods without au- i 1 Strand Battery-1 iron r . pout and 4 ding 114- poundem—Wotal-4 c•LaU sizes. s__. PARLIAMENTARY EROCEEDINGS. , - Donors Intl I shall have the honour - of presentfng them to you on my joining your Excellency's flag. 'I jibe, &c. (Signed) EDWARD TUCK <<R. ' DECISION O.N TV L sD E A Y .L j A C K L E Y L 2 E2 ^. PcERAS'E. Rear Adlniral Drury, Commander im %it( of his Majesty's Ships and Vessensin the East Indies. C H A I N aboutCo I tite r st being o 'do t e: a o t I f le t h il vi m . i tr i et i. wh c ei t 1 the Loss Nantes If (11Icers who so Ismispicneissfy distinguished them- in their places, Lord WALSINUti....M , res.nced the R er ep 4l 1)". ( seloc, at the taking of Ternate,loat nor* particularly so wises the Committee of Privdtges iti s the . 4erkeley cause, dee c t rt ai in o g storstiitg Fort Ratio ldeiralt. that Williams lritehsrding herkeley had faied to make good his Madras It Kt:gin:tent—Capt. Forbes, Lieutenants Forbes claim to the title.i and Mottle. , of 1:31 - 1 4 bericele , -, u ro, and Cursham. Dorsky, Etc. in which rtyot t their Lort4nips layitig aßrni d His Majesty's Ship Dover--4-kut.Jeferies, Royal Navy; Lieut. tb bac e !lAa l edi . d o: wi t b n et C tho il ai e r r: ti t C i ar aAi l le l i i : i t t V rz, e t : ,i t o i s : ,thatsh t ha t it : efi l teki y ti c ne e t i : al i c e ti rg i Ei te l: ~ a 6: c t %le, cruse :1,.d Higginson Royal Marines. It will be remembered by your Excellency, that o rder such measures to be t i : tln k tEt. e; d o pe n ruoc2 t r b ri e j,,st oc 7w c o as hric i l l n ; R :: .f)0 1 , 1; all these officees bore a distinguished part in the o rder H iunc i ßee h ,eit t y i r e g s ene s : s ltu tu ar i e u el l yo d a, a lg a roti attack of Antboyna, pea!t tr TO EDW. nemeats, F'aSQ. COMMANDINO MIS MI:JEST? $ of th e committee had been formed, and the ja:'gitteut of the Mop noygn. H ou s e Inonounced, but ,bjeeted to t'ect part of the Illot:CD which SIR—I have the honour to detail to you file ape- scented so c.t.). upon the Prinvz to i.duF,t :my moue ot proe.eed rations of tile detachment under my command, from ing. if th.z case ~;erc Stith as In Elq;Vit to their Lori-!tips that the time of its leaving his Majesty's ship Dover, until any spectlie measure was exp• (bent, the House should of it.: own acc,rd adopt or recimmend it ; but he thought that the Prii.ct . s h ou ld on die present occasint be left entirely to the exerc.se of ho s tilities ceased against the Isla nd of Ternate. hi! l7h w e n i v .r is'l l :11111.LIVERPOOI coinci ded in opinion ..'• •‘ - After the boats left the ship on the night of the 27th instant, every possible .xcrtinn was made, Noble bla - c t (Gr .ys.,and wa..pei . sttethat his N..bh. .o. 1 : . - by Lieutenant Jefferies, in charge, to a ccomplish a - ! s c i i t .e ion a ti t i h i ra i e ,ria i ic sse ß ian which could interfere with the sUi. el, 1 e., Frieud ii . , It . Vl ' oolsaels. h..d no eCalre tO tirge • ;.l: ,:: •: :- lauding before day-break, with a view of taking LORD Cll,27l&ll'..)Ruriliselaimed any intention Lf Fort Cayo Windt by surprieno finding, however. I that so desrable an object could net be effected, I 1 Du i p:ning ion to the Priuce k egeot altV mulIC of con•!uct ; :4, directed him to proceed to Sala (which is situate unit'OrrriZothr7iabttiogr eitml7lv"lathi.nNlP:etriahris I'{Grey;i i c i or rixteLl :1:, behind a point of land), where we landed without Prince iteout a Copy of the y Ev a .dince adduced thliehLr'sale molestation about seven A. M. Lieutenant Charles tee. The motion w ar of course agreed to oafs. trot. Forbes then moved forward with a party to occ - uPY tr T da ihrheafo I r ishy h i eAi insolvent r s A s s ' t s b p ; L C ri,)te o b i I :i t n uo ' n; ps ci ' , ob . : i l l S eio n l i n ° , rr -V a t s . h e g i e v e c r. " t to the T ei ch r r e t g, the heights,. where he remained until Bingen and ammunition could be brought up; this became for li: ,, i e .r.ran c o a l ini Lbl i i i iid i s s n wir o :i n n t i r i ii hig w e.h ir iuu e m ,. tit e Lord Chancellor, Earl of Ayles a fatiguing service, from the steepness of toe Common:, mos tl y private, w e re brought hills and deep ravines. About noun, after in credible labour, we gained a commanding position up, aud read the fi rst time. near the sea, where we rested about two hours. NEW PL ER. Having left a party here to keep up the communi. The Earl of Caernarvon, late Lurd Yorchester, took the m:lis cation with the ship, we proceeded on to occupy a and his ocst• A . RREARS sOt SUFFOLKF. l: l i T . rr O thi THE ehl‘,i th ARM I" AND NAVY. height, and to command Fdrt Kayo Meirah, and which was pointed out as the spot taken up by the tiii i r tt l. E illi o i f some reluctanee t . address . English last war :hut, to our great mortification, on he knew .the P y Nt t re . more rt 8 il I i 1 l e a r Ly i I I T= ) 6 e U ti 'l l e o C I discuss i ' h ., our gaining it we found that the trees had gron so that consideration should induce him to be biter; but be coal mach as to preclude entirely our seeing the tor t ; in not i help tall& that sh oul d of calling 11:et:1...r ~hips' atten. 1 t .. 2 .i t 0 0 u a rs,ogra t ci A t l i l ic lUt i U n C o l i. .tvC s. s ,e C e o a rl y Slli u k r r (t ti t o TCU ll .l l d w t h era in tio hl i s the mean time we perceived the flag of trace hoisted on board his Majesty's ship Dover. Being deter- I lie alluded to the enormous iums of mo: ejt d.:e to ts:cenwich mined, in the event of the enemy's not agreeing to Hupol",ll'e ajndsittiocec‘o'EntrBc7uttrryelaula 1,1,1,1 P. 1 4 '' al 2 a " Military, the summons, to gain immediate possession of Fort shamefully been detained front their proper owners. Upoi m i ° lilt Kayo Meirah, I ordered one hundred men, with a urging the claims of those meritorious persons tepee a late ucez double scaling ladder, to be in readiness to storm. silea.ac,oll:nitolscbeunircootranregredablyd a lu N tan oble a r m . / !.earned i with och ne o d blo u rd The moment I received your letter, enclosing the ever, oil not wound him while &I'm:l6ns a el l ul ' ,rso - Governor's refusal, I proceeded on about seven much interest to the country as the just rights of its Oct, de el'iltctivanentlliyujiiekldAfdir.tbre! Itieig o'clock p. m. with this party, keeping the inland feud Ts. said, he rile many an d u n !a u, : road. After advancing some little way, we found it presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, reqUesling that he would be gracioutiy pleased t o order that there be laid impossible to proceed farther , owin g to immense tfroctse4t,lieAlgioutsiea,taLopernaooffalali:hsecaPrrilzes. r emain ing trees cut down by the enemy and thrown across the }us ing r ite l e road. I then turned to the right, and after great then adverted te the mass of Appeals which lay upon the Tah ' it!,, labour reached the beach, and about ten o'clock ar- disclaiming at the same time any intention to throw h e t,n rived within nearly 600 yards of the fort undisco• tethenaNt be suppo sed and s l.e to arg v d e Lora hundred dont te e ad V s and twic v e i tat tn u dged vered. We had not advanced fifty yards farther her of bends, to discharge the enormoua burthen at presentuatiid before the enemy's out-sentry fired his musket. I.m. f un a long tints past resting on him. - Those Appeals last year mediately after a detachment of the enemy, with a a c altY u e n is t u e r: i . w to ei n e o ic" d n a c n er e;L angf t h ol Apptzl ..a l n b a i th i at year brigade of guns, fired a volley. We now pushed for detaining the P House so long, even upon a a P u P lZect of se. forward, keeping up a fire of musketry on the de- c onsequence, and moved the address above mentioned, end also tachment outside, which drove them off., The fort agmtbreottountnde2nrrice la n x ti n v t i . D .for th a e l c . opty ,.. o r f all the Appeals now opened a very heavy fire of grape and muske- Both these motions being severally pu'L Y ‘ ' irom the Woolsack, try, notwithstanding which we crossed the ditch and were agreed to whbout dissent. placed the ladder on the flank of the bastion, on PERMANENT CIRCULATING MEDIUM. the right of the bridge, under a brisk fire from the The Order of the Day for the second reading of opposite bastion. The walls were scaled, and the the Motion respecting a Penn:mein Circulattug fort carried instantly, and an officer arid sixty-eight Medium being read prisoners secured. As soon .as day-light appeared. Lord STANHOPE rose and expressed his sa. the battery of Kota B o no opened a fire ; the dis. tifactiou, at seeing present, on that occasion, nosy tance however was too far to do any damage. Noble Lords whose absence, ,on a former occasion. Understanding it was open to the rear, I ordered he had deeply regretted. He wished to impress. Lieutenant Cursham, with a party, to advance and upon those Noble Lords, and on the House, what endeavour to gain possession : he was however was, and what was not the character and object of obliged to return, the enemy having turned his the Bill he had thought it his duty to bring under heavy .guns a nd commenced a tire of grape. the consideration of their Lordships. It was not In:consequence of your having communicated to to make Bank Notes legal tender, as had been per. me your intention of laying his Majesty's ship haps with equal industry, error, and malevolence Dover alongside Kota Barro, the Strand batteries, i set forth. It was impossible for a reasonable and Fort Orange, and the town, I directed Lieutenant I conscientious man to contend for the legality of Cursham again to advance with the six-pounder 1 Bank Notes as payment, so long as the genitincnt , ;; and take advantage of your fire. The enemy in iof the Bank Note, or its being free from tanners, the course of the day threw up a breast work I Was not to be promptly asceitained. His ob3ec: across the road, defended by two field pieces. I was simply to have it agreed and e: aged, that no Lieutenant Cursham fired a few rounds from the I person should give for a guinea more than twenty six-pounder, advanced and carried it. lie then i one shillings, arid that for a Pound Bark Note La proceeded on and got possession of Kota Barro, I should receive not less than twenty shilltnes I,as. the enemy only firing one round, and turned the l i thoughts had been particularly directed' to the guns towards the Strand batteries and the . town, I present question by a Bill lately braught trcm tee keeping up a fire until the flag of truce was hoisted. other House concerning Bank Tokens, i. .. a I cannot express to you how much the service on . whose object was to tacilitate a new cu:..!.l:t en. this occasion benefitted from the exertions of the , dium. He`was not arxiaus about snecinc mate:- Officers, namely, Lieutenant Jefferies of the Royal ments ; but thought it essential ta make, reergnise, Navy, Lieutenant Higginson, Royal Marines, and and establish some general starda:d of aIV g.li i. - Lieutenants Charles Forbes and Cursham, of the der. He would put a case to their Lordships (.. a Madras European regiment. Their bravery was man's buying an estate tor 100,0001. ; all the al - - conspicuous on every occasion, and the success in rangements made, and conditions understood and carrying the fort is entirely to be attributed to their agreed to ; when all at once the seller ot tne cst sia great presence of mind in conducting men in a demands his 100,0001. in geld. The thing r...g . .t dark night, preventing confusion incident on such be, as then it confessedly Was, itnresible. it wai, an occasion, and the gallant manner in which they .he would maintain, physically i mpossible :or :rosy mounted the wall. i individual in these times to produez 100,0001. in Tcsthe Marines, seamen, detachment of artillery, !, specie'. His object was to introduce another kind and detachment of Madras European Regiment, 'of eirculating medium ;and he thought the mind 0: and the detachment of the Ambcynese corps, every any man who could object to such an expeniert praise that can be given to men is due. The fatigue ! must be strangely constructed. Sir George Say ine, endured by the seamen, in dragging the gun and the most rational, philosophic, and patriotic min bringing up the ammunition, was great; and the ' that he had ever known, was c ompletely ot his Pen six seamen who carried the ladder are deserving of nion on that topic. Sir George Saville said, II:at notice. I have the honour to enclose you a return any circulating medium derived its quality and of the killed and wounded. I attribute the small value from no . other consideration than Rs being a loss on this occasion to the -darkness of the night, scale or measure by which the valiea of usefal or and the quickness of the advance of the party. essential articles was to be ascatained. Ten I have the honour to be, &c. pounds was alike a scale or measere for denr. (Signed) DAVID FORIIRS, mining the value of seats at the Opera Howe, Captain commanding Detachment. or for paying for your travelling in a post-eltaiss. Return of Killed and Wasteded. Upon the true and philosophic pzincirle of Sir Ci. Et ctin—Royal Marines-1 private. Saville he would further propose that tr e soil! Cl Madras European R eg iment -1 se erns. • WOUNDED—RoyaI Marines—l private severely. ( measure should be fixed and tinalteral;.e. iiii i 11,13. I Seatnan scvLrely. i ration often was more satisfactory than ar:,-unicit: Detachment of Artillery-1 Matron severely, since dead. Madras European R eg iment:Lieutenant C. Forbes received a —Suppose a man bought a quantity of cloth by Ili.. severe contusion from a fall in storming; S privates, severely; nious mechanism, was elastic so that it might Pe 6 privates slightly. iii r ta e IL 1 serjeant, ; privates killed; - I : Llmm - silt, 1 serjeant, afterwards produce a yard which, by some 4:ac e:tended or contracted , at the pleasure or -wen t seaman, 12 privates, 1 guide wounded , • nience of the measurer. In short, he held it ti , e (snred) • • DAVID FORBES . Captain commandiog Detachment. Return of the Killed and Wounded Ix-Lofting to his Majesty's sliip Doves, in the different attacks, on the wand orFeruate : a fundamental principle that a circulatires mensen would be unalterable and unchangeable. His net was to establish • book entries and transteti i Knano--Jefin Spryer, Royal Marine. ' .various parts of the country, and thereav no • WOUNDED—AIez-M•Ksudie; abie seeman, severely, while storming Fort Kayo Mash; Cortiellas Dughetiy, Royal Ma- c uring the advantage of makiog transfers wita le rime, ditto; Wu= b at * Qessvrr.eraster, severe l y , oo board; pidity. The mode he recommended was w;' , • James Sanyter, Boatswatees-mate, saverelyi in the attack of Fort- nor to he ! circulation of guineas, in as nate!: .° yard, that is a measure of 56 ioches ; and shoal Antnorese Cogs-1 serjeant, 1 private slightly ; 1 guide se- Orange, sod the batteries to the right thereof ; Henry. Clarke, it' was: free from all injuries of wear and eras.. : ' trumpeter, ditto ; Henry Duke, Landman, ditto; PauFLopes, so- which guineas in time were liable.' Grid and . i . a') prounserary, ditto.—Total. see Royal Marine'killed; sus lei. i t , „ t Iwo, one Rapt Maripa i wounded. (Signed) lOW. iliCup. yep always ' changing their value from v.r....%il I I. usgeloeme" - stantly thrown into our posses! it is my intention to proceei these is a very good fort wi Irma close to the sea, and manded by a battery on a 1 it, and from whence musket fort • but as the ship can be tllc latter and lower battery, under Lieutenants Incleclot ready to storm the battery doubt but the attack will be s I have the horn (Signed) Rear Admiral Drury, Command , :r Chief of ht :Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the East Indies. IVL SIR —Conformably to my in a former 'letter to your 16th instant, off Gorontelt nado, where I arrived ye:A having taken up a station in command, to the rigl and well reconnoitered the stantly sent a flag of truce • mons to the Governor, a ci e iclose. The enemy buying thoi the terms proposed, the Iv! the Comsuand of Licuter bviLieutenant Fireworker able Company's Coast ar A 'coons. embat 1,:5 1 .%) ^ • , •'