The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-26 00:00:00

CztZEDTE EXTRAORDINARY. • DOWNING-STP,F.ET, ocToilEa 25, MI. A Dispatch, of which the following is an E. tract, aa as last night received by the Earl of Liver. pool, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. Extract of a Letter pfrons Lieutenant. Colonel ftealinz, dialed Bourbon, 21st July, 1810. , I hive much p!eastite inforwarding to your Lord. 01 . '1) a copy of toy (iv:patch, under this date, to the Right Honourable the Governor.Getteral of India ; acrd I hope the conduct of the forces confided to my Cooiroand may meet with the gracious approbation of ME MJjcsty. To N. D. Eelconttom?, Esq..Chbf Secretary to Govornnient, Calcutta. sett, -1 have the honour to report that the force, consiiting of MO Enropean, and- 1850 Native Troops, Which the Right lion. the Governor-Ge neral of India, in Council, has been pleased to confide to my orders and directions, foe' the eon eitiett of the Island of Bourbon, arrived at Rode- Ogees, on the 'l9th of June, at which time I was absent on the i Nwlin( ditty which has already keen detailed, for the information of his Lordship, to ttly letter of the 16th of the same month. 'Pie Intelligence which I then obtained ehali;ed the at once to decide upon a plan of attack. On the 21th June, Commodore Rowley, com manding the blockading squadron before the Isles of France and Bonaparte, anchored in his Majesty's Ship Boadicea off Fort Duncan, in the Island of Roderigties. IN to time was lost in making the necessary - taneements for the redoctinn of this island, as well as for cirrying into effect the Ulteride object of iRe Expedition. . , - .• . • From tke unfavourable state of the weather, ,We were. delayed at Roderigues until the morning of the Od 4Ostatit, often we weighed anchor, and pfticeeded to the point of rendezvous„ . £o miles to-whedward of the Island of Bonaparte, ,which point we reach ed et four o"clock on the evening of the 6th, when, in comer - invitee of the judicious arrangements made by Commodore Rowley, and the indefatigable zeal and cfertiote; or Captains Pym of the Sirius, Lam bert., of the Iphigenia, Curtis, of the Magicienne, Willotighby, of the . Nereids, and Lieutenant Robb, First .of the Boadicea, ,the whole of the troupa were removed from the transports and embarked in the f ;gates, olijeli immediately stood in for the Point:, of debarkation. It will appear by the disposition made !n the plan of attack, for striking the first blow at the enemy's capital, that there were two objects in view ; first, to prevent a protracted warfare in the interior of a country almu:t inaccessible to an inva.log army; and secondly, to eil.aire the. final reductiuu of the Islam] in she shortest time possible, by securing the principal garrison, and the Governor and Corn mander-in_Chief, ‘'ehoin I knew to be at St. Denis. The first brigatl-, composed of his Majesty's 86th regiment, the first battalion 6th regiment of infantry, and a small detail of artil. lery and pioneers, commanded by Lieutettanc.Colot. net Fra3ei, was ordered to land at Grand ChalUtipc, and to probeed by the m o untains direct against the West side of the e nemy's capital ; whilst the second, third, and fourth brigades were to land at Riviera, des Piuics, and to force the lines of defence Weeding from the Bulor Redoubt on the North or Sea side, to.the Redoubt No. 11, on the South, and from thence to cross the rear of the town to the • river St. Denis. About two o'clock, P. M. on the Ith, the se're ral ships having reached their stations, the beach from St. Marie, to within gun-shut of the Imperial Batter;y v was reconnoitre. by Captain Willoughby Of the Royal Na‘y, and Lieutenant-Colonel Camp. bell• of his - Majesty's 33d regiment,. commanding the 4th brigade, or the advance. . The weather being then moderate, and the ene rhy nut appearing in strength, it was determined to debark the stoops. Accordingly, Lieutenant- Colonel Campbell, with one hundred and fifty light troops of his brigade s , and Captain Wil loughby of the Royal Navy, commanding a party of seamen, and appointed to superintend ther.land ing, immediately pushed off, and lauded their men about four o'clotk. Lieutenant-Colonel Nlacleod, Of his Majesty's 69th regiment, commanding 3,1 brigade, with one hundred and tifty men, effected a landitii; nearly at the same time. But at this . moment the Wind increasing with much violence, raised the surf to au r unexpected 'height, and seve ral boats being stove on the beach, the landing of more troops that evening became impracticable. This important oirjeet was not,. however, given Up, until att . experiment, concerted with Commodore .Rowley, was put in execution. A small (rant:port (the Uditty) was run upon the beach, in hopes that the troops might be enabled to land over her stern or under her lee. This service was perform. ed by Lieutenant Lloyd, 2tl of the Boadicea, with the usual intrepidity which distinguishes our navy ; but. the violenve of the weather, and natural didi culties of the situation, were sash as to frustrate the intention proposed. It now beanie necessary, if possililo, to earn. municate• with Lieutenant-Colonel Macleod, the senior Officer with thedelachment on shore, which in landing -had the whole of their ammunition do imaged, and had lost a considerable number of their arms. Lieutenant Foidstone, of his Majesty's G9th regiment, in the niost handsome manner, volunteer. ing to swim through the Ord, his services web?, im. suediately accepted, and that Officer accordingly convoyed my orders to the Lieutenant-Colonel to take possession uf, and occupy St. Marie fur the night. • This service was performed by I:ientenant-Colo nel Macleod in a masterly and officer-like manta r. I felt murk anxiety for this detachment do ring • the night ; and as the practicability of disionbarla big more troopt so windward appeared to Commo dore Run hy, as .sell as myself, very uncertain-, the Niagteientie, having on twain the ed. brigade, w4s about t, n o'clock P. to Grand Cualeitpe, tat .which pl lee it was detern•ined that the Boadicea, with such•trausports as had military • stares board, should follow in the morning. . Accerdieg this,arratigernent_ Captain 'Lambert of the Iphrgenia, being tuft wits directions freer ^*:"" .116, - T ~,,, .._ r_- _ ,*`<- . . !ib= ' . . • Commodore Rowley to seise the first moment pf moderate weather to debatk that part of the 3d brigade. Vico on board of his ship, I proceeded with the Commodore in the Boadicea, on the morn ing of the Bth, with the remainder of the 3d and 4th brigades, and _effected a • 'knifing, to _leverage!, at Grand Chaloutie, about eleven o'clock A. M. With this force, under my idlinediete. command, I instantly moved forward by the mountains ; at two o'clock A. M. passing over the heights, I re connoitred the enemy's position, and by four.o'clock had formed the necessary arrangements for the at. tack open his capital. Major A usteti„ at the head of the 12th and 33 , 1 grenadiers, and 12th naive infantry, had received his final instructions to assail the tow it in the rear. Lient—Colonels MaclePd of the 69th, and Camp. bell of the 331, had already passed the enemy's position on the east of the town, from the But& to No. 6, redoubt. Lieutenent-Colotiel Charges was well advanced towards the west of the town, with line companies of his Majesty's 69th regiment, to force the batte ries on the Seaeface ; and Lieutenant.Celonel Drurir mond, commanding the 2d brigade, had reinforced with the royal marines of his brigade the position su gallantly mbintailied by the Ist brigade, on the west of the river st. Denis. Through the exertions of Major Taynton, corn mending' the artillery, and of Captain Al'lntosh of the Bombay artillery, ,assisted by Lieutenant. Cclonet Clarges of the 60th regiment, and Lieu. tenant Leuhem of his Majesty's strip La Nereide, cominandiag a party of fifty seamen, I was enabled to get fotitard two field pieces, and one four and half inch howitzer, which were. descending the mountain, and would have been in action in less than half an hour. This would haie insured the result of the premeditated attack ; or, in the event daily disaster, secured our retreat, which latter was, hi my opinion, next to an impossibility. 'Affairs were thus situated, when I received a •message from the left, that the enemy had sent out a trumpeter, with an officer, to demand a suspension of arms, and on honourable terms to surrender the Island.. There was not a moment to be lost in saving an enemy completely in our power, and I accordingly issued immediate orders for the troops to halt. I am sorry that my situation prevented my corn. emnicating, agreeably to his Lordship's orders, with Mr. Farquhar, who was on board of his Ma jesty's ship Beadkea, upon the terms which Com modore Royley and myself deemed proper to grant to a brave though vanquished enemy. I should have mentioned before, that nn my landing at Grand Chaloupe, 1 had detached Capt. Hanna, with two companies of' his Majesty's Ist battalion, 56th regiment, to La Possessime, the bat. terles of which place he took by assault in the most gallant manner. Thus, Sir, in a few hours has this rich, exteh. sive, and valuable colony been added to his grad. uus Majesty's dominions, with a population.of up. of 100,000 souls, and with a loss on our part comparatively trifling, when thePature of the service is considered, a return of which. accompa. nies this dispatch, with a copy of the capitulation. The whole of the service has been conducted so completely to my satisfaction, that, where praise is the just , claim pf all, it may be considered invidious to select ; however, the truly military style, and rapidity of the movements of the Ist brigade, calls for my most unqualified thanks to Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, the officers and men under his Command ; the same is equally due to Lietit.-Cobmels Mac. leod and Campbell; and the troops-under his orders, who landed under the greatest difficulties, opposed by the weather and an almost inaccessible beach. My thanks arc further due to Lieut.-Colonel Mrcleod . for the gallant manner in which he took possession of the Latteties of St. Marie. To Lieutenant-Colonel Drummond, commanding the 2d brigadeOlie service is much indebted for the rapid and effectual support which he gave to the Ist brigade; nor can kwithhold m'y approbation of the conduct of Lieutenant Cottel of the royal marines, who, with the detachment under his command, acted with the usual intrepidity of that cures. . I am well aware that I cannot a' da to the well earned fame of Commodore Rowley, commanding his Majesty's squadron, whose merit as an.otfice'r is well known, and duly appreciated ; but I shall • ever feel grateful for the cordiality With which he has co.operated with me- throughout the service and, as tar as the success of the Expedition depend. ed upon the naval arrangement, the praise is un irtestionably due to him. To Captains Pym, Lambert, Curtis, and Wil. loughby, of the Royal Navy, commanding the .frigates mentioned in the first pert of this dispatch, the army is infinitely indebted for its effectual and speedy debaekatien to Captain Willoughby, who more immediately superintended the landing to witalward, and wile served with a party of seamen on shore, my thatilis aro particularly due; .as also to Lieutenants Robb and Lloyd tl take this op portunity of stating that the latter Officer Was severely wounded on the 21st September last, when gallantly leading on a party of seamen ; but in the hurry •of my dispatch of that date his name was omitted) of his re!ej,sty's ship Beadicca, Chudds of the I phigenia, and Leuliern of the Nsreide : I .Must likewise take this opportunity of expressing I my approhatian of the conduct of Lientehant - Pye, of the Royal Marines,. who was .woon . ded while under my 'comma:id on the 21St of 'September last. The Ceminanding Officers of Corps and Detach ments, the-Beads of bevattine'ets, and the whole of the Stuff have merited my warmest approbation ; Captain Parkinson, of his Majesty's 33d regiment, r c pury Adj!itittit:Gcncriitl, commands toy particular thanks, telt wily for the conduct of !lis own imme diate depsstio.ent, but for the active utsistauce which he alfordedme whererer required. . Major Vernon, the Deputy Quarter Master#G—e ire'rel, !labels(' Joy thanks for his gee] and attention. To Captaiu arry % who acted as toy . .Aide.4- Oaa , p,'l am likewise cinch indebted for the assist.. ance which 1 received " . froin halm i!uring the service. Nor caul pa'' over unnoiicel the zeal end activity mailifested by • Liet!tenantillackiston, senior Officer cf F.rigitieers„ upie this iteceeion ; as also that of I ("Wain *Souw; 'Comutiscity of • Yrovision'i, wlio " diyjoalit . •••• ••• • • • ••••-•*, 4(k. • .....,•••• commanded. the 2d battalion 14th native infantry, from the time of its landing until the immediate service was over. The judicious arrangements of Dr. Harris, super intending surgeon, claims favourable notice ; as does also the teal and attention of Mr. Suigeon Davies of the Bombay establislunent. The troops, without exception, his Majesty's and the Honuurable Cpmpany's, the royal marines and seamen, conducted themselves with that con. rage and energy so truly characteristic of British I soldiers. I have only to regret ihit the nature of the ser vice was such as to preclade the possibility of equally employing all the troops, as,l am wet! as. sured that, under any titcnmstanbe of service, their gallantry and good conduct would be conspicuous. On the 9th, agreeakly to his Lordship's orders, Mr. Farquhar was 'mints iii - adirernor of this cu. lony and its dependencies; at which ceremony Com modore Rowley and myself attended. . I am fully satisfied that the mild and conciliatory manners of Mr. Farquhar, added to the protection which British laws afford equally to all, will spa ' dily have the effect of placing this island in the most flourishing condition, by skewing to the inhabitants the difference between a just. Government, and that tyranny and oppression from which they have been relieVed. Lieutenant - Colonel Campbell, with the dank brigade s was dispatched ou the 10th for St. Paul's, which place, he immediately occupied, causing 1500 of the enemy, composed of Troops of the Line, Garde Nationale Creole Militia, &c. to surrender their arms. 1 have deemed it proper, for the present s to divide the Island into two districts, North P.a4t and South West, in order to facilitate the distribution of the troops to the different oat-posts, and I have the sa. tisfaction to say, that those arrangements have been already effected, and that that part of the force in. tended to be employed on the ulterior object of the Expedition is now in readiness to move at the short est notice. LieUtenant-Colonel Campbell, of his Majesty's 33tl regiment, is the bearer of this dispatch, to whom, as an intelligent and valuable officer, I beg leave to refer his Lordship for every particular. have likewise thought it necessary to transmit a Copy of this tiispatch directed to England, for die information of his Majesty's Ministers, and have accordingly ordered on.that.duty Captain Parkin. son,of his Majesty's 3341 regiment, Deputy Adjutant- General, an intelligent and esperienLA Officer of sixteen years standing in the service, and to whom., as I have already stated it the body of my letter, I am much . hilebted. I am, &c. (Signed) HENRY. S. KEATING, • .}lead-quarters, .Licut-Col. commanding. St..Paurs, 141 e of Bourbon, 91st July, 1810. (Signed) E. PARKINSON. Dept. Adj. General. list of Officers kilted and wounded. Flank Corps--Lieutenants Spinks and Wannell, slightly , wounded. His Majesty's 86th regiment—Lieutenant John Graham Monro,, killed.—Major Wm. T. Edwards, slightly Wounded ; Lieut. Mirhael Creogh, Brigade Majdx, dangerously wounded I Lieutenant, Archibald 51‘.eata and A. IS. Bluckall, severely wounded; Lieutenant John Webb, siightly wounded ; Lieut. Win. Richard White, seveiTly wounded. (Signed) • • E. PARKINSON, Capt. Dep. Adj.-Gen. to the Forces. Keturn of Killed and Wounded in the Detachment ebrnrsanded by Liextennat-Calanet Keating,. at the iliac* oli St. Denis, in the Island of aourbon, the dth of July, 1810. Ist Brigade. His Majesty's 86th Regiment-1 subattern, 1 serjennt, 9 rank and file, killed ; 1 Major, 5 subalterns, 2 *edemas, 2 drum inert, 47 rank and file, wounded. DetachMent 144 Batt. fink Re l .riinent Native Infantry-1 *rink and file killed ; 7 „rank and file wounded. Detachnicin of Pieneero 7 l rank and file killed. 2d Brigade.: Royal Marines-1 rank nod file killed. 3d Brigade. • His Majesty's 69th Regiment-2 rnnk and fite 4th Brigade. Flank Corps-1 rank and file killed ; 2 subalterns, 5 rank and tile, 1 seaman, wounded. Detarlunent of his Majesty's 56t1( Regiment--1 rank and file killed ; a rank and tile wounded. Pioneers-4 rank and file wounded. Total-1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, 16 rank and file, killed 1 Major,. 7 subaltern., 2 serjeauts, 2 drummers, 66 rank nod tile, 1 seausan, •wounded. (Signed) E. PARKINSON, • Captain and Deputy Adj.-Gen. to Bit Eorces. .K.. B. Captain Lambert, of the Madras Establishment, pli4htlf.wounded.. rwu rank and file, of his Majesty's 86th regiment, died of their woundssince the Bth instant, included in the wounded .. One private', of his Majesty's AO regiment, since died of Mk wounds. CAPITUI.A.TION . ! For the surrender of St. Denis, the capital, and the whOle Is land of. Bonaparte, agreed Allmon between Col. St. Susanne,. commanding the Island of Bonaparte, for his Majesty the Emperer of France, Kiug of Italy, &e. &c. on the one hand, earl Commodore Rowley, emommandiag his Britannic Majesty's Squadron, Lieutenant-Colonel Keating, command ing his Britannic Majesty's and the Hon. Company's Land 'Forces, and R. J. Farquhar, E. no the other, The whole of the Island of Bonaparte shall he delivered up to his Britannic Majests the city of fit . Denisat 12 o'clock to morrow, the 9th of July, and the other military ptaiimmits in successiv e as tarty. as intelligence of the present Capitulation can be communicated; • Al 12.o:clock to-mnrrow, the French troops which occupy the arsenal and liaperial battery, shall evacuate their pest, and the grenadier company of his Majesty's 86th regiment, and the grenadier company of the 6th Madras native regiment. will take possei.sion of them, is hen the french flag is ill be sirack, and that of his Brit:malt Majesty displa) ed. . The troops of time lion and Garde Nationale shall be allowed all the honours of war; they skull marckout of the city is iris their arms aid baggage, drums beatiug, matches lighted, toge ther ivith their 6el4 -artillery ;• they are to lay down their arms on the sea-face ia 'front of the Imperial battery; the troops Of the line are to surrender themselves pris.niers of War, and to be embarked as such for the Cape of Good Hope, or for England. lo consideration of *the distinguished character of Cothrel St. Susanne and his Officers, and of their gallant defence of the place. the Officers of.all ranks are allowed to pre.erve their swords and military decorations; they arc in continue priotn ers of war, and /a embank for the Cape of Good IlOpe or for Englaud. Colonel St. Susanite and hisfamily shall be allowed a• passage to the. Isle of France, or to France, upon hi; his rirole of henour nut serse during the War, or till he shall be, regularly cachanged. Funeral homier, shall be paid to the French Officers who have fallen iu the battle, according to their respective make, ieventory than he made of property of all descriptions belonging to the State; which shall he dellemed over to the I 'perstam air - painted by the English Government to receive it. ••/1.1l warlike stores martiziaes, provisions , chart , , plans, and , archives tare included in this Article. • Time Laws, Cossnm, and Religion of the Inhatiouni, as well asUcir pioperty of till descriptions, shat) be respected and in slued to them. . . • , Done at St. Peas:the eas - afJ . nly;ll3lo, at six o'clock P. M. - (Signed) SUSANItIft, Colonel Command:lnt L'He Biumparil::pour Sa Majeste I,' Eloper-ear des Fraltralg, itt/i d'ltalie, &c. tite. (Signed) 41)8. ROWLEY, commanding hist Mamie 11. i-s, itaity"o Squmoirmia. . HENRY S. REATIWG, Lieutenant-Colonel ) • tottattaadiag. . • 'fl. T. FAKQUIIAR. • I m True Copy . . v. 7 •• C. R.1.. PEA RtR, Major of . , • General List of the Ordnance and principal Articles Stores found in Me Magazi ne and alacent a/xp s Town of St. Denii. on th e cap t ure of Use Likud of rritr , r ei "' Britannicdead the H on . E ast i n din the command of Lieu :twat-Colon e l il °l l Head -quarters, `t. Paul', Ordnance and Military Stores captured at St. is • % Q ' 3 . Mounted Mounted on garrison carri ages. rut Iron twenty-four-potineidderes,arrli4ageidintiwei ghhiilTenenbe-rpsonbd,„ intopounder. w•ei ad ie e tt - p n o te u do e n rs fi , cl Craws twenty -f 1 ditto unders • , 1 ditto four -P " de r, 11 it one-powde r ihsalinto-tptouneddzln.non. 6 Iron twelve-pounders, 1 ditto six -pounder, I bea ts f pounder. ' Mounted on Bones-2 twelve-inch iron mortars, ,4 • brass imirtar, (2 brass murtars.—T o t a l ordnance, 99. 11,26 S loose round shot of cali!ires; 1,035 Cafe sp o t o f t yosgrape, quilted, and camilster shot ; 1,411 tilled c cartridges of calinres ; 1S 0 , 0:kl pounds of P ll lntik. io r n, muskets and fuzils, a ith bayonets ; 50,110 rounds of , - musket cartridge: ; 6,5t1U melte! hail. ; 9„ 0 one-pounder balls ; 6;203 iiie , ket fvutq ; 5 brats bk./. hti toma ses; h 6 awk Iron wall-pieces ; 1; - 2. boarding pikes; cuq-i7 70 4 . lel • The town of St. Denis is furni s h e d w i th an el, lent powder.magizine and store-h ouses, contain: the necessary appurtenances for the abovc-tnenti. ed ordnance and small arms ; ther e are Oho serer forges, artificers' workshops , and a labors , Jr! replete with the requisite tools, implement, e cc. which a detailed account %till be given hereafter, soon as time wil! admit. Ordnance nod Military Stores captured at St. Paul.i. 111uui.ted on garrison carringh. 19 T ron twenty-foul-pounders, 10 ditto egricen-pntswe poun i , dittr; d twelve-pounders, 1 ditto nine-p oun d er, 1 ditto ei g t, er. 1 lir us siit-poandr.r, 1 ditto four -pound er , €1 that,pounders. Dian :tinted —7 iron eigh!em)-ponntins. Mounted en Boxes-2 thirteen-inch iron Moths, 1,;;.i,d ditto, 1. five and half-inch ditto. Total ordatnce, 1000 locwe round shot h calibres; 150 grop e , qu it d, c , Miter shot; 80 empty shells of calibres ; 5.51 Gllry gar. fridges of ditto ; 50J0 pounds of gunpowder; It and fuzils, with bayonets; 13,000 rounds of ;hated 10 1s t cartridges; 500 musket flints. N. B. In the towns of St. Denis and St.Ploi there were found ordnance, of different cilibist, one hundred and forty.five, and four hundredth sixty.two stands of arms. The lists of the guns ni stores at the other distri6ts of Bourbon hare hi yet been ececired, but a Committee is no; employ,. ed in taking an account of them, ands pattictio return of the several articles will be forwarded vitt all practicable dispatch. (Signed) },. PARK INSON, Dep. Adj. Gm, D, ROSS, Cominissary ot Sturesie the Ex pedit ion. Admiralty Office, October I: re it:l ;4e; Dispatches, of which the following have been received at this office from Viee•Ad m i . rat Bertie, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vesselS at the Cape of Good Her, ai. to poi mon i dressedslß,--- Juanto ßyin y ldViaslpsoattac dispatch r a o d k d e r r e , sse E i s j (I. N Bay r A l ig. .o . t ?6 ld and , nsutsit, of ps, the t S o a ra ugl..nd Christina, by id the i t i h u e m h v o r ri ' i b t ie Compa ny 's i i ult. a fors hv to communicate the edifices had revived fromthe Governmebt of India, of the force then proteedine to the island of Roderigniz, for the reduction of the Isle of Bourbon, and of the ulterior obj , cts in 'contemplation ; it is with peculiar satiiraelion that I am now to acquaint you, that by the arrival of the cOuratay ship the Arita, At this anchotat', op the 21th instant, I hit's received trona Capt. ley the p„lispaich, of wilich the. accompanying is copy, announcing the surrender of the Lleof Buie. bon to his Majesty's arms, by capitulation on the t forwarded),s theshill y f . or I 9th of July. The proceedings of the iquaalron, in conleactioi with the military force, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Keating, are so fully detailed is Capt. Rowley's said letter, with its 2Ccottipanimentis that it remains only for me to con;ratelil kit Lordships on the successful issue of thi, first step towards the extermination of the enemy's poses. sious in this quarter. Lieutenant Robb of' the Boadicea, who ivas bearer of those dispatches from 'Capt. Itoece whose honourable testimony of his zeal and runic is confirmed by long experience, I beg to read• mend to their Lorrdships'Potice, amd have entrustol him with tnyepresen' corwmunicati. tis, referring thee to hits fur any furth:r informatii.n. I have the honour to be, &r. ' (si g ned) A. MIME. Bis Majesty's ship ttaailicea, R )ad of Si. pmts, h;e of boo, lito Job, 81 n,—l feel moth satisfaction iu announcing to yon the surrender of the Isle of Bourbon to hit Majesty's arms. According 'to the comMunicatioi I had the honour to make to you On the 14th nit.l proceeded to the Isle of Itoderi.olez, where having joined the trausports from Iradia, and in toured with Licutcoarat-Colonel Keating made the nays• sary arrangements relative to the troops, an] cm• barked on board the Boadicea and Nereideasmartp as they could stow, we proceeded to join the AO of the squadron which I hid left off the Isle of I'rance, under the orders of Captain ryna, bin , kad. ing the three frigates of the enemy then in path having previously detached a light transport to lit' prize them of our sailing. We joitreil them at (hi appointed rendezvous, betweeta the Isles of Franca and Bourbon, 00 the 6th, and having embarked of board the frigates the remainder of the Europret and part of the dative troops, made all sail iu td's evening towards tfe points of attack, it 'being ol tended to push on shore the greatest p‘rt of force with all eossible celerity', f.ir which pal'" g each ship . was vocal d with additional bo ats takrk from the trausports. While the mato force 'drew the attention of the .enemy off St. M about two league s to Peas, with ward of the ta%a ti of St. Denis, Cap tain the with his usual skill arid activity, effected a landing about two M. from the Sirius, of all the troull embarked on board of her, at a part of the bea callc~f C: rande Chaloupe, six m iles to the nes tnaf . a of the town, where the enemy were totally 'view pared - fors a I: tt to the tat east of St. w a s intended for the. ot her P The i vivre des Mules, .sho'rat th ree miles of descent. The remeitaini four frigates • .(w henit was Su posed the first fainting as as secured) inamed.i:lt'r pushed for the. anchorage, and Nrse fart: %t urf l err the trampura .as they 'arrived. The 1.. shirk till now: ba.t . hiesbe;b, g ..; 1411 8C : the hi 4 e.cli ain this 'side of OA i I I II a = ■. F,4