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THE second of July, the French squadron appeared in
the morning in fight of Grenada, and in the even
ing anchored before the creek Molenier, and immediately
landed 1300 men, who occupied adjacent heights ; Count
Dillon, the senior Colonel, commanded them. In the night
a party of the troops, headed by the Count D'Eftaing,
made a very long march to turn the bill of the Hospital,
where, we were informed, the English had put their chief
force, and all their hopes.
The 3d, at break of day, we difeovered the pofitien of
the enemy on that hill, whose declivity was extremely
steep, and incumbered with heaps of large stones, and
was fortified at bottom with a pallifado, and three entrench
ments, one above another. It was known, that the ene
my had there 140 soldiers of the 48th regt. 40 of the roy
al artillery, 200 volunteers, and 400 men of their best
militia. We had no cannon ; there was no time to bring
up any ; Byron's squadron might have come up the while;
the General resolved to avail himfelf of the ensuing night
to carry that post by affiult. He made bis dispositions
that day to attack in three columns the east of the hill ;
he ordered, at the fame time, a falfe attack under the hos
pital, on the fide of the f/ver St. John. In coefequence,
the division of the Vifeountde Noailles, who bad march
ed to the fide hill St. Eloi, had orders to join the Count,
D'Eflaipg at Pradines: They made a long match in the
heat of the day ; hutthe example of their Chief, whom
the love of glory causes to fly wherever any is to be ac
quired, made them bear the fatigue with alacrity. In the
afternoon, the General summoned Lord Macartney, Go
vernor of Grenada, to surrender . • He answered, that he
did not know in what confified the Count D'Eftaing's for
ces; that he knew of his own, and would do all in his
power to defend his iflaod.
Before night, Count Dillori, and the other commanders
went as near as possible to examine the entrenchments
they were to attack, in order to reconnoitre the road their
columns were to follow. The detachment of artillery hav
ing no cannon to serve, demanded to march at the head
of the columns: Towards midnight, the troops put
themselves in motion : Before two o'clock they arrived at
Lucas, about a quarter of a league from the hili they were
to attack : There the three columns were formed.
The right column, commanded by the Viscount de
Noailles, who bad under him the Sieurs Odunc, Lieute
nant Colonel ; de Mondiom, and Macdonald, Majors ;
and t^e Chevalier Deputy, Captain in the royal corps of
artillery, was composed of 100 cbaffeurs of Champagne,
60 grenadiers d'Auxerrois and Martinico,and ten soldiers
of the artillery.
The centre column, commanded by the Count Edward
Dillon, who had under him the B ron de Steding, Colo
nel, and the Sieur Omoran, Major, was formed of three
hundred men of the regiment of Dillon, and ten soldiers
of artillery.
The left column commanded by the Count Arthur Dil
lion, Colonel Commandant of the regiment of his name,
having under him the Sieur Brown, Colonel, was compo
sed es the granadiersof Dillon, the remainder of the re
giment, and ten soldiers of the artillery. It was to follow a
road that would bring it nearer the careening place, and
thence afeend to the entrenchments. The Count D'E
ilaing marched at the head of the grenadiers of that co
lumn, which was immediately preceded by the van guard,
commanded by the Count de Durat, second Colonel of the
regiment of Cambrefis ; and composed of 50 volunteers,
commaded by the Sieur Vence; of 50 grenadiers of the
regiment of Haynault, of go of the regiment Foix,and of
30 of the regiment@f Martinique; in the whole 180 men.
The Sieur de^St. Ciran, Captain in the royal corps of en
gineers, was in the van and entered the entrenchments
with it.
Thedivifion that was to make the falfe attack, was
commanded by the Count de Fondevaux, Lieutenant Co
lonel of the regiment d'Auxerrois, having under him the
Sieurs Huftenot, Lieutenant Colonel in the Legion of Lau
zun, de la Bretoniere, Major of the regiment of Martini
co, and de Kerangues, ancient Major of the Provincial
regiment de Vannes, and composed of about 200 men of
the regiments of Champagne, Viennois, la Martinique,
and of the legion of Lauzun.
At two o'clock in the morning the falfe attack being be
gun, as it had been ordered, the three columns marched
to the hill of the hospital, following the roads that had
been indicated to them. The Marquis de Vaudreuil's
vessel happening to be under the battery during the attack,
seized that moment to cannonade it, which made a very
ufeful diversion. When we were near the entrenchments,
we received a very brilk fire from them. The King of
England's ship the York, at anchor in the careen
ing place, fired with catridges which greatly annoyed the
Count de Dillonl's column, which marched within cannon
shot of it. The vanguard of the Sieur de Derat having
got over the pallifades, were climbing up the hill. The
left column, and that of the center, joined the van. Nei-
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GENERAL
TUESDAY,
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LONDO N.
From the Gazette of France, Sept. 10.
OR
[ Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ]
ther the Sre from the entrenchment, nor that from the
York, which took our troops in flank, nor the ex
treme difficulty of the spot, nothing could abate the ar
dour of re troops, excited by the presence of their Gene
ral, who leaped into the entrenchments with the firfl gre
nadiers. They clambered up in pressed columns, the,
men carrying one another, and fkoving forward , the'
enemy was successively drove out every where, The divi
sion of the Viscount de Noailles had a larger circuit to go;
it made amends for that by the rapidity of its march, and
having overcome all obflacles, arrived at the fame time at
the top of the hill, which we were masters of in lets than
an hour. We found there four pieces of cannon, 24 pound
ers, two eight pounders, four fix pounders, and one four,
and fix mortars of different bores, Lord Macartney,
thinking himfelf impregnable in that post, had caused his
plate, jewels, and effects to be carried there, and his prin
cipal officers had followed his example
As soon as it was day, we turned a 24 pounder on the
fort, which the hill commands. 0a firing the firft shot,
an officer appeared with a white lag, whom the Govern
or font to capitulate ; he found the General in tae
battery, who, pulling out his watch, gave an hour and a
half to the Governor to make his terms ; they were brought
within the time prescribed ; but the General having re
jeaed them, the English Governor determined to surren
der at discretion.
Some of the marine officers had leave to be present at
the attack; the Sieur du Rumain, Lieutenant ofthe navy,
and the Sieur de Barras, Ensign, marched with the Viscount
de Noailles ; the Sieur de Broves, Lieutenant of the navy,
and the Sieur de Combaud, Ensign, mounted the entrench
ments with the Count D'E ftaing.
We must not forget a trait equally honourable for the
General, who knows How to reward bravery, as for the
brave man who is the objed of it. The Sieur Horadou,
alias Languedoc, Serjeant of Grenadiers in the regiment
of Haynault, was in the van. After having behaved, du
ring the adion, with the greatest intrepidity, he leaped
into the last battery ofthe hill, flung himfelf amidst the
enemy, and saved the life of the Sieur Vence, who was
gone before him. The Count D'Eflaing, under whose
eye the Serjeant had fought, coming that instant into the
battery, embraced him, declaring at the fame time, that
he promoted him to the rank of an officer.
The next day our troops took possession of the fort.
We made 700 prisoners, regulars, volunteers, and sailors,
among whom are one Lieutenat Colonel, two Majors,
three Captains, four Lieutenants, one Ensign, 157 fubal
terus or soldiers of the 48th regiment; two Lieutenants,
25 foldiersof the Royal artillery; five Colonels of Mili
tia, fix Majors, thirty one Captains, thirty one Lieute
nants, and thirty three Ensigns. We took three stand
ards, 102 pitcesof cannon of different bores, and 16 mor
tars.
Our loss amounts to thirty five men killed, and feventy
one wounded. Officers killed, the Sieurs de la Bretonnie
re, Major ; and Dubourg, Captainof Grenadiers, Marti
nico ; Schechy, Lieutenant of Dillon; the Sieurs de Lape
liß, Captain of Grenadiers of Haynault, and Gautier,
Aid Quarter Mafler General, wounded : The Sieurs Dug
gan, de Morgan, Lieutenants of Dillon, and Quergus,
Lieutenant of Martinique, dangerously wounded.
We should be obliged to mention all the officers, if we
would point out all those who fignalize\themfelves. The
troops displayed that good will and brilliant courage that
characterizes the nation. Eulogiums are particlarly due
to the commandants of the divisions ; to the officers who
served under them; to the Haff, which was composed of
the Count de Durat, Major General; de Manoel, Major
of the battalion of Haynault; the Sieur Gautier, Aid
Quarter Matter General, who mounted the entrenchments
with the General . and of the Sieur Pafferat de la Chapel
le, Major ofthe Martinico militia, Aid Quarter Master
General.
To the Printer of the LONDON EVENING POST.
SIR,
THE great noise the affairs of Ireland has of late made
in Europe, induced me to visit that kingdom. lam
now just returned from a tour over nearly the whole of it.
Never did I fee a people so badly used, as they have been
by our country. There is nothing, in my opinion, but
they are defefving of; if honesty, open heartednefs, hos
pitality and loyalty, can deserve it. But the fubjed of
this letter I mean to confine to that spirit, which has ani
mated this nation for defence. In my tour, I had an op.
portunity of observing the various independent corps that
are now in this kingdom ; and give me leave to fay, al
though I have visited the continent, and seen both France,
Italy, Germany, &c. yet never did I fee better disciplined
troops. J have been very curious to find out their exad
number. On catting them up, find them to benearly as
follows:
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Antrim 3600
Armagh 900
Cavan 1010
Down 2650
Donegal 800
Fermanah 200
Londonderry 3506
Monaghan 1509
Tyrone * 1800
17,760
LEINSTER.
Carlow 400
Dublin 1000
Kildare None
Kilkenny 500
King's county 2700
Longford 600
Louth 200
Meath 1000
Weft Meath 2000
Queen's county 1000
Wexford 2100
Wicklow 900
12 400
T OTA L.
Ulflet 17,760
Leinfter 1 2,400
Munfler 15,^00
Connaught 4200
49 460 fighting men in Aines,
Besides 13,000 regulars in camp ; the whole military forc^
of this kingdom being 62460 mem of the best troops in
Europe. They seem but little to fear an invasion, as they
fay. Indeed, too much cannot be said of tve very lauda
ble marks of loyalty they are ready and willing to (hew
and I am convinced, did we but grant them the privilege
they are seeking, and the privilege they must have before
they give up their arms, it would be for the advantage.
Safety and profpetity of every true
Dublin, Sept. 8. ' ENGLISHMAN.
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ground-rent. WILLIAM BROWN,
Au&ioneer Gen.
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