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beard of calamity, open which the meretricious cause look-
ed with lacktustre eye, and a oohed totally sunk in isanity
aid atirpefeetion. Let it seam to say, that of I,too mess
aad officers, who at dolfernit tisane arrived at Ass-Cayes,
Since the loss tot Porto-11Mo, WGregor, what he hood
himself at length obliged to quit that place, could mtly
muster 200, the reouneeder having died miserably, or engag-
ed obeeneelves on the plantations.
' • With this small twee, Ira* halted, and ovy simadily sup.
Weed with provinons„ 11l 'Gregor emir,' from Aso-Cayes on
lonia% the 27th of Sepirmilwr, on board • schooner, a ewe.
vette, earl • cutter, anti after two days beating abort the
eatosith of the Woburn, without emit or object, he shaped his
eonrwr for the Spanish Main, and NI me morning of the
4:h-of October, came in eight of the town of Rio-eie.la-
Hecht'', where we had a melancholy specimen of the mirage
.4 oar Comotanderon-Chief;.fur a Spatial schooner appear-
tag in the (Aug, it was fully expected that the vessel in
which 11PGregor was (the only armed nor in the fleet) would
Five clone. instead of which Are immediately stood out to
sea, thereby leaving his other two ermine orprotected, and
er :fording as opportunity of escape sir thf Cklerlly, which waa,
fortunately, woo • vessel of war. Thiel cireunismace traded
very much to weaken the confidence of the troops in their
lComenanifer.in.Chief, whose cuteduct at Polo. Belie sew W•
ieWeer remained doubtful.
About noon MeGremer stood into the harbor soder Rags
lids colours, which were eremitic respected; lon, omen his
hoisting the New tfranatiesu Rag, he was fired at from •
flattery uu shore, which obliged bins to make • precipitate
r. treat. Dories the wb.le of the lay, lie Reel costiosed
beating off the mouth of the harbour, sold towards (VeNllllg
same to anchor about three miles fromn'Ase tows, when Ilse
troops 'revived an order to hull throatier, in reeedieso 10
Find at Midnight, receiving an amoraneetrulblisew Com-
neender-in Chief that thy would meet with too opposition
hattnew, as the eohabitanta were all Patriots, soil bad he-
`,wetly invited him to come In their Artiverame. About
reee.o'clurk in the morning of the Loh October, the Ineems
gas. to disessbark, ender the rommond of Lieutoraismel
timers'', whose orders from M'Gregor were of the mostin-
vitnite 'lnscription; namely, to•laisel the troops, and wail
Le. snivel on the beach, so überheace to which eobsegnest
•vrots proved unsold have bete fatal. To the astuotialmot
or every hudy, Ihelanding was siteliepotted—• cirenosloare
•which appeared totally irexpticalek, from the tenth of is.
',Noblest to the earn., to prepare okeemeelves.
About two o'clock our vedettes were attacked by • •
piluel of the enemy. upon which the bineeme of the trope
was broken up, and Lind -Colonel Rafter's Rifle Corps of
hislabrieta was ordered to advance. Tie understood the
soles. (pleat movements of the troops, it is oecessery to esy,
that the country, for several miles, round Rece-dble-Haclie,
insists of an almost impenetrable forest of brushwood and
• brainlike, which, as it Is well known within the tropics, form
defence of a very formidable panne. This forest, to
'emerged by ravines and hollows, and peculiarly anfaeours.
Irlt to an attacking army, ends in an abrupt precipice oil
the shore, where a very narrow beach is washed by a violent
4, old, unfavourable, and frequently dangerous, to the landing
. I troops.
consegnence of the attack, Col. Morcott advaseed his
foce slung the beach, while the Rifle corps scoured lbs
wood, end dislodged some parties of the enemy, wills whom
n light skirmishing continued until day-light, at which time
n positireo was token up about one mile son • half from the
Non—the General's Guard of Hunger on the beach, and
the regiments of Salnbrieta and Hibernia in the woods.
Here Cul. Nowell determined, according to order, to await
the arrival of the Commander-ite-Cheef, whose Owen* was
loudly complained of by the troops, and appeared costively
iinaccountable to all those who were not aware that bt• Ex-
cellency was at that time enjoying • gonad sleep ou hoard
Isis I, unconscious and undisturbed by the passing
<tents on shore.
rue tambours we continued in this position, enjoying a
Oreettful calm, and impatiently expecting the arrival of Ile
(:oromrsider. hi-Chief to lead we against the town, whoa sods
eerily a simutt attack was made upon our little force
11) an invisible enemy, upon all points except the sea-midi.
After the first fee, by which we suffeted considerable lose,
it".,'Ditel Norton advanced the whole of his force isto the
• and attacked the enemy, who continued • very amint
gatltiog fire as lung as concealed arnungst their 'anvil feet.
',roses, but fled in confusion on the approach of the British
bayonet. Our link force now advanced upon the town,
a sYrennsinit with matchless fortitude the difficulties of the
• .unery, and the opposition of an enemy treble (meows obi-
t-or, assisted by the Are ore buttery, front which rowed. sits
•ad grape played upon us with destructive rapidity.' Oil
evern begins to faker; • diffintlties sad dangers seemed tet
crease at every (ter, and tire nbekace of the dousussmider-lo
0:14 sleuth. • damp oo all beam, and destroyed every ray
coolletinee. is did Colonel Norton OM • few of his
nffieree theft the owl forwasd. The tritest" Whereto
fel•Cirractor r anti ar We are betrayed"' reseemsded from all
limner', and no lees then three time, did the men reties
towards the heath. Retreat, however, would hoe beim total
dineruetitits to the whole. force. its thNeotNetioa, a few
*Obi* generously devoted themselves, and in a ukeinnst of
enehossiosm rushed Into die battery (the lire of which bad

arelruelivr), and earritd ti sittbrapidity. Must

;fillefl airs; fotkoreil, and la the comma ea beer the room was
eArosai rely cleared of the onewiy, and the fag erNew Ore.
'ads Imisredeonidst ghouls of joy aid victory. 'Theo, etre
al'onsairso action Oliva imam was rakes the town era*
kat our vketarry .was like**, of Pbillipe•li
another would lave raised H. Orr how fool et ebnet
itc a which were lauded) coasioNd of three takers and 'west y
.seek and file killed ; fuseteea (Anon, aid thirty-use task
Sir weeeded; esti (we oaken eettfotn reels mit Ale

rnassierg.
Tbe.hatterire and sanitary Awes tusks we sigolloursa.
battery, sostatiat two Stigognairs. the liipessiesar
wt. 4 lire 6.poursilaess'edialdlib botany. ssowntiog saw loot
id POO 11.1*-1.4 ; sad • fort, goassibag two SO-pounders, /rime
II !wonders, three 4.pooggg *ton leid.preees, as laworsse
luPwlillY rope, tasoista. sod
Omni gitotoad Ousts,. gpipliewitto othugail at maw Ss
i'.e .., • .
Vr two the delirious of algitaybod Is sow amours abated,
sob -toads /are plated. sor sitention amorally turned so-
wares mot shtypitty, Wails, to Our
lie beheld ander trefiii, and stasallarg out to wt.
floOtior rfo our little area lastly dealialld amen Idaddud
t .tiggrrosi the paint of laistabilly deserted by their oar
soMpar ihiChlif. who. apparrotly a Of dais* -braille
seer' stato es &DOJO* 4( ettr Mutts, was col ,
waildrilwas tfae iir paletle realising ha Ibli
; %arable remains of his deadest astisa. *aide arias Gil.
Morcott jumped leas lat~t few sans, sod rowed of
ea the Commaedee2lmtibielri Moly! Ili' due papa of re.
NOI/111/6.1X his Excelkochosstrollibdig to a slate of Mamma
aogioad tarns. lila' garouses of Cefriestelloltioterbid
s'ir desired effect ; sow weed Nova is dues sod ems to
aagisoel hot the Cogielttoblo.l4-cltief tibiotelanalteloie op.
powwow;
4/4 thy oreee time oak* Ines te veer • gleam soma so
• shore
ri • the tees tooflOseity ebeotletted bg the is
n ettititiesee se/ onseetel of the .Seers, eorapetesed subs
. ....temettee Ibey. bed esperieeeed, beam epee .oust eta oh
wee sod estigis. sail a eawaverot speed IsebricipOles:
1.,6te.,,5ei awe away. •••••4 I aed at ibis wasneat, had
• tiro saws ova allaand. Meat deetroolies to use laths.
ma i isailaitig bare ;eased. fielesosely, beeettee,
• -toe enemy were diarartard by the detersaised obatiatey
• . r OM ash. *Ma la aim the bed. seemed, shale an email
• drab's.. sod Ibsp did wet mosso mole their eppeereitte. Q.
seeroiett d the Ibis tie Celosoooder-is.Chtel begins r
-trieoldaniakeeraosia Noma sod Rafter so hoed
beemer, tweeter:l Asa with the Massl otabitiop.parri ago.
• r...‘ -e.roisalograr, gad illosksord eme them the melt ef I.N
set le of If tubes of the Gina Crew. so

fsvoarshle 'free.; be was received with most 'druid* slam
of contempt by his soldiers, many of whom even expressed
se intuitive of simonise him; disesursged by mirk a sweep-
time, It. oesght relief in another wearier; aud, getting
round him • few miserable ragged isiiiabileste. some la-
dies., and women, whole torigiftlicanee was ibrir best pro-
tae•.tion from the riotous •tddieiy. he wasted the day with
them in fraternal embrace*, in cries of " Vies Patria,"
and is *hating health," wise fano* drop," to the sums@
of the glorious cause of patriotism. fit the -rhetoric all
the *them dined with the Commander-in Chief, when
he assured them that ail the inhabitants were eabaaiirtte is
his favour, and that the tient morning he would have • force
of 300 Native cavalry at his covenant% which, he added,
would render him indepeodeut of his owe troops, otiose
flusher assistance he was totally careless about.
Elated by the sound of his town boohoos, his Excellency
1."1"16.0 in eulgsr phrase, " pot Paltast," mod marched at
the head of his officers into the fort, where, ender she safe-
guaritof his unfortunate troops, who still would hate hero
happy to die fur him, he slept in profound n•p..re Sill morning.
The assurances tEI the Commander in-Chief of the pre-
ceding crewing, of the assistance to be expected from the
inhabitants, inspired the troops with a little hope, which
was, however, totally destroyed next day, when we learnt
that sms•ges the enemy who bad en obstinately disputed
our entrance there hid been only 80 Spanish soldiers; a
circumstance at first view almost incredible, but which from
the nom unquestiostable evidence, we found to be a certain
fact, the enemy liaving consisted of about 808 inhabitants of
the town, smut a number of Indians; in fact, the whole poi
potation of the place. Upon Willie, into this enema-
steam we karat from several amities that they were induced
to resist W., under the supposition that we had Info pirates,
sad out friends. This explanatioa wai suffitieut fur t►e
Commosiler-iihrhirf, who euutionsed his blind tuallileiter,
notwithstanding the damning proofs we every day received
of the inveterate opposition of the natives; amongst 'eyelid
iostswees or which it will be sufficient to eseatiou, that au
officer and nine men were murdered by them in the neigh-
bourhood, and the few who entered the tower came fur the
purpose of removing their wostaded rata and valuable ef-
fects into the country, and of ascertaining our strength and
sit ration. _ _

The indolence and inactivity of the Commander in-Chief
were aolonishiag; no order was issued, ow retinas of killed
and woonaed demanded, so eilleinit cemminiatiel formed,
ao parades, nu guard., no lourrack ; is ire, gushing was
dose that ought to have been : every clam seemed to be per-
traded by the indoletsce al the Commander on-Chief, whose
evaded could only be deleted by negatives, and it might
with more propriety be said, what he did oat do, them what
be did. About mom, on the 7th, a schooner, bearing Spa-
nish colours, appeared in the tang; 'be Commoner-iii-
Chief took his telescope, Worked at her for an hour, 'btu
turning about, sacked Lis anger with a decree of tratmeilli.
ly that would bare been admirable in the midst of au etriuu.
Colonel Noreott, who did out possess so much sang frold,
rowed off with three boats, and boeichug the Spouts&
oehouner, brought her into port, end received the 'beaks of
his Excellency.
During the whole of the transactions which have hen'
hitherto detailed, Sir Gregor 3l'Gregor betrayed such •
total want of those requisite quelliies which should dodos-
gnash • Cornmaader-in-Chief, that every hotly felt notins's' d
at the reputation' be had fur WOW lone niaintehod t but the
distance of Europe from the seat of Lis operittious, loud the
miserable Creole troops with whom be lies hies engaged,
are circumstances which have materially (ovulated the cheat,
and given him a degree of celebrity which lie has beam fee
tiers meriting.
At Porto- Hello, his indolence, his .out of military tele**,
of derision, and even of courage, camied the lose of die
place and the destruction of his miserably deluded troupe;
and instead ofappearing to profit by his experience, hie pro-
ceediugs at It ordyle-Heicbe were so palpably similar, shot
eves the meanest soldier saw and expressed his opium's of hie
incapacity, and with inelsocholy countenot.ce prophesied •
similar result. Riot, drankeurress, and confaisioii, continued
to reign amongst the soldiers, who acted as if they had uo
Coononinder in-Chief, nod considered themselves free from
all restraint and InAitery dowiplitie. A few examples were
made by individual officers, but no legal measures were takes
to pat a stop to the growing evil. Alaimo of the epprooth
of the enemy were given silty and night, and yet out • stogie
Piquet. was ordered, our guard establisiwiLt xcept the use et
the fort, to the protection of which the l'unim•uiler-ity
Chief was the first to fly oar the least opecareisce of alarm.
hut it wee nut from the Creoles that the greatest danger
ass to be apprehended, although they were in force in the
neighbourhood; it was from • body of there thousaud lu-
diens who were assembled amuugst the brushwood to the
outskirts of the town, toady like vultures to pounce upon
their prey. Their leader, Froncireu, o wild sod savage
wretch, come isms down, and assured 31`Glegor that hie
!adieus wire friendly to his close; but when two of oar
officers at different times went out to visit them, they were
flied upon instantly, aid obliged to retreat, sod lemma of
our soldiers who ventured a abort distance into the evaairy
were murdered. These were bad specimens of Indies amity,
but the blind conSdruice of lll.Gregor euatinued.
Affairs drew to • crisis terry' moment. Implied of the 300
cavalry, of which Ill'Diegor had so cunfideuely boasted, not
one appeared; soy, the few alienable natives that had re-
meiptd in the tow., OA after plundering severs' houses.
The Priem oho appeared to hove been in our lowness dis-
appeared, no also did the Commendent of the place, • men
oppolated !tribal sPoitiou by liKierinie biome- The In.
divine ducked in in Isere numbers, and commenced a segue"
of pillage sod druakennew, which threatened to bring mat.
ton to • speedy conclusion : discoatent and dismay appear-
ed in every cuusotesence. Culvoels Norton and *taker in.
cemootly represented to ill'Gresor the elarao‘ug posture of
tastes.. To advance into the country was from the most ols-
You, causes impracticable; to remain at Rio-de-la..ilorbe
was certaiu destrueliim ; and to retreat by means of theidsip-
ping was isepitleibly for there were neither water awe prom
Mune Oil beard. Al'Gregor wan entreated frequently to come
to some certain resolution, but in vainl he appeared to be is
!be eittiation of a men tinder. the operation of the night.
mare, who beholds lodiotinetly the must borri!ile eights, but
Is reodeped incapable by semi lasisible power of flying from
them.

At this moment, tie undersigned officers, who lied born*
the principal Aare of the daegers and fatiguessince landing,
scrimp, oo use bled, • Consetander-In-Cbief totally Neuss.
newel to tie duties of his sitnaiioe, end on the tither a
disorderly .ad soll1104)4111 soldiery, on the point of being do.
strayed by an overwbelming tummy, resolved to quit • scene
where they could be so longer of nay serviceised where their
further stay would only 'scream the number of victims. With
this isiteutoin they embarked on hosed Ns seiumeer, which
bail beset taken by GIL Norcutt. and which (by desire of the
Commanderin•Cidef) bed been Named idler hits, sod has
esintinued wider lih especial resettled t sod ;eking wiils Win
the realties of the lislabriets regiment, lecludieg several
woooded melt, they sailed from the Rio•deda.Rache on the
moralag of the 11th of October, and bade adieu to as
whose capabilities are in every respect inadequate N
the desperate state oftis fortunes, mid who, throughout the
whoa, *this career, Ism eviuerd a total absence of talent, a
melba sad unbelief *set of attentiter to the existence of
his deluded victims, and a base pusillanimity in Use hour 41
damper.
WILL/AM NORCOTT, Colonel ICU. C.
W. RAFTER, Colonel M. Q. C.
0. W. R. GILIIERT, Camel's.
HVOR rowaLL COI, Captain of Artillery.
_ .

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