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ins, alike egpresi their high appmbation of the
conduct of Crista.o Willoughby, of tiie Otter, botu
by sea and land ; his nuttily w ds are huttumable
testimonies of his former services, and, ou uo oc-
casion, can he have distinguished himself bey ((((( I the
present. It gives me much s ttisfiu tiou to udd, that
the luso, emsidering the servuee perforated, ha. been
compwratirely inconsiderable, a statement of which,
with other document s„is ilek% itil transmitted.

1 hare t6c la-Imola to br, &c.
(Signed) A. Bearer.
.11sisonable, off Port Louts, August 911, 1809.

Sta--The harbour of St. Puul'a itatitug lung i ii
the rendezvous of those French cruiser., and ouch
of their prizes as have escaped the vigilance of our
lolk.out ships off the tile of Fr:uice. and 1,1 Caro-
line, French frigate, 111'16144 soccteded iu entering
that. port with too homeward-bound Indiameis„
richly laden, I conaidered it practicable, both fruit*
the reports of Capt. Corbett, of the Nereidr, who it
perfectly acquainted with the coast, as well as from
tot- own observations, and from iiiforunation received
from Prisoners, that the place might be carried with
the assistance of a deuielinsetit of the troops from
llnderique, to assist by laud in an attack on the
batteries. Having cosinnuniceted my °potion to
Lisat.-Colonel Keating, etininz.nding the troops
there, be immediately acceded to the measure, and,
. iu the most heaths:nine manner, offered to mined:,
with all the Ito ma that could he opared trom the
defence of the place. I have the.cfure
the Nereide. Quer. and Sappline, to bring them
dime; and as 9000 as they arrive than proverl 1 with
the whole of our form to the attack of thr plAce.
I have, in the ineatitiine.s.vt the Boadieci to hiock-
wk^ the portomdtrust that these measnree will tweet
your approbation. 1 have the honour to be, &e.
(Signed) J. Rowt.sz.

To Tier*Admiral Sortie, ie.."
Ratasaabk, St. Paal'a Road, s9th Sept. ton.
Sit —flaying acquainted you by my letter-of the
sth August with the fed*Ull which induced me to
request the aavisteuce of Lteu4.-Colonel Keating,
cam:standing the tro.tp.4 at Ito lerniue, to co-operate
with Hes Majesty's ships, iii an attack on St. Paul's,
I have now furth•:r to acquaint you, that bring joined
by the Nereid., Otter, arid tl'esii schooner, having
ides boaral a deg, !mica ol• the Stith Regiment, end
of the ed Regiment native Infantry, atuouatiaig ill
the whole to 368 men, ander the cotninand of
Keeting. and the Sirius having jamed,
we proceeded et desalt, on the evening of the 24th.
for the island of Bourbon ; the force intruded to
be landed were the detachment of Ilk Majesty's and
Coaspialy's troops, rrinfoaced by the mortises of the
equadeun. and a party of about 100 sonnets from
this ship and the Otter, under the command of
Captain Willonghlry..whme seal induced him to vo-
lunteer the command of so email it party. As se-
csecy sad dispatch were •as opal to the success of
the Bepedittoo. the whole of slits force, iuwunting
to 60,C wets cnsborkeil with live addition il boot.,
or bond the Nereide, Captain ('orbit, who, from
lit' perfect acquaintatice wills the coast, as well as
his known skill awl activity, was intrusted with this
important sertice.
our approaele towards the bay of St. Paul's,
to prevent suspicion. the Ne►eide preceded the
other •pipe, and,being auchored close to the beach.
the whole of the detaclicueot were landed with the
Catcelerity, without soy alarm beiug given to
ertaty, and proceeded towards the l•atteriee,
which were suoccanvely stormed and carried with
the greatr•.t gallantry, and several of the gnus
pointed ou the blunt iu the Roads; in the tn••an
Wine the aquarium stood into the bsy, and accord-
ing to the plan agreed upon, when the movements
of the 'troops enabled them to act, opened their
Are ow the shippiag, which was warmly returned
by La Caroline ,frtgate. the ludiatuen her pr•zcs
and those batteries which, frotii their distant f
the line p.stut of attack, were enaltied to continue
their lire ; h.t these being tin:oily carried, our *hips
preparing to anchor, and the Sirius hosing already
taken a close raking position a.liend of La Caroline,
they found it necanies.y to surrender, having made
au homearable reostaure, mid by nine o'clock the
whole of the blitetirs, town, and shipping, were in
palmation of His Majesty's troops sod squadron.
Thesquedron having anchored in the roads rlo•e
off the town of St Paul's. immediate exertions were
made to pasture La Caroline and the re: t of the
whipping, whose cables bung cut, had drifted on
'hose, and they 'cps hove off wi• hoot material
The guns and mortar% at tee different batteries.
and on the beech being spiked. their carriages
haret-or destroyed, end magazines blown up under
the directions of Captain Willoughby, the whole
of the troops, ma►iner, and seamen, were embanked
anon after dark on board of the different ship.:
Thus, Sir, have we completely succeeded in the
elsjects of the expedition, by the capture of the
enemy's shipping, the destruction of ell the de-
le.tices of the only safe anchorage in the island, and
which has always been a place of she Iter fur their
cruisers and prix •s. when prevented from entering
the ports of the Isle of France, besides the ties, ne
of property to an immense amount oat of the bends
of the enemy.
It is intpossailile for me to do justice to, or suffi-
ciently express the high seno.. I eutertain of, the
gallantry amid skill of Lieutenant-Colonel Keatinz,
which were equally conspicuous in phoning and
conducting this al &U ; and the bravery 'hewn by
the troops in successively carrying the batteries, was
eminently distinguished.
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I be .T leave to refrf you for details, to Lieute-
llaut.Celonel Ke.stitter's letter, and am happy to say
11;inguticias in high terms the conduct of Captain
illasughby, the officers, seamen, and marines, em-
ployed on this occasion. I need scarcely •ay, that
I received every itsaistance and stn;port from the
Cautails of His Majesty's ships. whom I had the
good fortune to have placed under my command.,
that might be expected from officers of their knowo
merit and experience ; and I have only to regiet
that t'seir ;tatty mud zeal had not more room for
ea. 'Coo ; its, to prevent interference with the move-
ments of trs‘ope on shore, the services of the
altiva were tOPCl',..lltill much limited.
The I. s of the detachment, in killed and
wounded, coftai,!..nug the nature of the service
the troops had to perform, mud the advantages of
the position on the part of the enemy. was not to
great its might have to-rn expected; I iirrewith in.
diva a list of the killed and wounded of the ships
of thesquadron; ausong the ;atter I lima parties'.