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London, England, 1809-03-21 00:00:00

VICTUALLIN4-orricE, March 13, let 9
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five f/AU.. aid Soso Aisaixot ow/ ONE THOUSAND
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Wins.
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witA Mr raiders .
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477.1C.1i ON MARVA 14.1 t.
[rum rtII lIMILSADort MERCURY Or FEL 7.1
We have infinite pleasure in this day following
up the account given in our last, of the min and
successful landing of our forces at Martinique, by
a more panic ular detail of their proceedings anti
progress in the reduction of that important
Themes:vaunts that we have been !sift in posseetion
uf, although not idly boasting any official authority,
are. sufficiently authentic toil/tally as as to their just
claim to our confidence; uttif with this impression
en our minds, we offer OCT warm and hearty coo-
gratulation* to both *emit:es en the eaterprise, oil
the rapid progress of 'meccas that basatteuded their
seal, perseverance. and courage. and look forward
to a speedy termination of their toil mul dagger, is
a 4lortots conquest of whole Island !
111111tirpeditioe arvivaid aff Martinique oaSunday
the taith Ja-nnary, but the land when tirst made was
summed to be St. Lucia, :nut the fleet was near the
Carval Rock, off the north paint of tins Waist.
befoul slut atistake was ditiamoseits#, a very itrcirm,
current having swept them tar to aMa mud, which
compelled them to haul elf for that night. On the.
morning of the 30th, the signal being given to
make sail, they separated in two divisions, the
Acesta hoisting a broad pendant, and leading that
with the division of the army under theCnn.maud-
er-in-Chief maid Sir tleorge Prevost, intended to
effect a landing in Bay Rahert ; while the Admi-
ral proceeded with that wider Major-General
Maitland round Maria, and entered the hay of St.
Luce.
The Cottimandcrs-in-Chief immediately issued a
• the native and other in-

Proelam ition, addressed to
hatatatits, apprising them that Llis Majesty, yield-
in4 to imperious circumstances, wished to restore
to them the former Government of {'ranee
His Majesty being deceived in the hops the, the
Government lie had formerly' establistod among
them would has e been sanctioned by the r new
masters, rather than that they would have for4ot- '
ten the respect doe to the Proprietors, lament, the
nnfortnnate position which the event:. of war may
occasion them, in again reducing this it Colony.—
The termination of their misfortunes, was now,
however, arrived—famine would disappear—the
sunrces of their prosperity would be restored—their
ancient laws re-established—and that Government
which had formerly protected their persona and
properties, 'hider the British h lag, be sawn esta-
blished. It was with these intentiona, they stated,
that His Britannic IMajesty had entrusted to them
the tttttt and of a formidable hires by sea and land,
to retake Martinique, and to re;;entrate in that
suffering Colony plenty and tranquillity—the inse-
parable companions of a just Government. With
these gracious intrutimis, they invited them, in the
name of humanity, to submit immediately to the
forces of His Majesty. who won't' not fail to punish
the temerity of a fruitless resistance. They there-
*re ordered all Commissaries. Civil and Military,
to quit their respective duties, sad all the inhabit-
eota, of whatever class and comlition, peaceably to
eettsria to their respective homes, and maintain
order. declaring that all persona token in arms
would be treated es prisoners of war ; that all free
coloured persona, so taken. would he transported
from the Island, and all slaves, muler similar cir-
cumstances, he tried by si General Conn-Martial.—
To the Ministers the Gospel they gave assurances
that their religion would he protected, and the
estates and rights or their Church be respected.
At noon on the 30th,the first division of the fleet
entered Hobert (a moat spacious harbour on the
N. E. coast of the island, but difficult of access) and
Commodore Beaver (of the Aussie), with three
armed hooch's, having approached and reeoimni-
teed the shore, and all the preparations for lending
the troops }seism instantly in readiness, at three
o'clock in the afternoon Sir G. Prevost and Brig.-
Gen. Houghton. with the tat brigade of this pert
of the army, consisting of the 7th regimeisi, loader
Lieut.-Colonel Pakenham,i3d under Lieitt.-Coto-
nel Ellis, and five companies of the tat West India
regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Tony. landed in •
most orderly and regular insulter, without any op.