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lurly to regret Lieutenliat- Lloyd sad Lieutenssit
Howdrn of the Itoysi Marines, both of the Rai.
sith the party ou shore, who burr been
INItyS ZeRIOUS'y furs urd OR occasions for service ;
the &obliges sustained by the ships of the squatirou,
are iluthateriul.

end wei -directed, within pistol-shot of the skeet,
we suffered much, being urcevaarily espesed to it
during our moveuseuts upon the beach, and through
the town. Erma • the battery La Centiere, Cap-
tain luslack was detached vials the second column,
composed of a besotted and forty-two of the se-
cond hattaliou of the ad regiment of 'Bombay Na-
tive Infantry, and twelve Europeans, to take:posses-
sion of the 3d, or battery of La Neuf, ele.erted by
the enemy. On his way thither, he tell in with,
and was opposed by the entire force of the French,
who had concentrated, and taken up a very strung
position behind a stone-wall, with eigl.t brass field-
pieces, six-plunders, upon their dairies. This post
was instantly charged, in the most gallant.mariner,
by that Officer mid his men.
The enemy, however, maintained their position,
and Captain Hamm, of the Stith regiment. was
Oldertd to proceed with the third column to his
support. olho charged, and took two of the ene-
my's guns. The action now became warm, but
never doubtful. The enemy being reniturced from
the hills, and haviug also received one hundred
and ten troops of the line from the French fri-
gate La Caroline, and the squadrou not being able
to stand in to support us, our movements being en-
deuge.ed by their lire, except at intervels, which
they alwaja took advairiege of, Captain Wit-
lougisby was directed to spike the guns of Lain-
bousiere and Ll Crotierr, and with the seamen
to man the third battery La Neuf, continuing
to fire upon their shippicei. fly this arrange-
ment Captain Forbes, who, with the Reserve,
had covered those batteries, was enabled to advance
spited the euemy. who, after an honourable re-
brassiere, were compelled fo give way ; their remain-
ing guns bring carried by that excellent officer, a
sufficient uumlear of 1111.11 were ordered mad as
light troops, red to pursue the enemy, whilst the
ad column, with part of the Reserve, advanced
against the 4115 and sth batteries, La Piere and La
Creerne. which fell 11101 our hands without opposi-
tion, and whose entire tire was immediately directed
against the enemy's shipping. by halflpast eight
o'clock, the town, batterite, magazines, eight
brass field-pieces, one hundred and seventeen
new and heavy iron guns, of different calibres, curl
all the public stores, were is our possession. with
serval pritomers. The sosttmt the squadron per-
ceived that the object in landing had sueceeded,
mid that they could, with safety to the troops, stand
in effectually, they immediately anchored close to
the enemy's shippirig, which, after a short firing,
surrendered.. The entire of the batteries being de-
stroyed. and the town completely commauded by
. our sejoadion, the troops were re-irsiberked by eight
k the same evening. •
Ilere itle I hair the honour to annex it R tern of
the Shipprieg, Guns, rend Stores taker, end" de-
stroyed upon this ocohtiort. "i• 'hive allot the honour
te inclose a Return of she Killed, Wouirded, and
Missing ; and though our loss has been severe, it is
not equal to what might have been expected from
the nature of the attack. the position and strength
of the etiemy, and the number of guns, to whirls
our little force was exposed at different times during
diapason/nag.
To the judicious arrangements of Commodore
Rowley. the cordial co-operation and support of
the rest of Officer. of His Majcsly's navy, and
persuota exertious and assistieuce of Capt. Corbett,
sis landing the entire force from His Majesty's ship
La Nereide, 1 impute the happy termination and
ultimate success of this enterprize. •
On the 22d, late in the evening. the proem/ ap-
peared nt muse fore* upon the hills, and a heavy
column was observed advancing from St. Denis,
• which 1 since uuderstood to have been under the im-
mediate command of General Des Brusleys ; the
Commodore and myself now agreed upon tke pro-
priety of landing a sufficient force to destroy all
public property ; and in cordingly the marines, with
a few sai!ors. under Captain Willoughby, were or-
dered upon this service, when I had an opportunity
of agam witnessing the steadiness and good conduct
of the seamen and royal marines, who effectually

On the morning of the add we could have but
little communication with the shore, on account
of the sort on the heath, but we observed the
encmy rollrctiog au the height*, and in the af-
ternoon they appeared in force, advancing towards
the town front St. Denis, upon which it was con-
eidered adinnlue, by Lieutenant-Colonel Keating
and ney,elf, to destroy the stores containiug the
public pi operty. Front the state of the surf on this
Leach, the marines were selected fur this service,
ith a small party of seamen, and Captain Wil-
loughby agasn volunteered his services Oil the oc-
casion: the Licuremint-Culosiel himself occompaiii-
ed the party, and a large and valuable magazine,
the only one we could usceitain to he public proper-
ty, was tired, and the party re-embarked without
loss. On the morning of the 2,itl..the troops, marines,
end seamen, all in boats, were in readiness to laud
under cover of the Nereide, when we were informed
that the enemy, under the command of General
de Bruleys, had retreated to St. Denis in the night.
The Commandant St. Michiel being disposed to
negotiate, the Lieut.-Colonel and myself agreed to
alio the teems, of which the inclosed hi a copy ;
stare which time the troops and seamen have been
actively employed in shipping the pi spray found
in the public stores, coosisting of provisions and
some ordnance stores, and a part of the cargoes of
the captured lodiamen, which had not been tired
at the 'tune time as the others, on the supposition
or its bring private property; the cargoes of the
Indian:en alone !smug valued by them at three mil-
lion., of dollars.

As the Captains of the captured Indiameu were
found in the place, 1 have replaced theta in their
loniser situation-, with such of their people as we
can collect. slot are sitting their ships for seu. A
strong party has also been employed completing the
destructiou of the batteries, by bursting the guns
and mortars, or heaving them off into deep water,
carrying ',tithe shot stud shellr, &e. I have gist n
the charge of the Caroline, to Lieutenant Mutt',
first of this ship, to whose steadiness and gnud cat.-
duct I feel much indebted, both on this sod musty
other occasions. The Sapphire sailed.at the 24th,
and the Boadicea oil the 25th, to resume the block-
ade of the Isle of France. I had to regret the. loss
of the services of the former, o his b, from balling
winds, did not joist us till the it3cl„
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1 fureratel these disepotehcet by the Nerri.le, end
In g to eefer you fur further 'MI6 lllalf% to Cale Hill
Corlo tt, Ito otte give ou e velitilormatinti toaktke
to the e I,:tendee, and to whom 1 feel highly its-
debtetl for the ets.i3tance I hint: re vete eel flow hats
00 cl'ery oCeulloll.

be dispatched this t veu-
ing for Bombay. i beg to add, that the Com-
mande•, Lieutenant Watkins, his shewis mu, Is zeal
and 'million in the t)erfurrnance of every duty be
has been employed upon.-1 have, &v.
(Signed) J. RoWLEY.
Tulice•Adniiral Beiiie, &c.

A Rears of Officers, Xranirii, and Marines, lulled, wounded,
sad sainting, brios.gisin to His Ilaje,ty's silty, under the
ommand of Josias Rowley, Eq. Captain of His Ma•
ji.iy'a ship Haisiniable, in action with the enemy al N.
Paul's mud its vicinity, island cif Bonaparte, gist Sap.
leather, tas•g

clr.t to.
abkselea:ta, a private waster.
&ra•
tllta—.l private marine.
ptiratc marital'
IN I ;Jilt seaman.
Utter—l pi irate mat —Total 7.

w•ocs ncn.

Raisoneble—,l lieutenant (4t11), I alacse(assa, t linstenout
of marines (xl)., 3 private marines.
Boadicea-1 lieutenant of inasines (lit), I carload, 2 pri-

Sate marines.
tiereide-1 eurlinral, 4 private raarinhs.
Utter-1 able scattiaJ.
Striat--ept*at.snuarteet —Tot al,,

NIISfING.

usdinary 'caroms.

:taus OF OFFICER% woneusn.
Raisonable—Liwatettaist Llo)d (stio) Matthew Hamden,
lieutenant of inarioes.
Buadices-.- I'le, lieutenant of marines.
(higued) J. ROWLEY.
St. Paul's, Isle of Bonsbon. 29th Sept. tail.
St It—My letter of the 11th intt. ita
irons Coniinthlore Rowley. will have prepared
the Ilossoltrable tite Governor in Conned fur a de-

burnt an extensive goveininent store of consider-
able value ; the felliaillillg IS tures were only tared,
from some doubt existing re.petting their being
public propurt).
On the morning of the 23J. the entire force eras
put ut boats to re-land 4(J attack the eneint
whose retreat, however. toSt. Derail, du ring the night,
prevented the utcevity of uny further drbsirkati.n.

tailed isecenot of our operations since that period ;
and ',thief' m justice to the steadii.esa, loacery, and
'good conduct of His Majesty's and the liosinorahle
Company's troops, I feel it my ditty to enter into
minutely ; trusting that the manta of time escel-
lent officers, whom it his been my particular good
fortune to have bad the honour to command, may
be im•ieeil, in proportion to the great national ser-
vice a 111,1 i they have performed, and I lie lini ..... r
acquired by Ills Ntsjesty's and the flonourable
Company's tromps, in an attack upon the town, bat-
teries, 'mats, and shipping of St. Paul's.
Hn Mayeaty's aliops. Nereide, and Otter, and
Illosionrahte Company's cruiser Wasp, with three
hundred and sixty.eiglit olkers and men, who were
embarked, on the 1(1111 inst. at Fort Duncan, Island
of Boderiques, arrived off Port Louis, isle of Fiance,
on the evening of the lath, and joined His Majes-
ty's ship Raisonable, ('em. Rowley. said Sirius ;
early the next morning, the 19th, the seamen and
troops desticed for the attack, g to Six
hundred and four, were, according to an arrange-
ment made by Captain Corbett. and apprsted by
thr Commodore, put MI board the Nerride, cud,
towards evening, the squadron stood for the Isis of
Bourbon ; on the morning of the 2otb being nil the
edat Plitt of the island.

The Commandant, Si. Mil heel, being disposed is
eater into negratistiona, with the conturiviice of
Commodore Rowley, the preliminary articles were
drawn up, a copy of hich is inclosed, nod the
Consinatidant acompatiying Me on bowel Ilia Ma-
jesty's ship Rui.miable, they were signet!, sulijeet
to the confirmation or rejection of the Commander-
iii.Chief General de Brusleys. On the lads all the
reinniniog public stores were delivered over by the
head of the police, and fatigue parties firma the
squadron and troops were ordered to embark ihein
on board the Houotirable Company's retapturtd
ship Streatham, which, together with the Europe,
were, placed under the orders of their former Coin-
minders. From the '2stli to the gflth, the %N )10 of
the guns, &c. were finally iledroetl, our guards
continuing to, mount regularly in the town fur the
!wort-lion of the inlaid, tants noel their property.—
The frigate La Carmine, with the other shipping,
are making all possible preparation for sea, and it is
hoped that all the necessary arrangements will be
made for the troops returning to Rudeiquct by tim
Jet of next mouth.
I cannot conclude this dispatch without mrntino-
log the obligations I sin nutlet to Lieut. Remus, of
the nunahay Engineers, through whose exertions I
was enabled to give r plan of attrck to the officers

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At live a. al. on the 23d ins:ant, the troops were Ili command of columns. and who, upon the entire
of thine vice, have been zealous and iiiilefatigsble.
disembarked to the southward of Point de I;:sintle,
I Leg also to notice the exertion' of Ensign Y. sere,
bl• Veil miles frost St. Paul's, and immediately corn-
or the 56th Regiment. win., being attached to my
meneed a forced march, with a view of ero‘iiiiig the
eau-eivisy4 that extend over the lake, before the personal staff, has rendes ed we the must ev.i,ntiftl
services. I have the honour to he, Ste.
e•iemy could discover our (W1101(4(1011 or approach
to the tklmOl which we were fortunate enou,4l) to (Signed) Hl'. !IRV S. li RAVI NG,
.1
effett; our had they time to form iii iinv force Lieut. Cut 6th It t4t.
To Fres. Warden, Elul. Chief Secretary
until we had pared the strongest tenaiittni.—By to Gowerninent, Bombay.
1*"." u deck Sr were to Pul`e•Eon of the find iHere follow the Ankles of Agreement fur Sitepeusion of
and seeimd batteries, l.arnbousiere and La Cen- Ann.]
tiere ; when Captain Willoughby, of the Royal • hat of ships an.ll teasels espial-eel and arstro.red in the
Navy, who commanded a detachment of about a I Read of St. Pees lale of Bourbon, sist !opt iseo.
hundred seamen on •hore, and to whose. zeal, ye,. La Caroline frigate, ,tif en guns (v 1 long • ghteen-pound.ee.
filmy, and exertion-, 1 feel much Ind, bed, insole. 12 kngeirht."""i'S thirty "r"I" ean's""""' 1 41"1
enandeil by Monne. Ferectier, Lieutenant el.
diatelv turned the guns upon the enetuv's ship. 1i: area ' ews
Yawns.
ping, from whose fire, which was chiefly grsr, Grappler brig, pierced far 16 Esse, it ea b0a4,1 • 6 eigh-