The National Register.
London, England, 1815-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL

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THE SHAM BUONAPARTE•

FROM A TAMS PAPER OF TM % 18TH.
The following are some particulars respecting the person
who has been traversing the departments of the South, and
personating Buonaparte
:
•- This adventurer's name is Felix, his age 43, born in Piedmont,
and married, it is said, to a woman whom he abandoned. His sin,
appearnnoe, figure' and voice,, give him souse likeness to the charac-
ter he has assumed.
" Nothing, however, can be more ridiculous than the stories
which this wets!' has been telling. In the small commune where
he was arrested. he told every body that he was littonaparte; that
four of his Generals would meet hint iu the village ; and that he
would go with them to put himself at the head of four corps of the
army, and to destroy the Allied troops throughout the Kingdom.
" So many foolish things were mentioned by hint that it was
almost thought he was mad. However, the Mayor, thought pro-
pei to arrest this wretch, and no resistance was made. Even those
who seemed to have believed him showed only surprise.
Hr Is now iu the prison of Vienne (Isere) where he awaits the
decision of the law."

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE,

OF SATURDAY, SEPT. 16.

MONDAY, SEPT• 18.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.-DOWNING•ITREET, Sarr.l6.
Captain Leith Hay, Aide-de-Catnp to Lieut.-General Sir
..Tames Leith, G. C. B. commanding bis Majesty's forces in
the Windward and Leeward Islands, arrived this afternoon,
'with a dispatch addressed to Earl Bathurst, one of his Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretaries of State, of which the following
'is a copy.

Bastetterre, Guadatoure, Ana. 1?. 1815.
MY LORD—Having concerted with the Commander in
'Chief the necessary naval arrangements, Rear-Admiral Sir
Charles Durham was so obliging as to receive me, with the
head-quarters, on board his Majesty's ship Venerable, bear

ing his flag.
The fleet, consisting of the vessels of war, such parts of
the troops as bad been assembled from the South American
Continent, and from the Windward Islands, sailed from
Carslie Bay, Barbadoes, on the 91st of July, whilst the land
force destined to proceed from St. Lucia, Martinique, and
Dominique, were directed to rendezvous withosit delay at
the Saintes.
It was deemed advisable to accompany the demonstration
of alauding in force frora nosier, by a summons to surrender 1
the forts, Voint-au-Pitre and Grande-Terre. It was the
itear,Admiial's intention and mine to have met the ist divi-
sion in tthe Venerable* which sailed from the Saintes for
that purpose; calms and currents, however, prevented the
t'enentble from reaching the coast, and obliged the tstaivi-
aim 4o anchor.
The appearance o 4 the atmosphere denoted the approach
of a hurricanes it became therefore necessary to give up
secondary oliects, and to embraee the first favourable mo-
ment for getting the meet into the Saintes, for which the
Commander in Chief made the necessary dispositions.
It was not until the night of the 7th that the whole force
was assembled at the Saintes.
I had previously reconnoitred the coast in the Barbadoes
brig of war, which Rear-Admiral sir Charles Durham -had
sent with toe for that purpose.
The intct nal state of Guadeloupe, and the season, were
both so critical, that not a moment was to be lost ; I deter-
tHined, thelefote, to attack the enemy on the muting of the
Bth inAaut.

,EGISTER.

Having made the necessary arrangements with the Naval
Commander in Chief, the whole fleet got under weigh at
break of day, ■nd stood towards the Ance St. Sauveur, where
the landing most to windward was to be effected.
I had received information that the troops of the line, and
militia under arms, altogether amounted to 6000. I deter.
mined therefore to throw my principal force between that of
the enemy in Grande-terre and Basse-terre, %there it was his
intention to have assembled neatly the whole of his force,
immediately after our demonstration to windward had of
necessity terminated. My plan was to attack in three co.
lumns ; the scarcity of boats and the surf required that the
whole should assist in each disembarkation, which was there-
fore effected successively. The first was made at the Auce
St. Sauveur, where a detachment of the enemy. about 500
strong, moving from Grande-terre to join Admiral Count
Linois and Gen. Boyer, shewed a disposition to oppose the

landing.
The brigs of war and gun boats, however, soon scowered
that point, and 850 of the Roxal York Rangers, under Lieut
Colonel Starck, disembarked (notwithstanding a heavy surf)
without the loss of a man.
Lieut.-Colonel Starck had instructions to make a rapid
movement to drive and. dispense the enemy occupying the
strong country and ravines of Trou au•chun, Petet Cathet,
and looking towards Troll -Rivieres ; to threaten the left flank
and rear of the enemy, posted to oppose the landing at
Grande Ance, and to drive him from the important commu-
nication of Pautrizel, which leads to turn the strong post of
Dole and Morne Palmiste, the latter being one of the prin-
cipal keys to Bane-terre. •
Meanwhile the fleet dropped down to Grande Ancc, to
effect the principal landing, where the enemy was in force,
and, possessed a strong position, with batteries commanding
the landing place, which was susceptible of obstinate defence.
The brigs of war and a gun-boat placed to infilade, soon
obliged the enemy to abandon his guns, one of which only
a long twelve-pounder, was found mounted.
The surf was very great, and one of the gun-boats was lost
but the exertions of the navy, and the steadiness of the troops
surmounted every difficulty.
At break of day on the Oth, the troops were put in motion
in two columns; the Ist brigade, under Major-Gen. Sir
Charles Shipley, moved upon and occupied Dole; the gd
under Major-Gen. Stehelin, marched upon the left of the
Monte Pithrlste. by Pautricel. it appeared that Comte de
Linois and General Boyer had evacuated Dole in the night.
The enemy, however, shewe.d himself in great force on the
left of the Nome Palmiste, and on the face of tat moun-
tain, commanding the main road to Basse-terre ; his advance
occupied Petits plantation,
['Jere follows an account of the arrangements.]
The enemy, who had been driven by the vessels covering
the landing, collected on the heights, and attacked the light
company of the 6sd regiment, who were advanced ; they
gallantly maintained their ground against upwards of Ilium
hundred of the enemy, who came• down to attack them.
Captain Lynch said Lieutenant Wigley were wounded on
that occasion.
Major-General Douglas, in person, supparte.d them by
part of the York Chasseurs, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Ewart, and he was immediately driven with loss.
While this operation wasgoing on, the columns of the Ist
and 24 brigades gained the heig.hts of Merge Paliniste, front
whence the enemy was driven at aH points, and was now re-
&king to Morne Hood, which he had fortified with eight
I Pkces of ttrtiticr.y. This was the position which Count

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