The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

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no time was lost (ai'ter the arrival of his Majesty's final coin-
Pands, signified to me by Lord If awkesbury's letter of Nov. 8,
is your Lordship's absence, by the Fawn sloop of vy ar, which
:arrived early on Tuesday morning the 15th inst. at Barbadoes),
embarking the troops at Barbadoes on board the men of war
appointed to receive them by Rear-Admiral Sir Alex. Cochrane,
who immediately dispatched others to the Islands to leeward to
tike on hoard such as were under orders in each of them, with
recions to proceed to the general rendezvous, the whole of
v% inch, except 100 rank and file of the 90t it regiment from St:
inceat's. joined the Admiral before or soon after our arriv.al
c.I the Eland of St. Thomas on thetllst inst. It wa I then tt,„„ghi
proper to semi a sunnnons to Governor Von Scholteo; in charge
of Brigadier-General Shipley amid Capt. Fahie• ':ontmanding his
M:fiesti's ship Ethalion, to surrender the I,l:ands of St. Thomas.
St. John, and their dependencies, to iris Britannic Majesty,
which lie did the next day on tern'; agreed upon between him
and Alajor-General Maitland oral ('apt. Pickmore. of his Ma-
jesty's ship Ramifies. w were afterwards approved of and
ratified by Itear-Adlnirai the lion. Sir Alex. Cochrane and my-
-6c If, a copy Cr c w hick I have the honour to inclose, and hope
they will meet with his Majesty's approbation.
On the 2:3d, in t he evening, alter leaving a garrison of 300 men
of the 70th regiment, with an Officer and detachment of the
Royal Artillery, at St. Thomas's, under the command of Briga-
dier-Oeneral Maclean, whom I have also directed to assume
the Civil Government of the same, until his M:jesty's pleasure
is signified thereon, we proceeded to Santa Cruz, the Admiral
havin.: previously sent his Majesty's ship ts:thalion, with Briga-
ikr-iieneral Shipley and Captain Fakir, to summon that island;
wh9 returned the next morning, the 24th, with a letter (rout
the Governor, ofleriag to surrender it to his Majesty, provided
we would allow three Danish Officers to view on board the
ships the [mintier of troops brought against it, which we per-
mitted, that his Excellency's military honour might thereby not
be reflected mt. These Officers having made their report to
their Governor, returned early the next morning, the t.sth, to the
tlag ship with a message. that the Governor was willing to treat
for the surrender of the island, when Major-General Maitland
and Capt. Pick more were again sent on shore to settle the terror
of capitulation, a copy of which I also transmit; which being
approved of by the Admiral and my-self, troops w ere landed,
and the forts and batterieg taken possession of in the name of
his ?Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
aid Ireland, a royal salute being fired on the British colours
beiag hoisted.

I should be ungrateful in the extreme, did I Nit state to y our
Lordship the great and many (li:7;1110ns I conceive myself, the
o!:icers, and soldit•rs to be under to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir
Alex. Coe!, ra:w, the Ca wain.; and Officers of the Royal Navy,
w ha have muiver,ally afforded us every comf4rtah!e accommo-
dation in their power, and I am sure much to their own Menu-
Nenii nee.

I am convinced that had it bcen necessary to have called for
the xertions of the sea and land forces employed upon this
cxpedition, that they would have added another laurel to the
many ;,!readv acquired by British valour and discipline.
Copies of the two letters of summons, with the answers of the
respective Governors, are hereby transmitted, together with a
return of ordnance, and ordnance stores, taken possessiou of,
hot at Thomas's and Santa Cruz,

dispatch will he presented to your Lordship by Captain
nerkele of the 16th infantry, an intelligent thiirer, who will
answer any questions on :nay be plc:!s.d to ask him ; and I beg
I,,•;ue t recommend him to your Lordship's notice. Captain
Bcrkeley is my first have the honour to be,
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General and Commander of the Forces.

The Gazette then gives the Sutmnons sent by General Bowyer
and Admiral Cochrane, to the Commandant of St. Thomas,
ith the Coinnu:ndant's reply.

The Summons to the 6overnor of Santa Cruz is next given,
which 15 nearly in the same words as the Summons to the Cow-
manclant of st. Thomas.

The Articles of Capitulation are then given, by which it is
st;l►ulated, that these Colonies must trade under the same laws
that g►lvern the West India Islands. The Danish troops arc to
be considered prisoners of war, and conveyed to Europe as soon
as possible.—From 'one of the aricles it appears, that there was
a conspiracy in Vera Cruz, to overturn the Government. There
were bg pieces of ordnance of different calibre at St. Thomas:,
and about 134 at Santa Cruz, b.sides gun-powder, cartridges,
Out, bhells, maskets, 6:c. •

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Admiral Cochrane's account of tie,. operations follows next.
—lt is in substance the same as.tio.e letter from General Bowyer,
Tim ships found at St. Tlitiouts 's
and Santa Cruz, amount to—
At St. Thoixi'.'"--I:moie.,, 53 ; English 8 ; Americans 3
Ilamhorglicrs 3 ; I.—At St. Croix, Danes 21.
Total 89.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

.Imirally (Vice, Feb. 9, ISOS.

A I.rtter transmitted by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir
Icx:mder Cochrane, K. B. Comumnder in Chief at the Lee.
ward islands, from Lieutenant Carr, commanding the Attentive
gun-brig, states the capture, on the 17 th October, between
Tobago and Trinidad, of the Spanish privateer Lugger Neustra.
Senora WI Carmen, commanded by Don Thotuasu Disaro,
rowing forty sweeps, mounting two carriage guns, with swivels,
small armss Fcc, and carrying sixty-three men, three of whom
were wounded in the chace, She was only fifteen days front
Barcelona, and had captured the sloop llarriut, of St. i lucent: