The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-09 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, Feb. g, 1808.

,'copy of a Letter from • Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex.
•Coehrane, K.B. Comriwider in Chief of his Majesty's
Ships and Vessels at theleeward Islands, to the Hon. W.
W. Pole, dart on board his Majesty's Ship l3elleisle, St.
• Croix, Dec. t 7, 1807.

SIR,

Be pleased to 'inform the Lords CommissiOiCers of
the AdMiralty, that in obedience to their LordsliPs'
orders, received -by his Majesty's Sloop Fawn, no
time was lost in embarking the Troops previously
destined for the Expedition against the Danish Islands.
of 'St. Thomas and Sty Croix. As the artillery,
ordnanm and commissary stores had been for some
ame on board &Wessels hired for the purpose, we.
were enabled to leave Carlisle Bay on the I 6th inst.
General Bowyer doing me the honour of accompany-
ing me in the Belleisle.

On the loth we reacjied'Sandy‘Point, St. Chris-
topher's; and received some:Troops from that Gar-
rison ; and on the 21st anchored off St. Thomas,
where wo Nvere joined by 'reinforcements from An-
tigua and Grenada, and the Troops held in readiness
to land:at a moment's notice,.

Ilrigadier-General Shipley, and Captain Fahie,
had been, previously sent tOrward in the Ethalion,
charged with a summons to -the Governor, to sur-
render' the Island, a Copy of Which, and his, An-
swer, arelnclosert Soon after they returned, ac-
coMpanied by three Danish. Offieets, Major-General
Maitland, and' Captain Pickmorc, of the Ramillies,
were sent on' shore with Powers to negotiate with
the Governor
.fOr capitulating, which was agreed to
on thOnclosed Terms, and signed in the evening.
Naving on -the' morning of the 22d taken posses-
, sion-orthe island, and its Dependencies, the first
Division'of the Troops intended tor the attack of
Bt. Croix,' was embarked in the Fri'ates and Sloops
of War; 'arid the same Ofaers again sent forward,
charged With' similar sunituons to die-Governor.—
On the morning of the il,4th t hey rejoined with an
answer, and about noon the Squadron anchored off
the To-On of Frederiekstadt, *hen three Danish
Officers (as at St. Thomas's) came on board,, anchit
was arranged, that the Governor should,- on the- fol-
lowing morning, 25i1), meet Major-Getter*
and' Captain Pickmorei to settle the terms of
c;tpitulation,, which was accordingly done, and the
Fort taken possession'of by the troops in: the ev. ert-
ing ;. and last night, the Garrison and Town of
,Christianstadt, on the other sideof thelsland, were
also given up.

Copei of the several Paiie7s before-mentloneti ;!'
herewith inclosed, together" with returns of
on both Islands *,- and a list of Ships and Nresai.
found-in the Harbours. . •
• It atAnds me much satisfaetion that this Experli-
Aim-has terminated\ without lois to either 'party:.
defence the part of the enemy would only have.
=been attended with unnecessary effusion of blood,
as their force could not have withstood that brought
against them.
I 'have the pleasure to state the utmost cordiality
existed between the two services employed on this
Expedition ; and I feel truly sensible of the readi-
nets with which General Bowyer met my wishes in,
whateVer related to the public service.
Captain Parkinson,, of His Majesty's Sloop Fa.
votirite, is charged with this dispatch, who will be
able to give their Lordships such farther information
as they may desire. I have the honour to be, Brc.•
••
• ALEX.--COCHRANE.