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

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I lost (after the arrival of his Maiesty's. final

any tv.,. ,v!a3esty's twat. com-
rnands; signified to n by Lord Hawkesbury's Let-.
ter of November the ad, in your Lordship's absence,
by the Fawn Sloop of War, which arrived early on
Tuesday morning the 15th instant at -Barbadoes)
in embarking the Troop at Barbadoes on board the
Men of War appointed to receive t,hem. by Rear-'
Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, who imme-
diately dispatched others to the Island to leeward
to take on board such as were under orders in.
each of them,. with direetions to proceed to 'the
general rendezvous, the whole of which; except
one hundred rank dnd file of the goth Regiment
from St. Vincent's, joined the Admiral betore or
soon after our at rival of the Island of St. Thomas
on the 21st instant. It was then 'thought proper
to send a Summons to governor. Von Scholten, iu
charge of Brigadier-General Shipley and_ Captain.
Fable commanding his Majesty's Ship Ethalion, to
surrender the Islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and
their Dependencies, to his Britannic•Majeaty, which
he did, the next day on _terms agreed upon be,
tween him and. Major-General Maitland and Cap
lain Picktnore; of his • Majesty's Ship
which were afterwards apptoved of and ratified by,
Rear-Admiral the-Honourable Sir Alexander Cecl
Trave awl myself, a Copy of which, I ,have, .the ho-•
nour to enclose,- and hope they.willJneet With, his
Majesty's approbation.
On the 20d, -in the evening, after leaving a gar-
rison of three hundred men, of the 70th 'Regiment,
with an Officer and detachment of the Royal Ar-
tillery, at St. Thomas's, under the Command. of
Brigadier-General
,Maclean, Whom I have also di
re6ted to assume the Civil Governmentef the same,
until his Majesty's pleasure is signified thereon, we
proceeded to Santa Cruz, the Admiral having pre,
viously sent his Majesty's Ship Ethalion, with
gadier-General Shipley and Capt. 'Faiiie,.to'SuM
Anon that Island; who returned the nekt.merning,
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the 24th, with a Letter from the uovernor,.offering
to surrender it to his Majesty, provided. we, woeld
.allow three Danish Officers to view on 'beard the
Ships, the number of Troops brought against it ;
which we permitted, that -his, Exeellency Military
honour might thereby not be reflected on. ..TheSe
Officers having made their report to theiftGevernor,
returned early the next morning, the 25th, to the
Flag Ship,-with a Message,. that the Governor was
, willing to treat for the Surrender cif. the Jsland,
when Major-General Maitland and
.Captain Pick-'
• more were again sent on shore to settle the Terms
of Capitulation, a Copy of which I also tiansmit
which being apprOved of by t he Admiral and myself,
• Troops were landed, and the. Forts and Batteries
taken possession of in the name of his Majesty the
King of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and
Ireland, a Royal ,Salute being fired on the British
.Colours being hoisted. •
.1 should be ungrateful in the extreme did I not
state to your Lordship the great and Many obligation*
I conceive myself, the Officer ,s 'and Soldiers to be
► under to Rear-Admiral /the Hon. Sir Alexander
Cochrane, the Captains and Officers of the Royal
Navy, wile have universally afforded us:every com-
fortable accommodation in their 'power., and I am
sure much to their own indonvenieni:e. ,
I am convinced that had it been necessary to bare
called for the exertions of he Sea and Land Forces
..entployed upon this Expedition, that they would
hova added another Laurel to the many already ac-
quired by Brisk') valour and discipline.
Copies of the, two :Letters of Summons, with the
Answers of the respective Gove`rnOrs, are herewith
transmitted, together 3vito a Iteturn of Ordnance
and Ordnance Stores taken posseSsion of, both at
St. Thomas's and Santa CrOz.
This Dispatch will be presented to your Lordship
• by Captain Berkeley; Of the 16th Infantry, an Intel-
ligent 'Officer, who. will imswer airy question you.
may be pleased to ask hire, and I beg leave to re-
comtrendhim to your Lordship's notice.
Captain B~rkcley• is my first Aid-do•camp. ,
havp the.torionr to be, &C.
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I:IE.*NRY BOWYER,
General and' Conitriauder of the Forces.