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I have the honour to be.&c.

(Signed) FRED. MAITLAND, 11Idj. Oen.
His xcellenvy Lieuteriimt.(lcileul Beckwith,
Coin. of the fuice6.
SIR, St. Pierre, Fehrtury 8, 184.

In obedience to the orders I had the honour to re-
eeive from you, I proceeded with the detachment of
the tiad regiment, commanded by Major. O'Rourke,
on board his. Majesty's sloops }Monti and Cherub,
off Corbet, where the troops were disembarked., and
marched without delay towards St. Pierre; about it
mile from the,town I foutid a body of the militia
poste& and ifnmediately sent :Major O'Rourke for-
ward with a flag of truce, offering them terms on
which their own surrender and that of,the town
would be accepted, wind) I have herewith' the sa-
tistaMion to transmit to your Excellency for tha ra-
tificat.ou Of the commanders in Chief by sea and
land.,

I cannot conclude without acquainting you with
the very zealous and a6live exertions, of Major
O'Rourke, and the ;Wady and orderly conduit of
the detachment of the Gad regiment, and of availing
my of this opportunity of expressing my thanks
to Captains King and 'rocker, of the Royal Navy.
I teel much pleasure in bearing testimony to the
very •naive attention of Capt. De Conrcy, of the
Quartermaster-gerieral and Barrack Department, iu
taking possession of the barracks, as well as ill pre_
paring an inventory, of the ordnance stores, &c. Like-
wise to the conduet of pr. Burke in taking aharge of
all concerns relating to the Medical Departments
and of Lieutenant Hamilton of the Vith regiment,
officiating as Major of Brigade, who on all occasions
merits my entire approbation: .
I have the honour to be, &c.
(igned). G, BARNES; Lieut. C9l.
ties ExL:ellenCy Major.Generat MAitland, dcc.

ARTICLES of CAPITULATION entered into between
Major O'Rourke, 63d Regiment. on the l'art of his Bri-
tannic Majesty. and Mona. WEspres; Commandant Of the
Town of St. Pielle, Martiniquo, on the Part of the French
Government, for the S0114:00Ct 01 LIM Town of St. Pierre
and tts amelidtneies.

• Heights of St: Mark, Feb. 8, tlkgr.
Att. I. The traps or the line to surretulcr themselves
prisoners of war, alit! the or national guards to lay
dawn fit arms anti return to their domestic occupations.
A rt. 11. The tortilications and public buitdingt of overt
description to no surreunclui in the State they now arc:
Art. lII.' All punier., ptuperty on share, and all ships and
vessels, and property of whatsoever nature shoat, to be
wise surrendereAL

Art. IV; The inhabitants and people of all deseriptionf to
retulutt themselves jicaecably, and in cOnfortnity to M.: orders
anti regulations of the Cerninandant ad interim, under d full
astiorance that their private property Will he 'notated, ant
their true interest considered, by the respeditvc Coinrnanders
in Chief by t.ea awl by land of hss Ilritannic Majesty'S for res
311 their definitive regulations, t4tituli.ll on the basis of the
l'roclamation already publisliid. • • '
(Signed) vites, Command:km.ls Canle Mitionale.
E. (Pito', x tt at Major, attached to 6jtl Kett.
(Approved) J
Gn GR EC NIX AY, Corn. tat sde la Garde Nationale. • •
Bantats, Lieut. Col. commending.

artl,LtAst Firzitov, C311t4111 of His Britannic Majest3's
Ship ./EOus, and Senior Officer aft' St, Vicrre.

SIR,

Caine la Caste, Feb. 8, 1,84.

Lieutenant-Colonel 11arnes, who commands a
brigade in the army under'the command of Vow e-
nant-General Beckwith, proceeds to St. Pierre, to
take, possession of the town in the demo of hi Mi.
tannic Majesty. •

I therefore summon you tyistm ender the forks and

batteries to the troops owlet his corntuatici, being
part of try clip is,ion..

rtitlONOd 'Li a Proclamation, issued by the Cont.;
manders in Chief. This Proclamationis the basis,
upon which you are expected to capitulate; but the
detailed conditions can only be explained when the
capitulation takei place, at the surrender of Fart
besieged.
In the mean time require, by order of the
ComMander in Chief, that you receive the troops
sent, and that you observe a faithful and Loyal con
du& towards the British ,Army RN thatl demand
Under pain, in case of rufasal, of severe measures
being taken against you.
I have the honour to be, .
FRED. MAITLAND, Maj. Gen,
To the Commandant of St. Pieite.
Silt, Camp la Coate, Feb. so, Mg, Six A.M.

Lieutenant Colonel Al‘Nair, commanding the Ai
brigade, was-detached last night at twelire o'clock,
with three hundred men of the goth regiment, for
the service You had desired relative to the enemy's
hospitals.

I had taken the Decesiary precautions to commu-
nicate with Major/Henderson, and that no mistakes
should happen with our outposts,
Wliat was orderer' has been well performed.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) F. MAITLAND, I. G,
Licutenant-General Beckwith, Com of
the forces, ;re. •
SIR/ Martinico, Feb—u, 409.

Having yesterday evening reconnoitred the ene,
rny's advanced piquet, I'decided upon attempting
the surprise of it in the course of the night, and gave
diredions accordingly to-Major Pearson, command-
ing the light hattalion, a copy of whose report upon
this subjea I have the honour to inclose for your
Excellency's informaticin.:

I have, &c.
(Signed) G. PREVOST.
To Lieutenant. Gen. Beckwith.

SIR,

February U, 409,

In obedience to your orders of yesterday, I pro-
ceeded *4li the two flank companies of the 2.5 th
Regiment, in order, if possible, to surprize the ad-
vanced iiicquet of the enemy, which, I am happy to
say, was eirated after a very intricate and difficult
march of two hours, The enemy left five or six
killed on the ground, and the rest made a most pre-
cipitate retreat to their Fort.
I beg leave to state, that the officers and men of
the 25th regiment behaved in a most steady and gal-
ant manner, ,and am happy to adds that tlo CaSualtY
oectirred on our side.
. • I have, kg. •
(Signed) F. PEARSON,
Maj.-Comm. Light Infantry Bait.
Head-Quarters, Martinique,
MY LORD, • e'er. 28,. 04.

In my Letter of the 16th instant, I bad the ho-
nour to transmit
,to your Lordship the details of
onr operation's to the ti th preceding, from that
neriod.until the lath we were incessantly employed
in the
scenstralion of gun and mortar bat;eries,
and in the landing cannon, mortars, end hoWitters,
with their ammunition and stores, in dragging
them to the several points seletfited by the engineers,
and in the completion of the works, and in mount.
ing the ordnance. The exertion, of Commodore
Cockburn, and other naval officers, under his or-
ders upon the rig*, and of Captains Barton and
Ilesham of the navy upon the left, in forwarding
these services, were Most, conspicuous. The enemy
during the interval tired upon our encampments with
shot and shells, but fortunately with little cilia, and
his picquets, when pressed,, constantly fell back ur.•
der the proteelion of hid worki...
On the lath, at hay past. four in the 4fterno,on,
we opened from six pointi upon the enemy's for-
tress,. with fourteen. pieces of heavy cannon, and
tWenty-eight mortars .and howitzers, and the can.
nonade and bothhardtnent continued with little in-
termission until noon of the 23d, when the French
General sent a trumpet with a letter to our advanced
posts, near. theßouille redoubt; in the front of at-
- tack. In this comrilUtiloltion General Villarer pro
posed,'us the btisis of negoeiation, that the French
troops Oionld, be sent to Fiance free from all restric-
lion as to future service ; but this being
sible, the bombardment recommenced at ten .at
night, and continued .withoUt 'intermission, until
nine' O'clOck of the 24th, when three white flags
were 'discovered flying, in the fortreis, In .coUse-
(pence of which our Fite from the batieries
itncne-
diately ceased, .

It is with the most heartfelt satisfatilion I have
now the honour to report to your Lordship, for his
Majesty'. information, that silpported by the talents
'orthe General Officers, and iii particulsr. of Lietne.
naott.Goneral Sir Geoige Prevost, and of Major—
General 141.aitland, the ex,periemte and zeal of all the
other Officers, and the valour and unremitting labour
of this army, strengthened .by the indefatigable ex.
oitions of Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane
and the svadron, the campaign, notwillgtanding
incessant rains, has bvn brought to a giorious con-
clusion in the abort spar* of Q 7 days humour depa:w
ore frou liarbardoes.

The command of such an army will constitute
the pride of my future life. To these brave troops,
cortduaed by Generals of experience, and not to me,
their King and Country owe the Sovereignty of thit
important Colony; and I trust, that by a compari-
son of the force which defended it, and the time in.
which,ethas fallen, the present reduaion of Marti.

Pique will not be deemed eclipsed by any- formetev
pedition.
I have the honotir'ici inclose the Arti'cles of CP
pit ul a tion, as originally produced by the French
Commissioners, ineunstSgeence of,Aenend Villaret's
PPPlicatioq to me -for, this purpose, (ltiring. the
forenoon of the *4th; and saieded to hi LicUtenant -
General Sir George Prevost; Major-General Mait-
land, and COMmodore Cockburn, appointed by the
Rear-Admirsd and myself to Inca theth. This Ca-
pitulation, which was itnutually ratified the same
night, will, I taut, be honoured with his Majesty's
approbatiori.

I inclose also a return of the French garrison,
which it is supposed will be in a state t' ernharkr,in
the Course of a fewdays; from ,Whiohyit 'will ''ap-
pear' that I did not o'er.rate the crigin.3ll nuffiberl44
the enemy.
By the next conveyance, I shall have the
honour
.
toaubmit to your Lordship's consideration the vari.
..
pus details which are- now referred 4to in general
and
terms, to report the merits of the several corps,;
hitt the science of the Officers of the Ro'yal Attliktrl
Las hcell,too conspicuous.flot to be particularly no-
ticed, the interior of the enemy's fortress being torn
to pieces by shells ; his works have also been much .
injuie(l by shot from the gun-hatteries, niapned' by
the seamen under the direction of c ornmodor9
Cockburn and the other naval officers.
After; the embarkation of the French troops; I i;
shall have the honour to command the'eagles talteti
from the enemy to he laid at the King's feet, .
Captain Preedy of the both regiment, one or my !
Aides-de-Camp, has the honour to be the beater of ...::1
i,
this dispatch :beis an officer of service, an 4 I vog t
1
leave to recommend him to his Kijegy's favour, :4il
and to your Lordship's i;roteaiort. ,

I annex the following returns—Ordnance, 001.,
munition, and stores takes from the enemy
,provi"
sions in the fortress, with the daily issues oirPors
hospitals. I have the honour to be, &c. •'‘
(Signed) GEO. BECK WITH; Corn: FOrciii:
[Then follow the Articles of c:Ii)it610111°"' )/1
*am 011 to
which it is agreed, stint the rtPIIC", ' ' 'end
embarked in proper vessels„oprisoners qtr sod
of
ers, rank for rank,
proceed to Quiberon Bay, for an exchange P" the
two nation,. The Captsiin-Oeneral Vino* J°YBl:lS.*,4
nn the high res 044
P-- in which his cbaraBer is halo, •
is, with his Aides-de.CamP, to be .sent to Frame'
flee from any restriaion. The military and 11°11;
end man -for bet Ween
offieersa. troops, crews, &c. are permitted to.dispostS
of their, priyate property. No papers us rererl
of a pahlie naturp to be reinoved. The garriar
Civil Staff, ace. of ki;geon Island, to sbarethe SOO
fate as those. of Fort Penis. Those, officers god I
others employed who (nave) property or bolo°
in Martinique, tO, remain six months, and Ole
wards share the fate of the Garrison. 'rho colonists
and inhabitants to be allowed, if requited, to I'olloo
the fate of the Garrison, No, individual or any

"eon to be molested on account of political opiniclls'
The Catholic Religion to be- preserved in, its presoC
state, and the property assigned for its maintenli3c°
to be reipe6led. The embarkatton of the French
troops to take place in eight, and not more WI)
fifteen days, according as transports cart be igvl3lll-ech.

[Wc shall give the Articles at length to:rnorroci togel
withal) account of the Military Stores, which arc iinglo4.4

i4dmiraltp7Office, April 12, 1809.
Captain Joseph Spear, of his Majesty's Sloop th°
\Volverene, arrived at this Office this manning with
dispatches from Rear-Admiral the Mon: Sir Ak.l-
- Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief 0117i4
Majesty's Ships and Vessels at the Leeward I_,44nds'
awddhirceiststedhetf
oolltlotewig Hon. William Wcopilileias :....mWeliesey Pole,
SIR Neptune Fort-Royal B?Y
0'1'6114/116
'February a 4. 189.
By my Letter of the t sth a duplicate of 'wl'ich
accompanies
ruthilissi,olitoegiestidierrawieitlk oduineiroafitythe:iitih'44:oo
been informed, that it was intended to open a I`,ri,
on the enemy from four batteries on the gleceeo
'rig day, in addition to his own guns turned nrce
him from Fort Edward, which was aceordinglY
at half past four in the afternoon, the time PP'

pointed.
The enemy at first returned the fire With
sp
bat it gradiaallY slackened until the following 0101°.
jog, and then eniirelteettse' except at log Oct'
vals, which Made it evident Le was; beaten from

his guns.'
Cap
While the batteries were kept constanti,r fi
cartonring on
and Notharn, of the York and Intrepid, %v
nith
about 404"aalen and marines, continued to be er;
played in z'etting the Ile wv 'cannon, mortl"'
tains
the enemy front the western side,

1

h vitzers, up to Mount Surrey from the eastern
side of the fort, which was a service of the utmost
labour and difficulty, owing to the rains and.deep-
ness of the roada but .notwithstanding which, a
battety of four 24-pounders and four mortars was
finished by the 224, And the guns mounted ready,
for service, . .
On the following-day several more guns were got
up, and ready to.he placed in an advanced batter,y,
intended to consist of eight 24-pounders; a similar
battery was-- preparing to the westward, and the'
whole would have begin in a state to open. on the
enemy by the 26th, had not a flag of truce been
Sent from the fort on the 23d, with proposals for a
tioreendvr, on the principle of being sent to France
on parole; but Lieutenant-General Beckwith, the
Leommander •of the fotces, and myself, not judg-
ing it proper to accede to such terms, the batteries,
which had before opened their hre, recommenced

the aitaek at halt past eight o'clock in the evening,
tnt.l continued it without intermission during the
,night.

The next morning, .a little past six o'clock, one
of the magazines in the fort blew up with a great
plosion, and soon afterwards three, flags of truce
were hoisted by the enemy,; and hostilities, ,ceased
on our part. ..
; A letter was then received fsom the -Captain-
General Villaret joyeuse, requesting that Commis-
sioners might be appointed can both sides to settle
the terms of• Capitulation, which was agreed to,
and Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost and
gaitiand were named by the Coin-
mander of the Forces,: and Commodorp Cockburn
by me. These officer's were met by the General cif
yjllaret (the Captain-General's brother),
and Colonels Mountfort and Boyer, in a tent erect-,
'ed. for the purpose between the advanced piquets
on each side, when the terms were settled and ra-
tified before midnight; a copy of which I have the
.honour to inclose.
This morning a detachment. of troops took, posses 7
Ilion, of the Bouille Redoubt, and the ravelines and
gateUiq of. Fort Bourbon on the land side;, and the
garrispn (a reiurn of which,
,as well ,as the rest of
the Prisoners taken, since the commencement of the
siege, is inclosed) will be
:found embarked in the
course of eight days in transports, and his Majesty's
ships Bellisle and Ulysses will proceed with them as
a guard to Europe.
- now bag leave to congratulate their Lordships

on the happy' termination of a siege,' which was,
by t liq uncommOn exettiOns of the army ana navy,'
brought to a close. within 2sl citiy's from the sailing,
of the expedttlon trom liatbadoes..
The tire kept up by the bitierieilWas irresistible,
the enemy was driven. trim his defences, his 'Caw.;
Don dismaiimed, and the 'whole of the interior of
the work ploughed up tiv the shot and shells, within
five days after the batteries opened. .
Neyer did .more finanimity Prevail between the
two servieeit than On the present occasion. One
sentiment, iine Wish-, pervaded. the-Whole and 'they
looked vita cOnfideitce to a speedy and glorious ter-
mination of theit'toils. .
I had on /hit Service hippliteis to aa with
Lieutenant-Geneial • Beck ;.vi ih, an'Officer have long
been in the' habits tif intimacywith, froni whose
zeal I had 'every thing to expea, 'and which the re-
cent events have 'se -folly-realized. He did the the
honour to .consult me on various: occasions, and his
communications and co-operafion were friendly and
'cordial, which, on all conjund axPeditionS, is the
surest pledge of success.'

I have already informed their Lordships, that I
entrusted the whole of the naval arrangementS on
shore to Commodore Cockburn. His exertions have
been unremitting, -and hiS merit .beyond my' praise.
He speaks in terms of high approbation of the ,able
.support and assistance he received from Captains
Neshatii, and Brenton, whom I had se7
leCtita to ad With-hirn. To
all these:affieero, and
the lieutenants, and other 'officers, peq iiffueri,
seamen, and inarineS immediately under' their com-
mands, I feel truly 'obliged' for performing the ar-
duous duties imposed *Oen them. The seven-gun
battery at Folville was entirely fo(ght by seamen,
from which the therni sdffered severely. .'

I have also tLe fullest reason to be thankful to the
other officers and, men of the . squadron employed
'on the blockade and reduction of the Island, for
theirgeneraladivity and emulation..
I.subjoin a list of the several returns and papers
Which I have been able to colle6t, and send herewith,
For any. other information I beg to refer their,
Lordships to Captain'Spear, of the Wolverene, an
old and deserving Commander, whom I have en.
trifsted with this dispatch. -
I have the honour to be, Ste. --
(Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE.
'ENCLOSURES.

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Terms of Caitit'ulation,
Return of the French Garrison. , - .
Return Of the Batteries erceied.
Return of vs.il led and VtPounded ip the Sqnadron. • , '
Irttiln of the Squadron.
Ctmlal Nteitioranduon Issued to the Squadron.
~,,,,) lot Ri.tutn ot 0 rdnanee; .Ordnanee Storm Commissary
'rtti re. Watts Ito- co ytt.btvu in pletod. ‘t-

Colonies —French Empire,-Army'ot Martinique.
. Head.'quatters, Fort Pesaix, Feb. 25, 134.
• - STAFF,
'List of Men capahlct of being embarked.
Staff—.l superior otlicer, o officers.
26t11 'Reg. 2 'superior offi.ers, Jo officer's, 430 subalterns
and. soldiers.
82d Reg.--a superior officers; so officers, tieo subalterns and
soldiers.
Aitillery--a superior officerS, 7 ollicers, 171 subalterns and
siAttiet,s.
Artiticeis —2 officers, 57 subalterns and soldiers.
Horse Criass,:urs— 2 officers, 42 ilubaltcrio and svtdiets.
Engitiots— I superior olticer, z officers.
Colonial Gendarmerie 7 staraltems and soldiers. "
bearrlen--r superior officer, 23 ottic!rs,242 seamen.
Adimilistrzplion —5 superior Officers, 19 officers,
•• Total—it superior office's, 41 officers, 11327 subalterns
and. soldiers, 242 seamen
• (signrd) - BO E
Chef d'Etat Major-General.
-Return or.the Batteries' eretled and intended to he erected
against f• ort:Bourbon, in the island of Martinique.
Batteries completed..
I. Tartenson-4 thirteen-inch mortals, 4 110WitierS.
2. l'avllle-4 ten-inch, 3 eight-inch, 4 five iil.ti half inch
mortars, 2 nowitzer illOrtars, 7 meld) -four-pounder guns.
3. L'Arene—,l thirteen-inch mortar, I, nowit2or mortar.
4. Cliikott Ridge-2 ten-inch mottos, a liOwttAer,tltOrtarS,
4 twenty-four-pounder guns. •
5., Fort .1.-inus —4. thirteen-inch mortars; 4 twenty-four-
poundcr guns.
Total 9 thirteen-inch, 6-ten-inch, 3 eight 4 five
and liatt«inch mortars, 5 howitzer inottsts,4howiticrs,
is twenty-tinir • poiruder guns. . • ••i•
Batteries not completed. -
Courville-8 twenty-tour-pounder. guns.
13exonS-8 t vitrify-lour- pounder guns.
boons Advance—..l ten-inch, 2' eight-inch mortars, t twenty-
four-pounder gun.
• l'auclie—z•eight-inch, 2 five and half-inch rntrtars.
Morne Vanwer -.3 thirteen-m..it mortars.
, Total-3 thirteen-inch, r tenninth, -4 eight-inch, 2 'Bye
and halt-inch rumtars,;.ry t welity7timo.pouricr guns..
. (Signed; A EX. COLlift.AN E.
Return of Officers and Seamen 'killed and wounded whilst
serving on S bore' under the Orders of Commodore Cock•
burn, at the Reduction of Martinique. - ,
kilied; 2 badly, t slightly wounded.
Poilipeo-73 killed; 3 badly,. ; wouriclo.
leisie None killed;- t badly, 3 slightly wounded.
Anniratithe-3 killed ; 4 'badly, 2 slightly wo.nittett.
'IOLA-6 killed; to badly, 9 sightly wounded.. . .
(Signed) G. CUCKbLi4N, Commodore.
Names of Offieers wounded... •
Amaranthe.— Mr. Thoinas Wickland, isoatsWain • Mr.
Thoinpson, Uunner. slightly.
POMpbe.—Mr. James Scott, Master's-mare, slightly ; • Mr .
T minas Mills, Nlichmipinaii, <shghtty ; Mr. lona Ede..
' 'yearn, G unner,. badly. '
Names of Men killed.
POrripee.-13.obert Rundle, C.frpenter's Crew; Moies But.
• let, Able; Patrick Mackey, Landman. -
kinaranthe.-- lohn Kerr, Coxswain Roberts' Boy.
(Signed) G; COCKBURN, Cominoefore.
l•eb. 25, ig,"9, •

I ist of the Squadron eirtplo).ed ip the Reddelion.Of
. . Martinique.• frlti' '' ' . -.
Sitio of tho Line. ,
, .
Neptune York
l'ompee Captain
Belleisle Intrepid
Frigates.
• Acasta . Circe
Penelope ' '. tity,es
. Lthalion Etri)llice
./Eolu

-- .
Sloops, ice.
Corer! Swinger
IV ol vere.ne lorre.ter
Cherub Recruit
• ' Srnrk , ' Star . ~. ~ .
A ruArantlie Ect.lir
1-I,itility ' Frolic a ' " ".
E X iIiVIS ,
(Signed) ALEX. C()CIIR 41N E.

Nept Jte, Fort ,Royal Hay, Martinique,
February 16, 1P,9.
GENERAL. MEIVI.OitAN Du M.
- I have great 'satisfaction in annoutwing, to the
Sq,nadron thesurrender of. the Fort Bourbon,,'Whieh
event was fnallycoricluded,' and the terms 'of. cal.'
pitulati9n ratified, on. Ftiiday night 'and yester7.
day the:British troops marched in, and took.posses-
sion of the principal defences of that 'fortress ; by
which the sovereignty of this important • Island has
been secured to Great iritain. .
When I reflex on the labtiar and difficulties the
Commodore,' the several Captains and officers, petty
officers, seamen and marines, have encountered, and
on the short .time in which this serVice has been ac-
complished, I am impressed with the highest sense
of their perseveranee and courage ; and -I shall not
fail to r'port the same to my Lords Commissioners
of the .A.dmiralty.
I have also viewed with admiration the bravery
and discipline of the army; but British troops, led
on.by snch officers ati we have had the happiness of
serving with in the redu6ion of this Island, are in-
vincible; and 'it is with no little pride I have Wit-
nesse" d the cordiality which has so oninterruptedlY
subsisted between the 'land and sea .forcett,
on all combined expeditions, is, the surest means of
leading to success. .
I' request that Commodore' Cockburn and the so..
veral .Captains will dome the honour to, necept grY'
warmest thanks for their exertions, also the 4cers

and petty officers, seamen, and marines and ,thitt

the Captains,w ill communicate the same to the, lat-
ter in a suitable manner.

(Signed) 'ALEX. COCHRANE.
To the Commodore,' the respedive Captains, •
Commanders, Ste. StC. "