The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-27 00:00:00

VEB.
14,

Further considerable progress continues to be made
in the general reduaion of Martinigne, the Tat'ns
of St. Pierre and -Fort Royal, with the extensive
arsenals near the latter, and Fort Edward, being
subsequently to the accounts given in our last, re-
speaively surrendered, without opposition, to our
forces. St. Pierre was taken possession of on the
Bth instant by Col. BARNBS, and is now garrisoned
by 200 or% he 63d regiment, under Major O'RouaK E.

On the gth, Major-Gen. MAITLAND sent in 300
men under Col. MeNita;' from Case Naviere, to
Fort Royal, who patroleckthe town, and received the
parole of above 500 of the enemy's troops, sick and
wounded in the hospitals. Our troops afterwards enier
ed Fort Edward, which the enemy bad privately eva-
cuated, after spiking and dismounting the guns; but
in their precipitancy they left_ two serviceable mortars,
ready loaded; and they have since been well employ-
ed by a detachment of our artillery upon the works
of Fort Bourbon,which is now completely invested—
Major-General Wistmitan occupying the extent
from Case. Naviere to Sourrier, on one side; and
Brig.-Gen. NICHOLSON the other,. from. Sourrier to.
Cul de sac de Cohie. His ExCellency, Lieut.-Gene.
ral BECKWITH lass establi.lted his Head-quarters at
Preclair, and, with Sir G. PEETOST, commands at
Sourrier, and are making the most' indefatigable et-
ertions to complete the mortar 'batteries tor' the siege
of Fort Bourbon.

The Squadron remain at Case' Naviere, and are
unremittingly employed in landing and getting up
the heavy cannon, lice. fur that purpose; and Com-
modores COCKBURN (who has hoisted' his broad pen-
nant on board the Pompee) superintends and direas
the co-Operation of the seamen with the,most lenda-
ble zeal. There arc already two batteriescompleted
on Mono Turquison, near Point Negro, but they
will not be opened before those at •Sourrier are
ready; in the mean lime, howiwer, the 'enemy's
attialtioa is occupied by our fire from Fort Edward'
(we preserve the name given on our last reduttion of
Fort Royal), and shells are continually passing be-

tween that and Fort Bourbon;• but on the evening
of the nth, several Shrapnel' shells were thrown
with considerable success-from our. advanced post
into the advanced redoubt of that fortress, the men
being seen to run in great confusion.
Their garrison, desert fast,
.numbers of them bar-
ing'coMe over to our camp ; and they report with
confidence, that a large part of the garrison, consist-
.,lug of Germans, Piedrtiontese, and Poles, are ready
to. follow their example, if they are assured of being
sent passengers to Europe. Those that have come
have been permitted to go where they please in.;
.to the country, with which they seem well acquaint-
ed, having been generally employed to work on the
plantation); since they cattle from Europe.
Major-General MA.ITLARD has been appointed by
the Commander in Chief, Commandant-General
for the present of the whole Island. •
The actions with ,the first division of our Army
immediately under Lieut.'
_Gen.•BECKWITH and Sir
G. PREVOST, hitherta but imperfectly understood,
now appear to have been.,of greater e:ste:►t and irn-
portance than had before transpired. The first bri-
gade of-this army led by Sir Guottos, with the light
infantry battalion of Brig. Gen.. EIOUGHTON, attackd
theenemy on the ►st inst. posted on Morn() Bruno,
and in a most gallant and successful manner drove
him from his position, anti compelled him to take
up a fresh one on the: heights of Sourrier, with con-
siderable loss ; and on our part with that of 35 men
killed, and 195:W010ded nod missing.. The coirdu4
of our troops on thiti occasion was highly meritori-
ous; and on the following day• Was still; if possible,
more so—they
...again attacked the, enemy, now
strongly posted on Mount Sourrier, and defended
by field pieces, but from a too great impetuosity
they were twice repulsed, and 'suffered a loss of 42
killed, and 129 wounded and missing ; not, how-
ever, without making such an impression on the
:enmity as rendered itis position so untenable, and
taught him whit he alien again expect, that, during
the night, he withdrew
,into his principal •works,
leaving the posts to be occupied by our troops.
'The following is A Correct gist of the British offi-
cers killed and wounded during• the siege : ' I

Major Maxwell, of,the King's, btrd to death from a wound
in the arm.

Captain Tayler, of the yth Killed.'
Captain St. Clair, or the a6th, killed.,
Lieut,Col. Packenham, wounded in the cheek doing well.
hlajor Campbell wounded severely.
Captain Gledstalies,, of the 3d West India Regiment,
wotioded, doing well.

FEBRUARY 16.

Saturday 4th hut. at day-light the enemy hoisted
flag of truce at Pigeon Island, as a token he had
'surrendered, the_ fort: was immediately taken pos.
session of by a detachment of the York Rangers,.
and 13G yrimanerS of war were sent on board the
ships 5 tour French soldiers were killed in the fort,
}it'd six or eight wounded.
The York Rangers, seamen, and Artillery men,
were nQw employed in disci ntling the batteries

erette4
against the Island, and in eonveiing em
to the other side, for the attack of Fort B,urbon.
The batteries at Point Negro were now evacuated by
the Enemy, and the guns spiked and upset off their
eardagelt.-.
On the 6th inst., all the batteries near the Pearl*
and in. PrecHheur Bay were destroyed by the seamed.
of the "Pohrs and Wolverine. On the gth, Fort Ed- •
ward was taken possession of by the York Rangers,-'

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and,all the sick troops of the.enemy in the town Of
Fort Royal put upon their parole, amounting in
number to no less than 595.

On the Bth, the Pelorzs' s and Cherub, having on
board Lieut.-Colonel BARNES, Major O'Rouau,
and two-hundred troops of the. 63d regiment, took
poisession of the triwn.
On the tot!), the four mortars which the enemy
left in Fort Edward were turned upon him, and
commenced firing together'with four 24:pounders.
It is expelled that all the batteriei against Fort
Bourbon will be ready to open in three dap, when
no less than 60 piecds offieavy ordoluico will begin
to play upon