The Sun.
London, England, 1802-06-10 00:00:00

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FION! Tidt,-BArtI3.4:DOtS•MESCVItY, OF APRIL

ROSEAU (DOMINICA), Ariqt. 14. -
On Saturday morning, the loth inst. accounts ar-
rived in Town, express to His Excellency Governor
Jo HNSTONE, that a mutiny had broke out in the
Bth West India Regiment, of which His Excellency
is Colonel, tvho, on the preceding evening, had re-
volted against their Officers, and put three of them
to death ;* in consequence of which an alarm was
fired, and the Colony put under Martial Law, which
was sanctioned by a Council of War, to continue for
fourteen days.
They themselves assigned various motives for
this outrage ; what the real one may have been, yet
remains to be investigated ; but whatever it was,
it can form no palliation for the scene of brutality
which they counnitted.
The different Corps of Militia were immediately
assembled in town, and a part of the 68th Regi-
ment, with about fifty men of the St. George's Re-
giment, commanded by Captain Dawes, and the
St. Luke's Indepen4nt Company, were imme-
diately embarked in some of the droghing ves-
sels, in order to ad with the 'St. John's Inde-
pendent Company, commanded by Captain 'TROT-
TER. On Sunday His Excellency embarked with
the remainder of the 68th, and arrived at Prince Ru-
pert's on the evening of the same day. Previous
to this the Mutineers had made a sortie, in which they
had a skirmish with Capt. 'TROTTER'S Company,
but in the end were repulsed and driven back by that
Company, supported by the Marines of the different
Ships in the Bayl, who effedually continued todeeep
them within the post, till the force which accom-
panied the Governor was disembarked. His Ex-
cellency found, on his arrival, that terms had been
proposed to Major HAMILTON ; after which, several
interviews between parties deputed from the Muti-
neers and our Commanders took place, the result of
which was,' that they should surrender and lay down
their arms, which being agreed to, and that Soo men
should march to take possession, the Governor, at the
head of a detachment from the Royals, commanded
by PUXLEY from the Saints, about 300 of the
68th, commanded by Majors SCOTT and HAM IL.
TON, and the Marines commanded by Capt.
together with some officers and privates of the
Artillery, entered the Garrison, when they found
the Mutineers drawn up on their usual place
of parade, with the Colours in their front. They
received our troops with presented arms, and
obliged two of their Officers§, whom they had spared
from the massacre of Friday night, to take post in
their front. The Governor drew up his troops in
two lines opposite to them, rode to the line of the mue
tineers, and direled them. to shoulder and ground
their arms, on which he rode to the rear of the front
line. They were then ordered to advance three paces
in front ; at which moment a Serjeant (Church)
called out, " No, General—no." The Governor
then replied, if they diet not instantly obey, he
would order the Troops to fire upon them. On
which, the whole seized their arms, and a general
fire commenced, by which many of the Mutineers
fell, and the remainder dispersed, themselves in dif-
ferent dire&ions.
Previous to their • dispersion, Captain SERRANT•
and Lieutenant BEAUBO is, with the St. bike's In-
dependent Company, had received orders to occupy
Fort Shirley, in which were some few of the Mu-
tineers ; but being fired upon, and having no in-
strument with which to force the barrier gate, they
were obliged to retreat.
After the scene on the Parade, many of the 'sur-
viving fugitives were seen scrambling up the outer
Cabrit others fled up the inner one, and those who
could attain it, running along the line on the ridge,
discharged, as they passed, the cannon which had
been previously loaded, and pointed on their pursuers,
and then threw themselves headlong over the preci.
pice. Such, however, was the spirit of intrepid ac-
tivity manifested by every white individual in the
Garrison, in stouning the remaining . Posts of the
M'utineers, that, in the course of half an hour, the ,
whole were completely reduced ; and these daring
banditti may now be said (except about 130, who
are prisoners on board the Ships of War), to be al-
most wholly exterminated.
It is with great satisfadion we find our own loss
has been very trifling, according to the best accounts
amounting to twenty killed and wounded.
Lieutenant M'KAY and Lieutenant WASTNAYS
appeared to have been peculiar objeas of their rage.
Lieutenant WASTNAYS' fate .was truly lamentable.
These.barbarians having stripped him, fastened him
to a tree, pricked him with their bayonets, and
mutilated him in a most shocking manner, even re-
tarding that death, which would have been a boon,
as terminating his sufferings ; and the dead body of
Lieutenant M4gAY, the first yiaim to their wrath,
they equally insulted, by dragging it about .the post
in a manner too horrid to relate.
The strongest powers of panegyric would be faint,
to give the due tribute to the merit of every Corps
which was engaged in the late perilous scenes. The
zeal and intrepidity of the Artillery, commanded
by Captain BROUGH, the Royals, the 68th Regi-
ment, and Marines, reflea on those Corps the
highest credit. The St. George's Regiment and
St. John's Independent Company manifested their
usual spirit and alacrity, and though not engaged in
the business of the interior of the Fortress, sustain-
ed with becoming firmness the important Position
which His Excellency judged proper to assign them.
Capt. LEW Is, of the 37th Regiment, who com-
manded the advanced guard, is justly entitled to ap-
plause.
Great praise is due to Capt. BENJAMIN MAT-
THEWS, of the ship Fanny, who volunteered his
services, with several of his crew, and whose ex-
ertions on this occasion were highly useful. It is
-with concern we state, that one of his men was dan-
gerously wounded by a grape-shot.

* Captain CAMERON killed, Lieutenant MACKAY ditto;
Lieutenant WA s-riv A y s ditto ; Commissary LAINC ditto;
Quarter and Barrack-Master-Serjeant 'K ASC ditto ; Clerk
cf the Cheque, BARRON, dangerously wounded; Quarter-
Master-Serje;.nt You NG, wounded.
f The Magnificent, of 74; Excelleat, 74; Severn, 44; and
Caicte sloop of war.
4-., We have not been able to learn this Gentleman's name.
Captain BARRE and Lieut. BIVI NCTON.
For the information of those unacquainted with the Post
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at )ri.ace Rupert's, it may be proper to observe, that the hills
called the Cabrits arc two very high ridges, having a valley or
piain between them, and the inner one commanding an ex-
tensive fiat isthmus, on winch, and forming a fine from
thence to the Bay, the Militia were posted,' to prevent the
'Mutineers escaping from the Garrison.