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Fah', Ihe-40ND0.1 adZ.ETTE, Feb.

• Admiralty-aflice, Feb. 13; 1810.
TispatcheS, of
.which the tofloWing are Copiei;
have btep, received at this 'Office by John Wilson
Croke!, Esil. from Vice Admiral Bettie, comthand7
er in Chief of , his Majesty's ships and vessels at the
Cipe, of 'Good, Hope, address'ed to the Hon. Wil-
liam Wellesley Pole.

• La Bourbonaise, Table Bay,
SI R,Nov. i 6, ISog.
I have the honour to congratu!ate their Lordships
on the beneficial elects that have already manifest.:
ed themselves to the interests of his Majesty's ser-
vice, and particularly those of the Honourable East
India Company, by the, measures, their Lordships
have been pleased to adopt for the blockade of the
Isles of France and Bourbon, and by the prompt
• reinforcement they have been pleased to place under
my ,orders, • for the furtherance of this objeCt ; the
communications from Captain Rowley and Lieuten
ant-Colonel Keating, copies of which are forwardtl.l
herewith, fully explain the nature' of the services
pefformed ; the able manner in which they have.
lien condueled, and the unanimity, zeal, and dis=
cipline, which have distinguished the whole proceed-
ing, merit the highest apprnhation. and to which I
feel that nn rnlynnent or encomium-of mine can ren-
' der sufficient j? 7e.

The objeas ~.oposed by. Captain Rowley and
Lieutenant-Colonel Keating in undertaking this en-
terprise were very considerable,,and have succeeded
in every point ; all the batteries, guns, Mortars, at
St. Rosa, St. Paul's, S. Gill's; and St. Luce in the
Island of Bourbon, have been effetlually and com-
pletely destroyed; and in their harbours the enemy
can no hinger find that protection for their own ships
or their captures, which they were accustomed to
seek, when the rigour of the blockade opposed their
entrance into the Isle of France.

Their naval force is reduced on t his station, by a
frigate (La Caroline), of 44 guns, and a corvette,
(the Grappler) of 18 guns, besides merchant ves-
sels ; but what is still more gratifying is the reco-
very out of the hands of the unetny of the Ho-
nourable Company's ships Europe and Streatham,
with a considerable part of their cargoes, being the
only two ships belonging to the East India Com-
pany which have, within my knowledge, been
brought within the limits bf this station since my
arrival on it.
I cannot forbear to observe to their Lordships,
that on the present occasion the service has been par-
ticularly indebted-to Captain Corbett, of his Majes-
ty's ship 'Nereide ; and on every service in which
he has been employed, he has disNayed a zeal, ac-
tivity, and universal abilities, :which are the lotof
few, and which, when united, must distinguish their
possessor.

Captain Rowley, and -Lieutenant-Colonel Keat-
ing, alike express their high approbation' of the
condu6l of Captain. Willoughby, of the. Otter, both
by sea and land; his many wounds are honourable
testimonies of his former services, and on no occa-
sion can he have distinguished himself beyond the
present.. it gives me much satisfaBipu to add that
the loss.tonsidering the service performed has been
comparatively inconsiderable, a statement of which,
with other documents„ is herewith transmitted.
I have the honour to be, 'Bcc.
(Signed) A: BERTIE.

Raisonable, off Port Louis,
SIR, Aug. 2S, 609.
The harbour of St. Paul's having long been the
rendezvous of those French cruisers, and such of
their prizes as have escaped the vigilance of our
look-out ships off the Isle of France, and La Caro-
line French frigate having succeeded' in entering
that port with two homeward bound Indiamen richly
laden, I considered it pra6ticable, both from the re-
ports of Capt. Corbett, of the Nereide, Who is per-
fealy acquainted with the coast,•as well a's-from my
own observations, and from information received
from prisoners, that the place might be carried with
the assistance of 'a detachment of the troops from
Roderique, to assist by land in an attack on the bat-
teries-, Having communicated my opiniOn to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Keating, commanding . the troops
there, he immediately acceded to the measure, and
in the most handsome manner offered to embark.
with all the troops that could be spared from the
detente of the place: I have therefore detached
the Nereide, Otter, and Sapphire, to bring them
down ; and as soon as they arrive shall proceed with
the whole-of our force to the attack of the place. I
have in the mean time sent the Boadicea to blockade
the port, and trust that these measures will meet
your approbation. ,

I have the honour to be, &c.
'(Siined) J. ROWLEY.
To ViceAdaiiral Bettie, ScC.

Raisonable, St. Paul's 1161,
29th Sept. 1809.
Hating acquainted you by my letter of the 28th
August with the reason which induced me to re-
quest the assistance of Lieutenatit-Coloncl Keatincr
commanding the troops at Roderique, to co=opeL
rate with his Majesty's ships .in an attack on St.
Paul's, I have now farther to acquaint you, that
being joined by the Nereide, Otter; and 'Wail)
schooner, having on board a detachment of the
56th Regiment, and of the 2d Regiment Native In-
fantry, amounting in the whole to 368 men, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel .Keating, and
the Sirius haiing joined; we proceeded at dusk on
the evening of the. 20th for the Isle of Bourbrin ;
the, force intended to be landed were the .detach-
ment of his Majesty's and Compapy's troops,
forced by the Marines of the squadron, and a party
of about 100 seamen from this ship and the Otter,
under the command of Capt.. Willoughby, whose
zeal.induced him to volunteer the command of so
small a party. As,secrecy and dispatch were essen-
tial to the, success of the Expedition, the whole of
this force, anionnting to 604, were embarked with
five additional baits on board the Nereide, Captain
COrbet, who, from his perfeCt acqt:airitaitee with
the coast, as well as his known, skill and aelivity,
Was intrusted with thiS important service.
On our-approach towards the'Ray of St. Paul's,:
to prevent suspicion, the Nereide preced, d the .other
ships, and being anchored close to the beach, the
whole of the detachment were' landed with, the
greatest celerity, without any alarm being given to
.the enemy, and proceeded towards the batteries,
which were secf.essiu-naljy stormed-and carried with
the greatest gallantry, and' several of the 'guns
'pointed on the
,ships in the xoads in the mean

tiMe,the sseundrop stood into the bay, and accord-
ing to iber2lap ,ateraed upon, when the
,foovelneitS
of the !topes enabledthem-to ea.,. pperred rhee'r
fire' on the shipping, which. was' AV*tilly returned
by La Caroline frigate, the Indiamen her
,ptizes;
and those batteries which, from their distance frOM.
the first point ef attack; were enabled to continuie
their fire; 'ant ahese being finally carried, our shit ii
`preparingeb anchor; 'and the Sirius -liaang already
taken a
,eldse raking position a-head of LaCtroliree;
they found it necessary to stir erider_ehaving Made ari,
honourable, -resistence; and by nine o'clock the
whole.ofethe.batteries, town and shipping were in
possesaionaef.hiseMajeSty's troopS, and 'squaWeee
The squadron having anchored in the Reads close_
off the town of St. -Pael'S immediate exertiens Were
made to secure La Car oiii)eand the rest et
ping, whose tables being Cut; had drifted
,On shore;
and they were hove off without Material- inittry.
The guns and Mortara at the different batteries
and on the beach, being.spiked; their earn rages burnt
or destroyed, :Olathe magazihes blown off nedar the
directions of -Captain Willoughby, the e. hole el the!
trocips; marines, and aeaMep, were embaee'sed semi
after. dark on board.ot the different ships ; these
' Sir,. have we completely succeeded in the ohjeets of
-the expedition; by the -capttee Of • the, crieniy•s
.slipping, the destruction of all the elefenceS of-the'
only sate anchorage in tie' jsland, and which suss
always been a place of shelterforaleair.creizers and
'
prizes, when prevented from entering tll9 ports of the
-hie of France; besides the'rescueof property- to ad
immense amount out of the hands of the enemy.
'lt is impossible for me to do justice to, ior stun.-
ciently express the high sense. I eritertain of the gal:-
"entry and skill of • Lieutenant-ColOnel -Keating,
which were.equally conspicuous in planning and Con--
duaing this affair; and the bravery shewn by the
troops in.. successively carrying- the 'batter e,,, was
eminently distinguished. •
I .beg Ig;tve to 'reteryou for details', to Lieutena
ColopeleKeating's -letter; and ant hapey to say he
mentions:in high-terms the conduel of Captain Wil-
lotighby, the officers, seamen, and marines, employ-
ed on this occasion. - I need scarcely say that I re- '
ceived Oery, assistance and support from the Cap,
tains-of his Majesty's ships, whom I had the, good
fortune to have placed under my command, that
might be expealedfrom officers of thair known me-
rit and experience; and ,I have only to regret that
their ability.and zeal had not more room for exer-
tiop, as, to prevent interference with the movements
of the troops on shore, the services of the ships were
necessarily Much limited.
The loss of the detachment in killed and wound-
ed, considering the nature-of the service the 'troops
had to perform, and the advantages of the position
on the part of the enemy, was not so great as might
have, been expe6ted ; I herewith enclose a list of
the killed and wounded of the ships Of the squa- . •
drop ; among the latter I have particularly to regret
Lieutenant Lloyd and Lieutenant Howden •of the
.Royal -Marines', both of the Reisonable, with Ott
party on shore,. who have been always'zealously for-
ward on occasions for service e the damages sestain-
ed by the ships of the aquadren are irnmaterial.
On the morning of the 22d we could have but
little communication with the shore, on account
of the surf on the beach; but we obserVed the
enemy celle&ing on the heights: and itt the alters
neon they appeared in force, _advancing towards •
the town froth St. Denis, upon which it -was con.
sidered adviSable by laeufenant-Colonel Keating
and myself to destroy the stores containing the
public property. From the state of the surf on th.e •
beach,• the:'.:Marines were selected for this service,'
with.? small party of seamen, and Captain Willotigle,
by- -aga,itr volunteered his services ors the oc-.
casion : the Lieutenant-ColOnelhimself accompanied
the partye and a large arid valuable magazine, tht;
only one,,we could ascertain to be public propetey,,
Wes fired, and the party re-imbarked without lesi.
On the morning of :the 23d; the troops, marines, ,
and sea Men, all in boats, were in readiness to land.
under cover of the Nereide, when we were ipfortned
•that the enemy, under the command oh General
de Bruleys, had retreated to St. Denis in the night.
The Commandant St.: nchiel. being dispos d to
negociate, the Lieutenant-Colonel and myself agreed ,
to sign the terms, of which the enclosed` is a,eopy,
since which time the troupS and , seamen have been
aalively employed in Shipping the property found in
the publiesitireseconsialing .provisions and some
ordnance stores, and-a part of the cargoes of the •
captured Incliamen;Oich had not been tired at the
same time as tile. others, On the supposition of its
being private property) the' cargoes of 'the India-
meo alone being valued by. them at three ruilliena •
of dollars.
As the Captains of the captiared Indiameo were
found in the pleee, I have replaced them in their for.
mer situatiens, with such of their people as we can
colleate and' are fitting their ships-for sea. • A strong. •
party has also been employed completing the destine-
lion of the batteries, by bursting..t lie guns and mor-
tars, or heaving-them off intadeep water, carrying
Off the shot and shells, &c. thave given the charge
of the Caroline 'to Lieutenant -Bluett, first of this
ship, to whose steadiness, and good conduct I feel
much indebted,
,both-on this and many, other occa-
sions: 'The Sapphire sailed.'on the 24th, and the
Boadicea Oa the 25th, to resume the bloCkade of the
Isle of France. I had to regret the loss of ahe ser-
vices of the former, which .from baffling winds dal
not join us sill the 23d.

. .
I forward these
,dispatches by the- Nereide, and
,beg to refer you for further; particulars to Captain
'Corbet, who:can give you every information relative
to these tilands, and to whom I feel highly indebted
for the assistance I have received from hid] otievery
occasion. -
The Wasp schooner will be dispatched this even-'
ing for BoMbay. I beg to add that the Commonder,
Lieutenant Watkins, has slieWn much
.zeal and at-
tention in the prformanCe of every duty he has
been employed upon.
I nave., • Ste. (§igned) J. ROWLEY.
To ;Vice-Admiral Bettie,,&c &c, &c.

A return of Officers, seamen and marines killed, Wounded,
and misiing, belonging to his Majesty's ship's under the
cOnmirinci lossias Kow.ley, Esq. Captain of his Majesty's
ship Raisonable,' in adion with the enciny at -St. Paul's
and its vicinity, island of Buonaparte, zist Septruloc,

Killed, -
Raisonable— I able seaman, priyaternarine.
Boadicea—r private marine.
Sirius—z private marines.
Nereide—; able seaman. •
Otter private marine:

r
Cr
kyy.
4~

Wounded.

K-Asonable t Lieutenant {4th), If able seaman; t Lieutenant
o matilfes.(2,l,) 3 pri, ate marines,'
t Lieutenant of marines (ist); t corporal, 2 pri-
_

_vate marines.
Mienle —1 corporal,.} private marines.
()tti—t able Seii1)1:111.
Sirius-2 private tnarinei.
Total-IS.

. , Missing)
Sirius —z ordinary seaman.
Names of Officers wounded.' -
Raisonable—Lieutenaiit Lloyd (4th) ; Mathew Howden,
Lre„,e,,,nt of marines.
, .
i t' 't
' • 13, adicea—
.--- P ye, 'Lieutenant of marines.
~, . (Signe:, ) 1. R 0 W I_. EY.

SI Pt

St. PAtErs,,;.ciez or Bourbon,
• 22.th,,,Scpr, Ocg.

•
My letter of the 16th inst. with its inclaStrreA from
Commodore Rov% ley, will have, prep-red: the Ho-
now able the Governor in Council for a detailed
9coount of onr operations since that period; and
which, in justice to the steadiness, bravery, and'
g,q;dcondoel- of his Majesty's, and 'lll6 Honour-
able Company's troops, I teel it my duty to enter
into minutely ; trusting that the name§:' of those.
eJeellent officers, whom it has been my particular
god fortune to have; had the honour to comman4
may be noticed in proportion to the great national
service, wltich they. have performed, and the honour
acquired by -iris Majesty's and the Honourable Corp-•
pang's troops, hi an attack upol the town, bat;
teries, Posts, and shipping ot,St. Paul's.
His Majesty's ships La Nereide and Otter, 'and'
"Honourable Company's cruizer Wasp, with -368
officPrs and men, who were embark,. d-on the 16t11
instant, at Fort Dune n, Island of Roderiques, ar-
rived off Port Louis, Isle of Prance, on the even-
ing of the 18th, and joinld his Majesty's ship- Rai-
aonable,, Commodore Rowley; and Sirius. Early
the next- morning, the igih;-the seamen and troops
destined for the attack; amounting to 604, were,
according to- an arrangement made by Capiam
Corbett, and approved ,by the Commodore, put
on board the Nereide, and towards evening the
squadron stood for the Isle of Bourbon,' on the
morning of the vOth being off the East end of the
'

-At five A. M. on the 23d instant, the troops
were disembarked to the Southward of Point de
Galotte, seven 'Miles from St. Paul',, and imme-
diately commenced a-forced march, with a view of
crossing the causeways that extend over the lake,
before the enemy could discover our deberkation or
approach to the to-vu, Which''W,- .were fortunate
enough to etfeCte nor had they time to form in any
force until we had passed the 'strongest position.—
,By seven o'clock we were in possession of the first
and seco d batteries; Lambousiere and Li Centiere
when Captain Willoughby; of. the' Royal Navy,
• who commanded a detachment of about a hundred
seamen on' shore, -and to whose zeal, atto ity,_ and:
exertions I feel much indebted, immediately turned
the guns upon the enemy's shipping, from whes-i
fire, which was chiefly 'grape, and well direae,!,
within pistol shut of' the shore, we suff2red much,-
beitig necessarily exposed to it during our move-
ments- upon the beach,
.and through the lowa.
From the battery of La Centiere, captain Imlack
was detoclied with the secord column, composed of
i 42 of the 2d battalion of the -2d regiment of Bom-
bay Native Infantry, and #l2 EuropeanS, to take
possession of the third, or hattery of.ta.Neuf, de-
serted, by• the enemy. Oa his way thither, he fell
in with and was opposed by the entire force of the
-French, who had concentrated, and taken up a
very stung position behind a stone wall, with eight
brass field pieces, six-pounders, upon their flanks.
,This post was instantly charged in thi,i,post gallant
wanner By -th,it Officer and his men. --4'-: **-7
The enemy, 'howeier, maintained their position,
and Captain Hannor, of the 56th regiment,: was
ordered-to proceed with the third. column to his
snpport, ho &barged, and took two .of the
.ene-
my's gnus. The action • now became. warm,
,but
Bever doubtful. The enemy being. reinforced from
-the hills, and having also received one hUndred and
.ten troops of the line from the French frigate La
Caroline, and the squadron "not being able to stand
in to support us, our movements being endangered
by .tliyir fire, except -at intervals, which :they al-
ways took advantage of, Captain 'Willoughby was
diree.led to spike the guns of Lambousiere and La
Centiere, and with the seamen to man 'the third
battery, La Nerrf continuing to fire tipon their
shipping.
By this arrangement, Captain Torhes,Avito with
the ies7ve had covered those batteries, was enabled
-to advance against the &ferny, who, after an-ho-
nourable resistance, were compelled to give.waye
their remaining grins being carried by that excellent
Officer, e sufficient number of Men" were ordered to
light,troops, and to pursue the-enemy, whilst
the third scelumn, with part of the reserve, advanced
• Against the 4th and sth batteries, La Piere and 1,,a
'Caserne, which fell into our bands without - opposo-
t ion , and whose entire fire; was immediately directed
against the enemy's shipping. By half: past eight.
o'clock; the town, batteries,Anagazines, eight brass-
tield-pieces, -117 new and heavy non guns, of ditfe-
-rent •.calihres,,and all'the public stores, were -in -our
p6L.sessiott, with several' prisoneri. The instant the
selkoidron ..perceived that the objea,,in• landing had
•huceceded, and that they could, with safety to the
troops, stand in effeatially, they .immediately. ao-
&iorea close-.to the enemy's shipping, which after
- a short thing surrndered. Tlie enure of the batte-
ries being•destrofed, an I the town completely corn=
. riianded by our squadron, -the troops I.veiele-etne
bat ked by eight o'clock the same evening.

Here%Vitt) have the hotrour to annexa return of
the -shipping, guns, and-stores t4ren and destroyed
1po!, -thii occasion. I have alko the,fronour to in-
clo,e a 'return of the 'killed, wounded, and
and though our 103 s has been severe,',.it, is not-equal
to what might have been/expeEted from the nature
of the attack, the-position and strength of the-ene-.
niy, and the number of guns to which our little
force was exposed' at different dines during the
rooriling.

To the judicious arrangemen.ts,of Commodore:
V,)tvley, the cordial co-operation and support of the
rite thiicers of hisAajesty's N'try, and per.
rat exertions and a-isistance'Of Captain Corbett in
I.l,,ding the entire force from his-Majesty's ship La.
I impute-the happy termination and uhi:
so,lcce,;;A of this enterprize.:
W itio,22d; late, in, the 9rehing, the.enenty ep

peared in some force upon the hills, and a heavy
column was observed advancing from St. Denis,
which, I since understand to., have benunder the
immediate 'command 91 G6ieral Des Brusleys ; the
Commodore and Myself
,no agreed upiin the pro.;
priety of landing a sufficient force todestroy all pub-
lic property ; 'and accordingly the marines; with a
few sailors under Capt. Willoughby, Were ordered
upon this service, when I had an opportunityof again
witnessing the steadiness and good . conduct of
the seamen and Rojil Marines, who effectually
burnt an extensive government store .of ,coesider-
able value :• the remaining stores were only saved
from-some doubt existing respeeting their being pub-
1k property.
On the morning of the 23d, the entire force was
put in boats tore-land and attack the enemy,. whose
retreat however to St. DettiS during the night, pre-
vented the necessity of any debarkation.—
The ComMandant, St. Michiel, b:.ingdisposed to
enter. into- negotiations with the concurrence of
Commodore. Rowley the preliminary Articles were
drawn up, a copy of which ,is inclosed, and 'the
Co nmandant accompanying me on boa-0 his Ma-
jesty's ship Raisonabk, they Were signed, subjea.
to the confirmation or rejection of the Commander
in Chief General de
.Brusleys • On the -tth all the
remaining :,totes wore &livered over by the
'head of the pclice, and, fatigue parties from the squa-
dron and troops were ordered to rrk them.on
board the Honourable Company's recaptured, ship
Streatham,' which together with the. Europe were
placed under the orderS of their further Comman-
ders. From the 25 h to the ;;Bth, the whole 91 the
guns, &c. were finally destroyed, our guards con-
tinuing to mount regtdarly in the town for the pro-
teet!on of the inhabitants and their property. The
frigate La Caroline; with the other slipping, 'are
making 'all possible preparation for' sea, and it is
'hoped that ail the necessary arrangers-nts will be
made for the tr-ops returning to Redtviques by the
3d of next- month.

cannot conclude this dispate- without men-
tioning the obligations I am under to Lieutenint
Retnan, of the- Bombay En6ineers, 'through Achose
cite! tionc I was eoanied to g-t%e ,a plan Of 'attack to
the Officers in command of COilllllllS, and who,
upon the entire ni this service, has been zealous and
indefatigaule. I bog also to notice the exertiGns of
Ensign Pearc() -ot the 56th regiinvnt, who, beitig_
attacntd to al- personal Staff, has rendered me the
most essential services.

I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) HENRY S. KEATING,
Lieut. Col. sotii keg.

To Ers. Warden, Esq. Chief Secretary to
Government, boinb..y.
•
Articles raf, Agreement entered .into. between Commodore
Josias. Rowley, commanding his BritanniC Majesty's ships
in the Roads of St. Paul's, and-Lieutenant-Colonel Ke4t-
cOnimanding his Majesty's and the honourable Corn-
pany's Troops on the one part, and Captain St. Michiel,-
Commandant ‘, Illitaire of St. Paul'son.the other.
kis agreed that,. in consequence of ,the town of
St.Paul'4.being in possession of the English, and the
situation of the inhabitants, a mutual suspension of
.arms shall ionnedia.ely take place, under the fol-
onc.t :
lowing c
Article I. Tha the field pieces taken by the Eng-
lish troops, and subil,quenily stolen by the Negroes,
shall be'restored to the English.
Answer—Two held pieces only were taken by
the &egroes,and brought to my cainp. I will re-
fer this article to the General commanding the
Island.
An. 11. That public property of every descrip-
tion, such as guns, stores, rnerchandize, and money,
in the town of St. Paul's, shall remain in possession
of the English;
Answer.—Accepted.
Art. 111. That the limits of the town • are con-
sidered to be,the canal running near the promenade;
and from thence to cavern.
Answer.—Accepted.
Art. IV. That such public property. as is not in
possession of the _English, shall be pointed out to
them by the Commandant upon his word ollionour.
Answer.—lf any such comes to any knowledge,
"within the limits marked, I. will point it out.
Art V. That no troops of the Island shall march
into the town of St. Paul's, or in any manner molest
the. English, without twenty-one days previoui no-
title, given: in writing to the Officer com,i•andirt his
Majesty's and the Honourable Company's troops;
. and the English on their part agree, not to creel. any
batteries; or-make any other military arrangements
on shore, without the same notice to the Command-
ant of the town.
Answer.=Accepted, for those troops under my
command j the rest. I will refer to the,General.
Art. VI., That there shall be no itnpe4iment to
the inhabitants selling to the EngliSb supplies of
fresh meat and vegetables,. the Eng:ish paying the
usual inlet: for the same ; and that the sick are to ba
aceorrimodand on shore if required.
Answer.—Accepted. •
Art: VII. That nothing here above-mentioned
shall be considered as prevatiting the English trom
attacking any other part o'f the Island either by sea
or land.
Answer.—Aceepied, under the' conditibn that
no disembarkation or movement' of troops• shall
take place at: St. 'Paul's' within the liniits above •
mentioned. •
Art. VIII. That all English prisoners at St. Paul's
shall be given up. •
Answcr.—l %s ill refer this to the General.
Art. IX. That no impediment.siiall be made to
the Negroes who have been accustomed to work on
the beach, assisting the English, upon receiving their
regular pay.
t. -Answer.—Accepted.
,Art.. X. That- three days shall be given for the
ratification of General Desbruleys to these articles ;
and in the event of these pot being ratified on his
part. either party shall he at liberty to commence
hostilitiei, upon giving twenty-four hours previous
rotted.
AnsWer.—Accepted. .

• 1;3 1

The. following Articles added on the part of Captain St.

Art. I. Tire French troops under my command are
to be Considered as at libarty to quit their present
cantonment: at.ci. to march to the assistance of any
othetpatt-of the Island that may be thremened with

SIR,

amattack,.without giving notice to the British Com-
mandant.- The Commandant of the Militia will te-
main at St. Paulols, to see the foregoing Articles.-;
carried into effe6t.

Answer.—Accepted. •
Art.' 11. The Civil Awboritie4 Hof St. Paul's shall
rei:‘'ltn:e their hintlions,,the Inhabitants shall be go-
verned,by•French Laws, and remain in. ilk; undis-
turbed exercise of their religion.

Answer.—Aceep. teo. -
Done at Sr. Rini's, • in the Island of Buonaparfe,
this 23d of Sept. I 808.
(Sighed) Jos. ROWLEY, COMainnding his Bri-
tannic Majesty's Squadron.
HENRY KEATING, Lieut. COl. COM-
. • nthliclinE; a Deta-liment.of his Bri-
Majesty's and the floe.
Conipalty's Troops.

ST..NIicHrEL; Commandant Militia.

T RA NS L AT I 0 N,.

To Commodore Rowley, commanding his Britannic Majes,
ty's Naval Forces, and Colonel Kelting, commanding his
said Majesty's- Land Porc6.

GENTLEMEN,

The sudden death 'of Gneral Desbruleys has not
allowed his-successor, who was theh at)sent from the
head-quarters,- to examine III& Articiles-Of the Sus-
pension cif Hostilities agreed upon bqween you and
_me, which has caused a d l tti iti my return. As
'the term has expired; I am direatd,:G4itiemen; to
propose to you a prolongation of the sai -for the
space offive days. I have the
,honour to be, &c.
(Signed) ST. MICHIEL.
St. Paul, 26th Sept. 1809. •

To Captain St. Michiel, Commandant Militaire, St. Paul's.

We have ,the .honour to acknowledge the receipt
of ynur Letter. of -the 26th ips!atit, explaining the,
unavoidable delay which occurred.in. your return,to
St. Paul's, and purposing to prolong the Sus'penion
of At ms entered ioto.betvvesn.us, on the 23d inst.
for fiv_e, clays longer, a proposition which meets with
our concurrence. We have the honourvto be, &c.
(Signed) JOS' AS ROWLF,Y, Commander.
HENRY KEATING, Lieut.-Col
St.-Paul's, 27th Sept.- 18og.

A List of Ships 411 d V'essels captured and destroyed in the
Road of St. Pain's, Isle of Bourbon, zrst Sept. 1809.
La Caroline frigate, of 46 guns (z 8 long eighteen-pounders,
to 'Ong eight-pounders, 3 thirty-'sbt- pounder carrouades),
_ _

and 360. coinnianded by MoiLieur:Ferretier,

tenabt de Vaisseau.
Grappler brig, pierced for t 6 guns, it on board; 6 eighteen-
pounder carronades mounted, 3 long six-pounder ca to.
nodes in the_hold.
MeTchantinerk captured and destroyed. •
,Streatham ship, of 33 guns and 8:9 tons partly laden with
saltpetre, .the rest of the cargo landed.
Europe, of 2,6 guns and 82a tons ;
Fanny, brig, Of 2 guns and 5.0 tons ; laden with a lit:le rice
and corn.
Trois Antis, of 6o tons ;' laden with slaves andlice.
Le Creole schooner, Of so tons, in ballast.
Three vessels, names Unknown, destroyed.
One ship, natne unknown, burnt, on the stocks,
(Signed) 10S. ROWLEY.

Return of the Guns, Ammunition, &c. found atTort St.
Paul's, Island of Bourbon, 109.
Total=-37 iron guns, twenty-four pounders, i 6 iron guns, 18-
pounders, 19 iron guns, mclve,poutiders, 12 iron 'guns,
nine-pounders, 1 iron gun, six-pounder, 9 iron guns,. tour.
• pounders, 4 carronades, twelve-poundersi 8 brass field-
Oeces, sir-pounders, 2 thirteen and hall inch. mortars, 2
eight-inch mortars, 1 five and hail:limn mortar, .5170 balls
of sizes, 155 thirteen and halt inch shells,. :135
shells, 24 hve and halt inch shells, 320 one to lour inch
shells, 261 bar -shut, r 7 boxes or. arrununition,' 13 barrels of
ammunition, z barrels of luzes, 12 barrels of gunpowder,
290 cannisters of grape „shot, 127 "rounds of grape •shot,
3zo pikes, 40 rammers, 4o sytinges, L stand a anus.

Return of Killed, Wounded, and 11lisiing of the Force under
the Command of Lieutenant-Colonel Keating, zad Sept.
tBO9, Island of Bourbon.
Royal Marines-7 rank and file, .killed ; 2 Lieutenants; 17,
rank and the, wounded.
ast Batt. 56th Reg.--i Serjeant, srank arid pie, killed;;, r'
Serjeant, 26 link and•file, -woundedi; r ilmannei, '2 rank
and tile, misting.,
2rl that. 2,1 Reg. Bombay Native Infantry-2 rank and file,
killed ;. t Liputenant, t Soubaltdam, i Havaldains,
driliwner, 7 rank and tile., wounded .•: • •
1 oral—ts killed, 58 wounded, 3 missing.
Names of Officers wounded.
Marines Lieutenant J. R. Pye; Second Lieutenant
467914\
Matthew Howilen.
2d Batt. 2d Native Infantry•-.-Lieutenant Grant ; Subidam
Slunk Solomon. . • • ~
(Signed) H. O'N EIL L, Major of 13 rigade.
(Signed) HENRY S.'KEATING.

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