The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-26 00:00:00

Composed of large ahing,les, is generally of das
a :cess, but it was supposed, on reconnoitring it, that
tie landing was i.racticanle, and C:-sprain Wiilough-
y, who un !errook to soperin:end it, puslicd oil in
a small prize schooner, captured by the N,-rtmle,
with a party of seamen and a detachment of lit
troops, aid with some of the boats e. inch
effected a pattial landing, but the sort still i,,ereas;
ing, sc‘ersi were stove on the beach ; it ben-1,,
however, considered by Lieutenant-Coloel lip at -
Mg of much importance to enref the landipg -0.; this
point, a light transport was placed with great juig-
ment by Lienten 1.1 o) d of" the Boad cc to eroer
to act as a br ak-waler,• but the stern lablc paring,
she oily formed a momentary cover for a tew boats,,
and, not Nit hstanding e►ety exertion of the skill and
experience of Caram iny, the Officers and
seamen, it was found necessary on the close of the
day to relinquish any further attempts at this point
for the present.. I am concerned to state that two
seamen and two soldiers were drowned on this oc-
casion ; the party, however, maintained their ground,
and took possession of the battery and post of St.
Marie during. the the night.
The Magicienne, with two transports,.were now
detached to support the brigade landed at Grande
Chnloupe, but Captain Curtis alone gained the an-
chorage, and landed the troops ernuartsed in her.—
In the morning of the Bth,„the beach still appearing
unfavourable, I weighed, at the desire of Lieute-
nant-Colonel Keating, and proceeded to the a,:chor-
age off Grande Chaloupe, where we lauded the re-
mainder of the troops, .suns, -exc. The transports had
been left i,s charge of the Iphigenia, and Capsaitt
Lambert, with much activity and exertion, landed
the troops embarked in her.
I direeted Captain Pym to proceed with- the
Sirius and Magscienne, to be ready to ad with the
troops off St. Denis, when at lu P. M. I received
a message fri m Lieutenant-Colonel Keating, that
he had entered into a capitulation :with• the enemy,
and at his desire landed next. morning, in company
with Mr. Farquhar, appointed to the Government of
the Island (woo hid done me the honour to embark
in the Boadicea), when we signed the atitiexed
terms of Capitulation *.
I had previously directed Captain Pym, by signal,
to takepossession of the shipping at St. Paul's; in
effeding which, Lit utenato Norman, in she barge
of the Sirius, captured a French bvig (that had
sailed with dispatches for the Isle of Fran,v), in a
style which does that Officer much credit I beg
leave to transmit Captain Pym's report of the
affair.

....__...
For a detail of the operations of the troops on
shore, which led to the surreinkr of the Island, I
beg leave to refer. to Lieutenaiu-k.;oio lei Keating's
dispatcheS ; his plan of attack. was so anly concert-
ed, and ex.i•cliten with so tn:tch d .cision, as to oc•
casion the speedy termination of a Colltrst, which,
if protracted, must, from the nature of the country,'
have Occasioned touch lois. •
It now, Sir, btcot»es a pleasing part of my 'duty
to notice the cordial unanimity and zeal that pre-
vailed netween all ranks of the 'Amy aiid Navy •
on the sere ice we • h lye been engaged in. To
Captains Pima, Lamb TI, Clittis, and Wvill.)ughby,
i Iteel trrutnif
frlyapiptirdo.bbaiteidon:ri theh
conduct 'of
nastscisatapicien
and\,yi,si,u)6ly I rt.hceeivordffitioils
and seamen
.soottnee: ery
employedocc.i .
riot) ; aiid the
,active exertions of the Officers and
melt on this short but fatitiing service could not
, Oti. surpassed.
.
highLieniettant-Colonel Keating has tnentioped,, in
on shore ,with the trocips,cand Lieutenant Cottel,
with m} brigades of matinei untlr his order: • '.
As ihe superior force of the enemy, stationed at
' ,the Isle ',pt France, will not allow me to detach any
;OM' of The squidron, I have direcied Lieutenant
dispatches in! the Anna, the fastest sailing trans-
port toare proceed
rut:ii),trili,esCira,pteo ;.olltile,
mention in too strong • terms of coin-
emitting zeal and assiduity to
indebted. '
honour to he, S,:e. •
Robb, .itirst. of the Boadicea, to -proceed wish the
...
pa:vmr:ollielordlritilicdi:,s:.l.c9tiladlfilnofiensieolihlshtd.aesvoeui:lihirsehly.
JOS. ROWLEY.

S. PYM.

I hare the honour to be, &c.
A. BERTIE.

•

Yide-Admlral Berrie, &c. &c. Icc.
Fq the Capitulation, see Lieutenant:Colonel Keatinett
Oisp.atch.
His ltiaje.ty's"Ship Sirius, at anchor at
.SIR, St. Paul's, ttth luly, taco.
In putting your, order in force to anchor at St.
Paul's, I was fired at by all the batteries, and on
'strewing .a truce, they repeated it with many
shells ; however, during my stay in the Bay, I
clearly saw that . a brig was getting ready to sail
that night.
At-eleven o'clock I dispatched Lieutenant Nor-
Man in the barge, to 'bring her out or cut her off,
he found, by boarding the other vessels in
,the Bay
that she sailed about tune o'clock ; he pushed on,
and, after a hard ria.w of nearly twelve bouts; came
up with, and, in the most gailant. manner, rowed
through ht.-.1 fire, hoarded and took tier. She is
the Edward, of N 41112, pierced fur 'l6 gurrs, has
only four 12-pounders, and 30, men on board, and
was charged wit h.dispatches fpr the Isle of France.
I am happy to say, we have only three men
wounded, and not dangerously.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
. ,
To Commoilore Rowley, &c. &c.
P. S. She is 16 months old, 245. tons, coppered,
and copper-fastened, and, in my opinion, a very fit
ves4el for a packet.

. .
. ,
SIR,. . Nisus, Simon's Bay, Aug. 26, du>.
, ~I, have, thq .honour:to transmit herewith, tot' the,
information of their ,Lordships, a copy of a letter
from„aptain Rowlpk, accompanying a return of
Icitied,. wounded, and inis;hig," in, action with ihe
enemy in the Isle of Bourbon, on the 7th and Bth
July lasts

. .
•
Ifis Majesty's Ship Boadicea, ROad of St. Denis,
SIR, . • 1 ith July, citio.'
I herewith transmit to you a return of the killed,
wounded, and`missing, belonging to the ships of the
squadron, in action with the enemy at St. Marie and