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veruor for,ielief. A Memorial was sent, to which.
he returned for answer, THAT OUR PRESENCE
BRING NEITHER EXPECTED OR REQUIRED IN THE
ISLAND, HE •COULD NOT ENTER INTO ANY AR-
RANGEMENTS IN OUR BEHALP.I. Consequently,
General English granted permission for officers to
`leave the Island. As a passage to St. Thomas's,
which is the nearest Island to Margaritta, was at
that time very extravagant, few could avail them-
selves of this proffered indulgence.
I applied to 'General English for 'leave to be
permitted to leave the Island—permission was
granted, and on the 17th, 1 took my passage in a
milli sloop, bound for St. Thomas's, where we
arrived on the 29!h. At this time the Fly (brig
01 n oir) was under sailing orders for Barbadoes,
and having wet with tlit officers at the island-
just mentiontd, before my arrival at Margatitta,
they readily granted me a passage. The fever
had been ruitiog great ravages among the troops
br tore our deval hire, and such was its malignancy,
that no less than three officers and two of the
crew died on board the sloop during this short
stiissage.. The Captain being taken ill, and hav-
ing no hands to work the vessel, we were under
the necessity of leaving her. _

JAMES F. BRISCOE.

Con of a Letter from Major Boyd to Colonel Youn, of the
Rifle Curps

:Lamar, Sept. 4, IBM
MY DEAR COIMNEL-.—Ciptiiill Smith and Mr.
Parsons having expressed a to return to
Jusn'Grieeo on some business, f take the oppor—
tunit'y of itrfortning you of the stare of the de-
tachment, which is certainly very ,wretched. We
have received no kind of ration since i saw you
but Wont tour ounces of fielt, and rite little b:s-
euit we brought with us from the village yuu left
ti in the men art- mueit dissatis6ed, and are still
more so to-day, iu consequence of a report that
you, do not ioresiling ns a4ain, but will re-
!tun with a number of officers to England no--
thing can equal the misery of our situation here—
the officers are most wretchedly oil, without
money, provisions, or the smallest necessat y of
life, and the burets in ts'!iich we are lodged arc
soflicient to create a pl Igoe amongst us. For
God's sake try to have us provided with rations of
some description, and 1 will be ahle to keep the
men iu good order, which, without, I cannot
answer for the consequence. Parsons can give
you more minute details of every thing.
I remain, dear Colooci,
Your most obedient Servant,
C.lll BOYD.

Copy of a Letter from a Gentleman at Margaritta, to Lii-e
Friend at Barb:idoes.

MnrpTitta, Sept. 29, 18 19.
MY DEAR CHARLES—Ai) opportillitry present-
in g itscli, I avail myself. of it to write you a line,
although I have nothing very new or important
to communicate.

I enclot•e, however, two letters which I request
you will have the goodness to put into the Post
unless some ship, (which is not likely) should he
going to England direct, in which case you may
forward them by her, should she sail much before
the Packet is ex 'word .—I have enclosed the whole"
to Mr. Ilarrison, to whom- I request you to
present my best compliments, and I have revest-
ed hint to permit my letters to be directed to him
ill future, which I dare say he will not refuse.—
Pray speak to him on the subject, and write-me a
liue by the next opportunity after the receipt of
this, to inform me of what he .says7-do not tail
as I am extremely anxious to hear how you ar-
rived, and what sort of passage you had, as we
had some heavy gales of wind here after your de..
part tire. The Laforey is at length arrived, but not
the Charlotte Gambier, although they were in cow-
panytwo days oft the Azores, which rather surprizes
us.—Col. Young,- who came in the Laforey, with
many Officers, have returned who accompanied
him, are returning home in the same ship, being
already disgusted with the service. Our friend,,
the gallant General, did, I believe, every 'thing in
his power to keep hint and Major Briscoe here ;
the fottner he could not succeed with—the lat-
ter has staid, and assumes the command
The Oronoko arrived here front Angos-
tura, a few days after your departure ; she
brought 195 officers and men down to rein-
force the troops at Cumana,--she was but ten days
on her passage, therefore, the GovernMent could
not have heard of the disgraceful retreat from
before that place; the officers and men were
all iu good health when they embarked, but
while on their passage, they got a fever among
them, and 35 were hove overboard ; since their
arrival here, I I vflicers and•Bs men, and the rest
are so sick, that in-mustering yesterday morning,
only 15 men fit for the field could be collected.
assure you, you lett this place iust in time, for
sickness prevails to an alarming degree. Famine
stares us all in the face, nor are we without in-

testine commo:ions, as Major O'Lawlor has
struck, or (as ate story goes) has attempted to
shoot the Governor, for which he himself has
been condemned to he shot, which sentence was

to he carried into execution this morning. Au
express arrived liimt 'tight tram the city to this ef-
fect, and English set off immediately to take com-
mand of the British troops', who, notwithstanding
the ski-mish (which of course you have heard of)
and sickness, still ate front -GOO to 700 strong, to
prevent the sentence being carried into elect.--
God knows how the business "ill end. Should
the Islanders get the better of them, there will
not he a soul left alive, for they most cordially
detest the English. I wily hope no more of my
countrymen will be ineliQed to come and assist
these miscreants.

Tittle flies fast, -and I have only leisure to assure
you, that thas:ily wish myself from among them;
but) must retuaiu until I hear front your father.
Crowly, who takes his drops as- usual, joins in
best compliments with,
iNly dear Charles,
Ever your faithful Ftirrul.

Another Letter, achites.ted to Commercial
House in Loudon

• Nlargalitta, Sept. e 9, 1819:
DEAL: Silt—My kilt to VII Wils dated the 30th
tilt. and brought down citettinvances in the
latest possible period ;. I doubt, however, whe-
ther it way have readied r•ur hands, as, on the
;111 instant, the Spani.sh squadron, wnich

suffered 'to -escape at Barcelona, • with the addition
of two brigs, appeared off this port, and have
blockaded us ever since and as we perceive
them to have a sloop in company, which left this
island about the same time I dispatched my let-
ters, we are not without apprehensions that the
enemy have made more captures than the sloop
above-mantioned. Should it be the case, and
I should hereafter find you did not receive my
letter, I will forward you a copy of it, that no
!Imre may occur in my' correspondence, deeming
it essential you should receive regular information
of events as they pass under my observation.
The squadron gave up the blockade yesterday,
at least they have not been seen since by the island
look-out man, and I think they have afforded me
an opportunity' of sending this to you without the
dread of its being intercepted. Ilad the Venezue-
lan fleet attacked,
.and only crippled them when
the opportunity presented itself, we should not so
soon have been exposed to blockade, which if it
should continue one or two days longer, would lead
to starvation. I had scarcely dispatched my last let=
ter when the Laforey arrived, and a few days since
the enemy's cruitets having taken a turn round
the island, afforded the Charlotte Gambier an
-opportunity of slipping in unperceived, and to-
day, most fortunately, site Hannah arrived, bring-
ing all their 'passengers in excellent I...ealth and
I spirits, A sloop, the Countess of Chichester, of
Liverpool, arrived alit day before the Spanish
' squadron appeared off the port, and got away
again during its occasional absence before-men-
tioned. I have stated to you in my former let..
ters the idea formed by the officers from what
they sa at on landing, in consequence of which
Colonel Young, and many more of the officers took
their departure in the Laforey, leaving Major
Briscoe in the command of the troops, and Colo-
nek MaeLoughlin, Hervey, and Major Drake, in
the Countess of Chichester, (the vessels that
'brought them out,) and many are now waiting
opportunities of reaching England, disgusted, in
the first instance with their treatment, and 'pro-
spect before them. I had prepared you for in-
formation of this kind by the accounts 1 gave
you in my last, and I am sorry to say, that 1
perceive no prospect of au amendment, however
distant ; the only chance is by getting these
troops-to the Main, as there are now Isere between
600 and 700 men, as fine fellows as were eve,-
seen, but there is no .chance of this at present, 8-s
the whole fleet is gone on long cruizes, except
the Admiral's ship, which has sunk since our re-
turn from the expedition ; it must, however, be
by some means accomplished, as the whole stock
of provisions in store is not equal to one week's
consumption. The island affords no supply; the
Admiral has not a dollar to put chase with ; and
at a meeting of the islanders yesterday, at which
the Governor presided, it was unanimously re-
solved not to advance a Single stiverto relieve the
foreignets, whose presence in this island is most
bitterly inveighed against, so that GA knows
what is likely to be the result ; added to which,
the blockade being now generally known in the
island, will prevent the arrival of the small trad-
ers who sailed backwards and forwards, briag--
ing supplies upon speculation, which door of hope
is now shut against those even who have the
means of purchasing for their own subsistence.—
This is the stare of this island, and I shall decline
furnishing you with all the repot ts which are cir-
culated here, and which AEU FABRICATED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DECEIYINQ OUR GOOD FRIENDS IN
EuttOPE.

There has been no alteration wish respect to
General English, as lie steadily declines even ac-
knowledging the receipt *f my letters, and in
consequence, all communication between us is at

an end. It is a curious fact, that he is in rep-
', tar receipt of letters from you, while I hive not
received one from any person since my arrival
here. In your last, lam told, you recommended
the sale of the ship ; but the Government have
not the means of purchasing .her, and I shall, for
the want of information, be compelled to send
her away, as soon as I bear that it is safe to
trust her, either from fear of the enemy or hurri-
canes ; should I not hear from you in a fort-
night, I shall send her to St. Thomas's, whae I
have already made interest for a cargo. I am
also informed, that you require English's assist-
ance to procure your contract, but I assure you,
you must mistake your man most grievously, for
he neither possesses the influence you imagine,
nor the principle tocxert it, if he

I have not heard from Charles since his depar-
ture, but I presume he has written to you ; there-
fore, you will be informed of his intentions.

COates has token a prize, of what consequence I
have not beard ; she is, however, not yet arrived,
but the Covarnor of Curacao has sent an officer

here to claim her, and should she prove to. be
Dutch property she must he given up; but the
fact is, that almost all the commerce of the Main
is-cat tied on under neutral colours, and it requires
much circumspection to discover what is or is not

Spanish property. I hope, however, sincerely,
that she may prove an advaOtageous oirportunity
of reimbursing the ()viziers .the heavy expellee
they have heen at for the Brig.
Sickness prevails litre greatly, only 20 officers
and men renoining of those 1 mentioned in my
last to have embarked from Angostura. Thank
God my health is hitherto good, la-though the
deaths_around are both in milifary,and naval offi-
cers, besides -Civilians, Americans, and English,
have been frightfully numerous; two of the ship's
crew died yesterday of fever, so that but very few
hands now remains on board, as 1 did not think it
pludent to engage others while the ship is doing
nothing. I believe I have said every thing of con-
sepience---at all events, want of earlier notice of
the vessel sailing prevents my adding more th'an
that, with best compliments to Mrs.---,
1 remain, dear Sir,
Your obedient and faithful Servant,

We have much pleasure in saying, that in
consequence of the demand for labour which
the spring has "breaught along with it, it has
he,n f►►unrl unnecessa►y, in the; villages around
Glasgow, to persevere in distributing extraoedi
nary !diet', The same gratifying change has oc-
curred in most of the towns of the West of Scot-
Idul.—(Edinburgh Courq,7l.)