The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

(FroziaCarricrs Dublin )iforniog Post and Daily. Advertizer,
Fel). 15

SOUTH AMERICAN SERVICE.
STATEMENT OF MR. BRISCOE.

To the Editor of Carrick's Morning Post.
SIR—I was c►ne ►►f those who purchased a Ma—
~nri yin General D'Evereaux's favourite Regi-
ment. 1 eutheektd in this service, not so much
ou account of the inducements held out i►y
the &vents of the Republic, as by the example
and adriee of my countrymen. GreAt is the
pou,er of •x4iisple-cori vinci fig the aihice of

ftieruhship. Tlso .gls I have met with nothing but
disappointinfort, 1 have no one to aernse—vven
' they who advised the to embark were my triesids.
Thus efore, with a view to prevent others from
t(ol,'"'ilie my example, or of yielding•to similar
indurements, I make this statement, which may,
hope, be not torava'ling —We embarked at Li-
verpool, on board the taforey, the 4th July, 1819,
and arrived at Barbadoes -the I.sth of Angn,t,
T here, from various -quarters, we (tad information
or rather Irlors, tending to prove that the ser-
vice in wfrich we had embarked was not upon
smelt a respectable footiug, as we had been induc-
ed to believe ; to these and simihsr reports
we gave no credit, being determined to proceed
to the cod of our voyage, %%Lich we (Feeler, on
the 3th it We cause to in the harbour 5t.,i11411
Cr•ego,* on' the North side of the Island. The
commanding Officer (Colonel Yoong) went on
shot, soon after out wrrival.; on bis 'root! he in-
formed the that C.e acconnts we had received were
but too title, and dirt he had made up his mind to
iicio it the Lalorey tee Jismaica.
The consmakd now devolved on me. The men
had ,iis;orharked next day, and received from
GentrALogiish a route for l'ulomar. Ott the '2d
Septeroiscr we halts d at Norte. Here 1 had an
opportunity Of judging of the sentiments of the
natives respecting us—in a very short time, to our
sorrow, we Gonad that we weve nitwelrottte visitors.
The Governor, on whont'l waited, ittuseti at first
to give us eit `er provisions or quartets ; but, upon
muclisolicitation,appoiut tot t wu ovinliabitedlionsis
for onr reception, nersistiogin his refusal as to
provision. Oa the following day I tene,,ed my ap-
plication, but with no better success I then coos-
monicated this circumstance to the General, and
received one hag of biscuit, which being served ro
the men, we moved on to :Ise city. On Our arrival
I applied to the Governor for provision and quar-
ters. itsformed me that provisiesn was out of
tic question, but that we might sleep in the Ca-
thedral. Upon going through the town, 1 found
that provision was to he had for money—l ac-
cordingly requested the .Governor to allow the
Men a small 311111 for this purpose, as they had no-
thing except the bag of biscuit, formerly noticed,
f .r three tb!yt, which did not give them more thud
Lair a pound Fel man. This was also refused.--
Next morning. 4th September, we marched fur
Pulomar. Finding no one here tr.) whom I could
apply. I made the-men take such (in ittets as they
could find ; however, next morning, Major
L'Estrange, who wits quartered in this neigh-
bourhood, pointed out to Inc the Governor's resi-
dence, observing at the saute time, that any ap-
plication to him for provision
,would he fruitless.
His own men, he added, had received nothing
from that quarter, being victualled from the ship
in which they came our, and that they were now
on a .very short allowance. However, this off

cer very generously offered to share with us the
small quantity that remained. As this stock
could not last many days. I made a point of seeing
the Governor, who.received me very politely, and
was sorry that he could not afford us immediate
relief. The fishing
.boats, be said, were now
out, and on their return, he would give or-
ders that we should have our proportion. In con-
svquence of the want of provision, the men now
began to evince more discontent than uswil, (the
fish promised in the morning had not arrived) and
only a tew of the non-commissioned officers appear-
ed on the Parade. The fish came during the night,
and next morning half q pound per man was set ved
gut, with a pound of oatmeal from the above-men-

Honed store. F•'r four dojs we fared in this man-
ner, when I received orders to proceed to the
City ; we arrived there about snn•ret, and had or-

der; to repair to Norte without delay, as the enemy
•were off the coast, and apparently making in for
St; Juan Griego. ‘Vithout getting any refreshment
here, and dark as it was, we took the road for
Norte, over a steep flinty mountain, where, with
much difficulty, we arrived about midnight. Here
also the Governor had orders to direct its to pro-
ceed with the greatest expedition, as the enemy,
lie believed, were effecting a landing. The soldiers
now became very refractory, and to a man refused
to mote on until some allowance would be granted
to diem. After some remonstrance, pointing out the
unseasonable moment they had chosen to have
their grievances redressed, particularly in the (ace
of the enemy, I succeeded in bringing thew on to
Ju,an Griego. We arrived about two o'clock in
the morning, (9th September), found thetn all

under arms, and accordingly-took op our position.
At day light, observed the enemy standing out to
sea. Provision was served out to-day, for the first
time so ti►e men—next mottling the enemy was
oil the mouth of the harbour, amounting in all to
17 sail. 1 hey continued to stand oil and on

for the greater part of the day. The stock of
wovisions nosy in store, was found scarcely
sufficient. tor tom teen days ; and ns the blockade

•
prevented ell supplies, tl►e prospect appeared ra-
ther glor►n►y.
Gen. English held a consultation with the Field
Officers, as to the manr►er of addressing ti►c Cio-

This is the Lest anchorage in the island. The Admirid
has a house here—with this exception, you see nothing lint
lilts and tents, ranged along a hot sandy beach. The water
veryamiddy, hot, and unpleasant, being rolled in casks at
least two miles (rout the pond or well. On visiting the sicls
quarters a't this place, I never witnessed so much misery, or
beheld a seine. su .tuauSpicions and uninviting. The tents
were pitched on the declit ity of a niggles( mountain, which
ini ere, fits the ia sea breeze ; the adj,eininz.plain is still
nor barren, being principally sand, consolidated by a small
proportion of mild, brought doyen from the mountains in
the rainy season, and deposited as the water evaporates; be-
sides, on thi: dreary' flat, a vast quantity of animal arid ve-
getable remains after each fall of rain, are exposed to the
action of a powerful sun. The vapours ari,ing therefrom
were very unpleasant, as I myself experienced, and are not
quite innucont to Europeans.