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greatell courage and fleadinefi, repulfed and Fur-
1-tied the enemy, and took pofreiTion of the two field.
pieces. The lots of the enemy, which they them-
laves Rate to be much more confiderable, was
certainly not lets than between fifty and fixty
killed and wounded, which mull appear a great
number when compared with the few men we
had wounded in this affair. That the 64th,
one of the finell regimentt I ever. five, com-
manded as it was, should hate bzhavcd in a
dathnguillted manner, is not furprizing; but I have
peculiar fatisfadion in being enabled to add, that
the Bth Well India regiment, formed within the
Taft three years, and compoled almoll entirely of
new negroes, who never had before Peen an enemy,
engaged with a degree of gallantry, and behaved
in a manner that would do honour to any troops.
After the attack now mentioned, the enemy made
no further attempt, but between four and five
o'clock in the afternoon a communication was
opened, and the Capitulation finally concluded by
twelve that night The firll brigade, when landed,
proceeded to the French quarter without oppoli-
tion; and took polreflion of Lee's Hill, which com-
mands Fort Chefterfield, and had prepared to
commence an attack, which was ordered to be
made on that poll at day-break on the zstb. The
crews of fume privateers, who formed a confider-
able part of the enemy's force, finding the attack
on our pofition had failed, returned to their (hips
and put to lea. The regular troops, to the num-
ber of at !raft 3to, had laid down their arms be-
fore my departure ; and it is probable there were
IZill more who had not then furrendcred. The of-
ficers of the navy and the feamen went through
the laborious talk of difembarking the troops and
dragging the guns up Ileep and rugged hills, with
a fpirit and cheerfulnefs, highly honourable to
themfelves, and gratifying to thofe who vitnelred
their zeal and exertions. Were I merely to fay that
Rear-Admiral DucawoaTH gave every poffible
affiftance, I might be underftood only to mean
that he did his duty ; an expreffion totally inade-
quate to convey what I feel, as, exclufive of all
that can be comprehended under the molt exten-
five meaning of the word duty, his many ads of
kindnefs mull be remembered by me with grati-
tude, and by every officer and foldier (erring on
this expedition. I have alto much pleafure in
bearing teflimony to the zeal manifefted by the
whole of the troops whole conduft was fo highly
creditable as to entitle them to my warrneft praife.
It likewifeaffords me particular Catisfaelion to have
an opportunity of expreffing, through this channel,
my acknowledgments to Brigadiers General FUL-
LER and MAITLAND, for the manner in shich they
concluded the Cervices entrufted to them, and to
Lieutenant-Colonel GLEDSTAHrs, the Adjutant-
General, Lieutenant-Colonel Lava, commanding
the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel SHI
LEY, the commanding Engineer, for the unremit-
ting exertions which they ufed in their refpedive
fitoations, as well as to the officers commanding
the feveral corps, for the attention and alacrity fo
eminently confpicuous in the dircharge of their
ditty. I have the honour to enclofe to you here-'
with, copies of the Summons and Articles of Capi-
tulation, on which the Mind of St. Martin has
been furrendered to his Nfajefty, together with a
Return of the Ordnance taken pofreffion of, and a
Return of the wounded. I have the honour to be,
(Signed) Taos. TRIGOR, Lieutenant-General.
Amfterdam, March is, igoz.
Return of Ordnance, &c. captured in the Wand of Saba Martin.
Iron, on prrifon carriages, with trucks, &c. complete. 6
twenty-four-pounders, 1 Lateen-pounder, 3 twelve-pounder,
a nine-pounders, .6 eighl.llolll4l,l, 14 exiounders, D. F.—
,On travelling carriages. 4 thropposoders—on Skids r eigh-
teen-pain= 7 long fis.ponnilen, 4 light fix-pounders, 14
four-pounder 6 three-panniers, 8 twoyounders, 13 one-
pounder.—BMil, on travelling carriages. s twopounders' •
with a aurfiderable proportion of ordnance and engineers nom-
(.Signed) FRANCIS LATt,
Lieutenant Colonel commanding RO7ll
Artillery, kr- Caribbee Shads.
Return of Wounded..-44th regiment. 6 rank and.fik.
(Signed) ALISRT GLIDSTAN es
Ltentenant-Coiond and Adjutant-General.
Head garters, Si. Thomas, spth March, am.
Sir—Having-completed fuch arrangements as
appeared neceffary for the fecurity of St. Martin's,
we were enabled to leave that ifland on the after-
noon of the 26th, and arrived here yellerday.—
The 'hips of war and tranfports having anchored
at noon, ana the troops being immediately difpofed
in the order of landing, the fummuns was fent in,
without further delay, and I have the fatisfaetion
to acquaint you, that the iflands of St. Thomas
and St. John, together with their dependencies,
were fhrrendered on capitulation to his Majefly's
troops, and takeh poffeffion of in the afternoon. I
have done myfelf the honour to inclofe to you a
Copy of the Articles of Capitulation, on which
there iflands have been put into our poireffion ; but
have conceived it unneceffary to tranfmit the Sum-
mons, it being fimilar tb that of St. Bartholomew,
a copy of which accompanies this difpatch ; and
alto to annex, for your information, a Return of
the Ordnance found in this ifland. I have charged
my Aid-de-camp, Major Baowas, with the deli-
very of this diforch, as well as of thofe contain-
ing information of the furrender of the iflands of
St. Bartholomew and St. Martin, to whom I beg
leave to refer you for loch further particulars as
you may require, having no doubt but you will find
him perftaly prepared to afford you every necef-
f.ary information. I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
(Signed) Taos. Taiocg,Lieut. General.
The Right Hon. HINIT Dte:IDAS.
Fort Chrifilan, March 29, dot.
Return of part of the Ordnance, Re. captured in the llland al

Saint Thomas.
Brats, mounted on travelling carriages. s time-gamier% a
__lc-poonden.—trus arregades, mgarged es pram carriages,
lwaix74o4lMinuailrell.rl3ogs. eightesn-pagolem. I motive
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with a eardiecrable peogertios at grandee mid co-
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pant.eogranading Royal Artillery. &e.
Cullibee Magda,
Head-Quarters, St. Croix, April r, 1105.
Sta—l have the honour to acquaint you, that
we failed from St. Thomas's, on the evening of
the Both ult. and arrived off this Wand the &I-
lowing day. Having iffued orders to the troops
preparatory to their landing, and made the ar-
rangements necerary for that purpore, it was
judged inexpedient to take any further Reps until