Star.
London, England, 1809-04-17 00:00:00

.OM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, APRIL 15.
Main James Lucas Yen, of his Majesty's ship the Confiance,
with his letter dated at Cayenne, the 9th February last, trans-
' to the Honourable William Wellesey Pole copies of his
to Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, detailing kis •
ings in the expedition against the above settlement.
ing, in conjunction with the Portuguese land-forces under
. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _

.)mmand of- Lieutenant-Colonel Manoel Marques, taken
iossession, on the Bth December last, of the district of Oyapnk,
the 15th of the same month, with the Confiance and a
iguese sloop and cutter, reduced that of Approaque ; Cap-
( co, together with the Lieutenant-Colonel, proceeded to
:tack of the island of Cayenne with the Confiance, two Por-
tese stoops, and some smaller vessels, having on board five
tdred and fifty Portuguese troops ; the following is a copy of
tam Yeo's letter on this subject.
His Majesty's ship Confiance, Cayenne Harbour,
15th January, 1809.
—My last letters to you of the 26th ult. inform-
-on of the arrival of the Portuguese troops at
:oaque. On the 4th instant, it was determined
Lieutenant-Colonel Manoel Marques and myself
lake a descent on the east side of the island of
Jenne. Accordingly all the troops were embarked
board the small vessis, amounting to five hundred
l fifty, and eighty seamen and marines from the
ifiance, and a party of marines from the Voador
Infante brigs. On the morning of the 6th all
it into the mouth of the river. In the evening I
:eeded with ten canoes and about two hundred and
men, to endeavour to gain possession of two bat-
ies ; the one, Fort Diamant, which commands the
\trance of the river Mahuree ; the other Grand
le, commanding the great road to the town of
tenne. The vessels, with the remainder of the
ops, I entrusted to Captain Salgado of the Voa-
, with orders to follow me after dusk, to anchor
to mouth of the river Mahurec, and wait until I
ied the beforementioned batteries, when, on my
:ing the signal agreed on, he was to enter the
a- and disembark with all possible dispatch. I
ached Point Mahuree at three o'clock next morning
ith five canoes ; the others being heavy could not
\p up. We then landed in a bay half way between
two batteries. The surge was so great that our
its soon went to pieces. I ordered Major Joaquim
inoel Pinto, with a detachment of Portuguese
ips, to proceed to the left, and take Grand Cane;
ile myself, accompanied by Lieutenants Mulcaster,
lyth, and Read, (of the Royal Marines) Messrs.
vory, William Taylor, Forder, and Irwin, pro-
:ded to the right with a party of the Confiance's,
take Fort Diamant, which was soon in our posses-
moundbg two twenty-four and one brass nine-
\under, and fifty men. I am sorry to add that
nitenant John Read of the Royal Marines, a me-
:orious young officer, was mortally wounded, as
one seaman and five marines badly. The French
stain and Commandant, with three soldiers, killed,
four wounded. The Major had the same sue-
; : the fort mounted two brass nine-pounders and
:y men : two of the enemy were killed. The en-
ice of the river being in our possession, the signal
groed on was made, and by noon all were disem-
irked. At the same time I received information of
aeral Victor Hugues having quitted Cayenne at
head of a thousand troops to dispossess ns of our
is. Our force being too small to be divided, and
distance between the two posts being great, and
,y twelve miles from Cayenne, it was determined
dismantle Fort Diamant, and collect all our forces
Grand Cane. I therefore left my First Lieute-
tt, Mr. Mulcaster, with a party of the Confiance's,
serform that service, and then join me. On ar-
ing at Grand Cane I perceived two other batteries
\tit a mile up the river, on opposite sides, and
tin half gun-shot of each other ; the one on the
it bank called Treo, on an eminence command-
the creek leading to Cayenne ; the other, at the
•osite side, at the entrance of the creek leading to
house and plantation of General Victor Hugues,
evidently erected for no other purpose than its
c'ence. At three o'clock I anchored the Lion and
tganza cutters abreast of them, when a smart ac-
commenced on both sides for an hour ; when
ing the enemy's metal and position so superior to
the cutters having only four-pounders and many
\ur men falling from the incessant shower of grape
:, I determined to storm them, -and therefore di-
ed Mr. Savory (the purser) to accompany a party
'ortuguese to laud at General Hugues' -battery ;
to same time proceeding myself, accompanied by
itenant Blyth, my gig's crew, and a party of Por-
aese troops, to that of 'Teo; and though both par-
had to land at the very muzzle s of the guns keep-
up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the
bravery of the men soon carried them, and put
enemy to flight ; each fort mounted two brass
pounders and fifty men. This service was
-eel), accomplished before the French troops from
-enne attacked the Colonel at Grand Cane. Our
then much dispersed. I therefore, without wait-
an instant, ordered every body to the boats, and
:ceded to the aid of the Colonel, who, with his
ill force, nad withstood the enemy, and after a
in action of three h. urs, they retreated to Cayenne.
the same time, two hundred and fifty of the enemy
:tired before Fort Diamant; but perceiving Lieu-
;nt Mulcaster prepared to receive them, and ima-
ag his force much greater than it was, they, on
ing the defeat of their general, followed his exam-
There was yet the strongest post of the enemy's to
iken,which was the pri vete house ofGeneral Victor
ales; he had, besides the fort abovementioned,
Led before his house a field-piece and a swivel, with
iundred of his best troops. It is situated on the
in, between two and three miles in the interior, at
end of an avenue the same length from the river;
the right of which is a thick wood, and on the left
Creek Fouille. I have also to remark, that there
tthing near appertaining to Government, or for
lefence of the colony. On the morning of the
proceeded, accompanied by Lieutenant Mul-
e., Messrs. Savory and Forder, with some sea-
. and marines of the Confiance, and a party of
'ortuguese troops, with a field piece, to take the said
• ; but as my only object was to take the troops
triers, by which the garrison of Cayenne would be
:h weakened, I dispatched Liutenant Muleaster'in
gig with a flag of truce, to acquaint the officer
tmanding, that my only object was to take the
for which 1 had force sufficient ; and though I .
-,ht lose some men in taking it, there could be no
:bt as to the result ; I therefore requested, for the
of humanity, he would not attempt to defend a
place not tenable, but that I was determined, if he

made a useless resistance in defending a private ha-
bitation, against which 1 gave him my honour not
harm was intended, I should consider it as a fortress,'
and would level it to the ground. The enemy's ad-'
vanced guard allowed the flag of truce to approach
within a boat's length, then fired two vollies at them,
and retreated. I then landed ; but reflecting it was
possible this outrage was committed from the igno-
rance of an inferior officer, I sent Lieutenant Mulcas-
ter a second time, when, on his approaching flee house,
they fired the field piece at him. Finding all com-
munication that way ineffectual, yet wishing to pre-
serve the private property of a General officer, who
was perhaps ignorant and innocent of his officer's con-
duct, I one of the General's slaves to the officer
with the same message, who returned with an an-
swer that any thing I had to communicate must be
in writing ; at the same instant he fired his field-
piece as a signal to his troops, who were in ambush
on our right in the wood, to fiue, keeping up a steady
and well directed fire from his field piece at the house.
It was my intention to have advanced with my field-
piece ; but finding he had made several fusses in the
road, and the wood being lined with musketry, not a
man of whom we could see, and the field piece in
front, I ordered ours to be thrown into a fosse, when
our men, with cheers, advanced with pike and bay-
onet, took the enemy's gun ; they retreated into the
house, and kept up a smart fire from the windows ;
but on our entering they flew through the back pre-'
mises into the wood, firing as they retreated. Every
thing was levelled with the ground except the habita-
tions of the slaves. As we received information that
about four hundred of the enemy were about to take
possession of Beauregard Plain, on an eminence
which commands the several roads to and from Cay-
enne, it was determined between the Lieutenant Co-
lonel and myself to be beforehand with the enemy,
and march our whole force there direct. We gained
the situation on the enemy of the 9th, and on the 10th
Lieutenant Mulcaster and a Portuguese officer
(Lieutenant Bernardo Mikillis) were sent into the
town with a summons (No. 1.) to the General. In
the evening these officers returned, accompanied by
Victor Hugues' Aide-de-Camp, requesting an armis-
tice for 24 hours to arrange the articles of capitula-
tion ; this being granted, and hostages exchanged,
on the 11th the Lieutenant Colonel and myself met
the Genera, and partly arranged the articles ; a se-
cond meeting on the morning of the 12th finally
fixed them, (No. 2.) and oa the morning of the 14th
the Portuguese troops and British seamen and ma-
rines marched into Cayenne, and took possession of
the town : the enemy, amounting to four hundred,
laid down their arms on the parade, and were imme-
diately embarked on beard the several vessels belong-
ing to the expedition ; at the same time, the militia,
amounting to 600, together with 200 blacks, who
had been incorporated with the regular troops, deli-
vered in their arms.
It is with pleasure I observe, that throughout the
expedition the utmost unanimity has prevailed between
the Portuguese and British, and I have myself expe-
rienced the most friendly intercourse with Lieutenant
Colonel Manoel Marques.
The conduct of Captain Salgado of the Voader in
the post I assigned him was that of a zealous and
energetic officer, and I feel I should do him an injus-
tice were I to withhold my testimony of his merit.—
I must also acknowledge with satisfaction the services
of Lieutenant Joze Pedro Schultz, who landed the
Voader's marines, and indeed every individual belong-
ing to the Portuguese squadron.
It has always been with the highest gratification
to my feelings, that I have had to mention the good
conduct of the officers, seamen, and marines of the
ship I have the honour to command, but during the
whole course of my service I have never witnessed
such persevering resolution as they have displayed
from the commencement of the campaign to the re-
duction of Cayenne.
To my First Lieutenant Mr. William Howe Mul-
caster I feel myself principally indebted for the very
able support I have received from him throughout,
though it was no more than I expected from an offi-
cer of his known merit in the service.
Lieutenant Samuel Blyth continued his exertions,
notwithstanding his wounds, and the assistance I
derived from his active intrepidity can never he for-

gotten.
I must here pay a tribute to the memory of a very
zealous and gallant young officer, the late Lieutenant
John Read of the Royal Marines. His conduct was
always exemplary, and whenever we landed, his ex-
ertions were most strenuous. He was mortally woun-
ded, as before observed, in leading the marines into
Fort Diamant. His memory will long be cherished
by his brother officers.
Mr. Thomas Savory (the Purser), who has
made himself remarkably useful on various occasions,
and who, from my having so few officers on so de.
tached a service as this has been, was of the greatest
utility to me, I feel myself much indebted.
Mr. .lames barque (Master's Mate), to whom I
gave charge of the gun boat No. 1, conducted her
much to my satisfaction ; and James Thompson ,
(Gunner's Mate) who had charge of the gun boat,
No. 2, is entitled to an equal share of commendation.
To Messrs. William Taylor (Carpenter), George
Forder, and David Irvin, Midshipmen, Mr. Thomas
Silvester, Assistant Surgeon, who gave particular at-
tention to the wounded, my warmest thanks are due.
It is but just that I should take notice of the exer-
tions of Mr..f. Acott (acting) Master, who has passed
for Lieutenant, whom I left in charge of the ship, and
who proved himself worthy of the confidence reposed
in him. The Topaze French frigate appeared in the
offing on the Ifith, with a reinforcement for the gar-
rison, though With only twenty-five Englishmen and
twenty Negroes, and no other officers than two young
Gentlemen, Messrs George Yeo and Edward Bryant,
he contrived by his skilful manccuvres to drive her off
the coast.
As to the seamen and marines, all praise I can be-
stow falls short of their merit ; from the 15th Decem-
ber they never slept in their beds ; the weather was
constantly both boisterous and rainy ; the roads al-
most impassable ; and from the time we landed until
the surrender of the place they had not the least ces-
sation from fatigue.
I have the honour to inclose a statement of the
killed and wounded on board the Confiance (twenty-
four) ; also a list of the returns of ordnance, stores,
&c. The Portuguese land and sea forces, one killed
and eight wounded ; French, one Captain and fifteen
privates killed, and twenty wounded.

I have now, Sir, the happiness to congratulate you
on the final success of the expedition, and I trust the
steps I have taken will insure me your approbation.
I am, &c. (Signed) JAMES LUCAS YEO.

List of Killed and wounded of his Majesty's Ship Confianse,
James L ucas Yeo, Esq. Captain, between the 16th December,
1808, and 14th January, 1809.
Mr. John Read, Lieutenant of Royal Marines,mortally woun-
ded , died January 8, 1809. Mr. Samuel Blythe, Lieutenant,
dangerously wounded in five places. James Thomson, Quarter-
Master's Mate, Hans Matteson, able, William Neale, Coxswain,
, and John Le Grandeure, dangerously wounded; Charles Christo-
pher, killed ; Thomas James, landman, Thomas Roberts, able,
and Samuel Gardner, able, badly wounded ; Nicholas Glowmaw,
able, Thomas Burnes, ordinary, John Wells ordinary, Thomas
Wolley, landman, John Sinnott, ordinary, and George Leader,
able, slightly wounded.
Marines—William Bateman, private, mortally wounded ; died
January 14; 1809. Hugh Carrogan, Corporal, John Lear, pri-
vate, David Danlels,private, and Richard Davis, private, danger-
ously wounded ; Jacob Ochterlony, private, Robert Luscon.be
private, and James Simpson, Serjeant, slightly wounded.
Total-1 killed, '4:3 wounded. (Signed)
JASSLS LUCAS YLO, Captain.
THO. SCVESTRZ, Surgeon.
Copy of a letter from Admiral Young, Commander in Chief at
Plymouth, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated the 13th instant.
Sir—l have great pleasure in transmitting, for the information,
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a let-
ter from Captain Seymour, of his Majesty's ship Amethyst, to
Admiral I. .‘rd Gambier, giving his Lordship an account of the
Amethyst having taken another of the enemy's frigates.
I am, &c. (Signed) W. YOUNG.

Amethyst, off Usfiant, April 12, 1809.
My Lord-1 have very sincere pleasure in acquainting you of
the capture of le Niemen, a fine new French frigate of forty-four
guns, twenty-eight of which are eighteen pounders on the main
deck, and three hundred and nineteen men, copper-fastened, two
days from Verdun Roads, with six mouths provisions and naukl
stores on board, and bound to the Isle of 1 ranee, commanded Ins
Monsieur Dupotet, Capitaine de frigate, a distinguished officer, .
who defended the ship with great ability and resolution.—At
eleven in the forenoon of the sth instant, the wind at east, Eme-
rald north within signal distance, Cordovan bearing E. by N.
42 leagues, a ship was perceived in the E. S. E. coming down,
steering to the westward; which hauled to the S. S. E. on mak-
ing us out. She was immediately chaced, but at twenty minutes
past seven we lost sight of her and the Emerald, and had not
gained on the chace.—After dark the Amethyst's course was
shaped to meet the probable route of the enemy, which, at half
pail nine, we crossed but though within half gun-shot at
eleven, irons which time till one the bow and the stern chasers
were exchanged, her extraordinary sailing prevented our effecting
, any thing serious. From one till past three A. M. on the 6th,
the action was severe, after which the enemy's main and mizen-
masts fell, his fire became faint, was just silenced, while ours
continued as lively as ever, when the Arethusa appeared, and on
I her firing, he immediately made a signal of having surrendered,
and proved to be the same frigate recommended to my notice in
your Lordship's order of the 9th ult. She fell on board us once
. in the contest ; she had forty-seven killed and seventy-three
I wounded. The main and the mizen-masts of the Amethyst fell
at the close of the action, and she had eight killed and thirty-
seven wounded.—To render just praise to the brave and admira-
ble conduct of every officer and man of this ship's company (of
whom two officers and thirty-seven men were absent in prizes,
I the prisoners frem which, sixty-nine, were on board), I am per-
I fectly unequal. The great etertions and experience of the First
Lieutenant, Mr. William Hill, and Mr. Robert Fair, the Master,
lam particularly indebted for. Lieutenants Waring and Pry-
therch, of the Royal Marines, deserve my best thanks. The
prize's foremast fell next day, and I left her in tow of the Are-
thusa, who afforded us in every instance the most prompt assis-
tance, and by Captain Mend's desire I write.—ln justice to a
most vigilant Officer, I have to observe, that from the Emerald's
situation, even Captain Maitland's skill would not avail him in
getting up to the enemy, and the darkness and squally weather .in
I the early part of the night precluded all hopes of his keeping sight
of the Amethyst. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) M. 51TP.401.11:
Seamen killed.—John Ridgway, Magnus Slater, George Lime,
and John Medlyn, ordinary; John Copes, and John Calcombe,
landmen.

Seamen dangerously wounded.—Gideon Dodgeon, Quarter.:
Master's Mate; John White, Capenter's crew ; James Long and
James Carmichael, able; Alexander Cooper, Mmourees Mate;
Daniel Butler and William Mitchell, ordinary; Mr. Bourton,
gunner; and Mark Tuck, landman.
Seamen severely wounded.—William Woodward, Boatswain's
Mate ; James Marsh and John Forsyth, landsmen ; John MtPo-
nald (1) Captain of the Maintop; John Fitzgerald, able.; and.
and Andrew (;rey, Yeoman of the Sheets. .
Seamen slightly wounded—Mr. Lacey, 13m atswaii ; Samuel
Roberts, able ; Stephen Woodland, ordinary ; Chr -. Lande-
baugh, landman ; Charles Field, ditto ; Michael Co cry, ordi-
nary ; James Tait, able ; Anthony Martin, t-upernumerary ;
James Campbell, Quarter Gunner ; and Anthony oe Vus, Car-
penter's crew.
Marines killed—Edward Burridge ,and Joseph Foulkes,privates.
Marines dangerously wounded—Williato Bind,,, Corporal ;
James Barrage, and James Britain, privates.
Marines severely wounded—Mr. S. l'rythereh, Second Lieu-
tenant ; John Rutter Serjeant ; John Wells, Ne'illiam Taylor,
Daniel Mears, Thomas Bestheach, John Baldwin, and Robert
Sullinger, privates.
Marines slightly wounded—Mr. Henry Waring, First Lieu-
tenant.

Admiral Lord Gambier has transmitted to the Honourable W.
W. Pole a letter from r2aptain Adam, of his Majesty's ship Re-
sistance, giving an account of the destruction of a French armed
schooner and a chaser roarer, in the port of Anchovy, near Cape
Machicaco, en the el..h of March last, by the boats of that ship,
under the direction of Lieutenant Corbyn, who had previously
carried a battery of four guns, 's hick commanded the harbour.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the l'2th of April, 1809,
Present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council:—His
Majesty having been pleased to appoint HUGH Es.xto.r, Esq. to
be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of his Majcsty's Lee-
ward Charibbee Islands, in America, he this day took the oaths
appointed to be taken by the Governor of his Majesty's Plan-
tations.

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 15.
Member returned to serve in the present Parliament.
BOROUGH OV NEWPORT.

Leonard Thomas Worsley Holmes, Esq. of Pidford House, in
the Isle of Wight, in the room of the Right lion. Sir Arthur We-
llesley, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 15.

BREVET.

To be Lieutenant-Generals in Portugal during the
continuance of their service in that Country.
Major-Generals John Coupe Sherbroke, William Payne, the Hor
nourable William Pagett.