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without oppOsition. I had previously directed the very great exertions of Captain Cockburn of tl
Royal York Rangers, commanded by Major Hender- pee, and the seamen under his orders, who ale
snateito land at Ance d'Arlet to take the battery on support to Brigadier-Generals SirCharlesShip
Point Solomon, and to possess himself of the heights Stehelin in completing the batteries, which
commanding Pigeon Island.—The day we landed we last night, at six o'cloa, with such effect as t,
marched to the neighbourhood of Ance Ceron, and the enemy to capitol ite this morning ; and of
the following day to Riviere Sallie. We halted for dred and thirty-six persons that were in the fi
a supply of provisions on the Ist of the month ; on rendered themselves prieoners of war. Our
the ted we marched from the Riviere Sallee to La- sited of two• seamen killed, and one suldic.
mantin ; on the 3d from Lamantin to Champin and Royal York Rangers wounded. The Enemy'
La Croissades, within gun-shot of the enemy's fort* killed and several wounded.
Dessaix, which position covers the landing place at i In order to. cut off the retreat of the enem'
Cohe. We have met with no opposition. The Mi- j viously sent the itolus and Cleopatra, fliga;
litia was numerous, but as we advanced rapidly, and the Recruit, sl iop of war, to the upper part
intercepted the main body near Lamantin, they sub- Royal Bay ; when this was perceived, the ere
mitted, and agreed to disperse and return to their ; fire to, and destroyed the Amphitrite frigate
plantations. I four guns, and all the shipping in the 11:trb:11
The Royal York Rangers, under the command of; ing, on out first landing, burnt the Carnation al
Major Henderson, landed the same day with the rest I also a corvette at St. Pierre's on the followir
of my division upon another point ; and having taken . The army under Lieutenant-General li
the battery at Point Solomon, marched and gained having advanced towards the heights of Suri
the heights above Pigeon Island. He was not op- in with the enemy on the Ist instant, who
posed. Brigadier General Sir Charles Shipley, cone- ; feated with considerable loss ; since then two
manding Engineer, and Brigadier General Stehelin, have taken place, which has
.given to his le
commanding the Royal Artillery, superintended the forces possessii n of the before-mentioned
construction of the batteries. The necessary ordnance commanding Fort Bourbon. The enemy u
was landed in a small bay, west of Point Noire : abaedoned the lower Fort, or Fort de France,
Captain Cockburn of his Majesty's ship Pompee with destroyed the guns, and frotp the different e:
the seamen, got the mortars and howitzers to the bat- Usuppcue they have blewn up the magazine!
teries by the greatest possible exertions, and nothing Major-General Maitland reached Samanti
can exceed what has been reported to me of the great 2d without apposition, aed has since formed
exertions of Captain Cockburn of the royal navy. tion with the Licutenera-General. lam no
The morning of the 4th the island surrendered, our ing the squadron to the Fort Royal side of
batteries having done great execution among the so as to embrace the double view of an cittly
garrison the night preceding. nication wids the head-quaruers of the ai my
On the .sth instant my division marched from Lai fording the supplies necessary for the sieg:
Croissades and Champin, by Brunot, des Fourneau, ,` Bourbon on both sides.
Tiberge, Bagou, Monique, to our present position at ! From the zeal which has manifested itse:
La Coste above Point Negro, which completes the service, I make no doubt but the batteries •
investment on the west side. f be in a fit state to open upon the enemy, are.
I have every reason to be highly satisfied with the ' before lorg, that I shall have the Skisfactien
troops I have the honour to command ; neither otfi- ' municate to their Lords'iips that tha Fort h.
cers nor soldiers have failed in exertion, and in bear- dered.—The militia who were forced to <l've,
ing the great fatigues of the march with exemplary ; turned to their homes.—l
fortitude. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) (Signed) aa.teaVeee.e. coe
• •• • •
FRED. MAITLAND, Maj. Gen. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCIIT SR, 1e
Lieutenant General Beckwith commanding the Forces, &c. &c. Copy of another Letter from the Honotiral& Rea--;
Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Diviiion under Alexander Cochrane, K. B. eac. to the Honourable V.
the command of Lieut. General Sir George Prevost, Ban. in dated on board the Neptune, off Martin:lue, the stl
the Action of the Ist February, 1809. 1809.
7th, or Royal Fuzileers, Ist Batt.-1 Captain, 9 rank and 'file,
killed; 2 serjeants, i'drununer, :Ai rank and file, wounded; 4 1 Sir—Having left Carlisle Bay, Barbadoi
rank and file missing. I noon on the 28th January, with the exped
23d, or Royal Welch Fuzileers, Ist Batt.-1 serjeant, 14 rank and ; the attack of this island, 1 had the please:,
file, killed; 2 serjeants, 79 rank and file, wounded; 1 serjeant, evening of the same day, to meet with his •
5 rank and file, missing.
Detachment of the Ist West India Regiment-1 rank and file, ship Cleopatra, and the French frigate la '1
killed ; 1 drummer, is rank and file, wounded; 1 subaltern, company ; when Captain Pechell gave me tl
missing. iof which the inclosed is a copy, stating du
Light Battalion-11 rank and file, killed; I captain, e subalterns, ,of her capture ; and on my arrival off here,
I serjeant, 2 bugles, 30 rank and file, wounded;
3 rank and zard joined with Captain Maude of the lafile, file, missing.
Total-1 captain, 1 serjenet, 35 rank and file, killed; 1 ! Port, which I also inclose.
captain, 2 subalterns, 5 serjeants, 4 drummers, 2 bugle% ' Captain Pechell in the Cleopatra, from
IS3 rank and file, wounded; 1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, 12 vanced position, closed the enemy first, and
rank and file, missing.
i brunt of the actit.n. He placed his ship ill
OFFICE& KILLED
Captain Taylor, of' the Royal Fiziletrs, Acting Deputy Quarter- tion to attack with advantage, and in st ch
Master-General. I as did credit to his intrepidity and judgm,
evinced also the high state of diecipline and s!
I of his officers and crew.
Captain Maude, of the Jaso", lest net a m,
getting into action, and I lac; every thing
I from his zeal and gallantry, which I have
for a series of years.
! • Particular credit is also due to Captain C.
of his Majesty's sloop Hazard, for boldly
with a determination to bring to action; an
frigate of the Tergest class, before any- of tl
ships were in sight.---4 haVe the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) ALEXANDER
• kiis.Majesty's ship Clecpatse, off Bassett.rt:,
Otiadaloupe, 1809.
Sir—ln consequent* of separating from his Mi-
jetty's ship lawn, and there being no probalaly
of communication either with Captain Maud,., or
Captain Pigot of the Latona,a, lid Senior Odicer of the
blockading squadron, I beg to inform you, dm! yes-
terday, in obedience to the signals made to tat I.y
Captain Maude, I chased a ship in the N.N.W. %Oki'
I shortly afterwards made nut to be a French
who, -on seeing us, hauled close in there, and eie
chorea under a small battery a lime to the. Souilie J
of Point Noir, having ascertained that they were
curing her (by springs on her cables, and others I.e.
to the trees on shore), as well as her situation w0i.1,1
permit, I made every preparation for attacking her,
the wind being at this time from the Southward :111,1
• Westward, but very light and variable ; at halt Fast
two P. M. we got theerue breeze and turned up to
windward till within a cable's length of the sitore,
and half musket-shot distant from the enemy, which
was effected at five o'clock, when his filing common-
, ced. I saw. from the shape of the land and the shoal
water between us, that I could not close without still.
ger of being raked, I was therefore obliged to :inch, r
in six fathoms and a half, and returned his fire, Whi
fortunately cut away his outside spring, when ..e
swung, in shore with his head towards us, giving us
the advantage I refused him before ; this I so effeca:-
ally preserved, that he never afterwards got rno:.2
than half his broadside to bear ; we thus e igaged for
forty minutes, when the Jason and Hazaid came up.
the former having taken a position on her starbo...rd
quarter, and firing her bow guns, the H izard at the
same time directing; hers to the fort, the enemy hauled
down his colours, finding he was not able to susta.e
so unequal a combat.
• She proves to be the French national frigate Topa!se,
carrying forty-eight guns, eighteen, twenty-four, and
thirty-six pounders, commanded by Mons. Lal,:ille,
Capitaine de Frigate, with a compliment of three
hundred and thirty men ; she has.been from B:es:
forty-seven days, and had on. board one hundred
troops and eleven hundred barrels of flour for Cay-
enne, but meeting with superior force off that port
she was obliged to push for Guadeloupe.
Our loss is comparatively small with that of the
enemy, having only two killed and one wounded, as
his guns were chiefly -pointed at our masts and rigging.
which he succeeded in cutting very much, most i f
our fore and main rigging shot away, and had v e
been under sail must have lost our main-topniaft ; on
the Other side twelve killed and fourteen w. elected, as
neafas can be ascertained, for the instant her colours
were hauled down, one third at least took to the
water, and 'several were either killed or drowned in
attempting to effect their.escape.
Having thus, Sir, given you The detail, it becomes
a pleasing dory to me-to represent the zeal with which

OTIPICKAS WOONDED.
Captain Gledstanes, of the 3d West-India Light Infantry.
Lieutenant Johnson, of the 4th ditto.
Lieutenant Jackson, of the Rifle Campany Royal West-India
Rangers.

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