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Frog tbs LONDON G.IZETTZ, Me ts.

DOWN 11(p-S Tit 817', May 11.

Difpatches of which the following are copies, addreffed to
the Right Hon. Haney ISUNYes, were Taft night received
at the Mee of the Right Hon. Lord HOSART, one of his
Majefty's Principal Secretaries of 'State, from Lieutenant Ge-
neral Tatoot, Commander ist Chief of his Majefty's Forces
in the Letwatd and Wiodward Caribbee lllanda.
On board his Majefty'slhip LLVI at
Sea, aid March, iSot
_ _

Ste—Having already detailed in my difpatches
of the ft, lath, and isth init. (Nos. 7,8, and
9,) the various arrangements that had been made
to enable me to carry into effect his Majelty's com-
mands, communicated in your letters of the tath
and 3111 of January, I have nor, the honour to
acquaint you,that having been joined ou the 16th
at St. John's, Antigua, the appointed rendez-
vous,by the BthWeft-india regiment, from Engli(h
Barbour, we failed the fame evening., ‘vith the
force there collected, confining of a detachment
of the Royal Artillery, the 3d and t ith regiments
of Foot, and the Bth Well-India regiment ; but,
owing to the calms and light winds that prevailed,
we made fo little progrefi, as not to arrive at St.
Bartholomew's, until the morning of the zoth,
although the paffage is generally made in the
courfe of a few hours. Rear-Admiral-Duce-
WORTH, conceiving it might be ufeful to order the
ANDROMEDA from Antigua, with a view to pre-
vent any veffels communicating with the Illand of
St. Bartholomew, Captain BRADEY was accord-
ingly difpatched on that fervice, of which opportu-
nity I availed myfelf to fend Lieutenant Colonel
IPLEY, the Commanding Engineer, for the
purpofe of, making obfervattone, and to difcover
where a landing might be made with the leaft rifle
to the troops. The report of Lieutenant-Colonel
SHI rLry, and Captain BRADBY, was very correl,
and, had occalion required us to have ailed on
their information, would no doubt have proved of
very effential confequence, in facilitating the re-
citation of the ifland. A difpofition was made
for landing on the morning of the loth : but being
becalmed the whole of that day, in fight of the
ifland,and thereby lofing the advantage that would
have been derived from a fudden and unexpeded
attack, together with the information we had re-
ceived by a veffel lately from St. Bartholomew,
that the Governor was unprepared, and, indeed,
poffelted' no means of defence, we determined at
once to fend in a Commons, which was accord-
ingly done on, the Morning of the zoth, and I am
happy to acquaint you, was followed by the im-
mediate furrender of the ifiandr-I have the ho.
nourto tranfmit to you herewith, for your more par-
ticular information, copits of the fuinmons and ca-
pitulation, together with a return of the ordnance
found in the ifland of St. Bartholomew.
(Signed) Too. Taioo E, Lieut. Gen.
Return of Ordn•oce, etc captured la the Wand of St-Bartho-
lomew, March at.
Iron. Eight twenty-fou , 6 eighteen-pounders, 8
Sr-pounders, 13 four-poun as, 4 thntelounders, 6 two-
pounders..—Garrifon canines eontplete. 6 twenty-four.
Poundal. 6 eldliteen-founders. q four-pounders, 3 three-
pounders; a twatoundas; with a conflderable proportion
of ordeanceastargineere Rotes. (Signed) FRAM. LAYS,
Lieut. Cot commanding Royal Artillery,
.
Caribbee Mande.
ItibblaJettri trip LIVIATINAN, at Sta., ayth March.
Ste—l have the honour to acquaint you, that
the ifland of St. Martin furrendered to the British
forces on the aath init. It being confidered of
touch confequence that the • lean delay pollible
should take place after the furrender of St. Bartho-
lomew, every exertion was made to complete the
arrangements neceffary to enable us to leave that
ifland, which were finally concluded on the aid.
At the Moment when we were about to fail, the
PROSELYTE from England, with nine tranfports
under convoy,„hove in fight, on which we imme-
diately weighed, and joined them about ten o'clock
that night, when we found that one tranfport Amu
milling, with two hundred men of the 64th regiu.
meet on board. On the following day at noon, wa.
were alfo joined by the COLORIANDAL, with the ad
Well India regiment. The (his of war and the
tranfports, during the night of the 23d, drew as
near to the Wand- of St. Martin as appeared con-
Meat with fafety, and at day-light the following
morning flood into Little Cole Bay. The troops
having been divided into two brigades, a difpofi-
tion was made for landing. The Era brigade, un-
der the command of Bngadier-General-Futtta,
was compofed of the ill hattalion of the Royals,
the tith.regiment, and ad. Weft India regiment,
and was deitined to make an attack on Fort Chef-
terfield. near the town of Marigot, fituated in the
French quarter of the ifland. The fecond brigade,
commanded by Brigadier-General Matrtaaa,
confined of fix companies of the 3d regiment, the
64th, and four companies of the Bth Weft India ;
and was intended for the Attack of Fort Amner-
dam, and the town of Philiplburgh in the Dutch
quarter, a proportion of field artillery being attach.
ed to each brigade. The bay fixed on for the
troops to land in being in the Dijtch quarter, and
contiguous to Fort Anaterdam, the 2d brigade
was in confequence landed fire, which was effin.
ed without oppolltion. During this operation, the
tranfport arrived with the part of the 64th regi-
ment, which had been milling, and being ordered
to run dote in with the Chore, the men were land-
ed in time to join their regiment. Brigadier.Ge-
teral MA:realm, having gained the Heights to.
Wards Fort Anaterdani, was loon oppe fed by de-
txc:tell parties of the enemy. The Bth Welt In-
dia etonent.being principally engaged on thofc
c,:a..ons, was always fuecefsful. It appeared that
almoft the whole force of the enemy had been
drawn to the Dutch quarter, whereas it was ex-
Petted that the principal refinance would have been
made at Fort Cheiterfield. The enemy, rather
than wait an attack f.oro our troops, which they
rue led to exped, by our rolteffing the heights at
an great dillance from the fort and town, deter-
roused to attack, with a confider:able part of their
force, one of the potitions which we occuried, and
'Taught oat two field-pieces with about three him-
tired men for the purpofe.. The body flour troops,
on which this attack was made, confined of four
.ompanies of the fi sty-fourth regiment, under the
mmediate command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pa-
• IN NAN, and two companies of the Bth Weft India
"timent, who •s- aced, on this occafion, the