Star.
London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

DOWNING-STREET, AUC/UST 28, 1809.

Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has been received
from Major Maxwell, of the Royal African Ccrps, addrasied
to Lord Viscount 'Castlereagh, One of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.
&metal, I niy 18, 1809.
IVY Lonn—When I had' list the honour of writing
to your Lordship, reommunicated such information
as I had received concerning the situation of the
French colony of Senegal, and
.my opinion of the
practicability of reducing it with a small force ; I
also mentioned the annoyanCe we had received at
Gorea and its vicinity, from their privateers, during
the absence vf•ships of war from that station.
On the 2tth June, clirOmodore Columbine arrived
Ger6e with the Solebayfrikjte, and brig Tigress,
; having the colonial schooner-George, Agincourt
; transport, and several merchant' ♦essels under con-
voy, and having communicated to him what intelli-
gence had lately obtained, we' thought the reduc-
tion of Senegal practicable with the force we possessed,
provided no obstacles should prevent our being able
to pass the bars at the mouth. of file river:
• To this attempt I was induced V. considerations
Which I u•ust your Lordship will conceive to be of
weigh. I was of opinion that the colony Of itself
. would be an acquisition of importance to the vation,
from its commerce ; that by the French Government
as it had always been much valued, its loss would be
proportirnally felt ; and that by driving the enemy
from their sole pnscession Gn the coast, his Majesty's
settlements, and the British commerce, would be more
secure, and more easily protected.

. . .
Having therefore procured some light vessels and
boats, a e best adapted for passing the bar, a detach-
ment of the garrison of Goree, consisting of six offi-
cers, six serjcants, four drummers, and 150 rank and
file, was embarked on board the Agincourt transport
on the 4th of July, when we sailed, and anchored at
the bar on the evening of the 7th.
Next morning Commodore Columbine wai 'of .opi-
nion the troops might be passed over the heir, wliich
was acccrdingly effected through much difficulty
.by •
the exertions of the navy. We unfortunately, how-
ever, - last a schooner and sloop, containing much cr
our provisions- and ammunition; and the schooner
George went on shore inside the br. I landed the
detachment, and 60 Royal Marines from the ships of
war, on the left honk of the river, where I took up a
position, with a view to' wait till provisions could he
passed from the 'shipping, and the Schooner Geotee
could be got off. We then learnt that the c:lerny
had made a formidable line of defence at the poitof
Bobague, ewelve miles gip the' river,' whotethere is a
battery, in front of which three cannoniers, and four
other vessels were moored, aadAhee.wholeeprotected by
a strong boom drawn across the river. On the 9th
we were attacked, but speedily repulsed the enemy,
and drove them Within their line at Dabague ; after
which we returned to get off the schooner, Which Was
effected on the following evening.
The 11th was-employed. in re-fitting the schoorir,
and embarking provisions and water: The Solebly
frigate, and Derwent sloop ofwar, were ordered "to •
anchor opposite to the. ,post of. Barbaguee •and•born-
bard it, which was executed with much effect.—
During the night, in•shiftinz lit.%r birth, the Solebay
unfortunately got aground, but in a position which
enabled her still to annoy the enemy. On the morn-
ins of the 12th the troops were embarked, and the
flotilla proceeded up the river, till just without gani-
shot of the enemy's lineeof defence, and when every
thing was in readiness for a night attack, we received
information that it was the intention of the French
Commandant to capitulate.
Willing to spare an unnecessary effusion of human
blood, the attack was postponed. On the morning
of the 13th we discovered that the boom Was broken,
that the enemy had abandoned the battery and vesseW
leaving their colours fly t•lig, and shortly afterwardsn
letter was received from Messrs. Degrigny and
Doreen in the name of the Commandant of Senegal, •
offering to capitulate. Mr. Heddle, surgeon to the
forces, who had acted as my Aid-de-Camp during
the campaign, was sent forward to treat with theist
gentlemen, and soon returned with the articles or csl7
pitulation, which I enclose, and which we'ratifled.,-.
I immediately took possession of the battery of Isle
aux Anglois, and in the course of the evening of the
battery of Guelendar facing the town.
Next morning the garrison' laid down their arms,
and were embarked. We then found that the force
which hed been employed against us amounted, to
160 regular soldiers, and 210 Militia and Volunieers.--• •
We had no reason, however, to count on Much np7
position from the latter part of the enemy's foico.-- •
In nccomplishing this ser vice, the officers and soldiers
of the army weie anxious to equal _their brothers- •of
the Navy, who on all occasions elistingtiisli theen4i.
selves.l feel much satisfaction in having enjoyed the
confidence of Commodore Columbine, whoe exertio,ns
and ability contributed so effectually to our success.
I beg to bear testimony to the indefatigable avid :41.
lons exertions of Captain Titley. LieuteriantlYonesa.
and the other Officers of the Royal Navy and Marin.* .'
My warmest acknov•ledgemeots are dee to
r, .
Heddle for his ?calms and spirited conduct. - • 4is
ability in procuring intelligence of the state and c
dition of the enemy, added to his local knowledie,
have tended, in an infinite degree, to effect die QC-
.
quisition o' this Colony, and I am desirous to recom-
mend him to yoitr LOrdship'S notige. ' This.o.ffiCer,
with Mr. •Assiitant Oommt,sary HaMilton, • kid the •
goncineis to as-sin me ',JO-it's; the.carnpaign in con.
tying ray orderi ie• the troops: , • .
• I have to lament the death of an old soldier, Lieu.lnft.Simpsono-who died on Ate field titan fa:igue%
i •-•ilse-itrair of the 11th t• (Si Which d.ty we :,ad. oe,•jy•
• man liCotiiideit ' The'enenry had IOL ' • a
i
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,h011(.3 k; Lee' an
twit!: aveifuct*L-41 enclose returlisof.thc en clearice. and
sto*slinnitt in this Colony; aii.: cf the vesA..s cap-
tured at Babague. '
I beg leave-to mention that r,
4,otain
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over.

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his dispatch, is a deserving officer, and m rO-
- to your Lordship's notice. I have
it to tie, Su. (Sigmed) c. W. stoxwELf.,
Major of the Roya' African Corps
.. or Capitulation, between Mr. ii....1411e, acitg as Aide.tle-
Camp, Ain! posse-sing full Power troni e Columbine,
commanding the .;/ay.ll, ant. Major Charles William Maxwell,
comminding the Land Forces sf iiis Britannic hla:jesty, ena-
ployeal i.t au Expedition against therolony of Senegal, on the
one Part,
And M. I)egrigny, Commissary of Marine, Administrator in
Chief of Senegal, and M. Duretu, Merchant, possevirg full
Powers frorri M. Levisseur, Commandant of Senegal, for the
Surrender of the island of St. Loris and its Dependwicks, en
the other Par. .
dirt. I. The Garrison shall be conveyed to Prance as prisoners
of war, and shall not serve against Great Britain or her Allies,
Jinn: regularly exchanged.
They shall march out with the hooours Owe*. dad .111'dvva
their arms at the moment of their embarkation. The cottony
shaft he evacuated in the space of twennyafour hours after the ra-
rifteat ion of the presen capitnlatlocr.
he Officers shall be permitted to carry their effects ;loos with
them. •
Art, 11. The Officers and Clerks belonging to the Administra-
lino, shall be.permitted to remain' one mouth in the colony for •
the purpose of regulating their accionts; they shall have permit- •
'ion to return to Irauce, or elsewhere, as opportunities mty
occur.
Art. 111. All orivate property shall be respected. •
Art. IV. No itthatii: ant of the Island nor F.eseiran residing In
It, shall be molested on account of hi, political opinions.
Art. V. Such French merchants at wish in remain, shag hale
permission to do so.
Art. VI. All vessels. }souses, magazines. batteries, ordnance
Metes, and all other public property shall be surrendhreil in their
present state.
Art. VII. All registers and acts deposited in the Greffives oLice,
shall hr surrendered.
Att. VIII., The Posts of Euettander and English Island shall he
given up in the course of the day, and if possible the garrison
shad also embark.
Ay. IX. The Auxiliary Company composed of two officers
and forey-..ne. men of colour. shall bee pet mission to reside at
Senegal, and be co shirred as natives.
SigntA at the Island of Ilabagay, at the hour of Eleven A. M.
of :the 13th lolly 1609. loon Hamar.
Disarm
• • • • DeCittelllf.
Ratified, -E. H.Cotu M BIN r, Commodore, command.
•. * log the Squadron of his britannk Mao
s j.sty.
C.'W. Maxwett, Major of Infantry, cons..
mantling his Britannic 4111ajesty s Land
Perces.
• Vue et Ratifie par le Command. en Chef parinterime.
,„ ;• 14trattrx.r.
Senegal, holy 18, 1809.
Return of Ordnance and Ammunition found in the -.Garrison of
&c.-1 bit St. Louis. •
West Battery—S mounted, 3 dismounted twentyafourpounder
guns . 1 dismounted eighteen-pounder gets; 1 mounted, 1 dis.
ransomed eight-inds brass mortars.
North Battery---3 mounted twessrloirr-pounder gun.; 30 twits-
ty-fourpounder shoo.
South 2.itterp--7 mounted, 11 dismounted twenty-four-pounder'
guus; 5 dismounted efiliteenvelinder stns; MOO twenty-four-
pounder shots. •
Fort-. 45 dismounted twenty.tostveineder guns •I. dismounted
eighteen-pouider.gon ;‘,ll ditinounted twahre-pOtinder guns; 4
ninenv4, 1 disnimusted eight pounder guns; 6 mounted sin-
pound,r gnus; 5 dismounted rout-pounder guns; t di 'mounted
eight-inch brass mortar; 4 mounted .brass two-pounders;
dislioulit, d buss two-pounder field.gieces; I dismounted bats
swivels; $l6. tettekt44l lout brass blonderbusses ;. 22 swords.
Shot-5600 swenty-foon-pourders. 11429riefsteen-pounders, 1572
twelve-pounders,• 200 etgistioundefa, 300 sit-pounders, 400
four-pounders, 100 one-pitunder, 220 •eightaloch shelfs, • si.)
grape, iiocannister.
Pnwder its Baerrh,and 4cartidass..l4 tisltKats .of .1001 M. each,
93 twenty-four-pounder cartridges, 3 twelve-pounder ditto,
79 eight.pottrder ditto, 91 inionstsundei ditto, 45.1fouppounder
ditto, 1.3 steaminess &to, S 4 three-ounce ditto, 4633 rounds
of met-keg Dalkorgidges, 4000 rounds of balls for. diets.
Guedodpe....2,lntntnted. toseutyrfour pounder pus; 2 meowed
sly i9eh brass bfOlkirrs ; era twenty-ittur poinda shots ; SO can-
niat,r shots; 0 twenty-four pounder mai `get.
mounted twenty-four pounder guns; Serftlinflo
lour pounder shots; 40 counts/o.r shot&
&barite Iste.-.1 mounted twent phew gmentier guns; !moms-
led brass eight-pounder field pieces ; zoo tyiantyefoor pounder
shot s ; 30 cattnister shots.
Gun foals..-• 4 twenty-four pounder gun; 1 eighteen pounder;
AO grape shots. , (s; good)
CiIAS W. 14.12.11111.1., MO. Roy-Ire. Corps.
Sent gel, lily 18.
Return of Vessels and Gu.n.Boate
,which formed the Line of De-
fence in the front of :Sebago/.
brig •Cannoniere, of 3 twelve-powders, 6 six-pounders, 4 one..
pounder&
Brig Ca.itnir, of 2 twelve-poinedcr carronades, 4 twelve-pun-I
• hree-mlu
Stboothr Sipsip, of 4 three-pounders.
Schuoi,er Combat, of 6 four-pounders.
brig Aun, of It twelve-pounders.
C!.r. 8113 t, of 1 twenty-four potoJer.
Gust fi,.a , of 1 .eiLlstee.n-poutida. (Signed)
rues. W. MA xwEt.c, Maj. Key. Art. Corps.
h.O be u received at this Office, from Cap.
lite Commander of his Maj:sty's
s:, p the S .iehay, addres-ed to,tlie Honourable Wi-
liam V.'elicsl•y Pole, a ild dated on board the Derwent
sloop. oil Senegal, the Stith July, 1809, giving an ac-
4ount of the surrender of that settlement to his Ma-
.jesty's arms. Some depredations Lanz b as corn.
mine-A on the trade in the neighbourhood t I Senegil,
by sort ill privateers fitted out there, Captain
bine, and Major Maxwell, commanding the gairi,nn
at come, de.erniiird to make an attack upon the
place, and proceeded ao.einst it on the 4th Jttiy, with
the Solehay, Dcrwent Ouop, and Tigress gun vessel,
and some merchant and smaller ve..sels, having on
board a detachment of IGO men from Goree. The
enemy at first appeared dispu ell to offer sonic resis-
tince,but the detachment being landed, together with
120 seamen and 50 marines, the enemy's force con-
sisting of 160 regulars, and '240 militia, retreated, and
on the 15th a capitulation was signed, by which the
island of St Louis, and its dependi..acics, were sur-
render4.l to the liritish forces, tit- garrison being con-
•veyed to trance as prisoners of war, not to sltrve
against his Majesty or his allies, until regularly tig.
changed.
The only kiss sastaiaed by the English on this ser-
vice, has been that of Captain Frederick Parker, of
the Derwent, Mr. Francis Atterbury Sealy, Midship.
man of that sloop, and six seamen, drowned at-
tempting to cross the bar of Senegal.
Cai:tain Columbine speaks in high terms of the
conduct of the Officers and men employed on the toe-
Caion.
On the 11th .duly, the Sokbay in moving .ttja the
river, got on slic.:e and was wrecked, all her men Anil
part of the' stores were staved.
Copy of a t.etter from Vice Admiral Sir lames Sanenves, Thgn.
and K.ll. S.:enim.etler in Chief of his Majesty's a•b* s and V. 41.
eels in the Baltic, to the linuourable W. W. Pore, dm 010
• hoard tile Victory, off Nz7xtu July el.
•
Sir-if!, Iwo:with enclose, tt: the informAttieel amyl ordec
...winners of :Ile Admit-41;y, karta I have rticriveil bingo C`ap.
' L 17:16;r1gePlallt, "'Ater 11: kis 3.l:l;•••tty's shop PC t.
Caro-
this ...14.1.Figirki. the .26th invant, :icquakming meritharh.
hoe. the, *nisi /ifir' attn.* a
b.• :trade by the DA lts of wiLs
,
-.e st.art,ilo,..mtlAtr hts ere, whie'hw,;e
having dlr.
joie*hips l'Arteton of ; aptain (who vety hind-
Riser(' undo. the tKlp7entetlient.
' • Vtiteore Carotins

!o rely offeretito emonsend the- latteeptime) On Oledlib of four
of the enemy's gun-boats, and a brig in the tiehoted of
Asps, which wu attended with the. Impost success three of
the ;on-boats carrying twain*: Iw.pountlte, and an +rand brig
under his impe:ial Russian Majesty's colours, hinting been cap-
tured. Ihe undaunted bravery displayed fry Captain Forrest, ,
0- Officers and nun employed under his orders, is beyond ah
praise.
he gun-boats have been lately built upon axles, cons.ntetion,
aid being extremely well adapted for the service in the Great
Belt, I have.direeted them to be surveyed, and I propose to place •
them under the orders of Rear Admiral Dixon, which I hope
Mill meet their I ordslilld appioba•ion.
Herewith I enclose Captain Forrest's letter, the Myrna* Ml.
led red wounded in the boats of his Majesty's ships, apd the loss
sus•abeed by the Cnemy, together with a lie: of the armed vessels
car ured la the Shove attack, which -, ouwiU also,lie phrased to
lay before their Lordships. I I•ave the banana to be, kg-
' (Signed) SAlets lAU NIARE2.
Princess Carolina, Asp*, July 26, 1 eOl.

Stn-,-Ffiaving been informed that the enemy had at
this: place several gun-boats to protect. their coasting
trade, which is of the greatest consequence in sup-
plying their army, &c. in all parts of
.Finland, and it
having ,been represented to me by Captain Forrest the
probability of their being destroyed, himself having
°feud in the trtost handsome manner to command
ibe. expedition, which I immediately accepted, and
having directed all-the boats of his Majesty's ships
ferincess Carolina, Minotaur, Cerlennis, and Prome-
thetis (in all see. enteen) armed in the best possible way
to put themselves under the command of Captain
Forrest, and to assemble. on board the Prom&heus at
s.x.o'clock yesterday evening. I have now the hap-
piipss to inform you of a successful attack he made
las, right about halt past ten o'clock, on f un- gun-
boats, three of which lie has captured, anl a new
brig laden with proyiSious ; the gunboats had on
board in all are hundred and thirty-seven men, be-
sides twenty-three in the brig. They are very com-
plete, and well found, which. I intend sending to y.
by the Minotaur.
Incloseil I have the lion(air to transmit Captain
Furtest's letter on this subject, wherein he speaks in
the highest terms of the spirited conduct of all the
oifcers and men employed odthis occasion. Were
it possible for me to say any thing which could add
to the meritorious conduct of so gadaat and. good an
officer as Captain Forrest, I should most willingly
do it ; but I trust the success of this brilliant action
will do more justice to the intrepidity of every officer
and man employed on this service than any, language
I can possibly use. I also beg to inclose for your
information a list of killed and wounded.

(signed) CHARLEG DUDLEY PATEN.
Sir fumes babas rem, BArt, Vice Admiral
of the Blue, fee. &c.. the.
His Majesty's sloop Prometheus, Alpo Roads,
July 2G, If
Sla 4I 1121 happy to acquaint you that thqentlea-
yours of the boats of the iquadron, :hich you did me
the honour td place under my command, for the pur-
pose of capturing or destroymg the enemy's gun-boat
force or convoys in the neignbourbood, have been
crowned with the most complete success. Three gun
vessels of large dimen;,iops, of a new construction,
being captured, after a sanguinary antest, together
with a new limed brig, with soldiers on board, laden
with provisions, destined for Abp.

Our loss is seven indeed, as might be expected
from the nature the force, and the extreme obsti.
iracy with which tie enemy defended (heir charge ;
the crew of one gunboat, Nu. 62, being to a man
killed or dangerously wounded, as you will see by
the returns. [cannot find words to express to you the
zeal ana intrepidity .exhibited upon . this occasion by
all, and the manifest superiority of our seamen when
it came to the cutlass. I must leave the circumstance
itself to speak the eulogy of the following Officers
employed under my command, viz.
Jan.es Ilishford, First Lieutenant of the Princess
Carolina ; Patter, First Lieutenant, and

Simpson, Third Lieutenant of the Cerberus ; Gauen
Forster, First Lieutenant, ..:id tiornas Finnemore,
actiog Lieutenant, of the Prometheus ; as.n3ore.ade.
quate to their merits than any thng I can say in their
favour. I cannot too much admire the conduct of
Mr. Charles Chambers, Surgeon of the Prometheus,.
who very handsomely accompanied the expedition,
with a view, should he escape, to be proivssionally
uset. I. I sincerely lament,. with .the country, the
tail:mentioned gallant and most vanrablc officers:

Fe7rries*
. commend
the honcui
AniFts n( C