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diet e till day light of the 24t1; ; and on the after-
noon of the 1,3 d the Coaootaanat joined with the
zd Welt India regiment; when, having placed
Capt. Fovea in the Paositrre, with the Dual
brig in Coles Bay to cover the landing under the
direition of Captain LIME of the AMPHITRITE,
(who had been tick at Barbadoes, but joined me
in the PROSELYTE, and handfomely volunteered
this fervice), which commenced at halfpaft eight
o'clock ; and with-his judicious arrangements, the
Second Brigade of near 1500 men, under Briga-
dier.Oeneral Meurtawo, were on !bore with their
field-pieces, and too feamen, by eleven o'clock,
as was the Firft Brigade of 1800,under Brigadier-
General FULLER, by two o'clock, with their field.
pieces, and too feamen; the Second Brigade
redly proceeded on to take the heights in the ap-
proach to the town of Philipfburgh, which was
quickly effected, though not without fome fmart
(kirmithing, which afterwards brought on a (hors
aelion, in which fome Companies of the 64th, un-
der Lieut.-Colonel Pat ENHAM and two Compa-
,nies of the Bth Weft India regiment, difplayed
great gallantry ; beat the enemy, and took two
field-pieces ; at this time Brigadier-General Fut-
LER, with the Firß Brigade, marched on to take
the heights above Fort Chetterfield, or Maregot,
where we had reafon to exiled the greaten re-
finance; but the former check (in which the ene-
my loft from so to 6o killed and wounded) evinced
that oppofition could only lead to deftrOtion ; and
they embraced a verbal fumnsons (fent in by Bri-
gadier-General MAITLAND, at five o'clock) to
propofe their terms at nine ; when Lieut.-General
TRIG GE and fell being on the fpot, the Capitula-
tion was figned and exchanged by midnight of the
24th, of which I tranfmit a copy for their Lord-
(hips information. At the commencement of the
attack, we obferved in Great Bay, two privateer
brigs, of 12 guns each, and a fchooner of the fame
force, with a merchant (hip, brig, and nine or
ten (Mall craft ; and as I confidered them likely
to attempt getting off in the courfe of the night,
if it was found neceirary to furrender, I ordered
the HORNET and -FANNY armed brig to work up
to Great Bay, to prevent fuch attempt from Cue-
ceeding, and at funfet fent the DRAKE to aid on
that fervice; but, unfortunately, the two firft did
not get far enough to windward to fulfill my in-
tention, by which means one of the brigs and the
fchooner got out, with a few fmall wails, five of
which were taken; but I am to lament the brig
and fchooner getting away, after a chace of 24.
hours, by the Hoar sr and Faulty. We found
remaining in ithe Bay, one brig privateer of t a
guns, an Englifh captured (hip, a merchant brig,
four final' fchooners, and a (loop ; the particulars
of which my time would not allow me to coiled,
as I began to embark the troops, ordnance, Sec.
&c. the next morning, the 25th, and failed for St.
Thomas's the afternoon of the 26th, leaving the
Paosstirre, HORNET, and Mars, to aftift in the
arrangements neceffitry for the tem ity of the ifland,
and two tranfports to embark the garrifon in,
which confined of between 3 and goo, befides near-
ly a fimilar number which got away in the brig,
&c. I have ordered the PROSELYTE to relieve
PUN rrs, keeping with her the MAKE for the at-
fining proteition of the two Wands, and l'UNiva
to conduct the prifoners to Martinique, arranging
and getting ready to convoy the trade home.—l
cannot conclude this account of our fuccetiful pro-
ceedings, for their Lordfhips' information, with.
out paying that grateful tribute which is due to
Lieut.-General TRICCE for his kind fupport and
concurrence in every inftance, and for his anxious
endeavours to preferve that particular harmony
and unanimity between the Army and Navy,
which mutt always contribute to the fuccefs of
every undertaking. I ihou'al not do jullice to the
officers and men (crying under my command, if
I was to omit alluring their Lordfhips they have
performed the haraffing and laborious fervice they
have been employed in, highly to my fatisfaetion,
and with an alacrity charaeterinic of Brian' Sea-
men; and I have the honour to be, Sir, &c. &c.

J. T. DUCKWORTH.
By LiClatellant.GOlCßl TROMAS TRIGOZ and Rear-Admiral
ona ThermsDUCILWORTII, Commander hi Chid of his
Britannic Majelty's land and lea forces employed at the
Windward and Leeward Wands. /cc. ter. &c.
The Ktwo, our Mailer, having viewed with the
deepen concern the unjull combination lately en-
tered, into between the Courts of Sweden, Den-
mark, and Rullia, to fupport the principles of an
armed neutrality, contrary to the law of nations
and the pofitive ftipulation of treaties, his Mails-
y, therefore, feels himfelf called upon to adopt
fuch meafures, as a condudt fo bonne to the juft
and ancient privileges of the Britifh flag requires,
on his part, for the maintenance and prefervation
of the heft rights of his people, and in fupport of
the moil folemn treaties, thereby violated, and to
confider, though with the greaten reluaance, thofc
Courts as enemies of Great Britain: Feeling that
refinance on your part would only tend to increafe
the calamities of war, which it is our molt cornea
defire to alleviate, we have tent this fummons by
Brigadier-General Futt.sa, of the Land Forces,
and Captain KING, of the RoYal Navy, requiring
you to furrender the ifland of Saint Bartholomew,'
together with all (hips and vefels, acmes, and pub,-
lic property or every defcription. Knowing how
ardently it is the defire of our Royal Mailer to
avert the fufferings of individuals, and it being no
lets our own difpofition and, with to foften their
diftreffes, we take this opportunity to declare, that
the private property of the inhabitants will be re-
(paled, as well as whatever belongs to the tub-
jets of the United States of America ; and in cafe
of immediate fubmillion, that the laws, cuttoms,
and religious .ufages of the Ifland than not be in-
OD board his Majelly's alp LZPUTIIAW, this scab
"eel
day of March, allot.
(Signed) THOMAS Tame!, Lieut. General.
].T. Ducewosve, Rear•AdrniraL
nh Excellency the Governor of St. Bartholomew.
His blAtlty's Sip Laviavosa, March an, Hier.
SlR—His ajelly's friendly ditpofit ion towards
the interefts of the United States of America, and
their inhabitants, correfponding fo perfealy •
our own—We, in order the more certainly
vent any caufc of mifunderflanding on the
=arson, have taken this opportunity to