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London, England, 1810-03-16 00:00:00

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of which, as far as car. At Enosent be collected, I have
the honour to enclose,--1 -have the Icinotir to be, &th,
.( Signed ) e. WALE,. Br ga d or-Gene tat.
To I.iettl.-Getteral Sir George 41kieliiiih, K. B. &c. &a.
No.:S. consists of the Articles of taPhilation The Garrison'
to be sent to Englatut as Prisoners orWar. Four months allowed
the French to settle their accounts—they are to pay their debts tn
the inhabitants of Guadaloupe before their.departure. The Inha-
bitants are to enjoy their ancient Laws until his Majesty's plea-
surels itittiviri on the subject. All persons whatever continuing
to ieside in Guadaloupe are to take the Oath of Allegiance to
his Br:tarie Majesty.)
(No. 6, contains tLe Thanks of the COMmander in Chief to
the Naval and Military Officers employed On the Service, and also
to the Marines.]
NO. 7.
Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing in the Army tinder the
Command of Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith, K:l3.
Guadaloupe, the 9th of February, 18101,
Staff-1 General, I Captain, wounded.
Royal Artillery—l rank and file wounded.
Royals-3 rank and file killed; 1 serjeant, 12 rank and file,
wounded.
13:h Foot —1 rank and file killed; 5 rank. and file wounded.
15. h Foot-1 Captain wounded.
46th Foot-3 rank and file killed; 1 Serjeant, 7 rank and file,
wounded.
2d Put 60th Foot-3 rank and file killed; >Z Serjeants, 4 rank
and file wounded.
4th Batt. Goth Foot-1

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z-' s soon as the Second 'lsivisioti had tett- ?ruled
Rupert's, I ordered the Fits[ to get under weigh and
foliow the Ponirear and about noon of the 2/thi
we anchored off Go4ier, Guadaloupe, where hailing
hoisted out all the boas, the troops of this division]
under the comman I of Major-General Hislop, and
Under the immediate superintendance of th.: -
mander of the forces, left the ships about four o'clock
in the morning of the gfthl and proceeded under the
orders of Commodore Fahie, to the village o. t.
Marie, where they landed without opposition at nine.
and soon Air moved onwards to Cabesterit its, lie
road to Trois RiVieres.
• While this divi ion was advancing, I sent direction*
to Commodore •aillard. to get under weigh froni ,tte
Salutes with his divisiin, to draw the enemy's atteh-
rim by a feint, upon Trois Rivieres, by which tip:
enemy was deterred from opposing the progress
the troops through the diftcult pass at Trochien ; and
after the close of the day he was ordered to land La .
troops to the northward of Ba- seterre, which he of
fected without opposition, about three leagues distan:.,
from the town, when they march2d in a direction for
the enemy's right. •
I followed ahlirr the shore hi this s:,ip the rotitii

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and file

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rank ..-d ; a - .- -- -
rank and file, woundtd ; i rank and tile missing. i of the principal division, w)lich enabled my t., keep
osa Foot-1 rank and file wounded. up a constant communication with Sir George Beck-
96th Foot—i Serjeant, 1 rank and file, killed ; 1 Lieutenant, 9 with; and abort nem anchored in the Bay of Trots'
rankind file, wounded. Rivieres, the enemy having evacuated all his batteries
Royal York Rangers-4 Lieutenants, 2 Serjeants, 25 rank and • • ,
• file, killed; 1 Major, 4 Captains, 5 Serjeants, e Drummers, 70 as the army advanced.
• rank and file, wounded; 5 rank and file, -missing. f On 'the 2d of February, five days provisions
Royal West-India Rangers-1 rank and file killed; 2 Serjeants, Iravitig been prepared for the troops, they proceeded
22 rank and file wounded.
York Light Infantry Volunteers-1 rank and Me wound.A. I ea' ts". the heights of Palmiste, and the Shipping
lit West India Regiment-2 rank and file killed; 1 C:-.lln, 9 :indicted again •about two. miles to the Northward
rank and file, wounded. jof Basseterre. At half past six o'clock in the after-
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Sd Ditto—t rank and file killed;. 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 noon, on my appearing oft* the 'Town, the :.;h. It 1-
Staff, 6 Serjeants, 41 rank and file, wounded. : the provisional Government sent off a frig rif truce
4th Ditto-4 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 1 Serjeant, 1 Drum- . „
1 to implore safety for themselves and the Tosvo4.to
ti er, 26 rank and file, wounded ; 1 rank and file missing.
Total-4 Lieutenant:, 3 Serjeants, 45 rank and file, killed ; 1 tVilicil I replied by assuring the inhabitants, .'sa: - ' •
Genera!, I Major, 9 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 1 Staff, 18 their persons and property should be prstecteS altit' -
Serjeants; 3 Drummers, 213 rank and file, wounded; 7 rank held inviolable, provided they gave up the Forts
..• and file missing. (Signed) I which commanded the Town, .but on their sehtlinir,
G. W. RAMSAY, Brigadier ind Adjutant-General. ILI
Karnes of Officers titled at Guadalou e: i off a second time, to sarthey bad. no power pr con-
Royal
Royal York Rangers—Lieutenants Symonds, Copley, Martineau, : trout over the troops gaiTisoning them, and that
and Gregg. i there were only peaceable and defell.:eteo inhili3l-
- Guadalcupe, February s, 1810. ants in Basseterre, I forbore to fire pn the arts,' El;
Sir—l have the honour to inclose, for the infor ma- fear of injuring the town ; but on the following day.
t:on of your Excellency, a return of the men that •
at two o'clock, I sent Commodore Fahie with de•
have been wounded in the several engagements with, rtachments of Marines from all the ships to mar• h iit
the enemy since the landing of the army in Guadai.and take possession of it, and to guard all the ave.
loupe, up to tlle present period.=l have the honour Imes leading to the forts, so as to keep the enemy'
to be', Ste. I Signed)
l A. ~liLux, Inspector. troops in then') in check, which service was performed'
His Excellency Sir G. Beckwith, K. B.` . .1 ; gteatly to 'my satisfaction.
Commander a the Forces. 1 In ' forenoon of, this day (3d), we saw from

February 7, 1810.
Return of the Wounded of the Army employed in the Expedi-
tion against Quadaloupe, under the Command of his .E.ceel-
leney Lieutenant-Gensr.il it George Beckwith, LB. Com-
mander of the Forces.
Royal Artillery--One.
Ist Battalion Royals---Ni:ie.
12th Foot-- Six.
15th Foot---One.

In the
the ships Brigadier-General flartomes divisiOrt
warmly engaged with the enemy, who was beats I
;back with considerable loss ;.-and in the evening,.
the reserve, under Brigadier-General \Vale; hgvittg
turned and beat .the enewrirsAeft iit the Mount/ his
above Matouba,• andlaihed. illi most iMpoithit pas
it alarmed him so much ; mkt also being Mto;6l4led
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by the vigour of the attackVeintitt'Bc;iffsh 4
on each side, he on the following !horning (the 4th",)
heisted flags of trtice in all his pi sitions, mid the 'Cif,-
taie Genet-al.Ernouf sent his Aid de-Cima with prii.
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posals for the surrender of the island. In conseleenee
of this, I immediately proceeded to the head trearters
of the British camp, and'it was agteedahat Cominia-
sinners should meet at tetioiolocktat the -sth, to settle
the terms of capitulittioit. • ' • .
Officers Wounded.
Brigadier-General Hereoert, and Commodorenal-
Brigadier-General \Vale. 1 lard, were named for the purple by the comnsandir
Royal York Rangers—Major Henderson, Captains Stirck, Dar-, of the forces and me, and Colonel Fitujas and:Lktit-
ling, Blosset, and Were. 1 nant-Colonel D'Alvymare Were named on the pihriff •
Bth West-India Regiment—Captain Grey, Assistattt-Qttirter- the French,. and the • terms' agreed on being ratified
Master•;General.
the next m
15th Foot—Captain. Greirson, slightly. morning at eight o'clock, I have the how)*
Ist West-Indi., Regimera—Captain Cassidy. h. enclose a copy of them, and congratulate fhe Lords
3d Ditto—Captain Ross, Lieut. GLaster, and Mr. Minn, Quarter- Co:nmissiOners of the Admiralty on the accornplish-
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Master. . 1 went of this important conc,ue eilichieved in the eleit
4th Ditto.L-Captain Reed. space of eight days Mon the tune of deCa Aation, by
4th Battalion, 60th Foot—Lieutenant Rennier and Lieutenant
E:dgood, slightly. the skill and valour of We army: ,•
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96th Foot—Lieutenant Campbell. . From the nature' ef: the Service, the 'seen* cotlif
Ensign Sadler, of the 3d West-India Regiment, died of fatigue. tick be much employed iri actual. fight witlitheen'ittj' .
11. B. Besides the above, there were 30 slightly, • • • • • • . ..-. e
. i out tiller exertions in conveying howrtiers, field,-piecess
wounded, who joined their corps, when dressed, dur-,.ammttnitien provisioni,•&c.-to the troops, d Tate :
my reporting' them to their Lordships in tieerns of alit
ing the action. Many, of the men are severely
wounded, but the wounds in general look well. highest encomium., •'-'",.t'
Commodore Ballard, and Captaini Stairfef, tin-ft , (Signed) A. B.ttr,Ltn, Inspector. • . .
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No. a.
and Flin,aerith detaChthents of se imen, were at •
Return of General Officers employed on the Eipedition against
the Island of Guadaloupe, February 9tli, 1810. tachelt# The teciaild ilivision of the army ; and Corn-
Major General Hislop. I . 4 modorrFabie, and Captains Dilks and • Doivers, to
the lstdivition, witli'all of whom the General is highly
Brigadier-General Giedsnutes; Quarter and Barrack-Master-
Gereral. saticied ' • '
as he is with the marines landed under
ct BriLaer3eneral Harcourt.
Brigadier-General Maclean. . Captain Abbot, belongingto this ship (who is slightly •
Brigadier-General Sir Charles Shipley, Chief Engineer. 'wounded). lam also Muth. indented to Captains
, Watson and Vashon Ballard, and the other officers
Biigadier.tGesieral G. W. Ramsay, Adjutant-General.
Brigadier-General, J. Barrow. •Ilinployed4 for their great exertions ; as well as to
Brigadier-General folin Skinner.
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Brigadier-General Charles Wale. ' ' - • •Catitain Kempf, the principal agent for transports.
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(Signed) G. W. Ransil, And it is with peculiar pleasure I have again to re-
.a , :,'Brigadier, and 4kttjutatitresaparal.., port to their Lordships. the cordiality which has int-
Sir G. Beckwith, K. B. Commander of the Forces. • * . *.
• interruptedly obtained between the tl,voiervicea,ddra
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCH is, 1810. , log the whole of this" expedition.
Dispatches, of which the following ar's copies, were this morning L : T
send herewt.
all toe •
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received at this Office, liy_Captain Stanfell, of his Majesty's ' ..
sloop the Scorpion, from Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alesan- 1" been able LO•ccilleet. •Ithe only loss! haie yet heard
der Cochrane, K. B. CoMmander in Chief of his Majesty's ,a. in the squadron is l'Aieutervint Elliot; -fit the Step-
ships:•. and vessels at the Leeward Islands, addrewed to John tre, killed by a cannon Sheet in the ads bred battery
WI;JOU Croker, Esq. eras a VOillnleti: '
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4ttl ste t s ispatc to aptrun —2... e-,
tett cl hi'. kr h C - s't Ar ii
Pompie, Basseterre, Ouadaloupe, Feb. 8, 1810. il wh-r hR.),:e.
Sir—Having on the 10th January left the charge of r: '
c Commander of his Majesty's sloop' Scorpion, who his
the blockade of the island of Gleadaloupe to the se-
been act.vely employed* on etis service, ant QM con-
sequently, be abla to ;site such
;further particalArs as
nior Captain then present, I proceeded to Fort Royal
Bay, Martinique, where I arrived on the following
• their Lordship may require and I take leave to
night; tend upon consulting with- his Excellency
. mention him as air oificer whose zeal and writs entitle
Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith, the Com-
him to their Lordships' protection. - I have the po-
mander of the forces, no time was lost in embarking
nom. to be, Btc: . •(Signed) • • w. COCHRANE.
the artillery and stores, and in sending the ships of .
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war to collect the troops from the several islands and • [Here follows a 'leit '2liii Sanuer, 'dated art, from
' colonies in this command, intended to be eniplOyed the British Conaßlana, rs, addressed to the inhabits its,
on the attack of Guadaloupe, all of which I directed c imposing the coPlltia of GrandeTerre,, urging them
to rendezvous in Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica. :to co-operate hi' 141-estoratiort of public tranquil-
-1 On the 'lad of January, our arrangements being lity, and assuring them that their Officers are to be
I completed, and the Lieutenant General with his Statf of their own choosing. The letter rariachidrs with a
embarked on board this 'stir, together with Majcr summons to surrender. In answer the iidiabitants
General Hislop, Brigadier General F!.rrcnurt, and consent to e've Op the town (in these terms, but re.
all the heads of departments, we proceeded with St. mark,- that they have no controul over the torts, and
veral transports and hired armed vessels to the rendez- Promise. to app! • t.. the French Officers in command.
vous, where, on my arrival on the 24th, I had the T .vo subseT nv lerieri:from .;e.ierali Ernouf and
pleasure to see 1..0 the ships assembled or in sight of Ca craw int ima* their intentiou to 4.4 :the forts
the anchorage, with the exception of three or four, LO he lastcztreatiaa.j •• . . .
transports having troops on board, which •I howev, r The Gazigte epocloaes Vitti.st Geherei Memoran-
sent out frigates to ow in, and they. all met us i t dint from Si, A. C..arr'llie, asmOunc'.4 t the de,t
Guldalonpe in time to •give their assistance. vie surrender of the Wand. ,
Attny being divided, into two divisions and a
•Return of Prisoners War, Killed, and woondea, ass„ as .
The .
reserve, I ovdered Crmsnoclore Ballard of the Sceptre, .- a• esooin)e, February 8;1810.•
about eight o'clock on the 26th, to go on tie the Saint!, Total number embarked, Ise.;; in Hospital, soo ; doomed asid
with the ~crOssd division. commanded by Brigadier- &spit. 5,,a ..lb• el. {-11..; .....4.4.•" :k.•i . .. :•-•...k j, . •'0 4113 EMI,
40Q; killed and wotsinied, from 4to 690. r • A. 11):,UltiLAZ..
General Harc tirt, to arrange there for the debar kai ion.

46th Foot—Nine.
Stl Battalion 60th Foot—Three.
4th Battalion 60th Foot—Five.
63d Foot—One.
Ptith Foot---Three.
Royal York Rangers•--Flfty-three (Two since dead.)
Royal West-India Ranger..—Twenty-three.
York Light Infantry Volunteers—One.
I st West-India Reginu2nt--sir.
Ditto—Forty-three.
4th Ditto -.Thirty-one.
6th Ditto---One.—Total 196.

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