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LONDON.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16.

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The particulars of the Capture of Guadaloupe were
published this morning in a Gazette Extraordinary.
—The length of this Gazette—four sheets—obliges
us to compress some of the less important documents,
but we have abridged nothing necessary to the eluci-
dation of the event.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH IS.

Captain Wilby, Aid-de.Camp to Lieutenant General Sir George
Beckwith, K. B. commanding his Majesty's Forces in the
Windward and Lesward Islands. arrived this morning with a
Dispatch from the Del:tenant Gener,l`. to the Earl of Liver-
pool, one of his Mnj.qy's Principal Secretaries of State, of
which the following is a Copy :

c!iiclatoure, February 9.
MY Lonn--In c.bedic:nce to -the King's command
to attack this island, as pointed nut in your Lordship's
dispatch of the 2t! November last, I have the honour
to report, for his Majesty's information, that having
taken the necessary measures to collect such a force
as circumstances admitted, and as I judged adequate
to this important service, and having made every ne-
cessary arrangement with Vice Ad:niral Sir. Alexan-
der Coch. ane, I sailed from Martinique on the 22d
ult. to the place of general rendezvous, at Prince Ru-
pert's, Dominica, where we were detained 48 hours,
some of the transports having fallen to Leeward..
The army was formed into five brigades.
The First Brigade, under the command of Briga-
dier-Gene, al Harcourt, was composed of 500 light
infantry, SOO of the 15th foot, including their flank
companies, and 400 battalion men of the 3d West In-
dia Regiment.
The Second Brigade, commanded by Brigadier
General Barrow. consisted of 300 grenadiers, 600
men of the 25th Regiment, including their flan!: com-
panies, and 350 men of the 6th West India Regiment,
including their flank companies.
The Third Brigade, commanded by Brigadier-
General Maclean, consisted of 500 light infantry, 500
men of the 90th Foot, including their flank companies,
and 4'.10 men of the Bth West India Regiment, inclu-
ding.their flank companies.
The Fourth Brigade, commanded by Brigadier.
General Skinner, was composed of a battalion of 600
Men formed from the 13th and 63d Regiments, a
detachment of 200 men of the York Light Infantry
Volunteers, and the 4th West India Regiment.
- The Fifth Brigade, under the command of Briga-
dier-General Wale consisted of 500 Grenadiers, WO
men 9f the Royal Yolk Rangers ; to this force was
• added 300 Artillery, under the command of Colonel
Pnirton, with a cernpany of military Artificers. These
Brigades were formed into two divisions and a reserve.
'the First Division, commanded by Major-General
Hislop, was composed of the 3d and 4tfi Brigades;
the Second Division, under the command of 13riga-
dter-General Harcourt, consisted of the First and
SeCond Brigades.
The fifth brigade ender the command of Brigadier
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General Wale, formed the reserve.
The second divisiom sailed from Dominica on the
morning of the ‘26th, and anchored at the Saintes.
The first division, with the reserve, sailed in-the course
of the afternoon, and anchored on the 27th at Isle
Cosier Grande Terre, and early in the-morning of the
28th,' proceeded across the bay to St. Mary's in
Capesterre, in the smaller vessels, of war, other craft,
and flat boats, where a landing was effected without
opposition in the course of the day ; and in the after-
noon, the first division, under the command of Major-
General Hislop, moved forward, the third brigade to
Capesteri-e, the fourth brigade to Grande Riv:ere, the
reserve remained to cover the landing of the necessary
provisions, and other objects.
On the 29th, the first division marched to the Ban-,
naniers river, where it took post. The reserve at the
same time abandoned the landing place at St. Mary's,
and reacl-.e.d the Grilnde Riviere that night, with
two days provisions for the corps acting to windward.
On the 30th, the first division advanced by the
strong pass of Trou au Chien, which was not defend.
ed, and the head of the column reached Three Rivers
Alibotit eleven o', lock, pushing small detachments on
'bout
enemy with. the light troops. Te reserve march-
ed early in the morning from its position, gaining
Three Rivers about sunset.
The enemy marked a disposition to defend the
Heights, D'Olet and other places strengthened with
field artillery, b-at in the afternoen lw abandons
all his posts with precipitation, leaving his oidivance
behind.
It became necessary for the rest division and the
reserve to remain at Three Rivers until the morning
of the 2d instant, to land five days previsions from
the fleet, which, owing to the uncommon ext. tions of
Commodore Faliie, Captains Di!!ce, and Dowers,
with other Naval Officers, (whose activity on this
occasion, as well as at the landing at Saint Mary's,
was most conspicuous,) was promptly effccted.
The corps marchc.l in two columns, the reserve
forming the right, and advancing by the mountains
took possession of Palmiste, at his upper extteinity,
whilst the first division marching by D'Olet, and the
great road to Basseterre, subdivided at the foot of I
this height, the fourth brigade ascending it near the
centre, the third brigade at its lower extremity, the
reserve found the posts of Langlais abandoned, and
the guns spiked. The possession of Morne Hone-1
being of the highest importance, I directed Brigadier
General Wale to march with the reserve at four
o'clock in the afternoon, who occupied it without re-
sistance about eight at night, the cannon being spiked
and dismounted, and the ammunition in general
w:: steel or destroyed.
On the morning of the 3cl, the first . division
marched frf:m Palmiste, crossing the river Gallion in
one column at the only ,practicable pass, the fourth
brigade taking post in the centre, about a mile from
the bridge (1 Noaiere on the river Noire, and the
third btigade occupied MT. Peltier's home, where the
enemy abandoned a magazine of provisions.
In the course of the 29th, the second division, un-

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