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

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. a t`•,iis report the expression of my most grateful Colonel Mall, on whom the emnthit id of m, bert,
as well as the high and just sense brigade devolved, have been coaepietlis us.
aeledgements.,
ortain of his able and important assistance The detachment of the Royal Artillery, ;tad,'ndei
(Signed) J. HIS LOP, tit ajor-General; Capt. Unett, fully deserve their share ffif• praise
commanding First Division. the conduct of the Royal Engineers, under Briga-
Ira eateuency Sir Geo. Beckwith, K. B. dier General Sir Charles Shepley and. -Colonel Jolla-
*Commander of the Forces. stone, was highly meritorious. -
No. 3.—(Copy.) Lieutenant Colonel Gin don, Deputy Q. B. M.
post Bellair, Morne st. loafs, Feb, ;t, lint General, has conducted the duties of his department
;mach to my satisfaceon.
• obedience to your Excellency's cdnimancii,
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re the honour to submit to you the following del Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, Deputy Adjutant
General, merits my waru.est acknowledgments, by
ay, the charge ,f the operations of the Second Division of the
his zealous services, whichhavebeen unremii ttn
charge of which your Excellency Was pla4.
;,-, repose in my hands. and particularly for his exertions and able assistance
1 the morning of the 30th Ultimo, 'between nine in the.
affair of the 3d. i •
ten o'clock, the first brigade;, under my .iminedi- Dr. Burke and the Medical. Staff, have ably and
command, disembarked at a..bay somewhat to thei diligently performed their &hied.; itild the same. redit
sward of the village of•lee 'Vim* Habitans ;an t A
IS due to Mr. Deputy Coantril ' ...General
d brigade, Wether-
dierwith the secon
General Bartow, ea, in his department. ' ' .
directed to make his disembarkition• at the vii-
ant
Qea.nanotmo.mGtiit -lieneraition,,
who
• fghibeit
ttiattiftista;-.Atigoitt„oi
itself; both of these operations were, effeCted
out opposition. , - .
i ficei principally with me, and having tough exerted
ewas my intention to have moved the division n himself, well deserves at my hands being named to
columns, and to endeavour to reach the enemy's
your Excellency.
:;tival position atßellair in the interior, as.a first dbl.
I have purposely reserved for a separate statemenT
, (conceiving thereby that your Excellency's wish the expression of the admiration and gratitude I fell
compress hint would he beat attained), but on ad- towards those officers of the Royal Navy whom Vice.
cing, I found the couotry to ben° eittemely strong . Admiral
Sit Alexander Cochrane was pleased to se-,
. close, as not to admit of a separation of the
till/L. lett for the purpose of co-operating in that branch of
.n, and it was consequently moved in a single co- • the general service which your Excellency entrusted
inn, the first brigade leading. - i• to me.
on flange height just above the village des liabi. tl- The arrangements' of Comniodore Ballard for our
ans, we perceived an out post of the enemy on some 'audit*
no oaf Ali tilde, beet successfully
igh ground in our front, and separated from otir -, execsituivre
and after ourlanding the continuance of
'lona by a deep.ravine. This party however soon ;his cordial.ancf zealous support was unceasing.
'andoned his position, fearful of being turtia., and • In hiingiftg up the Ordnance to ouradvanted po-
'e column pushed on, its advance skirmishing with sitionsa Caeteins Ballard, Stank% Elliott, Flynn,
e enemy; until lie spewed him Self in extended order and many other officers, rendered the most effectual
•ver some high and tolerably open ground. - service ; and thou eh their exertions, I really think,
The rifle company of the Royal West India were almost Unparalleled, such was the spirit, the zeal,
angers were detached through the Canes; tq ttirn. and the energy of these gallant officers and their brave
is left, the 13th Regiment to his right and the 13th •
non, they made light of difficulties, obstacles, and 'e-
ight Infantry moved down a road which led. direct boors,' which would have dispirited and overcome any
his position. A smart affair now took place, and but British wathen.—l have the honour to be, ice.
e enemy was soon driven over a ravine in his rear, -(Signed) ci. train:COURT,
i the opposite bank of which he had an'entrench..' : • Briradier•Gencral, commanding Second Diviston.
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cut, and where lie again endeavoured to make a •To his Excellency Sir G. Beckwith, K.B.
and; but the 13th Light Infantry; supported by the Commander of the Forces.
• winder of the Ist Light Infantry battalion, forded . No. 4.—Mourne Houel, Fcb :iary 5, 1310.
,Un from it in a very spirited way; and the whole. Sir--Thottgis your Excellency is fully acquainted
, talion took post for the night on the ground. they With the result of yes:erday's action between the re-
lad gained, the remainder of the diviiiea oCctipYing serve and the enemy, I should not do justice to the
[rung ground in the rear. conduct of the troops under my commaivt. did I not
On the 31st, the first Brigade moved to a position point out, to your Excellency the particulars of an
'thin twelve hundred yards of, and parallel to, Post action, in which the courage and coolness of British
i. Ilair, by which I was in hopes 'of penetrating to soldiers was perhaps never more conspicuously dis-
rear ; e of that work ; but on reconnoitring the passes played.
• the Ravine between us, they were found so diffi- • giion- after your Excellency had given me instruc-
.' that I was induced to take Ground to my right tions for forcing the passage of the River de la Pere,
from whence an approach to the r. tiemrs principal' I found an latelligent guide, who
,promised at the
. ences was alone practicable) ; but previous to this forfeiture of • hicowse life to lead my brigade across
aement, having esceitainecl iet artillery might he 'the river,:at less than half the distance of the original
4.t useHly em; loved on that spot, I desired tem intended rolt:te, bet-the .road so dirsettle,it would be
Sir-enders and two five and a half, inch Mortars to necessary tkpans It in the day-Time ;as therefore no
&brought up there, which by the uncommon exer- time waste be lost, I. decided upon an imniediate at.
fun (I may almost say unparalleled efforts,) of . the' tick; encouraged the more to thia. plan as there was
navy, was effected during the night of .fie 2d, and the a diversion agaiost- the enemy, who at. this time was
tatey opened on the morning of the 3d, under the engaged with another division of the army in an op-
direrfanof Captain Unett, Royal Artillery. In the li,osite direction. • .-
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evening of the 2d, I determined to occupy the Ridge The brigade ,as in motion about four o'clock,
Leaupaire St. Louis, on the upper part of which the Major Henderson at the head of the Royal York
taxa post of Bellair is situated, and for this purpose Rangers; Major Edden with the Grenadier battalion
pushed forward the Ist battalion of Grenadiers, under was directed to make a diversion to the left, and to
nijor Browne, and a detachment of the 414.11' West avail himielf of any opportunity that might offer. to
India Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Buchani, force the bridge,, agreeable to lour Exeellftcy's-in-,
the whoie to be eventually under the command of tention. -The detachmentr of artillery, ordered to take
the laver officer. advantage of any favourable circumstance that might
This dot aliment succeeded in their object without occur, myself and• Staff accompanied the Royal York
eppositien ; but on the morning of the Sd; the enemy 'Rangers ; we proceeded to the banks of the River
being observed moving in force from his work,' cal- , without meeting any resistance from the enemy but a
ently intending an attempt to dislodge tietstenant. [few random shot and shell. .
.Colonel Bilchan's party, I lost not a motitent-inanov- I ale pass of the river de la Pere was by nature most
ear to hii support with the first brigade. Ete I could • dillictilti and was made still more so by abbatis lined
reactul him, however, a very smart action had eons- 'with troops, and even/possible obstruction thrown in
!Iced, but we arrived in time to corn lete the re- oar via ere it was the enemy first opened their
k hi!With fire of Y.
pule, and to driv the enemy bat to la post
erne loss. all difficulties, soon iforeedlthis passage. Having
the
o..t..j.udging it expedient immediatelY to attempt passed the River, we continued our march for about.
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...t.oault of the work, as well from •My know- . 100 yards through rugged -rocks and bushes, when
lac, of your Excellency's elan, as from the ei- the front eoMpanies branched elf-inter three columns,
Irene fatigue of the gallant troops who Were inf. 'rapidly ascending: the heights, the three leading
)uncut to execute it, contented- m self with ' ush- companies reservug their fire till they gained the
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Ing forward the first light infantryy4thrginaP eat, same, the. remainder firing to their flanks on the 1
and Third West India within a few hundredyards enem but still following the van ;as we approachedl
of Bellair. The two 'former corps were not ithe summit Mit of the height, the ascent became more
annoyed during the remainder of the day, but the i aiifficult, apd abOut 500 of the enemy's best troops
enemy made a movement
_in the afternoon-against the poured dovvxt Ota us a most destructive fire.
Thirdil. West India
_ Regiment, and a ccimpauy -of the Major Henderscin, with the three companies who
seals under Major Allen which was spirited] re- Ent aicended :the heights,, found the enemy posted
l'itd, but unfortunately not withontle:s; I gryieVe' hind:he abbatis and steckaded redoubts. This in-
ti say also t;:le general lossis not inconsiderable, as will treil,l officer did not return the fire of the enemy till
app_eitirl.b,,y the
l inclosed returns of killed and wounded:
.within about twenty-five yards distance, and imme-
itzuer
irt,ogitt the night we got up two eight-inclahowa 'diately closed with them, followed by the rest of the
ars, under the fire of which .I' prePoted ' regimennand ina few minutes completely routed them
teohill,afr,,ccip:,-,,s_se. ssed myself of Post Bellair; but at .—it was about one hour and a half from our being.
aL
hot.ircaie the morning of the 4th instant, (being first engaged with the enemy, after the passage of
before the battery was completed), flag* the river, to their complete dispersion, during which
teelrst'L\evnesre
i shewn from Bellair, and the head quar- time it was, impossible for troops to shew more cool
41,,i-A, era Ernouf,wbicliterminatedallhostilities. and undaunted courage, than was exhibited upon that
the
ian
.ianaalexception of the Grenadier companies of occasion by that gallant regiment the Royal York
Ire_
st. 1
ith. battalions of the 60th regiment, who, 'it:angers; to every individual of which I feel highly
.?:•,//iln an, mg every exertion of their gallant officers, indebted for the success of the day ; and as your
cl I not conduct themselves to I
ray satisfaction, it only Excellency was an eye-witness to the difficulties they
Ternahls for me to express my highest approbation of surmounted, I need ;not say more upon •the subject ;
eitheegleoiortlycroinduct of the division under my command, and when all behaved well it would be invidious
ef their cheTftiendurante.ef fatigue' and depriyatioo, to _ distinguish particular merit. •. 'Major Henderson
a.,
of
V,_their gallantry, whenever an opportunity of- by a ball- in the- breast in close contact with the
eutur its manifintation enemy. Being myself afterward disabled, the
dis\c\r9ilmere,_:ll deserve so Much praise, it is difficult to i command would have devolved on that gallant
nf tlie ;I: e but the good fortune of the Grenadiers officerl Captain Stark, hard he not, with Captain
e.i.: 1 46th_ . regiment, under Captain Ogilve, and of Darling, also hee i wounded about the s;-2112 time.
atecLit battalion, under Lieut.-Colonel David
i.;:it:a.rt...._ brought their merits very conspicuously f°r.. I understand, by the. exertions of Captains Suther-
land and Mathewson, the regiment was formed and
-I,°o b-ILey,.in truth, behaved nicest adinitably. - • prepared to advance in the morning,. to carry ;rico
tatier'iatPdaer-General SirehatlesShipley I ainpar- . effect your Excellency's plan ,of forcing the. passes
.ea Y indebted for his indefatigable exertion and ' .of the bridge,' to' the 'success of which you were an
!ewe,. co-operation on every occasion, from the pc- eye witness. .. .
ltilr::;of
ihi:having reconnoitred the Point of debarks-1 To the Staff of my brigade I feel much indebted.
ready. assistance in the affair ofthe W.
I'o Br'
aces ore lagll ter-General i Brigade-Major Brareton was amongst the foremost in
Barrow, for his.tordial ser- the attack, and continued with them all night. Cap-
rices
titan/ the gel,
but especially du the ac- • lain Grey, Assistant Quarter and Barrack-Master-
eery hanA..:oo when he brought up his brig-a-de in a ! General, was also most actively employed till disabledj
bc:t th -7rne manner to ma' suppOrt, I ovremy '. by a wound near the'close of the action.
ama,
The 1 I have sincerely to regret the loss of many brave
arranze—
menu, zeal, and activity of Lieutenant officers and soldiers, killed and wounded ; the return