The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

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Downimpetreet, ..Alesuel.26,. 18014.
A dispatch, or Which Nee futhrwing is a ropy,
has been (Triaged frum ',Major ilaavrt4l2_ of
Kety4l AIfICAU clap*, atitifelSed Visearaut
Castlereagh, tone:-uf his Majesty's Principal Se-
cretaries of Stair t

Stenal, July IS, 1809.
Mt Lunn— When I had 1401 this tumour of
writing to your Loidship,:t 13011111/1041:CMCII such
information as I hail received.concerning the situ-
ation of the French colony of Senegal, and my
opinion of ale praeticibility of reties:nu it oafs
'II stanall fuice ; I alswinentiotiod tbc.aisibuyance.ou
bad rcecived at Gum: and its vicinity, from their
-pKirateer:, during thu abluoco of shipa of war
Irons that station. •
flat 11w 2lth June, Caneniodnre Columbine anti
'rived at G-oree %teal tltu Solubay frigate, nod brig
.Tigress, ba%iug the colonial schooner George,
• Agincourt traisspoßt, and several neurcbaut yes.
sets, under couvuy, trod-baying Ciolll;Villiestitii to
him <that i;ttelligence I -had lately obtained, we
.thu•i4lit iuc r‘;doction of Senegal• practicable •witli
tbir I ireo w o possusitel, provided no obstacles
.shoul.l prevent our being able to pass tbu bar at
the auuuth of the river.

To 1116 oas imPiced bycunsidera.
•tions which 1 trust your Lordship will conceive
to be of %eight. I was of upiaiun that the co-
lony of itself wusaid.he an actsitoitiuo of import.
&nee to the nation from ill 'commerce; that by the
French Govereasea%-as it had always been much
valued, its loss would bu properrlianably felt ; and
that, by driving the enemy friin their sole pusses-
siun the coast, his Majesty's settlements and
the British commerce would be awry secure, and
mute easily protected.

'laving; literature, prneored some light vessels
and busts, the Dist adapted for passing the bar,
a detachment of the garriaou of Gum., consisting
of 6 officer", 6 serjeants, 4 drummer', and 150
rank and tile, was embarked on board the Agin.
Court traniport, uu thu 4th of July, *lieu we
Sailed, Slid anchored at the bar on the evening of
Inc 7:11.

Next morning Commodore Columbine was of.
:apnoeas the troops miAlit be passed over the bar,
whirh was accordingly effected through much
diflicul,y by the'eTvrtiosis of the Navy. We on.
.fortunetely„ however, lost a Schooner and sloop,
containing wens of ouunutisions slid *mutual.
thin, A 111 i the schooner George went on shore in.
side the bar. 1 landed the dcitchment, and
royal martn•l from the ships of war, on the left
bank of . the tiverr where; i look .up a position,
with .1 view to wait till. previsions could lit passed
from the shipping,*and the schooner (; eurge could
be !pm off. We then nt that the enemy had
made a furrnitlable line of defence at the post ut
Ba /aloe, twelve wiles up the river, where there i
is a battery, its trout of which titre: caunutairts
and four other vessels were moored, and ttni n Mole !
protected by a strong boom drawn string the ri.
Ver. On the 9th we were attacked, but 4irpeedsly
rupal4ell the enemy, end drove these within died
tide as tieltegne, after White •we returned to get
or the schooner, whiett was effected ea the
fee lowevehang.
T .e I ifft was employed in refitting thh sane.
pet, ear retherk% previsien% and whine. glee
soldJ.sy fritgiate .asiCthst 1)e went sleep of MU
were erderrd to anchur opposite to the post of
Iliebvgwe, sod bombard It, which service was ex.
spewed with minds elfect. Dviring tba night, in
oaring It .r birth,, the' Selelmy unfortunately Rut
ittedsid, bet in a ptisibois which ambled het
still to annoy the enemy. On the Wareing of
the I2th the treks *Mr doiliatked, sae the /lob
title prtexeJed up the -rivet, till use etlihoot
exisahet of the otttioy's hos ter 4.1004 ;11;
when every thing was in readioeSs I4oae
attacks we received itsfesiliiiine eist it was the,
'Mantis's of the 'milli Coetotaiolint to aaplttio
tale.

IVl!ling to spate en noneceseary elloeice of be-
aten bleed, the att.sek wait positerd. On the
morning the 13th we diskeee tha Wow;
was broken, tbat the enemy had elikeedinted the
battery and vessel% leaving their tollgate flying,
and shortly afterwards a letter sea frual
Xlesus. 1)-grigny and Muted, in the of the
11;•nerviandant of Senegal, offering to capitulate.
Mr. Meddle, Surgeon to the Foie«, who had
sited as my Aitl-de-Canip during the campaign,
was seat forward to treat with these gentlocneur
and sonn returned with the articles at capitulation,
which I inclose, and which We ratified. I imam.
diately took posession of the bittery of Isle. aux-
skisgleis, and in the course of the eveoleg, of the
better, of Gireleurfar, firing thhidern.
Nest mooning the garrisue laid down their
arms, and welt embarked. •We then (*wool that
• the fo,ee had been employed agafest us
amounted W Igo regular soldiers, and
lend volonteers. We lied nu reason, however, to
eeent.ine Ouch oppusition from the litter part of
vie tereelei force. •
fu ileetAnlishint this serTite, the officers end
soldiers of the army were elision to equal their
I,broihers of the rutty, who on all °cremes dlisi.l
!ingots* Illesnselftia. I feel morh tivraction• io
egelyed dia confidence of Comae/414re
Columbine, whose eiertions and ability contd.
bused su effectually to our success. • I beg to
hear lestintusiy to the indefatigable and tmlutis'
exerfloste of Capt. Tetley, Lieut. Bunes, and the
Other °filters of the Royal Nary and Marines.
My warutevt acknowledgments aru due to Mr.
Huddle for hit zealous and spirited conduct; his
ability in procuring Intelligence of the state and
comhtion of the enemy, added to his local know-
ledge, have tended,' in an infinite degree, to
effect the acquisition of this colany, and I am
desirous to recommend hint to your Lordship's
entice. This. Officer, with Mr. Assistant Cum.
mime), Hamilton, had the goodness to assist me
during the Cainpa4n in conveying my orders to
eile troops.
I have to Lament the death of ett old soldier,
Lieut. Simpson, who died on the field from fatigue
the affair of the 1 lib, on which day we bad i
lily one man Wounded. The enemy had one
i11...el and two wounded. 1

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