The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-22 00:00:00

GUAbALOUPE.

BRIGADE ORDERS. .
Mourne hlanuelle, Feb. 4. ISIO.
The Brigadier-General has the honour to congestufste his
brigade upon the complete success of the action of yesterday,
which ns much cool, real, and intrepid courage was dis-
Pla3e.l as ever apr ared in the annals of history; GM men albs
Royal York Rangers went to attack 50J of the best troops of
the enemy, through passes deemed by them Impracticable,
and routed them Irmo a post considered as itiacceusiblis.
this gallant achievement, the whole army has ibis day the
proud satisfaction of seeing the flag of truce displayed upon
all the enemy's batteries' indicating the approaching end of
ear peseta labours. The Brigadier-General deeply regrets
the loss of some gallant officers and brave soldiers; hut it
was not to be expected that one of the strongest defended .1
passes of the enemy, and the key to their entrenched camps
could be carried without cunsiderable loss. To Major
Henderson, who led the attack, the Brigadier-General has wit
words to express ibis high sense of that of icer7s invincible intro.
pidity in surmounting all difficulties; upr to Captains Starch.
Sutherland, Darting, and Mathewson, awl the officers and
soldiers in general, in support of their gallant leader. The
Brigadier-General calls to mind Ole critical moment, when
so many offices; and men were killed and wounded; when
but for the undaunted firmness of the rest, the day would
have b.:.en ; but when the Brigadier-Geiteral recoiled,
the former exploits of the Royal York Rangers, ha was.
convinced they vs mild overcome all difficulties. The Briga-
dier-General desires that the names of the gallant officers who
fell in this action may be recorded in Ordcrias having; greatly
canduced to the success, of the day. The Brigadier-General
returns his best thanks to Major Adilen, the officers and
soldiers of the Grenadier Battalion, for their support issi that
dim. To Brigade Major grareton, and Assistant Quarter-
Water-General Grey, the Brigadier-General feel. himself
highly indebted for their great and meritorious exertions.

GENERAL ORDERS'
IT Tice CONN N DER IN CHIEF.
Head Quarters, Beanval,m, Guadeloupe,
Feb. 5, 1810.
The Commander of the forces not being yet iu possession of
official reports from the Generals coisunanding divisions and
brigades, intended to have delayed adverting in public orders
to toe high sense he entertains of the eminent services rendered
by the &metal, by the Staff, by the officers of all ranks, the
Don commissioned officers and soldiers of the army, now sery •
iii under his immediate command, until the final reduction of
this important colony. But the eondact of the Royal York
Rangers, under the command of Major Ilenderson, eltected in
the presence of ;ling.-Gen. Wale, commanding the reserve,
of which corps that regiment constitutes the principal part,
has been of a nature so bnlliant, and so decisive iu its effects,
that the Commander of the forces feels it his duty to return his
thanks in this public ~her to Brigadier-General Wale, Maj.
fleodersoo, to the officers and soldiers of the Royal York
Rangers, for their distinguished manner in forcing the enemy
frogs their intrenehasents and fastnesses in the-woods and moun-
tains, nu the evening of the Sd, turning their left, seizing and re-
taining the heights which commanded it ; and the Geu. is most
se:o!ble of the met its and discipline of this )oung corps, in hay-
IK the next morning, at day-break, after being deprived of the
talent and presence of t he: r brave General and Maj. Henderson,
their Commanding Officer, both of whom were carried off
the Geld wounded during the night, persisted in completing
the important end arising from this posifions4Prßettlehlag
under tbefr 01104411; wince individual merits he cannot-at'
this moment designate, and driving the.enemy from his bat,
tenet, opentag the passage of the bridge to the aemyr,
which was not to beforeNl In frost; such a service is a preli.l
• ci,!us deposit in the history of any corps, and cumin fail
being honoured with some signal mark of approbation of
their King and Country ; and the Commander of the Forces
trusts, that the state ut discipline of the regiment, it., di.tio-
guished merit last eampaigo, in maintaining Fort Edward
under the ordnance of Fort Desisi s,
_and the exertion of Ma-
jor Henderson, its Commarniing Officer. on Mats and on the
present in-vision, would enure that Officer all that consola-
tion and promotion his uncommon services so higWy entitle
bin; to.

We arc happy to find, that the illihoyal and
obnoxious placard, reflecting upon Gentlimen who'
have written for the newspapers, no louger dis-
graces the walls of Lincoln's-inn It has
been removed within these two or thrue'days.
The obj..et of the Bill at present pcindisig its the
House of Commons, for levying a toll at Black-
friars-bridge, it has just been discikitred, is toot
fur a Sunday toll, the City having already secured
this for twenty-one years ; but Inr a daily toll Qn
all horses and carriages, in addition' to the toll
which the City already culled, of 2.1. on every
non-freeman's cart with goods in it. This circiial.
stance has created a just and considerable alarm

aus‘ing the ‘Vitartingers and Alatinfactureri ou the
Surrey shore, whim business and property must
be most aeriously *fleeted by it.

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