The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-16 00:00:00

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Captain NiVilby, Ahl-de,icanitte 'Lieutenant.
General air George Beckwith. .V. commanding
his 'Majesty's Forces in tiro Vinidwiall and Lee-
ward Nandi, arrived this morning milli* Dispiktah
• from the Lieutenant-General totba gari-Oadintr-
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• pool, one of Majesty's Principal W.risffma ill
• lisle, of "Melo*e following is i Copy. '
MY LORD, Guadalnepe, I'eb, 9, 1810.
le"obeclisace to the King's rout and to attack
' this Wand, as pointed out in yore Lordship's
' .'.diipatell of the itd of November lest, I 'hoe the
Jionouss tis report, for his Majesty's information
• 4 *at. having taken the necessary measnres tn col.'
Lief such a fore() as circumstarices admitted, and as
• 1 judged adequate to this importaut bury*, and
~ ::leaving made every necessary errangrusenl" Willi
.; Vice-Admiral Sir Ateiantier .Cochrine; I sailed
• from Martinique on the 22d ult. to the place of
general rendepoup, at Priuen Rupert's, Demi-
• mica, wheie we. were liletained fortyseight hours,
SOAK of the transports having fallen to leeward. '
The army was forthed into five brigades. •' •'•
. The first brigade, under the command. of Bri-
gsdier-Gencral Harcourt, was composed-of live
I unfired light infantry, three hundred of the ni.
tit
1, ati including their flank companies, and fo
hundred battalion men u the 3d West India regi
men/. •••
The second brigade, caturnanded by Brigadier.
Gen. Barrow, .consisted of 300 grenadiers, 600
tren of the 25th Regiment, including' their flank
etinpalies, and 350 men of the fith Weft India
• Regi:nent; including their flank companies. ,
The third brigade, commanded' by Brigadier.
• • General Maclen, consisted of Ave huideed bight
• lefalitry, five hundred Men of the 90th foot; hie
eluding their flank companies, and four hundred
men of the Bth West -India regiment, including
their flank companies. • •
The fourth brigade, commanded by Brigadier.
General Skinner, was composed of a battalion of
• alepandeed men formed from the 13th anti 63d-
r..giniaits, a detachment of two hundred men of
the Yurk light infantry volunteeri, and the 4th
West India regiment. - ' " ' • •
The
:th brigade, under the command of Bri.
g idier-Generel. Wale, consisted of three hundred
grenadiers, nine hundred men of the Royal York
I:angers ;• to !his force was •added three hundred
• Artillery, under the 'command of Colonel Burton;
:with i•company of Military artiliceis. These Bri-
..oades were farmed into tWoiliiisions• and a reserve.
The first divisTon,• commantiedby Major-Ge-
' neral if islop, Was cOmPosed of the third and fourth
litigaileS; Site icciind division, under the command
of Brigadier-General Harceurt, consisted of the
first and second brigades.
. Ttic fifth brigade, wider the command of Brig'.
dier;General Wale, formed the reserve.' ' '
The second division sailed from Dominica on the
row:ling of theltlth, anti anehorcd at the Sainte,.
• 'rho first division;' with the reserve; 'sailed in the
• course of tiro afternoon; *end' tilt-shored' on 'Bic'
t 'Meat lsle pester 'Grasssie Terre, and early •in
. the morning of the glib,' pit/ate:led across' the
bay to' St. ladary's in•taprsterre., io the smaller
' "owls of war, other craft ;nd fat boats; Awe
a landiug was effected with Out opposition in•the
• eenrse oT the day, and in the afternoon, the first
. divisioq, ender the command 'Of Major-General ,
• nisiop, inured forward,. the third brigtidn_to
',Gapesterre, Ole fourth brigade to Glands Rtiriere,
',the reserve 'remained to cover the 'finding' of the
. ;accessary provisidhs, and other objects.
• • • On the 20th the first division' Marched to the
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.7.llatinahiers•river;• where it took post. The ieserta
• at the same time abandoned • the lending-plait. it
; St, Mary's', and reached the Granite Riviera' that
night, *ith two days provisions for. the corps act.
-Ing to windward. gn the 30th, the•first division
advanced by du:string pass of Trait au Chien,
which was nut defended, and the head of the co.
;florin reached 'Three Rivers about eleven o'clock,
' pushing small detachments iiti the enemy with the
light troops. The 'reserve marched early in the
morning from its position, gaining Thtbe Rivers
about miser. • • - -
. The enemy marked a disposition to defend the
livights, D'Olot and other places strengthened with
fii•ld artillery, but in the afternoon he abandoned
all his posts with precipitatiou, leaving his • ord-
. nance behind. • ' '
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It became necessary for the first division and
the reserve to remain at' Three Rivers until the
. morning of the 2il lost. to land live days previsions
from the fleet, which, fining to the uncommon ex-
ertions of Commodore Faith!, Captains Dilkes and I
Dowers, wi;11 reher Naval Officers (n ho4e activity
- •on this occasion, as well as at the landing at Saint
Mary's, was most conspicuous), was promptly ef-
feeted.
Th,• eorps.marched in two columns, the reserve
• :Torciiii , the right, and advancing by the moon.
• 'bins look possession of -Valiniste, at his npper ex-
. :Iremity, while* --ttle-let division marching by
'D.o:et, arid the great road to Bassaterre, subdi-
vided at the foot of this height, the fourth bri.
• lode ascending it near the centre,-the third brigade
•at its lower extremity the reserve Toend the posts
' of Langlais.nbantioned, and the guns spiked. The
possession of Morue Wild being of the higheet
• I nportaace; I directed. Brigadier-General Watc to•
' •march with The reserve at lour o'clock in the
afternoon, who occupied it without resistance
. about eight at night, the cannon bding spikeitaud
Unmounted, and the ammunition in general wasted
•to destroyed. • . • , • .
- On the morning of the 3d,- the first division'
• marched from Pahniste, crossing the river °AldanJ
• in one column at the only practicable pass; the
burin brigaile taking post in the centre; about a
. , . mile from the bridge of N ofiere;on the river Noire,.
and the third brigade occupied Mr. Peltier's ',Wise,
where thetnemy abandoned i mollies' of prbvi.
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'ln the course of the 29tb, the srcood division,
under the command of Brigailier-Go4•Herbohrt,
lowigtird Iron) ;fie Saintes, and startling across o*-:
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