Sir M. W. Ridley 6 Newport, Cornwall, J. Richardson, Newport, Hants, * J. C. Jervoife ¶ 5 E. Rushworth Newton, Lancashire, Col. Leigh 4 Reading, Retford, Eaft Northey Richmond, Rippon, Rochester, 3 Y J. Jeffery Hon. T. Erfkine 2 *Lord H. Seymour 3 Sir H. Houghton i Lord Stanley J. Serjeant I Lord Malden I F. Annelley 5 R. A. Neville 5 Sir W. Amcots W. Petrie Hon. L. Dundas l C. G. Beauclerk Sir G. A. Winn 3 J.W. Willett G. N. Edwards 3 Hon. J. S. Cooks I J. S. Yorke I W. Huffey 7 Hon. W.H. Bouverie 5 Scar G. H. Rofe 1 J. R. Burch I Hon. R. Ryder 1 Weymouth, &c. Wotton Baffet, Chipping Wycomb, Rt Hon. C. J. Fox 6 Sir J. Pulteney 3 G. T. Steward 1 J. Cotes 4 Hon. O. Bridgman 3 Lord Palmerston H. Ifherwood Sir H.W.Dafh wood g Sir J. Dashwood Yarmouth, Norfolk,Gen. S. Howe Yarmouth, Hants, J. C. Jervoife 5¶ E. Rushworth ¶ W. Wilberforce 4 SCOTCH COUNTIES. James Fergufon 3 Argyl S. Sitwell * Earl of Wycomb 3 Ld C. Townshend dead THERE is a fmall fpecies of the infect, called Black Clocks, which ge nerally infeft the gardens in the country, and are destructive to several fruits, particularly ftrawberries.-It has been accidentally difcovered, that the tops of bean plants will kill them, and the experiment has been tried in many inftances with the defired fuccefs.-The mode is fimply to ftrew thofe plants among the fruits. 3 Y 2 490 MONTHLY REGISTER. GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE. Whitehall, June 18. Dispatches, of which the following are extracts, have been received at the Office of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, from Lieut. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's forces in the West Indies. Head-quarters, St Lucia, May 1. Sir, In my letter of the 9th of April, I expreffed a defire to detach a body of troops to take poffeffion of Demerary, provided that Admiral Sir John Laforty would afford me the neceffary naval force. The Admiral, upon my application to him for that purpose, immediately ordered the Malabar, La Picque, and Babet, on board of which, and the Grenada tranfport, with fome fmall veffels, Major-Gen. Whyte, with the 39th, 93d, and 99th regiments, and a detachment of the royal artillery, embarked and sail ed on the 15th ult. On the 21ft this fquadron arrived up: on the coaft of Demerary; and on the 22d the Governor and Council were fummoned to furrender the colony to his Britannic Majefly, upon the conditions which I have the honour herewith to inclose. The next day the terms were agreed to, the capitulation figned, and the British troops took poffeffion of the fort and colony.. Lieut.-Col. Hiflop of the 39th regiment is left Commandant of Demerary and Iffequibo. Major Gen. Whyte was to proceed to take poffeffion of the neighbouring colony of Berbice; and, after making the neceffary arrangements, he is ordered to repair to St Domingo. From the accounts received, there is produce of immenfe value at Demerary, which will be immediately fhipped for Great Britain. I have the honour to be, &c. R. ABERCROMBY. [Follows Gen. Whyte's letter, giving an account of the expedition and the correfpondence with the Governor, relative to the furrender of Demerary;] at the conclufion Gen. Whyte fays: of the foil, it is a most important acquifition to Great Britain. The colony of Berbice adjoining to this being a feparate Government, Ishall direct my a tention to it without delay; and I fhall leave Lieut. Col. Hiflop in the command here, agreeable to your Excellency's directions. The Thetis, a Dutch frigate of 24 guns, and a cutter of 12 guns, are added to the fleet; and Capt. Parr has given directions for deftroying or bringing down the river a French brig privateer of force." I have the honour to be. (Signed) JOHN WHYTE, Major-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. Head-quarters, St Lucia, May 2. SIR, I have the honour to inform you, that on the 22d of April, the fleet, with the troops deftined for the attack of St Lucia, failed from Carlisle Bay, and anchored on the evening of the 23d in Martin Bay, Martinique, Admiral Sir John Laforey ftill retained the command. On the 24th Sir John refigned the command to Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh C. Chriftian, K. B. and on the evening of the 26th, we failed for St Lucia. The difpofition for landing was arranged in the following manner: Major-General Campbell was ordered to difembark with 1700 men at Longueville's Bay, which he accordingly effected without oppofition, except fome thots fired from Pigeon Inland. In the morning of the 27th he advanced to Choc Bay. As foon as the head of the column began to appear, the cen ter divifion of the army difembarked near the village of Choc, upon which about 500 men, who had faintly opposed Major-General Campbell on his march, retired from Angier's plantation to Morne Chabot. This Morne is one of the ftrongest and most commanding pofts in the neighbourhood of Morne Fortune, and as it was abfolutely neceffary to oc cupy it, to be able to inveft Morne Fortune on the north fide, two detachments from the army und the command of Brigadier General Moore and Brigadier"I have the fatisfaction to inform your General Hope, were ordered to march Excellency, that from every information that evening to attack it on two differI have received, and from above feventy ent fides. Brig. Gen. Moore marched ships being actually loaded with the pro at twelve that night, by the moft circuiduce of the country, now in the river tous road, with feven companies of the (most of which will be fent to England), 53d regiment, commanded by Lieut.and from every account of the fertility Col. Abercromby, and 100 of Malcolm's & Ran Rangers, with 50 of Lowenftein's. Brigadier-General Hope, with 350 men of the 57th, 150 of Malcolm's, and 50 of Lowenftein's took the fhorter road. From a mifcalculation of time, arifing from the information of guides, Brigadier-General Moore's divifion fell in with the advanced picquet of the enemy an hour and a half earlier than was expected. Finding that his march was difcovered, and that it was impoffible to halt the troops, who, from the narrowness of the path, were obliged to march in fingle files, the Brigadier inftantly decided to risk the attack with his own divifion, in which he was well feconded by the fpirit of the troops, who formed with all the expedition which the ground would admit of, and after a confiderable refiftance carried the poft. BrigadierGeneral Hope's divifion marched with fo much precifion, that they arrived exactly at the hour appointed; and if fortunately the attack could have been executed as was directed, the whole force of the enemy would have fallen. Brigadier-General Moore fpeaks handsomely of the behaviour of the troops under his command. A return of the lofs is here with inclofed. From 40 to 50 of the enemy were found killed, and 200, stand of arms, with some ammunition, taken The next day Brigadier-General Moore occupied Morne Duchaffaux, in the rear of Morne Fortune. The divifion under the command of Major-General Morfhead, which was deftined to land at Ance la Ray, did not complete their disembarkation for fome days, owing to their fhips falling to leeward. They are now in poffeffion of the bar of the Grand Cul de Sac, and inveft Morne Fortune on the fouth fide. It is impoffible to defcribe the difficulty of communication in this country, and as Morne Fortune is now in a refpectable ftate of defence, it will require time and much labour to erect the neceffary batteries to reduce it. Yesterday the enemy attacked the adyanced poft of the grenadiers, who are commanded by Lieut. Col. Macdonald, of the 54th regiment, but were repulfed with confiderable lofs, though I am forry to add, that we had feveral officers and 40 or 50 men killed and wounded, a return of which I herewith inclofe. The only officer killed was Capt. Kerr of the York Rangers; the reft are flightly wounded, among whom is Major Napier of the 63d. From the best information I can obtain, the enemy have a garrison of about 2000 well difciplined black troops, fɔme hundred whites, and a number of black people, who have taken refuge in the fortrefs. Sir Hugh Christian has, upon every occafion, exerted himself to afford me every poffible affistance from the Royal Navy. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) R. ABERCROMBY. P. S. I fhould be guilty of a great omiffion, if I did not particulary mention the zeal and intelligence of Lieut. Col. Rofs, of the 21ft infantry, in Brigadier General Moore's attack on the 28th of April, at Morne Chabot. To this officer I am under great obligation. The Right Hon. Henry Dundas. Head-quarters, St Lucia, May 4. SIR, It having been part of the original plan for the investment of Morne Fortune, to drive the enemy from the batteries they had on the base of the mountain on the fide of the Grand Cul de Sac, and by that means to open this bay to the fhips of war, it naturally fell to the share of Major-Gen. Morfhead to execute that service. To render the fuccefs more fecure, Brigadier-Gen. Hope was detached from the fide of Morne Chabot with 350 men of the 42d regiment, and part of Malcolm's corps, on the night of the 2d of May, fupported by the 55th regiment, which was pofted at Ferrands; and yefterday morning Major-Gen. Morfhead was ordered to march in two columns, the right to cross the river of the Grand Cul de Sac at Cools, and the left at the mouth of the fame river, where it falls into the bay of the Grand Cul de Sac. Major-Gen. Morfhead being taken ill, was obliged to refign the command to Brigadier-Gen. Perryn. Brigadier Gen. Hope carried the battery Seche, within a fhort diftance of the works of the Morne Fortune, with an inconfiderable lofs, had not the brave Lieut. Col. Malcolm unfortunately fallen upon the fpot. Col. Riddle, who commanded the column of the left, got poffeffion of the lower battery, called Chapuis, and remained poffeffed of it for a confiderable time; but the column under the command of Brigadier-Gen. Perryn never having croffed at Cools, Lieut. Col. Riddle remained unfupported, and Brigadier-Gen. Hope's divifion alfo became unconnected, and consequently placed |