Victory off Toulon, July 1. 1796. MY LORD, Having feen the factory and English fubjects, and the convoy, with their valuable effects, safe into Corfica, I proceeded in his Majefty's fhip Inconftant, Capt. Freemantle, to receive the Commander in Chief's inftructions for my future government in the fervice of his Majefty's fleet; and having received Sir, John Jarvis's orders, I am returning immediately to Corfica, in his Majefty's fhip Inconftant, to rejoin the factory and execute his commands. I am, &c. JOHN UDNY. Dispatches, of which the following are copies, were this day received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, from Lieut. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercrombie, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's troops in the Weft Indies. SIR, St Vincent's, June 21. The last letter which I had the honour to write to you was on the 31st of May, from St Lucia, wherein I acquainted you with the reduction of that island. Brigadier-General Moore informs me, in a letter of the 12th of June, that every thing remained quiet, and I have every reason to hope, that the measures he has adopted will tend to insure tranquillity, as far as it depends upon him. The embarkation of the artillery and troops deftined to act in St Vincent and Grenada neceffarily employed fome days, and at that time the weather proved particularly unfavourable. The whole, however, was embarked and ready to fail on the 3d of June. The St Vincent divifion was ordered to rendezvous at Kington Bay, and that for Grenada at Cariacou, one of the Grenadines. While the troops were affembling at the rendezvous, Major-General Nicolls met me at Cariacou, where the operations for Grenada were fettled. On the 7th inftant I returned to St Vincent, and on the 8th in the evening the troops difembarked. The following day they marched in one column, by the right, as far as Stubbs, about eight miles from Kingfton; each divifion halted that evening oppofite to their respective point, of attack. On the roth in the morning, the enemy's flank was turned. Two twelvepounders, two fix-pounders, and two howitzers, were advanced, with confiderable difficulty, within fix hundred yards of the enemy's works; but, notwithstanding our efforts to drive the e 2 VOL. LVIII. nemy from their poft on the Old Vigie, by means of a well ferved artillery, they maintained themselves from seven in the morning until two in the afternoon. Major-General Morfhead had very handfomely, early in the day, offered to carry the redoubt by assault; but being willing to fpare the lives of the troops, and obferving that the part of the line which he commanded laboured under difadvantages, the affault was deferred until the decline of the day rendered it' absolutely neceffary. From Major General Hunter's divifion on the right, a part of Lowenftein's corps, and two companies of the 42d regiment, with some island rangers, availed themfelves of the profile of the hill, and lodged themselves within a very short distance of the fort. At two o'clock the two remaining companies of the 42d regiment, from Major-General Hunter's column, and the Buffs, fupported by the York Rangers from Major-Gen. Morfhead's, were ordered to advance to the attack." The enemy, unable to withstand their ardour, retired from their first, second, and third redoubts, but rallied round the New Vigie, their principal post. They were now fully in our power, as Brigadier-General Knox had cut off their communication with the Carib country, and Lieutenant-Colonel Dickens of the 34th regiment, who had been previously ordered to make a diverfion with the remains of his own and the 2d Weft In-, dia regiment upon their right, where. the Caribs were pofted, had fucceeded beyond expectation, having forced the Caribs to retire, and taken their post. The enemy, therefore, in the New Vigie, defired to capitulate, which was granted upon the conditions herewith inclofed. The number of prifoners are about 700. At the first of the attack, the Caribs, and, towards the close of it, near 200 of the infurgents of the island, made their efcape into the woods. Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer, with 600. men, was immediately detached to Mount Young, and Lieutenant Gower, with 300 men, embarked to go by fea to Owia; but being unable to land, on account of the furf, he has returned; the troops have been difembarked, and he has marched through the Carib couptry. I feel myself under great obligations to Major-General Hunter, and to the 4 K gen gentlemen of the island, for the local in formation which they gave me, and for the zeal and intelligence which they showed in conducting the columns. I have to thank Major-General Morthead for his exertions, and I am highly fatis fied with the fpirited behaviour of the officers and foldiers. The corps of ifland rangers, commanded by Lieutenant-Ca lonel Haffey and Major Jack (on, rendered effential fervice. Captain Douglas, of the Royal Engineers, was among the wounded, and is fince dead. He is a real lofs to the fervice in this country, as he was indefatigable in the discharge of his duty, and had acquired a minute knowledge of this island. Captain Wolley, of his Majefty's fhip the Arethufa, was intrufted by RearAdmiral Sir Hugh Chriftian with the command of the navy acting with us in the expeditions against St Vincent and Grenada, in which I can fay, with the greatest truth, he has conducted himself with very great judgement and good-will. R. ABERCROMBIE. Follows, Articles of capitulation, return of the ordnance, &c.] Return of the Killed and Wounded. Total-i captain, 1 enfign, 4 ferjeants, drummer, 31 rank and file, killed; major, 5 captains, 4 lieutenants, I enfign, 15 ferjeants, 6 drummers, 109 rank and file, wounded.c The fortunate iffue of the bufinefs at St Vincent's permitted me to vifit Grenada, where I found Fedon invested: His force is fuppofed not to exceed 300 men, without any regular fupply of previfions, but in a fituation very difficult of accefs. Major-General Nicolls was di rected to straiten him as much as poffible, and not to grant him any terms fhort of unconditional fubmiffion. The attrocity of his character, and the crimes of which he has been guilty, render it impoffible to treat with him upon any other terms. Before I left Grenada there appeared a general difpofition in the revolted to fubmit, and to throw themselves upon the mercy of the British government. I cannot forbear mentioning that Bris gadier-General Hope, with his ufual zeal, offered his fervices in the operations at Grenada, and very much contributed to the fuccefs which followed. I have hitherto received no return of the killed and wounded, but I am happy to say that the number is inconfiderable. Captain Scott, of his Majefty's fhip Hebe, conducted the difembarkation, and gave general fatisfaction. > This letter will be delivered to you by Captain Hay, of the royal engineers, who came out with the expedition as a volunteer; he has acted as my Aid de Camp, and as Chief Engineer at the attack of St Lucia. R. ABERCROMBIE. St Vincent's, June 23. SIR, Since I had the honour to write you yefterday, I have received the following inclosures from Major General Nicolls, at Grenada, which contain an additional proof of the good conduct and fpirit of the officers and men of his Ma jefty's troops employed on this fervice: We may now flatter ourselves that the infurrection in the island of Grenada is nearly, if not altogether quelled. I have the honour to be, &c. St Vincents, June 22. SIR, I had the honour to inform you, that, in concert with Major-General Nicolls at Cariacou, the arrangement for the attack of Grenada was fettled. The troops were in confequence difembark ed at Palmiste, near Goyave, where the enemy had their principal pofts, while Brigadier-General Campbell advanced from the windward fide of the island to attack the enemy's rear. Major General Nicolls, in his letter of the 11th of June, reports to me that the Command ant of the French troops at Goyave had R. ABERCROMBY, Lt. Gen. furrendered himself, with part of the Extract of a letter from Major-Gen. Ni force under his command, and that the colls to Lieut. Gen. Sir Ralph Aber remainder, under Fedon, had retired to cromby, dated Goyave, June 21. their strong hold in the high mountains SIR, Your Excellency knew that the above Goyave. He likewife informs me weather being favourable the morning of that several of the moft guilty of the the 18th, Brigadier-General Campbell's old French inhabitants had furrendered brigade, and the brigade commanded themselves. In this part of our opera- by Colonel Count d'Heillimer, bad tions we have to regret the lofs of Ma- marched from their pofition on Mount jor de Ruvynes, of the royal artillery, St John's and Chadeans; the former to who was killed immediately after the force a poft the enemy had established_ difembarkation of the troops at Goyave, at Michells, and afterwards to proceed SAL against 3 Count d'Heillimer informed me his dif ferent parties in the woods killed 109 brigands. Ifend a list of the killed and wounded of our troops fince they landed the 9th inft. yoovadɔəd bəzi qis fear or compulfion, as fome of them lay, or through inclination, as is generally believed here, had joined the infurgents, have come in, and given themselves up to me. I have fent them all to the Lieutenant Governor's, to be tried by the civil power siden against their camp at Aches, while the Count's brigade were to try to get above the enemy, and at the back of their redoubts on Morne Quaquo. Lieut. Col. Gleditanes, who was potted with the 57th regiment at the head of Grand Roy valley (which is on the oppofite fide of The French inhabitants, who, through Morne Quaquo to that on which Count d'Heillimer was to attack), was defired to fend a strong detachment on the back of the mountain, and if he found the enemy's redoubts affailable, inftantly to attack them; but if too ftrong to be en tered without farther preparation, to take post as near them as poffible, and there wait further inftructions. Such was the general disposition made for the attack of their two ftrong pofitions on Morne Quaquo and Foret Noit (commonly called Aches Camp), while a small detachment of three companies of the colonial black corps, and the grenadiers of the 38th regiment, went against a poft the enemy had at the head of Beau Sojour valley, The troops were fuccefsful every where, and nearly at the fame hour on the morning of the 19th, we were in full poffeffion of every established poft we heard the enemy had in this island. We were divided in fearch of the monfters in every direction; I can call them by no other name, as, when they faw our men on the point of forcing what they thought their impregnable pofts on Morne Quaquo, they led out a number of white people they had prisoners, stripped them, tied their hands behind their backs, and then murdered them. Above twenty were put to death in this barbarous manner. If we have a few days of dry weather, we hope to clear the country fo far as to enable me to put the troops in comfortable quarters, agreeably to your Excellency's orders.10 dani në humba We have taken, in their different posts, fince the 7th inft. about twenty pieces of cannon, many of them so bad, that, though they ufed them, our artillery? men would not think it fafe to do fo The ammunition we found in their batteries was chiefly calculated for close attack, being grape and cannister, made of pieces of cut iron; they had but few round fhot. I fend inclofed a copy of the terms of capitulation, made with Capt Commandant Joffey, under which near 180 have furrendered, and are now on board a transport in this bay, waiting your further directions. Captain Rutherford of the Engineers withes to go to St Vincent, and returns by the veffel that carries this. And I fend my Major of Brigade, Captain Drew, who is an intelligent officer, and is perfectly acquainted with every thing that has been done here, and is able to anfwer any queftions your Excellency may wish to alk, where I have not been1 particular or explicit enough. 95 t O. NICOLLS, Major Gen. Mount Nebit, June 10. (Follow the terms of capitulation.) E Return of the killed and wounded from the 7 9th to the 19th of June. The conduct of Brigadier-General Campbell and Count d'Heillimer has been officer-like and meritorious, and, as such, I take the liberty of mentioning them to your Excellency; indeed Count d'Heillimer's disponition for the attack was fo judiciously made, and fo well executed by Lowenftein's Yagers in particular, and the Royal Etrangers, who got up to the top of the mountain in the night, that when the enemy faw them," foon after day-light, in poffeffion of their upper fmall poft at the Vigie, their refiftance was afterwards feeble, and as T. G. DREW, Maj. of Brigaded our troops advanced they abandoned Follows copy of a letter from Captain their works, and fled into the woods, Wolley, of his Majefty's fhip Arethufa, where the Yagers foon followed them to Mr. Nepean, dated in Kingston Bay, I cannot fpeak witly any certainty of thes St Vincent's, June sagd, giving an adul enemy's lofs on the 19th, but yesterday count of the operations of his ship, in ឌ Total. rank and file killed;f Ma jor, Captain, 3 fubalterns,55 rank and file wounded. H N. B. Major du Ruvynes is fince dead of his wounds. (Signed) ~ C 4 K 2 which which nothing particular has occured.P. S. Captain Wolley adds, "Since writing the above, an officer has arrived from Grenada, with the agreeable in telligence from General Nicolls, that, nearly at the fame hour, he made an attack on the three mountain pofts, held by Fedon and his brigands, with fuccefs, and that the whole of Grenada is now in our poffeffion; but that Fedon himfelf got into the woods, after having murdered all the white people remain ing at Morn Quaquo, both friends and foes. About thirty dead bodies were found, but it does not appear that above twelve of them were English, and fome of them, it is fuppofed, were deferters. Every vigilance will be ufed by the troops and inhabitants to prevent his efcape."] Parliament-Street, July 26. Extract of a letter from Major-General Gordon Forbes, commanding his Majefty's troops in the Ifland of St Domingo, to the Rt Hon. Henry Dundas, dated Mole St Nicolas, June 20. I mentioned fome time fince my intentions of taking poffeffion of the parish of Bombarde; accordingly I marched from hence on the 8th inftant, against the fort, a diftance of fifteen miles. The only road by which cannon could be tranfported was filled with abbatis, the road broke up, ftone walls built a crofs, and every poffible impediment made ufe of to prevent our approach; added to which, there was not a drop of water to be procured. From all these circumftances, and the exceffive heat of the weather, our troops fuffered confiderably; but, by the great exertions of both officers and men, all difficulties were removed, and, after we had furrounded the fort, the garrifon, confifting of about three hundred whites, furrendered on condition of laying down their arms, and retiring to the next republican territory. I left a fufficient garrison to protect the place, and I have no doubt the parish will be productive of great benefit to the garrifon of the Mole, the air being remarkably wholesome, and it affords a great quantity of vegetables and fresh provifions. I have the honour to inclose a return of the killed, wounded and missing on the above occafion. Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, in the attack against Bombarde, June 8. Total-2 officers, I ferjeant, 5 rank and file, killed; 2 officers, 16 rank and file, wounded; 4 rank and file miffing; and 5 horfes killed, Officers killed-Lieut. Nefbitt and Adjutant Rofs, of the 32d regt. Officers wounded-Major Thompson of the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant Crawley of the 32d foot. COOTE MANNINGHAM, Adj. Gen. [This day's Gazette contains alfo a letter from Vice-Admiral Macbride, giving an account of the arrival of his Majefty's fhip Glatton, after having had an action with fix French frigates, a brig, and cutter, off Helvoetfluys. Inclosed is a letter from Capt. Trollope, giving an account of that spirited affair.] Extract of a letter from Capt. Trollope of his Majesty's fhip the Glatton, to Vice-Admiral Macbride, commanding his Majefty's fhips and veffels in Yarmouth Roads, dated the 21ft inft. I beg leave to inform you, that, in purfuance of your orders, I failed in his Majefty's fhip Glatton on the 13th of July from Yarmouth Roads, in order to join Capt. Savage and a fquadron under his command; and on the 16th at one P. M. we obferved a fquadron about four or five leagues off Helvoet. Owing to light winds and calms it was seven P. M. before we were near enough to discover the fquadron to confift of fix frigates, one of which, the Commodore's fhip, appeared to mount near fifty guns; two others appeared about thirty-fix guns, remarkable fine long frigates; and the other three smaller, and might mount about twenty-eight guns each. There were alfo a very fine brig and cutter with them. We foon fufpected, from their fignals, and their not answering our private fignals, that they were enemies, and immediately cleared for action, and bore down to them. From their manœvering it was ten at night before we got clofe alongside the third ship in the enemy's line, which from her fize we fuppofed to be the Commodore; when, after hailing her, and finding them to be a French fquadron, I ordered him to ftrike his colours, which he returned with a broadfide, and I believe was well repaid by one from the Glatton within twenty yards; after which the action became general with the enemy's fqua dron, the two headmoft of which had tacked, and one of the largest had placed herself alongfide, and another on our weather bow, and the fternmost had placed placed themselves on our lee quarter and ftern: In this manner we were engaged on both fides for a few minutes, with our yard-arms nearly touching those of the enemy on each fide; but I am hap py to acquaint you that in lefs than twenty minutes the weight of our fire had beat them off on all fides; but when we attempted to follow them, we, much to our regret, found it impoffibe. I have no doubt, from the apparent confufion the enemy were in, we fhould have gained a decifive victory, but unfortunately, in attempting to wear, we found every part of our running rigging totally cut to pieces, and the major part of our standing rigging; every stay, except the mizen, either cut or badly wounded, and our mafts and yards confiderably damaged. In this fituation, although our officers and men exerted themselves to the utmoft the whole night, it was feven in the morning before the fhip was in tolerable order to have renewed the action. The enemy, who appeared in the morning in a clofe line, did not chufe to come near us again, although they muft plainly have feen our difabled ftate, but made the best of their way for Flufhing, and we followed them as clofe as we could till the 17th at nine A. M. when they were within three leagues of that port, with the hopes of meeting with fome affistance to enable me to deftroy them. I am particularly happy in acquainting you, that I have not loft one life in fo warm an action, and only one wounded befides Captain Strangeways, viz. William Hall, the corporal of marines, who received a mufquet ball through his thigh bone; the ball paffed out on the oppofite fide. Our finalHofs can only be attributed to their firing totally at our rigging to difable us, in which they too well fucceeded. Admiralty-Office, July 23. Extract of a letter from Vice-Admiral Kingfmill. You will please inform their Lordfhips, that his Majefty's floop Hazard is juft returned, and has brought in with her a French brig privateer, of 14 guns and 106 men, Le Terrible, from Breft, qut fix days, but had not captured any thing. CONTINENTAL INFORMATION. Downing Street, Fuly 16. A letter, of which the following is an extract, has been received from Col. Graham by the Right Hon. Lord Downing Street, July 26. Extract of a letter from Col. Graham, to the Rt Han, Lord Grenville, dated Head-quarters, Roverdo, June 30. In the morning of the 28th init. the enemy made feveral attacks on the line of pofts across Monte Baldo, all the way from the Adige to the Lago di Gerda. They forced one point near the centre, where the refiftance was feeble, but, being repulfed every where else, were foon obliged to abandon it. The enemy have detached a number of men into the Milanefe, and General Kellerman is preparing to befiege the citadel. They have likewise detached a body (it is faid of 8,000 or 10,000 men) to Ferrara and Bologna. Their force, therefore, at prefent near Mantua, is much reduced, and fince the laft fortie, in which their lofs was very confiderable, they have kept at a greater diftance. Downing-Street, July 26. A difpatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received from Lieut. Col. Craufurd, by the Rt Hon. Lord Grenville, dated Head-quarters of his Royal Highness the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Reiberg near Ettlingen, July 6. MY LORD, I have the honour to inform your Lordship, that his Royal Highnefs the Archduke affembled, near Graben, onthe 3d inftant, the troops with which he was marching against General Moreau; on the 4th he moved to Mulberg, near Carlfruhe, and on the 5th to the Murg, a river that rifes in the Black Foreft, and falls into the Rhine about a league from Raftado. On the 4th General de la Tour's advanced potts which had till then occupied Buhl and Stolhoffen, were obliged to fall back towards the Murg, and on the 5th they re-croffed that river, after having refified, for many hours, an at tack |