Feeling timidity yet made me fee, And made me fear you'd often want a friend: Too true th fe fears for thee, dear youth; Nor haft thou liv'd to fee the fatal day, When death fhou'd fnatch thy late kind hoft away: Fate fav'd thy gen'rous foul this mournful tale, Muft ftop to wipe the tear from pity's eyes. NOTE S. On account of the infection he was not permitted a place in the church-yard. Barren rock--The inland of St. Euftatia. FOREIGN NEWS. From the London Gazette. August 19. Horfe-Guards. Whitehall, August 19. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was yesterday received from General Sir Charles Grey, K. B. by the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal fecretaries of state. SIR Berville Camp, oppofite Point à Petre, my dispatch of the 13th ultimo I had the land on the fide of Fort Fleur d'Epée, and try to regain Grand Terre, fo foon as what force could be drawn from the other islands should be collected; accordingly, having been joined by most part of it, I ordered Brigadier-General Symes to make a landing, with the grenadiers under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Fisher, and the light infantry, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Gomm, which was effected without lofs or opposition, early in the morning of the 19th ultimo, at Ance Canot, under cover of two frigates, the Solebay, Capt. Kelly, and the Winchelfea, Captain Lord Garlies, the enemy retiring; and the fame troops moved on to Gozier, and took poffeffion of it in the afternoon, which the enemy abandoned, burning fome houses. As the enemy had poffeffion of a fituation that commanded the road to Fort Fleur d'Epée, I detached three companies of grenadiers and three companies of light infantry, under the command of LieutenantColonel Fisher, who marched at twelve o'clock in the night, between the 25th and 26th ultimo, by a circuitous and moft difficult path, coming on the back of the enemy at fix o'clock the next morning, who fled. One of their fentries fell into his hands, and he took poffef VOL. IV. September 1794. fion of that and two other commanding heights. Having fent two amuzettes to that detachment, the fame day, the enemy made an attack upon the efcort when mounting the hill on which Lieutenant-Colonel Fisher's detachment was posted, who attacked and repulfed them. The enemy continuing in poffeffion of a chain of high and woody grounds, with difficult paffes between our poft and Morne Mascot, the remainder of the grenadiers and light infantry, with Captain Robertfon's battalion of feamen, were pufhed forward to the same poft, and on the 27th ultimo the enemy were attacked on all fides by Brigadier-General Symes, with the grenadiers and light infantry, completely routed, driven down to Morne Mascot, where they again made refiftance, but being charged with bayonets they fed into Fort Fleur d'Epée. Having collected confiderable force bourhood, arming blacks, mulattoes, and all colours, they advanced in great numbers the fame afternoon, under cover of their guns from Fort Fleur d'Epée, which fo completely raked the top of the hill, that the grenadiers could hardly appear on it, until the enemy were alfo there, and attacked that part of Morne Mafcot where Lieutenant-Colonel Fifher was posted with the grenadiers, when an obftinate engagement took place, which lafted for fome time, the front being within a few yards of each other, and the enemy's number very fuperiour; but the grenadiers forced them down the hill again with great slaughter. The 29th following the enemy, having collected a ftill greater force, cloathing Mulattoes and Blacks in the national uniform, to the amount of 1500 men, again attacked the fame poft; and at this time they had a field piece on the right, which enfiladed the grenadiers, in addition to their guns in front, which fired round and grape from the fort. Having obferved the enemy making a movement towards the rear of the grenadiers, to take poffeffion of the house and strong ground, which the 2d battalion of light infantry, under Major Rofs, was then ordered to occupy; but having fome Ff diftance distance to go, four companies of grenadiers were detached under Major Irving from the poft on Mascot, before the engagement .commenced, who feized the poft in the rear, left the enemy might get there before our light infantry, which had, however, reduced our force on Mafcot, at the time of its being attacked; but Major Rofs, with the 2d light infantry, reaching the port in the rear foon after Major Irving, the latter instantly returned to Mascot with the four companies of grenadiers, and having rejoined when the engagement had lasted for fome time, the enemy were charged with bayonets, and driven from the height with still greater flaughter than on their former attack. During the first day's engagement LieutenantColonel Fither was ftruck with grape hot, occafioning contufions only, and on the last his horfe was killed under him. During this time Major Rofs, with the 2d light infantry, was alfo enga ed with the enemy, and repulfed them with lofs on their fide. The rainy feafon being already fet in, and this being the laft month for acting before the hurricane feafon, at the fame time that the troops were expofed alternately to have rains and a vertical fun, together with the circumftances of the great naughter recently fuffered by the enemy in the two attacks they made on Morne Mafcot, determined me to make an effort for finishing the campaign at once; and I concerted meafures accordingly, ordering Brigadier-General. Symes to march in the evening of the 1st inftant from Morne Mafcot, with the 1ft battalion of grenadiers, the ift and 2d battalions of light infantry, and the 1ft battalion of feamen, commanded by Captain Robertion, who attacked the town of Point Petre before day of the 24 inftant; but being misled by our guides, the troops entered the town at the part where they were most expofed to the enemy's cannon and small arms, and where it was not poffible to scale the walls of the fort; in confequence of which they fuffered confiderably, from round and grape fhot, together with small arms fired from the houfes, &c. and a retreat It became unavoidable, the more fo, as the troops are entirely worn out by fatigue and the climate, fo as to be quite exhaufted, and totally incapable of further exertion at present gives me great concern to add that BrigadierGeneral Symes was wounded; LieutenantColonel Gomm, (an excellent officer) and fome' other meritorious officers, were killed on this attack; as was alfo Captain Robertson of the navy, a valuable officer, and a great lofs to the fervice. Enclofed is Brigadier-General Symes's report,, accounting for the failure of that enterprize. I had every thing in readiness at the poft of Morne Mafcot for an attack upon Fort Fleur d'Epée, by ftorm, with the 2d battalion of grenadiers, 65th regiment, fix companies of Grand Terre, and the 2d battalion of feamen, commanded by Captain Sawyer; waiting, as concerted, until I should hear whether Brigadier-General Symes, with his divifion, fucceeded, or had taken poft near the town of Point à Petre; but his failure obliged me to relinquish the meditated attack upon Fort Fleur d'Epée, by laying me under the neceffity of detaching the 2d battalion of grenadiers to cover the retreat of Brigadier-General Symes's divifion. The feafon for action in the field being paft, and the troops debilitated by the fatigue of a long campaign and the climate, fo as to become unable for further conteft, without shelter from the fcorching heat of a vertical fun, or the heavy rains now fo frequent, there remained no choice but to retreat, and I brought the troops, with every thing we had at Mome Mafcot, back to Cozier, on the night of the 2d inftant, detaching the 2d battalion of light infantry and loyalifts, by Petit Bourge, to Berville, &c. on the 3d following, to fecure Baffe Terre; and embarking the remainder of the troops during the enfuing night. I have now occupied the ground with my whole force between St. John's Point and Bay Mhault, having erected batteries with twentyfour pounders, and mortar batteries at Point Saron and Point St. John, opposite to the town of Point à Petre and the fhipping, both of which I fhall endeavour to deftroy, and which fituation gives perfect fecurity to Baffe Terre. As the harbour is alfo perfectly blocked up by the admiral, the enemy must suffer every diftrefs. I tranfmit a return of our killed and wounded. I have appointed Colonel Colin Graham, of the 21ft regiment, brigadier-general, and to command the troops in Baffe Terre, Guada loupe, of which I hope his Majefty will ap prove. When the intelligence was received that Grand Terre had been retaken by the French, Lieutenant-Colonels Coote and Craddock were Foth at St. Chriftopher's, fo far on their way to England, for the recovery of their health, having had my leave of abfence after the clofe of our first campaign; and although they were most dangerously illa fever, from which they were then only recovering, they rejoined me, and have been very effentially useful and ferviceable on this occafion, when officers were fo much wanted, and especially officers of their merit and ability. Lieutenant-Colonel Cocte will have the honour to deliver this dispatch; an officer of infinite merit, who returns home for the reestablishment of his health; and he qualified to give you any further information that may be required. (SIGNED) I have the honour to be, &c. well CHARLES GREY. I captain, 4 lieutenants, 5 ferjeants, 1 drummer, 90 rank and file, wounded. I ferjeant, I drummer, 25 rank and file, miffing. 2d Battalion of Grenadiers. 1 drummer, 3 rank and file, killed. tenant Booth, 8th ditto; lieutenant Lyster, 12th ditto; lieutenant Croker, 15th ditto; lieutenant Morrifon, 40th ditto; lieutenant Toofe, 65th ditto. Names of Officers wounded. Major Rofs, 31ft regiment; captain Tweedie, 12th ditto; captain Foiter, 60th ditto; captain Slater, 60th ditto; lientenant Ekins, 6th ditto; lieutenant Auchmuty, 17th ditto; lieutenant Price, 21ft ditto; lieutenant Knolles, 21ft ditto; lieutenant Colepeper, 21ft ditto; lieutenant Hennis, 58th ditto; lieutenant Conway, 60th ditto; lieutenant Cudmore, 64th ditto; lieutenant Mercer. (Marines) Brigadier-general Symes, wounded, not included in the above return. (SIGNED) SIR, F. DUNDAS, Adj. Gen. Gosier, July 2, 1794. IN obedience to your commands I marched at eight o'clock yesterday evening from the heights of Mafcot, with the 1ft battalion of light infantry, commanded by lieutenant-colonel Comm; the 2d commanded by major I captain, I drummer, 15 rank and file, Rofs, the battalion of grenadiers, commanded wounded. by lieutenant-colonel Fifher, and the first battalion of feamen, commanded by captain Robertion of the Veteran, to attack the enemy at Point à Petre; and if we could approach it undiscovered, to poffefs ourselves of the Morne de Gouvernement, which commands the town, and which they had taken much pains to ftrengthen; or, if that was not found practicable, to destroy the provisions which had been landed from the fhips and depofited there. The troops marched with the utmost filence through deep ravines, in hopes of reaching the enemy undifcovered; but our guides, whether from ignorance or the darkness of the night, led us in front to thofe pofts of the enemy which it had been propofed to pass by, and which they affured was practicable; to effect. our purpose by furprize became therefore impoffible. At four o'clock in the morning we approached the out-posts of the enemy, which were attacked and driven in by major Rofs and the 2d battalion of light infantry, with that gallantry and good conduct which, in the course of the campaign, has fo often diftinguished that officer and corps, which entered the town under a heavy fire from Morne de Gouvernement, and cleared the streets with their bay To destroy the stores in which the provifions were lodged we were then to direct our efforts, which I have no doubt would have been at tended with the most complete fuccefs, the town being at this time in our poffeffion, and lieutenant-colonel Gomm, captain Robertfon of the Veteran, and captain Burnet, affiftant quarter-mafter general, being charged with the execution of it; when, by a fatality as unforefeen as impoffible to guard againft, we were prevented from completing what cafried fo fair an appearance of fuccefs. iflands, to enable the General to make defcent on Grande Terre. The Veteran arrived on the 17th of June with two flank companies from St. Vincent's and four from St. Lucia; and two battalions of feamen, under the command of captain Lewis Robertfon, of the Veteran, and captain Charles Sawyer, of the Vanguard, were attached to the army. Thefe two fhips, with the Solebay and Winchelfea, were ordered up l'Ance à Canot, between this road and St. Ann's, under the command of rear admiral Thompson, that bay being judged a more fafe place to embark at (both on account of the furf and the face of the country which furrounds it) than the bay of Gózier, and the event juftified the measure; for by the able conduct of the rear admiral, the captains and officers under his command, the whole corps was landed early on the morning of the 19th, without the lofs of a man, and took poft at Gozier the fame evening, where the Solebay, Winchelsea and Affurance, were placed to furnish water and other fupplies to the camp. The Redbridge returned from St. Chriftopher's with the two companies of the 22d; and, on the 26th, having received intelligence that a French frigate, with three transports, had been seen off François in Grande Terre, I detached the Solebay and Winchelsea in queft of them; and, if the intelligence should prove unfounded, to cruize off Port Lewis, and endeavour to intercept a partizan of the name of Pafchall, who, I had reason to believe, was fitting out veffels at St. Bartholomew, to bring over a number of defperate Brigands, who had fled from this island on our taking poffeffion of it. On the fame day a fchooner I had fent up to Martinique arrived with two companies of grenadiers from Marin Bay, and was followed the next day by a third company in a small floop. From the day of debarkation the boats of the fquadron were conftantly employed in landing artillery stores, and fupplying the troops with provifions and water during the day, and rowing guard at night. Three more gun-boats had arrived from Martinique, and were inceffantly employed in battering the forts at Point à Petre, and the fort of La Fleur d'Epée. The unfuccessful attempt on the town on the 2d instant will be defcribed by the General. I have only to obferve, that I have the honour to be, &c. every poffible exertion was made, by the army (SIGNED) and navy, that the debilitated ftate of the offiRICHARD SYMES, Brig. Gen. cers and men would admit of. Our troops, to whom you have so strictly enjoined, in night attacks, never to fire, who have uniformly fucceeded fo often by a strict obfervance to that rule, and who, 'till this moment, had not in the courfe of the night fired a fhot, most unfortunately began to load and fire upon each other, nor could all the efforts of their officers put a stop to it. I was at this time difabled by a fevere wound in the right arm, and much bruifed by my horse being killed at the fame time, and falling upon me. Finding it impoffible, under thefe circumstances, to complete the deftruction of the enemy's ftores, which we had begun to effect, the troops were ordered to leave the town, and form on the heights at the post of Caille, from whence in approaching we had driven the enemy, and taken two pieces of canon; at this poft, while the troops advanced into the town, a referve of four companies of grenadiers with eighty feamen had been placed. As the enemy made every effort to harrafs us in our return, it became neceffary to occupy with care the ground by which it could be most effectually prevented: In this difpofition of the troops I received the moft effential and judicious affistance from lieutenant-colonel Fisher and major Rofs, who, though wounded, continued with the troops, and rendered the most effential fervices. The zeal and gallantry shown by all the officers who compofed the corps could not have been exceeded. It is with extreme concern I inform you that our lofs has been confiderable; and with infinite regret I find that lieutenant-colonel Gomm, and captain Robertfon of the Veteran, both eminently distinguished for their gallantry and good conduct, are unfortunately of that number. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE.-August 19. Extract of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir John' Jervis, K. B. to M. Stephens, dated off Point a Petre, Guadaloupe, July 6, 1794. Since my letter of the 13th ultimo, by the Dashwood packet, every effort has been made to collect a body of troops from the different It is but juftice to them to declare, that they were quite exhaufted by the unparalleled fervices of fatigue and fire they had gone through, for fuch a length of time, in the worst climate. Upon the 3d the General, having communicated to me the propriety of withdrawing the artillery, stores and troops from Grande Terre, and reinforcing the pofts at Baffe Terre, difpofitions were immediately made, and, on the night of the 5th, the embarkation was completed without the lofs of a man, under the direction of rear admiral Thompfon. The fate of captain Lewis Robertfon, who had diftinguished him felf |