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military art. Colonel Grant, who then commanded the '72d, 
seemed to have duly estimated his merits, and desired his 
promotion; but having been wounded in this engagement at 
the Cape, Carmichael lost, in consequence, an active friend. 
He always spoke of his profession with the warmth of a 
soldier, and of his brother officers with fondness; a fact, 
indeed, which also proves that his own deportment was 
such as commanded their regard. 
Of this brave action which terminated so favourably for 
the British arms, we shall give the description in Capt. Car- 
michael’s own words. 
* 'The expedition under the command of Sir David Baird, 
which was destined to act against the Cape of Good Hope, 
consisted of the 24th, 38th, and 83d regiments, commanded 
by Brigadier-General Beresford; and the 71st, 72d, and 93d, 
commanded by Brigadier-General Ferguson; three com- 
panies of the Royal Artillery under General Yorke; and 
two squadrons of the 20th Light Dragoons. To this force 
must be added the 59th regiment, embarked for the East 
. Indies, which was ordered to co-operate with us in the re- 
duction of the Cape. The naval force, commanded by Sir 
Home Popham, consisted of two 64 gun-ships, and one of 50 
guns; two frigates, a sloop of war, and two gun-brigs. 
 *'The expedition sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 
2d day of September, 1805, and on the 4th of October, the 
fleet, amounting to about seventy sail came to anchor in © 
Funchal Roads, off the Island of Madeira. We weighed — 
anchor again, and directed our course for St. Salvador, on 
the Coast of Brazil, where we arrived on the 12th of 
November, with the loss of the Britannia Indiaman, and the 
King George transport, with General Yorke on board, which 
were wrecked on the shoal called the Racers, off Cape St. 
Augustine. Leaving St. Salvador on the 26th of November, 
. we made the Cape of Good Hope on the 3d of January, 
1806; and on the evening of the 4th, the whole fleet came 
to an anchor in the channel, between Robin Island and the 
Blueberg. 
* Early on the morning of the 5th of January, General 
