80 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794. 



dereJ fort Charles upon terms of 

 honour to himself and garrison. 

 Lord Garlics, In the Winchelsea, 

 with three flank companies of the 

 39th legimenl, will procee'd this 

 evening to Marie Galante, to re- 

 ceive the submission of that island, 

 as commanded bv general Collet ; 

 from thence he will go with a small 

 detachment to Desirada, for the like 

 purpose. 



The unabated exertions of the 

 officers and seamen under my com- 

 mand will never be surpassed ; they 

 kept constant pace with the etforts 

 of the troops, and, thus uriited, no 

 difficulty or danger arrested their 

 career of glory for an instant. From, 

 the general and other officers of the 

 army, with whom I had freq^uent 

 occasions to transact business, I ne- 

 ver experienced an unpleasant item, 

 and I found in colonel Symes, the 

 quarter - master - general, resources 

 zeal, and ability, superior to every 

 obstable which presented. 



Captain Nugent, who CBrries this 

 dispatch, will recite many parts of 

 the detail, which, in the various 

 operations I had to concert, have 

 escaped my memory. He served 

 with the naval battalions at Marti- 

 nicjue, St. Lucia, and in this island, 

 and was present at many of the most 

 important strokes." 



THE LONDON GAZKTTE, JUNE 10, 

 1794. 



WiiitchaU, June 10. 



TITE dispatch, oi which the fol- 

 lowing is a copy, was received 

 on Sunday last from admiral lord 

 Hood, by the riglit hoii. Henry 

 Dundas, one of his majesty's prin- 

 cipal secretaries of sta;e. 



Victory, off Bast'ia, Maj24, I794, 



SIR, 



" I have the honour to acquaint 

 you, that the town and citadel of 

 Bastia, with the several posts upon 

 the heights, surrendered to the 

 arms of his majesty on the 22d. 

 <~)n the 19th I reci?ived a message, 

 that the garrison was desirous of ca- 

 pitulating upon honourable terms ; 

 ill consequence of which I sent the 

 enclosed noteon shore. This brought 

 on board the Victory three officers, 

 who informed me that Genlili, the 

 commandant, would assemble the 

 officers of the several corps, and of 

 the municipality, if a truce took 

 plaae, which I agreed to a little 

 before sun-set. The next day 1 

 received a note from Gentili, which 

 J also enclose, and sent captain 

 Young on shore, on the morning of 

 the 2l.st. who, soon returned to the 

 Victory, with two officers and two 

 of the administrative bodies, who 

 with vice-admiral Goodall, captain 

 Young, captain Inglefiekl, and my 

 secretary Mr. M'Arlhur, settled the 

 articles of capitulation, which were 

 signed the following morning, when 

 his majesty's troops took possession 

 of all the posts above the town, the 

 troops in each retiring tothe citadel, 

 from whence they marched to the 

 Mole-head, where they grounded 

 their arras, and were embarked. 

 You will receive herewith the ar- 

 ticles of capitulation, which I hope 

 his majesty will appiove. 



1 am unable to give due praise to 

 the unremitting zeal, exertion, and 

 judicious conduct, of lieutenant-co- 

 lonel Vilett?, who had the honour 

 of conmiandinghis majesty's troops; 

 never was either more conspicuous. 

 Major Brereion, and every officer 

 and soldier under the lieutenant- 

 colonel's orders, are justly entitled 



to 



