526 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



proriding for the health and com- 

 fort of its defenders ; and a sub- 

 »cription having been opened, to 

 raise a fund for furnishing great 

 coats, &c. to the volunteers rirccir- 

 ing pay, the committee transferred 

 3001. of the cash remaining at the 

 credit of the association, to that 

 fund. 



From the money expended in 

 those and sundry other incidental 

 disbursements, as stated in the books 

 of the association, it appears that of 

 2,7551. 10s. 6d. the total amount of 

 the money subscribed, there remains 

 only a balance of 3091. 14s. 3d. ; 

 against which it is possible, nolwith. 

 standing all the care that has been 

 taken, some unsettled items may 

 still be brought forward. 



When the importance of the 

 above-recited objects, and the con- 

 sequences resulting from them, are 

 fairly considered, and compared 

 with the limited amount of the funds 

 the association were enabled to cm- 

 ploy, it is hoped that the subscrib- 

 ers will not be of opinion that their 

 contributions have been idly wasted, 

 or unprofitably applied ; — And 

 should it be thought expedient to 

 proceed in attending to, and pro- 

 moting measures of a similar ten- 

 dency for the general safety, their 

 past conduct, it is to be presumed, 

 will be deemed the surest pledge of 

 their future care, to (Economise, and 

 prudently to direct the appropria- 

 tion of whatever sums shall be rais- 

 ed by the voluntary contributions of 

 those who approve of what has 

 been already done. 



Ar. Campbell. 



Henry Mackenzie. 



Wm. Porter. 

 Alex. Dick, Seo. to the Associ- 

 ation. 

 No. 9j St. James's- squ. Jan. 1, 1804. 



Dispatch from Col. Ptazer, Com.' 

 mandant of the Settlement at Go~ 

 rce, on the Coast of Africa, con- 

 taining an Account of the Capture 

 of that Settlement by a French 

 Force. To the Right Honour- 

 able Lord Hobart, one of the 

 principal Secretaries of State, S)C. 



Gorce, Africa, Feb. 5, 18Q4. 

 My Lord, 

 On the 17th of January, about 

 noon, a negro arrived from Yoft", 

 and reported that a Qeet had been 

 seen from thence that morning at 

 day-light, and appeared to be stand- 

 ing for Goree ; before two o'clock 

 vessels were seen from the hill be- 

 hind cape Emanuel ; near four they 

 came round the cape. The squadron 

 consisted of one ship carrying a com- 

 modore's pendant, and five armed 

 schooners, Avith pendants, all shew- 

 ing French colours, and with large 

 boats towing after them. The com- 

 modore fired a gun, and hoisted a 

 red flag at his foremast head, which 

 we have since learnt was meant as a 

 signal tons, that in case of attack 

 during night, no quarter would be 

 given. About sun set the squadron 

 tacked, and before dark was near 

 the anchorage, standing-in. The in- 

 habitants having agreed to assist in 

 defending the island against anj' at- 

 tempt that should be made from Se- 

 negal, and being of opinion that the 

 present force was of that nature, 

 such measures were taken as ap- 

 peared most likely to prevent the 

 enemy from landing during the night: 

 all the arms that could be procured 

 were accordingly issued to the inha- 

 bitants, who, with tlie garrison, Avere 

 stationed at the different posts round 

 the island. The moon set at eleven, 

 and affairs remained in the situation 

 described, until about 3 o'clock on 



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