APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 



527 



the 18th, when, shortly after I had 

 returned to the breach battery, from 

 risiting tlie posts, a fresh firing coinr 

 inenced on the east side of the island, 

 from boats, and at the same instant 

 a schooner came in sij^ht, standing 

 directly for the beach ; a strong and 

 well-directed fire of great guns and 

 musquetry was immediately opened 

 upon her, and the people on board 

 being either wounded or driven be- 

 low, she drifted on shore. In the 

 mean time the boats, to the number 

 4)f eight, full of troops, had unfor- 

 tunately effected a landing on the 

 rocks, to the east side of tlie town, 

 where the surf happened to be un- 

 usually low ; and having overcome 

 the force which was opposed to 

 them, they had penetrated through 

 the town as far as the main guard, 

 of which, after having been once re- 

 pulsed, they gained possession, 

 making some prisoners. The inhu- 

 bitants having given way, nearly on 

 all sides, and the enemy being now 

 in such force on our right, it ap- 

 peared advisable to form a junction 

 with the soldiers in the north-point 

 battery, where we should retain the 

 command of the beach, and be ready 

 to check any further attempt to 

 land, until some information could 

 be received of the strength and situ- 

 ation of the enemy, to enable me to 

 judge what ought to be done. 



The firing continued till towards 

 six o'clock, when, being yet uncer- 

 tain what number had landed, and 

 in hopes that the main guard was the 

 only post held by the enemy, I di- 

 rected that it should be attacked by 

 the soldiers I had with me ; which 

 was executed with great alacrity, 

 and the post carried with considera- 

 Jile loss on the part pf the cneiuy. 

 On our side it was less as to num- 

 bers, but 1 lost the assistansci of a 



very gallant officer. Doctor Heddle, 

 being shot through the breast in the 

 attack, when capt. Lloyd was also 

 slightly wounded. We now learn- 

 ed that the enemy had possession of 

 the hills, where capt. Lloyd pro- 

 posed to attack them, a measure I 

 should gladly have adopted, but the 

 day beginning to break, we had the 

 mortification of seeing them appear 

 in such numbers, as left no room to 

 suppose there was any probability 

 of success, our force being reduced 

 by killed, wounded, and prisoners, 

 to about twenty five soldiers, capt. 

 Lloyd, lieut. Christie, and myself. 

 At this time the enemy's vessels wera 

 standing in closer, apparently to 

 land a reinforcement ; and the inha- 

 bitants seeing French colours on the 

 hill, came to me, asking leave to 

 treat. Under these circumstances, 

 and exposed to the enemy's fire oa 

 all sides, farther resistance appeared 

 vain ; I therefore felt it my duty to 

 comply with the request of the in- 

 habitants, and sent aji officer with 

 them, proposing terms of capitula- 

 tion for the garrison. The officer 

 who commanded the storming partjr 

 having been killed, the terms of ca- 

 pitulation were virtually agreed to 

 with the senior who survived, to be 

 communicated to the commandant 

 of the squadron: until his answer 

 should be received, firing ceased, 

 and we continued to occupy th* 

 b^^ttery. 



The terms of capitulation being 

 confirmed by the chevalier Mahe, 

 the soldiers grounded their arms, 

 and the place was surrendered. We 

 were informed that the enemy's 

 force consisted of four schooners, 

 which had been fitted out at Cay- 

 enne, and supplied with soldiers for 

 the purpose of attacking Goree; 

 that they had touched at Senegal, 



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