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appeared comins^ from under the lee 

 of the other ships, attended and 

 protCGced by an armed schooner, 

 full of men, and seven other boat^, 

 carrying carronades. The English 

 flag was lowered, and that of France 

 hoisted. A landing was imme^iiateJy 

 attempted on my left flank, be- 

 tween the town of Roseau and the 

 post of Cachecrow. The light in- 

 fantry of the 1st West- India regi- 

 ment were the first on the march to 

 support captain Senant's company 

 of militia, which, throughout the 

 day, behaved with great gallantry. It 

 was immediately supported by the 

 grenadiers of the 4()th regiment. — 

 The first boats were beat off", but 

 the schooner and one of the brigs 

 coming close in-shore, to cover the 

 landing, compelled our troops to 

 occii py abetter position, adelile lead- 

 ing to the town. At this moment 

 I brought up the grenadiers of the 

 St, George's regiment of militia, and 

 soon after the remainder of the 

 46th, and gave over to major 

 Nunn these brave troops, with or- 

 ders not to jieid the enemy one 

 inch of ground. Two field-pieces 

 (an amuzette and a six-pounder) 

 were brought into action for their 

 support, under the command of 

 Serjeant Creed, of the 46th regi- 

 ment, manned by additional gunners 

 and sailors. These guns, and a 24- 

 . poander from Melville-battery, 

 - shook the French advaiicing co- 

 lumn, by the e.cecution they did. — 

 I sent two companies of the Saint 

 George's militia, under the com- 

 mand of lieut.-col. Constable, and a 

 ■company 'of the 46th, to prevent 

 the enemy from getting into the rear 

 of the position occupied by major 

 Nunn. On my return, we found 

 the Majestueux, of 120 guns, lying 

 •pposite to Fort Voung, pouring 



into the town and batteries her 

 broadsides, followed by the other 

 seventy-fours and frigates, doing 

 the same. Some artillery, several 

 captains of merchantmen, with their 

 sailors, and the artillery militia, 

 manned five 24-pounders, and three 

 eigiiteens, at the fort, and five twen- 

 ty-fours at Melville's-battcry, and 

 returned an uninterrupted fire. — 

 From the first post red-hot shot 

 were thrown. Atabout 10 o'clock, 



A. M. 



ajor Nunn, most nnfortu. 



nately for his majesty's service, 

 whilst faithfully executing the or- 

 ders I had given, was wounded, I 

 fear, mortally. This did not dis- 

 courage the brave fellows. Captain 

 O'Connell, of the 1st West-India 

 regiment, received the command and 

 a wound almost at the same time ; 

 however, the last circumstance 

 could not induce him to give up the 

 honour of the first, and ho continued 

 in the field, animating his men, and 

 resisting the repeated charges of the 

 enemy, until about one o'clock, 

 Avhen he obliged the French to re- 

 tire from their advanced position 

 with great slaughter. It is impos- 

 sible for me to do justice to the 

 merit of that officer. You will, I 

 doubt not, favourably report his 

 conduct to his majesty, and at the 

 same time that of captain James, 

 who commanded the 46th, and cap- 

 tain Archibald Campbell, who com- 

 manded the grenadiers of the 46th. 

 P'oiled and beat off on the left, the 

 right flank was attempted, and a 

 considerable force was landed near 

 Morne Daniel. The regulars not 

 exceeding 200, employed on the 

 left in opposing the advance of 

 their columns, consisting of 2000 

 m^n, could afl'ord me no rein- 

 forcement ; I had only the right 

 wing of the St. George's regiment 

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