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rapt. 0'(?onnell, to whom I beg to 

 refer you : his services entitle him 

 to consideration. I am much in- 

 debted to the zeal and discernment 

 of fort-adjutant Gualy, who Mas 

 very accessary to the execution of 

 my orders. I cannot pass unno- 

 ticed the very soldier-like conduct 

 of licut. Wallis, of the 46th regi- 

 ment, to whom I had entrusted the 

 post of Cachecrow, or Scotshead ; 

 perceiving our retreat, he spiked 

 his guns, destroyed his ammunition, 

 and immediately commenced his 

 march to join me at Prince Ru- 

 pert's, with his detachment ; nor 

 that of lieut. Shaw, of the same re- 

 giment, who acted as an officer of 

 artillery, and behaved with uncom- 

 mon coolness and judgment, whilst 

 on the battery, and great presence 

 of mind in securing the retreat of 

 the additional gunners belonging to 

 the 46th regiment. On the 27th, 

 after levying a contribution on Ro- 

 seau, the enemy reimbarked, and 

 hovered that day and the next 

 about this post. This morning the 

 French tleet is seen otf the south 

 end of Guadaioupe, under easy 

 sail. Our loss, you will perceive 

 by the returns I have the honour to 

 transmit, was inconsiderable, when 

 compared with that acknowledged 

 by the enemy, which included seve- 

 ral officers of rank, and about 300 

 others. Geo. Prevost. 



Lieut. Sir W. Hh/crs, Bart. 



P. S. As I find I cannot spare 

 captain O'Conncll from the duty of 

 this garrison, I must refer you to 

 the master of a neutral vessel, who 

 lias Jiiigagcd to deliver this dispatch. 



[TRANSLATIOX.] 

 From the General of Division La 

 Granf^e, S)C. to his Excellency 

 General Prevoil, c^c. 



Head-quarters at RoscaUy the 5th 

 f'entose, Year 13, February 25. 



The general of division La 

 Grange, grand officer of the legiou 

 of honour, inspeftor-general of tha 

 gendarmerie, commander in chief of 

 the troops of the expedition of the 

 Leeward islands. 



General. — Before I commence 

 any military operations against the 

 fort, into which it appears that you 

 Iiave retired, I shall fulfil a prelimi- 

 nary duty, authorised and practised 

 by civilized nations. You are a- 

 ware, no less than myself, of the 

 nature of your position, and of the 

 entire inutility of occasioning any 

 further efl'usion of blood. You 

 witnessed with grief the melancholy 

 fate of the town of Roseau ; my 

 first endeavours on entering it were 

 to issue orders for stopping the pro- 

 gress of the conflagration ; but, un- 

 fortunately, considerable destruc- 

 tion had already taken place. The 

 want of necessaries is ever attended, 

 with the most cruel consequences, 

 the evils of which can easily be cal- 

 culated. This consideration is more 

 than sufficient, without reference to 

 the particular circumstances in 

 which you are placed, to induce you 

 to accept the honourable conditions 

 that I am ready to grant you, and 

 thus to preserve the interesting in- 

 habitants of this colony from fresh 

 calamities, which are inseparable, 

 from the occurrences of war. I 

 beg you, general, to make me an 

 early communication of your an- 

 swer ; and, in the mean time, to re- 

 ceive the assurance of the high con- 

 sideration which I have for you. I 

 have the honour to salute you. 



(Signed) La Grange. 



Head quarters, Prince Rupert's^ 

 Feb. 25. 



Sir, — I have had the honour t» 



M m 3 receive 



