APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE, 
Letter from Captain Malbon, com- 
manding his Majesty's Ship Au- 
rora, 
On the 30th of June, about four 
o’clock in the morning, I made the 
island of Peter’s; and at five sent 
the large cutter and launch, manned 
and armed with a twelve-pound car- 
ronade, under the command of lieut- 
Richard Longfield Davies, and lieut. 
Baillie, of the marines, to oblige the 
town to surrender, or begin the at- 
tack. Between six and seven o'clock 
they entered the harbour, under a 
very thick fog, and, perceiving a 
boat crossing from one side to the 
other, brought her to, in which 
they found the commissary, who 
acted as governor. The confusion 
that the place was thrown into from 
‘the sudden attack, prevented the in- 
habitants from assembling together ; 
and at half past seven the commis- 
sary surrendered the island, by deli- 
yering the colours to lieut. Davies, 
From what has been since Jearned, 
there is no doubt, that, if the inhabi- 
tants could have had time to have 
collected themselves from their dif- 
ferent situations, they would haye 
made a strong resistance, having 
since discoyered upwards of 100stand 
of arms‘among them. Knowing the 
small force in the boats, I used my 
utmost efforts to get his majesty’s 
ship into the harbour, but was as 
frequently prevented by thick fogs, 
About eleven, it being somewhat 
clear, I entered under a very heavy 
press of sail between the rocks, 
which were not a cable’s length 
across, and at two P. M. brought- 
to with the best bower in fifteen 
fathom water. Found here a French 
merchant brig (La Reine des Anges) 
and a schooner (Le Prevoyier), 
with eleven small schooners, and 
upwards of one hundred battves, 
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The island contained fish, stores, 
salt, and merchandize of various de- 
scriptions, and, upon a rough sur- 
vey, about 220 men were upon the 
island and in the boats; but they 
being so detached, several got away 
in the small craft, one of which, [ 
have since been informed, was taken 
off Liverpool, in Nova Scotia, and 
another at St. Lawrence, in New- 
foundland. On every thing being 
secured, I ordered one of the fishing 
schooners to be fitted as a tender 3 
and, having her manned and armed 
with a twelve pound carronade, 
gave the command to lieut. Davies, 
with directions to scour the coast, 
and take possession of the islands 
of Great and Little Miquelon, 
which he did, but no mhabitants 
or stores were found at either of 
those places. 
J. Malbon. 
Dispatch from Lieut. Col. Nicholson, 
to Gen. Grinfield, Commander in 
Chief in the Windward and Lee- 
ward Charibbee Islands. 
New Amsterdam, Berbice, 
Sept. 25. 
Sir, 
Agreeably to your orders of the 
19th inst. I proceeded with the 
troops under my command, and ar- 
rived off the river Berbice on the 
23d inst. in the morning, where the 
ships of war and transports came to 
anchor: as it was from thence capt. 
Bland and myself agreed to send 
brigade-major Armstrong and lieut. 
Pardoe, in a flag of truce, witha 
summons to the provisional govern- 
ment, the naval and military.com- 
manders, to surrender the colony of 
Berbice to his majesty’s forces under 
ourcommand. The Hag of truce re- 
turned early the next morning, hay- 
ing on board a committee of the 
provisional 
