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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. 



Douming'Street, Aug, 10, 1814. 



[Transmitted by Sir J. C. Sher- 

 brooke.] 



Moore Islands, Passama- 

 quoddy Bay, July 12. 



Sir,— Having sailed from Hali- 

 fax on the 5th instant, accompa- 

 nied by Lieut.-Colonel Nicholls of 

 the Royal Engineers, and a de- 

 tachment of the Royal Artillery, 

 under the command of Captain 

 Dunn, I have the honour to ac- 

 quaint your Excellency, that we 

 arrived at Shelburne, the place of 

 rendezvous, on the evening of the 

 7th instant, where I found Cap- 

 tain Sir Thomas Hardy, in his 

 Majesty's ship Ramilies, with two 

 transports, having on board the 

 102nd regiment, under tlie com- 

 inand of Lieut.-Colonel Herries, 

 which had arrived the day before, 

 I did not fail to lay before Sir 

 Thomas Hardy my instructions, 

 and to consult with him on the best 

 means of carrying them into exe- 

 cution. 



As we concurred in opinion, 

 that the success of the enterprize 

 with which we were entrusted 

 would very materially depend upon 

 our reaching the point of attack 

 previous to the enemy being ap- 

 prised of our intentions, that offi- 

 cer, with his accustomed alacrity 

 and decision, directed the ships of 

 war and transports to get under 

 weigh early on the following 

 morning ; and we yesterday, about 

 3 o'clock p. m. anchored near to 

 the town of t'astport. 



On our approach to this island, 

 Lieutenant Gates (your Excel- 

 lency's Aide-de-Camp, whom yon 

 had permitted to accompany me 



on this service) was detached in a 

 boat bearing a flag of truce, with 

 a summons (a copy of which is 

 transmitted), addressed to the 

 officer commanding, requiring that 

 Moose Island should be surren- 

 dered to his Britannic Majesty. 

 This proposal was not accepted ; 

 in consequence of which, the 

 troops which were already in the 

 boats pulled off, under the super- 

 intendance of Captain Senhouse 

 of the Royal Navy, whose ar- 

 rangements were so judicious as to 

 insure a successful issue ; but pre- 

 vious to reaching the shore, the 

 colours of the enemy on Fort Sul- 

 livan were handed down ; and on 

 our landing, the capitulation was 

 agreed to, of which the copy is en- 

 closed. We found in the Fort a 

 detachment of the 40th regiment of 

 American infantry, consisting of 

 six officers, and about eighty men, 

 under the command of Major 

 Putnam, who surrendered them- 

 selves prisoners of war. 



This Fort is situated on an emi- 

 nence commanding the entrance 

 to the anchorage, and within it is 

 a block-house, and also four long 

 10 pounders, one eighteen pound 

 carronade, and four field-pieces. 

 The extent of the island is about 

 four miles in length, and two in 

 breadth, and in a great state of 

 cultivation. The militia amount 

 to about 250, and the population 

 is calculated at 1,500. 



We have also occupied Aliens 

 and Frederick Islands, so that 

 the whole of the islands in this 

 Bay are now subject to the British 

 flag. 



It is very satisfactory to me to 

 add, that this service has been 

 effected without any loss or ca- 

 sualty among the troops employed 

 in it. 



