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ANNUAL REGIS T E R, ISli. 



to their Lordships that Major- 

 Genertil Ross has expressed his full 

 approbation of the conduct of the 

 officers, seamen, and marines act- 

 ing with the army. 



- I have before had occasion to 

 speak of tiie unremitting zeal and 

 exertion of Rear-Adm. Cock burn 

 during the time he commanded 

 in the Chesapeake under my or- 

 ders ; the interest and ability which 

 he has manifested throughout this 

 late arduous service justly entitle 

 him to my best thanks, and to the 

 acknowledgments of ray Lords 

 Commissioners of the Admiralty. 



Rear-Admiral Malcolm, upon 

 every occasion, and particularly in 

 his arrangement for the speedy re- 

 embarkation of the troops, rendered 

 me essential assistance ; and to 

 him, as well as to Rear Admiral 

 Godrington, captain of the fleet, I 

 am indebted for the alacrity and 

 order with which the laborious 

 duties in the conveying of supplies 

 to the army were conducted. 



- For the conduct of the captains 

 and officers of the squadron em- 

 ployed in the flotilla, and with the 

 army, I must beg leave to refer 

 their Lordships to the reports of 

 Rear- Admiral Cockburn, and to 

 call their favourable consideration 

 to those whom the rear-admiral has 

 had occasion to particularly notice. 

 While employed immediately 

 under my eye, I had every reason 

 to be perfectly satisfied with their 

 zealous emulation, as well as that 

 of every seaman, and marine, to 

 promote the service in which they 

 were engaged. 



Captain VVainwright, of his 

 Majesty's ship Tonnant, will have 

 the honour to delivc this dispatch 

 to you ; and, as he was actually em- 

 ployed both with the flotilla and 

 with the army in.the whole of their 



proceedings, I beg leave to refer 

 their Lordships to him for any far- 

 ther particulars. 



I have not yet received any re- 

 turns from the ships employed in 

 the Potowmac, the winds having 

 been unfavourable to their coming 

 down ; but by the information 1 

 gain from the country people, they 

 have completely succeeded in the 

 capture and destruction of Fort 

 Washington, which has been 

 blown up. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) 



Alexander Cochrane. 

 Vice-Admiral and Commander 

 in Chief. 

 John Wilson Croker, Esq. 



On board the Resolution Tender, 

 off Mount Calvert, Monday 

 night, 22nd August, 1814, 

 Sir, — I have the honour to in- 

 form you, that after parting from 

 you at Benedict on the evening of 

 the 20th instant, I proceeded up 

 the Patuxent with the boats and 

 tenders, the marines of the ships 

 being embarked in them, under 

 the command of Captain Robyns, 

 (the senior officer of that corps in 

 the fleet), and the marine artil- 

 lery, under Captain Harrison, in 

 their two tenders ; the Severn and 

 Hebrus frigates, and the Manly- 

 sloop, being directed to follow us 

 up the river, as far as might prove 

 practicable. 



The boats and tenders I placed 

 in three divisions ; the first under 

 the immediate command of Cap- 

 tains Sullivan (the senior comman- 

 der employed on the occasion) and 

 Badcock ; the second, under Cap- 

 tains Money and Somerville ; the 

 third, under Captain Ramsay ; the 

 whole under the superintendanoe 

 and immediate management of 



