APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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Colonel Joho, of the 60th regi- 

 ment, were embarked the same 

 afternoon, on board his Majesty's 

 sloops Peruvian and Sylph, and a 

 small transport. To this force 

 were added the marines of the 

 Dragon, aud as many armed boats 

 from the squadron as was thought 

 necessiiry for disei.ibarking the 

 troops aud covering their landing, 

 and the whole placed under the 

 command of Captain Barrie, of 

 the Dragon; and the Lieut. -Col. 

 made sail up the river at 6 o'clock 

 that evening. 



I have the honour to enclose 

 Captain Barrie's account of his 

 proceedings ; and taking into con- 

 sideration the enemy's force, and 

 the formidable strength of his po- 

 sition, too much praise cannot be 

 given him, the officers and men 

 under his command, for the judg- 

 ment, decision and gallantry with 

 which this little enterprise has 

 been achieved. 



So soon as accounts were re- 

 ceived from Captain Barrie that 

 the Adams was destroyed, and the 

 force assembled for her protection 

 dispersed, the troops stationed at 

 Belfast were embarked, and ar- 

 rangements made for sending them 

 to take possession of Macchias, the 

 only place occupied by the enemy's 

 troops between this and Passama- 

 quoddy Bay. I directed Captain 

 Parker, of his Majesty's ship Te- 

 nedos, to receive on board Lieut.- 

 Colonel Pilkington, De|)uty Ad- 

 jutant-General, who is appointed 

 to command, and a small detach- 

 ment of artillery and riflemen, and 

 to take under his comniand the 

 Bacchante, Rifleman, and Picton 

 schooner, and proceed to the at- 

 tack of that place. He sailed on 

 the 6th instant, and most likely, 



by this time, the troops are in pos- 

 session of it. After destroying the 

 defences they are directed to re- 

 turn here. 



The inhabitants of several town- 

 ships east of this have sent de- 

 putations here to tender their sub- 

 mission to the British authority ; 

 and such of them as could give 

 reasonable security that their arms 

 would be used only for the pro- 

 tection of their persons and pro- 

 perty, have been allowed to re- 

 tain them. This indulgence was 

 absolutely ne<essary in order to 

 secure the quiet and uuofl'encling 

 against violence and outrage from 

 their less peaceable neighbours, 

 and for the maintenance of the 

 peace and tranquillity of the 

 country. All property on shore, 

 bona fide belonging to the inhabi- 

 tants of the country in our pos- 

 session, has been respected. All 

 public property, and all property 

 afloat, has been confiscated. 



Sir .lohn Sherbrooke conceiv- 

 ing it to be of importance that the 

 Government should be informed, 

 without delay, of our successes 

 here, has requested that a vessel of 

 war may take his dispatches to 

 England. 



I have, in compliance with his 

 wishes, appropriated the Martin 

 for that service, and Captain Sen- 

 house will take a copy of this 

 letter to the Secretary of the Ad- 

 miralty. I have the honour to be, 

 &c. Edw, Griffith. 



To Vice-Admiral the Hon. 



Sir Alexander Cochrane, 



K. B. &c. &c. &c. 



His Majestt/'s Sloop Sylph, 

 0^' Bangor, in the Pe- 

 nobscot, Sept. 3, 1814. 

 Sir,— Having received on board 



