430 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



14th of February, of an attack 

 having been made by our troops on 

 the island of Martinique; the whole 

 of which, with the exception of Fort 

 Bourbon, which was expected to 

 surrender in a few days, was in our 

 possession. 



The details of the attack are 

 given at considerable length in the 

 Barbadoes Mercury, from which 

 we extract the substance of the 

 narrative. 



The expedition arrived off Mar- 

 tinique on Sunday, the 29ch of Ja- 

 nuary. On the morning of the 30th 

 they separated in two divisions, the 

 Acasta hoisting a broad pendant, 

 and, leading that with the division 

 of the army under the commander- 

 in-chief, and sir George Prevost, 

 intended to effect a landing in Bay 

 Robert, while the admiral, sir A. 

 Cochrane, proceeded with that un- 

 der major-general Maitland round 

 Maran, and entered the bay of St. 

 Luce. 



The commander-in-chief imme- 

 diately issued a proclamation, in- 

 viting the inhabitants to submit im- 

 mediately to his majesty's forces, 

 holding out on the one hand the 

 advantages they would derive from 

 quiet submission, and on the other, 

 the calamity that would arise from 

 a fruitless resistance. • 



In the afternoon of the 30th, the 

 division under the immediate com- 

 mand of lieutenant-general Beck- 

 with, effected a landing at Bay Ro- 

 bert ; sir G. Prevost, and brigadier- 

 gen. Houghton, with the first bri- 

 gade, landed first, and advanced 

 the same evening some distance in- 

 to the country. This brigade con- 

 sisted of the 7th regiment, under 

 lieutenant-col. Peckenhara, 23rd 

 under lieutenant-colonel Ellis, and 

 five companies of the 1st West In- 

 dia regiment, under lieutenant-col- 



onel Tolley. Thesecond brigade, 

 led by lieutenant-general Beck- 

 with, having under him brigadier- 

 general Colville, consisted of the 

 8th regiment under major Maxwell, 

 the 1 3th under lieutenant-colonel 

 Keane, and four companies of the 

 1st West India regiment, under 

 major Clifton. The reserve com- 

 manded by lieutenant-col. Black- 

 well, consisted of the 3rd battalion 

 60th regiment, under major Mac- 

 key, the flank companies of the 

 25tli regiment, the ■ith batialion of 

 the GOth, and the 4th West India 

 regiment. Trinity surrendered on 

 the 31 St. 



The second division, under the 

 command of major-general Mait- 

 land, also landed on the 30th at St. 

 Luce. The first brigade, led by 

 major-gen. Maitland, having under 

 him lieutenant-col. Barnes, con- 

 sisted of the 63rd regiment, under 

 lieutenant-colonel Fairclough, and 

 York rangers, under major Hen- 

 derson. The second brigade com- 

 manded by lieutenant-col. Riall, 

 consisted of the flank companies 

 of the 15th and 46th regiments, 

 under major Pavne, the 15th regi- 

 ment, under major Davidson, York 

 L. I. Volunteers, under lieutenant- 

 colonel Streicher, and 8th W. I. 

 regiment, under lieut.-col. Prevost. 

 The reserve, commanded by lieut.- 

 colonel M'Nair, consisted of 

 the 90th regiment under major 

 Wright, and 31st West India, un- 

 der major Allen. 



The fort of Cape Solomon was 

 taken possession of, and positions 

 were taken for the purpose of at- 

 tacking with effect Pigeon Island, 

 which held out till the 4th of Fe- 

 bruary, and then surrendered at dis- 

 cretion, nearly sixty men on the 

 part of the enemy having been kill- 

 ed and wounded during the bom- 

 bardment. 



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