194 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
defiance of the oaths of fidelity 
which they had taken to Louis the 
Eighteenth. 
I had desired Le Comte de Vau- 
giraud to give it to be understood, 
that the white flag was the only 
permanent security of the troops, 
or ofthe colony, and I immediately 
assembled the force now in pos- 
session of the island, in Gros Is- 
let Bay, St. Lucia, within four 
hours’ sail of Fort Royal, to give 
effect-to the Comtede Vaugiraud’s 
measures. 
_ This fine colony was several 
times on the point of being thrown 
into a state of revolutionary con- 
vulsion, by the conduct of the 
troops, all of whom, with the ex- 
ception of the remainder of the 
26th regiment, amounting to four 
hundred and fifty men, including 
officers, who remain under the 
white flag, have been permitted 
to depart, unarmed, and are ac- 
tually gone. 
The militia of Martinique 
amount to about 6,000 men, who 
are well disposed ; one half only 
‘have arms: 150 are mounted. 
, Immediately after the occupa- 
tion of the military points by the 
troops under my command, the 
government of the colony pub- 
lished a decree, by which British 
vessels are received on the same 
footing as the French. This act 
was perfectly spontaneous, and 
indeed has been marked by the 
same spirit of cordiality which has 
actuated the Comte de Vaugiraud 
in every part of the intercourse 
which I have had with him. 
‘It would be unjust to Comte de 
Vaugiraud not to express my 
sense of the honourable devotion 
which he has uniformly shewn to 
the zealous performance of his 
duty to his Soveriegn, of his dig- 
nity and good sense undér very 
critical circumstances, and of his 
grateful attachment to the Prince 
Regent, the British government 
and nation, for the assistance 
which has saved Martinique. The 
gratitude, indeed, of the colony 
at large, has been most unequi- 
vocally testified. 
I shall be happy to find that the 
steps I have taken have been such 
as may be approved by the Prince 
Regent. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
James Leiru, Lieut.-Gen. 
Commanding the forces. 
Earl Bathurst, &c. 
COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. 
Downing-Sireet, Aug. 2, 1815. 
A dispatch, of which the fol- 
lowing is a copy, was this day re- 
ceived from Lieut.-General Sir 
C. Brownrigg, K. Bb. dated Can- 
dy, February 25, 1815, addressed 
to Earl Bathurst, one of his Ma- 
jesty’s Principal Secretaries of 
State. 
British Head-Quarters, Candy, 
February 25, 1815. 
My Lord,—For some days sub- 
sequent to the date of the last dis= 
patch, which I had the honour to 
address to your Lordship, on Can- 
dian affairs, dated 16th January, 
no circumstance occurred of sui, 
cient consequence to be reported 
to your Lordship, the several di- 
visions of the invading force bes 
ing partly in movement and partly 
preparing to move. 
It was found, however, that 
