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On Tuesday April 8th, the commanders proceeded against Gua- 

 daloupe ; Fort Fleur D'Epee was taken on the 12th, and with this 

 fell Hog Island, and Fort Louis, an old fortification, commanding 

 the entrance into the harbour of Point-a-Petre, which town was 

 also taken possession of at the same time by Sir Charles Grey. 

 On the 13th, the army was re-embarked, and landed on Basse- 

 Terre at Petit-Bourg, in another part of the island. The Admiral 

 anchored in Auce-de-Bailiff. The Palmiste was taken by assault, 

 and the island of Guadaloupe was surrendered to the Commander 

 in Chief on the 23d of April. In June an armament arrived from 

 France, made good their landing on Grand Terre, and retook Fort 

 Fleur D'Epee by storm. The Admiral was at this time with the 

 General at St. Christopher's, on his return to England. The com- 

 manders instantly determined to return to Guadaloupe, and pushed 

 for Basse-Terre, where they arrived on June 7th. Sir Charles 

 Grey took the heights of Mascot, and several actions took place; 

 but the General found it now in vain to attempt any thing against 

 Fleur D'Epee, at this season, with an army so greatly reduced by 

 the yellow fever, as well as service. Having therefore made the 

 best arrangements to enable him to renew his attacks after the 

 hurricane months, he embarked on board the Boyne, which pro- 

 ceeded to Fort Royal Bay, where she was laid up during those 

 months in a strong harbour called Trois Islet Bay, and the sick 

 and wounded were lauded for the benefit of fresh air. The Gene- 

 ral then sailed with the Admiral to Martinique, and established 

 his head-quarters at St. Pierre. On the 30th of September, the 

 enemy having been too successful against the little remnants of 

 the army in Guadaloupe, the Admiral embarked, and sailed from 

 Martinique, and anchored off Grozier, in the bay of Point-a-Petre. 

 But our troops there, under General Graham, reduced by fatigue 

 and sickness, and no longer able to undergo duty, were forced to 

 capitulate. Sir John Jervis, who had made every attempt to suc- 

 cour General Graham's camp at Berville, and had been an unwil- 

 ling spectator from the fleet of the surrender of that camp to the 

 enemy, now made sail for Basse-Terre, to render every assistance 

 in his power to General Prescot; and on October 9th, anchored 

 within half a cable's length of the town. However, after various 

 attempts to assist General Prescot, the Admiral, worn down by 

 long and severe exertions, the fatigues of which were augmented 

 by the anxiety for the welfare of the service, that not all his ex- 

 ertions could promote without the arrival of a strong reinforce- 



