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debarkation. The sick to be left in the care of the women, and no 
woman is to land on any account.” 
Artillery Orders. —“ The following officers are to take the com¬ 
mand of the guns to disembark with the different brigades. Lieu¬ 
tenants Yorke and Edwards, with four non-commissioned officers and 
thirty-six men with four 3-prs., with the first debarkation. Lieu¬ 
tenant Todd, with two non-commissioned officers and eighteen men 
to the two 3-prs., with the second. Lieutenant Walker and two non¬ 
commissioned officers and eighteen men to the two 3-prs with the 
third. Captain Standish to superintend the second and Captain 
Downman the third debarkation.” 
Before all the fleet had come to anchor, and the flat and other boats 
necessary for landing the troops were hoisted out, the afternoon was 
very far advanced, however, General Medows’ corps was ordered to 
land, which was effected on the south side of the bay, without the 
smallest opposition, after the Venus frigate had fired a broadside or 
two into the woods. They then proceeded by the head of the bay to 
the road leading to Morne Fortune, where a few popping shot passed, 
but it was soon over, and they remained quiet the remainder of the 
ni^ht, though extremely uncomfortable for it rained almost the whole 
time. 
General Medows issued the following order this day :— 
“ Brigadier General Medows is extremely sensible of the high 
honour conferred upon him in having the command of the flank corps. 
From the acts of gallantry in the light infantry, the determined 
bravery of the grenadiers, and the confirmed discipline of the 5th 
regiment success is to be expected, and he sanguinely hopes the 
lustre of their actions in the field will not be tarnished by any irregu¬ 
larities out of it. The troops are desired to remember that clemency 
should ever attend on victory, that an enemy in your power is an 
enemy no more, that to be cruel and brave are almost incompatible, 
and the glorious characteristic of a British soldier is to conquer and 
to spare; acting on these principles they never can fail doing honour 
to their king, their country and themselves.” 
14th December .—Early this morning the other part of the a?rmy 
landed and took post on the high hills on both sides of the Cul de Sac; 
they also took possession of Morne Fortune, a very high commanding 
hill, on which are the Governor’s house, ranges of barracks, an ex¬ 
cellent hospital, a tank or receiver for water, and number of other 
buildings. When the light infantry first advanced to this hill they 
were fired at by a few straggling Frenchmen who were on the rising 
ground above the hospital. Their fire was returned, and at that in¬ 
stant Monsieur Bevuaux, surgeon of the hospital, going to the door to 
beg protection for the sick, received a ball in his head of which he 
died soon after. We were concerned for the unlucky fate of this 
gentleman for his death was accidental, so say the light infantry; 
however, be it as it will, he was pillaged of his watch and a consider 
able quantity of money he had put into his pocket for preservation. 
General Medows advancing, descended to the town of Careenage sit¬ 
uated at the head of a bay of the same name about two miles and a 
