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SIEGE OP MINORCA. 
At night we fired both Cannon and Small Arms on a party of the 
Enemy heard at work by the burying Ground in the Town, they 
returned some small shot. A Shot of the Enemys fired one of our 
Guns, which went into the harbour. They dismounted a Gun on St 
Stephen's Battery, and one at S. W. Lunette. 
Two Soldiers of Lord Effingham's Regiment were killed by one of 
our own Guns not being sufficiently Spunged ; this day there was an 
order not to fire the same Gun above once an hour; there being many 
bad Guns, and the Embrazures slight. 
r 9th. In the Evening a party of the Enemy approached towards the 
Glacis of Marlborough Fort, they were fired at with Small Arms, 
which they returned and retired behind the wall on the top of the Hill; 
keeping an irregular fire for near two hours ; we sent them a few Shot 
from Carolina's lunette, the new Tenaille, and Hospital Battery ; from 
the Marlborough several Coliorn Shells were directed up the Hill at 
them, some shells were also thrown to the Town near the old burying 
ground, where we heard the Enemy at work, as were some Carcasses 
to give light. 
Some of the Enemy's fleet in sight. 
ioth. We Cannonaded each other across the harbour, and the Enemy threw 
a great many Shells into our works from their Mortar Battery on Cape 
Mola; we likewise poured a great number of Cohorn shells into the 
Town to annoy the Enemies Workmen; It is apprehended that the 
Enemy are forming a Battery near where the two Windmills were 
destroyed. 
This day an order was given that none of the Batteries should fire 
without orders from the Field Officer of the Hay, but the inconveniency 
of this being discovered, the order was revoked; and the time for 
firing left to the direction of the Officers commanding the Guards. 
The Enemy's fleet in sight from the Westward, 
nth. In the night the Enemy lengthened their work by the burying place, 
and were also working by the water side near the House where Major 
Innes lived; we threw Shot and Shells to all parts of the Town to 
annoy them, and at night fired two vollies of our Mortars and Cannon. 
A great noise of heavy wheel Carriages heard last night between 
Stanhope’s Tower, and the Town. The Enemy's fleet in sight to the 
South East. Captain Flight was of opinion that by firing a Volley 
from all the Guns that bore on the Enemy's Gun Battery at Cape Mola-, 
he could effectually silence it in a very short time; instead of which 
we only now and then fired a shot; and that, on account of the weak¬ 
ness of our own Works. 
12th. The Enemy having been discovered working near Major Innes's, 
two 32 Pounders were brought from the Royal Battery to Argyle's 
covered way, to fire at the wall behind which they were. We heard 
them very plainly at work near the burying place, towards which we 
fired ; and threw many Shells the whole Night. About half an hour 
after Nine at Night they opened a Battery of five Mortars at Water 
Tower near Major Innes's, and in about an hour another of Three 
Mortars in the burying ground near Witham's five Court; from both 
these they played with great fury the whole night, throwing above 200 
