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SIEGE OP MINORCA. 
May 31st. The Enemy fired little last night, but we heard a great many Car¬ 
riages passing the back of the Town towards Stanhope's Tower; we 
made a smart fire upon all parts of the Town ; theirs was moderate to 
day ; some of our Shells, and a Carcass, being too near the Mortar, 
took fire on the top of the Castle, but nobody was hurt; their Fleet 
off the Harbour. The Genouese Yessell ordered to be fitted for sea. 
It is discovered that the Enemy have collected a great Quantity of 
Earth, at the back of the fives Court near Stanhope's Tower. 
June 1 st The besiegers were heard to be very busy all night. 
We still continually heard the Carriages in Town, and fired several 
Yollies of shells to annoy the Enemy, as likewise Carcasses to give 
light upon the Glacis ; their fire in the Night was very moderate; in 
the morning we found they had carried on a work of Gabions from 
the fives Court to Stanhope's Tower, at which we fired the whole Day; 
they have filled up all the Embrazures excepting two of their battery 
near the burying Ground and those two they make no use of. Last 
night two Grenadiers of the Royal Welch Fuzileers deserted, and made 
their escape as is imagined by the Royal Battery. 
We mounted 4 twelve pounders on the new Fascine Battery by the 
N. W. outward Ravelin. 
Some of the Enemy's Fleet off the Harbour. 
... 2 nd. We fired our Mortars last night upon the Enemy by signals given 
at the West lunette, directing when and where ; a person being ad¬ 
vanced for that purpose upon the Glacis, who by listening attentively 
could discover where the Enemy were at work. 
We received from them a greater number of Shells than we had for 
several Days before, from their batteries in Town, near the burying 
Ground, Major Innes's, Turks Mount, and Cape Mola, they likewise 
fired very briskly from 3 o'clock in the afternoon till about 9 o'clock 
at night, and gave us some shot in the night from Turks Mount. We 
gave them a very warm fire all night. 
The Enemy's fleet to the Eastward of Cape Mola. The Enemy very 
busy all night at work, notwithstanding our incessant fire upon them. 
„ 3rd. The Enemy fired ricochet shot this morning from Stanhope's Tower, 
as likewise from their Howitzers near the same place, and played 
■ smartly with their shells from all sides, particularly in the afternoon ; 
we gave them an equal return from our lunetts and inner works; they 
worked some time this morning near Stanhope's tower, but being inter- 
upted by our shells, thought proper to leave off. Their fleet off the 
Harbour. The Enemy very busy all night at their new work by Stan¬ 
hope's tower, in spite of our constant fire. 
4 th. The Enemy continued their work last night near Stanhope's tower, 
and it appears to be a battery they are constructing between that 
tower and the fives Court. They threw a great number of shells in 
the Day time, especially in the afternoon, but their fire was very 
moderate in the night, as was likewise ours. 
The French fleet off the Harbour. 
„ 5th. The Enemy opened a battery of 10 Guns between Stanhope's tower 
and the fives Court; from which they played with great fury, as they 
did from their other batteries the whole day; the heat of this fire was 
directed against the North Bastion of the Castle, the N. W. Curtain, 
