SIEGE OF MINORCA. 
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The Enemy's fire to day some what abated, and they threw but few Junem. 
shells the first part of the night, but played pretty briskly with their 
Howitzers. They fired some shot from the other side the water, and 
some ricochet from Stanhope's Tower. The French Fleet in sight to 
the West. 
A 13 Inch shell fell through the light hole into the Grand com¬ 
munication between the main ditch and Princes line, and burst in the 
midst of the Guards which paraded there, without hurting anybody; 
firing of Small Arms at each other all night. 
The besiegers began to Cannonade very early this morning, and 
fired very briskly from all their Batteries, except the 5 Gun Battery, 
from whence however they fire a gun now and then. 
A little before Hay, a Deserter came in from the Enemy of the „ nth. 
Regiment He Talaru, the only part of whose intelligence that can be 
credited, is, that two more Regiments were arrived from France since 
their last disembarkation. He says that near 2,500 of their Army are 
either killed or wounded ; their fire not so violent as two Days ago ; in 
the afternoon another Deserter was sent in from Marlborough Fort, 
who appeared to be out of his senses; our fire as warm as usual. 
The Enemy's fire still less than usual, and few shells were thrown by „ mh. 
them in the night ; they however fired pretty smartly from their 
Howitzers, and threw pieces of shells out of their Mortars ; we kept a 
very brisk fire on that part of the Town where they were heard at 
work, and where it is imagined they are constructing a Battery. 
Lieut Armstrong died this morning of his wounds. One face of the 
West Bastion, and N. W. Curtain of the Castle, are so battered by the 
Enemy's six and ten Gun Batteries, that the Guns of them are drawn 
back, and the parapet thickened inwards ; the same is likewise done to 
the N. W. face of the Queen's Redoubt, and the direction of two of 
the Embrazures altered, in order to bear on the Enemy's five Gun 
Battery. 
The besiegers have removed three of their Mortars to the right of 
Stanhope's Tower, from whence they frequently throw shells to the 
Marlborough, which returns upon them a smart fire from two 9 Prs 
that bear upon them ; and upon their ricochet Battery near Stanhope's 
Tower. 
The Enemy fired Howitzers and ricochet shot, but threw not many „ ieth. 
shells in the Night; our return was as warm as usual. Lieut Francis 
of Cornwallis's Regiment had his arm broke by the Splinter of a 
shell, while on Guard at St Stephens, and had it cut off'; and Lieut 
Young of the Fuzileers wounded in the Leg in the Castle square, 
while on Guard there. 
The Enemy fire very little from their five Gun Battery, however 
they frequently work at it during the night; for several days past 
they have fired a great deal of Mitraille. 
This morning the Enemy opened a battery of three Guns, at the „ i 7t h. 
same place where they had before shewn three Embrazures, that were 
destroyed by the heavy fire of the Argyle, namely a little to the right 
of their gabionade near Major Innes's. 
The Enemy fire again so warmly from their five Gun Battery, that 
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