SIEGE OE MINORCA. 
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OCCASIONAL REMARKS ON THE SIEGE OF THE ISLAND 
OF MINORCA, IN 1756. 
The Garrison began to fire on the Enemy. Apul'soth. 
The Enemy broke ground on Cape Mola. May 3rd. 
The Enemy began to fire from their Gun and Mortar Batteries on „ 8th. 
Cape Mola. 
Between the hours of 10 and 11 at night, the Enemy began to Storm June 27 th. 
the place with 10 Battalions, sustained by an equal number as a reserve, 
the attack continued till between three and four the next morning, when 
they beat a parley to bury their dead, and remained in possession of 
the Anstruther, Argyle, Royal Battery, and Queen’s Redoubt, which 
they had taken during the assault; but were repulsed from the west 
and Carolina Lunettes. 
The Articles of Capitulation were signed on both sides. „ 29 th. 
The Garrison marched out with all the Honors of War, Drums beat- July 7 th. 
iug, and Colours flying, and embarked on board 33 French Ships for 
Gibraltar. 
Part of the Transports Sailed out of the Harbour, and kept off and , 8th. 
on the Island the whole night, and part of the next day. 
This afternoon the rest of the Transports came out of the harbour, „ 9 th. 
and the whole stood on their course together for Gibraltar, with, a fair 
wind. 
We cleared the Island of Majorca. „ 10 th. 
We met at sea with Admiral Hawke’s Squadron consisting of twenty „ 15 th 
three ships of the Line, steering for Minorca to reinforce that Gar¬ 
rison. 
We anchored this afternoon in Gibraltar Bay, landed the 31st and „ 30 th. 
were put on Garrison Duty the next day. 
The French in the Siege of Minorca, fired 60,000 Shot and 20,000 1 
shells. 
Some Days before the French Stormed the works, they sent all the 
English Familys from Mahon to Ciudadela; their Camp was mostly 
in the Vineyards, their Troops very good and well Officered ; they 
were supplied with great plenty of provisions of all kinds during the 
Siege; their principal Officers were quartered in the best Houses at 
Mahon, and made free use of the furniture of the inhabitants. After 
the departure of the English Garrison they made all of that Nation 
quit the Island, and seized upon their effects. 
The French scaling Ladders were too short; they found great fault 
with our palisadoes, which not being each of them singly fixed into 
the ground were easily cut down, and rows of them laid down together, 
when they stormed the outer covered way. 
Count Lannion was left Governour of Minorca, which trust he exe¬ 
cuted with great reputation, and was much esteemed and beloved, both 
by the Garrison and inhabitants. 
Gn a table giving tbe number of rounds fired daily by each nature of gun in the Garrison, it is 
stated that tbe grand total of rounds fired by tbe English was as follows Shells, 27.630; carcasses 
and fire balls, 206; round shot, 32,734 ; grape shot, 940 : double beaded shot, 323 : powder (lbs.), 
353,639. 
