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treme satisfaction of those who but yesterday felt rather heavy at the 
Awfulness of their appearance. he Dons kept up a heavy fire on our 
Boats while they were saving the unfortunate objects, they had left in 
the Learch.” ‘The garrison loss in the two days is given as one Captain, 
2 Sergts. and 14 Privates killed, and 3 Captains, 2 Lieuts., 1 Seret., 2 
Drummers, and 78 Privates wounded. Among the bodies found in the 
wrecks was that of a priest. Spilsbury adds—“ Notwithstanding this 
Juncture our Workmen Labour as though they were paid for being 
Idle,” and he calculates that from batteries and ships about 40,000 
rounds were fired in the 24 hours, a somewhat liberal estimate surely. 
He relates that the Gunners in our batteries were so exhausted that 
they drank the water in the buckets in which the sponges were 
washed, and that had it not been for some Companies of the 39th and 
72nd, the batteries would have been silenced before the middle of the 
night for want of men to work the guns. 
“15th September.—It appears the Junk Ships had about 166 guns 
and 5,000 men on board when they began the attack. How differently 
the sailors are treated from our People—the soldiers—they are generally 
served Grog at their guns, but ours were at their guns and carrying 
ammunition four and twenty Hours without a bit or drop, except 
some water that the officers took from some of the working men.” 
With the successful repulse of the great attack of September 18th, 
1782, the efforts of the besiegers gradually fell off, and no really serious 
attack was subsequently made; although, for a time, it was feared. 
The prisoners taken by the garrison were placed in charge of the 
Corsicans at Windmill Hill, as Captain Spilsbury relates :— 
“16th September, 1782.—The Prisoners are now allowed to be spoke 
to, but not except by Officers. The Corsicans have charge of the 
Prisoners, they are armed with a Firelock, Bayonet, and Pistol.” 
On the 19th he makes the following observation :—“ The Artillery 
not pleased with what was said to them by the Governor.” 
On October 2nd, Captain Spilsbury gives a list of the enemy’s ships 
that took part in the attack of the 13th, and as it differs in certain 
particulars from that given by Drinkwater I append it. 
He calls it a “ List of the Junk Ships destroyed by the Garrison 
September 18th, 1782.” Drinkwater, whose list of names is identical, 
calls them “ the battering ships.” 
Names. Guns. Men. Commanders. 
PastOva..........svesvsseveeeee 26 ..s000... 700 .....00n Buena Ventura Morena, Admiral. 
MallasRedramenereceet secon mt ies TOD) ox6.000 Don Juan Mendoza. 
San Frans. de Paula...... FAS cove bos BUD so¢000 Don Cayetano Languara. 
TMA, SECLENGIO seocvovcneco 8) coo oho 000 FSO) codooc Don Pablo de Casa. 
TRON coqassocaoscasonoccoces G21 og andc0n PATO) soa.cce Don Ramon de Villa. 
Stan CHUA cocooooccccs HO  so0000000 BLO aooows Don Fred. Gravino. 
IPMS, CEMA So65.c00 000000 LL coo sana00 BHO) 0.000 Don Antonio Bassura. 
Sain, UWE gog0c0000 c00s0>000600 BD eco cco000 BOO) coov0e Don Joseph Archiocha. 
Sarai, Air qo00000000000003 © OD cdovo0000 AED) coceoe Don Joseph Angeli. 
TBI IDONGRES coo qooadoco0c000d  @ocanoocc0 PED) oo0000 Don Pedro Sanchez. 
Total... 166 4560 
