delays to which we had been exposed, for strengthening the naturally difficult coast to which we were to approach. The whole garrison of Alexandria, said to amount to near 3000 men, reinforced with many small detachments that had been observed to advance from the Rosetta branch, was appointed for its defence. Field-pieces were placed on the most commanding heights, and in the intervals of the numerous sand-hills which cover the shore, all of which were lined with musketry; the beach on either wing being flanked with cannon, and parties of cavalry held in readiness to advance. The fire of the enemy was successively opened from their mortars and field-pieces, as the boats got within their reach; and as they approached to the shore, the excessive discharge of grape-shot and of musketry from behind the sand-hills seemed to threaten them with destruction; while the castle of Aboukir, on the right flank, maintained a constant and harassing discharge of large shot and shells. But the ardour of our officers and men was not to be damped. No moment of hesitation intervened. The beach was arrived at, a footing obtained, the troops advanced, and the enemy forced to relinquish all the advantageous positions which they had held. The boats returned without delay for the second division; and before the evening, the whole army, with few exceptions, was landed, with such articles of provisions and stores as required the most immediate attention. I refer to the general's report for the loss sustained by the army in this dangerous and difficult service. I enclose the casualties of the squadron and transports, and feel much satisfaction in conveying to their lordships my full testimony to the merits of all the officers and men employed under my orders on this arduous occasion. KEITH. Letter from admiral lord Keith, K. B. commander in chief of his The army had a sharp conflict with the enemy on the 13th, as they advanced towards Alexandria, for the particulars of which I refer to the general's details. I enclose, for their lordships' information, an account of the loss suffered on that occasion by the detachment of seamen under the direction of captain sir Sidney Smith, and by the battalion of marines under the command of lieutenant-col. Smith, both co-operating with the army on shore. I am, &c. KEITH. Return of seamen, employed on shore under the orders of capt. sir W. S. Smith, killed and wounded in the action of March 13. Five seamen killed; one officer (Mr. Wright, midshipman of the Northumberland), nineteen seamen wounded. Return of killed and wounded in the battalion of marines, commanded by lieutenant-col. Smith, serving with the army under the orders of general sir, Ralph Abercromby, in the action of March 13. Two officers, 22 rank and file killed; 4 officers, 2 sergeants, 2 drummers, 27 rank and file wounded. Tota 59. Names of officers killed and wounded. P. Hussey, first lieutenant (rank in battalion captain), J. Linzee Shea, ditto, killed.-W. Minto, captain (rank in battalion major), R. Torkington, captain, J. Parry, first lieutenant, G. Peebles, second lieutenant, wounded. List of officers and seamen belonging to the ships of war and transports killed, wounded, and missing, in disembarking the army in Aboukir bay, March 3. Total, 22 seamen killed; 7 of ficers, 65 seamen wounded; 3 seamen missing. Names of officers wounded. Stately, lieut. J. Bray.-Europa, G. Thomas.-Dolphin, lieut. F. Collins. Swiftsure, Mr. J. Finch-. ley, midshipman.-Charon, R.Ogleby, master's mate.-Iphigenia, J. Donellan, midshipman.-Dictator, E. Robinson, midshipman, since dead. KEITH. Extract of a letter from the right hon. lord Keith, K. B. &c. to E. Nepean, esq. dated March 18. Aboukir castle has capitulated. In the afternoon the capitan bey arrived, with two ships of the line, four or five frigates and corvettes, and some small vessels of the country. [This Gazette also contains accounts of the following captures: the Vives Spanish privateer, of 10 nine-pounders and 83 men, by La Bonne Citoyenne, captain Jackson; Le Général Brune French ship corvette, of 14 six-pounders and 103 men, having gen. Pelardy and suite on board, by the Amethyst, captain Cooke. La Désirée, of eight men and 70 tons, and Jupiter, of 16 guns and 60 men; also the re-capture of the Bolton of 20 guns and 180 men, and the Portuguese ship Caesar; all by the Leda, captain Hope. Le Huron French privateer, of 14 guns and 35 men, by the Earl Spencer privateer, Mr. J. Stewart. La Furie French privateer, of 14 guns and 64 men (in sight of part of the Portuguese Brazil convoy, that had been dispersed in a gale, and were totally unprotected, and for whom La Furie was cruising), by the Endymion, captain Durham.j Downing-street, 11. The following dispatches were last night received at the office of the right hon. lord Hobart, from licutenant-gen. Trigge, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in the leeward and wind:vard Caribbee islands. Leviathan, at sea, March 22. SIR, Having already detailed, in my dispatches of the 1st, 14th, and 15th instant, (Nos. 7, 8, 9,) the various arrangements that had been made to enable me to carry into effect his majesty's commands, communicated in your letters of the 14th and 31st of January, I have now the honour to acquaint you, that having been joined, on the 16th, at St. John's, Antigua, the appointed rendezvous, by the 8th West-India regiment, from English Harbour, we sailed the same evening with the force there collected, consisting of a detachment of the royal artillery, the 3d and 11th regiments of foot, and the 8th West-India regiment; but, owing to the calms and light winds that prevailed, we made so little progress as not to arrive at St. Bartholomew's until the morning of the 20th, although the passage is generally made in the course of a few hours. Rear-admial Duckworth conceiving it might be useful to or der the Andromeda from Antigua, with a view to prevent any vessels communicating with the island of St. Bartholomew, captain Bradby was accordingly dispatched on that service; of which opportunity I availed myself to send lieut.-col. Shipley, the commanding engineer, for the purpose of making observatons, and to discover where a landing might be made with the least risk to the troops. The reports of lieutenant-colonel Shipley and capt. Bradby were very correct; and, had occasion required us to have acted on their information, would, no (C 2) doubt, doubt, have proved of very essential consequence in facilitating the reduction of this island. A disposition was made for landing on the morning of the 19th; but being becalmed the whole of that day in sight of the island, and thereby losing the advantage that would have been derived from a sudden and unexpected attack, together with the information we had received, by a vessel lately from St. Bartholomew, that the governor was unprepared, and indeed possessed no means of defence, we determined at once to send in a summons; which was accordingly done on the morning of the 20th, and, I am happy to acquaint you, was followed by the immediate surrender of I am, &c. the island. THO. TRIGGE. [Here follow copies of the sum mons and capitulation; and also a return of ordnance, &c. captured in the island of St. Bartholomew.] Leviathan, at sea, March 21. SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you, that the island of St. Martin surrendered to the British forces on the 24th instant. It being considered of much consequence that the least delay possible should take place after the surrender of St. Bartholomew, every exertion was made to complete the arrangements necessary to enable us to leave that island, which were finally concluded on the 22d. At the moment when we were about to sail, the Proselyte, from England, with nine transports under convoy, hove in sight; on which we immediately weighed, and joined them about 10 o'clock that night, when we found that one transport was missing, with 200 men of the 64th regiment on board. On the following day, at noon, we were also joined by the Coromandel, with the 2d West-India regi ment. The ships of war and the transports, during the night of the 23d, drew as near to the island of St. Martin as appeared consistent with safety, and at day-light in the following morning stood into Little Cole bay. The troops having been divided into two brigades, a disposition was made for landing. The first brigade, under the command of brigadier-general Fuller, was composed of the first battalion of the royals, the 11th regiment, and the 2d West-India regiment, and was destined to make an attack on Fort Chesterfield, near the town of Marigot, situated on the French quarter of the island. The second brigade, commanded by brigadier-gen. Maitland, consisted of six companies of the 3d regiment, tlie 64th, and four companies of the 8th WestIndia regiment; and was intended for the attack of Fort Amsterdam and the town of Phillipsburgh in the Dutch quarter, a proportion of fieldartillery being attached to each brigade. The bay fixed on for the troops to land in being in the Dutch quarter, and contiguous to Fort Amsterdam the second brigade was in consequence landed first, which was effected without opposition. During this operation, the transport arrived with the part of the 64th regiment which had been missing, and, being ordered to run close in with the shore, the men were landed in time to join the regiment. Brigadiergeneral Maitland, having gained the heights towards Fort Amsterdam, was soon opposed by detached parties of the enemy. The 8th WestIndia regiment, being principally engaged on those occasions, was always successful. It appeared that almost the whole force of the ene my had been drawn to the Dutch quarter, whereas it was expected that the principal resistance would have been made at Fort Chester field. The enemy, rather than wait an attack from our troops, which they were led to expect by our possessing the heights at no great distance from the fort and town, determined to attack, with a considerable part of their force, one of the positions which we occupied, and brought out two field-pieces, with about 300 men, for the purpose, The body of our troops on which this attack was made consisted of four companies of the 64th regiment, under the immediate command of lieutenant-col. Pakenham, and two companies of the 8th WestIndia regiment, who evinced on this occasion the greatest courage and steadiness, repulsed and pursued the enemy, and took possession of the two field-pieces. The loss of the enemy, which they themselves state to be much more considerable, was certainly not less than between 50 and 60 killed and wounded; which must appear a great number when compared with the few men we had wounded in this affair. That the 64th, one of the finest regiments I ever saw, commanded as it was, should have behaved in a distinguished manner, is not surprising; but I have peculiar satisfaction in being enabled to add, that the 8th West-India regiment, formed within the last three years, and composed almost entirely of new negroes, who never had before seen an enemy, engaged with a degree of gallantry, and behaved in a manner, that would do honour to any troops. After the attack now mentioned, the enemy made no further attempt; but between four and five o'clock in the afternoon a communication was opened, and the capitulation finally concluded by twelve o'clock that night. The first brigade, when landed, proceeded to the French quarter without opposition, and took posses sion of Lee's Hill, which commands Fort Chesterfield, and had prepared tocommence an attack, which wasordered to be made on that post at day-break on the 25th. The crews of some privateers, who formed a considerable part of the enemy's force, finding the attack on our po sition had failed, returned to their ships, and put to sea. The regular troops, to the number of at least 320, had laid down their arms before my departure; and it is proba ble there were still more who had not then surrendered. The officers of the navy and the scamen went through the laborious task of disembarking the troops, and dragging the guns up steep and rugged hills, with a spirit and cheerfulness highly honourable to themselves, and gratifying to those who witnessed their zeal and exertions. Were I merely to say, that rear-admiral Duckworth gave every possible assistance, I might be understood only to mean that he did his duty; an expression totally inadequate to convey what I feel, as, exclusive of all that can be comprehended under the most extensive meaning of the word duty, his many acts of kindness must be remembered by me with gratitude, and by every of ficer and soldier serving on this expedition. I have also much pleasure in bearing testimony to the zeal manifested by the whole of the troops, whose conduct was so highly creditable, as to entitle them to my warmest praise. It likewise affords me particular satisfaction to have an opportunity of expressing, through this channel, my acknowledgments to brigadiers-gen. Fuller and Maitland, for the manner in which they conducted the services entrusted to them; and to lleu tenant-col. Gledstanes, the adjutantgeneral, lieutenant-col. Laye, com(C 3) manding manding the royal artillery, and lieutenant-colonel Shipley, the commanding engineer, for the unremitting exertions which they used in their respective situations, as well as to the officers commanding the several corps, for the attention and alacrity so eminently conspicuous in the discharge of their duty. (Signed) THO. TRIGGE. [Here follow the summons and articles of capitulation; and also a return of ordnance, &c. captured in the island of St. Martin.] St. Martin, March 24. Return of wounded.-64th regiment, six rank and file. (Signed) ALBERT GLEDSTANES, Lieut.-col. and adj.-gen. Head quarters, St. Thomas, SIR, March 29. Having completed such arrangements as appeared necessary for the security of St. Martin's, we were enabled to leave that island on the afternoon of the 26th, and arrived here yesterday. The ships of war and transports having anchored at noon, and the troops being immediately disposed in the order of landing, the summons was sent in without farther delay; and I have the satisfaction to acquaint you, that the islands of St. Thomas and St. John, together with their dependencies, were surrendered on capitulation to his majesty's troops, and taken possession of in the afternoon. (Signed) THO. TRIGGE, Lieut.-gen. Right hon. H. Dundas. Head quarters, St. Croix, SIR, April 1. I have the honour to acquaint you, that we sailed from St. Thomas's on the evening of the 15th ult. and arrived off this island the following day. Having issued orders to the troops preparatory to their landing, and made the arrange ments necessary for that purpose, it was judged inexpedient to take any farther steps until the summons had been sent in, which was immediately done; and I have the honour to acquaint you, that the island of St. Croix was surrendered to his majesty in the course of the afternoon; but it being then too late in the day to take possession, it was deferred until this morning, when the British troops were landed, and marched into the different forts and towns of Christianstadt and Frederickstadt. THO, TRIGGE, Lieut-gen. Right hon. H. Dundas. P. S. It must be satisfactory to you to know, that the present crop of sugar in this island will amount to 36,000 hogsheads, containing half a ton each. Admiralty-office, 11. Capt. Ekins, late of the Amphitrite, arrived last night with the following dispatches from rear-admiral Duckworth, com mander in chief of his majesty's ships and vessels at Barbadoes and the Leeward islands, to E. Nepean, esq. SIR, Leviathan, at sea, March 27, Having consulted with lieut.-gen. Trigge, on the subject of the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, we determined not to wait for the expected reinforcements, but collect the troops that the general thought might be employed with dispatch; and we sailed on the 16th, with about 1500 troops, for the purpose of attacking the various islands specified in our orders, the general and myself considering it most judicious to commence with the weathermost one, St. Bartholomew, though by calms and very variable winds we were prevented from getting to Grand Saline bay (our intended place of landing) till the |