HOME NEW been fired upon. The European infantry were | put into Pandals to the Northward of Tillecherry, till their camp equipage should a rive, which did not happen till after the surrender of the place A fummons was fent in on the 16th, and the ufual answer received. A battery was begun by the Seapoys within 300 yards of the enemy's neareft poft, a ftrong work on an eminence, called Correchy, the 18th at night, but not near finished; and on the morn ing of the 19th, a flag of truce came out with articles of capitulat on for the furrender of Mahie and dependencies. In the evening of this day we were put in poffeffion of crrechy, and the fucceeding morning in that of the re, not a fhor fired on our part, but a few on theirs; no lives loft on either fide, and but part of ou detachment encamped before the place. The troops which stay here are, one company of artillery, one company of Eu opean infantry, and a battalion and a half of Se poys It is thought the place will be destroyed immediately. Commodore Sir Edward Vernon lett this for Bombay after the furrender, with the fhips Rippon, Áfia, Coventry, and Sea Horfe. The two laft, with the company's armed veffels, brought our detachment from Arjengo, to which place we marched by land through the Trevancore country at ar immeafe expence to the officers, as the Madrafs comm ttee re fufed the ufual indulgence of double Batty o this occafion. The Aba man of war brought ftores for the reduction of this pace from Bombay. We hope tha the Bombaye ́s mean doing fomething to retrieve their la e misfortune with the Morattas after this monf on, as in this case we expect our party which remain here will be ordered to jo n them. I fuppofe you have heard from better informed correfpondents the late unfortunate (not to term it worte) af fair which he Bombayers have had with the Morattas, wherein they gave up Ragaboy, to get themselves off. Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated July 19, by the way of Lisbon. Coty of a letter from the Honourable Vice-Admiral Agreeable to what I wrote you by the St. Albon's, a duplicate of which will accompany this, I fa led im S Chriftopher's the 15th of last month, at the same time the trade left it to Europe, and proceed d to windward of the nes for protection of the convoy, intending to call a Barbadoes in my way to St. Lucia; but a ft ong lee current, with the wind at east, retarded our prog es to much, that it was the 30th of June before the fquadron could weather the Ifland of Martinico. This induced me to proceed directly to St. Lucia, where I arrived next morning, and learnt that the French had poffefled themselves of the Ifland f St. Vincent, with a very small force, and without oppofition. Upon conference with Major-General Grant, it was determined to attempt the retak ng of St. Vincent, for which purpose the troops were ordered to be embarked immediately on board the tranfors, and every thing got in readiness without a moment's lofs of time; but intelligence being received of a fleet feen that morning to leewa.d fleerisg a course for Grenada, I wrote to Lo Macartney, by one of his aids de camp that happened to be at St. Lucia, to give his lordship notice of our motions, and that the troops and fquadron would immediately come to his relief, if, at St. Vincent, or on the paffage thither, we should learn that Grenada was attacked. I likewife sent an officer in a faft failing fchooner to look into Fort Royal Bay, where he saw thirteen large fhips, which he fuppofed ships of war, more ef pecially as one of them bore a flag at the foretop gallant maft-head; but a frigate and fome other small craft giving him chace, he was prevented from going fo near as he intended. The line of battle, to be tranfmitted herewith, will fhew that the fquadron under my command confifted of twenty-one thips and a frigate; with thefe and the tranfports I failed from St. Lucia on Saturday the 3d, and next con-afternoon had intelligence from St. Vincent of more than 30 fail of French men of war and armed fhips having paffed there on 1 hursday; and amongst them appeared to be upwards of twenty fhips of the line of battle. It was far We are now close belieged on the land fide, and in fight of the garrifon is a camp, taining upwards of 20,000 men. This camp was fi ifh d in a few days and s between the Orange Grove and the lines, on a very large plain. Not a fhip can go out from hence, nor any enter. Our troops are con inually underther reported that Monf. de la Motte Piquet arms, and the dons are expected to make an attack every day, but we fhall give them a noble dofe of 21 mortars from Will's battery; all our dread is from the shipping; could we but have fome men of war fent to our relief, we fhould have no fears left. From the LONDON GAZETTE. had joined the Count d'Estaing about a week before with a strong reinforcement. Upon this information the signal was made inftantly to bear up for Grenada; but it fell calm foon after, and continued fo until nine o'clock next morning, about which time a small fchooner that leit Grenada on Saturday evening came Admiralty Office, Sept. 10, 1779. into the fleet, and the principal perfun on board Yesterday in the evening the Honourable her (a merchant) reported, that the French Vice Admiral Barrington and Captain Sawyer, had landed about two thousand five hundred of his Majesty's th p the Boyne, arrived at this troops near the town of St. George on Friday, office with dispatches from the Hon. Vice Admade an attack on the fort that night, and miral Byron, of which the following are copies and extracts & were repulfed; that Lord Macartney expected to hold out a fortnight; and that he had feen the the enemy's naval force there, which did not exceed eight ships of the line, befides frigates and armed tranfports. Another schooner from Grenada joined us foon after, and brought a fimilar account; only the mafter of her, who had been frequently a pilot on board the king's fhips, reported that the enemy had between fourteen and nineteen fhips of the line. It beIng my intention from this intelligence to be off St. George's Bay foon after day-break, I drew the fhips of war from among the tranfports, leaving only the Suffolk, Vigilant and Monmouth for their protection, under the or ders of Rear Admiral Rowley, who was intended to conduct the debarkation of the troops; but he was to join me with these ships if I faw occafion for their fervice. One of the enemy's frigates was very near us in the night, and gave the alarm of our approach. Soon after day-light on Tuefday the 6th, the French fquadron was seen off St. George's, most of them at anchor, but getting under way, feemingly in great confufion, and with little or no wind. The fignal was immediately made for a general chace in that quarter, as well as for Rear Admiral Row'ey to leave the convoy; and as not more than fourteen or fifteen of the enemy's hips appeared to be of the line from the position they were in, the fignal was made for the fhips to engage, and form as they could get up; in confequence of which, Vice Admi ral Barrington, in the Prince of Wales, with Captain Sawyer in the Boyne, and Captain Gardner in the Sultan, being the head-moft of the British fquadron, and carrying a prefs of fail, were foon fired upon at a great distance, which they did not return till they got confiderably nearer; but the enemy getting the breeze of wind about that time, drew out their line from the clufter they were lying in, by bearing away and forming to leeward on the Starboard tack, which fhewed their ftrength to be very different from our Grenada intelligence; for it was plainly difcovered they had thirtyfour fail of thips of war, twenty-fix or twentyfeven of which were of the line, and many of thofe appeared of great force; however the general chace was continued, and the fign.I made for a clofe engagement; but our utmost endeavours could not effe & that, the enemy induftriously avoiding it, by always bearing up when our hips got near them; and I was forry to obferve, that their fuperiority over us in failing gave them the option of diffance, which they availed themfelves of, fo as to prevent our rear from ever getting into action; and being to leeward, they did great damage to the mafts and rigging, when our hot would not reach them. The ships that suffered moft were those the action began with, the Grafton, Captain Collingwood, the Cornwall, Captain Edwards, and the Lion, Captain Cornwallis. The fpirited example of Vice Admiral Barrington, with the former threr, expofed them to a fevere fire in making the attack; and the latter three happening to be to leeward, fuf- . When we were close in with St. George's Bay, the French colours were teen flying upon the furt and other batteries, which left no doubt of the enemy being in full poffeffion of the island. To diflodge them was impracticable, confidering the flate of the two Reets; I therefore fent orders to Captain Barker, the agent, to make the best of his way with the tranfports to Antigua or St. Chriftopher's, which ever he could tech, intending to keep the king's fhips between them and the French squadron, HOME NEWS: which at the clofe of the evening was about three miles to leeward of us, and I had no doubt would at least be as near in the morning; for although it was evident, from their conduct throughout the whole day, that they were refolved to avoid a clofe engagement, 1 could not allow myfelf to think, that with a force fo greatly fuperior, the French admiral would permit us to carry off the transports unmolefted; however, as his fquadron was not to be feen next morning, I concluded he returned to Grenada, It is my duty upon this occafion to reprefent, that the behaviour of the officers and men of his majelty's fquadron was fuch as became feamen, zealous of the honour of their coun try, and anxious to support their national character. The marines likewife, and troops that were embarked with their officers in the king's fhips, behaved as brave foldiers; and from the exemplary good conduct of those who got into action, from the visible effect which their brifk and well directed fire had upon the enemy's ships, and from that cool determined refolution and very ftrong defire of coming to a close engagement, which prevailed univerfally throughout the fquadron, I think myself justifiable in laying, that the great fuperiority in numbers and force would not have availed the enemy fo much, had not their advantage over us in failing enabled them to preferve a distance little calculated for deciding fuch contests. You will herewith receive a lift of the killed and wounded. Vice Admiral Barrington is among the latter, but his hurt is flight, which is happily the cafe with a confiderable part of the wounded. J. BYRON. LINE OF BATTLE. Suffolk, {Rear-Admiral Rowley } 617 Captain Chriftain, Royal Oak, Capt. Fitzherbert Boyne, Prince of SH Hon. Vice Adm. Bar Wales, Capt. Hill rington Magnif. Capt. Elphinston -Trident, Capt. Molley Medway, Capt. Affleck Chief, his Division. 520 600 74 68 74 ror, Rear Admiral Parker's Divifion. 503 Yarmouth, Capt. Bateman Fame 600 74 Ships Suffolk Boyne Royal Oak Prince of Wales Magnificent Trident Princess Royal Stirling Caftle 2 Admiralty Office, Sept. 11, 1779. Extract of a letter from Rear-Admiral Edwards, Commander in Chief of bis Majefty's Ships at Newfoundland, to Mr. Stephens, dated St. Jobn's, July 24, 1779. arrived here the 211t inflant; I found his majesty's fhip Surprize, capt. Reeve, who on the 14th inftant, was preparing her for fea; and receiving information, that his majesty's a med Schooner Egmont had been attacked and taken off Cape Sper, that day, by a privateer brig, immediately slipped his cables, and went out after her. In the evening he got fight of her, chafed, and about twelve o'clock at night took her. She proved to be the Wild Cat privateer of Salem, not ten weeks off the stocks, mounting fourteen carriage guns, and had seventy. five men when the came out. Lieutenant Gardiner and 20 of the Egmont's people were rein taken in her, but unfortunately the fchooner had feparated before captain Reeve, whose conduct upon this occafion deferves much commendation, could get fight of them. with his convoy in lat. 48. deg. 50 min. north, and long. 42 deg. 48 min wet, in a violent gale of wind; and on the 19th (in sight o land, off here) saw a fho, wach he chaced, and at two P. M. the next da, come up with and took her. She proved to be the general Sullivan American privateer of 24 fix-poun ders, and 106 men, and arrived here the next day with the Licorne and French paze. 14. The Ranger privateer of Bristol, o fourteen guns, fix-p unde's, and 80 men, and a letter of marque of Liverpool, of fourteen guns, four-pounders, and 36 men, being cruising in company, fell in with a Span fh fhip called the St. Agnes, Don Ferdinand Rononzo mafter, bound from the Manillas to Cadiz; and after a smart engagement, took her, and carried her into Cok "She is eftimated at upwards of 200,000). Portsmouth, Sept 14. The following fhips failed this morning from St. Helen's, on a fe cret cruize, viz. Romney, 52 guns, admiral Sir J. Lockhart Rofs, capt. Johnstone; Berwiek, 74, capt. Stewart; Bienfaifant, 64, capt. M'Bride; Jupiter, 54, capt. Reynolds; Phoenix, 44, Capt. H. Parker; Ambufcade, 32, capt. Phipps; Diana, 32. capt. Faulconer; Southampton, 32. capt Garnier; Brilliant, 28, capt. Ford; Crefcent, capt. Hope; Mik ford, 28, capt Burnaby; Porcupine, 24, capt. Conway; Cormorant, 18, Bonnets, 16, Helena, 14, Firebrand and Incendiary fire fhips; Flying-fith, Griffin, and Nimble cutters, Since the above failed, the Comsageux has been ordered to few, and is now under fail from Spithead, it is faid to join admiral Rofs. 15. The cargoes of the Duke d'Aiguillon, from Canton to L'Orient; and the Marquis de Marbœuf, from the Ifle of France to Nantz, both prizes to the Refolution cutter privateer, of Guernsey, capt. Goflin; and the Hannah privateer, of London, capt. Venture, and carried into Limerick, confift of tea, coffee, china, filk, mufliu, chintz, &c. are valued at 250,000l. They have, befides the India goods, cochineal, &c. feven chefts of gold duft, and 600,000 dollars. 17. By a letter from Limerick, dated Sept. 11, we learn, that four fail of Eaft-Ind amen, In addition to the eight that had previously arTived, were that day come fafe into that har bour. Admiralty office, Sept. 23. This morning capt. Dick fon, of his majefty's fhip the Greyhound, arrived from North America with difpatches from commodore Sir George Collier to Mr. Stephens, by which it appears, that he failed on the third of Auguft from Sandy Hook with his majesty's fhips Raifonable, Greyhound, Blonde, Virginia, Camilla, Galatea, and Otter floop. On the 14th the rebel fleet, commanded by commodore Saltonftall, prefented themselves drawn up in a crefcent acrofs the river Penobscot, having, in conjunction with the rebel army of near 3000 men, under gen. Lovel, intended to storm an unfinished fort on that river, under the command of col. M'Lean, with about 750 troops. They feemed a first inclined to difpute the paflage of the river: their refolution, however, foon failed them, and an unexpected and ignominious flight took place; the confequence of which was, that not one Gingle veffel of their whole fleet escaped, as wili appear by the following lift of the rebel fleet, under the command of commodore D. Saltonstall, deftroyed at Penobscot: Warren, 32 guns, (18 and 12 pound.) blown up. Active, 16 guns, blown up. Rover, 10 guns, bound also on a cruize, but】 captured by the Galatea, on our paflage to Penobscot. Toge her with 24 fail of ships and veffels as tranfports, all burnt-Some provifion vefiels taken. Aug. 12. The Princefs of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, of a prince. 28. The Duchefs of Leinster, of a daughter, at Carton, his Grace's feat in Ireland. MARRI A G E S. Sept. 9. Sir John Berney, of Kirby Bedon, in Norfolk, Bart. to the Hon Mifs N ville, only daughter of Lord Abergavenny. 11. Robert Butler, of Ballyraggett, Efq; to the Hon. Mifs Langdale, daughter of the late Lord Langdale. 16. Auguftus Perkyns, Efq; to Mifs Warren. only filler of Sir John Borlace Warren, Bart. DEATHS. William Henry, Lord Vifcount Carlow, at Swadlinbar, in Ireland. The Counters Dowager of Moray, at Dry. jaw, near Edinburgh. Sept. 2. Sir. Cecil Bishop, Bart. at Bath. 7. 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