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FROM Their PARADE ia HYDE -PARK, The 9th DAY of MAY, TO THEIR Return to their Respective Quarters/ The 2oth of OCTOBER laft. Under the Command of the Late Duke of Marlborough, AND Lieut. Gen. B L I G H, by Land ; A N D T HE Rt. Hon. Ld. Vifc. Howe, by Sea. WITHTHE -Order of SAILING of the Whole Fleet, >i'i Sold by George Downing, Stationer, . * in Chancery-Lane. 1,758. ' fPrice One Shillin-i J . . .. ^^ i..J' •"■ .''.V', ■«>,, -•■f T O ' ' . ' ' t. ^::^ THE HONOURABLE ROBERT BRUDENELL, EsQj LIEUTENANT - COLONEL IN THE THIRD REGIMENT OF GUARDvS. h I SIR, AS the following pages are merely mat- ter of fad:, colledled in vacant hours, on the late Expeditions, and on which I had the honour of embarking as a volunteer in your company, with the greateft fubmiflioii I offer them your Perufal, and fincerely wilh 'twere in my power to adorn them with the richeft language, worthy of your notice. Sir, had I eloquence enough to expatiate on your magnanimity, wifdom, and benevolence to all, I then (hould have infinite fatisfadion ; but 'tis out of my fphere, a task too difficult, a task that requires a more skillful pen than mine, therefore I muft wave it, and rely on your unbounded goodnefs to pardon a Soldier's addrefs, and fuffer him to take this method of DEDICATION. of (hewing his efleem for a gentleman, whq is as dear to him as his honor. In teftimony of which,, f am, and ever (hall be, with the Mtmofl gratitude and refpedt, Sir. '. y- Your moft obliged, and Obedient humble Servant, * WALTER THOMAS. '# A JO URN A L OF T H p: LATE EXITED I TIONS. "' MAY 9, 1752. THE Brigade of Guards paraded in Hyde Park, London, at five in tlie morning; were reviewed by the Prince of Wales at fix, and at eight by His Majcfty, the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, feverai of the nobility, and General-Officers, near Kenfington-Gardens, and afterwards marched to Ether common, near Kingfton, and encamped. This day one of the ifi:, and an- other of tlie 2d regiment dyed -■ on the road, chieily owing to drinking too much water. A very fultry day. Marched tliis day B 16 miles loth. Marched o L' ^ ] icth. Marched to Ripky, and en- - ^*ampcJ n n\IIc3 nth. Marched to Godahnin, and encamped ^ mWca 1 2th. Marched to Pctersfield, and encamped -------- 23 iliilcs A hard day's march, a very rou t Lord Robert Manners'^. . - . B 2 . Colonel [4] ColoiU'l Talbot's. Earl of Hume's. General Hufke's (Welch Fuzilcei.) Colonel La]iU)toirs. J. ord Charles Hay's. Lord Effin(i;hani Howard's. Duke of Riehmond's. J Colonel Cornwallls's. > , l.orti Loudon's. Colonel \\ Olfc's. " ' Colonel Kinglley's, and The Lrain of artillery. ., [N. B. The place of our encampment vvn?: very liealtliy, but hot in the tlay, and cold . at niglit. — Near to it is Newport a very pleafinit market-town, wjierc wc bought all our provifions. At fome fmall diilancc lies the cadle of '"* Carilbrook, which formerly was llron^Iy fortified, but now is of little or no force, having but few fmall pieces of cannon. — Here is a very curious well, dug through a great rock, in circumferep.ee 18 feet, and in depth 210 feet; it is eflecmcd excellent water.l 26th, and 27th. Remained at Spithead. 28th. Sailed all tlie men of war and tranfports to St. Helen's. > i :# =*l l\IS : 29th. Remained at St. Helenas. 30th. Remained at St. Helen's — Signal for the commanding-officers, on board each of the tranfports, to go on board the Commodore's T ■ r :1 1 lliip, 10 receive owky^ iVoni llic duke of M;ul- Iirough. . , . * , ^ift. Remained at St. I lelcn'j, - TUNE I. •» 7MI the nif-n of \v..r of Lord Anfon'i fqiiridrcu Wilid :U ibiir l;i the morning. At ten i:iilrd Comniodor." How*s fqiiadron and (ni)ilV>oris in the following order, viz. B3 ORDER s»S [6 ] • ORDER OF SAILING. I Oil'>^-ence 14 Guns I Swallow 14 Gunsf I 1^ s s F. X , 6 4. C i a n s , Com . H o w f Maidiioiic 28 Guns Ac'Hve 2?< Gviw^-^ Transports of the First Divisiox. V5 r-V- -M O • ry. -r; - y . '•■J • iiC =^ T-* rc ^2 CO v. cc a tn — a^ r-* r-* 1 il * ' »-^ w rt ui *• ?: o: a cr: -n T* i*^ — Richmond 36 Guii>j i^'ilia?; 1^6 Gur K IFirefliips, Bonibs, and their 'lendcn Ordnance Tranlborts Baggage and lYaniport-Horle Ships | flui Rolb 2 2 runs Brilliant ;^4 Guns| 1 'F ^f [7] Tbaksports of the Second Divisicy ' '-n • Tj r- i/i ,^ .— t ■«/ -fc.* r— j:i C/) r-j • '-4-' -• - > , <^ ■^ -V •- ^ , .._) . ^ 'W' O jii --^ — .^ ^ t— ( 1 I — -i , .. ■ . 71 |:^1 : '. :"• V = t— . c ' rt 'y; * 5^ ^ ., '^^ -^ 4-^ 1 • .'^ 4-^ •— — ' r*- ' r-< ' • r-J »." :" r-* »;*"" > . :2^ :^ if-M : _ w' -6 , -3 - . " ' , . — *- ■ ' 1 L^ ,^^^Cc^ 00 r JlM^C 1 1 'iHr tar 28 C nms 1 .^uc C t IS /. ^ \.J IM 1 ■> J I Li}2;ht horic] Speed w'dlio Guns j Saltalh 16 Guns |R()CHKSTKR 54Guni N. B. The Jafon joined the fleet olT Jerfey, and the Ills after we came from Cancade. B4 ' Wc [8] Wc foon loil: fight of Lord Anfon'r, fquadroji^ as it was dcllined to block up the French fleet: in Ikcft. — Ikit foiiie of Lord Anfoii's appeared before St.Malo, when the Ihlps in that harbour were deftroy cd. A very flormy night, one of the tranfports lofl her mafls, another her bosvfprit, but being tow- ed by a man of war, it was of little or no confe- quence. 2d. Came in fight of part of Frai^cc. — An- chored near the ille of Aldcrney — . Broke one of our anchors. — Another tranfport was near running us down. ^d. Anchored near the iile of Shark. — Sailed by the illes of Guernfey and Jerfey —This day (beipg quite calm) the Ward tranfport, where- in were five companies of the ill regiment, ftruck upon a rock near Shark, fprungaleak, and fired guns of difirefs. — Several of the men jumped overboard, and in the confufion, many, both men and women, loft their cloaths, linnen, &c. but happily no man was loft. 4th. One of the cutters took a French fifliing boat. 5th. Arrived at ten in the morning at Can- callc bay, near the province ofBiiETAiGNE. — Two of the cutters were fired upon by a battery of 4 guns without eife6i. In the mean time an- pther of 7 guns fired at the Swallow floop, which was returned, but no damage was done on ei- ther fide — It being low water, all the fleet an- chored, till feyen, near the fliore^ when the Sue- cefsj ^ff f9] rofs, Rofc, Tartar, and Mani])roiigli, bore up to the battery of 4 p;uns, which tired at the Succefs fe vera! time';, killed her boatiwain, his mate, and another man; but, when fhe came witliin niur- ket-fhot, and bepan to lire, tlie battery was iooii filenced. — - The three other Ihips proceeded iac- reffively, and tore the battery to pieces, killed the captain of it, and feveral of Jiis men — In tlic ineantimc the ten companies of grenadiers hind- rd, and the brii^ade of guards foon after, at TowerCancalle, witliout lofs (except a grenadier- corporal of one cf liie regiments of the line, who accidentally Ihot hiinfelf in one of the boats). 'I'he grenadiers conunanded by Lord Downc were iired upon from near a windmill, whereon the enemy's colours were hung, but they foon made them fly, leaving feveral dead behind. — - A fentinel policd at U[>pcr Cancalle clial- lengcd two horie-men, one of them fired at him, but fome of the grenadiers coming up in the interim, foon brought both men and horfc; to the ground. — One of them proved to be an officer, and by his comrniifion it appeared that his name was Lowendahl, and that he was to have a command in tlie army tliat was to be in thole parts by the 12th inlfant.— Before wc Innded, we could fee a great number of men at fome di- fiance from Upper Cancalle, with colours flying, who, as we were afterwards informed, were a re- giment of regulars, which marched this niglit near St. Malo. — Had thofe difputcd our land- jrjg with well-ferved artillery, they might have annoyed us greatly, as the Pafs, through which we marched was very ftony and watery, and fo narrow, that tv/o men could fcarcely march a- brcaft. — Some of our Piquets and advanced Guards continued firing all night, killed fome, iivA took others of the militia prifoners, who be- haved f j f ; i ; [ >o] luved vrry audacloufly or rather imprudently 3 for if there were only two or tliree of them in company, tliey generally reliftcd, notwithftand- in^- they knew tlicy mult either be kiUed, or taken prlfoncrs. Their military law is very ftri6V, which I apprehend makes them prefer dying by the enemy's fwortl rallier tlianby a halter, which they know mufi: be their fate, if tliey are con-^ vi(fted of cowardice. — We marched, counter-? marched, and lay upon our arms all night, for fear of be in p; fur prized near Lower Cancalle. — • Some houfcs were burnt. 6th. Marched and co\inter-marched moflpart of this morning, and encamped near Upper Cancalle. — The remainder of the troops landed. Several men punillied for marauding, and a gre^ nadier of Lord Loudon's hanged for the fame crime. — He was an old foldier, and bore a good charader in the reginient to which he bcloiiged. 7th. Marched from Upper Cancalle to Chatou Rouchie, about 3 miles, leaving a brigade be- hind us to make Bread works, he. to cover our retreat in cafe of a furprize. — Chatou Rou-i chie is on the direct road from Paris to St. Malo. — Some of the militia fired at one of our advanced guards, wounded fome, and killed one of the horfes ofour light-horfe; but moft of the militia were taken prifoners. At this place we expelled to have met with a warm reception, as fome regular forces were pofted here, but on our marching up, they made a precipitate retreat, and the brigade of guardc encamped here to fecure this poft, which feemcd to be a very advantageous one for us, and the road the ene- my mult march to relieve St. Malo. — The reft Qf the army, the light-horfe, the Guards-pk V f/' ■ I M i I >' ] Cjucl:^, their Criip colour-men, and ilie Train, marched towards St. Malo. — Great lights in the night towar.'.is tliat place. — One of the light horfc Ihot In the thigh, and died in great ago- JIV. The regiment that retired from near Cancallc, were (■ncami)ed by a village called St. John's, ;icar Si. Maio, which, w!\::n part of the army approached, liruck their ten(j, npon the ring- AJigof a bell, and fled witli great fpeed, into the r^iiadel. 8th. Part of ilie army appeared b fore St. Klalo, and tooic a fironi;^ batterv, which wc jnade life of agai nit ilie encjiiy. Their cannon iiredfurioiifly againlt u«, but with lictie or no tffc^l. — .■ Tlic I'rain returned, and encamped near the Ikigade of Guards, becaufe they could not bring up their cannon and mortars to play upon the Citadel. — 'i lie Piquets fct on fire up- wards of 90 fail of ihlps, fonie of which were merchantmen, levcral iricn of war, and the greatell part of them privateers, and a vaft nuniber of fi-nall craft were e]:tircly dcltroyed, l>eiides a great row of lioLifes which were burnt, but not delignedly. —All tiie vards, docks, rope-walks, arlenais, &c. wervn a true Englilh ipirit. — l\art of Kingfley's engaged a large Lody of militia, defeated them, took feve'ral prifoners, and one of their ftandards. loth.The ift regiment from tlie Head Quarters and the 2d regij-nent from Dole, joined the main Body at Chatou Roucliie, and the whole army marched, and encamped near Upper Cancalle. nth. The brigade of guard?;, and the regi- ments of the line remained in this camp. — The light-horfc and tlie train re-embarked. — A rtoriiiy night, with rain and lightning. The enemy were upon full marcli towards us, but the badnefs of this night prevented them from coming up with us. — They were re- ported to be 30,000 ftrong, coming from all quarters. ;. ^ . i2t]i. The remainder of the army re-cm- barkcd without the lofs of a man. -- Several lioufes were burnt, but not intentionally. It was thouglit to be occafioned by fome fires be- ing lighted for tlie conveniency of both officers and men, on account of the heavy rains. [N. B. St.Malo Is in the province of Brc- taigne — The country is very fertile, and affords a plcaiing profpec^l; its lituation is : delightful, and, in Ihort, it is as fruitful as ' .'-^:r- '■.-.:-:'■ ..■ -:.■ ' any M any p.'irt of England. — Here \vc were oli- iigccl to encamp in fields oi- wheat and peale; there was nut much wine, but cy- der we had in great plenty, large cafks, of 7 or Boo {gallons, bein^^ eonliiuially on (> 1 21 ft. Sailed at nine In the monilng froiii Cancallc bay, aiul anchored again near St. Ma- le. — A flajz; of truce came out of St. Malo, and was ordered back again, by one of the cut- t('rs iiuo port. -— Some Ibips of war joined us. Sailed at {cxcn in the evening. 2 2d. Anchored again at two in the monv jng (in a great cahn) on the French coafl:. — Sailed at nine, and pafled by two batteries, one of 14 guns, and another of fmaller force, about 4 Leagues S. \V. from St. Malo. — Anchored near Jerfey, 23d. Sailed at eight in tlic morning, and an- chored near Guernfcy at twelve. — Orders vv'ere read that one of Lambton's regiment, and another of a regiment of the line, were to fuf- fer death, the former for attempting to ravilh a French woman, and the latter for marauding. — 'ihe Commodore fired a ball at our Ihip for be- ing out of the line, and the captain was greatly, reprimanded for it. — The firfi: ball the captain pays 6 s. 8 d. and fo double tliat fum for every other gun upon the fame offence. It was a glorious fight to fee the fleet vmder full fail, with a freili gale of wind, our van and rear being fome leagues from each other, and certainly fuch a fleet mufl damp the fpirits ©f the enemy^ as none of their fliips durlt ftir out of their ports, for fear of falling into our hands. 24th. Two Dutch fhfps brought to at eleven in the morning. — Came in fight of Englilh coaft'kt feven in the evening. — Continued fail- ing to the N. E. all this night, 25thp Sailed I i ' f «l # L n .1 ^.5th. Sailed by us four Dutch Ships. — A J^ruf oF war and cutter chaccd a French fliip, wliich got clear off. — Conliiuied failing all the flight to the S. Wi when we heard the report of feveral guns fired from the French Ihore, in- tended, as we jjnaVj^Ined,, to alarm the country. 261)1. A frigate arrived from England, at tlirce in the morning, with difpatclies for the Commander:^. — At ten iignal made for all the troops to get ready to land. — Came within two leagues of Ha\re de Grace before we Taw it (being very foggy weather). Some of thecut- ters went near the Ihore, and were fired at leve- ral times. — The enemy's cannon I'eemed to be of conliderable weight. — It being very rough, wc tacked about to iea. ' 27th. Stood again for Havre de Grace, and continued near it all day. — A cutter went near the harbour, and foujid the enemy liad funk five of their lliips in the mouth of it, to prevent our Ihips from getting in. — 'Tis laid the Duke of Marlbrough, the Commodore, and otlier General-Oificers, went on fliore in a cut- ter laft nii^Hit, and found they could eafily land the troops ; but, in cale of an oppofition from the enemy, were expofcd to Imminent danger, for which reafon the defign againft this place was laid afide, and all the fleet failed to the weft. [Havre de Grace is in the province of Pi- card y, and from this place the enemy fit out a great number of privateers, who greatly interrupt the Englilh in their trade, therefore its deftrudion is much wilhed for, and hope we Ihall reduce it accordingly. — Q Near r i« ] Kcar tlu' mouth of tlii* lirtihouv is .-i rttoii''; / (Tilllc abounJin^ wiih finall forts, and no t more tliMi) o^v: ll.ip crin get into it nt u '-i'- tinu', by rcafoii of two grcnl | 'crs projtt:!- ' mp^ into tlic fca, with a uraw-briilgc at its "" entrance] • - ' I 2Plh. Continiu'cl failini:}; all this tb.y anJ night on the Frciu h coaih 291)1. Came before Cirr. Rnoi'Rc;, in the pro- vince of No R M A N D Y . — All the troc^ps ordered to ^'Tt ready for landliip^. — Tlic enemy tiretl at fonie of the cutters, about two in the aVte'nioon. Several of the lleet brought to at feven within :t league of the ihore, and were lired at bv nine dili'erent batteries, but tlieir balls fell lliort of us. — All the men of war, and four bombs, v/ent a-hcad, and came to in tlic van, when every-thing was prepared for an attack. — The ten compa- nies of grenadiers and brigade of guards were ordered to land at eleven at night, and fur[)ri/c 4 forts, in the mean time ihebovnbs were to bom- bard the t(nvn. — 'i'he expechted period came, and n\ci\ of the troops were in the lx)ats, ready for the defcent, but no orders were received for that purpofe. — The troops were ordered on board again, their landing at that junL^Uirc beiiig poflponed. The enemy hoifled colours in three dlftint'i places. — The ill on the left of the bay. — The 2d at the top of a hill, on the left of the town; — and the 3d on the right of the bay, where was a ftrong battery of heavy pieces of cannon. — We could fee a great number of Ihips in the harbour, and it feems to be a neft of privateers, as well as St. Male and Havre- dc Grace. 30th. Soma I 4 I J :^oth. Some of the cutu-r:; went near the fhorc early thir. niurnin^^ unniolclkd. — Difpatchcs nrrived to the Conimaiiilers iVom England.— At eight three batteries fired at one of the tranl- purls ; a few o{ iheir balls went over he;. — She cut her cable, and ni;ide the beft of her way to the rear, without feeling the weight of the ene- my's metal. — Some of the men of war were as near as the tranl'port, but were not lircd at. — • .Signal for all the fleet to fail. > n r . . . ■ '■■•»'.■"■'. ... I ■ ■ .. ' •■ "'-^".■' ' ' JULY k' ' '■ ^::.-;-, : At eight hi the morning came m fight of tlif! iflc of W ight, and anchored at feven in the even- ing at St. Helen'", being out from this place one calendar month. — During this Ihort voyage, we had but few fick of our regiment, and only one dved fmce we marched from Lojidon. 2d. Remained at St. Helen's. •■ '■i J . 3d. Remained at St. Helen's. — Sailed a lr?rge fleet under convoy, early this morning, from Spithead. 4th. Remained at St. Helen's. — The Duke of M'^rlbrou^!;h pardoned the two prifoners un- der fentence of death. — Sailed at eight at night to Spithead. 5th. Remained at Spithead. — During the time we continued here, and at St. Helen's, we had fome provifions brought us by the merce- naries of Portfmouth, but they made us pay fiear for every-thing, near double its value. We jpaid a Ihillinj^ for a fixpenny loaf, and for eve- C 2 ry -thing i'' 'I- M^ a [ 20 3 ry-thing clfc In the fame cxtortioniite mnnncr'. However fix weeks iliort allowance and lalt pro- vifions made us contented with it at any rate. 6th. Sailed at noon, and anci.orcd at Cowcs at five in the afternoon. « 7th. Difcmbarkcd at eight in the morning. Marched and encamped 0,1 our former ground ; when we came here we wanted refrelhment, and a great deal of cleanfing, for the want of fweet air and clean linnen, made us abound with the reptile race, which we fhook off without the leaft relu6iance. w 'i V < ' 2ih. Remained In the fame camp, and found Talbot's regiment (left behind us) had oeen joined by draughts from other regiments, and in rcSv'Iiijfs to embark for Tamaica. 9th, loth, nth, 1 2th, and .igth. Remained in tlie fame camp. i^R ..;i~ 14th. Remained In the fame camp. — -rhe Brigade of Guards began their field-days. *• v ' ' 1 5th. Remained in tlie fame camp. — ^'cry windy and rainy weather ever fince we landed. Talbot's regiment marched for Cowes, to em- bark for Jamaica. ; 1 6th. Remained In the fame camp. 1 7th. Remained Ii'* the fame camp. — Moft of the army had a field day. 1 8th. Remained in the fame camp. '-.* w^ 19th. Re* 1 [ ^o T(;t]i. Remained in the fame camp. — The Brigade of Guards reviewed by General Dury. 20th. Remained in the fame camp. — A field day. — A battalion of the \Vel':h Fuzileers, Hume's and Kin*j;iky's re!2,iments marched to Cowes, to embark 'for Gcriiiany. — One of Bentick's drummed out for thieving. — The jame regiment reviewed by General Moftyn. 2 1 ft. Remained In the fame camp. — - Orders to be in readlnefs to embark again the 23d. ;j2d. Remained in the iamc camp. J- J - • C. 3 r H E [22] O O O O ^y^ %(°^A0,(*),()«**(o)»\ ^ JdL^^r' rr^y^ ^(\*/' ^*(^^•* •'^/'n^ * Xr- :jf/^ o o o o THE SECOND EXPEDITION COMMANDED By Lieut. Gen. B L I G H, by Land | AND The fame Cotntnodore by Sea; JULY the 23d, STRUCK our tents at eight in the morn- ing, and the refpe6tivt corps, wlio marched and embarked at Cowes, were as follows ; The Firft Regiment of Guards. ' The Third ditto. The Second ditto. Lord Bentick's. , . * Lord Robert Manner s*s. Colonel Lambton's. Lord Charles Hay*s. Lord Effingham Howard's., Duke of Richmond's. ' Colonel Cornwallis's. • Lord Loudon's. Colonel Wolfe's, and The Train of Artillery. 24th. At I .^ 1- d [ 23 ] _ 74th. Ac ci^lit 111 tlic niornln<^' failed from Cowcs to iiJpithcad, and joined the licet. 2r,th. Remained at SpitlK:Kl. — I1ic light- horfc (beinfi; only fix tro()|>sj embarked early this nioniing" from Soiithiea common. —- His Royal liighjiefs Priiice Edward came on board tiie Y\'^<:y. (the Comn;()dore's Ihip) and was fa^ luted by every one of liis IVlajelly's Ihips with three clieers, each i'^ip's crew Standing on their yards, liays, 6cc. which \v;is a very plealing iigllt. . '. •, ' .. i ■ 26th. Remained at Spithead, > 27111. Sailed at eight in the morning four fri- gates. — All the lleet failed to St. Helen's. 28th. Remained at St. Helen's, -— A very dormy Jay, with a great deal of hail. j . 29th. Remained at St. Helen's. poth. Arrived at Spithead at eight in the nicn'ning a large fleet of coailers under convoy. At noon all the licet failed. — Our Ihip, the Magnanimity, flruck feveral times upon a fand bank near the Invincible, and another Ihip had lier mati fplit, but no great damage was done. Signal at three in the atternoon for all the fleet to tack about, and at live anchored between Spit- head and Cowes. ^:^ift. Sailed again, and anchored at St. He- len's this moniing ; at lix in the afternoon all the lieet failed, much in the fame order as on the iirii Expedition, but with this ditlereuce, tliat C 4 OIU' • [ 24 ]» our forces by fea were augmented, and by land diminifhed j the Earl of Hume's, Gen. Hufkc's, and Kingfley's Regiments being gone to Ger- many, and tlu'ee troops of the light-horfc having been left behind us. — One of the tranfports ran foul of our ftern, but no great damage was done. Continued failing all night, and the next morn^ ing were only feven leagues off* the South-t Eaft of the ille of Wight. AUGUST I, Continued failing all day, and were but eight leagues at {even in the evening off the South of the ifle of Wight, — Continued failing all ni2;ht, 2d. A very foggy morning. — At ten came within feven leagues of Cherbourg, and could obferve fires on the Ihore to alarm the country. Sailed wefterly, and at five in the evening anchor-! ed (being very calm) in 46 fathom water, out of fight of any land. — A floop under Sj.anifh co-^ lours failed through the fleet, was brought to, " examined, and difmiffed, — Sailed at ten at night, ' ' ' 3d. Anchored at four in the morning in tlie channel ; weighed anchor at ten. — A great calm. — Anchored again at three in the after- noon, no breeze. — Sailed again at five, and came near Guernfey and Jerfey. — Tn^kcd about, and failed to the North Eall, 4th. Came early this morning in fight of Port- land Road, at noon of the ifle of Wight. — A calm this afternoon, but the wind fliifting about, we M^e wove enabled to fail towards llie evening, and all this night. 5t]i. A great fori; all (his morning. — The drums in every lliip were ordered to beat at one to prevent our running foul of each other. — Anchored at fix on the Weft of the ilk of AI- derney. — Sailed a^ noon, and anchored at two in the afternoon on the North Eait fide of that illand. — Several fires on the French lliore to alarm the country. — At four a iliip under Dutch colours brought to, examined, and de- tained. — Sailed at leven to the Kaft. 6th. Several guns fired on the French iliore, to alarm the country on the Weft of Cherbourg. At two in the afternoon the enemy fired feveral cannon at our van, which did us no damage. — All the fleet anchored before the town. 7th. The bombs began to play at three in the morning, and firctl 1 3 iliells, or upwards, which did not reach the enemy, w^ho alfo fired fome cannon which did not hurt us — At eight the enemy drew their forces of horfe and foot, and fome pieces of cannon to the Weft of the town, while the Grenadiers were in the boats, a»d making towards the landing-place — Hie frigates and bomb-ketches brought to in the bay des Marees, better than two leagues weftward of Cherbourg, under whofe cover the Grenadiers, and part of the Guards, landed, in the face of a large body of the enemy prepared to receive them. The bombs and frigates deftroyed numbers of the enemy, both horfe and foot. -— Major McCart- ney of the Irilh Brigades was killed by a cannon ball. — 'Tis faid there was found in his pocket a letter from his wife in London, which mention- ed 4. » '('- h 'J H H (vl they need not be afralcl of the Ent^llfh, for they only intended to cruize on the Frcncl^ coalt to prevent the French forces from going into Germany. — The enemy would not be-- lieve luch a prefumption (as they termed it) not- vvitliftanding they faw us in our boats ; but this man (who was of great efteem) informedl them of the contrary. — 71iat his countrymcii would fight, and tliey would foon feel the effects of our landing. — \Ve had fevcrnl fkinnifhcs with thciii, but they firing from l;elund hedges, and in woods, killed and wounded feveral of our men, betbre we could drive them from their fkulking-places, wliich we always did very ctFec- tually. — Enfipjn Cox, of the ift regiment, re- ceived a ball in one of his fhoulders. — At three in the afternoon, moft of the Foot landed, and encamped near IJrvilie, a fmall village about ten miles to the Weft of Cherbourg. — l^'ince Ed- ward and the Commodore vvcre on lliore with the General as foon as we landed. — This young Hero diftinguilhed hin;;relf greatly on this occa- sion ; for, when tlie Commodore v/ent into his barge from the Eilex, in order to go on board of the Pallas, he jumped in after him, and would by no means flay behind, notwithftanding the Commodore follicited him greatly ; and his ex- preffions were, " Now I am in the boat, " GET ME OUT IF YOU CAN." — And whcn hc was on board the Pallas, he fired oif 30 pieces of cannon againft the enemy. — Several of the Irilh Brigades came to us with their arms and accou- trements, one of them was a deferter from the I ft regiment, and faid to be an officer in the French fervice, who informed us that moft of the Brigades wanted greatly to defert. — Ano- ther belonging to the fame regiment deferted them in the night, and when he came ne^r us» f Si [ -7 \ lie ran into tlic ka (coi^cclviir?; us to be the cnc^ my) but icrtunritc-ly lie was taj.en up by one of qur boats thou^:li almolt drowned. -— I'hcle delertrrs were of fm^i;u]ar iervice to us, by dif- rovering- tlie ilrength of the enemy, their mines, Joitllieations. c\'C. — I'hcy were reported to bt near 4000 of h.orfe and foot, and alxuit 40C0 of the mihtia, who were worie to encounter with than the Regulars, for they generally (accord- ing to their anlient euftoiu; lay in ambiileade, und would ne\ er ti,M;ht us In a fair lield. — - The Rlehmon-i man of war n:n upoi; a rock, and ib- veral of her guuj were put into a cutter, before ihc could be weighed.-— We were very fortunate to have fine wr.-ither, fur our landing-place wa,^ very rocky,— The General funnnoned the town to iurrender, but tlie Gcv\ erikT anlwered in the negative, and that Ins ou't r-. were to defend it to the lalf , " which lie would do^ ib lojig as a houic '' was left itandini<\" ■ * oih. Several Pruflians cnmc in with their arms, wlio were taken prifonev^ 1)\' the prince of Sou- bile's armv in Gerj'inny, and compelled to ferve by the hrench.— A Ihindard brouglit in by one of the Welrli Fuzileers. — - 'i'iie L/ight-Iiorfe antl Train of Artillery difcmbarked laii nif/ht and this morning. — - At ten, the whole mru-ched to- wards Cherbourg, and ibme of our troops took poffeiTion of a fort and battery, which the ene- my had evacuated with great precipitation, and foon after wc foimd they had aifo deferred tlic town, and retired about 4 miles to the South- Eaft fide of it. — Now Monlieur liad changed his language, " left thenidclves to our mercy, ** and hoped wc would ufe them weU." — At feven in the evening, we marched through their intrenchments, which were about 2 miles long, and [ 2'?, \ vind would contain upwards of 60,000 of liorfc and foot, had three diifcrcnt batteries, one of 5, and the other two of 6 guns each, which guns they had taken out of the Tartar privateer of Briltol, brought into tliis port ; the outiides of the Breaftworks were naturally rtroni^;, and dif- ficult to afccnd, it being very rocky on the fea- fide, and here the er.cmy lay lall night. — It Is laid the Duke of MarU)rnMgh intended to land u:> here on the laft Expedition, luit the Commodore objected to it. — It was fortunate for us that we tlid not ; for, on our reconnoitring the place, after our landing (wliirh without doubt we were then better judges of) we found we muft have been repulied, with infinite lofs ; another in- fiance of the worthy Commodore's judgment, whofe condu6f through the wliole muft be rever- ed by every Briton, by every lover of his coun- try, in preferring Urville, the contiguous ihorc from the bay des Marecs, the place where we landed, to that propofed on the former Expedi- tion. — When we difembarked, w^e were report- ed to be 30,000 men, headed by a Britifh prince (in the interim being no more than Hooo) which report they readily gave credit to, as it w^as a powerful argument for their retreating towards the interior parts of tlie country j but had we formed that number, they might have annoyed lis greatly, confidering tlieir ftrong works, forts, batteries, &c. — This afternoon the Grenadiers took polVeffion of the town, and at nine the re- mainder of the army encamped on tlie Weft of it, after having poflefled ourfelves of their forti^ lications. 9th. Continued quietly in our camp for the greateft part of this day ; the more we viewed the fortifications, the more we were amazed ' . the T Ml [ 29I The cncrnv iliould dcfcrt ihem : in the narrow lanes near the town, where hardly two men coukl mareli a-hreaft, they luulthrownup Breaft- vvorks whieh would eover a platoon of men, to lire and retreat with lafely, alio ponds of water, in thofe lanes, whieh made it inaceeihble ; liow- ever deiiroiis yet the enemy abandoned thi^ fitu- ation. -— At live in the afternoon we marehed and eneamped in two lines, within a mile of the town. —Four of Lord Loudon's regiment kill- ed by the country-people, by going a maraud- ing.-— l^entick's regiment encamped on the top of the hill, Eaft of the town, where was a battery of 7 pieces of cannon, behind it a large convent, jiear it a great wood of feveral miles in length, and on the other iidc the enemy lay encamped. In the harbour there were upwards of 35 fail of Ihips, wdiich were afterwards deftroyed, ex- cept the Tartar privateer of Briftol, a large fhip wherein were Ihipped the brafs guns, trophies, mortars, ftores, and ammunition, &c. for England, and anotlier Ihip that was beg- ged by an Englilh lady. — The harbour was very commodious, formed a bafon, and w^ould contain a great number of Ihips ; at the mouth of it there were two large piers projeding out into the fea, with fine walks on them, of about 400 yards in length, at the extremity of which they had funk a Ihip. — I'he piers were built with very fine ftone, and a remarkable Itrong cement. At the entrance of the harbour was a draw-bridge.— On the Weft of it afine quay, and every-thing commodious for a fea-port that the art of man could invent. — The town has but very ordinary buildings, and is as large as Portf- iiiouth ; but I think the houfewives in France are rather fluttifli. — There is a grand church, with five good mufical bells, faid to be taken from 1! ; J, . the LHiVriptions oji them, thiy jippcir to he HKule ill the i\i-.\i\ of one of the ii.awjii\ls, aiiJ arc intciickd to he broir^ht to r.n;^-(aiid by an KnwARn. — Nc:iv to the chureh is a line pa- Vadc, ulirrc there is a crofs, with a ihieKl and fpunge on it, a fprar, a hanimei", nails, pincers, bic. in imitation of tlie crofs wlicreon our Savi- our was crucified. 'Hiero were four llron^ forts mined all roiniJ, three of which were named, Quourqueville, Honiet, la Galette, and anotliev the name of whicli I cannot recollecl, befides fe- veral batteries of 5, 6, and 7 icuns each, with great numbers of balls, heaps of liones, and other combuftibles, from which one mi!.!;ht fuppofe that they intended giving us a warm recepticjn. — There were alfo two large niaga/incs for powder, &c. in one of which there was 2000 lb. weight of powder, which was applicable enough, as it fervcd to blow \[\) their own works. -— Several ilorehoufes, wliich contained great quantities of wheat, flour, anchors, cables, ropes, and other implements for fhipping, were taken care of, for the ufe of our tleet. — 'i'he niaiters of the tranfports had tlie liberty of taking what was ne- ceiiiiry. \Vc took in tlie different Ibrts and batteries as follows ; 25 Large brafs cannon of i8 and 24 pounders. 103 Iron ditto. 70 Of 9, 1 2, and 14 pounders, fome of which were brafs. 10 Fine mortars, of a large diameter. 3500 Small arms, and other warlike ftorcs. Moft C 3' 1 Moft of wlilcli were iliippcl on bo.irvl [\\c fleet (^'Xccpt the Iron cannon rnul i'anw. of tlic- liralionci^ which were cleliroycd or rcmlercii urelcls).— AH the brals cannon huil the arms ot Im* nice on them, anJ other ornament'^, anJ arc thoii;j;ht to be as fine pieces as any in Kuropc— At Ibnie ditbuicc \\'ci\ of the town was a ioundcry for brafs can- non, where \^■c•rc a ^';reat nuniber not quite linilh- r"d, wliich, with the foan/! TV, were entirely de- ib-()ycd. — 'i'here \s ere alfo large liorchovifes for wine, branly, rum, and cyder of an excellent quality J I'Ut the men m.ikln^i; too free with it, It was ordered to be ilavcvl, for fear of the bad conlequcnccs of enervating our Soldiery in an enemy's cor.ntry. —We had feveral necefiarles In the town wlilch we paid for, brandy at 6 d. and wine at 5 d. En«i;lilh per quart. — The cxchano;c of a Ihillin^;; puz/led U'> much, by realbn of tho number and ihialhufs of their coin. — Tobacco and fait Is very dear all over the kln|2;dom, belnfi; iaddled with h)|.i;h duties. — Proviiions were brou^';ht us from the fliips, wlilch laved our ene- my's beef, &c. The country produces plenty of v/heat, rye, and barley, and is very fer- tile, but is not lb fine a country as r>retai,^iic We encamped in corn- fields, which being lit for reaping, our people cut it for them, but fear wouldnot permit them to come and carry ithome, notwithlianding orders we-i^e given for that pur- pofc without niolcilation. — ^ Within a mile of the town is another b.irge coiivent, wliercin were a great number of the devout fairfex, which, to the honor of the Britifli foMiery, received not the icall: injury, but remahied unmoleiied, and indeed untouched. Moft t loth. Several more of the Irifli Brigades came ill with their anus and accoutrements, who in- formed T^ i . » i ; foniicJ us, that tlic cnc.ny were rclnnjrcccl by 4 bnttalinns of f(X)t, aiul /", K|u:Kln)ns of liorfe. — Piiiicf Iviwnrd cmiic on lh(;rt*cv(.ry diy with the CuiniiKxIorc, :\nd was hii^hly (lrli?j;h(r(.l at th<^ taking of this yhicc. — '\\\r. Krciich had been many years in fortifyin^z; aiul ltrcn[';thcnhig this harbour, but in particular the prcfcnt Louis XV. lias paitl great attention, iiiiding it of fuch con- Icqucncc ; and whirh, if they had com pleated, a- gri'eable to (he plan lait! down, in procelk of ti nu: (as C'oloncl C\innin|..',hani our engineer declared) would greatly annoy the Knglilh trade in time of war, by reafon of its being fo contiguous to the Britilh channel, where the I'Vcncii priva- teers could fally out when they pleated ; in tlic dclb'u^fion whereof great numbers of our miners, i'ailors, marines, and (Others, were cm- ployed night and day. — Two i'erjeants and 24 men of the Brigades came in with tlieir arms and accoutrements. — An officer of Bcntick's, and ibme men upon a foraging party, taken prifoners by the enemy. — Several of our men went a ma- rauding (without arms) near the French camp. Seven of our regiment, at three this morning, were fo near, that one of their fentinels hred upon them, and loon after they were laluted with the lire of two platoons, but luckily our men elcapcd, and returned to camo unhurt. — It is thou":ht jnore lives were loft oy their darmg dilpofi^ions, than in all our fkirmiihes with the enemy. — Seve- ral more of the Irilh Brigades came in, with arms and accoutrements and a brafs drum, who in- formed us, that all or mofl of the Brigades would defert on the firft opportunity, their pay being fmall, and that, at the lame time very badly paid. An officer and his guard that were upon duty at a fort Wefl of Urvillc (our landing-place) wilhed for us to come near him, that he and his whole guard M 4 ■"!.■ ^_\i;ird ini^ht dcfcrt to us. — At l.ift, the cnciny woiiKl not iVitlcr nny ot'tlic lii i^adcs upon duty, by rcafon of their dclcrtion, their proviliun and water l)cing brought thcni, uiid in t'at$t,they were on that aeeount coiiihied as priloners.s^Two of Lord London's Ihot by the country-people A line feat of the dukeoi* Normandy's was entirely delb'oyed, iituatcd witliiii three miles of Cher- bourg, iith. The I ft re^:;iment marched to relieve Kcntick's, near the battery on the rock (being a very dangerous polt) which returned and en- camped on the left of us. -— Lhe 2d regiment took the lit regiment's ground. — Some of the 'J'rain encamped on the flanks with feveral pieces of ordnance, to cover us, in cafe of an attack from the enemy, who were by tjiis time reported to be 13000 ftrong, being daily reinforced. — This day contribution was paid, or agreed to be paid, reported to be 4,000000 livres, or i7£;ooo 1. fterling. But there was an old contrii-Lition due to us from this place (having been heretofore taken) and whetiier this debt is comprehended in the above 1 cannot lay. — There was a fkirmiih between our Light-horle and a party of the enemy, in which tlie latter were routed with lofs j we loft only 2 men, and i horfc. —The enemy's horfe Vv'ould ftiew themfelves in parties of 40 or 50, but when ours advanced (not being half their number) they ran away, and took the fame method of fecreting themlelves as heretofore. — A Serjeant, and twelve men of the Brigades, fur- rendred to the Light-horfe. — At ten this night the whole camp was alarmed, were all under arms, and formed battalions in lefs than four minutes time, thinking the enemy were ap- D preaching it^ .J# 1 [■ 34 J proaching ; [a falfc alarm.] — One of the Light- horfe, belonging to captain Linfey, broke loofe, ' dragging his furniture, and on full gallop to- wards the camp, made a great noife, and the challenge not being anfwered, the fentinel fired, and foon after three half files of the Piquet did the like ; no other damage was done, than the killing of an exceeding fine beaft. [I only mention this circumftance to ihew the a- lertnefs of our men.] Many fhips were burnt this night in the harbour. ^ .. . 1 2th. Several works, and part of the- piers: blown up, whereby a French gentleuian was killed, and one of our foldlcrs dangeroufly wounded, but great caution was taken to pre- vent fuch accidents for the future, a drum being ordered to beat, that all perfbns might retire to a proper diflance, wlien any works were to be blown up. — Some of our Light-horfe often advanced this day near tlie French, who were in large parties, but when ours came near tliem, they retreated (as ufual) into tlie woods ; and indeed, 'tis plain they will never fight, without a fuperiorky of numbers on their fide. 1 3th. Some more of the piers and quay blov/n up ; it was furprifing to fee with what velocity and heighth large fi:oncs of great weight would fly in the air, the return of which miift de- flroy every-thing they light upon. — A fmall party of the Light-horfe, under captam Lin- ley's command, advancing too near the enemy (who lay in ambufcade) were fired upon from differerit quarters, killed fome of our men, and thofe who were wounded and fell, not- withftanding they begged for quarters, the enemy jjohamanly difpatched. — The captain «. - 4 M 'fl fe, 0- he lel he |nc, [I a- :nt to in [85] is wounded, and we are afraid mortally, [is fince dead] but had the good fortune to efcape their hands ; when a party of our grenadiers advan- ced ^ the daftardly runaways took to cover again, but the Duke of Richmond, with a party un- der his command, fell upon the enemy before they could fcreen themfelves, killed and wound- ed many, and took feveral of them prifoners. A ferjeant major, and feveral more of the Bri- igades came over to us j by this time we had up- wards of 250, who, together with the prifon- trs, were fr»n on board the fleet as foon as they came in. 14th. JFort Galette blown up, and the remain- der of the ihips fet on fire. — - The miners and other artificeirs worked night and day to make cavities to blow up the remainder of the forts, batteries, piers, &c. — Several more belonging to the tegiments of the line killed by the comitry- people, by advancing too far into the country. i 5th. Compieated the deftru<^Ion of a har- bour that coft an immenfe fum of money ; a port fo ufeful to the enemy in time of war, and of courfe injurious to our trade, is now render- ed ufelefs for" many years, a blow fo fatal j that its confequences are known to the mercahtilcf part of this ifland, and I need not trouble the reader with my eftimate. — Moft of the Light- hdrfe and Train of Artillery re-embarked. -^ We fully expefted an attack from the enemy, but not a man was molclted. — A grenadier of Lord Charles Hay's tried and hanged for ra- viihin^ a French woman. — Some of the regt- Hients ^ the Imp re^-embarked this night. D 2 J 6th. M M ,:, '0 . , • • [36] '■ . 16th. At three inthe morning, the 2d and 3d reghnents ftruck their tents, and formed battalion before it was light, and all marched and re-em- barked in (he grcatell order imaginable (our ad- vanced parties having joined us) without the leaft interruption, much to the glory and honour of onr king and country, and to the lliame and difgrace of our perfidious enemies, whofe very strength and fafety coniills in the number of their troops, every individual being taught the ufe of arms from his infancy. — The frigates and bombs were drawn up in extreme good order to fecurc our re-embarkation, in cai'e the cjiemy f^lj?. had made any attempt to cut otF our rear, but •1 they thought proper to lye quiet, havijig uijlcred greatly by the fhips when we landed. _^ They were reinforced by this time to 25000, and now we leave them to peep out>of their woods to ex- timine what damage a handful of Britilh foldiers have done them. — 'i'he General and Commo- ,dorc are highly applauded for their conduct on this occafion, having loii but few men in de- itrdying fo ftrong a port. — We were informed, that when we went from before this place the laft P^xpedition, great rejoicings were made by ' the inhabitants, , who opened their wine-vaults for their military men,- and made merry, calling ns EnfJ-liih do";s aiijd ;€ovv'ards, for beiiiG: af- -frighted at the firing of a few of tlieir guns ; • however, I hope they will not take the liberty of Jampooning and gafeonading us now, for in- ikad of breaking th^ir windows with Engiilh guineas (a^ they were pleafed to; fay on our Jate ExpedMoii intQ Biretai'gnc) we can aoyi^ ;. pave fome of London ftreets .wit'li Frencji louisr d'ores. — The common cry of thej^cpuntry- / people was*' That they were entirely, ruined' ■^"''*- by |S.t "VP.jn:!i:;ib.,., y^» \3^ lion m em- 9k ad-. "■■'■■; the lour ' -1 and rcry r 6f the and 'i r to t-Mny , 'I but LTCil » 'hey "■/ now ->: ex- ' i L 37 ] '* by tlie King of Pmliia, and the Engliiii "■' Guards." -~ At four in the afternoon a flafi; of truce went on ihore for four grenadiers of, tlie 2d regiment, and four of the Light-horfc, left behind us as fafe-guaj"ds, and were forgot to be taken olf at our re-embarkation, who all retinned iafeatfcven. — Ir, regard to the valour of our little army, theconllcrnation of our ene- mies, and the real lofs they have fuibiined from our eontinniil alarming and liarrailing their coafls, in prejudice to their trade, I'll leave to the fuperior judgment of the public ; and our ferritiug their neih, and Ihaking down their ftrong h<^lds, to tJie deftruction of the hungry prey of our trade, I do nioi\ readily appeal even to tlie faith of a Frenehmnn, much more to our worthy and honefi: merchants, whofe interefl: and protection never Ihone more in the annals of Great Britain than in the prefent reign of our^ moil illufirious King : bleiled alfo with able aild, ■i': upright (latefnien, wh'jfe happinefs feems to con- ^'^ fill in making Majefly and fubjetSt truly fo; great and gO(xi ! How different is fuch conduit from that of former adminiftratioub i — Moil: of the tranfports weighed anchor, weathered and anchored again at a greater dillancc from the Ihorc to ride with more/afcty. lyth. Remained before Cherbourg. i8t;h. All the fleet failed at eight in the morn- ing, and came near Alderney. — At two in the afternoon, faw a fail near that illand, which the Maidftone came up with at three,- and iired 3 guns to bring her to, which was anfwered with a broadfide, and both engaged furioufly for a quarter of an hour ; in the interim two of our ihips of war failed betv/een her and the land, to D :; . prevent '*?*• ,.• li'i 1 'I j^revent ht^r firorti running mt,6 any fvorl, of afhorc (which fhe feemed deflrous of at fix could fee her ui^<>^er tow of one of our mei^ of war, having her main-top-maft ihot away, and ptherwife greatly damaged ; (he proved to be one of the French king's ihips (a fnow) and mounted 24 guns. — The French behaved very well, and fired very faft, but all the hands (when fhe was boarded) were found drunk, and ac- counts for their bravery, or rather fool-hardi- nefs, to fight one of our (hips in fight of the fleet. — This fhip was chaced yefterday , but got clear (being ?n excellent failor) and has been after us (as ^. ' '; ever fince we made our fir ft appearance in ^e channel, on this Expedi^ tion. • 19th. Early this morning came in fight of the ille of Wight, and at eight the whole fleet an- chored in Portland road, near Weymouth, in Dorfetihire. ill i 2oth. Prince Edward went on Ihore this morning to Weymouth, and was faluted with the firing of feveral guns from the town ; and, when he returned to the barge, to come or^ board the fleet, the fame was repeated. — -■ i\ man of war failed with the above prize for Portf- mouth. — This evening we received the agree- able news of the taking of the iflands of Cape Breton and St. John's, with their appurtenances, by Admiral Bofcawen and General Amherft y upon which great rejoicings were made in the ^hole fleet, and at night feveral fky-rockets, &c, were played ofl" from the men of war, which gave great fatisfa6lion, and the countenance of each teflificd the joy of alh u&. At f m. 1 OP fix 1 of md be ' ind ' [ 39 ] 2ii^. At (wo in the afternoon, fignal made at fea by one of our cruizers, upon which three frigates dirc<5^1y failed, and it is thouglit fome of the enemy's Ihips were in the channel, but had iip further account. 2 2d. Signal for failing at feven in the morn- ing. — The whole fleet failed, and anchored again at nine ne?r the fame place. — At miduight failed to the South Weft. 23d. This morning we had a confirmation of the taking of Cape Breton ; '* The garrifon fur- rcndred prifoners of war, at the difcrction of the admiral j confifting of (t ii a 5637 men. 2 1 8 pieces of cannon. ♦* ' 14 mortars. 7500 mufkets. ? «( C( <.i a ii With great ftore of ammunition, and other implements of war • bcfides 5 Ihips of the line, and 6 frigates taken and deftroycd in the har- bour." Vide Gazette. — Came in fight of Torbay, and kept our courfe to the Weft. 24th. Tackt about at eight in the morning to the South. — At eleven a frigate arrived with difpatches to the Commanders, which fired feve- ral guns, and foon after failed to the Eaft, at four to the South, and at eight to the North- Eaft — We had a very ftormy and dangerous night, feveral Ihips feparated from the fleet, and many of them received damage. — Our Ihip, and all on board, narrowly efcaped being loft, by the King of Pruflia»holpital ftiip's coming a- D 4 crofs ■:. ' \ ii r. 40] ■ •■■ crofs within a fathom, and if fhe had run foul of us, we mull inevitably have gone to the deep. 25th. Continued failing to the North Eaft (it being then very ftormy) and to our great joy, at eight at night, anchored in Portland road. • 26th. Very ftormy weather. — Arrived four tranfports that had left us in the ftorm. — At noon fignal for chacing a French privateer, which appeared in fight of this place, upon which three frigates failed immediately, but Ihe got clear j ihe had chaded one of our merchant- men, and drove her on fhore on the Welt «. Portland (out of fight of the fleet ;) no great da- mage accrued as ihe is likely to be got off. ; • 27th. At two in the afternoon arrived four frigates, three cutters, and eight tranfports, who brought the three Light-horfe Troops, left; behind after the firfl Expedition. — Very ilormy. . • 28th. Continued ftormy weather. '■ V "* 29th. Continued fo all this morning. * 30th. Fine weather. 3ifl. Sailed the whole fleet, at fix in the morn- ing, to the South Eaft. — Again ftormy wea- ther all this day and night. f SEP- » .•« «) III of •1 'P- ft (It y, at [4t ] ••^ • .1 SEPTEMBCR i.- The fime this morning. — Sailed by the Start Point, near Plymouth.— Fine weather in the afternoon, and lailcd South Weft. 2d. Fine v/eather. —Sailed South Weft off Guernfey and Jeriey at noon. — Sij?;nal made for chacing, upon which two frigates bore away for Jerfey, and foon after came up with live fail under convoy, having on board tlie recovered men v/e left fick at the ille of Wight. 3d. Early this morning could obfervc feveral fires on the French Ihore ; at feven feveral guns were fired at the Swallow Hoop taking the found- ings. — Signal to make ready for landing.— At feven in the evening, anchored two leagues South Weft of St. Malo. 4th. At {even In tlie morning, the grenadiers, Brigade of Guards, and regiments of the line, were in their boats, but the wind blowing frelh, ^ rough fea, and a roci^y coaft, retarded our landing till noon. — We loft eight of Pjcntick's regiment by a frigate's running down a boat. The enemy fired three balls and foine ^^rape- fhot from a battery of 4 guns, which did not reach us ; we effected our landing, and foon af- terwards deftroyed that battery. — Encamped at St. Lunaire, about eight miles from St. Ma- lo, and found our chief objects were to deftroy feme fhips fent from Granville to St. Malo for fafety, and receive the contribution agreed to be, paid by the town of St. Malo when we landed at Cancalle. The former could not be accom- plifhed, as the enemy had made it impoflible for ^s to march in any Jhort interval, having blown lip V 6 I ■!>: I M Up the bridges, and roads, &c. we muft pafs -, but wc deftroyed 1 3 fmall Ihips in a creek near JSt Briaux, within two miles of the right of i .•• :. mo. — It grieved us much we could not fi..* '. on the Citadel ; 'tis perfecSt ftrength, en- vironed by the fea, high ramparts round, with batteries on each fide, mounting 200 pieces of cannon; guarded again by nature, at fome di- ftance are fmall rocky iflands projecting more to the fea, on which are erected feveral batte^ ries and forts, built uniform, and bomb-proof : one of them is entirely hewn out of a folid rock ; thefe alfo mount 70 pieces of ordnance from 48 to 52 pounders. — No wonder their ihips riding in fafety, an harbour thus fituated and fortified ! Some of our men were out a marauding and met a party'of the militia, who fled, and left a ilandard behind them. — In this inftance, the Frenchman's valour was truly exemplified ; for, according to our military law, it is death (tho* in an enemy's country) topilfer,for which reafon our men had, to pafs unnoticed by their officers, left the camp without arms, and a fmall number of them too. 5th. Remained at St. Lunaire camp. — Dif- cmbarked 2 Ihort pieces of cannon of 6 pound- ers, and 36 Light-horfemen. — The enemy ftill bufy i'"» raifmg obftacles, and blowing up their roads to retard our march againfl the Citadel.-^ A party of the grenadiers marched towards the town, on their return were fired upon by the French fhips in the harbour, which did us no damage. — A great number of jhoufes fet on lire near the camp. 6th. Remained In the fame camp. — At ten in the moraing a cutter bore to a battery upon » Mr of lot \n- th of I 43 ] dn ifland, on the right of our landing-place, from whence the enemy fired, which the cutter re- turned, and received no damage ; a frigate im- mediately bearing up, filenced and deftroycd that fort. — The whole fleet weathered more put to fca, it, being very windy and dangerous to lye near the rocks, wlien we found we could not fe-embark at our landing-place (St.Lunaire) but obliged to march thro' the country, in or- der to get round to our Ihips, near St. Cas. — Laft night, four French Ihips attempted to come out of the harbour, and carry off the tranfports ncarcft them, but were prevented by oi frigates. —- A tranfport belonging to the firft regiment, and another iliip, received fomc damage againft the rocks. 7th. This morning, a French frigate, with colours flying, anchored at the mouth of the harbour, under cover of the ramparts, and we were informed, by good authority, that the French troops from Granville, would certainly be at Cancalle on the morrow night. 8 th. Four of the ift regiment of grenadiers were tried this morning by a general court-mar- tial, for forcing a fafeguard. — At nine the whole body marched, and went thro* a fmall village, where we obferved a French gentleman and ^ prieft, ftanding as the whole line marched by ; but the fuppofed prieft in the canonical robe (as we have flnce been informed) was a general-officer. 'Tis apity he was not fecurcd,for by this artifice fjur ftrength was difcovered. — Encamped where nothing Separated us from a fmall village called St. Gildau, but the flowing of the tide. — One of our advanced parties and fbnie camp- cokmrnieii; were fired upon by a large body of militia. M I *1 _ [44] iiiilltin, wliolny Infrcnchcd up to thrlrcycs, nrar the village, by means of a I(mv^ deep ditch, Imt not one of our people received the lecill hurt. — Some men fromCnierjilcy, who were brin;i;in;; us provi- . fions and liquor to St. Lunairc, were taken priibn- rrs by the enemy after wc had left that place. We had very bad marchini!; this day, bein^:; wet . weather, ancf a bad roai.1. — At ten at night the I'iquet belonging to the Guards were alarmed by a iniall party of the militia, but fevcral of the fentinels tiring upon them, they ran away, and the next morning an ofhccr and fonie men were taken prifonerj. 9th. This morning our guns played upon the mih'tia, near St. Gikiau, but could not difperfc them. — At three in the afternoon the whole bo- dy marched : the ]>rigade of Guards by the fea- fidc, where we v/cre obliged to wade through water, and the grenadiers and the remainder of the army towards Gildau, where the militia op- pofed the grenadiers, but were ibon repulfed, by which numbers of them were killed and wound- ed, notwithftanding we had only two guns on Ihore. — On our lide, Lord Frederick Caven- dilli, and captain Daniel Jones were wounded, 4 private men killed, and fome wounded. — We found they had hanged nine grenadiers of one of our regiments of the line, who came here marauding laft night, (as they informed us) and that the oppofition made by the militia, was to retard our marching, till the junction of the regular forces, as thofc from St. Malo and other places being on their march, and foon af- ter we left St. Lunaire, learnt their forces joined accordingly, and encamped after us. — Encan'ip-^ ed on the Wefl of Gildau, which, with fome ad- jacent houfes, were fet on fire, and confumed to aihcs, ir >t lie V |i- :t c \y d ,f [ ^15 ] aflies, on account of their han^in;^ tlic poor grc- niidicrs. « I Gill. At ftvcn In llic niornln^^, the wliolc mnrchcJ, and at ten three bnttalions of Freneh ref!;ulars oppofeJ our grenadiers and Ibme ad- vanced partie'-, wherein we had Ibnie men killed and wounded, but the enemy were foon routed, with confidcrablc lofs, upon tirin^i; of one of our guns. — We took one liandanl.— An officer and ll'veral men (imagined coming tofurrender) were Ihot. — At tiuTC in the afternoon, encamped on theVVefl of a village called St. Matignon, after having taken feveral priibners. —The 2d regi- ment marched towards St. Cas bay, in order to bring us fome provifions from ourlhips; and, lipon their arrival near the lea-lidc, the proper iignal was hung out, when feveral boats came from the lliips, and were fired upon by two batteries, one of three guns of 24 pounders, and the other of two guns, but were foon after both of them deflroyed by the 2d regiment. — A grenadier of the \i\ regiment (one of the four men tried by a general court-martial) was hang- ed, and died very penitent. — This night our Piquets had frequent fivlrmilhes with parties of the enemy, who were obliged to retire witli •lofs. — At eleven at night, the Piquet belonging to the Guards was alarmed by a party of the enemy, but upon our fentinels challenging them, they hqsBlB^ away, without liring a gun ; and 'tis imagined that late this night the French forces joined from St. Malo, Morlaix, and Breft, which coniifled of feveral fquadrons of dragoons, and about fifteen battalions of Foot, to the amount of 18000, which, with the mi- litia made up near 25000 men, with eighteen pieces of cannon or upwards, and eight mor- tari^. J5? m 1:46] tars, — Came to us a French dcfcrtcr, who proved of lingular fcrvice, and informed us of the above account of the enemy's ftrength. nth. We could hear the French drums beat before day-light this mornilig. — At three wc beat the general through the whole line, and foon after the enemy did the like. — Whereupon the whole marched back again through Matignon, in order to retreat to our Ihips, and wc foon ob- fcrved that our little army was in great danger of being furrounded by the enemy. — Early this morning the grenadiers beat off a large party of them on the Eaft fide of the town, in which /kir- mifh we loft one man. — At feven, the regiments of the line being in the front, aiid the grenadiers and Guards in the rear, a n umerous body of the enemy attempted to cut off the grenadiers by a perpetual fire of their mufquetry for the fpace of half an hour, which our men received with great conipofure, and returned with fuch bravery that the enemy fell back, leaving many of their dead ; on our fide, we had only two wounded. — The whole halted the fpace of aai hour near a village* called St. Cas, within a mile of the fleet ; and at eight the regiments of the line, and our few Light- horfe began to re-embark ; at nine the remainder of the army was by the fea-fide, ready to re-em- bark. — In half an hour after the whole and the 2 pieces af cannon were re-embarked (except the grenadiers and Brigade of Guards) itts^ ^^ ^^~ ferved the enemy in great numbers of horfe and foots on the ground where we had halted juft before, who foon played feveral pieces of cannon upon our rear, which killed fome men, and that they were marching in 4 different columns, with an intent to cut off thofe that remained on fliore ; but the bomb-lhells, cannon-balls, chain-lfcot, and [ 47 1 fihJ grapc-lliot from our ihlps, prevented thrir right wing from coming down, there being; no hollow ground to favour tlic enemy; whereby great numbers were dertroyed in every quarter, by the iiKeflfant fire of our Ihips. — But quickly upwards of Hooo fcx)t, compofing the other three columns, coming from their cen- ter and left wing, marched with full fpeed into a hollow, and where our ihips could not hurt them, a very advantageous poft, for we then felt the effects of their artillery, otherwife we might all have re-embarked under cover of our Ihips. — I'he grenadiers, which conlilkd of four companies of the Guards-grenadiers of 73 men each, and nine companies of grena- diers belonging to the regiments of the line, of loo men each, were ordered to face them, and in the mean time 'the ad and ;^d regiments, and part of the ift re-embafkeu ia the boats, and tlie remainder of the ift rcgim^ftt^ being four companies, and part of two companies of 73 men each (no boats being near to take them in) alfo faced the enemy, when they were foon en- gaged, and the onfet was bloody and even doubt- ful ; for, notwithftanding their vaft fuperiority, advantageous fituation, and ftrength of artillery, (which they chiefly rely upon) the grenadiers intrepidity, and uncommon courage, made them iliift, and[ twice give ground ; and it is really imagined they would have retired, had it not been for conftant fuccours from their rear, and for one of their officers (diftinguilhedby his regi- mentals being red) remarkable in his rallying and coming up to the charge, (fuppofed to be an Irilhman) but it coft him his life. No men in the world fuftained the firft Ihock, o*" main- taiaed their ground better than our grenadieK ; they flood like caftks, till moUt of their ammu- nition • [48 1 nition was fpent, but fiich a fuperior force there was no contending with, and the furviving few retreated to the fca-fide, even up to their waifts in water, yet, in this lituation, they rallied in fniall bodies, and iircd ieveral times, but being flill over-powered, they oilercd to furrender; but the cruel Gardes d' Cotts, or peafants, Ibew- td no mercy, notwithflanding my brave coun- trymen fupplicated, no quarter was granted them. — From all accounts, 8000 of the enemy engaged ours left on fhorc, whofe number n etc computed 1500 at the utm( ft, half of which re- covered the Ihips by fwimmiug and getting into boats from a rock on tlic right of the enemy, fo that tlic great dii'proportion is eafily per- ceived, for, under fuch circumftances, it is not to be fuppofed one half of our people could come to -a general engagement.— I'he fcene was truly melancholy to thole who from their litua- tion were obliged to remain ina(?live fpc6tators; Hiocking to fee fuch havock amongft our coun- tiymen and brother-fold icrs, and could by no means aflift them 5 but the torrent of thernemy being fo great, ripe witli revenge, and infuring themfelves all fuccefs over a handful of men, they now gloried, ai;d a ihort period clofed the imhappy cataftrophe, ftaining the Gallic Ihore with the blood of feme of tlie beft troops Great Britain could produce, and which were the ilower of our little army ; and, had the whole Brigade of Guards been on Ihore five minutes longer, they muft undoubtedly have fhared the fame fate. —In the fea fervice we had 4 cap- tains taken prifoners, i lieutenant killed, and 2 midiliipmen wounded j befides 8 failors killed, ^nd 1 7 wounded. — Of the army we had, from the beft and niofl: authentic accounts I could gct^ killed and taken prifoners about 700, and feve- lal t ♦ r W Is la k [ 49 ] ral •'^at-bottom boats^funkby theenemy'scannon, but few men were loft in them; the i ft regiment' luffered greatly, the King's company haying but few men left; and it really was out of th^ir power to do much execution, for, on their advancing, the enemy killed numbers of them before rhey could come to adion : And here let it be re- membered, that unlefs a Frenchman can be co- vered with a proportionate train of artillery, he will not fight (infinite fupcfiority excepted) he cannot endure, nay he abhors the bayonet, which is fufficiently exemplified to the reader from the account of the various fkirmifties I have given in the courfe of this journal ; that depending either upon their train, or vaft fupe- riority is equally ferviceable to them as our peo- ple muft fall 'ere within reach of that de- fence, tho' they always had that recourfe, fliew^ ing fuch a noble fpirit, that muft at all times elevate the foldier, and prove fatisfadlory to the whole. — General T^ury of the Guards was kill- ed ; in the heai of the action, he was obferved to take the ammunition out of the pouches of the killed and wounded, to fupply the fighting men ; fucli an apparent inftance of his true courage requires no other to perpetuate his me- mory in the mind of a foldier, as well as every lover of his country ; and this moment, with 're- gret and ucter concern, I lament his fall, for in liim we loft a brave man, and an excellent com- mander ; we loft fevcral other officers whofe beha- viour was gallant, a lift of whom is given hereafter. The enemy acknowlege the lofs of 1800 men, but it is imagined they loft double that number^ confidering the terrible llaughter made amongft them by our grenadiers, and the multitude who fell by the continual fire from the ftiips* bornb - ftiells, cannon-balls, chain-lhot, and E grape- it 1 I [50] grape-fhot, whereby they dropt by dozens. — Had our whole force coine to an engagement, notwithftanding the enemy's fuperiority of near four to our one, we don't doubt but wc Ihould have behaved like Bi-itons, and made them pay dear for it, in cafe they had attacked us ; but the daftardly cowards have nothing to boaft of, and can only fay that they cut off part of our rear guard, and by fo doing loft near fix times the number. — During the laft four days, moft of the troops were coHvinually wet, had a bad country to march through, and a great fcarcity of provifions, having received none from our ftiips fince we left St. Lunaire, whereby we greatly fuffered. — At noon the whole failed Irom' St. Cas bay, more out to fea, the bay being very rocky. — This afternoon a flag of truce went on fhore, and returned, which brought from the French General, the duke de Aiquillon, the following account of officers taken prifoners by the enemy. T^ m M A L I S T 4 [5r] A L I S T of Officers taken Prifoncrs by the Enemy. Captain Bridgeman, Gren^adiers of] Captain Mathews. the Guards. \ „ ^ ^ „ , , Captain Cafwell, wounded. Guards. . / 1^ Lord Frederick Cavendifh. \ Lieut. Colonel Pearfon. Captain DickenSv-^^.^_ / Captahi Hyde, wounded. Lieut. Colonel Lambert. Enfign Sr. Alex. Gilmour. ^Captain Pownal. A. Lord Geo. Ben-J Captain Heathcotc. tick's. I Lieut. Shearing. I Co R N w A L L I £ o. L eut. Thoiupfon. Loudon's. Lieut. Price. ;^ Effingham's. r^m I 5* 3 Captain Bromhead« Effingham's. ( Lieut, Whyly. Lieut. Dehihire., Manners's, Captain Napier. Wolfe's, Lambton's, Richmond's-. Captain Myers. Lieut. Rofe. ( Captain Revel, I Lieutenant Grant, Lieut. Price. Lieut. Lambourn. A LIST of Officers Killed, Guards, Major General Dury. Captain Walker, Enfign Cox. Grenadier Guards. Captain Rolt. Lou DON S. Loudon's. [ 53 1 Lieut. Williamfon. Hay's. Captain Edmonftone, Effingham's. Lieut. Sandys. Lieut. Col. Wilkinibn. Manners's. I Lieut. Moore. Lieut. Wells. Richmond's. Lieut* Dr ummond. His Royal Highnefs Prince Edward was on ihorc from the beginning of the embarkation to the very laft, and was in the utnioft danger j he ihcwed 0gi*eat bravery, notwithftanding the ene- my's Ihot flew about him on every fide, and greatly encouraged the failors, begging of them to do their duty ; he could hardly be perfuaded to get into the boat (which was waiting for him, being defirous to fee the iffue) although the Com- modore often follicited him to go on board, fre- quently reminding him of the danger he was in, and the failors who were diligent in their duty in re-embarking of the troops, he rewarded. His prefence on this occafion, I make no doubt, feved many of the mens' lives. 1 2th. Remained at anchor before the place of Aftion, swid could fee the enemy Gripping and bu- rying [ 54 ] rying the dead on both fides. — This morning they fired feveral cannon at fonie of our fhips from the rocks, but did us no damage. -^ A flag of truce went on Ihore, and returned, 13th. Remained at anchor in the fame place. — A third flag of truce went on Ihore, and re- turned. 14th. Sailed at fix in the morning, and at night paffed by the ifles of Guernfey and Jerfey . 1 5th. The whole anchored in Plymouth Sound at midnight, and found here feveral of his Ma- jefty's fliips and tranfports, which had brought to England the garrifon of Louifbourg, and other prifoners. 1 6th. Remained in Plymouth Sound, and mofi: of our fick and wounded went on Ihore. 1 7th. Sailed at eight In the morning. — Came near us (to the Weft) feveral fail of Ihips, whicli proved to be part of Lord Anfon's fqulHron Very fine weather, and failed by Portland Road this night. J 8th. At noon our whole fleet failed through the Needles, Weft of the ifle of Wight, and paffed by Limington, Yarmouth, and Southampton. — At five in the afternoon anchored at Spithead, and found here feveral fhips under the command of admiral Holburn. — At fix the prince went on fhore, and was faluted with the firing of fomc guns from the admiral's fhip, each fhip's crew itanding on the yards, ftays, &c. ' ■ 'W i^ih. At I 55 ] 19th. At nine in the morning the tranfports (wherein were the Foot) failed, and at three in the afternoon anchored at Cowes. 20th. Difembarked at feven, and encamped on our former ground on the King's Forcft. 21ft. Remained in the fame camp. 2 2d, 23d, and 24th. Remained in the fame camp. 25th. Remained in the fame camp (except tlie ift regiment, which marched for London this morning. 26th and 27th. Remained in the fame camp. 28th. Remained in the fame camp. — Some of our men left behind us in France as fafeguards returned this day, and brought an account that the enemy loft, in the adion at St. Cas, upwards of 4000 men. 29th, and 30th. Remained in the fame camp. OCTOBER I. Remained in the fame camp. 2d. Remained in the fame camp. — Lord Robert Manner's, Lambton's, Cornwallis's, and Loudon's regiments marched early this morning ibr Blackheath in Kent. 3d. Remained in the fame camp. 4th. Ru'- . \ t56] !A ' 4th. Remained in tlic fame camp. — Lord Bentick's and the Duke of Richmond's reghnents marclied, in order to go to winter quarters. gth, and 6th. Remained in the fame camp. 7th. Remained in the fame camp. — The Train marched this evening, 8th. Remained in the fame camp. — This night was very ftormy. — Several markees and tents blown down. 9th and loth. Remained in tlie fame camp. nth. Remained in the fame camp. — This morning the 2d regiment marched for the Me- tropolis. 1 2th. Remained in the fame camp. — A very ilormy morning. — At ten ftruck our tents, and marched for Cowes, leaving behind us Ld. Charles Hay's and Colonel Wolfe's. — At one in the af- ternoon embarked on board cutters, which landed us at Southampton at fix, where we were quar- tered that night. "! 3th. At eight in the morning marched, and at two in the afternoon, arrived at the city of Winchefter, being 18 miles. — Here, and at Southampton, we had but bad lying, particular- ly at the latter, the city having already 4 troops of Lord Ancram's Dragoons, 4 companies of Elliot's, and g'^companies of General Bofcawen's, befides others ; fo that the town was very much crowded with men, moft of whom were obliged to lye upon l^raw. 14th. Halted -> f •# i i I t 57 ] 14th. Halted at this place. ^ Came in four, companies of Armigcr's, 1 5th. Remained lierc, where are upwards of J 700 French prilbners, who live extremely well. 16th. Marched and quartered at Alton, ^vherc Jay two companies of Elliot's. Marched this day 1 2 miles. 17th. Marched and quartered at Farnham, 9 miles, 1 8th. Marched and quartered at Bagfhot, 1 3 miles. * 19th. Marched and quartered at Staines, 9 miles. 20th. Marched and arrived on the Parade in St. James's Park, 1 7 miles. — This day our whole battalion went to quarters. Which concludes every daily occurrence worth obferving of His Majcfty's fleet and troops, par- ticularly thofe of the Guards, from their parade in Hyde-Park, May the 9th, to their return Oc- tober the 20th following ; the perufal of which, I flatter myfelf, will be fatisfa6lory to the public, as well as pleafing to my brother-foldier, as pro- bably it may appear to every individual, even from my unikilful journalizing, the advantages: gained, by a handful of Englifhmen, over our perfidious and mofl inveterate enemies. — A na- tion whofe very ftrength and exiflence confifls in the number of their troops, and thofe well difci- plined; dependant thus, their barrier-towns are filled, and their whole coaft lined with horfe and foot foot Cnot lo mention a continued chair of forts ;) yet, in defiance, and in the face of great num- bers of the enemy, prepared for an attack, the enterprizing Britons, (no more comparatively than a colonel's guard) landed, marched, drove tlie Gallic forces before them, and encamped on their ground. — As to the affair at St. Cas, im- poflibilitics could not be performed by a few, tho* they did more than might be expe6^ed from men, which a6^ion I have given a fair and candid relation of, and with the fame juftice and exaA- nefs, every other circumftance thro* the whole Journal, as I am capable of: and intreatthe rea- der to forgive this attempt, and pafs over little errors ajid impropriety in language, while he doesfo, I Ihall retain a due fenfe of his candor, be happy, and think he honors me greatly in kill- ing an idle hour over the fruits of fome of mine; and am, with mnch efteem, his obliged humble fcrvant. A SOLDIER, Ml