An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794 Part 12

_Head Quarters, St. Pierre, Martinique, August 1, 1794_.

Parole, MATILDA. C. S. ----

One serjeant, one corporal, and twelve privates, from each regiment, to parade every morning at six o'clock, and evening at five, and to be instructed in the exercise of the artillery; and when perfected, the commanding officer of artillery will report to the general or commanding officer on the spot, that they may be relieved by an equal number, to be taught in the same manner, that there may be no want of artillerymen to man and fight the guns on the batteries, in case of an attack.

_Head Quarters, St. Pierre, Martinique, August 3, 1794_.

Parole, SPITHEAD. C. S. ----

It is the Commander in Chief's orders, that all negroes belonging to the islands, who still continue with the army, or are known of, shall be sent to St. Pierre or Fort Royal immediately, in order to their being sent home, and a final settlement made of their accounts.

_Head Quarters, St. Pierre, August 4, 1794_.

Parole, HURRICANE. C. S. ----

His Majesty having been pleased to appoint John Jeoffray, Esq.

commissary general of stores and provisions, and Valentine Jones, Esq.

to be commissary of accounts, for the Leeward and Windward Islands, all accounts in the commissary general's department, for which warrants have not been already granted, as well as those of the a.s.sistants stationed in the different islands, as those of the moving army, are to be settled with him, and to be examined and certified by the commissary of accounts, previous to their being brought to the secretary's office, as no warrants for money can be granted on them until that shall have been done. Warrants for the subsistence of the army, and for the pay of the officers employed on the staff, will be granted in the usual manner, on application at the secretary's office.

AFTER ORDERS. _August 4, 1794_.

The proceedings of the present general court martial being impeded by the sickness of some of the members, makes it necessary to add more members to the strength of it, that, the business may go forward without interruption in future. The Commander in Chief therefore orders a general court martial to a.s.semble at nine o'clock on Friday morning the 8th instant, at the same place, and to begin the trial again of Brigadier General Sir Charles Gordon; and which general court martial is to be composed of a president and eighteen members. All evidences to attend; and a list of them to be given to the deputy judge advocate as soon as possible. The corps of island rangers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Toler, to be augmented twenty men a company, making them seventy instead of fifty.

Members of the General Court Martial.

General Prescott President.

Lieutenant Colonel Johnstone seventieth regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel Stewart fifty-eighth. _Dead_.

Captain Whitworth royal artillery.

Captain Flood fifty-eighth.

Captain Taggart fifty-fifth.

Captain Ingram fifty-fifth. _Dead_.

Captain Forbes thirty-fourth.

Captain Pomiere fifteenth.

Captain Dunbar seventieth.

Captain Sharpe sixth.

Captain Harvey thirty-third. _Dead_.

Captain Gillespei thirty-first.

Captain Blacker sixty-fifth regiment.

Captain Lorrain ninth.

Captain Hindson fifteenth.

Captain Macdonald fifteenth.

_St. Pierre, August 5, 1794._

Parole, ANTIGUA. C. S. ----

The officers of the army will understand, that should the order of the 3d instant (respecting the negroes being returned), not be strictly complied with, that for every negro kept back, the officers to whom they belong, and who detained them, will certainly have to pay, not only the full price of such negroes, but their hire during the time of service.--On account of the indisposition of Lieutenant Colonel Stewart, fifty-eighth regiment, he is not to be a member of the general court martial ordered for the 8th instant. Captain Rose, seventieth regiment, is to be a member thereof, in the room of Lieutenant Colonel Stewart.

_Head Quarters, St. Pierre, Martinique, August 9, 1794._

Parole, ANTIGUA. C. S. ----

The British inhabitants of the town of St. Pierre are to be embodied, and to form a corps under the command of Captain Bontein, who is appointed lieutenant colonel commandant thereof, to be called the Royal Martinico Volunteers. The following gentlemen are to be the officers.

Lieutenant Colonel ---- Bontein.

Captains James Clifton.

Andrew Smith.

First Lieutenants William Moore.

Cayley Johnstone.

Second Lieutenants ---- Popham.

---- Heyland.

Adjutant Mr. Randal Ripton.

The above corps is to parade at the Pere Blancs, which is to be their alarm post.

All British born subjects, resident in or near the town of St. Pierre, are required forthwith to give in their names to Lieutenant Colonel Bontein, of the royal Martinico volunteers, at the custom house; and every person of the above description meaning to leave the island, is required to make known his intention to Lieutenant Colonel Bontein: they are likewise required to give in their names upon their arrival. The Commander in Chief has no doubt, from the voluntary and handsome offer of the English in the town of St. Pierre, that all who are able will willingly join the corps of the royal Martinico volunteers, under the orders of Lieutenant Colonel Bontein, to preserve good order, and defend their properties.

F. MAITLAND, deputy adjutant general.

_Head Quarters, St. Pierre, Martinique, August 11, 1794._