expedition. On Monday, January 6th, 1794, they arrived off Barbadoes, and immediately prepared for the expedition against Martinique; for which the total military force embarked was 6085 effectives, besides 224 sick. The fleet sailed from Barbadoes on February 3d, and approached Martinique on Wednesday, February 5th. On the following day the General effected a landing. After some intermediate operations, the town of St. Pierre was attacked by sea and land, and carried. The enemy's strength was then concentrated in one point at Forts Louis and Bourbon. These the Admiral now attacked; and on the 20th of February, these strong holds were completely invested. On March 25th, Fort Bourbon was surrendered. Fort Louis also was taken by

storm.

The island of Martinique being thus conquered, the fleet and army proceeded on March 30th, for St. Lucia, which also surrendered on the 4th of April.

On Tuesday, April 8th, the Commanders proceeded against Guadaloupe. Fort Fleur D'Epee was taken on the 12th, and with this fell Hog-island, and Fort Louis, an old fortification commanding the entrance into the harbour of Point-a-Pitre, which town also was taken possession of at the same time by Sir Charles Grey. On the 13th, the army was re-embarked, and landed on Basse-Terre, at Petit-Bourg, in another part of the island. The Admiral anchored in Ance-de-Bailif. The Palmiste was taken by assault; and the Island of Guadaloupe was surrendered to the Commander in Chief on the 23d of April.

In June an armament arrived from France, made good their landing on Grand-Terre, and retook Fort Fleur D'Epee by storm. The Admiral was at this time with the General at St. Christopher's, on his return to England. The Commanders instantly determined to return to Guadaloupe, and pushed for Basse-Terre, where they arrived on June 7th. Sir Charles Grey took the

d See "An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies in the year 1794, under the Command of their Excellencies, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Grey, K. B. and ViceAdmiral Sir John Jervis, K. B. Commanders in Chief in the West Indies. With the Reduction of the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, Guadaloupe, Mariagalante, Desiada, &c. And the Events that followed those unparallelled Successes, and caused the Loss of Guadaloupe. By the Rev. Cooper Willyams, A. M. Vicar of Exning, Suffolk, and late Chaplain of his Majesty's Ship, Boyne. London, 1796, 4to.

e See in Chapter XI. of Willyams, a refutation of the charges of extorted contributions and oppressions alleged against the Commanders in Chief, by cer tain interested individuals,

heights of Mascot; and several actions took place; but the General found it now in vain to attempt any thing against Fleur D'Epee, at this season, with an army so greatly reduced by the yellow fever, as well as services. Having therefore made the best arrangements to enable him to renew his attacks after the hurricane months, he embarked on board the Boyne, which proceeded to Fort Royal Bay, where she was laid up during those months in a strong harbour, called Trois Islet Bay; and the sick and wounded were landed for the benefit of fresh air.

The General then sailed with the Admiral to Martinique, and established his head-quarters at St. Pierre. On the 30th of September, the enemy having been too successful against the little remnants of the army in Guadaloupe, the Admiral embarked, and sailed from Martinique, and anchored off Grozier, in the bay of Point-a-Pitre. But our troops there, under General Graham, reduced by fatigue and sickness, and no longer able to undergo duty, were forced to capitulate. Sir John Jervis, who had made every attempt to succour General Graham's camp at Berville, and had been an unwilling spectator from the fleet of the surrender of that camp to the enemy, now made sail for Basse-Terre, to render every assistance in his power to General Prescot; and on October 9th, anchored within half a cable's length of the town.

However, after various attempts to assist General Prescott, the Admiral, worn down by long and severe exertions, the fatigues of which were augmented by his anxiety for the welfare of the service, that not all his exertions could promote, without the arrival of a strong reinforcement, together with the unhealthiness of the climate, found himself no longer able to continue on this station; and therefore, to the great grief of General Prescott, was obliged to give up his command to Admiral Caldwell, and embarking his seamen (under Lieutenant James), from Fort Matilda, sailed for St. Pierre; when every thing being arranged between the several Commanders, Sir Charles Grey, and his suite, embarked once more with Sir John Jervis, on board the Boyne. On November 27th, they sailed for England; and after a tedious voyage (being for near a month tossed about in the Channel by contrary winds), arrived at Spithead, January 21st, 1795.

In February 1797, he fought the famous battle off the Cape of St. Vincent, for which he was rewarded with a Peerage. The

f He succeeded Admiral Hotham in the command of the Mediterranean, in 1795. See Clarke's Life of Lord Nelson, Vol, I.

New Annual Register, of 1797, gives the following account of this glorious victory:

"The Bristish fleet, or, to speak more correctly, the British squadron under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis, amounted to no more than fifteen sail of the line, four frigates, a sloop of war, and a cutter. Of these, six were three deckers; eight were of 74 guns; and one of 64. The Spanish fleet consisted of twenty-seven sail of the line; one of which was a four decker, and carried 136 guns; six were three-deckers, of 112 guns each; two of 84 guns; and eighteen of 74.

"The Spanish Admiral, Don Josef de Cordova, had sailed from Carthagena on the 4th of February, and passed Gibraltar on the following day; having left in that bay three line of battle ships, supposed to be laden with military stores for the Spanish troops before that garrison. On the night of the 11th, this fleet had been discovered by the Minerva frigate, which carried the broad pendant of Commodore Nelson, then on his way from the Mediterranean to join Admiral Jervis. Captain Foote, of the Niger, also kept company with them for some days previous to the 13th; and that night they approached so near the British fleet, that their signal guns were distinctly heard. The signals were, therefore, made that night for the British fleet to prepare for battle; and at day-break on the 14th, they were in complete order. The morning was dark and hazy; but about half-past six, the Culloden made the signal for five sail in the south-west quarter; at eight o'clock, the squadron was ordered to form in close order, and in a few minutes after, the signal was repeated to prepare for battle.

"At a little after ten, the Minerva frigate made the signal for twenty sail in the south-west quarter; and in about half an hour after, the enemy's fleet were visible to all the British squadron. The ships first discovered by the Culloden, were at this period separated from their main body, which was bearing down in some confusion to join the separated ships. It appeared to have been the British Admiral's intention at the first, to cut off these vessels from the enemy's fleet, before the main body could arrive to their assistance; and with this view, the fast sailing ships were ordered to chace; but observing the near position of their main body, he afterwards formed his fleet into a line of battle a head and a-stern, as most convenient,

"At about twenty-six minutes past eleven, the Admiral com. municated his intention to pass through the enemy's line; and immediately after the signal was made to engage. At about half

past eleven, the action commenced by the van ship, the Culloden, commanded by Captain Troubridge, firing against the enemy's headmost ships to the windward; as the squadron advanced, however, the action became more general; and it was soon apparent, that the British Admiral had accomplished his design of passing through the enemy's line. In the mean time, the regular and animated fire of the British fleet was but feebly returned by the enemy's ships to windward, which were also completely prevented from joining their companions to leeward, and obliged to haul their wind on the larboard tack. Thus a part of the Spanish fleet was effectually cut off from the main body, and they were reduced to the necessity of also forming on their larboard tack, apparently with the intention of passing through, or to the leeward of the British line; but such was the reception they expe rienced from the centre of the British, that they were obliged to put about, and did not appear again in the action till the close of the day.

"The British Admiral having thus fortunately obtained his first object, now directed his whole attention to the enemy's main body to windward; which was reduced at this time, by the separation of the ships to leeward, to eighteen sail of the line. At a little after twelve o'clock, the signal was made for the British fleet to tack in succession, and soon after, the signal for again passing the enemy's line; while the Spanish Admiral's design appeared to be, to join his ships to leeward by wearing round the rear of the British line. The intention of the enemy was, however, soon perceived by Commodore Nelson; whose station in the rear afforded him an opportunity of observing the manœuvre. In order to frustrate the design, therefore, his ship, the Captain, had no sooner passed the Spanish rear, than he ordered her to wear, and stand on the other tack towards the enemy.

"In executing this bold manoeuvre, the Commodore found himself alongside of the Spanish Admiral, the Santissima Trinidada, of 136 guns, which is said to be the largest ship at present in existence. Notwithstanding this immense disparity (the Captain being only a seventy four), this brave officer did not shrink from the contest; though the Spaniard was also warmly supported by her two seconds a head and a stern, which were each of them three deckers. While he sustained, however, this unequal conflict, his friends were eagerly pressing to his assistance; the enemy's attention, therefore, was soon directed to the Culloden, Captain

Afterwards taken and sunk in the battle of Trafalgar.

Trowbridge; and the Blenheim, Captain Frederick; and the able support afforded by these vessels to Commodore Nelson, and the approach of Rear-Admiral Parker with four others of the Briti.h line, determined the Spanish Commander to relinquish his design of rejoining his ships to leeward, and to make the signal for his main body to haul their wind, and make sail on the larboard tack.

"The advantage was now evidently on the side of the British; and while the advanced division warmly pressed the centre and rear of the enemy, the Admiral meditated with his division a cooperation, which might effectually compel some of them to surrender. In the confusion of their retreat, several of the Spanish ships had doubled on each other. It was therefore Admiral Jervis's plan, to reach the weathermost of those ships, then to bear up, and take them all in succession, with the seven ships composing his division. The casual position of the rear ships in his own division, however, prevented the executing this design. He therefore ordered the leading ship, the Excellent, Captain Collingwood, to bear up, while with his own ship, the Victory, he passed to leeward of the rearmost ships of the enemy. Captain Collingwood, in obedience to the Admiral's orders, passed between the two rearmost ships of the enemy; and gave one of them, the San Isidro, so effectual a broadside, that having been much injured before, she was obliged to submit. The Excellent then passed on to the relief of the Captain, which was engaged with a three decker, carrying a flag; but before she could arrive, this vessel became entangled with her second, a two decker. In this state they were both boarded by the Captain; and the smaller of them (the San Nicholas), was in a short time in the possession of her opponents. The three decker, the San Joseph, followed the fate of her second, and became immediately a prize to Commodore Nelson, who headed the party which boarded her from the San Nicholas. In the mean time, Admiral Jervis ordered the Victory to be placed on the lee quarter of the rearmost ship of the enemy, the Salvador del Mundo; and threw in so effectual a discharge, that her commander seeing the Barfleur, carrying ViceAdmiral Waldegrave's flag, bearing down to second the Victory, thought proper to strike.

"Thus four of the enemy's ships were in possession of the British; while the van ships continued to press hard on the Santissima Trinidada, the Spanish Admiral's ship, and the others, which composed the rear of the flying fleet. The career of victory was,