An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.Willyams, Cooper
History
An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.
Willyams, Cooper
English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794; West Indies, British--History; West Indies, French -- History
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 assemble 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.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account