Fleet went and anchored in _Tiberoon_, _Donna Maria_, and _Irish_ Bays, to Wood and Water; and on the 25th sailed from thence, when the _Weymouth_, _Experiment_, and _Spence_ Sloop, were dispatched ahead over to _Carthagena_, to sound _Punta Canoa_ Bay, for the safer anchoring the Fleet, which arrived there the 5th of _March_ in the Evening; and three Days after the same Ships, together with the _Dunkirk_, were ordered by the Admiral down off _Boccachica_, to sound and see if the Fleet might safely anchor there, and how near Ships might come to batter the Forts of _St. Philip_ and _St. Jago_; and so soon as the Admiral had received the Reports from the Commanders of these Ships, a Council of War was held, wherein it was resolved to send three eighty Gun Ships, the _Norfolk_, Captain _Graves_, the _Shrewsbury_, Captain _Townsend_, and the _Russell_, Captain _Norris_, to batter the Forts abovementioned; the _Princess Amelia_, Captain _Hemmington_, to fire against the Fascine Battery, and the _Litchfield_, Captain _Cleveland_, against the little Battery of _Chamba_; (but these two last the Enemy had abandoned) and accordingly the 9th in the Morning they weighed Anchor from _Punta Canoa_ Bay, together with Sir _Chaloner Ogle_, and the rest of his Division, (he being to command the Attack) and about two Hours afterwards, the Admiral and the rest of the Fleet got under sail: At Noon the _Norfolk_, _Russell_, and _Shrewsbury_ began to cannonade the Forts, and in about three Hours time drove the Enemy from their Guns, and obliged them to abandon their Forts[_B_]: Immediately on this Sir _Chaloner Ogle_ made the Signal for landing the Troops, which was repeated by the Admiral, who was just come to an Anchor, (a little to the Eastward) and about five o'clock in the Evening, a Body of Troops were landed without Opposition; but the General not thinking the Body sufficient, (he landing with them) embarked again in the Boats, and sent for more[_C_]. About eight o'Clock they landed again, and went and took Possession of the Forts of _St. Philip_ and _St. Jago_, and about nine the Bomb-ketches were carried in Shore, and began to play on the Castle of _Boccachica_. The three next Days were spent in landing the remainder of the Forces, the Baggage, _&c._[_D_] and by the 16th all the Cannon, Mortars, and Ordnance Stores were landed[_E_]. But the principal Engineer not arriving till the 15th, no Spot was pitched upon for raising a Battery[_F_] against the Enemy, so that the clearing a few Bushes away down by the Water Side, for to pitch their Tents, was all the material Work the Army did for near a Week; and the Enemy was contented to let them be pretty quiet, only now and then firing a Shot, until they opened a Bomb-Battery of four Mortars and some Royals on the 17th[_G_], and then the Fascine Battery on the _Barradera_ Side annoyed them greatly, and particularly the Camp, so that they were obliged to remove it several Paces off.