"I cannot pass unnoticed the very soldier-like conduct of Lieutenant Wallis of the FORTY-SIXTH regiment, to whom I had entrusted the post of Cachecrow, or Scots Head: on perceiving our retreat he spiked his guns, destroyed his ammunition, and immediately commenced his march to join me at Prince Rupert's with his detachment: nor that of Lieutenant Schaw of the same corps, who acted as an officer of artillery, and behaved with uncommon coolness and judgment, while on the battery, and great presence of mind in securing the retreat of the additional gunners belonging to the FORTY-SIXTH regiment. On the 27th, after levying a contribution on Roseau, the enemy reimbarked, and hovered that day and the next about this post. This morning the French fleet is seen off the south end of Guadaloupe, under easy sail. "Our loss, you will perceive by the returns I have the honor to transmit, was inconsiderable, when compared with that of the enemy, which included several officers of rank, and about three hundred others. "I have, &c., (Signed) "GEO. PREVOST. "_Lieut.-General Sir William Myers, Bart., &c. &c. &c._" "P.S. As I find I cannot spare Captain O'Connell from the duty of this garrison, I must refer you to the master of a neutral vessel, who has engaged to deliver this despatch." (TRANSLATION.) "From the General of Division La Grange, &c., to his Excellency General Prevost, &c. "_Head Quarters at Roseau, the 5th Ventôse, Year 13th, Feb. 25th, 1805._ "The General of Division La Grange, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Inspector-General of the Gendarmerie, Commander-in-Chief of the troops of the expedition to the Leeward Islands: "GENERAL,-- "Before I commence any military operations against the fort, into which it appears that you have retired, I shall fulfil a preliminary duty authorised and practised by civilized nations. You are aware, no less than myself, of the nature of your position, and of the entire inutility of occasioning any further effusion of blood. You witnessed with grief the melancholy fate of the town of Roseau; my first endeavours on entering it were to issue orders for stopping the progress of the conflagration; but, unfortunately, considerable destruction had already taken place. "The want of necessaries is ever attended with the most cruel consequences, the evils of which can easily be calculated; this consideration alone is more than sufficient, without reference to the particular circumstances in which you are placed, to induce you to accept the honorable conditions that I am ready to grant you, and thus to preserve the interesting inhabitants of this colony from fresh calamities, which are inseparable from the occurrences of war. "I beg you, General, to make me an early communication of your answer, and in the meantime to receive the assurance of the high esteem which I entertain for you.