the honours of War) let down the Draw Bridge and Surrendered himself with his Garrison, Consisting of a Serjeant two Corporals a Drum and thirty private Men, prisoners of War; This Fort was Round, Surounded with a Ditch, over which was a Draw Bridge. In the Wall of this Fort, which was about sixteen foot high from the bottom of the Ditch, there were Embrasures for thirteen Guns tho' there were but seven Mounted. In the middle of the Fort stood a strong round Watch Tower, which by its Structure seemed to be extremely old, It was about Eighty foot high, the lower part of the wall was nine foot thick towards the top, about five; Divided in Six Stories with Loopholes for small Arms; the two undermost were vaulted and Bomb proof, and round the top of the uppermost were placed a quantity of large Stores, in order to defend the Base of the Tower. 9th The Marines were Reimbarked. ΙΟ By the Sentence of a General Court Martial held yesterday and this day Lieutenant Waller was broke with Infamy for Cowardice. The Battalions of Harrison, Frampton and Richbell were Reimbarked. IIth The Eighteen French Guns found on the Isthmus, were destroy'd and the Battalions of Bragg, Highlanders and Royal went on board. And the Fly Sloop was sent out to Call in the Cruizing Ships that were stationed between the Penmarks and the Cardinals. A great number of trading Vessels and large boats together with Storehouses belonging to the fishing Factory, having in them great quantities of Fishing Geer and Stores of all Kinds in the Harbour of Quiberon were burnt and destroy'd. 12th The Fleet got under Sail and Anchor'd near the Island of Howat in order to wait for the Cruizers coming in, and to take the Cattle off that Island and to destroy their Forts 13th The Exeter Hastings and Tavistock Sloop being order'd to Batter a Fort on the South end of the Island of Hedic, Anchor'd within two Cables length of the Fort, and fired upon it; at the same time the Boats of the Squadron Landed about five hundred Seamen under the Command of Captain Pearce, who marched up to the Fort, which was just such another with a Watch Tower as that on the South end of Howat, The Officer who Commanded it, being a Lieuten't Surrendered himself with his Garrison at discretion, consisting of a Sergeant a Corporal a Drum and twenty private men. The prisoners taken from both Islands being Sixty one were sent to Quiberon, and a Major General Commanding there granted a Receipt for them. The Forts on Houat and Hedic being effectually destroyed with the Trunnions of the Guns Knock'd off, and all the ships being collected together except the Tilbury, which the Admiral expected to see in his passage, The Fleet got under Sail, and the Pool was sent to Cruize as long as her Water would admit between the Penmarks and the Isle of Groa, in order to acquaint the Guards in case they should come; of our return home. This Account was intended to have been sent Your Grace as soon as the Fleet got out of Quiberon Bay, but the Weather being such, that we could not venture a Boat in the Water, it has been prevented till now, when we have the pleasure to add that We are gott so far in our Return. The Superb, Ruby, Saphire and Tavistock Brig, are order'd to see the Tran sports and Store Ships safe into Cork and Kinsale, and to follow the Admiral, who with the rest of the Squadron after seeing the Convoy a little farther on their way, will agreeable to our Instructions return to Spithead. We are with great Deference My Lord Your Grace Most Devoted Faithful Servants RICH. LESTOCK. JAMS ST. CLAIR. PRINCIPAL ACCESSIONS IN MAY. BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY. General. American men of science. A biographical directory, edited by J. McKeen Cattell. New York: The Science Press, 1906. vii, 364 p. 8°. Individual. Alphabetical by subjects. BALZAC (Honoré de). Lettres à l'étrangère. (1833-1844.) Paris: C. Lévy, 1899-1906. 2 v. pl. 8°. (Euvres posthumes.) FRANKLIN (Benjamin). The writings of Benjamin Franklin. Collected and edited with a life and introduction by A. H. Smyth. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1905. v. 1-4. pls., ports. 8°. MCALLISTER family. 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