Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 83 rank and file, 7 horfes killed; I Colonel, I Lieutenant -Colonel, 3 Majors, 7 Captains, 23 Subalterns, I Staff, 23 Serjeants, 666 rank and file, 13 horfes wounded; a Lieutenant Colonels, 1 Major, 5 Captains, 11 Subalterns, 13 Serjeants, 2 Drummers, 569 rank and file miffing.

Names of Officers killed. Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bainbridge and Enlign M'Curris, of the rft Battalion of the 20th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant Colonel Dickfon, of the ad Battalion of the 4th Ditto. Lieutenant Forfter, of the 3d Battalion of the 4th Ditto.

Names of Officers wounded. Grenadier Battalion Line.-Lieut. Dunn, of the ift Battalion of the 4th Reg. of Foot; Lieut. Hamilton, of the 1ft Battalion of the 5th ditto.

Light Infantry Battalion.-Lieut. Alexander, of the 3d Battalion of the 4th Foot; Lieut. Nicholion, of the ad Battalion of the 35th ditto: Enfign Parfons and Volunteer J. M'Innis, of the ft Battalion of the 9th do.

Col. Maitland and Ensign Burke, of the 3d Battalion of the rit Guards. Surgeon Babington, of the ift Battalion of the 3d ditto.

Major Campbell, Capt. Newman, Lieut. Stevens, and Enfigns Fevel and Humphries, of the ift Battalion of the 20th Reg. of Foot.

Captains Masters, Wallace, and Torrence; and Enfign Drurie, of the ad Battalion of the 20th ditta.

Captain-Lieutenant John Wardlow; Lieutenants Bennet, Pufcall, Sankey, and McIntosh, of the 63d Reg. of Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Hodgion; Enfigns Johnfton, Carruther, and John Nicholls, of the Ift battalion of the 4th Ditto.

Captains Gilman and Palman; Lieutenants Deare and Wilfon; Enfigns Highmore and Archibald, of the ad Battalion of the 4th Ditto.

Majors Wynch and Horndon, of the 3d battalion of the 4th Ditto. Enfigns Williams, Johnfton, and King, of the 31ft Reg. of Foot.

Names of Officers miffing. Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, of the 3d

battalion of the 1ft Guards.

Lieutenant-Colonel Cholmondeley; Major Pringle; Captains Archdail, Brodie, Gilmore, Chaplin; Lieutenants Gafley, Wilfon, Deare, Wilbrahain; Enfigns Brown, Ellis, Hill, Anderfon, M Pherfon, Tryor, of the ad Battalion of the 4th Foot.

Captain Williamson; Ensign Algeo, of the 3d Battalion of Ditto. Alex. Hope

Affiftant Adjutant-General, [The Ruffians loft 382 killed or taken prifoners, and 735 wounded.]

Downing Street, O&. 15.

Difpatches, of which the following are copies, have been received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Lieut. Gen. Trigge and Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Hugh Seymour, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Land and Sea Forces in the Leeward and

Windward Charibbee Islands.

Head Quarters Paramaribo, Aug. 23.

SIR,

It affords me very particular fatisfaction to have the honour of acquainting you, that the colony of Surinam furrendered to his Majefty the 20th inft. and that the British troops took poffeffion of Fort New Amfterdam, the principal fortrefs, on the following day. On receiving your inftructions, of the 14th of June, by Lord Hugh Seymour, I loft no time in making fuch arrangements as were neceffary for collecting troops from Grenada and St. Lucia, which, with thofe I propofed taking from Martini que, would complete the number directed to be employed in the reduction of this fettlement. The Admiral conceiving it advifeable to dispatch Capt. Ekins in the Amphitrite to examine this coaft, and prevent any veffels getting in with intelligence, it afforded me an opportu nity of fending Lieut. Col. Shipley, Commanding Engineer, to make fuch obfervations as might be useful on the occafion. The troops being affembled at Fort Royal, embarked the 30th of laft month, on board the different fhips appointed to receive them, and the iquadron, confifting of two line of battle fhips, and five frigates, with fome fmall craft, carrying ftores and provifions, put to fea on the 31ft ult. On the 11th of this month we made the coaft to windward of the river Surinam, and fell in with the Amphitrite frigate, which had been fent forward from Martinique, for the purpofes I have already mentioned. She was afterwards on the rath, and again on the 14th, ordered to reconnoitre the coaft and afcertain with precifion the ftrength of the poft at Bram's Point, which de fends the entrance of the river. This fervice was executed by Lieut. Col. Shipley with great zeal and judgment; and, had it been neceffary to effect a landing,

his obfervations would have proved of the most effential fervice. Capt. Ekins, of the Amphitrite, and Lieut. Senhouse, commanding the Requin, were generally employed as parties of obfervation, and have great merit for the zeal and activity which they evinced in the execution of the fatiguing and arduous duty entrusted to them. The fquadron flood in towards Surinam, on the 16th inft. and came to anchor off the mouth of the river that afternoon, when it was agreed between Lord Hugh Seymour and myself to fummon the colony to furrender, which was accordingly done in the evening. But, as the Governor requested 48 hours to confider the propofals, his antwer was not received till the 18th, which was delivered by a Deputation from the Colony, compofed of fome Military Officers and Gentlemen, inhabitants of the fettlement, who were empowered to treat with us generally on the terms proposed, but not authorized to conclude the capitulation finally, the ratification of the feveral articles being referved for the Governor. It being impoffible, from the fhallownefs of the water, to proceed up the river with the line of battle fhips, a difpofition was made on the morning of the 19th to remove the troops from the Prince of Wales and Invincible to the fmall craft, which was immediately effected; when they, with four frigates, (the Admiral and myfelf being in one of them) got under weigh, and in the afternoon anchored two miles above the entrance of the river. A detachment of the 60th regiment was then landed, and took poffeffion of the redoubts and battery at Bram's Point, called Peit Keyn, which had been previously abandoned. In the fituation now defcribed, the fquadron continued till the night of the 20th inft. when the capitulation was returned finally ratified and confirmed by the Governor, which enabled us to proceed on the following day with the hips and fmall craft lying within the river, to Fort New Amfterdam, which was then taken poffeffion of by 400 men of the 4th battalion of the both, under the command of Major Dorfner, the Acting Adjutant-General, Major Thomas having alio landed with this detachment. The garrifon of Fort New Amfterdam, confifted of about 750 men, 500 of whom were the Walloon Guards, and 250 Dutch troops who were allowed to march out with the honours of war.

On the 221 inft. the redoubr Leyden, and battery Friderici, the redoubt and battery Purmerent, Fort Zee

landia, and the town of Paramaribo, the capital of this fettlement, were taken poffeflion of by the British troops in his Majefty's name. It became impoffible, from the diftance of the river Marawina and Saramaca, to take immediate poffeffion of the several pofts thereon fituated; but the troops who formerly occupied them having fince entered into his Majefty's fervice, now hold them for the British Government. I am very happy to be enabled to add, that the troops found in this colony, as well as the inhabitants, evince the utmoft fatisfaction, and appear perfectly contented and happy in the change that has taken place. I have also great pleasure in acquainting you that our troops landed in perfect health, which is, in a great measure, to be attributed to the attention they received from the navy whilft on board mhip. My knowledge of the Officers and men employed on this expedition warrants me in saying, that, had there been occasion for greater exertions than were found neceffary, his Majefty would have had every reafon to be fatisfied with their fervices; as it is, many must be content to have their merits unknown till fome more trying occafion fhall prefent itself; for on this we muft acknowledge, that the acquifition of this valuable colony is to be attributed to the fenfe entertained by the people of the advantage of having the exercife of their religion, the execution of their laws, and the enjoyment of their property fecured by the British Government, added to the abhorrence in which they have long held French principles and French oppreffion, rather than to the effect of our exertions, or the dread of our force. From thefe caufes I am perfuaded his Majefty will find the inhabitants loyal fubjects, and the military, who enter into his fervice, faithful fervants. I am particularly indebted to Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour, for his cordial co-operation during the whole of this undertak ing, and have great pleasure in acknowledging my obligations to the Navy in general. In the various arrangements fince my arrival in the Weft Indies, on this and every other occation, I have derived very effential affiftance from the knowledge and experience of Major Thomas, the Acting Adjutant-General, acquired by his having ferved the greater part of the laft and prefent wars in this country. Inclosed I have the honour to tranfmit to you a return of the ordnance found in the feveral forts and batteries. I have charged my Aide-de

Camp,

The French corvette l'Huffar, a very

fine veffel, only seven months old, mounts 20 nine-pounders, now ferving as the Surinam floop, and Lieutenant Cole, of the Prince of Wales, appointed to command her. The Camphaan brig, of 16 guns, late belonging to the Government of Holland, now ferving under the fame

tion.]

Admiralty Office, O&. 12. Lieut. Senhouse, of his Majefty's brig Requin, arrived this afternoon, with dif patches from Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels employed at Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands, to Evan Nepean, Efq. Secretary of the Admiralty, of which the following are Copies.

SIR,

Prince of Wales, appointed to command her.

Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour to Mr Nepean.

I have the honour to forward, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a copy of the Articles of Capitulation, figned on the 20th inst. for placing the very valuable Golony of Surinam under his Majefty's protection; an event on which I moft fincerely congratulate their Lordships. Having been taken very ill on Tuelday laft, I have not fince been in a flate to attend on bufinefs, which I hope will be admitted by their Lordships as a fufficient apology for my not giving them a detailed account of this fortunate event. I have, however, fent a copy of my letter to the Secretary of State, for their Lordships' information. I have fent Lieut. Senboufe in the Requin armed brig with my dispatches, whofe intelligence, zeal, and activity have recommended him moft ftrongly to my notice, and will, I hope, to their Lordships' favour and protection.-I am not able ar present to forward an account of the veffels captured at Surinam, two of which I have been obliged to take into his Majefty's fervice until their Lordships' pleasure can be known; but I fhall take the first opportunity of fending that account for their Lordships' information.

I am, &c.

H. Seymour.

I am Sir, &c.

I have the honour to inform your Lordship, that on Monday morning, the 26th inft. a little atter day-light, being then about four leagues to Weftward of Orange, I discovered a ftrange fail bearing W. N. W. and having the evening before had a running fight with a large French corvette, who efcaped by getting into fhoal water, and the darkness of the night, and conceiving the fail in fight to be the fame, I immediately gave chace t about half paft five P. M. I got alongfide of her, when after about ten minutes. clofe action the ftruck, and proves to be the national corvette Republicaine, (commanded by Citoyen Le Bozee, Capitaine de Frigate) of 32 guns, 24 long nines, and 8 thirty-two pound-carronades, and 220 men, from Cayenne, on a cruize, and had taken two Americans. I had two feamen wounded in this business, and my fails and rigging a good deal damaged. the enemy is almost a wreck, and I have towed her up here with me; her lofs I understand to be nine killed and twelve wounded.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Thos. Weflern.