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Return of Troops serving at the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th of September 1811.

Officers of all ranks at the Regimental Head Quarters or on
Detached Duty at the Station.

Officers on Staff Employ

Sergeants, Trumpeters, Drummers, and Rank and File:

192

Negroes, Slaves to the navy, attached to the Army as by Order in Council 16th March 1808, Act of Parliament 47 Geo. III, Chap. 36

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Proclamation by SIR JOHN CRADOCK.

Concerning the exchange of worn out and defaced Paper Money. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 27th September 1811.

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Letter from SIR JOHN CRADOCK to the EARL OF LIVERPOOL. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, September 29th 1811.

MY LORD, I have the Honor to submit to your Lordship that I have granted, out of the Colonial Revenues, to Major General Cockill, the next to me in Command of his Majesty's Forces in this Settle

ment, an Allowance of Thirty Shillings per Diem as long as He shall remain in that situation, from the Date of the Departure of the Honble. Lt Gen' Grey, Lt Governor. This allowance is only to continue till the pleasure of His Majesty's Government be known, and in the Event of Disapprobation, Major Gen' Cockill is to refund the Extra Pay.

I beg to observe that a similar Allowance had been made by Sir David Baird, upon the Capture of the Colony, to the Commandant of Cape Town, for the extraordinary Trouble and Expence that attaches to the officer in that station, as in Fact the great Body of the Troops, from their situation, fall under his superintendance, and I understand that my Predecessor Lord Caledon applied for Permission to revive this allowance.

I am the more induced to adopt this Measure, as the Duty of the officer who is Second in Command is naturally much encreased by my attention to the Civil affairs of the Government, and I have had the less Hesitation, as the saving of the Salary of the L' Governor during his absence so much more than meets the Expence. I have etc.

(Signed) J. F. CRADOCK

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Letter from REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT STOPFORD to
J. W. CROKER, ESQRE.

HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP Scipion,

OFF Sourabaya, 29th September 1811.

SIR,-In my letter to you from Batavia Roads under date the 30th of August, I acquainted you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that it was my intention to proceed in the Scipion to the Isle of France in consequence of the principal part of the Enemy's force having been captured or destroyed in the Successful assault of their Works by the British troops on the 26th of that Month.

On communication of this my intention to His Excellency the Governor General of India, who was residing at Batavia, and to Lieutenant General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, the Commander in

Chief of the Forces, I was informed by these authorities that the future resources of the Enemy were yet unknown, and that they considered it requisite to use all means to bring the contest to as speedy a conclusion as possible, hoping that I would not diminish any part of the British force by my departure.

Upon these suggestions I waived my first intention of quitting the station and prepared for immediately proceeding to Sourabaya. In pursuance of my former arrangement, the Nisus, President, Phoebe, and Hesper (Sloop) sailed on the 31st August to Cheribon for the purpose of intercepting the Enemy's retreat from Meester Cornelius to the Eastward. As no Troops were ready for embarkation I relied upon the Marines of these ships (to which the party of His Majesty's ship Lion was added) for performing this Service, and they fully answered my expectation. Captain Beaver of His Majesty's ship Nisus having Summoned the place to Surrender, took possession of it without opposition. Captain Warren bearer of the Summons having hoisted the British Flag received information that the Commander in Chief of the French Troops (General Jumelle) had just arrived, and was changing horses to proceed to the Eastward. Captain Warren with his Gigg's crew immediately made him his Prisoner and Secured him; many other Officers and Privates were also made Prisoners, as their Lordships will observe by Captain Beaver's Report to me of his proceedings, with Captain Hillyar's account of the Surrender of Taggall, both forwarded by this opportunity. The Services performed by these Ships were of the greatest importance to the ultimate result of the Campaign.

On the 4th September I detached Commodore Broughton in the Illustrious with the Minden, Lion, and Leda, to rendezvous off the entrance of Gressie; on board these ships were embarked the 14th and part of the 78th Regiments of foot with Field Pieces. The Modeste sailed on the 5th with Lieutenant General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, and I sailed in the Scipion on the 6th, having on board two companies of Artillery and four Field Pieces. The Transports with the remainder of the Troops were directed to Sail as soon as they were ready.

On the 8th of September I received a dispatch from Sir Samuel Auchmuty acquainting me that he had received information of General Janssens' intention of assembling his forces and making a stand at Samarang, and requesting I would proceed

there and collect as many Troops as possible. Measures for this purpose were accordingly taken. On the 9th I anchored off Samarang, and on the 10th was joined by Commodore Broughton with the Ships under his orders and some few Transports. On the same day the General in conjunction with me sent a Summons to General Janssens, which was rejected; on that night I directed the armed Boats of the Squadron to take or destroy Several of the Enemy's Gun Boats lying in shore with French Colours. This Service was compleatly executed under the direction of Captain Maunsell, acting Captain of the Illustrious.

The General being in possession of a plan of the Town of Samarang which mark'd it as strongly fortified, and being unacquainted with the Number of the Enemy's Troops, did not think it advisable to land the Nine hundred Troops which were collected, but waited for reinforcements from Batavia. Nothing was therefore attempted until the 12th, when having learnt that the Enemy had quitted the Town of Samarang and retired into the interior, a party of Troops was landed and took possession of the Town without opposition. On the 13th the whole of the Troops were landed, which now amounted to Fifteen hundred men, preparatory to an attack upon the Enemy's position on an eminence about Seven Miles from Samarang, where some guns were placed and a work hastily thrown up.

Concluding that the final retreat of the Enemy would be towards Sourabaya, I represented to the General the necessity of being beforehand with the Enemy and immediately occupying that post. I accordingly sailed for this purpose on the 15th with the Scipion, Lion, Nisus, President, Phoebe and Harpy (the four last having joined on the 14th). I intended to collect on my passage such Transports with Troops as had proceeded under the original intention of going to Sourabaya and had not received the counter order to go to Samarang.

On the 17th I anchored with the Squadron off the Town of Sedaya on the Java Shore leading to Gressie, and was joined by three Transports having two Hundred effective Sepoys and Fifty European Cavalry. To these were added the Marines of the Squadron, making a force of nearly Four hundred and Fifty Men.

On the 18th Captain Harris of His Majesty's ship Sir Francis Drake came on board the Scipion from the Island of Madura. For the previous proceedings of this meritorious officer, whom I had

detached from Batavia on the 12th of August to take possession of the French fortress at Samanap, in which he was eminently successful, and for his Subsequent Master Stroke of policy in drawing the Sultan of Madura from the French Alliance and attaching him to the British interests, I beg leave to refer their Lordships to my Letter No. 21, containing Captain Harris's report of his proceedings, and the able and Spirited assistance he received from Captain Pellew of His Majesty's Ship Phaeton.

As there was no Field officer of the army with me, I directed Captain Harris to take command of the Troops which were landed on the 19th, and to march to Gressie. On the 20th the place was in our possession, some parties of the Enemy with Guns having been put to flight.

On the approach of the Troops to Sourabaya on the 22nd articles of Capitulation were agreed upon between Captain Harris and the Commandant (a Colonel in the French Service) for the Surrender of the place. When these terms were on the point of being signed intelligence was received of the Capitulation for the Surrender of Java and its dependencies having been concluded on the 18th. Sourabaya was therefore taken possession of, and fell under the General terms of the Capitulation.

The General's Letter having nearly at the same time reached me I sent an officer to take possession of Fort Ludowick, a place of Great Strength towards the Sea and Compleatly defending the Northern entrance towards Gressie. The Fort was in excellent order, containing Ninety-eight pieces of heavy cannon, chiefly Brass. I had however previously mark'd out the Ground for erecting a Mortar Battery upon the Island of Menare, from which it might have been effectually Bombarded.

Having thus far detailed the Successes of the campaign, I regret that in one point there has been a failure, but occasioned by an unforeseen circumstance. I allude to the escape of the Two French Frigates the Medusa and La Nymphe from Sourabaya on the 4th of September by the Northern passage. Their Lordships will observe by my Letter of the 30th ultimo (No. 2) that I had Stationed two Frigates the Bucephalus and Akbar to Watch this northern entrance, and the Hussar and Phaeton were on the Southern Side. By Captain Pelly's report it appears that shortly after his arrival upon the station Captain Drury, Acting Captain of the Akbar, represented to him that the water in the hold of that ship had