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1 ^ ^ T H E M a g a z i n e ^ f M a ^ a z i n c ^ a ÔLUME .All utltt^llt^ -Acf^ttut of th^ aît^ ctnd ^ttrrctldef of ^Hl- LlP^ f^rl, in S^ Ijinnd of MINORCA. Saturday ^ ^ ^ ^ H E gartison was alarm- ^-vs ^ ed With the first news ^ I ^ ^ ^ Jargc fleet of French ^ transports being in fight. Sunday its. Part of ' Col. Riche's regiment from the country, brought an account of the land- in of their troops at Cieutadella. 1 necessary precautions were immediately taken, the artillery and additional gunners were stationed, and a resolute defence was determined. Monday l^. The remainder of Col. Riche's regiment arrived from Cieutadella, from whence they had retired, leaving a corporal behind, who was made printer by the French. Abril i The western signal houfe guard also retired into the fort. All Col. Cornwallis's regiment left Mahon, to peinforce the garrison, and the General detached Lt. Col. Bufane, with 200 men to observe the enemy' a motion, who feeing no appearance of them in the day, staid at Mahon all night. Tuefday 2o. The General detached too men to reinforce Col. Bufane, and also detached a party to drive all the cattle they could fiiad in the country into the Sort. Upon this expedition two of our men were wounded by the Spaniards. Our Scents brought advice that i2,ocio A of
2 ^r! M AC A ^ l N ^ ^ M ACA ^ IN E ^ o^ the enemy were on their march to Mahon ; on which Col. Bufane's party retired into the garrison, as did likewise a party of miners employed in Springing a mine under the Grey Friery at Mahon, in order to fill up the road which led to the garriSon. Forty men belonging to the regiment in Gibraltar, and all the marines on board the men oS war which lay in the harbour, were commanded to reinforce the garrison, and the British Squadron, six in number, Sailed out of the harbour ; Capt. Scrope having first with i.4o of his men, joined the reinforcement, and sent the Defiance to Sea, under the command of his lieutenant, Wed. 2i. The Marlbro* guard was alarmed, mistaking the Spaniards flying into the country for the enemy ; numbers of theSe Spaniards V ere brought into the garrison by different parties. We could now plainly perceive the enemy at Cape .Mola, on the opposite side os the harbour, and at night we doubled Our piquets, and detached them into the town of St. Philip's to unhead all the wine casks, which they accordingly executed, spilling the •wine, and bringing all the empty casks into the garriSon ; thefe were of infinite service during the siege, in erecting blinds, traverses, and other necessary ufes. A piquet of lhe artillery and additional gunners manned thoSe batteries which were most expoSed, and on this day the whole garriSon were Served with a pint of wine a man. Thursday 22. A fire-ship was Sunk by Gen Blakeney's order, which was Scarcely executed before an account arrived that the French were advancing Srom Elliore to Mahon ; noon which the General dispatchd the drum major oS Col. Cornwall's regiment in military Sorm, to demand the reason of the French king's troops landing in an hostile manner, in hia majesty's island of Minorca. A party of the enemy advanced as far as Mahon, and they posted a captain's guard at Middle Mount, which is half way hetween Mahon and the garriSon. They al- So towed up the prizes to Mahon, which had heen taken by our men oS war- In the mean time no precaution was omitted by the General Sor Security oS the garriSon. Friday 25. The drum major returned haying executed in due Sorm the commission upon which he was dispatched. ASter Some short consultation he was conducted to the D. de Richlieu, general in chieS, at Elliore, where he Saw a numerous army on their march to Mahon. He Saw alfo six pieces oS cannon, and a prince oS the blond who came a volunteer upon this expedition. Upon this inSormation the governor augmented the guards, and all was quiet Sor the remainder of the day. Sat. 24. We discovered the enemy's approach by hearing their drums beat, and their morning gun fire, and Soon Saw their main body on their march between Middle Mount and St. Philip's ; but Suddenly disappearing we apprehended they had taken a circuit in order to attack Marlborough Sort, which is Separated Srom the garriSon by a creek of the sea, called St. Stephen's Cove ; but instead of attacking this Sort, they encamped at about a mile and a halS's distance from the garrison. In the afternoon their fleet came in sight, and bore so near that we concluded they would attempt to come in, but they kept cruizing all the next day round the harbour's mouth. Monday 26. We could perceive by computation upwards of 500 of the enemy marching to Cape Mola The Duke de Richelieu having dispatched a drummer with a letter to our governor, complaiSantly sent him a present of dry fruit, who in return sent him back six bottles of English heer. Tuefday 27. The enemy took possession
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