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occaSaonec' by one of their mortars heing
broken by our shells; but that from
cape Mola was vigorous and constant,
Small parties of the enemy advancing
near our western Lunette, were Soon
repelled and driven back by the guards.
Saturday 1 5. One of the enemy's
Shells sell on the north-counter guard
among the cartridges and loaded shells,
and setting them on fire, blew up a
large stone blind, broke one carriage,
and buried two guns in the ruins. his
accident disconcerted us greatly. A
soldier of Lord Effingham's regiment
was wounded in the shoulder. During
the night, however, we kepr an incessant
fire, which the enemy did not return
with their uSual briskness, being
err: ployed in raising a breast work Sot
erecting a battery opposite the principal
barrier. ^ e alio began to erect a
battery just by the draw-bridge, near
the N. W. raveling.
Sunday i6. The French prisoner
expired of his wonnds, and we had
one of Col. Rich's Beg. and one os the
Welch fufileers w ouneled by the spiint
rs of a shell In tbe afternoon the enrmy
heat a parley, when an aid de
camp wi'h a drunamer defied admittance,
who being blindiOlded and
l rought to the governor, produced
Some pieces of lead bound with brafs
wire, which he asserted were fired from
the garrison; and declaiming upon the
cruelty of Such a practice among Chrislion
powers, aster some Short fpace
was cor ducted back in the same manner.
No sooner was the officer retnrned,
hut the garriSon receivd the fire os
the whole camp. It may be remarked,
that however just the complaint, no
nation undcy the Sun are more apr to
sail into this error than the French.
I he governor however made all poSlshle,
tho' fruitless enquiry, offering
a reward of 100 dollars to discover
the person guilty os that unlawful procedure.
Monday 17. The enemy began to
^•ay their 5 gun battery, opposite tbe
principal barrier, and nor above 200
^tdt from our pallisador- ; thev alio
opened a battery at Stanhope's lower.
from both which they play'd with equal
briskness. The garrison observing
that the assailants opened their batteries
very fast, er.creafed their fisingwith
great diligence ; and it may be truly
said there was no intermislion, Save
one short Space, in which Mr. Boyd
went to the enemy's camp with a meffage
Srom the governor, at whose return
both fides renewed their firing till
the enemy heat a parley, when ari officer
with a drummer came to the principal
barrier. but was refused admits
ranee, hecause be would not submit to
he hoodwinked. We had a^ain the
mortiheation of a Shell's falling among
our cartridges, which with two barrels
of powder blew up, without farther
damage. We lost 2 men by this day's
action, one helonging to the Slablecrs.
the other to Cornwall's Reg. betides
9 wounded, but nigbt approaching,
and the enemy's fire continuing, we
sustained more damage by she recoiling
of a bomb tban we had bitherto done
from all their efforts ; this bomb from
Stanhop's tower recoiled Srom tbe castle
wall into a place underneath the N.
W. ravelin, otherwise vacant than aa
the habitation of the cooper and a sew
others ; where bursting, it set fire to
some powder, blew up part of the ravelin,
killed the cooper's wife,
and almost suffocated the rest. Two
men were killed on this night at the
work.
Tuefilay 18. Our officers viewing
the beeach, perceived a lmoak issuing
Srom a large store room, which heing
on fire, when opened. the flame by a
vent rag'd with great fury, but by the
diligence of the soldiers was Soon extinguished
The fmoak, however, not
escaping the enemy's observation, tbey
kept a perpetual firing at tbe place.
killed one of lad. Effingham's Reg.
and a Successive shell bursting instantaneous,
tore away three men's legs.
and wounded several others. There
was no abatement of vigour on either
fide during this whole afternoon, when
he had 4 men tROse wounded. The
garrison