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T H £ fH *.’ -r.ixt^ Georgia .fro* the LONDON O A ETf E. ■ . A6uikALTT-o*rici, September to, 1779. AM” “ipWESTERDAY ia the evening the Hn. Vie* Admiral Barri. gtoa, Aad Capt. SaWver, of hit MajeftyV * ft ip the Boyne, arrived at this of. • * fice with difpatchcs from the Hoai Vice Admiral Byron; Os Which the following are copie* and ext raft*. * * f o iVi ■> v t ft * *”+ *** ** so fcf* Aimirtd Byr o S I k, AGREEABLE to Whet 1 wrote you by the St. Albaas, a duplicate of which will dcctra jpilnr fell, I failed from St Chriftopher’t the ljt> of last month, at the fame time the trade last it far Europe, and.proceeded%o windward Os the iflandt far protection of the convoy, in. lending to call at Barhadbt ia my way 10 Si. fef■***”* I#e ca f with the wiad hi eAft, retarded our progref* so much, that it ONU the loth of Jiae before the ftjuadroh coaid breather the island of Martiaico. Thia induced fee to proceed diredUy taSt. Lilcja, where! hrrired next morning, and learnt that the french hed poieffvd themfelret df the island Os St. Vin- Oeoi, With 0 small force, and without oppofi. Ooa* Upon a conference With Major General OtMf'jt was determined to attempt thereuk -I*l Os • Vincent, for which pitrpofe the troopi Word ordered to be embarked immediately on board the iranfporti, and every thiad got in laodloefa Without a moment** left of time s but ‘ intelligence being received af fljet feeu that looming to leeward, fteeHOg a eourfe for Gre bade, X WMte to Lord Macartney, by one of lie Aids de Camp that happened to be at St. Lucia, to give his Lordship notice of oUr fed- Hmsi, and that the troops aadfjjadfon w uld immediately come to hit relief, if, at St. Via teiOt, Or on the pAffego thither; we (Hiuld learn that Grenada was attacked. I Kkewife feat ah Officer in a fail failing fchoonfer to look inta Port Loyal Bay, where he saw thirteen large (hi ns, Which hefoppofed (hrptof war,, more eipecially ks (feeof them bore a flag at the foretop-gaiiant faaft-htad ; but a frigate and feme other small Craft giving him chafe, be was prevented from going so near as he intended. Thd line of battle, to be tranflitted here with; will Slew that the (ijutdron under my dommOad confided of (hips and a frigate 1 With these and the tdanfports I failed from St. Lucia ch Cataniar the 3d, and next Afternoon had intelligence from ot. Vincent of fcoretkah thirty foil of French men of War and (hips having patted there on Thurfdey, fed among them appeared to to* upwards of id fhipsof thelihe of battle; if wai farther report* fed At Mons. de la Mottc Piquet had joined the Con fit dEftaing about a week before with a frong reinforcement. Upon this informs. on the flgaal was made imUatiy to bear up for Grenada, bat it fell calm feon after, and continued so until nine o’clock next ammi o, about which time a fmali schooner that left'Gre nada of Saturday evening came inta the fleet, And the principal person on board her (a er-‘ tnmtjreported that the French had landed about two thorffaaji five hundred troops Dear the town °f St. George on Friday; mad; in attack upon ife fort that night, and were ropalfcd : That M*Ef ,ine y *Pei tdhoM oat.a fort* oight f That he had ftia the enemy’s naval Safe* 1 Mr*; which did not exceed eight (hips tilth* line, be fide s frigates and armed traaf ports. Another fchoooer from Grenada joined As ffipe after; and brought a similar account j Only the matter of her; who had been frequent ly * pilot on hoard tke-King*s Alps, reported, wat the enemy had between fourteen and nine, toeg foips of the line. It beifeg my intention * * y.v r* . * fr, JSk • m&SMar*. vI&aESS&I^K! f m ™ wlV^ - ~tfiiyESfti3 r (SttMyWP*P f ily^V^^telßM S \ **” £. Jk | > . i,’ \** / SAVANNAH* *HURSDA?> JaMaM ij* i 7 U, l from thisintelligence to be of ft. Quotas Bay foen after day- break, I drew the foips of war from among the traafoerkt, Jesting pafy tfe Suffolk, Vigilant, and Mob mouth, for their protection; nadir the oNWt Wf Rear Admiral Rowley, who Was intended tO csatUft the dd barkmeat of foe troops J felt ho was to join fee With the Alps if I/aw occasion for thaif service. One of this efetty*i frigates was rajynear os la the night, and gave the alarm ofottr approach. Soon after dab.light oa Tnafday tht 6ch, the French fqusdron was fun oIF St. George’s, moft of these at anchor, batge.ting underway, foemiagly ia gfoat coafuhaa, and with little of no wind. The ftgaal wis immediately made for a general chafe* ih that quarter, as Wall as for Rear Admital Rowley to lhave thd convoy; aad aa not mote than fourteen or fifteea of the enemy’s (hip* appeared to be of the llad from the poStion they were in, tbu signal was made for the Aips b oegvgo, and fom 3# titev could get up 1 in canfeqaende of whkfii Vice Aduii t*lr Barrington ia the Priafee rs Wales, with Capt. Sawyer in the Boyne, and Capt Gard- Asr ia the Saltan; being the bcadm i of the BritiA fquadroa, and carrying aptest of fail* Were fooa fired upon at a great dittaned, which they did not retard Until ihev goVconfiderably neam; but the euetay gettiag the breeds of mod about that time, draw out tlfejrljae from the clutter they ward lyin£ ia, bj* bearing a wav and forming to leeward oh thd'flarboard tack, which Stewed their flrcßgtk to be very different from omr Gieaada intcllireabai for if Was plainly difeovered they had thirty Tour fail of (hip. o/war. twenty-ix or twenty-feyen of which were of the line, and of tbofe o*- peared of great force; however tl* general chafe was continued, and rife signal madd for a clofs engagement i but oar o>moft could hot effect that, he It, by always bearing dp when our fitipi got near them; aad I was fmy to oblcrvt, that their fopiriority over us in failing gavo them the op tion of diflaace; which they availed themfelvCs es, so as to prevent our ic# Woos ever getting into a&oni and being to leeward they did great damage 10 the Hiatts aid rigging, when our Ant could not reach them. The Alps that flittered mutt were those thd adtioa began with; and -the Grafton; Capt. Col ling wood, the Cornwall, Capt. Edwards, and the Libs; Capt. Cornwallis. Tht spirited example of Vied Admiral Barrington, with the former three, CXpofed them to a severe fire ia making the at* tack; and tne latter three happening to be to leeward fuff aided the fire of the enemy’s whold tineas it pAffcd oft the fUrboard tack; the Moa* mouth likeuife fiiffercd exceedingly, by Capt. Fanihaw’s having bore down in a very gallaiit manner to stop tie van es the enemy’s found rod and briag it to altioa; bat front the very (m art had well direded fire kept up by ihe feips ind others rhat wen engaged, I am convinced they did the enemy great damage; although their matt*; rigging and fails, appeared lefaut |ured than uars. The four ftiipt last adajriened; with the Fame; being f> difatried ia-tfefit olafta and rigging, as to b? incapable of keep* lug up With the fonadrOn; and tb Suffolk ap peariug to have retried confidsrabl: damage id an Attack made bp Rear Admiral Rowley upon the eaumyt* van, t took id the flgaal for chafe, hot co&unKtd that for tofc cue age meat, formed the beil line whith circuiaftajces could admit of, kept the wind to pitveni thh enemy from doubling apod oi aid catting off the thanfports, wch they (cctttcl inclined to doj ftnd had the latter Xery mach in their power, by means of tfelv largd frigates, Independent of (hips o> the Lne. The Preach fqosdro* Xack •d to thefootliward,’ about three o’clock 1* the afternoon % and 1 did the fame, ta iareadi hefs to support the G a (ton, Cerawdil, dad £=. Art Os ncibw, ..4 . jJL Wn l ftera: Bat tbu Ldoa Ukewife being much to leeward, aodhaXiaglott her mainaodmidedrop *"d I s * foftrof her riggiagperd fails pe xngctft taa t Hf ex.raordiaary manner, Oh bur* p-moefwfw • - **ty*~. ’ - ayi.fc Kir>'iw. Mfep fofoa ftflward, when tiso flAtiitaffife|| my gtpat furprize, ao (hip of thooMu S 7 K SM OraffewMi Cornwall Jfeotftyaard, Mb bad might baud ferns weatfered by the French if they haA kept wShSSft* Was fartfett to lea Ward, fed loft Mr agtittap* wil * adlt difafeadi-Ml gtsatfbprfiority, that with firing upon these ffilis wfea aaffidff feraly withfopm (hft j aqd/nffored dfen tojjfeh tM fquadroa; Without one effort fecbtl£im o|L The Monmaath Wis so totally difebled ia her ffllftl add rigging, that l jadned i pfopar fe fend direfiions in tfeeVening (or CtstiL. few# to make tht fell of hit way a Aatltfei *;i t sfk 4o.bt of** the iflsnd. To difledge them was imprTaicahle considering the RattHthe twoßfotTotfim fore sent orders to Capt: Burlier, the Agent, to ittake the heft of his way #fth the traafoorts td Antigua Or lt> Cbriftopber*i; whicTeVar ha Wall fetch, Ifttendingkjlfep thu Kin|’i Aife between thm and rite french (quadron, Which at twe clofa of the etenipg was about three miles to lsowafd af til, ana l had fel doofe would at least ba 4 1 Bear 111 ‘the morainri for although it was feddmtrl froffi their candaft throaghoat the whole day, that they were mi-’ foltad to avoid • deft engagement, t waold not allow myfelf so tbiafr that; with A ffecd so greatly superior, the Prdnch Admiral wfefe permit us to carry dlf the tranfporu uaaroliftedg ltiamy^aty that the fehaviodr of the officers aad mba of his Majtfty’s fdaadria Was focb aa became frfo tifla seamen, ksaloua of the hoaoer of the!* that were embarked with tbrir officers ia that King’s (hips,bffhaved as breVe Mikrtj and front she exemplary good CaaduA wf those who got Into adtion, from the tilible hffcft which tfiei t brittt and well direfled fire had apoa the caw iny’s (hips; and front that tool and determined vefoluuoa sad very flroag dofire of eOrnlng*td adofe engagemeat. which prevailed natver-, felly throughout the fqaadroq, I think myfelf juflifiablO in faying that the grepi ftperieptf ia nuraßers And fotet would not have avliled the enemy so math, hid net their advantage! over us ia felling epibled them to pirtftrtt 4 diftaned little Calculaied for dettidiig sick coa te (Is. ■ ~ Yoa wfll herewith receive a lift df thfi liM pod Wounded 5 Vied Admiral Rirrlsgtoh iPAU mong the latter, bat Ms hurt if fligftt, which. ii happily.the case srith a confiderible part of the woAaded. ;• ‘ - I am, Ac, j. BYRON! .... LINN O* iITTLB. •Yhe Suffolk te lead with few flarbotfd dad fed Grafton with the larboard, tacMoa board. Mom. V3e AdmirAl BarrlAgteb*s Div^fea.^ V* k Cw*- *•*. * tia 64 W..rwib.; i,? 7? Magnificeaju Caia. Elphinftan, 60074. Hoe. Ylefl AdmirAl Byfod, Cemmaader id , n Chief, Us/Xvifem. F-toc, Capt. Batfeart, , |q# f4 LS// tht fourth P*gt | j l*‘ >;