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Bayonets fixed, and hoifted the Englifh Colours at the Fort; of
this they kept Poffeffion, doing Duty on Shore, till a Detach-
ment arrived from the Camp fome time afterwards, under the
Command of Major Ball, of General Barrington's Regiment
when they remained a few Weeks, and then were re-imbarked
on board the Squadron. A Lieutenant of the Berwick was
killed by a Party of the Enemy, which kept a regular Fire
upon the Boats as they landed the Marines, of which and of
the Seamen many were killed and wounded.
Feb. 14. At this Time the Troops at Baffe-Terre, from the
confiant Fatigues they endured, by being perpetually harraffed,
without coming to any general Engagement, which the Enemy
always avoided, and by being expofed to intent้ Heat from
Day to Day, began to yield to the Diforders of the Climate,
and the Hofpitals were crowded with Sick and Wounded. It
was therefore propofed to fend Part of them to Antigua ; and
accordingly the Rippon and Spy, which were ordered for that
Service, failed this Morning with eight Tranfports for the
Town of St. John's in that Ifland, having about 500 Men from
the Regimental Hofpitals on board, the greateft Part of which
Number died foon after their Arrival, and many on their Paf-
fage. The Surgeons were fent before as ufual, to make the
neceffary Preparations for their Reception, and to buy Water.
The Inhabitants of
Antigua or Antego, which takes its Name from this Cir-
cumftance of wanting Water, are conftantly obliged to fend
Veffels for it to Montferat, a fmall Ifland which lies about eight
Leagues from [it to the S. S. W. When it is a wet Seafon,
they preferve the Rain in Cifterns, with which moft Houfes are
fupplied, and Philter it through large Philtering Stones, of which
there
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