by John Marshall

“ The Hyaena, after cruising for some time on the Jamaica station, where she took about twenty prizes, at the commencement of the French revolutionary war, was captured, off Hispaniola, by la Concorde frigate, of 44 guns and 340 men. A few days afterwards, the blacks at Cape François having risen en masse, and commenced a general massacre of the white inhabitants, Mr. Conolly took advantage of the confusion, and effected his escape to an American brig in the harbour. ”

“ The garrison of Cadiz at this time consisted of from 4000 to 4500 men. On the line wall facing the sea, seventy pieces of cannon and eight mortars had been mounted, and near Alameda were four other mortars; from the Capuchins, at the back of the town, to the land point, were three batteries of four guns each. Such was the strength of the forts at Cadiz when Sir Horatio Nelson undertook its bombardment. ”

“ On the 12th and 14th April, 1811, the towns of St. Philon and Palamos were taken possession of, the guns all embarked, and the batteries destroyed, by the Cambrian, then under the command of Captain Charles Ballen, and Volontaire 38, Captain the Hon. ”