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 and at the commencement of the French revolutionary war he appears to have obtained a similar rating on board the Royal William 80, bearing the flag of Sir Peter Parker, Bart., commander-in-chief at Portsmouth; from which ship he was made a Lieutenant into the Inspector sloop, Nov. 10, 1793.

In that vessel. Lieutenant James followed the expedition under Sir John Jervis and Sir Charles Grey to Martinique; from whence she was sent with a convoy to Jamaica, and thereby prevented taking any part in the operations against the French colonies, previous to the storming of fort Fleur d’Epée, April 12, 1794.

The surrender of Guadaloupe on the 22d of the same month; the departure of the squadron, for St. Christopher’s; the recapture of Grande Terre, by Victor Hugues; Sir Charles Grey’s second landing in Basse Terre; and the return of Sir John Jervis to his former anchorage, off Grozier; have been noticed in our memoir of Rear-Admiral John Maitland. the storming of fort St. Ann’s, about twelve or fourteen miles from the latter place; the bombardment of Point a Pitre and fort Fleur d’Epée, by the British land-batteries and gun-boats; an unsuccessful sortie made by the enemy, on the 26th of June; the establishment of our advanced post, on Morne Mascot; the repeated defeats of the French troops sent to recover that eminence; and the disastrous result of an attempt made by Brigadier-General Symes to gain possession of the heights near Point a Pitre, preparatory to the intended assault of fort Fleur d’Epée; will be found described.

During these latter operations, Lieutenant James occasionally commanded a division of gun-boats; and on the unfortunate 2d July, he entered the harbour of Point à Pitre about two hours before day-light in order to support the detachment under Brigadier-General Symes. From that fatal period he was employed affording protection to the troops