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by us all, but more especially by the People of this Country.
AFTER we had possess’d the Out-works, his Lordship acquainted us the 4th Instant, by a Memorial, That if any thing made it possible to take the Town of Barcelona, it was to carry on the Attack of the Town, and therefore desired the Succours promis’d in the Council of War of the 27th ult. as also about Forty Guns from the Fleet, 24 and 18 Pounders, and the Assistance of the fleet in a Bombardment and Cannonading; and we unanimously came to the Resolutions, to send Men ashore to Barcelona Town. And accordingly the Troops and Guns, with their Appurtenances, &c. and about 180 Rounds of Shot for each Gun; and they are now ashore as also the 10 Brass 24 Pounders belonging to the Train; all which Guns are to he play’d on a Battery near the Town, and we hope to see the good Effect of them in a very little Time.
Britannia before Barcelona, Octob. 12. 1705.
Gent.
THIS brings his Royal Highness an Account of our Proceedings since my last of the 10th of Sept. whtch was sent by Capt. Bedford in the Neptune Galley, homeward-bound from Leghorn.
THE 11th ult. we ordered Three of the Youngest Captains that had not taken Post, and Six Lieutenants, to Command by Turns the Gunners of the Fleet that were employ’d in the Batteries ashore, and to Night we began to Bombard the City of Barcelona from the Bomb Vessels of the Fleet.
THE 12th one of our Batteries ashore began to Fire, and did considerable Damages to the Enemy, by dismounting their Cannon.
