VII.
1758.
[Expedition
against
St.
Malo,
June
1758
-
Note
-
Letter
about
Expedition
to
someone
unknown
-
Return
to
England
-
Letter
to
Lord
Lyttelton.
]
The
next
season
he
went
a
volunteer
in
the
successful
expedition
against
St.
Malo,
commanded
by
the
late
duke
of
Marlborough.
After
seventeen
days
sailing
with
contrary
wind,
they
made
Cancal
Bay.
In
the
afternoon,
lord
Howe
silenced
some
old
batteries
on
the
top
of
the
precipices,
and
the
whole
army
landed.
The
next
morning,
the
new-raised
light
horse,
commanded
by
the
glorious
general
Elliot,
was
ordered
to
march
up
to
the
town.
Emin
had
no
horse,
and
chose
to
be
one
of
the
party
on
foot:
he
walked
thirteen
miles
at
the
head
of
the
troops,
and
reached
the
suburbs
of
St.
Malo
just
in
the
dusk
of
the
evening.
The
troops
set
133
ships
large
and
small
on
fire
upon
the
beach,
where
he
did
as
well
as
he
could
to
gain
the
good
opinion
of
general
Elliot.
The
late
Sir
John
Armitage
was
more
active
than
all
the
troops,
setting
the
enemys
magazine
also
on
fire.
HISTORICAL
NOTE.
Extracts
from
"A
Journal
of
the
late
Campaign
against
France.
"
(
British
Museum
E.
2050.
)
P.
46.
"On
the
23rd
of
May
the
Duke
of
Marlborough
arrived
in
camp
as
Commander-in-chief
of
the
forces.
Lord
George
Sackville
was
Second
in
Command
and
under
these
another
Lieutenant
General
besides
five
Major
Generals . . . .
The
embarkation
of
the
baggage
began
on
the
25th . . . . . .
on
the
28th
the
whole
was
finished . . . . . .
Commodore
Howe
commanded
the
frigates
and
was
entrusted
with
the
direction
of
everything
that
related
to
the
landing
of
the
troops
in
the
enemys
dominions.
"
P.
47.
"We
were
favoured
with
a
fair
wind
on
Thursday
the
1st
June.
Lord
Anson
immediately
weighed
and
put
to
sea
with
all
the
Ships
of
war
except
those
defined
as
convoy
to
the
transports
under
the
immediate
direction
of
Commodore
Howe.
"
P.
48.
"On
Monday
morning
we
made
St.
Maloes,
and
about
two
in
the
afternoon
the
whole
fleet
stood
into
the
Bay
of
Cancalle.
We
were
detained
at
Cancalle
by
north
westerly
winds,
for
two
days,
during
which
a
packet
arrived
from
England
-
another
was
dispatched
thither
with
an
account
of
our
success
and
safe
embarkation,
and
a
flag
of
truce
from
St.
Maloes
went
on
board
of
the
Commodore.
"
P.
52.
On
Friday
16th
"we
sailed
from
the
Bay,
but
next
day
we
were
obliged
by
contrary
winds
to
return
to
our
former
station.
"
From
"A
Genuine
Narrative
of
the
Enterprise
against
St.
Maloe
1758.
"
(
British
Museum,
E.
9210.
C.
46.
)
P.
49.
"We
left
St.
Helens
the
first
of
this
month
meeting
with
a
wind
not
so
favourable
as
we
could
have
wished
we
were
forced
through
the
Race
of
Alderney.
The
third
day
we
were
off
Sark.
The
fourth
day
we
saw
Cape
Fréhel
and
St.
Maloes
but
the
road
being
too
dangerous
for
ships
to
ride
we
sailed
the
next
morning
to
Cancalle
Bay.
"
16
battalions
were
sent
to
the
Isle
of
Wight
by
the
middle
of
May
and
at
the
end
of
the
month
13,
000
men
were
encamped
on
the
island . . . . . .
on
the
1st
of
June
the
armament
set
sail
arriving
on
the
5th
at
Cancalle
Bay
about
8
miles
from
St.
Malo.
A
French
battery
left
for
the
defence
of
the
bay
was
quickly
silenced
by
the
ships
and
on
the
following
day
the
entire
force
was
landed.
One
brigade
was
left
to
guard
the
landing
place
and
the
remainder
marched
to
St.
Malo
where
the
light
dragoons
slipped
down
under
cover
of
night
and
burned
over
a
hundred,
privateers
and
merchant
vessels.
(From
Fortescues
"History
of
the
British
Army.
")
In
Corbetts
"England
in
the
Seven
Years
War"
the
number
of
ships
burnt
at
St.
Servan
is
stated
to
be
"four
Kings
ships
of
from
fifty
to
eighteen
guns
on
the
stocks
and
sixty-two
merchant
men;
and
at
Solidore,
hard
by,
eight
fine
privateers
ready
for
sea
and
twelve
other
vessels
besides
small
craft
and
an
enormous
quantity
of
timber,
cordage
and
naval
stores.
"
Thus,
according
to
Fortescue,
over
100
privateers
and
merchant
vessels
were
burnt,
according
to
Corbett
74
large
vessels
and
twelve
others.
Emin,
writing
on
11th
June,
therefore
is
fairly
correct
since
he
says
73
were
burnt,
"besides
small
vessels.
"
In
his
narrative
he
says
"133
ships
large
and
small.
"
The
"glorious
General
Elliot.
"
-
GEORGE
AUGUSTUS
ELIOT,
born
in
Scotland
1717,
died
at
Aix-la-Chapelle
1790.
In
1775
Governor
of
Gibraltar,
which
he
defended
against
the
French
and
Spaniards
in
1779-83,
since
when
Gibraltar
has
been
free
from
attack
by
land
or
sea.
Raised
to
the
peerage
as
Lord
Heathfield,
Baron
of
Gibraltar,
1787.
SIR
JOHN
ARMITAGE,
2nd
Bart.
b.
1738.
M.
P.
for
York,
died
unmarried
(according
to
Thackeray
in
"The
Virginians"
affianced
to
the
sister
of
Commodore
Howe),
killed
in
the
unfortunate
affair
on
the
coast
of
France
near
St.
Cas,
in
1758.
EMINs
LETTER
OF
JUNE
11
AND
12,
1757,
FROM
CANCALE.
There
is
nothing
to
show
to
whom
this
letter
was
written,
unless
from
what
he
says
of
the
kindness
shown
to
him,
"a
stranger,
"
we
may
consider
that
it
was
addressed
to
Charles
Stanhope.
The
recipient
gave
it
to
Mrs.
Montagu,
who
preserved
it.
By
"Lahad"
and
"lohalle"
Emin
means
the
harbour
of
La
Houle
where
the
troops
landed,
and
which
was
defended
by
the
small
battery
of
two
guns
silenced
by
Commodore
Howe
from
the
Success.
Two
brigades
were
landed
on
the
5th,
the
rest
of
the
troops
on
the
6th,
and
on
the
7th
Marlborough
ordered
the
advance
to
St.
Malo
and
St.
Servan
where
the
shipping
was
fired.
The
incident
of
the
French
gentleman,
"Count
Lanual,
"
who
met
"Kingsly
Granaders,
"
is
thus
related
in
"The
Virginians"
"the
only
person
slain
on
the
whole
day
being
a
French
gentleman
who
was
riding
with
his
servant
and
was
surprised
by
volunteer
Lord
Downe
marching
in
the
front
with
a
company
of
Kingsleys.
My
Lord
Downe
offered
the
gentleman
quarter
which
he
foolishly
refused,
whereupon
he,
his
servant,
and
the
two
horses
were
straightway
shot.
"
After
the
shipping
was
burnt,
the
forces
re-embarked
and
"the
costly
armament
returned
to
Portsmouth
having
effected
absolutely
nothing.
"
(Fortescue.
)
Loyalty
to
his
chief
prevented
any
comment
in
his
letter
beyond
"what
ever
his
Grace
does
is
always
right,
"
but
the
return
without
any
fighting
must
have
been
a
disappointment
to
Emin.
The
Essex,
on
board
of
which
man-o-war
he
returned,
was
the
Commodores
ship
on
the
setting
out
of
the
expedition.
(
June
1758
)
SIR
Give
me
Leave
to
acquaint
you
of
our
short
Expedition
as
short
as
possible.
That
on
the
first
day
of
June
we
set
sail
from
S
t
Hellens,
and
on
the
fifth
came
to
an
anchor
at
Lahad,
on
the
sixth
all
our
army
landed
without
the
havy
artillery
(which
I
am
sorry
for)
on
the
seventh
we
marched
up
to
Parame
about
8
miles
from
our
landing
place
above,
and
by
the
order
of
his
Grace
the
Duke
of
Marlborough,
with
a
detatchment
of
few
Horse
and
foot;
advanced
towards
S
t
Malo
3
or
4
miles
distance
from
our
Camp,
about
nine
o
Clock
in
the
evening,
we
begun
to
set
fire
to
the
Ships,
and
to
the
Dock,
and
magazine
in
the
sight
of
the
Town
of
S
t
Malo,
without
having
the
Honour
of
firing
a
shot
from
them,
for
all
we
were
so
near
to
the
Place,
as
about
a
thousand
yards
without
any
manner
of
Covering,
intirely
exposed
to
their
Batteries,
exept
second
and
third
day
of
burning
their
ships
wich
they
fired
about
40
shots
at
us
and
killed
hardly
any.
and
on
the
10
th
we
returned
to
our
landing
place
here
we
are
safe
and
sound
Troops
are
embarking
again
and
will
be
finished
tomorrow.
I
have
not
told
you
what
opposition
we
met
in
our
landing,
and
marching
up
so
far
into
the
most
inclosed,
and
strongest
Country
ever
was
known.
t
here
at
lohalle
was
only
2
Cannon
Battery,
to
which
Captain
Howe
came
up
with
one
of
our
small
frigates
as
near
to
it
as
possible,
and
dismounted
them
very
soon;
this
is
all
the
opposition
we
have
met
in
such
strong
Place;
our
Generals
and
noble
experienced
Wariors
say
that
had
there
been
only
fife
hundred
Regulars
our
landing
would
have
been
impracticable.
We
found
few
men,
and
few
Women
all
the
Villages
emty,
hardly
any
Provision
in
them,
Kingsly
Granaders
happened
to
meet
Count
Lanual
a
man
of
a
Considerable
fortune
in
this
Country
would
not
surrender
himself
obstinately
was
kited
with
his
servant
and
his
Horse.
The
reason
of
our
coming
away
without
taking
the
Town
of
S
t
Malo
is
not
my
Place
to
say
any
thing,
what
ever
his
Grace
does
is
always
right,
I
wish
him
well
for
he
deserves
to
be
victorious
like
his
noble
ancestor
he
is
wery
gracious
to
me,
and
so
my
lord
George
sackwell.
I
have
one
thing
more
to
say
that
I
have
the
supperstition
to
flatter
myself
that
the
Duke
of
Marlborough
is
now
at
the
Head
of
the
English
Army
they
will
be
victorious
let
them
be
where
they
please.
The
number
of
ships
burnt
is
73
from
40
to
16
Guns
besides
small
Vessels
this
is
all
the
account
I
can
give
you,
and
am
sorry
have
not
time
enough
to
write
to
the
rest
of
my
Friends,
but
if
you
will
be
so
good
as
to
send
it
to
M
rs
Montagu
after
you
have
read
it,
I
shall
be
infinitely
thankfull
to
you,
it
will
be
added
to
the
rest
of
your
Favours,
and
humanity
your
Goodness
has
already
bestowed
on
me,
a
stranger,
may
God
bless
you,
and
preserve
your
Health
I
am
with
the
utmost
respect
&
Veneration.
Good
S
r
Your
most
obed
t
most
obliged
humble
servant
Housep
Emin.
11
th
June
1758
Cancail
or
Lohalle
P.
S.
my
Compliments
to
D
r
Monsey,
and
General
Elliots
compliments
to
you
12
th
June
1758
by
the
Help
of
Almighty
all
our
army
now
are
safe
embarked
without
any
Loss
&
I
hope
to
return
as
safe
on
board
of
Essex,
Man
of
War
excuse
the
error
of
this
for
I
have
wrote
without
looking
over.
When
Emin
came
back
with
the
troops,
the
duke
of
Marlborough
hearing
of
his
behaviour,
promised
to
take
him
with
him
into
Germany.
But
when
they
arrived
in
London,
the
duke
invited
him
to
his
table;
and
after
dinner,
told
him
in
private,
that
the
king
had
ordered
no
volunteers
to
be
admitted
into
the
army
then
going
over
to
join
prince
Ferdinand
in
Westphalia.
His
Grace
made
him
accept
thirty
guineas.
He
having
a
great
desire
to
go
into
the
late
king
of
Prussias
army,
told
his
intention
to
the
duke,
who
said,
"that
in
case
he
should
not
be
received
by
His
Majesty,
upon
his
word
he
would
take
him
then
under
his
protection.
"
While
he
was
in
these
active
pursuits,
his
friends
increased
daily.
[There
is
no
date
to
the
following
letter
to
Lord
Lyttelton
but
it
is
clear
that
it
was
written
after
the
"Buckeniering
Enterprize"
of
St.
Malo,
and
before
Emin
was
admitted
to
the
presence
of
the
"Great
man"
-
Mr.
Pitt.
]
TO
LORD
LYTTELTON.
My
Eastern
Lord
&
Magnanimus
Councelor.
I
am
sorry
I
have
not
wrote
to
Your
Lordship
before,
ney
I
am
ashamed,
nor
I
deserwe
your
Foregiveness,
but
there
is
one
thing
that
I
can
say
to
excuse
myself,
I
have
done
nothing
seen
nothing,
since
I
took
my
Leave
of
your
Lordship,
and
therefore
I
thought
needles
to
write
to
you,
exept
some
Grand
Affair
had
happened,
that
it
might
be
worthy
of
my
sage
&
great
Lords
Notice,
whose
prevailing
and
wise
Councel
is
greater
than
the
universe,
and
when
I
am
so
happy
to
be
in
his
Presence,
and
heear
his
paternal
advice
about
my
Honest.
Desings,
my
mind
begins
to
feel
satisfaction,
and
my
Heart
tells
me
that
I
shall
overcome
all
difficulties,
and
save
my
distressed
Country;
my
good
Lord
in
this
World
I
have
hardly
any
Comfort,
exept
Great
men
like
your
Lordship,
think
well
of
my
Undertakings,
which
is
as
much
to
me,
as
if
I
had
already
compassed
it.
The
Instruction
of
wise
man,
is
not
only
an
Encouragement,
but
it
is
like
Spur
pearces
me
to
persue
&
run
faster;
leap
over
Hedges,
and
Ditches,
without
minding
any
Danger.
Thus
I
am
resolved
and
shall
remain
so,
till
Death
puts
an
End
of
this
mortal
Life.
In
the
Expedition
(which
is
now
calld
a
Buckeniering
Enterprize)
there
was
not
good
dill
to
be
seen,
or
to
be
learnt.
I
am
now
going
to
Prince
Ferdinands
Army,
among
my
old
Friends,
there
I
will
see
a
Campain
till
next
winter.
Duke
of
Marlbroug
has
been
very
good,
and
kind
to
me,
and
woud
have
taken
me
along
with
him,
had
not
his
Majesty
ordered
that
there
is
no
volunteers
to
go
to
Germany,
but
however
be
as
it
will,
I
shall
see
him
again
very
soon
in
Germany,
from
thence
I
may
be
able
to
give
your
Lordship
a
good
account,
worth
reading.
I
have
not
yet
seen
the
Great
Man,
I
have
been
so
many
times
to
his
Door
that
I
am
grown
tired,
however
I
dont
mind
it,
nor
I
care
for
it,
as
long
as
God
has
given
me
a
good
Heart
I
need
not
be
afraid.
D
r
Monsey
has
wrote
to
you
last
night,
that
M
rs
Montagu
is
very
well,
which
is
a
great
Comfort
to
me,
and
have
not
the
Happyness
to
see
her
this
Week,
makes
me
very
uneasey,
lest
the
Queen
of
the
East
is
displeased
with
her
faithfull
asiatick
Slave.
I
am
with
the
utmost
Gratitude
&
Veneration
my
Lord
your
Lordships
most
obliged
most
obed
t
and
devouted
humble
Servant
J.
EMIN.
(
On
the
back
of
this
letter
)
R
t
Honb
le
L
d
Littleton.
