y
displayed military and, we may add, moral virtues far above all praise.
During renewed successions of forced marches, under the rage of a
burning sun and in a climate at that season peculiarly inimical to man,
they were frequently, when sinking under the most excessive fatigue, not
only destitute of every comfort but almost of every necessary which
seems essential to existence. During the greater part of the time they
were totally destitute of bread, and the country afforded no vegetables
for a substitute. Salt at length failed, and their only resources were
water and the wild cattle which they found in the woods. About fifty
men, in this last expedition, sunk under the vigour of their exertions
and perished through mere fatigue."

At the cessation of hostilities, the South Carolina Regiment and the
Loyal American Rangers were removed to Jamaica, and as they are shown in
the Jamaica Almanack for 1782 as being then in the island, they
presumably arrived there about December, 1781. The South Carolina
Regiment was probably dismounted, as it is shown as being stationed at
Fort Augusta in Kingston harbour. At this time, the reinforcing of the
West India Islands by provincial corps was considered most important,
and in a letter to Sir Guy Carleton we find the following: "The object
of reinforcing those islands is so important, that His Majesty wishes to
have it understood that every provincial corps embarking for the West
Indies shall immediately be put upon the British Establishment." It was,
probably, on some such understanding that the two corps above mentioned
proceeded from South Carolina; but the promise, if made, was never
fulfilled, and neither of the two ever appeared in any Army List. The
following is the list of officers of the South Carolina Regiment given
in the Jamaica Almanack:

Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant--CAPTAIN LORD CHARLES
MONTAGU, 88th Regiment.

Major--JAMES BALMER.

Captains--G.C. MONTAGU, ROBERT PALMER, W. OLIPHANT, W. LOWE.

Lieutenants.

R. MARSHALL.
J. CARDEN.
H. RUDGLEY.
M. RAINFORD.
H. CRADDOCK.
D. M'CONNELL.
P. SERGEANT.
J.P. COLLINS.
-- ODONNELL.
A. CLERK.
J. PETRIE.
-- SMITH.

Ensigns.

W. SPLAIN.
-- BELL.
-- SMITH.
J. KENT.
-- FARQUHAR.
B. MEIGHAN.
-- THOMAS.

The South Carolina Regiment remained in Jamaica until the general
disbandment of the provincial corps in 17