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Art. 7. All private property, without exception, shall be secured to the proprietors.

Anf. Granted, with the exception of all military and naval ftores, which, in every inftance, muft be deemed public property.

Art. 8. In which is expressly ineluded the funds of the orphan houfe, or the college for the adminiftration of the effects of infant children, and of the committee for managing the poor funds, as alfo the two thips now in the roads (Berlicum and Enfgezindheid) which belong to individuals in Holland, and are chartered by the company, as fhall be proved.

Anf. Granted, with exception of the fhips, which must be deemed public property.

Art. 9. The garrifon fhall march out with the honours of war; pile their arms, by command of their own officers, on the efplanade, and again return to their barracks. The officers to keep up their fide-arms; the clevangs and crees of the noncommiffioned officers and private Malays to be locked up in chefts, and on their departure, on being fet on fhore, to be returned to them.

Anf. Granted.

Art. 10. The European officers, non-commiffioned and privates of the battalion of the Dutch troops, and the detachment of the Wirtemberg regiment, doing duty with it, as well as the artillery and fea men, fhall be tranfported in English fhips from hence to Europe or Batavia, according to their choice, with permiffion to carry along with them their women, children, neceffary fervants, and baggage. None of the officers, however, thall be moved from hence againit

their will, as many of them are married, and have their property here; and in cafe any of them wifhing to depart, time fhall be allowed them to arrange their affairs to go where they pleafe, on their parole of honour not to ferve in this war against England, until they fhall be exchanged.

Anf. The European officers, noncommiflioned officers and privates, as well of the Dutch battalion, of the regiment of Wirtemberg, the artillery, engineers, and marine, must be confidered as prifoners of war, and as fuch they will be treated with that attention which the British government has ever fhewn to those whom the fortune of war has placed in its power. The whole fhall be fent to Madras. Such of the officers as defire to return to Ceylon, for the reafons mentioned in this article, will have permiffion to do so, on giving their parole of honour not to ferve during the prefent war against the English. Thofe who may defire to return to Europe shall be permitted fo to do, on the fame conditions, but without any claim on the British government for pay and allowance of any defcription.

Art. 11. As there are fome native born French in garrifon, they fhall be tranfported to the French islands if they choose it.

Anf. The French of the garrifon will be confidered as prifoners of war, and fent to Madras.

Art. 12. The Malays that do not choose to remain here, fhall be tranfported in English fhips, with their women and children, to the ifland of Java.

Anf. The Malay troops fhall be fent from hence, with their wives and children, to Tutacoren, and

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from thence by eafy marches to Madras. They fhall be fubfifted while they remain prifoners, and if not taken into the British fervice, fhall, at a convenient time, be fent to the island of Java, at the expence of the British government.

Art. 13. These transportations hall take place at the expence of the English, and until that time the military, Europeans as well as Malays, hall continue to enjoy their pay, as well as emoluments, as was customary in the company's fervice. None of the military fhall be forced, or even perfuaded, to enter into the fervice of his majesty, or the honourable English company. Anf. The military officers, European and native, fhall receive the fame pay allowed to them in the Dutch fervice. The noncommiffioned and privates shall be subfifted according to the regulations of the British government for the prifoners of war. None fhall be forced to enter the fervice of Great Britain against their confent.

Art. 14. The Sepoys and Moormen in the fervice thall have liberty to return to their birth place. Anf. Granted.

Art. 15. The Chingaleefe Lafcars, being foldiers, according to the nature of their fervice, and the burghers and civil fervants by the laws of the colony being obliged to

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up arms for its defence, it fhall not tend to prejudice thofe people. Anf. Granted.

Art. 16. The governor Van Angelbeck, the commander of Gale, Fretz, and all the other political or commercial fervants, not required in their official capacities for the parpoles mentioned in article 3. thall have permiffion to remain as private individuals at Colombo, Gale, or other place on the inland

or to betake themselves elsewhere. In the first cafe, a reasonable means of fubfiftence fhall be allowed to each, according to his rank. In the laft, they thall be permitted to carry their effects along with them, without payment of any tax or duty whatever, but then all allowance to cease.

Anf. Granted, with this exception, that as the commanders of the British forces before Colombo are not authorized to grant the fubfiftence required, this fubje& muft be referred to the decifion of the government of Fort St. George.

Art. 17. The respective vendue mafters here and at Gale fhall be maintained during the collection of the outftanding balances, in right of the preference granted thofe people by the company.

Anf. Granted, for all balances now outstanding.

Art. 18. The clergy and other ecclefiaftical fervants thall continue in their functions, and receive the fame pay and emoluments as they had from the company.

Anf. Granted under the fame exception annexed to the 16th article.

Art. 19. The citizens and other inhabitants fhall be allowed to follow their employments, and enjoy all the liberties and privileges as the fubjects of his majesty.

Anf. Granted.

Art.20. The native fervants in the different departments fhall be continued in their employs during their good behaviour.

Anf. Granted, fubject to fuch regulations as the British government may hereafter judge neceffary.

Art. 21. The eastern princes, Tommogoms, and other men of rank here as ftate prifoners, and

who receive a monthly fubfiftence, thall continue to receive it, according to the lift which fhall be given in.

An. Granted, while they remain in Ceylon.

Art. 22. All notarial papers, fuch as wills, bills of purchafe and fales, obligations, fecurities, bonds, &c, thall continue in force, and the regitters of them be prefented by commiflaries appointed en both fides for that purpose. Anf. Granted.

Art. 23. All civil fuits depending in the council of juice, thall be decided by the fame council, according to our laws.

Art. Granted; but they must be decided in twelve months from this date.

Art. 24. The deferters who are here thail be pardoned.

Anf. All deferters from the English service must be unconditionally given up.

Art. 25. The above articles of capitulation thall be faithfully fulfilled and confirmed by the fignatures of the officers commanding his majefty's fea and land forces, Colonel James Stuart, and Captain Alan Hyde Gardner; and in cafe of any thing appearing obfcure, it fhall be faithfully cleared up; and if any doubts fhall arife, it fhall be conftrued for the benefit of the besieged.

Anf. Granted.

Art. The garrifon fhall march out, agreeably to the 9th article, at ten o'clock to morrow morning, when the gate of Delft fhall be delivered to a detachment of the British troops. The governor Van Angelbeck will order an officer to point out the public magazines, pofts, and public ftores, that guards may be placed for their fe

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Articles of Capitulation which lieutenant-general fir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. commander in chief of his majefty's forces in the Weft Indies, grants to the French government in St. Vincent's, the 11th of June, 1796. Art. 1. The garrison of the Vigie and its dependencies to march out this day at twelve o'clock, and lay down their arms.

2. The negroes, &c. are to return to their refpective proprietors.

3. The rest of the garrifon become prifoners of war. The officers are allowed to retain their words, and all are allowed to keep their private effects.

4. Such perfons as have been guilty of murders, or of burning houfes or eliates, must be subject to the judgment of the laws of the ifland.

5. The commandant of the French troops fhall caufe to be given up, as foon as poffible, all the pofts which the French troops are in poffeffion of in this ifland; and the faid troops are to become prifoners, upon the conditions granted to the garrifon of the Vigie. 6. The commandant of the French troops fhall be refponfible that all artillery, ammunition, and flores, of every kind, fhall be delivered up to the British troops in the order they are now in, and any injury or wafte committed on them from this time, will be confidered as a breach of faith.

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(Signed) G. AUDIBERT. com.del.

CH. SUGUE, admi

niftrator. BOUNY, commandant en fecond. (For the commander in chief of the republican army, Marinier.) D. VICTOR, aidde-camp.

Terms of Capitulation agreed upon by major-general Oliver Nicolls, commanding his majefty's forces in the island of Grenada, and captain Joffey, commanding the troops of the French Republic in the fame island.

Art. 1. The pofts under the command of the above commandant Joffey, viz. Mabonia, or Dugaldstone, the Vigie, or the hill of Gouyave, and Dalincourt, fhall be furrendered to the arms of his Britannic majefty.

2. The battalion, of which the faid captain Joffey is commandant, the artillery, and the commiffariat VOL. XXXVIII.

of the French republic, comprehending, however, no perfon not formerly free, fhall be prifoners of war, and remain fo till exchanged.

3. The garrifon of each poft fhall march out with the honours of war, and lay down their arms in fuch place as will be pointed out to them, after which they will be conducted to the most convenient place till they can be embarked.

4. All guns, ordnance ftores, commiffary's ftores, public papers, and effects, belonging to the French republic, or actually in the posts occupied by their troops, are to be delivered up faithfully to the proper officers who will be fent to receive them.

5. The officers will retain their fwords, and both officers and men their baggage.

6. The poft of Mabonia will be taken poffeffion of as foon as the capitulation is figned; and of Gouyave an hour afterwards; the post of Dalincourt at four o'clock this afternoon.

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Sir,

I have great fatisfaction in reporting to you the event of an attempt which has been made by the enemy, and which has terminated to the honour of his majefty's arms, in the entire capture of the fquadron of Dutch hips of war, deftined for the purpofe of retaking this fettlement.

Having made every arrangement within my means, by the establishment of a small pott, and the laying the road by a fufficient number of the few men which I had been able to mount, for watching Saldanha Bay, I received a report on the 3d inflant, tranfmitted in fourteen hours, that nine hips had appeared off that coaft on the preceding afternoon, which I immediately communicated to vice-admiral fir George Keith Elphinstone. By the fame report there appeared to be the firongeft probability that his majefty's brig the Hope had been captured by them; and as there was no further account of them that day, I concluded that the information which they had received, by that means, of our ftrength here, had induced them to continue their route, and that they would ftand far to the weftward before they doubled the Cape, to avoid fir George's fleet, which had put to fea as foon as was poffible after the receipt of the intelli

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In order, however, to omit no precaution, I fent up Lieut. M Nab, with a few mounted men, to watch the Bay more narrowly; and from him I received a report, on Saturday night the 6th inftant, at twelve o'clock, that the fame number of fhips which had formerly been reported had anchored that morning

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As it fortunately happened that the 25th and 27th light dragoons, with part of the 19th, and the whole of the 33d regiments, were in Simon's Bay, I could be under no apprehenfion for the fafety of the colony from any force which could be landed from nine fhips of war. It became, however, an object of infinite importance to the welfare of the fettlement, to prevent any body of the enemy from throwing themselves into the country. At the fame time the fecurity of the Cape Town became an object of particular attention, both from the reafonable expectation, that the enemy would not have come with fuch a force, without a prospect of a junction with some other armament, and from the poffibility of the admiral being prevented from doubling the Cape by the north westerly winds which usually prevail at this feafon, and which would carry the enemy in fix hours from Saldanha to Table Bay. It was therefore with particular fatisfaction that I found myself poffeffed of a force adequate to both thefe objects. "

No time was loft in making the neceffary arrangements in a country totally unufed to a movement of this nature, The troops began their march on Sunday morning, neceffarily by divifions, on account of fubfiftence. The burgher fe

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