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Articles of capitulation agreed upon in Saldanha Bay this 17th of Auguft, 1796, between his excellency Rear-admiral Engelbertus Lucas, commander in chief of the fquadron of the United States now lying in Saldanha Bay, and the hon. fir George Keith Elphinstone, knight of the most honourable and military order of the Bath, viceadmiral of the blue, aud commander in chief of his Britannic majefty's fhips and veffels in the Indian feas, at the Cape of Good Hope, and of thofe now lying in Saldanha Bay.

Art. 1. Rear admiral Lucas will deliver up to vice-admiral Elphinftone the fquadron under his com

mand, upon the conditions of the capitulation underwritten.

Anf. The vice-admiral is actuated by principles of humanity to prevent the effufion of human blood, and confiders the furrender of the Dutch fquadron as a matter of neceflity and not of choice.

2. The British admiral shall apthe Braave and Sirene, in which point two hips as cartels, the frigates the rear-admiral, his officers and midshipmen, and fhip's crew, thall be permitted to proceed, without hindrance, to Holland, and the officers thall keep their fide arms.

Anf. Inadmiffible, by reafon that the cartel fhips fent from Toulon and various other places, under fimilar circumftances, have been detained, and their crews imprisoned, contrary to the laws and ufage of war, and the general good faith of nations; but officers becoming prifoners fhall be allowed to keep and wear their fwords and fide arms, fo long as they behave with becoming propriety, and fhall be treated with the respect due to their rank.

III. The Dutch admiral, his officers and crew, fhall retain their private property without being fearched, and the remainder of the crew who cannot be received on board the frigates are to be sent to Holland in fuch manner as the British admiral shall judge proper.

Anf. Private property of every denomination will be fecured to the proprietors to the fullest extent, in confequence of British acts of parliament and his Britannic majefty's pofitive orders, as well as from the general known difpofition of Britith officers to treat with the utmost liberality thofe who become their prifoners.

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I have had the honour to receive your letter, with the proposals of capitulation, and I have now the honour to inclofe you my letters

hope will be acceptable. I have mentioned to captain Clariffe my inclination to accommodate your Excellency, and the other officers inclined to return to Europe upon their parole, with the Maria fiore fhip, or in British veffels, of which there are many at the Cape; but any of the public armed fhips I dare not prefume to permit to depart.

VI. The crew fhall be permitted to go on fhore for refreshment after their long voyage. Anf. This muft depend upon, and anfwers thereunto, which I the major-general commanding the troops on thore, but the commander in chief will ufe his utmoft exertions to render the fituation of every individual as comfortable as poffible, as to victualling, lodging, and every accommodation, either on board or on fhore, as can be procured or reasonably expected; and he will difpofe of fuch as become prifoners as fimilarly to their inclinations as his duty to his fovereign and the interefts of his country will admit.

The fick fhall be received into his majefty's hofpitals, and taken care of equally with the British fick..

It is furthermore the commander in chief's duty and inclination to fend fuch to Europe as become prifoners, by the moft speedy and convenient conveyances.

VII. The national flags of Batavia fhall continue to be difplayed on the Dutch fhips fo long as their crews remain on board.

Anf. The Batavian colours muft be ftruck fo foon as the fhips are taken poffeffion of by his Britannic majefty's officers.

(L.S.) G. K. ELPHINSTONE. ENGELBERTUS LUCAS.

Your excellency may reft affured of every good office within my reach. Should the inclofed articles not meet with your approbation, you will be pleased to order the flag of truce to be hauled down, as a fignal that either party may commence hoftilities.

I have the honour to be,
With great refpect, fir,
Your moft obedient,
Humble fervant,
G. K. ELPHINSTONE.

His Britannic majefty's fhip
Monarch, Saldanha Bay,
Aug. 17, 1796.

No. VI.-A lift of fhips late be-
longing to the United States,
under the command of his excel-
lency rear-admiral Engelbertus
Lucas, which furrendered on the
17th of Auguft, 1796, to a de-
tachment

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Monarch, 74 guns, 612, men, vice-admiral the hon. fir George Keith Elphinflone, K. B. captain John Elphinstone.

Tremendous, 74 guns, 590 men, rear-admiral Thomas Pringle: captain John Aylmer.

America, 64 guns, 491 men, commodore John Blanket. Stately, 64 guns, 491 men, captain Billy Douglas.

Ruby 64 guns, 491 men, captain Jacob Waller.

Sceptre, 64 guns, 491 men, captain W. Effington.

Trident, 64 guns, 491 men, captain E. O. Ofborne.

Jupiter, 50 guns, 343 men, captain George Loffack.

Crefcent, 36 guns, 264 men, captain Edward Buller.

Sphynx, 24 guns, 155 men, captain Andrew Tod.

Mofell, 16 guns, 121 men, captain Charles Brisbane. Rattlesnake, 16 guns, 121 men, captain Edward Ramage. Echo, 16 guns, 121 men,

John Turner.

captain

Hope, floop, captain Thomas Alexander.

Monarch, Saldanha Bay, August 19, 1796.

London Gazette, Nov. 29, 1796.

Parliament-ftreet, November 29. A dispatch from the governor and Council of Madras, dated Fort St. George, June 22, 1796, of which the following is a copy, has been received by the Court of Directors of the Eaft India Company, and by them communicated to the right hon. Henry Dundas, one of his majefty's principal fecretaries of state.

Honorable Sirs,

We have particular fatisfaction

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in offering to you our fincere congratulations on the complete fuccefs which has attended the operations of rear-admiral Rainier in the eaftern feas; and judging that an early communication of this event might be of material ufe to his majefty's minifters, we have determined to forward this letter by the route of Bufforah.

It appears by the rear-admiral's dispatches, dated the 27th of March and 11th of April laft, and which reached us on the 18th inftant, by the Orpheus frigate, that the British troops were in poffeffion of the inlands of Amboyna and Banda, with their feveral dependencies, comprising, as it was thought, the whole of the Dutch iflands, except ing Fornate, yielding cloves, nutmegs, and mace. This acquifition has been attained without the fmalleft lofs on our fide.

Amboyna and its dependencies were delivered up on the 16th of February, and Banda and its dependencies on the 8th of March.. Copies of the capitulations are inclofed.

The admiral speaks in the handfomeft manner of the activity and alacrity with which every duty was performed by the forces under his command, both naval and military; and dwells particularly on the perfect harmony which all along fubfifted between the officers and men in both fervices. It be hoves us on this occafion to convey to you the high fense we entertain of the able and fpirited conduct, difplayed by rear-admiral Rainier, whofe hearty co-operation with us in every measure conducive to the public weal demands our warmeft acknowledgements; and whilft we feel affured of your entire approba

tion of all the means employed by this government, to give effect to the arrangements framed by his majesty's ministers for fecuring the Durch fettlements in India, it is, nevertheless, incumbent upon us to declare, that the accomplishment of this great object has been chiefly obtained by the zealous and cheerful fupport which we have had the good fortune to experience from the officer entrusted with the execution of it.

We hall do ourselves the honour of tranfmitting, by the first fea conveyance, copies of all the papers received from the admiral, which will enable you to form an accurate opinion of the value of thofe iflands. At prefent we can only give you a fummary of his proceedings.

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The admiral found in the treafury at Amboyna 81,112 rix dollars, and in ftore 515,940 pounds weight of cloves; in the treasure at Banda 66,675 rix dollars, and in store 84,777 pounds of nutmegs, and 19,587 pounds of mace, befides merchandize and other ftores at each place, upon which no value had been then put.

We are preparing to fend a reinforcement of troops for the better protection of those valuable islands;' and, as the admiral has advised us that he is fhort of provifions, and in want of a fupply of naval and military ftores, it is our intention to forward an adequate stock of every neceffary article.

We have great pleafure in acquainting you, that the company's poffeffions on this coaft are in a fate of perfect tranquillity; and that we have no reafon to believe that any defigns are in agitation

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by the native powers hoftile to your interefts.

We have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) HOBART.

ALURED CLARKE.
EDW. SAUNDERS.
G. W. FALLOFIELD.
Capitulation of Amboyna, tranf
lated from the original Dutch,
Feb. 16, 1796.

NOT finding ourselves equal to withftand the great force with which we have been furprized, we the undersigned governor and council do hereby give up this fettlement, with all its dependencies, and place the fame under the protection of his Britannic majefty, upon the conditions mentioned to us in the letter of the right hon. the governor of Madras; and that is, upon condition that we may keep all our private property, and be allowed a reasonable fubfiftence; that the inhabitants be guaranteed in the fecure poffeffion of their private properties; and that the fenior and junior fervants of the civil eftablishment, the clergy, the military, and marine, receive their ufual pay.

It is upon the above conditions that we fhall, to-morrow morning, give over all the guards of the fort to the troops of his Britannic majefty, after receiving the ratifica tion of this inftrument by his excellency the commodore.

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Capitulation agreed upon between his excellency Peter Rainier, efq. commodore, commanding the fea and land forces of his Britannic majefty in thefe feas, and F. Van Boeckholtz, governor of Banda, &c. &c.

IN confideration of our great want of provifions, and the great force with which the British have appeared before this fettlement, and to refift which would bring deftruction and defolation on the harmlefs inhabitants of this place, we therefore think it prudent, for the fake of humanity, and from our confidence in the honour and ge nerofity of the English, to accept of the terms offered to us, and to deliver into their hands this fort and fettlement, with all its dependencies, upon the following conditions, viz.

That private property be kept fecure to every individual of this fettlement, whether in or out of the company's fervice; that the fervants of the company, civil and military, be kept in their respective ftations; as far as may be thought neceflary for the administration of juftice; and the civil government of the place, the governor alone particularly excepted, as the government muft, of courfe, be vested in the English; that the mili-、 tary continue to receive their pay, and are not to be forced into the British service contrary to their withes; and the civil fervants alfo to be continued on their prefent pay; and fuch an allowance made for the provifion of the governor as his excellency the commander of the British forces may think adequate. The governor, however, and any other fervants of the com

pany,

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