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Note 100. Articles of Capitulation, for the furrender of the ifland of Dominica, agreed between the Marquis De Bouille, General of the French Windward Islands belonging to his Moft Chriftian Majefty, and Governor Stuart, his Britannic Majesty's Commander in Chief of that Ifland.

ARTICLE I. That we the Governor, Staff Officers, Officers of the troops and foldiers, fhall march out with one mortar, two field pieces, of brass cannon, with ten rounds for each, arms, baggage, and all the honours of war.

ART. I. Granted that the garrison shall march out with all the honours of war, and (the officers excepted) shall afterwards lay down their arms.

ART. II. That the regular troops, confifting of fix officers, and ninety-four men, being non-commiffioned officers, artillery, and privates, shall be carried to England by the shortest paffage, in a good veffel, with provifions for the paffage, or remain here upon their parole.

ART. II. Granted, on condition that they do not ferve against the King of France, until they are exchanged; but the officers only may ftay here on their paroles, and not the privates.

ART. III. That the officers and others fhall have leave to take with them their wives and children to the English Islands, by the shortest paffage, and that a good vessel shall be provided for them, with provifions for the paffage.

ART. III. Granted.

ART. IV. That the inhabitants of the island fhall march out of their pofts, with the honours of war, viz. two brafs field-pieces, their arms and baggage, colours flying, drums beating, and lighted match.

ART. IV. Granted.

ART. V. That the inhabitants of the island shall be allowed their civil Government, their laws, customs, and ordinances. Justice shall be administered by the fame persons who are now in office, and what relates to the interior police of the island shall be settled between his Moft Chriftian Majefty's Governor and the inhabitants and in cafe the island should be ceded to the King of France, at the peace, the inhabitants shall have their choice, either to keep their own political Government, or accept that which is established at Martinico, and the other French islands.

ART. V. Granted until the peace.

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ART. VI. That the inhabitants, as well as the religious orders, shall be maintained in the poffeffion of their eftates, and the enjoyment of their poffeffions, as well real as perfonal eftates, noble and ignoble,

ble, of what nature fo ever they be; and that they shall be supported and preferved in their privileges, rights, honours and exemptions, and the free mulattoes and negroes in their liberty.

ART. VI. Granted.

ART. VII. That they shall pay no other duty to his Moft Chriftian Majesty than they have paid to his Britannic Majefty, without any charge or impofts. The expences attending the administration of juftice, the minifters ftipends, and other customary charges shall be paid out of the revenue of his Moft Chriftian Majefty, in the fame manner as under the Government of his Britannic Majesty.

ART. VII. Granted. And that the inhabitants of Dominica may freely export their produce to all parts, on paying into the customhouse the duties which the inhabitants of the French iflands pay in the islands, or in Europe; but the expences for the administration of juftice fhall be paid by the Colony.

ART. VIII. That the flaves, baggage, merchandize, and every other thing which fhall have been taken during the attack of the island, fhall be restored.

ART. VIII. Granted, that they fhall be faithfully restored.

ART. IX. The absent inhabitants, and fuch as are in the service of his Britannic Majefty, fhall be maintained in the poffeffion and enjoyment of their eftates, which shall be managed for them by attornies. ART. IX. Granted.

ART. X. The inhabitants shall not be obliged to furnish quarters, or any other thing for the troops, nor flaves to work at the fortifications.

ART. X. There are cafes of abfolute neceffity wherein there are no exceptions, but in ordinary cafes the troops fhall be lodged at the King's expence, and in houses to him belonging. The negroes employed for the public works fhall be paid for.

ART. XI. The veffels and droghers belonging to the inhabitants of the island shall still remain their property.

ART. XI. Granted, but the English veffels from Europe shall be faithfully given up and delivered to the King's Marine.

ART. XII. The widows and other inhabitants, who through illnefs, abfence, or any other impediment, cannot immediately fign the capitulation, fhall have time allowed to accede to it.

ART. XII. Granted.

ART. XIII. The inhabitants and merchants of this island included in the prefent capitulation, fhall enjoy all the privileges of trade, and on the fame conditions as are granted to the fubjects of his Moft Chriftian Majefty, throughout the extent of his dominions.

ART. XIII. Granted.

ART. XIV. The inhabitants fhall enjoy their own religion, and the minifters their livings.

ART. XIV. Granted.

ART. XV. That the inhabitants shall obferve a strict neutrality, and shall not be forced to take up arms against his Britannic Majefty, nor against any other power.

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ART. XV. Granted, but the fubjects who were born Frenchmen, may freely ferve the King of France, without being called to an account for it, in cafe the island of Dominica fhould return to the Government of England; and those who will not ferve fhall not be molefted by the French Government.

ART. XVI. All prifoners taken during the attack of the islands fhall be returned.

ART. XVI. Granted.

ART. XVII. The merchants of the island may receive veffels to their address, from all parts of the world, without their being confifcated; and they may fell their merchandize and carry on their trade, and the port thall be entirely free for them, for that purpose, paying the customary duties paid in the French islands.

ART. XVII. Granted until the peace, English veffels excepted. ART. XVIII. The inhabitants fhall keep their arms.

ART. XVIII. Granted, on condition that they do not serve against the King of France.

ART. XIX. No other but the perfons actually refiding in the island shall poffefs any lands or houfes, by purchase, grant, or otherwife, before a peace; but if at a peace this island should be ceded to the King of France, then fuch of the inhabitants as do not chuse to live under the French Government fhall be permitted to fell their poffeffion and eftates, both real and perfonal, to whom they will, and retire wherever they please; for which purpose a reasonable time fhall be granted to them.

ART. XIX. Granted.

ART. XX. The inhabitants of the island shall have liberty to fend their children to England to be there educated, and to fend them back again here, and to make remittances to them while they are in England.

ART. XX. Granted.

ART. XXI. The inhabitants fhall have liberty to fell their poffeffions and eftates to whom they will.

ART. XXI. Granted.

ART. XXII. That the Court of Chancery shall be holden by the Members of the Council, and in the fame form as heretofore, and appeals from that Court fhall be in eonfequence to England, as heretofore.

ART. Granted.

ART. XXIII. That the men belonging to privateers, and others who have no property in the island, and are defirous to leave it, shall have veffels to carry them to the English islands, and they shall be furnished with provifions for their paffage.

ART. XXIV. Granted for the space of fix weeks.

ART. XXV. Demanded by the French General, that all the artillery and effects of the island of Dominica, which belong to the King of England, fhall be delivered up to the General of the French troops. All the batteries on the sea coafts, in the fame condition in which they were when the island was attacked. All the fire and

fide arms belonging to the troops, or to the King of England, shall be delivered up in the fame condition (except thofe of the officers and militia). No powder from the powder magazines or stores fhall be made away with; and, in confequence, ftates of the powder magazines and ftores fhall be delivered in to the Governor, who shall be appointed by the Marquis de Bouillé.

ART. XXV. Granted by Governor Stuart, the preceding Article being granted by the Marquis de Bouillé.

ART. XXVI. Alfo demanded by the French General. The ftores of provifions and effects, belonging to the royal marine of England, fhall be delivered up to the Commiffary employed in the colony. ART. XXVII. Granted by Governor Stuart.

ART. XXVII. Alfo demanded by the French General. Governor Stuart fhall deliver up, to-morrow the 8th of September, 1778, after the capitulation is figned, the pofts of Prince Rupert's Bay. Fort Young fhall be delivered up immediately to the first company of grenadiers. All the Forts and batteries fhall also be delivered up; and all the fortreffes of the colony, as foon as poffible.

ART. XXVII. Granted by Governor Stuart.

We, the Governor-general of the French windward islands of America, for his Moft Chriftian Majefty the King of France, and the Lieutenant-governor and Commander in Chief of Dominica, for his Britannic Majefty the King of England, fix the Articles of Capitulation in the above twenty-feven Articles, by which we oblige ourfelves reciprocally to abide. Done in two parts at Rofeau, Dominica, and figned and fealed with our feals at arms, and counterfigned by our Secretaries, the seventh day of September, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-eight.

(Signed)
(Signed)

BOUILLE. (Seal.)
WM. STUARt.

(Seal.)

BENONI HAWKES, Sec.

By the General, by Command,

Note 101.

Lift of the General Officers and Troops fent from
New-York to the Weft Indies.

Major-General James Grant, Commander in Chief.
Robert Prefcott.

Brigadier-General, Sir Henry Calder.

William Medows.

Quarter-Mafter General, Lieutenant-Colonel Mufgrave, 40th Regt. Adjutant-General, Major Browne, 49th ditto.

Engineers, Lieutenants Pitt, Skinner, and Forth.

Brig. Gen. Prefcott's Brigade, 15th, 28th, 46th, and 55th Regts, Brig. Gen. Sir Henry Calder's, or Second Brigade, 27th, 85th, 40th. and 49th regiments.

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Brig. Gen. Medows's, or Third Brigade, Light Infantry and Grenadiers, and the 5th regiment.

One troop of difmounted dragoous, and two companies of Artillery.

Lift of the Fleet (that escorted the troops from New York), under Commodore Hotham.

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Note 102. Translation of the Articles of Capitulation between Major-General Grant, and the Honourable Rear-Admiral Barrington, Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's Land and Sea Forces, upon a joint expedition, and the Chevalier de Micoud, Colonel of Foot, and Lieutenant-Governor for his Moft Christian Majefty of the Island of St Lucia.

ART. I. The Commandant and his garrison shall march out of their pofts with the honours of war, their arms and baggage, and fhall be conveyed to Martinico in a veffel fitted out for that purpofe.

ANS. The Commandant and his garrifon fhall be permitted to march out with the honours of war, and to keep their baggage, but must deliver up their arms; and fhall be fent as prifoners of war to Martinico, not to ferve till they are exchanged.

ART. II. The inhabitants who have taken arms fhall march out of their pofts, and shall return home thence to their habitations, without fuffering any molestation or impediment.

ANS. The inhabitants fhall return to their habitations, in the poffeffion of which they will be protected, after having delivered up their arms, and having taken the oath of allegiance to his Britannic Majesty.

ART. III. The inhabitants and curates shall be protected in their poffeffions, effects moveable and immoveable, privileges, rights, honours, and exemptions. The free people fhall preferve their liber

ties.

ANS. The inhabitants and curates will be protected as British subjects. The free negroes shall not be molested.

ART. IV. The Commandant, as an inhabitant, fhall have liberty

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