be allowed to go out of town, but may be difpofed of by a perfon left from each corps for that purpose. ART. VII. The garrifon fhall, at an hour appointed, march out, with shouldered arms, drums beating, and colours flying, to a place to be agreed on, where they will pile their arms. ANS. The whole garrifon fhall, at an hour to be appointed, march out of the town to the ground between the works of the place and the canal, where they will depofit their arms. The drums are not to beat a British march, or colours to be uncafed. ART. VIII. That the French conful, his house, papers, and other moveable property, fhall be protected and untouched, and a proper time granted to him for retiring to any place that may afterwards be agreed upon between him and the commander in chief of the British forces. ANS. Agreed, with this reftriction, that he is to confider himself as a prifoner on parole. ART. IX. That the citizens shall be protected in their perfons and properties. ANS. All civil officers, and the citizens who have borne arms during the fiege, must be prisoners on parole; and with respect to their property in the city, fhall have the fame terms as are granted to the militia; and all other perfons now in the town, not described in this or other articles, are notwithstanding understood to be prifoners on parole. ART. X. That a twelvemonth's time be allowed all fuch as do not chufe to continue under the British government, to dispose of their effects, real and perfonal, in the ftate, without any moleftation whatever, or to remove fuch part thereof as they chufe, as well as themfelves and families; and that, during that time, they or any of them may have it at their option to refide occafionally in town or country. ANS. The difcuffion of this article of courfe cannot poffibly be entered into at prefent. ART. XI. That the fame protection to their perfons and properties, and the fame time for the removal of their effects, be given to the fubjects of France and Spain, as are required for the citizens in the preceding article. ANS. The fubjects of France and Spain fhall have the fame terms as are granted to the French conful. ART. XII. That a veffel be permitted to go to Philadelphia with the General's difpatches, which are not to be opened. ANS. Granted; and a proper veffel with a flag will be provided for that purpose. All public papers and records must be carefully preferved, and faithfully delivered to fuch perfons as fhall be appointed to receive them. H. CLINTON. M. ARBUTHNOT. Return Return of Prisoners taken at Charlestown. 2 Major-generals, 5 brigadier-generals, 3 majors of brigade, 16 Colonels, 9 Lieutenant colonels, 21 Majors, 145 Captains, 162 Lieutenants, 41 Cornets or Enfigns, 1 Paymafter, 7 Adjutants, 6 Quarter-mafters, 18 Surgeons, 6 Mates, 329 ferjeants, 137 drummers, 4710 rank and file. Total 5618 men, exclufive of nearly 100 feamen in arms. Note 172. Lift of the Rebel fhips put in commiffion, and to whom given. The Providence, Bofton, and Ranger, being purchased into His Majesty's fervice, occafioned the following promotions. Charles H. Evans, to the Charlestown, late the Boston. John Henry, to the Providence. John Knowles, Agent of tranfports, to the Fowey, vice Henry. Andrew J. Douglas of the Lieut. Edm. Bowers of the Ranger. Charles Stirling, to the Pacific. Note 173. to the Roebuck, vice Hammond. Europe, to the Halifax, late the Volunteer Force at New York, Feb. 19, 1780. Old Companies. New York Rangers, i company, 107. New Affociated Companies. New York Marine Artillery, I company, 98. Quarter Mafter General's Volunteers, I company, 56. King's Dock Yard Volunteers, 3 companies, 161. City Militia, 40 companies, 2662. Royal Navy acting on fhore, 355. Seamen from the tranfports, navy victuallers, fmall craft, New York pilots, and private fhips, 1129. -Total 5796. N. B. A troop of 60 Light Cavalry, formed from the artillery horse department, to act as occafion may require, armed with sabres VOL. VI: and and piftols, and cloathed at their own expence, commanded by Captain Scott. New York Marine Artillery, formed from the Marine Society eftablished by Royal Charter. (Signed) JA. PATTISON, M. G. Note 174. Lift of the French Fleet under the command of the Chevalier de Ternay, which arrived at Rhode Island, July ioth, as alfo of the French Land Forces, under the command of Lieut.-General the Comte du Rochambeau. Lieut.-General the Comte de Rochambeau, Commander in Chief. Baron Viomenil, Mafters de Champs, Viscount de Viomenil. Chev. de Caftellux. Quartermaster-General, M. de Cuftine. Note Note 175. Return of the Troops under the command of Lieu tenant-general Earl Cornwallis, at the Battle of Camden. Royal Artillery-2 Lieutenants, 2 ferjeants, 15 rank and file. Light companies-2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Enfign, 1 Adjutant, II ferjeants, I drummer, 129 rank and file. 23d reg.-3 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, I Adjutant, 13 ferjeants, 8 drummers, 261 rank and file. 33d reg. Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 2 Enfigns, I Adjutant, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 13 ferjeants, I drummer, 269 rank and file. Ift batt. 71ft reg.-2 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 Adjutant, I Quartermaster, 1 Mate, 14 ferjeants, 6 drummers, 114 rank and file. 2d batt. ditto-1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 3 Enfigns, 9 ferjeants, 94 rank and file. Volunteers of Ireland-1 Colonel, 4 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 6 Enfigns, 1 Mate, 23 ferjeants, 11 drummers, 253 rank and file. British Legion of Cavalry-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 2 Cornets, 1 Adjutant, 1 Surgeon, 12 ferjeants, 2 drummers, 157 rank and file. 3 British Legion of Infantry-4 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 9 ferjeants, drummers, 106 rank and file. Royal North Carolina reg.-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 5 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 4 Enfigns, I Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster, I Surgeon, 16 ferjeants, 8 drummers, 223 rank and file. Pioneers-2 Lieutenants, 3 ferjeants, 23 rank and file. Volunteer militia. I Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 4 Enfigns, 8 ferjeants, 300 rank and file. Total-1 Colonel, 4 Lieutenant-Colonels, 3 Majors, 31 Captains, 46 Lieutenants, 23 Enfigns, 6 Adjutants, 2 Quartermafters, 3 Surgeons, 3 Mates, 133 ferjeants, 40 drummers, 1944 rank and file. By the return, the lofs of the troops under the command of Earl Cornwallis, in the above battle, was, I Captain, I Lieutenant, 2 ferjeants, 64 rank and file killed; 2 Lieutenant-Colonels, 3 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 5 Enfigns, 13 ferjeants, 1 drummer, 213 rank and file, wounded; 2 ferjeants, 9 rank and file, miffing. Officers killed and wounded. Killed-Captain Allen Malcolm, of the 33d; and Lieut. Archibald Campbell, of the 1ft batt. of the 71ft. Wounded-Lieut.-Colonels Webfter of the 33d, (flightly), and Hamilton, of the Royal North-Carolina reg.: Captain James Drury, of the 23d; Richard Cotton, of the 33d; and Hugh Campbell of the 1ft batt. of the 71ft; Lieuts. Marquois, of the Royal Artillery; George Wynyard and James L. Harvey, of the 33d; John Grant, of the rft batt. of the 71ft; Gillespie, of the Volunteers of Ireland; Denovan, of the Legion infantry; Macalpine, of the R. North-Carolina reg.; and Macdonald, of the pioneers; and Enfigns Bowen, of the light companies; J. Wheeler, Collington, of the 33d; Whatley and Thomfon, of the Volunteers of Ireland; and Shaw, of the R. North-Carolina regiment. Ordnance and military fores taken. Brafs field-pieces-6 pounders 4; three-pounders 2, two-pounders 2; total 8. Abandoned by the enemy, and brought from their camp, at Lynche's Creek. Ammunition-waggs. covered, 22 Ditto for three-pounders, 2 Stands of arms, Travelling-forges, Fixed ammunition for fix-pdrs. 160 Mufket-cartridges, 520 200 80,000 Taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Tarleton at the defeat of General Sumpter, Aug. 18. Field-pieces, three-pounders, 2. Killed and wounded of the troops under Lieut.-Colonel Tarle- Killed-1 Captain, and 5 rank and file of the light infantry; and Note 176. Troops under Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, in Carolina and Georgia. The 7th, 23d, 33d, part of the 60th, 63d, 64th, and 71ft regiments of Infantry. Provincial Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel Tarleton's Legion, Horfe and Foot, South Carolina Royalifts, under Colonel Innes. Two battalions of De Lancey's. Lieutenant-Colonel Brown's Florida Rangers. In Weft Florida, under Maj.-Gen. John Campbell. Note |