Spain, but paid for by the King of England; and that the troops fhall be victualled, while they remain on the island, till the tranfports are got ready for them, and during the paffage to Great Britain, out of the ftores of the garrison, at the fame allowance for each man they have been accuftomed to receive; the troops of the garrifon are likewise to be allowed to take their bedding with them into the tranfports. Granted. III. That the Corficans, Greeks, &c. are to be transported to Leghorn, and likewise victualled out of the stores of the garrison, at the ufual allowance. The transports at the expence of England. Granted. IV. That the General thinks that the officers fhould follow the fate of their men, and therefore will not permit any officer to go home by land, but those whofe health requires it: that his own will not admit of a long fea voyage, and therefore he hopes the Duke de Crillon will allow him and his fuite to go to Marseilles, and from thence to England, for which purpose he has the King of France's paffport. Granted. V. That the Duke de Crillon may depend upon it, the garrison of Fort St Philip's fhall not ferve during the war, unless they are regularly exchanged, or a cartel fettled betwixt the belligerent powers, which may liberate them from the obligations of not ferving during the war. The confidence which I have in the honour of all the officers of the garrison of St Philip does not fuffer me to doubt of their keeping their promise not to ferve against Spain and her allies, until they have been exchanged by Spain, either man for man, or by means of a cartel, in cafe any fhould be established by their Catholic and Britannic Majefties, for the officers fhall be prifoners of war on their parole of honour, given in writing under their hands; with regard to the foldiers, a lift of their names must be made out, their officers fhall explain to them the obligation they have contracted of not ferving during the war, till they have been exchanged, and shall warn them of the penalty of death they will be punished with, if guilty of breaking this obligation. VI. That the Duke de Crillon's known humanity leaves General Murray no doubt that his Excellency will be happy to allow vegetables and every poffible refreshment, to be bought in the markets of the island, which can contribute to the recovery of the fick of the garrifon. Granted. VII. That he has as little doubt that his Excellency's generofity will not admit of allowing the officers, foldiers, and artificers of the garrifon, to be plundered of their baggage, and maltreated by the befieging army; for which purpofe he propofes to put the Duke de Crillon immediately in poffeffion of Marlborough, Charles Fort, Queen's Redoubt, and the Kane Lunette.-Granted. VIII. That the English garrifon fhall remain poffeffed of the other out works till the day they embark; and that no infults may be offered them by the Spanish foldiers. The whole garrifon fhall early to-morrow morning quit the place, to be conducted to Alcor, where they shall remain till they are embarked, and every attention fhall be paid them which their defence and valour deserve. IX. Hoftages fhall be delivered on both fides for the faithful performance of the preceding articles. In confequence of the 2d and 3d preceding articles, which treat of the tranfports that are to be furnished by Spain, his Excellency General Murray fhall name fome principal officers, who shall remain as hoftages till the return of the faid transports.. Mahon, February 6. 1782. Return of the killed and wounded during the fiege of fort St Philip's, from the 19th of August 1781, to the 4th of February 1782, inclufive. Killed.-2 officers, 3 ferjeants, 54 rank and file. Total 59. Wounded.-15 officers, 10 ferjeants, 124 rank and file. Total 149. Killed, Marine corps.-Lieut. Davis and Crew. Wounded, 51ft regt.-Colonel Pringle, Captain Savage, Lieutenants Fuller and Hull, Enfign Napier. 61ft ditto,-Capt. Muet. Goldacker's.--Lieutenant Botticher. Koyal Artillery.-Capt. Fade, Lieuts. Irwin and Woodward. Marine Corps.-Capt. Harman, lieutenant Hodges, Corficans. Captain Colle. Geo. Don, Adj.-Gen. State of the guns and mortars at St. Philip's Minorca, Feb. 5. 1782. IRON GARRISON GUNS. Weight of Metal. Serviceable. Unferviceable. Total. Thirty-two pounders, 10 14 24 N. B. Three twenty-four pounders and three eighteen pounders were received from Mr Robifon. 200125 6 6 34 Two travelling carriages unserviceable. J. Schalch, Capt. Royal Artillery, F. 0. Certificate of the Phyficians refpecting the Sick in the Garrison. SIR, Hofpital, St. Philip's Caftle, Feb. 1. 1782. From the extraordinary increase of the fick in the garrifon, and the little progrefs we make in reducing that evil, we judge it neceffary, both on account of the public fervice, as well as our own credit, to inform your Excellency, that the prevailing difeafe, the fourvy, amongst the troops, is got to fuch an alarming height, as feems to us to admit of no remedy in our present fituation: every means has been tried to palliate this formidable malady, but the daily, and we may fay, the hourly falling down of the men, baffles all our endeavours. The different returns of the fick will show your Excellency the truth of this affertion; we are forry to add, that it does not appear to us, that any one now in the hofpital, will be able to do the fmalleft duty under the prefent circumstances, where no vegetable food is to be had, or free air. We have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) George Munro, Phyfician-General, W. Fellows, Surg-Gen. D. McNeille, B. I. Grimschel, Rabille, S. Ford, Jas. Hall, Surgeons. VOL. VI. A a Return Return of the fcorbutic men (in the four regiments) now doing duty in the Garrison of St. Philip's, Feb. 3. 1782. (Signed) Geo. Monro, Phyfician-General, W. Fellows, Surg.-Gen. D. M'Neille, B. I. Grimschel, Rabile, S. Ford, Jas. Hall, Surgeons. Returns made by the Commanding Officers of the Four Regiments, of the number of men doing duty in each, of the number they furnish daily for guard, and of the number deficient for one relief. N.B. From the 1ft inftant to the third, 106 men were carried to the the Hofpitals, fo there only remained doing duty 660. Note 315. Lift of the Spanish Battering Ships at Gibraltar, under the command of Rear-Admiral Buenaventuro Morena, Sept. 13. 1782. N. B. About thirty-fix men to each gun in ufe, befides failors, &c. to work the ships. Note |