part of the fervice having fallen to their lot.

M. la Touche, the Governor-General, after leaving a garrifon in Fort-Royal, retired, with the remains of his grenadiers, and is now (as I am informed) at St Pierre. We have not as yet had the leaft correfpondence together; nor has he fo much as fent to inquire after his killed, wounded, and prifoners.

Immediately upon the fort offering, the Admiral and I received a deputation from most of the quarters of the island, defiring likewife to capitulate, M. la Touche having refused them to enter into any terms. On the 7th inftant we agreed upon the inclofed capitulation, to which we have every day fome of the other quarters of the ifland acceding. St Pierre, and the neighbouring quarters, are the only ones which hold out, owing to the prefence of M. la Touche; but fhould they not come in, in a day or two, (which I am told I may expect every hour), I purpose moving that way; and do not the leaft doubt, but that I fhall foon reduce them to reafon.

On the 7th inftant, Pigeon ifland, one of the defences of this harbour, furrendered by fummons on the fame terms with the citadel, (cannon excepted).

Your Lordship may look upon the capitulation for the island, as fixed, the Admiral and myself being refolved not to make the leaft alteration. The other

quarters must accede to it.

We hope both the capitulations will receive his Majefty's approbation, as it has been our earnest ftudy to obtain, on our part, every advantage to the nation that could accrue from the conquest of this island.

The day after the affair of the 27th, learning by one of my parties that M. Nadau Detruil, late the French governor of the island of Guadalupe, was at a house about two leagues from my quarters, I thought it neceflary to fend, and bring him in; and he is now with me a prifoner. I purpose fending him to France by fome opportunity that may offer hereafter. The French troops are all aboard, and will foon fail for France according to the capitulation.

I have given orders for the repair of the citadel and for every neceffary work. The inhabitants, who had all quitted their houses, and retired to the heights, are now returning to them; and as foon as I have fixed the inhabitants of St Pierre, I fhall purfue the other parts of his Majefly's instructions,

I must repeat to your Lordship the mony that fubfifts between the fleet army, and the cordial assistance we } received from Adm. Rodney, in e part of the operations where his aid co be useful.

This will be delivered to your Lord by Maj. Gates, one of my aid-de-cam who will inform your Lordship of any p ticulars you may defire to know. I beg leave to recommend him to his M jefty's favour, as a very deferving offic and who has now ferved upwards twelve years in America with much c dit.- I have the honour to be, &

R. MONCKTO

Articles of capitulation of the citadel of Fort-R in the island of Martinico, Feb. 4. 1762. I. The commanding officer of the citadel s march out at the head of the garrifon, compo of troops detached from the marine, the ro grenadiers, cannoniers, bombardiers, and Sw the different detachments of the militia and fr booters, and the other volunteers, with the nours of war, drums beating, lighted mate colours flying, two pieces of cannon, and the rounds of ammunition each. The troops

bis Moft Chriftian Majefty in garrison fall mer out with drums beating, colours flying, and pieces of cannon, two rounds of ammunition, a fhall be imbarked and fent to France as foon poffible, at the expence of his Britannic Majų The militia, freebooters, and others belonging the island, fhall lay down their arms, and be pri ers of war, until the fate of it is determined.

II. The garrifon fhall be fent to the port Rochefort in France, by the most short and ex peditious way, at the expence and in the thi of his Britannic Majesty. Anfwered in t firft.

III. The faid garrifon fhall be lodged and departure, at the expence of his Britannic Ma maintained in the town of Fort-Royal, till thei jefty. They fhall be maintained at the expens of his Britannic Majefly, and shall be imbarked a in the first article.

IV. That it shall be lawful for the officers Creoles and others, to go into the island, and ftay there as long as it thall be neceffary to fettle their affairs A reasonable time will be allow ed to the officers to fettle their affairs, they beba viag according to the rules of war.

V. That the officers and others who have effects in the country shall keep them. Granted.

VI. That the officers fball take their fervants along with them. Granted.

VII. That the militia and other inhabitants

that now make part of the faid garrison, may retire to their homes with their fervants likewife. Anfwered in the first article.

That the volunteers of St Vincent,

who

Ditto, 2d batt. Killed: 6 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. James Murray, grenadiers, Lieut Alexander Turnbull, light infantry, John Robertfon, William Brown, grenadiers, and George Leslie, 26 rank and file. Miffing: I rank and file.

43d, Talbot's. Killed: 2 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. Roger Spendelove, Lieut. Nugent, grenadiers, Enf Henry Knight, light infantry, 6 rank and file.

48th, Webb's. Killed: 9 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. William Edmefton, grena diers, Capt. John Crofton, light infantry, 15 rank and file Miffing: rank and file.

6oth, Haviland's. Killed: 12 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. William Baillie, and Lieut. John Bell, grenadiers, Enf. Samuel Stuart, 2 ferjeants, drummer, 40 rank and file.

65th, Lord Malpas's. Wounded: 3 rank and file. Miffing: 1 rank and file.

litia, furnished with full powers from nine quarters of this ifland.

To their Excellencies Me. Monckton and Rodney, Generals by land and sea of his Britannic Majefty.

I The inhabitants fhall quit their posts with two field-pieces, their arms, colours flying, drums beating, matches lighted, and fhall have all the honours of war. --- The inhabitants fhall march out of all their garrisons and pofts, (none excepted), with their arms and colours flying, upon condition that they afterwards lay them down; and that all the forts, garrifons, pofts, and batteries of cannon and mortars, with all arms, ammunition, and implements of war, be delivered to proper persons appointed by us to receive them.

II. The inhabitants of the islands of St Lucia and St Vincent, who are come to the affistance of this ifland, fhall have the liberty to retire with

76th, Rufane's, 1ft bat. No lofs.. Ditto, 2d bat Killed: Enf. Thomas Palmer, light infantry, I rank and file. Wounded: Capt. Alexander Grant, 8 rank and file.

77th, Montgomery's. Killed: Lieut. Hugh Gordon, grenadiers, 4 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. Alexander Mackenzie, grenadiers, 1 ferjeant, 20 rank and file.

goth, Lt Col. Morgan's. Killed: 3 rank and file. Wounded: 2 ferjeants, 13 rank and file. Miffing: 2 rank and file.

91ft, Lt-Cal. Vaughan's. No loss. 98th, Lt-Col. Gray's. Killed: 2 rank and file. Wounded: 5 rank and file.

100th, Major-Commandant Campbell's. Kill ed: 4 rank and file. Wounded: Capt. Alexander Macdonald, grenadiers, 8 rank and file. Rangers. Killed Lieut. Richard Vantyle, 2 rank and file. Wounded: I enfign, 13 rank and file, Miffing: 3 rank and file.

Barbadoes Volunteers." Killed 2 rank and file. Wounded Lieut. Thomas Waterman, 7 rank and file.

Royal Artillery. Killed Lieut. George Stamper. Wounded: 1 bombardier, I gunner, 6 matroffes.

ABSTRACT.
K. W. M. | Tot.

41

Officers Serjeants

8

22

with a veffel to carry them to their own islands, with their fervants which they have brought with them, as also with provifion neceffary for their voyage. They must remain prisoners of wars as thofe of St Vincent's, in the capitulation of FortRoyal.

III. The inhabitants fhall have free exercise of their religion; the priests, friars, and nuns, fhall be preferved in their cures and convents; and it shall be permitted to the fuperiors of the order, to fend for any of them from France, deliver ing their letters to his Britannic Majesty's go

vernors.

Granted.

IV. They fhall be strictly neuter, and shall not be obliged to take arms against his Moft Chriftian Majefty, nor even against any other power. They become fubjects of bis Britannic Majefty, and must take the oath of allegiance; but fhall not be obliged to take arms against his Moft Chriftian Majefty, until a peace may determine the fate of the island.

V. They fhall preferve their civil government, their laws, customs, and ordinances; justice shall be administered by the fame officers who are now in employment; and there fhall be a regulation made for the interior police between the Governor of his Britannic Majefty and the inhabitants; and in cafe that at the peace the island fhall be ceded to the King of G. Britain, it shall be allowed to the inhabitants to preferve their political go vernment, and to accept that of Antigua or St Chriftopher's. They become British subjects, (as in the preceding article), but shall continue to be governed by their present laws until his Majefty's pleasure be known.

VI. The inhabitants, as alfo the religious or ders of both fexes, fhall be maintained in the property of their effects moveable and immoveable, of what nature foever; and fhall be preferved in their privileges, rights, honours, and exemptions Their tree Negroes and Mulattoes fhall have the entire enjoyment of their liberty.

Granted in regard to the religious orders.

The

March 1762.

The inhabitants, being fubjects of G. Britain, will enjoy their properties, and the fame privileges as in the other his Majesty's Leeward islands.

VII. They fhall not pay to his Majesty any other duties than those which have been paid hitherto to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; and the capitation of negroes on the fame footing it is paid at prefent, without any other charges or impofts; and the expences of juftice, pensions to curates, and other occafional expences, shall be paid by the domain of his Britannic Majefly, as they were by that of his Most Christian Majefty. Answered in the 6th article in what regards

the inhabitants.

VIII & IX. The prifoners taken during the fiege, shall be restored on both fides: the free Mulattoes, as well as the Negroes, which shall have been taken, thall be restored as prisoners of war, and fhall not be treated as flaves.- The inhabitants and Mulattoes now prifoners, will be come British fubjects, upon the fubmiffion of the whole island, and will enjoy the benefit of it. The Negroes which have been taken in arms are deemed flaves. X. The fubjects of G. Britain, who have taken refuge in the inland for crimes, or comdemned to punishments, thall have the liberty of retiring. Refused.

XI. No others than the inhabitants refident in this island, fhall, till the peace, poflefs any eftates, either by acquifition, agreement, or other wife; but in cafe, at the peace, the country fhall be ceded to the King of G. Britain, then it fhall be permitted to the inhabitants who fhall not be willing to become his fubjects, to fell their estates, moveables and immoveables, to whom they please, and retire where they fhall think proper; in which case they shall be allowed convenient time. All fubje&ts of G. Britain may poffels any lands or houses by purchase. The remainder of this article granted, provided they fell to British fubjects.

XII. In cafe any exchanges fhall be thought of at the peace, their Moft Chriftian and Britannic Majellies are intreated to give the preference to this ifland. This will depend upon his Britannic Majefty's pleasure.

XIII. The inhabitants fhall have liberty of retiring; we fay, of fending their children to France for their education: The wives of officers and others out of the island, fhall have liberty of retiring with their effects, and the number of fervants fuitable to their rank. The liberty of fending their children to France to be educated depends on the King's pleasure. The reft granted. XIV. The government thall procure for the inhabitants the vent of their commodities, which

shall be looked upon as nationa! commodities, and of confequence fhall have entry in England. Granted; the island producing nothing but what may be imported into England.

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XVI. The widows, and others abfent by ficknefs, who fhall not have figned the capitulation, shall have a time fixed for doing it. Granted, on condition that they fign the capitulation in one month from this date.

XVII. Vefiels fhall be granted to the freebooters and others who have no effects in this country, and are willing to leave it, to retire.

Granted, to go to France, but no where else. XVIII. It fhall be permitted to give freedom to Negro and Mulatto flaves, as a recompence for their good fervices, according to custom.Granted, to fervants.

XIX. The inhabitants and merchants fhall enjoy all their privileges of commerce, as the fubjects of G. Britain.- - Granted, fo that it does not affect the privileges of particular companies established in England, or the laws of the kingdom, which prohibit the carrying on trade in amy other than British bottoms.

XX. It fhall always be permitted to the inhabitants to continue to make white and clayed lugar, as they have been used to. Granted, they paving duty in proportion to their fuperior va lue to the common quality of the Muscovado fugar.

XXI The fea-veflels, as well ships as boats or fchooners, which are funk or afloat, and which have not been taken, fhall remain to their owners. Refufed to all privateers, and fhips trading to diftant ports. Granted to fuch as are employed in paffing to and from the different ports of the island.

XXII. The money which is now made use of, fhall remain upon the fame footing, without being susceptible either of augmentation or dimis nution. Granted.

Demanded,

All archives and papers, which may be necef fary or relative to the government of the island, to be faithfully given up.

Leave is granted to the gentlemen of the island to keep neceflary arms for the defence of their plantations.

Settled, agreed, and clofed, by us the deputies, reprefentatives, and bearers of the powers from the major part of the quarters compofing this colony; in the city of Fort Royal, Martini co, this 7th day of February 1762. D'Aleffo, I'feriere, Lapiere. Deputies.

ROB. MONCKTON. G. B. RODNEY.

(Dorienterfack) (Berland) (Mauboix)

[Copy of a letter from an officer in Col. Scot's

light infantry, Martinico, Feb. 10. AS foon as we were all fafely difim

barked at Cas Navire, our engineers batteries. For this purpose all the canwere immediately fet to work in raifing non, and other warlike ftores, were land

thefe

these fellows; but to fee them in action, exceeds any idea that can be formed of them. A hundred or two of them, with ropes and pullies, will do more than all your dray horfes in London. Let but their tackle hold, and they will draw you a cannon or mortar, on its proper carriages, up to any height, though the weight be ever fo great. It is droll enough to fee them tugging along with a good heavy twenty-four pounder at their tails. On they go, huzzaing and hallowing, fometimes up-hill, fometimes down-hill, now fticking faft in the breaks, presently floundering in the mire, fwearing, blafting, damuing, finking, and as carelefs of every thing, but the matter committed to their charge, as if death and danger had nothing to do with them. We had 1000 of these brave fellows fent to our affiftance by the Admiral; and the fervice they did us both afhore and on the water, is incredible.

Our most ferious affair began on the 24th paft, when we were ordered to dif. Jodge the enemy from the Morne Tartenfon, a very high hill on the road to FortRoyal, and defended by several redoubts. Our greatest difficulty was in palling a gully, which the enemy had lined with troops on the oppofite fide. By a gully is meant a large hollow, about three times as deep as the beds of your rivers in the northern parts of Britain, and tufted with trees and brufhwood on each fide, by which, in fome places, they are even almost covered. Thefe gullies being occafioned by the very heavy rains which fall here during the equinoxes, the fides of them are as fleep as the wharfs on the Back at Briftol. In fome places the banks hang over two or three feet; and the earth beneath is fo rotten, that in our hurry to pass, feveral of the men tumbled to the bottom, others let themfelves down by the help of the trees, and then flinging their muskets at their backs, clambered up again as faft as they could. All this while the enemy kept firing upon us, from behind every bush and thicket in the way; but the batteries we had erected, covered us fo well, and made fuch havock among them, that we were thereby enabled to form as foon as we had pafied the ditch. We then drove the enemy before us, and in lefs than three hours time the important poft of Morne Tartenfon, with all their redoubts and batteries thereabouts, were in our power; for the Monfieurs, they withdrew as fast as they could to another eminence,

nearer Fort-Royal, called Morne Garnier; from whence they thought they fhould be able to prevent our approach to the town. Here too a gully oppofed our paffage: to mend the matter a muddy ftream flowed at bottom. The word of command however was given, to pass: in we plunged up to the middle; and, having beat the enemy out of fome fugar-canes on the left, took immediately poffetlion of their poft, and maintained it till reinfor ced, though greatly expofed all the time to the batteries from Morne Garnier.

On the 27th in the afternoon, the enemy began a most terrible fire upon us from cohorns, mortars, cannon, &c. under cover of which they fallied down with all their ufual impetuofity; but after a very fhort but finart firing, they were driven back. We followed, and took all their redoubts; and had it not been for the night, which then came on, few of the enemy would have escaped.

This action proved decifive with respect to Fort-Royal, which we had begun to befiege ever fince the 25th, but had been fo galled by the enemy from the heights of Morne Garnier, that we had made but very little progrefs. The possession of that height, therefore, giving us an entire command of the town, it foon furrendered. The French were fo difcouraged by their repeated ill fucceffes, that they thought nothing able to withstand us.

St Pierre's and the territories adjoining still hold out. This place is situated in what they call the Bafle-Terre, about 20 miles by land from Fort-Royal: and as M. la Touche, the governor, with the greatest part of his forces, is retired thither, we may yet have very tough work. It is faid that he gives out that he is determined either to die fword-in-hand, like Montcalm before Quebec, or preferve the place. The nature of the country will give him very great advantages, if he is really determined to maintain his ground. For it is not only interfected by deep gullies, which every where ob ftruct the communication in this island, but round the town is particularly hilly; and as the deferters inform us, the fe eminences are all covered with batteries. It will be of great advantage, however, to us, that the thipping may be brought to play upon the fort; and as our men are all in high spirits, we wish for nothing fo much as to appear before the place, the taking of which will put us in entire poffeffion of the whole island, Lond, pap.]

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