fent offices while their behaviour is proper, and that it accords with the oath of fidelity and allegiance to his Britannic majefty, which they will be required to take: but the command of the troops must be placed in the hands of the British officer who fhall be named by his majesty, or by the commander-in-chief of his troops employed in the Weft Indies.

(Signed) Tho. Trigge, lieutenant-general.

H. Seymour, vice

admiral. Friderici.

Dated on-board his majefty's fhip Amphitrite, in the river Surinam, the 20th of August, 1799.

Additions and Explanations propofed by his Excellency the Governor-ge. neral of the Colony of Surinam, J. F. Friderici, respecting the Articles of Capitulation propofed by their Excellencies Lieutenant-general Thomas Trigge and Vice-ad-, miral the Right Honourable Lord Hugh Seymour, &c. &c. &c.

Art. I. That the offer made refpecting the fecure enjoyment of private property fhall be confirmed, with no other exceptions than thofe contained in the fummons.

Anfw. Already agreed to.

II. That the trade of neutral powers fhall be continued on the fame footing on which it now is, efpecially with refpect to the Americans, to whom the inhabitants of the colony have great obligations.

Anfw. Already agreed to, as far as is neceffary to place the colony of Surinam on the fame footing as that of Demarara. The propofal made in favour of the Americans

cannot be acceded to, but fhall be tranfmitted to the British government, whofe favourable difpofition towards America cannot be doubted.

III. That the officers and foldiers who are defirous of entering into the fervice of his Britannic majefty thall be employed during the prefent war in the defence of this colony, and that thofe who do not choofe to enter into his majefty's fervice fhall be allowed to remain in the colony as private perfons, or go to any other place.

Anfw. This request cannot be granted confonantly with our inftructions; but it is fo reafonable, and is at the fame time fo much what the commander-in-chief wishes, that there can be little doubt but the

object of the troops on this point will be accomplished. The troops which have been raised and contiThe latter part of this article, refnued at Demarara is a proof of this. pecting the foldiers who do not wish to enter into his Britannic majesty's fervice, is granted.

IV. That veffels and every thing neceflary fhall be provided to tranfport the Walloon guards now in the fervice of this colony to one of the ports of Spain in Europe; and that in other respects they fhall be treated according to the ftipulations entered into with them.

Anfw. Being uncertain of the number to which the Walloon guard amount, and ignorant of the means of tranfporting them from the colony, it is impoffible to fix upon any precife conveyance for them; but the fpirit of the request will be conformed to, and 150 or 200 of them fhall immediately be removed either to Spain, or to one of its colonies; it

being understood that both officers and men are to be confidered prifoners of war, and that they are not to ferve against Great Britain until regularly exchanged.

V. That the troops at prefent under the orders of the governor-general of the colony, fhall, on giving up the forts in which they are, march out with the honours of war, and ground their arms on the glacis of the forts, by command from their own officers; and that they fhall in other respects be treated with the attention they have deferved by their good conduct and attention to the colony.

VII. In what time is the article relative to private property to be understood?

Anfw. On the fubject of property it will be right to obferve, that the habitations as well as property of individuals will be equally refpected, whether they are prefent in the colony or not; fuch only being excepted from our protection as are now ferving against Great Britain. Property of that defcription will be put in fequeftration, until inftructions are received from the British government on that fubject. The fame rule will be obferved towards French proprietors who may be refident in France or any of its dependencies.

(Signed) Tho. Trigge, lieute
nant-general.
H. Seymour, vice-
admiral.

Friderici.

London Gazette, October 26.

Downing-freet. Lieutenant-colonel Clinton, aid. de-camp to his royal highnefs the duke of York, arrived this morning at the office of the right honourable Henry Dundas, with dispatches, of which the following are copies :

Head-quarters, Schagen Brug,
October 20.

Sir,

In my late communications I have reprefented to you the circumstances under which I found it expedient to withdraw the army from its forward pofition in front of Alkmaar, within that which it at prefent occupies, and which I truft will have appeared to his majesty sufficient to warrant the measure.

The feafon of the year, which has already affumed here the aspect of winter, gave me, from day to day, additional reason to apprehend that any attempt towards a profecution of the campaign in this country could not be attended with decifive advantages, whilft the impoffibility of covering the troops in the narrow diftrict of the country in our poffeffion during the winter, and the precarious ftate of fupplies to be expected in that feafon, added to the conviction I felt that the most advisable measure to be pursued, was to remove with the army to England; an operation which, although it might have expofed the army to fome lofs in its execution, I judged in my mind preferable to any other which could be adopted.

Under this impreffion, and confidering that ferious lofs might enfue from delay, I have been induced to conclude an armiftice, in conjunc

tion with vice-admiral Mitchell, with general Brune, commanding the French and Batavian armies, of which the conditions are enclosed, and which, although they provide for delivering up a large number of prifoners of war, now in our hands, yet I truft will not be thought by his majesty an inadequate compenfation for many valuable lives which inuft have been loft, after the object which has hitherto directed them, no longer promifed fuccefs; and when the only means which prefented themselves of enfuring a fecure retreat, were thofe of reforting to the deftructive measure of inundation from the fea, which, as it would have involved the inhabitants of the northern part of this province in ruin for a feries of years, must have been highly repugnant to the feelings, as well as contrary to the character and practice of the British nation.

I reft confident that the motives which I have here detailed will excufe me to his majefty for having acted without waiting for previous inftructions from home, and that I fhall have the fatisfaction of knowing that my conduct in this refpect has met with his majefty's gracious approbation.

I am, &c.

Frederick.

The right hon. Henry Dundas, &c. &c. &c.

TRANSLATION,

Articles agreed upon between Majorgeneral Knox, duly authorized by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Commander-in-chief of the combined English and Ruffian Army, and Citizen' Rofiolian, General of Brigade and Adjutant-general, duly authorized by Citizen

Brune, General and Commanderin-chief of the French and Batavian Army.

Art. I. From the date of this convention all hoftilities fhall ceafe between the two armies.

II. The line of demarcation be

tween the faid armies thall be the line of their respective out-posts, as they now exist.

III. The continuation of all works, offenfive and defenfive, fhall be fufpended on both fides, and no new ones fhall be undertaken.

IV. The mounted batteries taken poffeffion of at the Helder, or at other pofitions within the line now occupied by the combined English and Ruffian army, fhall be reftored in the ftate in which they were taken, or (in cafe of improvement) in their prefent ftate, and all the Dutch artillery taken therein shall be preferved.

V. The combined English and Ruffian army fhall embark as foon as poffible, and fall evacuate the territory, coafts, iflands, and internal navigation of the Dutch republic, by the 30th of November, 1799, without committing any devaftations, by inundations, cutting the dykes, or otherways injuring the fources of navigation.

VI. Any fhips of war or other veffels which may arrive with reinforcements for the combined British and Ruffian army, fhall not land the fame, and fhall be fent away as foon as poffible.

VII. General Brune fhall be at. liberty to fend an officer within the lines of the Zuyp and to the Helder, to report to him the ftate of the batteries and the progre's of the embarkation. His royal highness the duke of York fhall be equally at

liberty

went to Rome and arranged the evacuation, and taking poffeffion of that place, with general Bouchard, with great ability and exertion, and much to my fatisfaction.

I have the honour to be, &c.
T. Trowbridge.

Evan Nepean, efq.
Articles propofed for the Convention
between the General of Divifion
Garnier, Commander-in-Chief of
the French Troops, and thofe of
Italy and other Allies now in the
Roman Republic in a State of Siege,
and Commodore Trowbridge, com-
manding his Britannic Majefty's
Squadron, lying off Civita Vecchia,
on the Part of Great Britain and
her Allies:

Art. I. Confidering that neither the French troops, nor the troops of their allies at Rome, Civita Vecchia, and pofts within the jurifdiction of thofe places, have been regularly befieged by the troops of his Sicilian majefty or thofe of his allies, his faid majefty confents that the troops of France and the Italian or Polonefe troops ferving with them, as alfo all perfons attached or belonging to thofe forces, together with their wives and children, fhall quit the Roman territory, in order to be fent to France and to the ports of Villa Franca, or Antibes, on board veffels to be provided for that purpose by the commanding officer of the British forces; it is, however, to be understood, that the officers, troops, and other perfons, to be fo embarked, thall be properly victualled by the Englith government, during the whole of their voyage, and that the expenfe attending fuck victualling thall hereVol. XLI.

after be accounted for by the French republic.

Anfwer. Confidering that Civita Vecchia, Corneto, Tolfa, and all the Roman ftate, under the command of general Garnier, has not been regularly befieged, but blockaded, I will grant to the troops of the refpective garrifons to march out of thefe places with all the honours of war, to have their muskets, fwords; and bayonets, and not to be confidered as prifoners of war, on their being fent to France or Corfica, as may be moft convenient. The French general fhall be allowed to take from the public ftores at Rome provifion for the march to Civita Vecchia.

Proper provifions fhall be put on board for the voyage, to be paid for by the government of France hereafter.

II. The troops above-mentioned fhall affeinble at Civita Vecchia within eight days after the aceeptance of the prefent convention, and remain there under their own guard, with the honours of war, until the arrival or junction of the tranfports in which they are to be embarked; and when the number of veffels neceflary for that purpofe fhall be affembled, the faid troops fall file off and embark accordingly, with drums beating, colours flying, a lighted match, and two field-pieces, or howitzers, with their appurtenances; and be alfo allowed to carry away their firelocks, bayonets, fidéarms, and cartouch-boxes, together with all the effects belonging to each individual of the faid troops, who fhall moreover not be confidered as prifoners of war.

Anfwer. Thetranfports are ready. St. Angelo and its dependencies under general Garnier's orders on

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