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I trust, allow °fitly recommending him for promo tion. She is one of the finest vessels (of her clas , >) I ever saw, and is fit for His Maje,ty's service ; she had one long 9-pounder and thirty men when taken ; but can mount eight 6-pounders. I have the Honour to be., &c. (Signed) ZACHERY MUDGE. I have omitted mentioning the Hon. Frederick Berkley, but the only apology I can make is say ing he behaved nobly, and was much to he envied. Z. MUDGE. Launch—One killed and two wounded. Schooner—One killed and five wounded. His Majesty's Ship Blanche, Manchiiteel Bay, sth Nov. 1833. SIR, Having gained intelligence that there was a large coppered cutter full of bullocks for the Cape, lay ing close under the guns of Monte Christi (four 24- pounders and three field pieces), notwithstanding her situation, I was convinced we could bring her off; and at two this morning she was masterly and gallantly attacked by Lieutenant Lake in the Cut ter, and Lieutenant Nichols, of Marines, in the Barge, who cut her out ; she is 92 tons burthen, coppered close up and fastened, with two 4. pound ers, six swivels, and twenty muskets. This affair cost me two men killed and two wounded. I have taken since my last eleven small vessels, but chiefly with passengers. I am, &c. ZACH. MUDGE. Blanche—Two killed by the Fort, two wounded by the Cut' ter. French Cutter—Six: wounded, two of them mortally. I have landed 6g Prisoners under a Flag of Truce, at Monte Christi, arid have receipts fur the same.— Cargo 52 bullocks. On board His Majesty's 5100,5 Shark, Port Royal, jamaica, Nov. 30, 1803. • SIR, . I transmit you Inclosures for the information of th e Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, stating an attempt at capitulation made by General Ro chambeau on the i9th inst. from which I hope the period is not far distant when it will be brought to a proper issue for the whole of St. Domingo. I am, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH. Sir Evan Nepean, Bart. ARME DE ST. DOMINGUE. Au Quartier General du Cat, le 27 Bru maire, An 12 de la Pepublique . . Franfoise. Le General en Chef a Monsieur le Commodore Lo. ring, commandant les Forces Navales de Sa Ma. jesti Britannique, devant le Cap, &c. &c. &c. MONSIEUR, Pour prevenir I'effusion du Sang, et sauver les debris eprs de l'Armee de St-Domingue, j'ai l'hon m-ur de vous envoyer Deux Officiers charges de rues instrudions a l'effet d'entrer en accommodement avec vous ; le General de Brigade Boye, Chef de l'Erat, Major-General, et la Capitaine de Vaisseau, tame, sons charges de vous remettre ma Lettre. Jt les ai choisi pour avoir I'avantage de traiter avec you,. l'honneur d'etre avec le plus grande consi_ derationyMonsieur, D. ROCHAMBEAU. C.:by of the Propositions' made by the Gen. Rocham beau to evacuate Cape Francois, 'St. Domingo. t. The General Rochambeau proposes to evacuate the Cape, himself and his Guards, consisting of about four or jive hundred men, to be conveyed to France without being considered Prisoners of War.—Not granteth z. The Surveillant and Cerf to be allowed to cArry him and suite to France,—Not granted. (Signed) JOHN LORING. Bellerophon, o ff . Cape Francois, November 19, 1E03.. I have to acquaint you, on the subjeCl commu nicated to me by General Boyer and Commodore Barre, of your desire to negotiate for the surrender of Cape Franc )is to His Britannic Majesty, that I send for the purpose, and to know your final deter mination, Captain Moss of His Majesty's Ship La Desiree, in order to agree with your wishes inso.. much as is consistent with the just rights of His Britannic Majesty on that point. I have also to inform you my instruetions confine me to tl a French Officers and Troops in health be ing sent to Jamaica, and the sick to go to France or America. The Transports to convey theM beis first valued, and security given by the COM maader-in Chief, for the due payment of the va luation by the French Republic. The White In_ lubitants of the Cape will not be permitted to go to Jamaica, sr~, such are the parts of my InstruBions, with which I am bound to comply in any agreethent for the sLir. ren,Jet of Cape Flanpis. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. LORINQ. General Rochambeau, Commander in Cbie:f; • • • • We. :3e. • COLONIC DE SAINT DOMINGUE• 10 .L-, Au Qua rtier General ducal, le 28 Brze maire, An. 12. Le General en Chef de l'Armi de Saint Domingue, Capitaine General de la dice Colonic, commandant Jes isles Franc ises, sous le Vent, atc. &c. &c. Monsieur ie Commodore Loring, commandant les Forces Navales de Sa IYlajeste Britannique, devant le Cap, &c. MONSIEUR, je 'viens de recevoir la Lettr e que vous m ' avez - fair I'Honneur de m'ecrire. Comme vos Prop sltions sant inadmissibles, je vous prie de considerer ma ',cure precedente amine non avenue. j'ai l'Honneur d'etre, Monsieur, avec beaucoup de consideration, • SIR, D. ROCHA M BEALL Port Royal, Lgth Dec. 1803. . . Having in my Letter No. 3, by this convey a,„., state d to you, for the• information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that Gene -d Rochambeau had made Proposals for capitulating, which, :h .ugh 'inadmissible, I thought soon must lead to ethos more reasonable ; the event has jus tified my Opinion ; but I am sorry to say that Offi :7er, whose ad ions are too extraordinary to acne:lnt for, had on the 19th ult. (i:revious to his Proposals 1 to Capt. Loring, through the General of Brigade II ye, and Commodore Barre) aelually entered into a Capitulation with the Black General Dessalines, to deliver up the Crpe to him, with all the ordnance, ammunition and stores, on the 3oth ; I conclude, flattering himself that the tremendous weather which our Squadron wastheo, and had been experiencing for three weeks, would offer- an opening for escape, but the perseverance and watchfulness thereof pre cluded him from even attempting it. On the 3oth, the Colours of the Blacks were displayed at the Forts, which induced Captain Loring to dispatch Captain Bligh, to know General Dessaline's senti ments respetting General Rochambeau and his Troops, when, on his entering the harbour, he met Commodore Barre, who pressed him in strong terms to go on board the Surveillante, and enter into some Capitulation, which would put them under our pro teetiou, and prevent the }lacks from sinking them with red-hot shot, as they had threatened, and were preparing to do, which Capt. Bligh complied with, when they hastily brought him a few Articles they had drawn up, which lie (after ohjeting to some particular parts, that they agreed should be altered to carry his interpretation on their arrival at Jamaica) signed, and hastened to acquaint General Dessalines, that all the Ships and Vessels in Pott had surrendered to His Majesty's Arms, and with great difficulty he obtained the promise to desist from firing, till a wind offered for carrying them out (it then blowing hard direelly into the harbour) : this promise he at length obtained, and the first instant the land_ breeze enabled them to sail out under French Co lours, which, upon a shot being fired athwart them, the Vessels of War fired their broadsides, and hauled down their Colours, except the Clorinde, a large Frigate of 'Thirty-eight Guns, who unluckily took the ground abaft, and was forced to throw most of her guns overboard, and knocked her rudder off, when there was great apprehension for her safety ; and I am informed by the Captains of the Squadron, that we must attribute the saving her (apparently without further damage) to the uncomtnon exertions and professional abilities of acting Lieutenant Wit loughby, with the, boats of the Hercule, who, I trust, will be honoured with their Lordships' Pro , teelion. Captain Loring, after seeing the generality of the Prizes taken possession of, left the Theseus and Her cule to fix a temporary Rudder to the Frigate, and bring the remainder with them, bearing away for the Mole, and on the second summoned the Gen. of Brigade Noailles, who commanded there, to capitu late; this he declined doing, asserting he had pro visions for five months ; and herewith I transmit a Copy of his Letter., The numerous and crowded state of the prisoners on board all the prizes, and their being without provisions, making it necessary for Capt. Loring to proceed to Jamaica, he arriveti here the fifth with the Elephant and Blanche, also the Surveillante and Vertu thirty.eight gun Fri gates, and various other prizes; leaving the Pique to blockade the Mole, who anchored in this Port the eighth, and acquainted me that Gen. Noailles had evacuated the night he had refused to capitulate, bringing in with her five out of the six Vessels in which the Garrison'had embarked, a Brig with the General on board only escaping. I send a Vessel of War to England, with Gen. Rochamheau and those Officers who are said to have participated in, his cruelties at die Cape. I am, - &c. T. DUCIcW9RTH. _ . SirETan A r epean, AItMES DE SAINT DONIINGDE. Division de D,roite du Nord. Au Quartier-General du Mole, le io Prir7aire, An lzde RepubliqueFrunfoise. Louis Noailles, G eneral de Brigade, au Commo. dore Loring. MONSIEUR, J'ai recu lacAettre dont.vous m'avez lionorB sous la date du to Frimairc. ; Js Oesire Clue vous me lassiez connoitre les terine . s atiquels vousca'offrez de traiter avec vous. J'ai i'llonneur d'et re avec la plus haste considera_ tion, Mon,sieur votre trey burnill; et okteis,rortt er vitegr. (Sigre) NQ . AILLES. Shark, Port Rojal, Jamaica, zoth Dec. zBO3. Accompanying this you will receive, for the in formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, copies of various Letters, &c. Nos.. 1,2, 3, 4,5, 6, relative to the proceedings of Ca l a. Loring, of His Majesty's Ship 11 ; .ellerophon, while Senior Officer of the Squadron blockading Cape FrancJis. dam, & C. & J. T. DUCIcWORTH. Sir Epan Nepean, Bart. Bellerophon, of Cape Franeoire Sr,R 23d Nov. 1803. Having received information that General Ro chatnbeaVs intentions are to endeavour to make his escape in a Schooner, and observing yesterday after noon several boats pass and repass between the Sur veillance, and at armed Schooner laying in the Ca racol Passage; I made 'the signal for the' Launches armed to assemble on boatd the Blanche, and order. ed Captain Mudge to proceed with them'off the entrance of that passage to intercept her, should she attempt to come out. I direaed the Launches to be under the command of Lieutenant Pilch, of the BellerOphon, and, at two A. M. she was very judi ciously . boarded and taken by. the Launches. of the Bellerophon and Elephant, without the loss of a man killed or wounded, though for a short tine under a very smart fire from the Enemy's great guns : and Small arms ; she proves to be the French National Schooner •10.-,-Decouvr4r, commanded by Monsieur Froyan; Entign deV, - aisKau; she had mounted six 6. pounders, and six brass swivels, and fifty-two men. The Enemy had two men wounded.. The Officer commanding the Desiree's Launch being anNious to secure the Passage, got SO' far to the Eastward of the entrance as not to observe the motions of the other Boats, that he unfortunattly:tould not join ;hell, or get near (ht. Schooner or I am set': Bible, from the eliarader he bears, would hitvi: been as vigilant as the other boats.. I have the Honour to be, &c.' (Signed) JOHN LORIF,G, Sir 1.7% Duchrworth, SYR ' Bel lerogon, of Fortuda, v. 30, 1803. I have to inform you of the surrender of Cape Francois to the General Dessalines on the iSth in. stant, when he attacked it at the head of the army, and agreed with the General in Chief Rochambeau, for ten days to complete the evacuation. Not havl-n received a second proposition from Rochambeaik during the suspension of hostilities between the tWripartrjs, I endeavoured, if possible, to learn the disposition of Dessalines, seeing his flag displayed on the forts, as to the Ships of War and other Vessels in the Harbour, and you will see by his Letter to me of the 27111, which I herewith trans mit, as well as a Copy of mine to him, the indefinite mode of expression he makes use of. I therefore sent Captain Bligh to explain with him. On his arrival in the Cape he met, on"the part of Rochambeau, a strong desire to agree for the surren der of the Ships and Vessels, which, from his decla ration to destroy them, I had no reason to exped. The Articles of Agreement which was entered into I herewith inclose, and hope it will meet your ap probation. Captain Bligh immediately made known to Dessalines the surrender of the Frigates and Mer chant Vessels to His Britannic Majesty, and request ed he would give orders to prevent firing on them, which till then was his intention and, after some hesitation, General Dessalines reluflantly complied. This morning the Surveillante, Cerf Brig, an Hos pital Ship, and three or four neutral Schooners, came out ; the whole were under weigh in the Har bour, but owing to the sudden change of wind they were prevented from proceeding. lam sorry to say, the Clorinde is on shore under Fort Saint Joseph, and I fear will be totally lost. I have taken possession of the Vessels that are out, and left Captain Bligh with Hercule, Desiree, and Pique, to complete the evacuation of the Cape and Monte Christi : when the Elephant joins with the Vertu and Merchant Vessels I left in the Cape, I shall proceed with her and prizes to Port Royal, leaving the Tartar to blockade the Mole. I have, &c. JOHN LORING. SIR, Hit Majeity' s Ship 1414rophon. Not having 'had the Honour to receive your answer to'rny Leitent,of yesterday, I beg to re present, that from the, tenor of your's of the *2d, I did hope to see your flag flying this morning at Fort Picolet. As I have full confidence. you will not rescind the agreement with General Racharnbeau, who intends, if possible, to have more time granted him to escape, and that you will have possession of the Town and its Forts, this afternoon. . I shall then be much obliged if you will send me some exirerienced Pilots, to conduE a part of my Squadron into the Harbour, to take possession of the Shipping. I have the Honour to be, &c. (Signed) JOHN LORING. General De.unlines. LIBERTE OU LA MORT. • Au Quartier General le 6 Flimaire, An IZ. Le General en Chef de l'Armee Indigene a Mon. sieur Loring, commandant les Folees Navales de S. M. B. (levant le Cap. MONSIEUR, Je vous accuse recette de la Lettre que j'ai eu l'Honneur de recevoir ; vous pouvez vous convain. cre que mes Dispositions pour vous et contre le Ge neral Rocbambeau sont invariable. L'entrerai dans la Place du Cap demain Marin a 13 'fete demon ArtnCe. Je ne puis, Monsieur, quo i qu'avec Regret, vous envoy-er les Pilotes que vous demandez : _le presume que vous n'eri aurez pas besoin, car je forcerai les Batimens Franclis sortir de la Rade, et vous en agirez avec eu>c COIDIIIe vou t s le jugercz convenable. ' • jai l'Honneur d'etre,t &c. (Signe) DESSALINES. [The Wr,:s.i?les of evitulatio'n were in . our Paper of yes- . terdaY•l ) _ Bellerophon of Cape jy,colrt Mole, SIR, 4.10. 2, 1.803,. From General gocham,beau's extraordinary con. dna on the public service, neither Captain Bligh or myself have had any thing to •say to him further than complying with his wishes in allowing him to remain on board - the Surveillante, until her arrival at Jamaica, which I very readily agreed to, as also the Commodore. I have General Boye, with about 1:12, Off i cers, and 190 Soldiers and Sailors on board the Bellerophon, and 6o more pn board the Hercule, that were taken out of the Sur4,eillante ; the Blanche has on hoard all the Crew of ;he Cerf. I had began this Letter yesterday to have dis patched the Blanche early ths morning, but on seei n g the Desiree coming down with Six Sail, waited until she joined, and am happy to inform you, that, through the exertions of Lieutenant Willoughby, the Clorinde is afloat again with the loss of her rudder, and Captail Bligh is preparing a temporary one to bring her down; the Vertu and other Ships are out, and I am in hourly expeCiation of seeing them with the Elephant. I sent Captain. Ross into the Mole to sum mon that Garrison to surrender, and shall dispatch the P lanche . immediately have General Noaill e ' s AnsWer. Half past Four. C:►ptain Ross has this instant returned with the inclosed Answer, and I dispatch the Blanche in consequence, and shall follow soon after. The De. phanr, Vertu, and ten Sail of various descriptions of Vessels are now joinin g . I have the' Honour to be, &c. JOHN LORING. Rear-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Klk Command rin Chief, &c. &c. - „3 • , a t &c. Shark, Port Royal, loth Dec. 1803. SIR, Feeling that the Lards Commissioners of the Admiralty would wish to he acquainted with the Articles of capitulation, between the Generals Ro. chambeau and J)essalines, for the Surrender of the Cape, and having just obtained a Copy thereof, I • herewith transmit the same for their Lordship' I n _ formation. I am, &c. (Signed) J. T. DUCKW9RTI-1, Sir Evan Nrpear4l3art, WC. TAANSLATION Of TUF. CAPITULATION OF CAPE FRANCOIS, Agreed to by General Rocharnbeau on the part of the F facts Army, and Gen. Dessalines commanding the Black TrooPsi or, as they are termed, " l'Armee Indigene." This day, the 27th Brumaire, of the i zth Year , according to the French zra, and the r9th of Novi 1803, according to the common xra; the Adjutant Commandant Duveyricr, having received hill poVat from Gen. Rochambcau, Commanderin•Chiefall 4 French Army, to treat for the Sutkindet , ,olf, Oe' Town of the Cape, and Jean Nues Detaaltirielii e•! neral of the Native Army, being also authonr.ed to treat on the occasion, have agreed On the. following Articles, viz. Art. I. The Town of the Cape, and the Forts dependent thereon, shall be given up in ten days, reckoning morrow, the 28th of Brumaire (Nov. 18,) to the Geral Chief m E6SAL FIS. from to' Art 11. The Military Stores which are now in the. Arse' naffs, the Arms, and the Artillery of the Town and .Forts , shall be left in their present condition. Art. 111. All the Ships of War, and other Vessels •whie li shall tic judged necessary by Gen. RocHAr,7BEAv, for riinoval ofAhe Troops and Inhabitants, and for the Evac - 0 3 ' tion of the place, shall be free to depart on the day appointed* Art, IV. All the Officers, Military or Civil, and 0 6 Troops composing the Garrison of the Cape, shall leave th? place with all the Ilonours of War, carrying with them Arms, and all the private Property belonging to their :Demo brigades. Art. V. The sick and wounded who shall not be in act on', dition to embark, shall be taken care of in the hospitals, il' their recovery ;- they are specially recommended to the liunta nity of General DESSA LIN E,S, who will cause them to be embarked for France in-neutral vessels. Art. VI. General DEss N ES, in- giving the assurance of his prote6lion to the Inhabitants who shall remain in th e Country, calls it the same time upon the justice of General Roc HAMBEAU to set at liberty all the Natives of the Coup" try (whatever may be their colour), as they cannot be con strained, under any pretext of right, to embark with tlje French Army. Art. VII. The Troops of both Armies shall remain il l their respedive positions until the tenth day after the siva', Lure hereof, which is the day fixed on for the evacuation 01 ' the Cape. . Art. VIII. The General in Chief, ROCHAMBEAU, Wil t send, as a hostage for the observance of the present stipulation s ; the Adjutant Commandant, URBAIN DE VA ux,' in excharlg for whom the General in Chief, I.)ss ALINES will seed Officer of the same rank. Two Copies of this Convention are hereby executed in stria faith, at the Ilead•quarters on the Heights of the Car l on the day, month; and year aforesaid. (.Signed) DUVEYRIER. DESSALINES• Shark, Part Regal, De.f,gs f 1 1051. Accompanyingteyd ,bayn Nis ivMajesty's account i you will receive, for:the IT formation of the Lords Comruissiouers of. the Ar 7st f y V 's e S s q se u l a s dr c o a l l :Tn re d d e ' r m an y 4 c° ls: mand, since the return made in November last. a s lu t r i r o a y l I am, &c. J. T. DLICKWORT` .I Sir &'an Nepean, Barr. Et c . a: e r 0 . 1 0 LHerefollows a List of P r izes, 37 in number i nc iu . L.‘,..B, i tr • tb7ee Frigates, the names of which our Readers a „ uirea i - in possesslon of.] . N. B.- There has been destroyed since last return Thif t e l . Sail of small (daft of various descrij , tions of Cape FranFco ' I . 4 ilm.ite. ch.r.lol k auti the Mole,. &c. Sic. SIR, Downing -street Fe 4. 7, 1804.. Extrad of a Dispatch from Governor the f iv i r j, Frederick North, to the Righ t Hon. Lord ge l tes one of His Majesty's p r incip a l S ecretar i es of °— dated Columba, Sth July 1803. I inclose to you the Deposition of a Person st4„.o. - himself to be an eye witness of one of the most fi cious ads of perfidy and c rue l ty ever comuli tte f oes Every particular of the narration may-not be t da y but it appears that Candi was att ac k e d i n t he 0- 1 of a Truce, by th e fi rs t Adi gaar , on t h e 2.3,d Of or . rather believe on the 24. th) ultimo ; that 1V1, 5 •!, 6 1 Davie, com man di ng t h e G arr i son t h ere, capittto on the foll ow i ng d ay , an d t h at a ft er h e le f t the Leo all the English soldiers who accompanied Hill treacherously murdered in cold blood. I 00 I cannot b e li eve t h at M a j or D av i e wo u l d 'ijie consented to evacuate, on any terms less favou ta o l. than those stated in the deposition, viz. of being pd lowed to p rocee d w i t h arms an d ammun i t ion,. r e without molestation, to Trincomalee, and that c d ; should be taken of the sick whom he left beil' il o t for the Fort was rendered, in the opinion of (11 0 ,0 military siren, tenable against any force that of likely to be brought against it, and large suppli e , os e provisions had b een sent thither, in add it ion to. which Lieutenant Colonel BarbuCtieclared to ' t o ficient for six months' consumptio4' two 1 7 .1° ' ago,. , fr og Lieutenant Husskisso n was a l so ' on th e roa" o p) Tcincornalee (as. Major Davie must have it°, w i t h a !lynched Doolies, under an escort of lc hundred and fifty Malays ; and when I heart!.:l o oe l breach of the truc e ,- I 'ordered Li eu ten an t Hunter to proceed from Trincomalee with ttv° Njo , died of His Majesty's I sat 11 . regiment, and Or be e lays, to sec ure t h e eva c ua ti o n w hi c h (h a d it c f, delayed for a fortnight) would hay . c. b e en said/ fated. Butwh having tltl obtained stillles such sacc terms, ountfor, shouldis,that jot Davie, consented to lay down his arms, when he must I ). 3 ;ec ', felt that the person who insisted on such an i,o fr b o t tion of agreement, could have no other desigg er lia . . that of murdering him and his men, and v must, in common with a ll t h e A rmy , h a ve o tia that a Corps of forty Europeans in good hea" . of two hundred Malays, might cut their L . t o through any army o f Ca n dians to any part °' • - "jot Indeed Captai n Mudge, late Commam. 0 0' Fort Macdowall, brought off his men in cir c stances of as great difficulty ; and a small &t a c o ment of twenty.two invalid Malays, four t d i, convalescents of the Igth Regiment from C an e and sixty Seapoys under Lieutenant Nixon, Ens 14 Grant, and Ensign Smellie, defended themselve6is, a miserable little Fort of Fascines at D e mbadel t i, for more than a week, against an immense O be r lade colleded by the second Adigaar, after t had expended their ammunition, till they' We re a s lieved by a Detachme n t of fifty Europeans orwd of many Seapoys, whom_l sent alder the comala n o , Captain Blackall of the iSt 2 lo bring diem d° in which he has succeeded without loss. on e, Under the oppression of so dreadful a misforri.oo it is satisfadory to me to state, that an formed of a spirit of defection in His Maje st Y - lay Regiment is pettedly unfounded, sumo viduals of that Corps had -indeed deserted , c os Candi ; but the great m a j or ity, including all ' l ' t he of- influence and respettability, were staunch end. Those who, after w ere, sv s r er. • rated from them, Werefo therce Engisli dintotilieCandian doe vice s are certainly not blameable, and of those,