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From the ANTIGUA MERCURY, 7^ 3, 1779.
ARTICLES O, CAPITULATION between Le
Cheva LrdeFORLONGDuRuMAI N, Lieutenant
of bis Most Chriflian Majefy commander in Chief of the
French troops, and bis Ex&lency Valentine
M ORRIS, Efaui'e, Captain General and Governor in
Chief, in and over bis Maffiy's fla^d ofSt. Viacent,
and is Dependencies, Chancellor, Ordinary, and Vice
Admiral of the fame &c. &c.
ARTICLE I
GOVERNOR MORRIS demands, in the firft
place, that the Officer and Drummer sent by him
yesterday to the Commander of the French troops be resto
red to big; the detaining these when f?nt as a Flag of
Truce, and then continuing to march on, appearing to him
to have been a great infringement of the laws of war.
Granted.
, Art. 11. The Governor and Staff Officers, Officers of
the troops and soldiers, to march out with their colours fly
ing, drums beating, ten rounds a piece, with two br fs
field pieces, arms, baggage, and all the honours of war.
Granted.
Art. 111. The regular troops, officers, soldiers, and
artillery men. to be carried to the Island of Antigua in
good vessels fuffieiently victualled at d> eexpence of his
Moss Chriman Majesty, and there to be at liberty to do
duty, the Governor engaging an equal number of equal
qualities ofFrench prisoners to be exchanged in their room.
The fame for one officer of Engineers and an assistant
Engineer.
The troops Jhall be exchanged at Antigua for an equal
number of French prifomers.
Art. IV. The officers and others shall have liberty to
carry their wives and families, and domefti flav^s, to the
English Elands by the shortest rout, and t at they shall be
furnifhed with good veifels and provisions for ther passage.
Granted.
ART, V. The inha it-nts of the ifind shall march out
of their post with the honours of war, their baggage,
arms and colours, drums beating and lighted matches.
The i?habitants Jhalt go freely to their homes.
Art. VL The inhabitants of the I flan- Ifh II continue
to enjoy their civil goverment, their laws, usages, and or
dinances; justice shall be adminiOred, by the fame per
sons that are now in office, and the inferior police of tne
island shall be fettled between his Most Christian Majesty's
Governor and the inhabitants; and in case the island be
ceded tothe King of France at the peace, t^e inhabitants
shall be at liberty, either to preserve their political govern
ment, or to accept that which is eflablifhed in Martinico
and the French islands.
Granted.
Art. VIL The inhabitants, both secular and clergy,
shall be maintained in the possession of their real and per
sonal estates and property of what nature soever, as well
as in the enjoyment of their rights and privileges, ho
nours and immunities, and the free negroes and mulattoes
in their freedom.
Granted.
Art. VIII. That they shall pay no other duty to his
"Most Chilian Majesty than they paid to his Britannic
Majesty, without any other tax or impost; the expence
of the Administration of justice, the salaries of miniflers,
and other ordinary charges, shall be paid out of the reve
nues of his Most Christian Majefly, in like manner as
under the government of his Britanmic,4ajefty.
Granted, if it was granted at Dominica.
Art. IX. That the slaves, baggage, vessels, merchan
dize, and every thing else taken since the landing of the
French troops, and during the attack of th^ifland, shall be
restored.
Granted as far as it pofibly can be effeffed.
Art. X. The absent inhabitants and those in thefer
vice of his Britannic Majesty, shall be maintained in the
enjoyment and possession of their estates and effeas, which
shall be managed by their attornies.
Granted.
Art. XI. The inhabitants shall not be compelled to
furnift quarters or any thing else for the troeps or slaves to
work on the fortifications.
"This article cannot be grantee,
Art. XII. The ships, vessels, and droghers, belong
ing to the inhabitants of this ill nd, shall remain their pro
perty.
Granted.
Art. XIII. The widows and other inhabitants, who
from sickness or other obstacles cannot sign the Capitulation,
shall have a limitted time to agree to it.
Granted.
Art. XIV. The inhabitants and merchants of the
Jland comprehended in the present capitulation, stab enjoy
all the privileges of trade, on the fame termsas are granted
to the fubjeas of his Moss Christian M?jefly, throughout
the extent of his dominions.
Granted.
Art. XV. The inhabitants shall observe a Arid neu
trality, and not be enforced to take up arms against his
Britannic Majesty or any other ,>wer.
Granted,
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Art. XVI. The inhabitants shall enjoy the free exer
cise of their religion, and the miaiflers their curacies.
Granted
Art. XVlf. All the prisoners taken, or persons de
tained, since the landing of the Frence troops, Ihall be re
ciprocally geftored.
Granted.
Art. XVIII. Merchants gs the island may receive
ships to their address without being confiscated, difpefe of
their merchandize and carry ®n trade, and the port shall
be entirely free on paying the fame duties asm the French
inlands.
Agreed, provided they wear French colours after they ar
rive.
Art. XIX. The inhabitants shall keep their arms.
Rejected."
Art. XX. No perlons but those now resident on the
iAand, or at present proprietors of lands and houses, shall
hold any house or lands by purchase, or otherwise, until
the peace; but at the peace, if this Blind be ceded to the
King of France, the inhabitants who decline being under
the French government may then be at liberty to fell their
estates, both real and p^rfonal, to whom they please, and
to retire where they & b think proper, for which purpose
a reasonable time be allowed them.
Granted.
Art. XXL The inhabitants of the Iflind may fend
their children to be educated in England, as well as to fend
them back, and to make remittances for their maintainance
while in England. Granted.
Art. XXII. The inhabitants shall be at liberty to fell
their estates and effects to whom they ffiink fit.
Granted.
Art. XXIII. That the Court of Chancery shall be hfll
by the Members of the Council, and the proceedings be
the fame as are now used in Antigua, ex ept that all writs
and other process fli ill be granted by the Prefi lent ofthe
Council, and the Great Seal now used in this Bland shall
be given unto and remain in his custody f )r the purpose of
feabng all writs, process, and decrees, issuing out of and
made by t'he said Court.
Granted, if it was granted at Dominira.
Art. XXIV. That the wives of such offi ers and others
as are not in the island, may retire with their effeds, and
the number of domestics according to their rank.
. Granted.
Art. XXV. There shall be delivered to the General of
the French troops, all the artillery and stores in the colony
of St. Vincent, belongining to the King of England, all the
Batteries on the coast and the refpefbve posts, as well in
the Caraib country as elsewhere in the island, shall be sur
rendered in the fame Rate they were in when the island
was attacked, such injury as they may have received in
any attack excepted ; all the arms belonging to the King of
England's troops shall be delivered in like condition, ex
eeptipg those of the officers of the troops and militia, no
powder shall be secreted or carried out of the magazines,
which shall be delivered by the governor-.
Granted.
Art- XXVI. None of the Indians or Caraibs shall on
any account be permitted to garrison or be quartered in
any of the forts, posts, towns, or houses in the island,
and the inhabitants demaud and exped the protection of
his Most Christian Majeftfs Commander, to preserve
their persons and property inviolate, as long as they faith
fully observe the present articles of capitulation.
Granted with the exception in the references.
Art. XXVII. All negroes now absent or run-away
shall when taken and brought in, be delivered up to their
proprietors , and if any such are harboured by the Indians,
Caraibs^or free Negroes, they shall thereupon be restored.
Granted.
Art. XXVIIL Whatever depredations the Caraibs
have committed during, or since the attack of the island ;
they be compelled to inflantly desist therefrom, and be
made to release and give up all slaves and effects which
they have taken, and to be fully retrained from hereafter
committing the least disorder on the persons and effects of
the inhabitants.
% much judice as possible foad be rendered.
Art XXIX, All the Caraibs now under arms, and
who have joined rhe French troops, to be immediately
difirmed, dismissed and ordered to their refpe&ive homes ;
and all others now in arms to be disarmed and also com-'
pelled to retire to their refpeftive homes, and remain in
their own diftriCU
Granted with the exceptions in the reference.
Art. XXX. A fafeguard to be granted for all the pa.
pers at the Government - House, and these not to be liable
to any infpeftion, and Governor Morris to be at liberty
either to keep these there or to remove them.
Granted.
Art. XXXI. The like to .be granted for all papers
and records in the refpeCHve offices of the Customs, the
Marshal, Secretary and Register, Receiver General, Trea
surer, and Commifory, and of all public records and pa
pers, to be left in the custody of their refpeftive officers
and not to be in fpefled.
Granted.,
Art. XXXII. Permission to fend either to England
or to some of his Majesty's Admirals or Governors, ad
vice, t@ be forwarded to his Britannic Majesty of the pre
fem event.'
Whenever the Governor thinks proper.
Art. ..XXIII. Governor Morris to remain in the
island feme time, in order to fettle his own private affairs,
as alio any of the King's officers, if required.
Granted.
Art. XXXIV.
Demanded by the breach General.
The inhabitants thill not be obliged to pay any debts
due to English persons not residing in this island, and who
are not capitulants thereof, until the end of the war.
Art. XXX/. All vessels taken after the capitulation
will be restored.
Granted wrb the exceptions in the reference.
A" T XXXVI. The colony shall be obliged to ad
vance a sum of money to pay the troops, which oil! be dis
counted from the revenue.
We the Commander in chief ofthe French troops, le
gacy authorifed in theK ng's name by the Count d', ftaing,
and Valentine Morris, Eiq; Governor in Chief of flie
isl and o< St. Vincent, have agreed to and signed three co
pies of the above thirty fix articles.
Ac Chevalier de Fcrlong du Rumain.
Valentine Moon.
Par ordre, Dalian, Secretaire.
By command, Robert d'cjfeld, Secretary.
References.
I. As to the Twenty-ninth article, although Mr. Ca
nonge had allowed it, it has been agreed that the Carribs
shall be font to their homes, and these be retrained from
doing any injury to the inhabitants and Red Carabits with
out disarming tirem.
IL Relative to the Twenty-sixth article, after the
words in any oj the forts, there shall be underwood, except,
in cases of an attack.
# 111. The ships from Europe make an exception to the
Twenty-fifth article.
he Chevalier de Forking du Rumain &
Valentine Morris.
Par ordre, Dalian, Secretaire.
By command, Robert Ne,field, Secretary.
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