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ffiall be prefetved in their rights and privileges, and in
peaceable and quiet pofleffion and enjoyment of their
estates and effeAs, real and personal, moveable or im
moveable, or of any other nature whatsoever ; and
shall by themselves, or their attornies, fell and dispose
thereof, at their pleasure, in the fame manner as they
have hereto ore done, and the proceeds thereof to vest
in such species as shall be mod convient and agreeable
to them, and therewith to transport themselves and
their families to any part of the dominions of his Bri
tanic majesty in cartel yeffels, at their own expence
The necessary Vessels shall be furnished them, and f fe
conducts to protest them, their families and. effects,
from the fubje&s and allies of his catholic majesty, the
fame as if they were the natural born fubjeds ofSpain.
Granted for one year.
Art. XV. Inhabitants whatsoever (hall not be com
pelled to find the troops of his catholic mejefly in quar
ters. All free negroes, mulattos and muftees, shall
be preserved in their freedom.
The inhabitants shall find lodgings, whilst there is
a necessity for it, and no longer.--Granted with regard
to free negroes and mulattoes, provided always, that l
general Campbell releases a free negro taken at the
Village.
Art. XVI. The free exercise of religion shall be al
lowed throughout the province as heretofore, without
putting the least restraint thereon.
Granted for one year, until the king my maker's
pleasure is known.
Art. XVII. The negroes who have been hired f m
their masters, and employed in working on the fortifi
cations during the liege, shall not be taken from tueir
masters on that account, but shall be secured to their
owners, the fame as the rest of their private proper
ty. Granted-
Art. XVIII. All public books, records and papers,
in the refpedive offices of government and revenue,
shall remain in the custody and charge of the prelent
officers, without being permitted, on any pretence, to
be removed, left they should be loft or millaid.
All public papers shall be given up to a person
whoa ) I shall appoint for their examination: and in
Case of their being of no life for the government of the
province, to be returned to the civil officers.
Art- XIX. Inhabitants, or otherperfons whatsoever,
shall not be troubled or molested, under any pretence,
far having borne arms in the defence of the province.
Granted
Art. XX. Two covered waggons shall be granted to
march out with the troops, which are not upon any
account whatever to be Searched. Granted.
Art. XX]. Al' the cattle and other proviffons what
foeve., taken from the inhabitants of said province,
for the use of his catholic majesty's forces, shall be
paid fir in full, according to the customary prices for
each refpeaive article in the parts wher the fame have
been taken.
This article useless, as neither cattle nor any thing
else has been taken from the inhabitants.
Art. XXII. That the governor and commander of
the troops in this province shall be permitted to fend
advice of this capitulation in flags of truce or other
wise, at their option, to the governor of East-Florida,
the commander in chief in North-America, to Jamaica
and Great Britain, if they shall think proper so to do-
Art. XXIII. All prisoners made by the arms of
Spain since the 9th day of March last, shall join the
garrisons of the forts and posts to be evacuated, and
be on the fame footing as flipulated for them in the firft
article-, and all Spanish prisoners who had p roles gi
ven them at Pensacola, or who are now in possession
of the Britiffi troops, to be set at liberty, unless such
as shall be accused of, and excepted again ft, for breach
of parole.
Art. XXIV. Negroes who have abfeonded during
the fierce from fear or apprehensions of danger, to be
reffored to their owners when found-
Granted, or if found inconvenient, their value shall
be given.
Art. XXV. Quarters to be provided for the Bri
tish troops and seamen, until they can be embarked
on board the transports to be furnifhed for them- by
the firft article. Granted.
Art. XXVI. The full and entireexecution of the
prefect capitulation shall be observed, bona fide, and
where doubts shall arise, not provided for in the pre
ceding articles, it shall be underflood to be theintenti
on of the contrasting parties that they be determined in
the manner most conformable to humanity and liberty
of sentiment. Granted.
Fort George, 9th May, 1781.
. I PETER CHESTER,
| j OHN CAMPBELL, M. G.
Camp of Pensacola, 9th May, 1781..
(Signed) EDO. DE GALVEZ.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.
Art. XXViI. In case of one or more British soldiers
or sailors who are now absent from their refpeftive
corps, and wandering in the woods, shall hereafter be
taken by the Spanish troops or their allies, they shall
be conlidered the fame as if they actually now were a
part of the garrison, and as such (in case they shall
be taken before the departure of the garrison) shall
be fuffered to join the British troops; and if after their
departure, th y shall be allowed to join the hospital,
and be sent to the fame port to which the garrison shall
retire along with the lick and wounded, who shall be
left behind agreeable to the ffipulation of the third ar
ticle.
Granted, prov ded they don't present themselves in
quality of deserters.
Art. XXVIII. No encouragement whatever shall be
given, nor, upon honour, any means used, to entice
either soldiers or sailors of the British troops to enlist
in the service of Spain, or that of their allies.
Granted, but protection shall be afforded to them
who present themselves voluntarily.
PETER CHESTER.
I JOHN CAMPBELL, M. G.
(Signed) BDO. DE GALVEZ.
Compared w th the original proposals, and also with
the original translations of the answers, and certified
lo be a true copy. JAMES CAMPBELL, M.B.
The following are Copies of some of the
Letters, found in the Packet from Eng
land bound to New-York, but taken on
her passage and carried into France.
(No. 81.) Whitehall, 7th March, 1781.
SIR,
OINCE my letters to you of the 7th February! have
, received your dispatches, numbered from 113 to
117, inch,five, and laid them before the king.
The revolt of the Pennsylvania line, and Jersey bri
gade, tho' not attended' with all the good consequences
that might have been expelled, are certainly events of
very great importance, and must have very extensive
effects, both in reducing Washington's present force,
and preventing its being recruited by new levies ; and as
I doubt not you will avail yourfelf of his weakness and
your own great superiority, to fend a cons lerable force
to the head of the Chefapeak, as soon as the season will
permit operations to be carried on in that quarter, I
flatter myfelf the southern provinces will be recovered to
his majefly's ob dience before the long promised fuc
cours, none of which are yet failed, can arrive from
France, and Mr. Walhington, unable to draw fubfif
te ( for his troops from the weft fide of Hudson's ri
ver, be compelled to cross it, and take refuge in the
eastern -provinces. lam very a xious to hear of lord
Cornwallis' ? progress since general Leslie joined him;
I have no doubt his movements will be rapid and' de
cisive, for his !or r 'fhip appears to be fully impressed with
the absolute necessity of vigorous exertions in the ser
vice of this country, in its present circumhances ; the
iuccefs of general Arnold's enterprize up fortes river,
which the rebel newspapers confirm, must greatly
facilitate his lordfhigs operations, by cutting off Green's
supplies, and obliging the militia ter r turn to take
care of their own property. Indeed, so very contemp
tible is the- rebel force now in al parts, and so vall is
our superiority every where, , that no refinance on their
part is to be apprehended that can matridly obftrufl
the progress of the king's4r a, in the speedy suppression
of the rebellion, and it is a pleasing, too' at the fame
time a mortifying reflection, when te duration of the
rebellion is considered, .which arises from the view of
th? return of the provincial forces you have transmit
ted; that the American levies in the king's service are
more in number than the whole of the inlinel troops,
in the service o f the congress.
I am very glad terfind you have commiffoned a board
of directors of the refugees, and I hope the admiral will
have been able to spare them fhippi g to carry on their
operations on the sea coasts of the New England pro
vinces. Many of those within the Lines, who are unfit
for military service, are desirous of being fettled in the
country about Penobfcot, and require only to be sup
plied with provisions for the firft year, some tools for
husbandry, and iron work for their buildings; and as
it is proposed to fettle that country, and this appears a
cheap method of di'pafing of these loyalists, it is wished
you would encourage them to go there, under the pro
tection of the associated refugees, and allure them that
a civil government will follow them in due time for I
hope in the course of the summer the admiral and you
will be able to spare a force fuffioent to effect an esta
blishment at Cafco bay, and reduce that country to the
king's obedience.
Jam very glad to find by the lift of the officers re
leased, that the exchanges have been carried so far ;
but as it appears from Mr. Washington's last letter
to you; that they will not be carried on further, the
mr-afure of enitfling their prisoners for service in the
Weft-Indies fhouid be adopted immediately, and ill
deed, such has been the mortality from sickness a
nr-ng the troops there, that I do not fee any other
means of recruiting them.
I am sorry to acquaint you, that the general pre
valence of westerly winds for these last two months;
has [prevented the Warwick and Solebay, with their
convoy, from getting further than Plymouth, where
they are Bill detained.
I am,Sir,
your most obedient humble fervanf,
(Signed) GEO.. GERMAIN.
Sir Henry Clinton, K. B.
[The revolt of the Pennf Ivanna line and Jersey
brigade, although fir Henry Clinton was too cautious
to be led into the snare, andexpofe himfeN to the con
fcqu^nces of an attack in the state of New-Jersey, has
terminated beneficially for the United - States. This
event has involved the court of London in the most fa
tal errors, and dir&d their operations to obfi&s, ab
fuid, ridiculous and impcffible. Lord Cornwallis can
inform this minister how far his conjectures were rig hr,
respecting the P.nnfvlv?nia line ; a detachment of
which, und.r the command of general Wayne, lately
attacked his lordship's whole force in the fta:e of Vir
gmfo, and almost convinced him of the inutility of Su
perior numbers, when contending against men inspired
with a virtuous zeal for their country's fafety. How
vain and delmory are the faireft prolpeßs when found
ed only in a bewildered imagination. It ia tru^ the
number of the regular fortes of the United States was
greatly reduced at the close of the last campaign, cw
ilg to tie expiration of the terms, for which many of
the fold e<shad entered into the service, H w could
his loralhip conclude fem hence that general Wafting,
ton would be confined to the eastward of the Hudson
river ? This would have been the event undoubtedly
for a time had the British forces complexly subjugated
all the States westward and southward of that river ; but
wh.t appears to tyrants an inexplicable para< ox, is
perfectly understood by the citizens of a republic, that
in times of greatest apparent weakness, the most vigor#,
ous exertions are made. America knows, and Europe
will know, that the forces of the United States in this
period, which appear so contemptible to his lordfhp,
haye reduced nearly all the posts eftabliihed by the
British the Carolinas and Georgia, and made prison
ers of their garrisons, with a rapidity equal to the un
interrupted march of most armies through an equal
country. What do the British now poffets in
those ftatco?-mere defective portions, and totally in.
compatible with the idea cf civil jurifdiaion ? If the
deftrraicn of a few hogsheads of tobacco, the fedu&i
on of a number of negroes, the stealing of horses and
houfhold furniture, which made up Arnold's expedi
tion, are obje&sof triumph to the British ministry, we
are far from envying them the glory of a success,
which all civiized nations will ascribe to the preda
tory excuifions of parties-bleu. The army under lord
Cornwallis in the state of Virginia, instead of gaining
laurels from vi&ory or conquest; has taken the precau
tion rs a&ing upon the defenfive, being covered by
the (hipping in James river. The army of the United
States, which has compelled them to adopt this humili
ating measure, is composed of a part of the Pennsylvania
line, a small detachment from the army under the im
mediate command of his excellency general Washing
tn, and the virtuous yeomanry of that country. It ig
acknowledged that general Washington is on the east
fide of the Hudson river, but he there commands an
1 my of veterans in the regular service of the United
Spates, in cenjunaion with the troops of our magna
nimous ally ; and, at this moment, confines fir Henry
Clinton and the troops under his command to the du
ties of a garrison only- The o^jeas of his operations
are such as will, soon convince ihe British ministry them
felvesefthe futi'ity of their claims to the United States,
or any of them, as they muff be silent upon all the ar
guments deduced from the " ultima lex regum •'' and
will expofc the abfmdity of bis lordfhip' svifionary
scheme of forming establishments for the tories at Pe
no^fcot, whole situation ought to claim the greatest at
tention from the court of London, as their treasons have
long face merited the halter from the United States.
The " ioliftin j " or rather compelling the American
prisoners into the service for the Weft-Indies, need not
have been urged from the principles of necessity, as
the experience cf the whole war, of the inhuman and
barbarous treatment of our citizens in British jails and
prison-ships, has convinced us that deliberate murder
r; cerdonant to the idea of Brit sh policy.
In short, the delufi^n of the British ministry is an in
couteftible proif or the interposition of Heaven in our
fevour A continuation of vigorous exertions, and a
'ew more vir uous and. fuccefsful ffru^ges will amply
reward uj for all our toils, and confirm to us the un
ccnquerahle p ffeffion of those blessings, of which only
the virtuous and the brave are worthy !}
'(Duplicate) Parliament-street, 7th Feb. 1781.
Dblß ^IR,
lOT™ '"' letter I fend a copy of account be
wv tween you and Mr. Murray of Quebec, by
which I find you had drawn yourfelf, from New-York
in May for 1. 206: 16: 3, the sum for which you left
with me a set of bills-, and which I had negociated
through my friend captain Mathews, general Halde
m^nd's secretary, not knowing you had drawn again.
1 also fend Messrs. Ross and Gray's account, in
w rich I observe, what seems to me extraordinary,
that you are credited only 1. 85 14 6, for deficiencies
in appointments on receiving the batallion, and charg
ed with 1. 613 14 2, for deficiencies on your getting
the 16th regiment. I have wrote fully to general
Arnold, that his money is invested in the flock he
mentioned, which is a very desirable ioveftment, and
made at a good time; I did my best for him, and
hope he will approve, I know ft was as well laid out
as possible.
I hope now all tumults are over, lord G. Gordon
was two days ago tried and acquitted for his share in
the riots in July, 1780. Nothing yet from lord Corn
wallis, his army is in good spirits and no doubt rein
forced by this time. I have nothing material to
trouble you with. Mrs. Meyrick desires me 'o offer
her most refpedful compliments, and joins me in fill
cere wiftes for your health and happiness.
I am, dear dir, with' highest refpeff,
your obedient and most humble servant.
, (Signed) JAMES MEYRICK.
His excellency general Robertson.
(Duplicate)' Parliament flreet, 30th Jan. 1781.
SIR,
I AM honored with your several letters, inclofing bills
on Harley and Drummond, to amount of 50^01. the
receipt of which I have regularly, by packet, acknow
ledged. On the day they were paid, I invested the a
mount in the fund you mentioned, and it was a ver,
favourable time, I flatter myfelf it will meet your ap
probation, also the mode in which it was done.
As it is possible feme directions might come from
you for disposing of the money in some other mode, I
thought it might not be so advantageous to lock it up
totally, as it might be a long while before I could re
ceive a power from you to transfer, had I put it in
your name, and in mean time, the dividends could
not be received for your use. The mode I have adopt
ed has been used in like cases, and can be instantly al
tered to any you direst, on your favouring me with a
letter. The account is as follows, viz.
Bought by Samuel and William Scholey, flock bro
kers for major general Arnold, 70001. Hock in new 4 per
cents, ta 71 1-4 as follows.
lirname of major general Benedict Arnold 1 paid
tool, flock at 71 1-4 new 4 per cents confols > 4987 10
6900 flock at 71 1-4. do.)
In name of James Meyrick, efquirty
7000 commissions paid the brokers 8 15
power of attornye to receive dividends 1 6
4,996 6 6
There remains therefore 31. 13s. 6d. of the 50001.
By this method, in case I receive any inftrudions
from you, for a different application of your money,
I can fell out the 69001. flock, and follow them before
you receive this letter, and if you with it continue in
this fund, it may, if you prefer, be all placed in your
own name, by my transferring the 6900 k to your tool,
and it was for the purpose of your having an account
there, I bought the 1001. in your name. Also the pow
er of attorney now inclofed will enable me to receive
the dividends on the whole 7000 k flock, after I have
made the transfer, should you choose I mould do so.