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No. T.
York, Virginia, OBcber 17, tfl.
SIR,
I PROPOSE a cfceffation of hostilities for
24 hours, and that two officers may be ap
pointed by each fide to meet at Mr. Moore's
house, to fettle terms for the surrender of the
polls of York and Gloucefier.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient, and
Most humble Servant,
CORNWALLIS.
,0 his Excellency General Washington,
commanding the combined forces
of France and America.
No. IT.
Cant before York, cfh of October, 1781.
MY LORD,
I HAVE had the honour of receiving your
Lordship's letter of this date.
An ardent desire to spare the! further effufion
of blood will readily incline me to listen to
such terms for the surrender of your polls of
Yc^k and Gloucester as are admissible.
I wiki, previous to the meeting of commis
sioners, that your Lordship's pr'opofals in writ
i^ may be font to the American lines; for
which purpose a suspension of hoftjlities during
two hours from the delivery of this letter, will
be granted. , T .
I have the honour to be, My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
And most humble servant,
G. WASHINGTON.
His Excellency Gen. Earl Cornwallis,
commanding lots Britannic Majefy s
forces in York and Glcucefer.
No. 111.
York, in Virginia, half pad 4' '•
17th Goober, 1781.
SIR, ,
I HAVE this moment been honoured with
your Excellency's letter dated this day.
The time limited for fending my a s fiver
will no: admit cf entering into the detail of
articles. But the basis cf my proposals will
le, Tat t' e garrisons of York and Gl^ceder
shall be prisoners of'war. with the customary
hon urs, and for the conveniency cf the indi
viduals which I have tee honour to command,
that the British fnall be sent to Britain, and
the Germans to Germany, undertheengage
ment not to serve againir franco, mine teae
their allies, until released or rcgulariy-excizg
ed. That all arms and public stores f? dl be
delivered up to you, but that the uiu'l i^dul
pence of fide arms to officers, and of retaining
private proper y, shall be grar.^J to cffi ers
a d f Idlers,; and that the irierek of several
i dividual in civil cepacWes, and* conceded
with us /all be attended to. If Y?ur Excel
lency th ; its that a continuance of the suspen
sion of h Ililities will be nectff.ry t” cranfmit
"your answer, I TEI have no objections to the
hew that you propefe.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your most
Obedient, and most hu wble servant,
CORNWALLIS.
Eis Excellency General Wafeingten,
cowman ling, 15c.
No. IV.
Head Quarters, before York, Oslo. 18, 1781.
My LORD,
TO avoid unnecessary dikuffioris and de
lays, I fnall at once, in answer to your Lord
ibip's letter of yefterddy, declare the general
basis u;.;on which a definitive treaty of capita
h:irr, mu!l trite place. The garrisons of
York and Gkuceher, including the seamen,
a, y. u propried, will be received prisoners of
war : The conditions annexed, cf fending the
Brit sh and German troops to the parts of Eu
fbpe to uhich they refpe&ively belong, is in
admissible; inferd of this, they will be
marched to such parts of the country as can
most conveniently provide for their fubfiHence ;
and the benevolent treatment of prisoners,
which i- invariably observed by the Americans,
will be exter ded to them.—The fame honours
will be granted to phe surrendering army, as
were, granted to the garrison of Charleftown.
The Dipping and boats in the two har
bours, with all their guns, fibres, tackling,
furniture 2nd apparel, shall be delivered, in
their present dace to an officer of the navy
appointed to take possession of them.
The artillery, arms, accoutrements, milita
ry cbeil, and public flores of every denomi
rkiun, shall be delivered, uniinpared, to
the heads of departments to which they ref
pe^ively belong.
'rhe officers ..ill be indulged in retaining :
their fie arms, and rhe officersand fddiers'
ir ay preserve their baggage and effects ; with 1
this reserve, that property taken in the cbun-1
try will be reclaimed.
With regard to the individuals in civil ca-!
parties, whefe interests your Lordship wifhes|
n,ay be attended to, until they are more par- I
ticahr'y described, nothing definitive can be 1
fettled. I have to add, that I expert the fickl
and bounded will be supplied with th'eir ownl
hcfoin! dores, and be attended by British' |
Surgeons, particularly charged with the carel
cf them.
Your Lordship will be pjeafed to fignifyJ
veurYeierriiriation; either to except or rejectl
the proposals now offered, in the course of,{
two Irurs from the delivery of this letter, j
thatiCommifhoners may be appointed to digest )
the articles of capitulation ; or a renewal of §
boitiißßs may take place.
Ih<ve the honour to,be, my Lord,
Your LoAfhip's meft obedient, &c.[
G. WASHINGTON. §
Lt. Cen. Earl Cornwal;is,
commanding, dec.
No. V.
York, in Virginia, l^th Olio. 1781.
STR,
I AGREE to open 2 treaty of capitulation,
upon the basis of the garrisons of York and
Gloucester, including seamen, being 'prifon
- lers of war, without annexing the condition of
Itheir being sent to Europe; but I expert to
;receive a compensation in arranging the arti-
Icles of capitulation for the surrender of York
ITown in its present state of defence. I shall
(in particular, desire 'that the Bonetta flbop of
I war be left entirely at my disposal from the
;hour the capitulation is signed ; to receive an
;aid de camp to carry my difjatches to Sir
I Henry Clinton, and such soldiers as I may
;think proper to fend as passengers in her, ^
;be manned with fifty men of her own crew,
and to be permitted to fail without examina
tion, when my difpatchcs are ready: en-
I gaging on T part, that the ship (ball be
} brought back and delivered to you, if she
§ escapes the dangers of the sea ; that the crew
§ and soldiers sent as passengers shall be ac-
Icounted for in future exchanges as prisoners ;
I that flie shall carry off no officer without your
] consent, nor public property of any kind:
and I shall likewise desire that the traders and
inhabitants may preserve their property, and
that no person may be punifaed for having
joined the British troops.
If you chufe to proceed to negociation on
these grounds, 1 shall appoint two field offi-
Icers of my army to meet two officers from you,
at any time and place that you think proper,
to digell the articles of capitulation.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your mo* obedient,
' And most humble servant,
CORNWALLIS.
His Excellency Gen, Washington,
commanding, &c. &c.
ARTICLES of CAPITULATION^//^ be
tween bis Excellency General Wajhington, Com
mander in Chis of the combined forces of rime*
rica and France : His Excellency the Count de
Rochambeau, Lieut General of the armies of
the King rs France, Great %e/s f the Royal
and Military Order of St. Louis, commanding
\ the auxiliary troops of bis most Cori/han MajeJ
i% it: America, and bis Excellency the Count de
1 Greff, Lieut. General of the naval armies of
bis most Chrifliun Majefy, Commander cf the
! Order of it. Lovis, commanding in chief the
naval a my of France in the tyhejapeak, on the
one part ; and the Right Hon, Earl Cornwallis,
Lieut Gneral of bis Britannic Majfy's forces,
commanding the garrijons of York and Glouces
ter, and L bomas Simmonl, Est commanding
bi; Britannic Majesty's forces tn York River,
in Virginia, on the other part.
Article 1. The Garrison of York and
Gloucester, including the officersand seamen
of his Britannic Majesty's ships, as we|l as
other mariners, to surrender themselves pri
soners of war, to the combined forces of
America and France. Tire land troops to re
main prisoners to the United States; the navy
to the naval arm, of his hioft Christian Majcf
ty. — : —Granted.
Article 2. The artillery, arms, accoutre
ments, military chett, and public Hores of
every denomi. ation, shall be delivered, un
impared, to the heads of departments ap
pointed to receive them.—Granted.
Article 3. At twelve o'clock this day the
two redoubts on the left flank of York to be
delivered, the one to a detachment of Ameri
can infancy, the other to a detachment of
-French Grenadiers. The garrison of fork
will march out to a place! to be appointed, in
§ frot't of the polls, at two o'clock: p:ecTely,
I with Mouldered arms, colours cased, and
I drums bearing a British or German march,—
I They are then to ground their arms and re-
Iturn to their encampment, where they will
I remain until they are dispatched to the place
[ of their deftinatior. Two works on the
:Gfoucefler fide, will be delivered at one ;
I o'clock, to detachments' of French and Arne-1
Irican troops appointed to possess them. The 1
I garrison will march out at three o'clock in the 1
I afternoon, the cavalry with their Iwordsl
Idrawn, trumpets founding, and the infantry
;in the manner prescribed for the garrison of
I York.—They are likewise to return to their|
l encampment until they can be finally marched'
Icft. Granted*,
Articled. Officers are to retain their fide|
arms—both officers and soldiers to keep'theifl
private, property ofevery kind, and nb part of[
their baggage or papers to be at any time sub-1
ject to search or infpedion. —The baggage |
and papers of officers and {defers.taken duringl
the siege, to be likewise preserved for them, —1
it is underload that any property obviouflyj
belonging to the inhabitants of these states in I
poffeffinn of the garrison, shall be fubjeri to be|
reclaimed —Granted.-
Article 5. The soldiers to be kept in Vir-;
ginia, Llarylznd, or I'cnnfylvania, and asl
much by regiments as possible, and supplied j
with the fame rations of provides as are al-j
lowed to soldiers in the service of America : 1
A field officer from every nation, viz. Britifh,|
Anfpach, and Hessian, and other officers ons
parole, in the proportion cf ore to fifty men,
to be allowed to reside near their refperiive[
regiments, to visit them frequently, and bej
witnesses of their treatment; and that these
officers may receive and deliver eloathing and I
other neceffariesfor them, for which paffports|
are to be granted when applied for. |
Granted. |
Article 6. The general ftaff, and other [
officers, not' employed as mentioned in the
above article, and who chufe it, to be per-I
emitted to get an parole to Europe, or New-I
£ York, or to any other American maritime
Iport at present in the possession of the British
forces, at their own option; and proper ves
sels to be granted by the Count de Graffe to
carry them, under flags ofiruce to New-York,
within ten days from this date, if possible; and
they to'refide in a district to be agreed upon
I hereafter until they embark. The officers of
ithe civil department of the army and navy to
be included in this article. Passports to go
I by land to be granted to those to whom veflfels
I cannot be furnifhed.— Granted.
Article 7. Officers to be allowed to keep
soldiers as ferVants, according to the com
!mon pradice of the army. Servants not fol
j diers, are not to be considered as prisoners,
and are to be allowed to attend their masters.
I Granted.
I Article 8. The B^eta sloop of war to be
I equipped and navigated by its present captain
and crew, and left entirely at the disposal of
Lord Cornwallis, from the hour that the
capitulation is signed, to receive ah aid de
camp to carry difp^tches to Sir Henry Clin
ton, and such soldiers as he may think proper
to fend to New-York, to be permitted 'to fail
[ without examination, when his dispatches are
I ready. His Lordfhip,engaging on bis part
I that the ship shall be delivered to the order of
the Count de Graffe, if flie escapes the dan
gers of the seas; that she shall not carry off any
public stores—any part of the crew that may
be deficient on her return, and the 'foldiers,
passengers, to be accounted for on her delive
ry.-— Granted.
Article 9. The traders are to preserve their
property, and to be allowed three months to
dispose of,or to remove them ; and those traders
are not to be considered as prisoners of war.
Article 9. Answered. The traders will, & al
lowed to dispose of their effifls,— the allied army•
having the right of pre-emption ; the traders to be
conferred as prisoners cf war on parole.
Article 10. Natives or inhabitants of differ
ent parts of this country, at present in York
and Gloucester, are not to be punifoed on ac
count of having j lined the British army.
A' ticle 10. Aufwered. This article cannot be
assented to, being altogether of ciyil resort.
Article 1 1. Proper hospitals to be furnished
for the sick and wounded; they are to be at
tended by their own surgeons, on parole, and
they are to be furnished with medicines and
Hires from the American hospitals Answer,
The bofpitalferes now in Lock and GLucefer,
shall be delivered for tie use rf she British sick and
wounded; pafp^ts will be granted for procuring
them further supplies from New-11 ork^ cis occafi;n
ma, require, and prefer bofitals quill hefurnjhed
for reception of the sick add abounded cf the Fuso
garrisons.
Article 2. Waggons to be furnifhed to car
ry the baggage cf the officers attending the
soldiers, and the fargeons when travelling on
account of the sick, attending the hospitals at
the public expence.- Atywered Abe, will.
be furnijbed ifp/ffible.
Arti Ie 13. The Dipping and boats in the
two harbodrs, with their flores, guns, tackling
and apparel, shall be delivered up in their pre
sent state, to an officer of the navy appointed
to take p< Reffion cf them, previously unload
ing the private property, part of which had
been on board for security during the siege.
— Granted.
Artice 14 No article of the capitulation to
I be infringed on pretext of reprilal ; and if there
§ be any doubtful expressions in it, they are to
( be interpreted according to the common mean
§ ing and acceptation of the words Granted.
I Done at York, in Virginia, this I 9 tb da, of
I Okhber, 1,81.
CORNWALLIS,
THOS. SIMMONDS,
IPublished by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec.
On Friday the 19th instant, departed this
:life, after a short but painful illuefs, in his
155th year, Mr Samuel Judah, formerly an
I eminent Merchant of New York, and has left
lan inconsolable widow with twelve helpless
I children to bewail the irreparable loss of a
;tender affectionate husband, and a most kind
and indulgent parent. His integrity for ma
ny years in business, and courtesy in society,
are so well known to a numerous circle of ac
quaintance as to render a panegyric needless ;
fuffice it to fay^ he was univerfolly esteemed,
and his unexpected death is equally regretted.
^^^^O^^^^^
LONDO N,
Augufi 16. An officer just arrived from St.
Maloes, where he has been some time upon
parole, declares, that since he has been there,
upwards of 600 English prisoners of war have
been confined in the different prisons; and
notwithftapding the great bounties, &c. offer
ed them by French agents to enter into their
service, they could not prevail upon them to
embrace their offers, but, with a true British
spirit, they rejected them with contempt, and
waited patiently until they were regularly ex
changed.
Extras? of a letter from Weymouth, Aug. 9.
" This afternoon came into Portland Road
his Majesty's ship Cerberus, and the Qween
armed ship, with about forty fail of vessels un
der their convoy, bound for Cork, and were
proceeding with a fair wind, until they fell in
with his Majesty's ship Hector, Sir John Ha
milton, commander; who informed them that
yesterday morning he difeovered off the Barry
Head, three lineof battle mips, three frigates,
anda snow, which from their,appearancc and
figaah he was convinced were not Engliffi.
A French slaving ship 'Ol the coast of Gui
nea having been fur^ri^d by an ir fu.-reClion
of the negroes, who ,murdered the Captain
and most of the c^ew; ihe Mate finding no
poffibilify of escaping the like fate, set fire to
the powder room, and blew up the firp, with
a great number of negroes on board.
The ph eenomenon now apparent at the b ck
of the fun, which engages the attention of the
curious in agronomic philosophic refearcbes, is
not supposed to he water ; though it appears
at this immebfe distance through the belt gaf
fes to be a luminous fluid.
This day advice was received at the Admi
ralty, that the Mary, Sparks, with federal
.others, part of the East country fleet, under
the convoy of Sir Hyde Parker, were fa'fe ar
rived at Newcastle; and that the remained! of
the fleet were gone for their different ports.
The fleet of Merchantmen convoyed by the
Dutch Admiral had 3500 troops on board,
intended for the Dutch Settlements in the Fart-
Indies.
Salisbury, Aug. 13. On Tuef'ay bfl be
tween tix and ieven o'clock in, the evening,
an uncommon phocenomenon was did covered
in the western part of the hemisphere by many
of the inhabitants of this city. It fee med to
consist of a number of fraall lucid ch uds ap
parently the size ofaman's hand, which form
ed, multiplied, and fp ead abroad, sassing on
with the wind from north to south, and then
disappearing; these were succeeded by others,
and as they puffed on, another succession came
in view ; Sometimes the appearance resembled
an explosion of fire works; and at other times,
the mocon and colour, very much resembled a
large flight of sea-galls at a difiance: its con
tinuance was about 20 minutes after it was
firft discovered. It is conjectured to have been
, an infinite collection of winged ivood emmits
at a great height,on passage, as large bodies
of that infeed were at the fame titre difeovered
in the fame direction nearer the ea ch, and a
bundance flying about the streets.
Extras of a let er from Port,month, Aug. 13.
" Arrived this mo?ning the Irvin, Captain
M'Dcugal, with dispatches from the Gover
nor of Guernsey. They are said to contain an
account of seven French frigates, and thirty
fail of transports, having on board troops, be
ing at. sea about fix leagues eff Guemfcy,
where it was supposed they were detained for.
Two of rhe transports were taken by a priva
teer, and carried into Guernsey, with toe ene
my's finals on board.
o'^^^ W&T ^^T"^^o
A Woman who came to America about 35 yeats
ago, then named Nancy Archer, fitter to Tho
mas Archer, of the parish of Ipplepen, in the county
of D von. Old England, who was seen four 'or five,
years ago in New Yoik, by a gentleman fiom that
country. She was then married to her fecund huf
b nd, whrfename is unknown. If ative, may heir
of something to her advantage, by applying to V.
Pearfe Athfi Id, No. 50, Smth-Rreet. If Ihe is
dead, information thereof, and whether she has left
any heirs, will be thankfully acknowledged.
TO BE SOLD,
By WILLIAM PRINCE,
A: FLJbiHg Landing, on Long-Iflknd,
Near NE W-YORk, a large atfor@ent of
FRUIT TREES,
gUCH as the Newtown pippin apple trees, the
O fpitfenbtogb, Rho e Island greening, the Jer
sey greening, and large phlin apples, and forty other
ferts cf fine apples ; a great variety of peaches; nec
tarines, apric ds, pears, plumbs, cherries of ail forts,
quince trees, fig and'mulberry trees, black, white and
red cunants; black, white and red riba-ties; the
red, whites chilly and hautboy Cranberries; large
white Lifoon and Madeira grape vines, and a great
number of Madeira nut trees; with a number of
American shrub and flower ti ees.
Any Gendeman defn ous cf a catalogue of the
whole, may have it by applying to Hugh Gaine, in
New Yoik; and any petfon wanting any of said
trees, Hull be supplied by leaving their orders at
said M.r. Gaine's.r
A Young soman, whose charader and qua
lifications will bear the ftrideft enquiry,
would be glad to attend upon a lacy or family
on the passage to England, upon terms unex
ceptionable. She came from England in the
last fleet. Any lady wanting such a person,
by directing to A.'M. No. 39, Broad-Street,
will be waited on.
ROBERT GAUL'f,
No. 30, Hanover- Square,
SUperfine fecund and coarse broad-cloths of
various colours ; rattinets, fhaUoons,ferges
tammies, durants, callimancoes, fuperfine ruf
fels, moreens, fattinets, prince's fluff's, fattens
pelongs, perfians, taffeties, lutefirings and
modes, Irish linnens and sheetings of all prices,
Russia sheetings, cambricks, lawns, calicoes,
dhintzs, romalls, bandannoes, &c. &c. China
jewellery, and cutlery, in well aborted cases.
Bloom of Circaffia.
IT is allowed that the Circaffians are the
most beautiful Women in the World.—
However they derive not all their Chaims from
Nature. A.Gentleman long resident there in
the suite of a Person of Diftindion, well known
for his 1 ravels thro' Greece, became acquainted
with the Secret of the Liquid Bloom, extracted
from a Vegetable, the Produce of that Country,
in general used there with the most c earned
Beauties, It differs from all ethers in tvo
very effenrial Points; fifft, that it int antly
gives a Rosy Hue to the'Cheeks, not to be dis
tinguished from the lively and animated Broom
of Rural Beauty, nor will it come off by Per
spiration or the Use of an Handkerchief.—A
Moment's Trial will prove that it is not to be
paralleled.
Sold (wilb Dirfflions) by H. Gaine.