The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-04-17 00:00:00

A 6 other °teens than 'two young gentleines,
Messrs. George Yen and Edward Bryant, lie con-
trived by his skilful nuturenvres to drivt her off the
coast.
An t 8 the Seamen and Marincti, all praise I eat.
bestow falls short of their merit; from the loth
December they never slept in their bets ; the wea-
ther was constantly both boisterous and rainy ; the
Roads almost impassable ; and from the time we
landed until the surrender of the place they lied
_ .

not the least cessation from fatigue.
I have the honour to inclose a statement of the
killed and wounded on board the Cenlianee (Twen-
ty-font) al►o, a list of the Retards of Ordnance,
Stores. Ike. The Portuguese laud and sea forces,
one killed and eight wounded ; French, one Cap-
tain and fifteen privates killed, and twenty wound-
ed.
I have now, Sir, the happiness to congratulate
yon on the final success of the expedition, and I
trust the steps I hare taken, will ensure we your
approbation.
I am, &c. JAMES LUCAS YES/.
To Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith,
K. S. Commander-in-Chia, Am.

CAPITULATION, propustd by Victor Hugon, Officer of
the Legion of Honour, Commander of His Majesty, the
Emperor tool King, Communist. in-Chief of Carbolic and
French Goyana, tuid accepted by James Lucas Yeo, Post
Capt. in His Britsunir 'Majesty's service, coutinauding the
Combined Naval English rind Portuguese Forces, sod 31 El'.
noel Marques, Kui;ht ul the Military Order of Saint Deceit
a'Avie, Lieutenant-Cole-el in Chief, and Director of the
Corps of Artillery of Para, commanding the advanced Ar-
my of the Portuguese.
Although the advanced Posts have been carried, and diet
the Commissioner of the Emperor and king is reduced with
his garrison to the town, he owes it to those emitirriente uf ho-
nour which have always distinguished bias, to the valour and
good conduct of the Officers and Soldiers under his coin.
wand, to the attachment of the inhabitants of the (ohm>
far His Majesty the Emperor arid Mug, to declare publirly,
that he surrenders less to the Force than to the destructive
system of liberating all the Slaves elm should join the enemy,
and of horning all the Plantations and Posts where there
should he any resistance.
The Commissioner of the Emperor commanding in Chief,
after having witnessed the burning of several plantations,
particularly his own, the most considerable of the colony,
had attributed it at fast to the casualties of war, and the dis-
organization of the gtags, and the liberation of the slaves,
appeared to him a momentary nuisance ; but being assured
in writing that the English Rad Portuguese Officers acted in
virtue of the orders of his Royal Ilighurse the Prince W-
ent, and in wishing to save-the colony from total desttuc-
lino, and to preserve his august Master's subjects, who had
given him so many proofs of their attachment and fidelity,
the Commissioner of His Imperial and Royal Majesty sae-
feeders the Colony to the Forces uf his Royal Highness the
Pribirc Regent 00 the following conditions
Article I. The garrison shall march out with their ibns
sad baggier, and all the honoms of war; the officers shall
rah& their side arms, and those of the moll' then horses.
l'begierrisue shall lay down their arms, and engage nut to
mews against his Royal Highness sod hi. allies dining one
yew.
t. Vessels *hell be fornished at the expense of his High-
ness the Prince Regent, to carry the garrison, the odieers,
civil arid military, sad all those employed in the services
with their families rid effects, direct to France s ith as lit-
tle delay us possible.
3. A convenient vessel shall he blemished to convey to
Furnace the Commissioner of the Emperor consinandie4 in
chief, his family, his °Ricers, his suite, and ci.rat, the chief
of the administration of finances, the romiliaader of the
troops the inapectoe, and the comeninutunt of the artillery,
with their remit'''.
4. A conveni. it delay shall be grouted to the officers who
have property in the colony to settle their affairs.
4. The arsenals, batteries, and every thieg belonging to
the artillery, the email arias and powder magazines, and the
prionious, stores, shall he given up by inventory, and to the
state iu which they now ate, and the some shall he point-
ed out.
li. The slaves on both sides shall be ilia:tented, and sent to
Hick respective plantations. The (bench esgnvas whom
the commanders by sea and lied of his Koyul Highness the
Peirce Regent have engaged for the service during the war,
and to whom, in virtue of their orders, they have given their
freedom shell be sent out of the cohbuy, as they can only
remain there Ili future an object of trouble amid dissention.
The commanders engage as they have promised, to solicit of
hie Royal ilv,lhness the Prince Regent, tier replacing of
these slaves, or an indemnity ill favour of the iukabitauts to
whom they belong.
7. The papers, plans, sod other articles, belonging to the
engineer depertment, shall be equally lives up.
5. The sick and wounded who are oldiged to remain in
the colon) tubby leave it, with all that belongs to them, as
soon as they ate in a situation to do so ; iu the mew tone
they shall be treated as they have been hitherto.
0. Private pruperty, of whatsoever 'totem or description,
shall be respected, sad the inliabitauts may dispose of it as
heretofore.
to. The inhabitants of the colony shall preserve their
properties., and reside there, conforming to the birders aid
forms established by the sovereign mind. r which they remain ;
they shall be at liberty to sell their properties and retire
wherever it may seit them, without any obstacle.
It. The civil laws, known is France wider the title of the
Napolcoa code, and in force iu the colony, shall be observed
and executed cold the peace between the two mations t the
tnagistintes shall only decide on the interests of individuals
and dbfferences connected with thrum is virtue et the said
law*.
I 2. The debts arlibowkdged by individuals doting or pre-
vious to the time fixed by the preceding article, shall he
exerted agreeably to the bun determined by the same
article.
1:1. The papers coneerning the controul and matri-
culation of the troops stall be carried away by the qua' ta-
mest. r.
14. Desirous of preserving the Spice plantation called La
Gabrielle in all its splendour and nericulture, it is stipulated
that neither it our any of the plantation trees or plants shall
be destroyed, but that it shall lie preserved in the state in
which it is given rip to the Coinialuideie of his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent.
t;. All the papers of the stores, of inspection, of the cus-
toms, or of soy responsibility whatever, shall be deposited in
the Secretaries' oilier, ur is nay other place that may be
agreed on, to lii referred to when there is orcesion : the
abole shall be under the seal of the two Geveruesients, at
the dispoeal of his Imperial and Royal Majesty.
Rt. The present capitelation shall be written is the three
languages, :bail signed by the three Olken stipelat tog.
Al the advanced poets of Boards, this loth January
leor.
(Signed) VICTOR MUGU ES.
JAMES LUCAS tEO.
MANUEL MARQUES.

List of Killed and {rounded of His Majesty's ship 'Con6sute„
J.imes Lucas I I, Esq. Captain, between the Ibili
taw, and t ith Jan. tall).
Mr. Joins Bead, Lieutenant of Royal Marines, muttony '
mounded, died Jam. a, loom , Mr, &tunnel Blyih, Lieutenant,
dangerously wounded, in die places; Janieu Thomson,
Quarter-master's Mate, dangerously wounded; Hans Mat-
ti-vein, able, ditto ; Mime Neale, coxswain, ditto; Julia Lo
t;emildeure, ditto ; Churl. s Christopher, d; Thimaa
James, Madman, wounded; Thomas &Melia, able,
ditto; Samuel Gardner, able, ditto; NM:huhu Gloom*,
alde, slightly wounded; Thome* Burnes, ordinary, ditto;
John Wells, ordinary, ditto; Thomas {Volley, limiimaa
dints; Juba* Siaeott, ordinary, ditto; George Leader, able;
ditto.
Marbles —R"llGata literate, private, mortally wounded,
died Jimwary 14, tsoo; Haiti I:arrogan, corporal, danger.
ouslC wounded ; Jobs Lear, private, ditto; David Hound,
private, ditto; blithers! Devi., private, ditto; Jacob Oster.