The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-23 00:00:00

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CAPE. OF GOOD HOPE.

FROM THE CAPE ToNN GAZErTE AND AVIHCAN
AD VERTIZER.

CAPE TOWN, sATUItnA/t .lAN. B, 1'303.
The English newspapers of the ..?.4th Oaoher, as
well as private letters of a later date brought by the
bnozenr, contain nothing that can in any shape be
construed into a probability of hostilities breaking out
between any of the powers of Europe. It is there-
fore to he hoped that the motives which have in-
duced his Majesty's Ministers to delay the restitution
of this colony to the l3atavian Republic will, in the
course of a few days, be fully explained. In the
mean time the harmony and good understanding
that prevails between the representatives and the
troops of the two nations, cannot fail to be gratify-
ing in the highest degree to every peaceable and
well-disposed colonist, knowing that 11;s very exist-
ence depends upon the preservation of good order
and tranquillity, not only in Cape Town, but more
particularly in the couLtry diitrikas.

ARTICLES of Agreement concluded this t2lst day
of December Ist/2, between Colonel I-Is striros,
Deputy Quarter Master General, and Jun N Pr:
or,E, Esq. Commissary General, duly authorised
for that purpose by their Excellencies Lieut..Ge-
ueral Duso.ts, and Vice-Admiral Sir Ror:ta
Baronet, on the part of his Britannic Ma-
jesty : And Rear-Admiral S. DrlcKtn, Comman-
der in Chief of the Batavian fleet for the East In-
dies, and Colonel HEsrtv, Commander of the
Cape Garrison, also duly authorised by his Excel-
lency the Commissary General DC isT, on the
pan of tai;: Batavi.ui Itepublie.
Art. I. REMARKi.
Every thing shill be con.i- The Lieut.. Gle.erurir agrees
dens' n'ainirn• on the s;inte to tin: propo4 tion,withant any
footing that was stipiat dby prej 'dice however to the full
mutual *Aso tth morning he- exercise of his authority in a!I
fore the arrival of the orders points whatever, agieeahle to
of has Britannic Majesty. the orders he has retail\ ed.
Art. H.
The Cornonsi.iiry General de
Mist shall be at liberty en-
camp Or rehtnit the RdAyi.tn
trao;s in tits neighbou elm() I Of
Cape Town, and to solect
that purpose the most conve-
Inuit position for that h
-at}h•, and accommodation of
s: troops.

They shall encamp r can-
ton in the neithourlimat of
Wynberr, and it it to be Ml-
der.vmad they ate not to move
fmm thence beyond the usual
M.:runic allowed in a camp,
witlicrrt the km.wledgcand
mtilate:ice of the Lieut. Go-
vernor.

Art. 111,
Their Excellencies shall not
hind rr the free tran4port of
ba,!:; artn=, ani every thing
the twee ...wry fur encamping or
cantoning the truoi S.
Art. W.
A free coitununi.ration shall
be allowed with the li.itaviati
ship", whether of v. roe trans-
pcb:t, now in the Bay, or which
may arrive hereafter; and its
,lull be made fa
the d.sciiilw kat :cal of any
?mop; that may st .11 arrive, or
rn th-ir arrns, ammunition, sod
baggaer.

Actseed to, proci•lMt that not
more than eilht
(six pouoders) snail he t.srned
to C4lllp.

ATreefl to in consequence of
the orders received from hi.;
I 4 itanoic Majesty to avoid
any pus ible step which c.iuld
lead to even the apy.roheto.itin
of 411 hostile motive, but only
iu so far a, relate; to the troops
iiitentkd for the. garrison of
the Cal e.

Agreed to.

Agreed to. It being clearly
tin.le,nond, that the privy,' •ge
of either staying in, or leaving
the colony, with every thing
.belonging nis Majesty or in-
dividuals, is equally kit to the
oitiou of their Excellencies.

?hell Excellencies will most
cordially c incur in carlilig in-
to effect the object of titia at-
tack.

Arreott to in the tern3s of the
pn:ceti.mi article.

Ck.tttitily nut.