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tants themselves, but by the French Government on.
the English Government, which would indemnify,
us for our losses. In additioo to this, he declared
he must have soool. sterling separately from the
Calls tor, and 200,000 lilacs (nearly. 9000 i. siCt.

ling) as, a coinpensation for the Troops already.
landed, and under his orders.—The Committee,
after alftliis, naiuralry.viiisiiirthe Colony-at-dm

stined for ineVitable eestruCtion.

On• Wednesday morning, the 6th instant, many
inhabitants of the Island, finding the prodence arid

necessity of the case, raised as much rmoncy as'pos,i.
ble from their families and. acquainkasicet, a'tid car'.
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flea it to the Howie of Mr. DAammar.), where the

Officers had betn.hospitably provided for, in all re_
speds, and where they waited to receive the money,
At elevtrt o'tiock it amounted to 11,320 turTenicy

in dollars,
(about 6300 guineas),joie, .
guineas,' ,tke. Several, Merchants produced large
6ums, with a Spirit sni!able,to the occasion'i and well
assisted by other individuals of the communiiy.--
Generitl•Barbot then sent several Soldiers with A

message inquiring what sum was raised ; an‘l, say-
ing, that if a considerable augmentation was riot
made to it by six o'clock in the evening, the rowti
it 101 country would be given up to military even.
tion. Ile then told the Collector, that, as he, had

not prodoced the 0601. stetling in cash, he would
now demana double, Fr 011) the absolute impOssi.
bility of raising titii sum, recourse was had to the
negOtiation of it by bills ; accordingly, Mr. Colliff;
the Cobettor, drew on General IVlcithews, who was

on a visit re) the Island, from Atnerica, for to,oool,

sterling in favour of General' .11arbot ; • w hich bill
was acceptedby General Mathews. He then give
hii own bill on the Arnerieeti'Consul in Paris- for
the amount Which was demanded by General Bar.,
bot. By ihiS as of Getiedl,Mathews, and_ by.
perstinal representations, he, is to he comitletedg as
having rendered essential serVice to the Colone.,
At five o'clock in the afternoon a guard hiving
been 'placed ever Messrs. (31toctt, Butke,• Bry,itt,
Sharry, Macnatnara, and Pit Cher, they were carried
on board L'Armide Frigite, where Mr. Shank and
Mr. Bryan, were detained as hostages; and llic fuer.
other Gentlemen were carried. to a considerable tiis.
ranee at sea, on board the Majestueux, where they
arrived•about S o'clnok.—Geiteral Le Grange ad.
dressed them with marks of , displeasure ; said that
he was extremely dissatisfied at the smallness of the
sum raised ; that he was certain there,was $ great
deal more money in the Islgnd,,,which was Withheld
by the Planters oott others who had, retired to Brim-
stone-hill; and that he would compel those now in
his power to be answerable for its being produced
for him: He then demanded that 22,0004 sterling
more should. be brought tin board LeNlajestueux,'
at three o'clock the next Morning ; anti' that ate
.Committee should be' permitted 16 goashore te oise
ir. The Gentlearte`o then frankly stated to the Ge.
pc' ral their absolute inability,. as :private Gcrole.:
meth, Ito pledge theingteives'• to the per forMaoce of
such 'a omtrisdr, beciituit, suck a sum ,cupid tttlt ire
raised by •any possibio exertions on their part, as
very little ,more 'specie could remain in the kdand ;
that they delivered•this opinion on their oath an;!
their hontnirt. that die Commanders jutig,,gl us,pro.
EWA'', by the philters in their own Col •Ole 4 of
tit-are and ati;ldavooe., where Triaoy,Ovuletll pro.
t.e?.,ittorl, will sold their prOducg: tor /flatten
,and citosecinently often kept large sums in their
homes ; that the Planters of this Island were not
circomv,arce.d, ire their sogars were princi.
lulls rr (-flitted to Eogh.i,d ; anti exidiroltioth were
candidly given of tot plait ollon volfich their pro. .1
oirtiea were generally conO.ottletl,,' G;tio. Le, Grange
still appeared disitatig.lfied : and, 45 she Gentle's-pen
who wrie 'negotiating could nOt possibly undertake
to produce the. slim' demanded,. they 'were otileted
.below into the Lieutenartei cabin,: witlilhe, threat
of being carri..3 away from the Idantl, as well as
Mr. Sherry, and Mr. Bt.) ai 5 Who mr,sre :tlian
hoard,,L'Armide.---.After an hour, or an houritrid an >i
half, bad elapsed, the Committee were again ordered
into the presence of the Admiral and Geoeral,'where
they were addressed by Generarllarbot. ,He
that the Commanders would consent 40 'lessen, their!
demand, and that we most istaki.an offer of what '
sum we would pledge ourselves to brityg ern board•
by eight o'clock in the morning. The ,Cointnit tee
'tried to Conciliate the'COM.MantlefS by the truth and
candour of their assertions, that they must throw
themselves upon the generosity of the General, as
they would not presume to make an offer that they
might be unable its realize., •
Genetil•Barbot soon-after said, that he wakanot!
hail) arty further parV, Not that he would deliver'
iris 'ultimatum in " two words,"---that the Gentle.'
men
,present must pledge thenisaves to carry on;
board xotacil. guineas
,by eight o'clock precisely ;'
that the town should .be toed from destruelion,;.
and no injury committed: The Gentleruen, though.
without the 'certainty 'of SUCCeill in this particular,;
'yet, considering it reasonable, in comparison with
prior deinands, and confiding in the 'bortouri the'
activity, and Spirit of patriotism, which :they knew,
many 'worthy individuals of this .Islaild to possess,
then orideroitik,'at their Own fisk, that the demand
slipup, he complied whirr nn theirpzlrts.---:=That if
they not succeed, .by The .limited 'llly
would, as men Of honour, returtrtin board the
j,itusux, acid submit to the will of the Minitel' and
General. It, waft then ,tell at night ;,,they inireated
as long an iodulgence as passible,.
,af,d one" ttrrur
was granted.' PeriniSSion iv"aa'regiteseed :tog
allow Mr. Sharry, and Mr. Bryan, to acc..nnpany
the Connniftee'ashOte, but the former only was cthr.
tented. On retorting •in the boat,'Mf. Dporocq
petgroittid that the motley 'should be.ctrried on board
L.Arinide instead of the Majes'tueux;"..bitt, if there
taßts any -roarer tie town, drOutti be
cant-,011.00, and we most take the'consequencs.
Ck'ncnittee.lar,cled at One o'elOCk iritheThOtn.
toil never' li,id uentionln geeitter 1.718'0t1 to be
gratified 31 placing confidence to (lth leitow
I:erl3, than they'eXperienccd, ash nine oqioek.
To prai, indiiiidtuds is int*it'ssary ; tiktharg.
21'L,; honour shhe dory, they triostleel:conicious
lind a, i It tot no other,othegyric., „By
greit told ZeatrrOi exertions, the coin was procured
tijoe,o'elock ; when it was.carriedoff; act:timpani.
ed liv Mr. G,irnetr, 'Mietuturara, : and Mr.
Pitcher, on bola' L'Armidr, wh eh lay a great
tV,IL t,
'y 'Jr VIC)" were riceived by Captain Lgovet,
and Mr. Ductocq, with expressions oh 01,144,16,n,