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I'VE DNESD A Y,, FEBRAJARY 8, 1804.

IMPER [AL PA.RLMMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7.

THE House, pursuant to- the Order of the DavreSolved
into a Committee of Privileges, Lord WA LSI NG LI Av.NI in the
Chair.

-71;14 consideration ofthe, claim of Sir Cecil 13isshiaBart.
pp,
to the Barony of Zouche of Flaryngworth, was resumed.
Messrs. ADAM and CAZ ELY attended as Comisel for the
Claimant, and evidence at consid.:rable length was heard;
this principally related to proof of the Claimant's-pedigree;
and was for the gi-eat..-r part of a-documentary nature.
.When
it was proposed to offer the Copies of certain Registers as
evidence,

The LORD CHANCELLOR objeaed, under the eireurn-
stances.of the•ease, to the production of such Copies as-satis-
factory evidence. It was agreeable to the general -rule and
praetice of their Lordships' House to have the Original Re-
gisters produced; 'lndeed, the-reeolleCtion of sonie,proceed-
ir*s. in eases lately bei.ore Lordships, would spew the
necessity of having the Original Reg!stcrs produced,• and he
should r,:corninend that line of 'proceAing upon the'present
occasion. - ,

Some observations were then interchanged between one or
two of their Lordships and the, Learned Counsel, chiefly re--
lating to the arTangemtnt of the future proceedings in the
case..—;The• Claimant's Counsel stated that the originals
could be produced; but that a short interval of time would
obviously be necessary: which consideration-WaS irnniegately
acquiesced in by their Lordships:
The-Lord- CHANCELLOR again rose and nude a variety of
observations upon the case before the Committee. :He ad-
verted to the progress which had been made in that case, and
took occasion to state generally thaethe rule was when Feer
ages in abeyance were •claimed, that the Petitioner shoUld
prove in whom the. abeyance vested,,or to ascertain who the
co-heirs were—He alluded, to certain proceedings of this
kind which had taken place in the investigation of thecll-dm
to the 13-E A urieto:vr Peerage, when .certain other persons
beside the Claimant were tome! to 'be among the Co-heirs .;
one of those .happened to. fie "i 1461m:n 'in ,a work-hOuse at
Gainsborough, and upon these natices...mere duly served.
ProCeedings Of this kind were prog -. with.aj reference to the
regulariry and
,correctness of their: Lordships' proceedings.
With respecl to the'evideake witi.th had -been. adduced upon
the present case, the Noble and Leanied Lord seemed of opi-
nion that. as fat as-it went;:it.was as llWGh'in favour of those
who were absent as of those who Came tOrwardi

After.some further .e. planation between hiS Lo.tdshlp.ancl
the Learned Coumel upon points Of arrangement, and the
reciprocal convenierie-of their Lordships and the. parties, .the
LORD CIIAN.CELLOR moved, that the txtrther consideration
of the case be adjourned till tins ;lay sentlighf.
- The Duke of NOR FOLK took:occasion to remark, With ie.-
spe:::t to the evidence which bad been ,Iciducerl, that there was
-a chasm whi.ch it was important should-be Ellett - •
I r was atierwards prdered, that the proceedings should be
resumed upon Tiw.sclay nekz.
Mr. ATTORNEY -GEER.A t. appeared at the Bar on the
part of the CroWn.." '
Afters Prayers -wete read, a few observations were inter-
changed
between the Earl of SUFFOLK, and LOrd IJAwKES-
sURY,.on the subject of certain Annuities granted in the •
reignof Qu eLN NE, for. particular specific purpotes ; but
as what transpired, was little more than a repetition of what I
passed between their Lord: hips on the same subjeet on a for- I
occasion, and as they led to no proceeding, we forbear to .1
-state them.

The Earl of Sort, ()LK again rose, and stated that it was his
intention to have called the sertous attention of that House
to a Subject of the utmost unporfance and magnitude, and
he should have felt it his duty to trouble their .Lordships-at'
some length upon the jubject, were it not tor the decision of
yesterday in the Court of King'S Bench, which, in a great
degree, obviated the tiecesgity of his coining forward as .he in-
tended.. He should, however, now state a Motion which ix,
intended to have brought fOrward upon 'the subject— It Was.
for the appointment of a Committer of Naval and Military
Officers, Members of that- House, to tiair,e Rules 411(1.f:ego-
. lations for toe Volunteer Corps, in order to render them of
• effectual service, &c. Re was "procedingto comment upon
the tenor of this proposition, w hen the Noble Earl was called
.to order, on the gtound of what fell born him, by •
Lard IfiALSINGIM 51, iu consequence of which some
observations were interch:inged between 'the Noble Lore?, the
Loao CiIAIYCELLAIR, and the Earl of Surtbex, upon the.
point of 0 rder ten-notated by an avowal of the latter's
determination, then, to itiove such a proposition. The
Noble Earl continued to observe upon the imPortance of the•
• subject of the Volunteers ; however, what had passed yes-
terday a Court of Law whichAte.ex pressed the warmest
3.k-111.re:bon), would-render it untieQeSsaVor hirrtto trouble
the Houso as he intended. He exPress,e lis,con,vietion that -
no person would deny the subject tril'Bq!:o4o.,qt the greatest
magnitude, and worthy of the uncolialkhttention of Parlia-
ment. Again adverting to the decision he had alluded to, the
Noble Lord opposite to him
were
be apprized of its salu-
tawhen he had to state,. that ere it of a contrary
nature,
edicts,theture greater part of the Volunteers in his neighbour_
hood, -Officers, and Privates, intended to resign, He con-
'eluded by moving, " That a Committee be appointed Of
Naval and Pigilitary Officers. Peers of that House, to'draw
up Rules and Regulations for the Volunteer COrps of 'Great
13ritain and Ireland, in order to render them of effeCtual set--
Vice to the United Kingdom."
• On the question being put
Lord HAWKESBURY . rose and expressed his surprise
that any Noble Lord, under the present circumstances, could
bring forward such a Proposition as that now read. A &fic..
rent line of cOndutt might be more fairly as well as properly
adopted by the. Noble Earl. it ,was usual, he believed, on
all similar occasions, amid he thought it but proper, that those
who administered His Majesty's Government should, in the
first instance, be recurred to. It should be inquired of them
first, whether they intended to take any 'measures upon the
subjeEt, and, secondly, what it was they intended to propose.,
Now, he had to observe, that on former occasions he had ree
peatedly observed, that the y,enerat subject was in the most
serious cousideratio,n of His Majesty's Government ; and;
iu
the present instant it was of sufficient notoOety to have
reached the Noble Earl, that it was proposed
.by Ministers
speedily to bring -the subject of Volunteers regularly;-before
Parliament, when the Noble Lord would have a-regular op-
portunity of discussing the subject, which avowedly was
one of the greatest importance. Under the present circum-
stances, he conceived that thtn:propcsition was :neither
• expedient, Parliamentary, or proper. . Added. to :these,
the practicability of such a measure would be matter of con_
sideration. -The House would recolleCt that most of its
Naval and Military Members were dispersed on important
services throughout the Country ; inueed, he might say
throughout the world, their advice therefore could not be
procured; however, it could not be rationally supposed that
Ministers would determine upon a measure of such im-
portance as that in contemplation without due deliberation,
and accordingly some of the most eminent •military charac-
ters were consulted. . Upon the whole, the.propusition was
such as he could by no means accede to.
The Earl of SUFFOLK spoke shortly in explanation h
ewdetrberstrlitieli:lifaaEtnyiceambiLilteynOt measure,ars awhhilo;ssaei de:dl therervgi-e
IphirlsolePsi.siPot°lsael(ci
could be resorted to; he .particularly .lbstaiicedi the' N oble
Earl at the head of the 'Admiralty.-
.Unar the present cir.:
cumstanc.es, however,,he did not mead'to trouble their Lord.
ships wrth any detailed observations upon the subject.
The question Was then put, and t 1 •
'
e. motion negatived. ,
Some private business was disposed
of, after wltich the
House adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF, COMMONS. •
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
Turs being a day appointed for a 13allot, which
requires the presenceof_rpo Members, and only 98
attending, an Adjournment took-,place
,of couru.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Fez. 18(4..

Adm;ralty-Ofce,

DISPATCHES, of which the following are Crpies
have hten received at this Office,' from Rear-A:Jail-
ral.Sir John Thomas Duckworth, K. B. Cnimnander
in Chief of His M.ijesty's Ships and Vessels at
Jamaica
SI R, Echo, Port Royal, Sept. 10,180 j.

Having-in my Lettei of the rph July, transmit-
ted you, for the information of the Lotds Commis_
sinners of the Admiralty, Car:4in Bis'sell, of the
Racoon's Letter, on the very, spirited :limner in
which the capture of the National Brig Lodi. had
taken place at anchor in Leogane ; it is, now, with
great pleasure, Ladd to it, accoarat.of the de-
struftian of the National Brig-La IVlntine, on the
Coast of Cuba, wherein it appears a superior degree
of prolessjonal abilities, with great gallantry, Were
.displayed, .and I trust 'he will be honoured with
their Lordships' prote6ion. •
I have tht:l-1-nottr to be, Sze. •
J. T. DUCK NORTH.
Sir Evan Ikle.lean, Bait.

Racoon, (,?Ttke East End of Jamaica,
Sti, zoth August, 4803. _ •
Upon receiving the intimation that the French
Privateers; which were long since supposed to have
been fitting out in the POrts of Cuba, had probably
put to sea, *I worked up along shore horn Lucca to
the East:End of jam.rica to sec the Coast clear, and
then crossed -overto*St. Jago de la Cuba, where
saw four *French' SehoOriets at anclior; apparently
armed, I of course watched the Port very narrowly,
and in a few days I- fell in with three of 'thetri at
dry-light in the morning, two 0f.'i.,41-,ich I ha ye cap-
tured, after tedionF-ch ices, from separatitt-
-on different course:,,. and the other I drove on shore
in a'small Bay, where she, waS inevitably lost. •
On 'Wednesday the -17th, at one P. M.. 1 ob_
served a Brig coming along shore, which soon after
h-uled her wind to speak fa SchoDrier •,vHcir had been
avoiding us all day. At three they bore Arptoge_
titer, under all sail, with a strong breeze I stood off
until certain- of ,fetching them- and theq made-sail
in shore. At a qUarter- past four the trig :witted
French Colours, and fired a guo,..still keeping
vithing Italia mile of the shore un-der a press of
sail.' r twenty minutes.-past- four. she ,fired, her
broadside us, and attempted to cross our haWse,
which I was fortunate enough to prevent, for I or-
dered the hehn to be put hard-a-port to board her,
though going eight knots at the time, and fired a
broadside at her, which, from being nearly aboard
each other, brought down his studding-sails, top-
sails, &c. he- then lulled up, and ran on shore•on
'the rocks iii a small Bay, and -struck his colourS.
To avoid a siMilar fate, I was compelkd to heave
in stays ; and when we wore round our stern was
nearly in, the breakers... In this position we 'fired'
our opposite broadside to effeci her destrution.----
In
.about half an hour ,she, hoisted her ensign
again, and I made several shint tacks near her,
firing upon her in passing. Tdwards- sunset lier-
main-mast went over the side, and she fell on her
beam ends. -At this- moment Mr. john/Thomp.
-son; the Master, asked my pertni,..siun -to go with
a fewpicked men, arid endeavour -to burn her ; an
enterprise it would have been—unjustifiable to
admit of updert::iking, .from hex hayirig landed boats
full of armed men, and. lined the shores,.. but the
gallantry of lite toaster. could noey'fail of exciting
-my- admiration, and wille -stire, meet your
approbation. . I watched the Brig all night, and.in
-the morning -her toasts-.were ail overboard, and she
lay a perfed wreck l'ult of :wirer. I have-since
learnedher.trame is La Mutine, National Brig,-car-
vying IS long IS-pounders and was full of men,
from Port-au.Paik bound to St. Jago ;. but_l have,
not been able to obtain the name of hoer Captain.
- I regret that I was not able-to secure to the ser-
vice so fine a Vessel ai La Mutine appeiied to be ;
but, under the circumstance of ha'ving the two,
'Lieutenants and*forty-two)nen absent in prizes out
of this Sloop's company,-you will, I trust, fed satin-
-fied that no effort was left untried,_and - that Mr.
Thompson the master, and the . rearaining part of
the crew, have* performed their duty on this ocea-,
sion with credit.
The- Schooner which was in Company made her
escape, notwithstanding the. endeavour of -time-
,nant Wright, in charge of one. of the piizes, who
used all possible Means to disable her.
• I have, &C.* AUSTIN BISSELL.
To Sir John Thomas Duckworth, K. B.

&C. &C. &c.
SIR, Shark, Port Rojal, 04. 24, 1803.

Tl;e' accompanying letter frotri Captain Bissell, of
the Racoon, exhibits fresh 'marks of his gallantry
and professional ability, whiCh I am confident will
:secure him the honour of their Lordships' notice
and protettion. -

I. am, &c. j. ToIDUCKWORTH.
Sir Evan Nepean, Bart. '
Racoon, Port Royal Kar.hour, Jamaica,
SIR, Od. 2.,1 80.3.
I beg leave to inform you, tliat an the afternoon
of-the I
.3 th OClJber. When
.sranding in for the-coast
of Cuba, I observed several vessels 'to windward
coming close along shore, all .of.lvhom hauled .in
towards Cumberland-harbour before sunset ; having
heard of the evacuation of Port.au-Prince,• I anchor-
ed in a small ' Bay, in expettationof seeing •theto•
coming past 'us: in the night ; day-light Of-the i4.th•
discovered to us nine or ten sail, a kw miles.fo the.
windward of us nearly becalmed ;.. I got under
weigh With a fine land wind, and chaced -them at.
half past six, a 'Brig, Bchooner, and Cutter r(ft111 of
men,) hoisted French.
_colours, • and, fired guns to
windwakd. Brig at tempto4lo get in shut:. -cif.

STXPEK9F;

us; while the other two, with the "assistance of
their swfeps and . boats, enddlvinited- to joirr. her.
The land breeze however carried-me within"gon_
shot of ihe Brig, .and-. after firing a broadside or
two at her, she struck: 2 had oniT, time to send
an Officer, and a small prty.of" men to secure her,
before my attention ,c/AS'ealle'd to the Schooner aid
Cutter; who had by -this 'time got nearly within
gun-shot, and were firing- at as, Calms and bats.
fling airs prevented Me from genting....nearer to them
till ten o'clock, 'when the sea • breeze set' .n ;.
eleven they bore up 'tog-ether} evidently with al
determination to board'us. Cutter *steering,
for, our bows; and the Schonnt'r hauling out. to piss
astern, I shortened sail to. :receive' them,' keeping
the Brig;.. under suflicient-comnd, to -connterte.l
their design ; v;hen within pist.,;_shot I fired a:broad-
side at the Cutter, (which was speedily returned.
with long guns a nicl tisk ),h h flu trore round,'.ant
fired the otherinto the Seh,foilet , and so on altCFMit'.!-
Iy keepink up a -running fight,'an,f preventing either
afthem from raking_ - This •kind of engagio,;
lasted more than an hour, both Schooner and.... Cuter,
keeping.up an incessant fire of mu:ketry ; nor. wai
it until the Cutter was literally iv:aten tVrec'<,
and had, Many men men kille 1, that 'she struck her
colours. The Schooner- seeing her curt panion fait,
made off wider all sail. 'Lieutenant La*wreace took
possession,of the Cutter with ilecoliar alacrity, and
I then made sail after the Schooner
,with 'fre,h
breeze.. At 0refp..M...1 agaiil got within gun-sfict
of her, and after firing a few shot she surrendered
without further resistance. • After gaining posses.
sinus of. the Schooner I chased another. Bri- (which
proved to be an Americ‘r,), then stood-in shore !o
rejoin . the Brig I had raken in the morning„hoc
had, theJnortification t 6, find, 'that while' was e!..
gaging the Schooner and OutteC, they had- (we:.
powered the Officer, aud had
,had-.rune her on shore
on the, rocks, where. they had all landed with their
arms. I have,lu*eycr, gOt all :my' m n back safe.
The Brig was called La Petits Fine, National Gun_
brig, commanded by Monsieur Lieutenant
de Vaisseau, ,ins had On. boa;rd 180 tpops includ.;
ing'about so Officers. of all ranks. The Schooner.
La June Aele of -six snail ;un4 commanded bs-
serinLkeptenant .de.Vaiwau,. and had:on board
So Troops". The Cu'tter'L'Atnelie, commanded by
du Puy, Ensign- do yitiseau, and'eai-i'v-
ing four long guns. and many swivels, with upwards
of 10 Troops. The two latter were also National
'i-eisek, and had on board •22 ()fait:o:s.

The Cuni:nandecs,.ol these VeAs-eEs have 'since told
me tjjAt they were apprised of our being on tl;e
Coast, and that they
.had planned their mode of at_
rack-in 'Cumberland
.Harbour, having determined on
boarding us; their loss is about forty killed and
wounded; •I feel great pleasure in informing you,
that I had not a single man killed; the• only per.
son hurt was Mr. John 'Thompson the Master, Who
received a violent conttision, in Ehe early pirt of
the business, which deprived me of the farther set.
vices of a truly brave and meritorious Officer. The
active conduct of Litutenant Lawrence, through.
out the day,—has fully established the charAtffer you
gave him with his Commission. FroM the ,perfea
s-atisfaaion. the,CieW had given me .on former occa.
sions, and their steads- and iesOltite behaviour on this,
I have no doubt if the three Vessels had succeeded
in boarding (which,,had the•calm continued, it would
be•extreniely difficult, if not impossible to prevent)
they would haVe met with .a lesistance worthy of
Briti,h Seamen, and that they would have had only
to boast of a very dear bought conquest.

The. damage the Racoon has sustained is imma-
terial, being principally in her sails;, but. the very
disabled 'state of the Prizes, and having expended
nearly,all the
.. shot ()n boar 3, "hope, .plead. my
xcitse for returning to Por t. beforel was regularly
recallel I hive the Honour to be, &c.
_ , • (Signed) • AUSTIN .BISSELL.
To Sir ohn'l7,amas Duckworth, K. B.
Rear- Admiral of the Red, and Com,
mandei- in Chef &c. • •

SIR,

Shark, Port Royal, Nolo. 30,1803

Thee Caracol,Passage, 'the" Eastern entrance of
the Harbour of Cape Franc iis, having afforded the
Enemy the means of pbtalhieg. refreshments from
Monte Christi, lind the former Spanish Port of St,'
Domingo, which Lwas convinced must protral the
blockade, I'dirthed•Capiain.Loringto place a Fri.
gate at the entrance of Manchineel Bay, with the'
•hope- of checking effectually that intercourse, which
I have .pleasure in-being able ':to 'acquaint you, for
the information of the Loris Comtnissioners of the
Admiralty,--hasbeen completely performed by Cap.
•tain s,.ltitige,in.the Blanche, and. the Boats of that
Ship, having taken and destroyed twenty-four sail
of small Vessels less than a:month, amongst Which
are the two recited in the accompanying Letters,
wherein I feel their Lordships will think great en.
terprise and gallantry have been displayed, anti most
conspicuously Mr„ John Smith, the pilaster's
Mate, who I dial' diredly give amotder.to .a4l as
Lieutenant till their Lordships' pleasure. is known.
I am, Vic. • •. J. T. DitICWO&TH.
Sir Evan Nepal:, Bart. -

His Majesty's Ship Blanche, MY/chineel
Bay, 4_th Nov.. 1803. .

SIR,

This meriting an armed Schooner was seen com-
ing'out 'of the Caracol Passage; which wa,,inst.'<int-
ry attacked by the linrich, under the.Ciimmand,r4
johli.Stilith; Master's Mate, which, after a
warm dispute ..o€ ..ttn minutes, was carried.. it is
'impossible for me-to find words to' express his,
neral gond conduit, and his loving taken this ve.c.
.
self
sn. very far supertoy
,to launch, and-haying
pasted fora Lieutmant. vvi;),

I trust, allow °fitly recommending him for promo-
tion.

She is one of the finest vessels (of her clas,>) I
ever saw, and is fit for His Maje,ty's service ; she
had one long 9-pounder and thirty men when taken ;
but can mount eight 6-pounders.
I have the Honour to be., &c.
(Signed) ZACHERY MUDGE.
I have omitted mentioning the Hon. Frederick
Berkley, but the only apology I can make is say-
ing he behaved nobly, and was much to he envied.
Z. MUDGE.

Launch—One killed and two wounded.
Schooner—One killed and five wounded.
His Majesty's Ship Blanche, Manchiiteel
Bay, sth Nov. 1833.
SIR,

Having gained intelligence that there was a large
coppered cutter full of bullocks for the Cape, lay-
ing close under the guns of Monte Christi (four 24-
pounders and three field pieces), notwithstanding
her situation, I was convinced we could bring her
off; and at two this morning she was masterly and
gallantly attacked by Lieutenant Lake in the Cut-
ter, and Lieutenant Nichols, of Marines, in the
Barge, who cut her out ; she is 92 tons burthen,
coppered close up and fastened, with two 4. pound-
ers, six swivels, and twenty muskets.
This affair cost me two men killed and two
wounded. I have taken since my last eleven small
vessels, but chiefly with passengers.
I am, &c. ZACH. MUDGE.
Blanche—Two killed by the Fort, two wounded by the Cut'

ter.
French Cutter—Six: wounded, two of them mortally.

I have landed 6g Prisoners under a Flag of Truce,
at Monte Christi, arid have receipts fur the same.—
Cargo 52 bullocks.
On board His Majesty's 5100,5 Shark, Port
Royal, jamaica, Nov. 30, 1803.

• SIR, .
I transmit you Inclosures for the information of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, stating
an attempt at capitulation made by General Ro-
chambeau on the i9th inst. from which I hope the
period is not far distant when it will be brought to
a proper issue for the whole of St. Domingo.
I am, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH.
Sir Evan Nepean, Bart.

ARME DE ST. DOMINGUE.

Au Quartier General du Cat, le 27 Bru-
maire, An 12 de la Pepublique

. .
Franfoise.
Le General en Chef a Monsieur le Commodore Lo.
ring, commandant les Forces Navales de Sa Ma.
jesti Britannique, devant le Cap, &c. &c. &c.
MONSIEUR,

Pour prevenir I'effusion du Sang, et sauver les
debris eprs de l'Armee de St-Domingue, j'ai l'hon-
m-ur de vous envoyer Deux Officiers charges de rues
instrudions a l'effet d'entrer en accommodement
avec vous ; le General de Brigade Boye, Chef de
l'Erat, Major-General, et la Capitaine de Vaisseau,
tame, sons charges de vous remettre ma Lettre.
Jt les ai choisi pour avoir I'avantage de traiter avec
you,.

l'honneur d'etre avec le plus grande consi_
derationyMonsieur,

D. ROCHAMBEAU.
C.:by of the Propositions' made by the Gen. Rocham-
beau to evacuate Cape Francois, 'St. Domingo.
t. The General Rochambeau proposes to evacuate
the Cape, himself and his Guards, consisting of about
four or jive hundred men, to be conveyed to France
without being considered Prisoners of War.—Not
granteth

z. The Surveillant and Cerf to be allowed to
cArry him and suite to France,—Not granted.
(Signed) JOHN LORING.

Bellerophon, off . Cape Francois,
November 19, 1E03..
I have to acquaint you, on the subjeCl commu-
nicated to me by General Boyer and Commodore
Barre, of your desire to negotiate for the surrender
of Cape Franc )is to His Britannic Majesty, that I
send for the purpose, and to know your final deter-
mination, Captain Moss of His Majesty's Ship La
Desiree, in order to agree with your wishes inso..
much as is consistent with the just rights of His
Britannic Majesty on that point.
I have also to inform you my instruetions confine
me to tl a French Officers and Troops in health be-
ing sent to Jamaica, and the sick to go to France
or America. The Transports to convey theM beis
first valued, and security given by the COM-
maader-in Chief, for the due payment of the va-
luation by the French Republic. The White In_
lubitants of the Cape will not be permitted to go
to Jamaica,

sr~,

such are the parts of my InstruBions, with which
I am bound to comply in any agreethent for the sLir.
ren,Jet of Cape Flanpis.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. LORINQ.
General Rochambeau, Commander in Cbie:f; • •
• • We. :3e. •

COLONIC DE SAINT DOMINGUE•

10 .L-,

Au Qua rtier General ducal, le 28 Brze-
maire, An. 12.
Le General en Chef de l'Armi de Saint Domingue,
Capitaine General de la dice Colonic, commandant
Jes isles Franc ises, sous le Vent, atc. &c. &c.
Monsieur ie Commodore Loring, commandant
les Forces Navales de Sa IYlajeste Britannique,
devant le Cap, &c.
MONSIEUR,
je 'viens de recevoir la Lettre que vous m'avez
-

fair I'Honneur de m'ecrire. Comme vos Prop-
sltions sant inadmissibles, je vous prie de considerer
ma ',cure precedente amine non avenue.
j'ai l'Honneur d'etre, Monsieur, avec beaucoup
de consideration, •

SIR,

D. ROCHA M BEALL
Port Royal, Lgth Dec. 1803.

. .
Having in my Letter No. 3, by this convey-
a,„., stated to you, for the• information of my
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that Gene-
-d Rochambeau had made Proposals for capitulating,
which, :h .ugh 'inadmissible, I thought soon must
lead to ethos more reasonable ; the event has jus-
tified my Opinion ; but I am sorry to say that Offi-
:7er, whose ad ions are too extraordinary to acne:lnt

for, had on the 19th ult. (i:revious to his Proposals 1
to Capt. Loring, through the General of Brigade
II ye, and Commodore Barre) aelually entered into
a Capitulation with the Black General Dessalines,
to deliver up the Crpe to him, with all the ordnance,
ammunition and stores, on the 3oth ; I conclude,
flattering himself that the tremendous weather which
our Squadron wastheo, and had been experiencing
for three weeks, would offer- an opening for escape,
but the perseverance and watchfulness thereof pre-
cluded him from even attempting it. On the 3oth,
the Colours of the Blacks were displayed at the
Forts, which induced Captain Loring to dispatch
Captain Bligh, to know General Dessaline's senti-
ments respetting General Rochambeau and his
Troops, when, on his entering the harbour, he met
Commodore Barre, who pressed him in strong terms
to go on board the Surveillante, and enter into some
Capitulation, which would put them under our pro-
teetiou, and prevent the }lacks from sinking them
with red-hot shot, as they had threatened, and were
preparing to do, which Capt. Bligh complied with,
when they hastily brought him a few Articles they
had drawn up, which lie (after ohjeting to some
particular parts, that they agreed should be altered
to carry his interpretation on their arrival at Jamaica)
signed, and hastened to acquaint General Dessalines,
that all the Ships and Vessels in Pott had surrendered
to His Majesty's Arms, and with great difficulty he
obtained the promise to desist from firing, till a
wind offered for carrying them out (it then blowing
hard direelly into the harbour) : this promise he at
length obtained, and the first instant the land_
breeze enabled them to sail out under French Co-
lours, which, upon a shot being fired athwart them,
the Vessels of War fired their broadsides, and hauled
down their Colours, except the Clorinde, a large
Frigate of 'Thirty-eight Guns, who unluckily took
the ground abaft, and was forced to throw most of
her guns overboard, and knocked her rudder off,
when there was great apprehension for her safety ;
and I am informed by the Captains of the Squadron,
that we must attribute the saving her (apparently
without further damage) to the uncomtnon exertions
and professional abilities of acting Lieutenant Wit-
loughby, with the, boats of the Hercule, who, I
trust, will be honoured with their Lordships' Pro-
, teelion.

Captain Loring, after seeing the generality of the
Prizes taken possession of, left the Theseus and Her-
cule to fix a temporary Rudder to the Frigate, and
bring the remainder with them, bearing away for
the Mole, and on the second summoned the Gen. of
Brigade Noailles, who commanded there, to capitu-
late; this he declined doing, asserting he had pro-
visions for five months ; and herewith I transmit a
Copy of his Letter., The numerous and crowded
state of the prisoners on board all the prizes, and
their being without provisions, making it necessary
for Capt. Loring to proceed to Jamaica, he arriveti
here the fifth with the Elephant and Blanche, also
the Surveillante and Vertu thirty.eight gun Fri-
gates, and various other prizes; leaving the Pique to
blockade the Mole, who anchored in this Port the
eighth, and acquainted me that Gen. Noailles had
evacuated the night he had refused to capitulate,
bringing in with her five out of the six Vessels in
which the Garrison'had embarked, a Brig with the
General on board only escaping. I send a Vessel
of War to England, with Gen. Rochamheau and
those Officers who are said to have participated in,
his cruelties at die Cape.

I am, -&c.
T. DUCIcW9RTH.

_ .
SirETan Arepean,
AItMES DE SAINT DONIINGDE.
Division de D,roite du Nord.
Au Quartier-General du Mole, le io Prir7aire,
An lzde RepubliqueFrunfoise.
Louis Noailles, General de Brigade, au Commo.
dore Loring.
MONSIEUR,
J'ai recu lacAettre dont.vous m'avez lionorB sous
la date du to Frimairc.; Js Oesire Clue vous me lassiez
connoitre les terine.s atiquels vousca'offrez de traiter
avec vous.

J'ai i'llonneur d'et re avec la plus haste considera_
tion, Mon,sieur votre trey burnill; et okteis,rortt er-
vitegr.

(Sigre) NQ.AILLES.
Shark, Port Rojal, Jamaica,
zoth Dec. zBO3.

Accompanying this you will receive, for the in-
formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, copies of various Letters, &c. Nos.. 1,2, 3,
4,5, 6, relative to the proceedings of Cala. Loring,
of His Majesty's Ship 11;.ellerophon, while Senior
Officer of the Squadron blockading Cape FrancJis.

dam, &C. &

J. T. DUCIcWORTH.
Sir Epan Nepean, Bart.
Bellerophon, of Cape Franeoire
Sr,R 23d Nov. 1803.

Having received information that General Ro-
chatnbeaVs intentions are to endeavour to make his
escape in a Schooner, and observing yesterday after-
noon several boats pass and repass between the Sur-
veillance, and at armed Schooner laying in the Ca-
racol Passage; I made 'the signal for the' Launches
armed to assemble on boatd the Blanche, and order.
ed Captain Mudge to proceed with them'off the
entrance of that passage to intercept her, should she
attempt to come out. I direaed the Launches to
be under the command of Lieutenant Pilch, of the
BellerOphon, and, at two A. M. she was very judi-
ciously .boarded and taken by. the Launches. of the
Bellerophon and Elephant, without the loss of a man
killed or wounded, though for a short tine under a
very smart fire from the Enemy's great guns: and
Small arms ; she proves to be the French National
Schooner •10.-,-Decouvr4r, commanded by Monsieur
Froyan; Entign deV,-aisKau; she had mounted six 6.
pounders, and six brass swivels, and fifty-two men.
The Enemy had two men wounded.. The Officer
commanding the Desiree's Launch being anNious to
secure the Passage, got SO' far to the Eastward of the
entrance as not to observe the motions of the other
Boats, that he unfortunattly:tould not join ;hell,
or get near (ht. Schooner or I am set':
Bible, from the eliarader he bears, would hitvi: been
as vigilant as the other boats..
I have the Honour to be, &c.'
(Signed) JOHN LORIF,G,
Sir 1.7% Duchrworth,

SYR'

Bel lerogon, of Fortuda, v. 30, 1803.

I have to inform you of the surrender of Cape
Francois to the General Dessalines on the iSth in.
stant, when he attacked it at the head of the army,
and agreed with the General in Chief Rochambeau,
for ten days to complete the evacuation.

Not havl-n received a second proposition from
Rochambeaik during the suspension of hostilities
between the tWripartrjs, I endeavoured, if possible,
to learn the disposition of Dessalines, seeing his flag
displayed on the forts, as to the Ships of War and
other Vessels in the Harbour, and you will see by
his Letter to me of the 27111, which I herewith trans-
mit, as well as a Copy of mine to him, the indefinite
mode of expression he makes use of. I therefore
sent Captain Bligh to explain with him.
On his arrival in the Cape he met, on"the part of
Rochambeau, a strong desire to agree for the surren-
der of the Ships and Vessels, which, from his decla-
ration to destroy them, I had no reason to exped.
The Articles of Agreement which was entered into
I herewith inclose, and hope it will meet your ap-
probation. Captain Bligh immediately made known
to Dessalines the surrender of the Frigates and Mer-
chant Vessels to His Britannic Majesty, and request-
ed he would give orders to prevent firing on them,
which till then was his intention and, after some
hesitation, General Dessalines reluflantly complied.
This morning the Surveillante, Cerf Brig, an Hos-
pital Ship, and three or four neutral Schooners,
came out ; the whole were under weigh in the Har-
bour, but owing to the sudden change of wind
they were prevented from proceeding. lam sorry
to say, the Clorinde is on shore under Fort Saint
Joseph, and I fear will be totally lost. I have
taken possession of the Vessels that are out, and
left Captain Bligh with Hercule, Desiree, and Pique,
to complete the evacuation of the Cape and Monte
Christi : when the Elephant joins with the Vertu
and Merchant Vessels I left in the Cape, I shall
proceed with her and prizes to Port Royal, leaving
the Tartar to blockade the Mole.

I have, &c. JOHN LORING.
SIR, Hit Majeity' s Ship 1414rophon.

Not having 'had the Honour to receive your
answer to'rny Leitent,of yesterday, I beg to re-
present, that from the, tenor of your's of the *2d, I
did hope to see your flag flying this morning at
Fort Picolet.

As I have full confidence. you will not rescind the
agreement with General Racharnbeau, who intends,
if possible, to have more time granted him to escape,
and that you will have possession of the Town and
its Forts, this afternoon. .

I shall then be much obliged if you will send
me some exirerienced Pilots, to conduE a part of my
Squadron into the Harbour, to take possession of
the Shipping. I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JOHN LORING.
General De.unlines.

LIBERTE OU LA MORT.

• Au Quartier General le 6 Flimaire, An IZ.
Le General en Chef de l'Armee Indigene a Mon.
sieur Loring, commandant les Folees Navales de
S. M. B. (levant le Cap.
MONSIEUR,

Je vous accuse recette de la Lettre que j'ai eu
l'Honneur de recevoir ; vous pouvez vous convain.
cre que mes Dispositions pour vous et contre le Ge-
neral Rocbambeau sont invariable.
L'entrerai dans la Place du Cap demain Marin a
13 'fete demon ArtnCe. Je ne puis, Monsieur,
quoi qu'avec Regret, vous envoy-er les Pilotes que
vous demandez :
_le presume que vous n'eri aurez
pas besoin, car je forcerai les Batimens Franclis
sortir de la Rade, et vous en agirez avec eu>c COIDIIIe
vouts le jugercz convenable.
' • jai l'Honneur d'etre,t &c.
(Signe) DESSALINES.
[The Wr,:s.i?les of evitulatio'n were in. our Paper of yes-.
terdaY•l )
_ Bellerophon of Cape jy,colrt Mole,
SIR, 4.10. 2, 1.803,.

From General gocham,beau's extraordinary con.
dna on the public service, neither Captain Bligh
or myself have had any thing to •say to him further
than complying with his wishes in allowing him to
remain on board- the Surveillante, until her arrival
at Jamaica, which I very readily agreed to, as also
the Commodore. I have General Boye, with about
1:12, Officers, and 190 Soldiers and Sailors on board
the Bellerophon, and 6o more pn board the Hercule,
that were taken out of the Sur4,eillante ; the Blanche
has on hoard all the Crew of ;he Cerf.

I had began this Letter yesterday to have dis-
patched the Blanche early ths morning, but on
seeing the Desiree coming down with Six Sail,
waited until she joined, and am happy to inform
you, that, through the exertions of Lieutenant
Willoughby, the Clorinde is afloat again with the
loss of her rudder, and Captail Bligh is preparing a
temporary one to bring her down; the Vertu and
other Ships are out, and I am in hourly expeCiation
of seeing them with the Elephant.
I sent Captain. Ross into the Mole to sum-
mon that Garrison to surrender, and shall dispatch
the Planche
. immediately have General Noaille's
AnsWer.

Half past Four.

C:►ptain Ross has this instant returned with the
inclosed Answer, and I dispatch the Blanche in
consequence, and shall follow soon after. The De.
phanr, Vertu, and ten Sail of various descriptions
of Vessels are now joining.
I have the' Honour to be, &c.
JOHN LORING.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth,
Klk Command rin Chief, &c. &c. -„3 • ,
at &c.
Shark, Port Royal, loth Dec. 1803.
SIR,

Feeling that the Lards Commissioners of the
Admiralty would wish to he acquainted with the
Articles of capitulation, between the Generals Ro.
chambeau and J)essalines, for the Surrender of the
Cape, and having just obtained a Copy thereof, I
• herewith transmit the same for their Lordship' In_
formation. I am, &c.
(Signed) J. T. DUCKW9RTI-1,
Sir Evan Nrpear4l3art, WC.

TAANSLATION Of TUF.
CAPITULATION OF CAPE FRANCOIS,

Agreed to by General Rocharnbeau on the part of the F facts
Army, and Gen. Dessalines commanding the Black TrooPsi
or, as they are termed, " l'Armee Indigene."

This day, the 27th Brumaire, of the i zth Year,
according to the French zra, and the r9th of Novi
1803, according to the common xra; the Adjutant
Commandant Duveyricr, having received hill poVat
from Gen. Rochambcau, Commanderin•Chiefall4
French Army, to treat for the Sutkindet,,olf, Oe'
Town of the Cape, and Jean Nues Detaaltirielii e•!
neral of the Native Army, being also authonr.ed to
treat on the occasion, have agreed On the. following
Articles, viz.
Art. I. The Town of the Cape, and the Forts dependent
thereon, shall be given up in ten days, reckoning
morrow, the 28th of Brumaire (Nov. 18,) to the Geral
Chief m
E6SAL FIS. from to'

Art 11. The Military Stores which are now in the. Arse'
naffs, the Arms, and the Artillery of the Town and
.Forts,
shall be left in their present condition.
Art. 111. All the Ships of War, and other Vessels •whieli
shall tic judged necessary by Gen. RocHAr,7BEAv, for
riinoval ofAhe Troops and Inhabitants, and for the Evac-03'
tion of the place, shall be free to depart on the day appointed*
Art, IV. All the Officers, Military or Civil, and 06
Troops composing the Garrison of the Cape, shall leave th?
place with all the Ilonours of War, carrying with them
Arms, and all the private Property belonging to their :Demo
brigades.
Art. V. The sick and wounded who shall not be in act on',
dition to embark, shall be taken care of in the hospitals, il'
their recovery ;- they are specially recommended to the
liunta-
nity of General DESSA LIN E,S, who will cause them to be
embarked for France in-neutral vessels.
Art. VI. General DEss N ES, in- giving the assurance
of his prote6lion to the Inhabitants who shall remain in the
Country, calls it the same time upon the justice of General
Roc HAMBEAU to set at liberty all the Natives of the Coup"
try (whatever may be their colour), as they cannot be con-
strained, under any pretext of right, to embark with tlje
French Army.
Art. VII. The Troops of both Armies shall remain ill
their respedive positions until the tenth day after the siva',
Lure hereof, which is the day fixed on for the evacuation 01'
the Cape. .
Art. VIII. The General in Chief, ROCHAMBEAU, Wilt
send, as a hostage for the observance of the present stipulations;
the Adjutant Commandant, URBAIN DE VA ux,' in excharlg
for whom the General in Chief, I.)ss ALINES will seed
Officer of the same rank.
Two Copies of this Convention are hereby executed in
stria faith, at the Ilead•quarters on the Heights of the Carl
on the day, month; and year aforesaid.
(.Signed)

DUVEYRIER.
DESSALINES•

Shark, Part Regal, De.f,gsf 11051.
Accompanyingteyd ,bayn Nis
ivMajesty's
account i
you will receive, for:the IT
formation of the Lords Comruissiouers of. the Ar
7stfyV'seSsqseulasdrcoall:Tnredde'r many4c°ls:
mand, since the return made in November last. a
slut ri roayl
I am, &c. J. T. DLICKWORT`.I
Sir &'an Nepean, Barr. Etc.
a: er 0.10
LHerefollows a List of Prizes, 37 in number inciu.L.‘,..B, itr
• tb7ee Frigates, the names of which our Readers a„ uirea i
- in possesslon of.] .
N. B.- There has been destroyed since last return Thiftel.
Sail of small (daft of various descrij,tions of Cape FranFco '
I.4ilm.ite. ch.r.lolkauti the Mole,. &c. Sic.

SIR,

Downing-street Fe 4. 7, 1804..
Extrad of a Dispatch from Governor the fivir
j,
Frederick North, to the Right Hon. Lord geltes
one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of °—
dated Columba, Sth July 1803.
I inclose to you the Deposition of a Person st4„.o. -
himself to be an eye witness of one of the most fi
cious ads of perfidy and cruelty ever comulitte foes
Every particular of the narration may-not be tday
but it appears that Candi was attacked in the 0-1
of a Truce, by the first Adigaar, on the 2.3,d Ofor.
rather believe on the 24. th) ultimo ; that 1V1,5•!,61
Davie, commanding the Garrison there, capittto
on the following day, and that after he left the Leo
all the English soldiers who accompanied Hill
treacherously murdered in cold blood. I 00
I cannot believe that Major Davie would 'ijie
consented to evacuate, on any terms less favoutaol.
than those stated in the deposition, viz. of being pd
lowed to proceed with arms and ammunition,. re
without molestation, to Trincomalee, and thatcd ;
should be taken of the sick whom he left beil'ilot
for the Fort was rendered, in the opinion of (110,0
military siren, tenable against any force that of
likely to be brought against it, and large supplie,ose
provisions had been sent thither, in addition to.
which Lieutenant Colonel BarbuCtieclared to 'to
ficient for six months' consumptio4' two 17.1°'
ago,. ,
frog
Lieutenant Husskisson was also' on the roa" op)
Tcincornalee (as. Major Davie must have it°,
with a !lynched Doolies, under an escort of lc
hundred and fifty Malays ; and when I heart!.:looel
breach of the truce,- I 'ordered Lieutenant
Hunter to proceed from Trincomalee with ttv° Njo,
died of His Majesty's I sat 11. regiment, and Or bee
lays, to secure the evacuation which (had it cf,
delayed for a fortnight) would hay.c. been said/
fated.
Butwh
havingtltl obtainedstillles suchsacc terms,ountfor, shouldis,that
jot Davie,
consented to lay down his arms, when he must I).3;ec',
felt that the person who insisted on such an i,ofrbot
tion of agreement, could have no other desiggerlia..
that of murdering him and his men, and
v
must, in common with all the Army, have otia
that a Corps of forty Europeans in good hea" .
of two hundred Malays, might cut their
L. to
through any army of Candians to any part °'
• - "jot

Indeed Captain Mudge, late Commam. 00'
Fort Macdowall, brought off his men in circ
stances of as great difficulty ; and a small &taco
ment of twenty.two invalid Malays, fourtdi,
convalescents of the Igth Regiment from Cane
and sixty Seapoys under Lieutenant Nixon, Ens 14
Grant, and Ensign Smellie, defended themselve6is,
a miserable little Fort of Fascines at Dembadelti,
for more than a week, against an immense Ober
lade colleded by the second Adigaar, after t
had expended their ammunition, till they' Were as
lieved by a Detachment of fifty Europeans orwd of
many Seapoys, whom_l sent alder the comalano,
Captain Blackall of the iSt2lo bring diem d°
in which he has succeeded without loss. one,
Under the oppression of so dreadful a misforri.oo
it is satisfadory to me to state, that an
formed of a spirit of defection in His MajestY -
lay Regiment is pettedly unfounded, sumo
viduals of that Corps had -indeed deserted ,cos
Candi ; but the great majority, including all 'l' the
of- influence and respettability, were staunch
end. Those who, after were, svsrer. •
rated from them, Werefo therce Engisli
dintotilieCandian doe
vices are certainly not blameable, and of those,