The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-15

This dav the 21in OF Mattn, ioc'' ~
O'Clock in the evening, we Jaques Amoine
Chalet, chief d'escadron, governor and
commandant of the French troops IN the
town and forts Of Vigo, on one part, and
lanes Couus Crawford, ESP captain OF
the British frgate the Venus depu'ed by
George M'Kimlv, esq. commanding othcer
before Vigo, and Dou Bablo Mur,lio, colo
mel commandant of the Spanish troops be-
fore The town, on the other, have been con-
cluded the articles OF capitnlation Tor the
French garrison in the town and forts OF VI
go, in the following terms, VIZ.
Art. /. The garrison shall march out OF
the town and forts with their arms and with
baggage, and with the honors of war
Answer. The garrison OF Vigo will be
allowed TO march out of the forts, with the
honors Of war, to the glacis, wnen they will
ground their arms, and surrender them
selves prisoners Of Wharf.-The officers keep
ing their swords and their caring apparel.
Art, 2. The officers and men shall be
embarked in English vessels, and conveyed
to the nearest French port, on parole. no.
20 bear arms against Spain and her allies
until exchanged, or until peace shall take
place.-Answer. The prisoners shall be
conducted to an English port.
Art. 8 The officers and persons EN-.
poyed in the military shall keep their arms,
| and the whole of their equipages they
| shall take with them their confidential at.
tendants and servants.-Answered in the
first article.
Art. 4. The money belonging to the French
| government, and destined for the payment OIL
| the troops of the Cd corps, shall remain in the
hands of tile principal pay master, who is &C
| countable for it. The papers relating to the
account of the regiment shall be preserved
| Answer. Public accounts shall be preserved.
Art. ). The troops shall not lay down Their
arms till the moment of embarklng, and theI
under the protection Of the British, that is te
say, that each division or section Shall success
lively lay down their arms, when respectively
| emba. king nswer.-Anawered in the Tvs
article.
Art. 6. The Inhabitants of the town of N;gS
shall be respected Granted accord
ing to the laws of Spain.
Art.7. The two hospitals, containing ahor
800 SICK, shall be taken care of by the inhaoi
tants of the town, under the British and Span
ish protection-Answer. The prisoners shal
be treated as the laws of humanity require.
Art. 8. The place and forts shall only BIZ
delivered up at the moment Of embarkipg, Il
number Of the blockadng troops, consisting
OF three Officer, and Fifty suhaterns and sol
diers. Answer. Referred to the first and las
articles.
Art. 9. The present captulation will onl
take effect when ratified on ono part by NJ
Chalet, the Governor. and on the other b.
the of h, ln,J
, sea forces, and guaranteed in all its articles b.
the British commanding officer.
: Done at Nigo, the day, month, and year a
I above mentioned.
(Signed)
CtlALOT,
]. COUTTs CRAWFORD,
PABLO MURILO.
Statement of the French forces, SC, surren
dered by capitulation at Vigo, 27th March
u 1909. II. NJ. ships Lively and Venus, an,
the forces Of his Catholic Majesty, Ferdi
nand the With.
At officers.
o55 Inferior officers and privates fit for duty
| 500 Sick.
y Total----l3O4.
e 447 Horses.
S go Carriages. covered wagons and CARTS
Military chest, containing l7l,l5S francs i
French specie.
The returns of the garrison, cannon, fel
pieces. mnskets, ammunition, ordnance, store
&c. sc. not yet received but the whole, te
gether with horses, carriages and specie, hay
been delivered to Don Pablo Muriilo, con
S mander in chief of the forces of his Catho
t Majesty Ferdinand the 18th.
(SignetD GEO. M'KINLEY.
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