Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-08
nGETowN, (Bs Dec. Is.

xesl0fuiian " Ne rre'tcn 1oto's'cs.
Bs the poIiteress of a friend frem
4 Afartiniyue. We have received the
account of the fiaal surrender ofthat
) t;oioay to the French. pursuant to
the preliminary treaty signed at
Paris in May last.
St. Pierre and its jurisdictions
we're taken possession Of Oh Friday
die "a Instant. The French Erigate
L'fsrignne, whissI, hail arrived at that
1s;anda day ortwn preceding WITH
troops from Europe, eaEIe TO anchor
1T the port OF 81. Pierre at 9 A. M.
aaA-ex.ilansed sala.ss With the pat
tcrics, About A. p. Nj. the vene-
rabse ~, also arrived, on beard
Fear 4 dmi,ml& Durham, naval CEN
ma ns,e, in chi OF The land forces
Hlsior General sdn,Isey, governor oil
thai eoloDs--snd several other OIL
esrs of rank. Tile Venerable like
wise yes;proealcd the ceremony OF
salute with tire batteries. and anchsr-
ed at .ha!fspast three. The French
authorities. Messrs Eu Bue, 10
Baroa de Lsharihe, and Dc pefincl
IL. had previously arrived from Fort
Royal.
Sir James Lei'h: with the General
officers and the respective autlieri-
ties of beth governments arrived at.
the battery D'Estoz, and al 5 o'clock
the change Of Gag was announced
By the thunder ofartillery from the
batteries in wonjunei.sn with the
sbips ia The barber.
The French trccps, thronged in
their progress rs the popul.ce, who
rent the alp with reiterated cheers
Of vivs ie Rel! Yivs les Bourbons !
proceeded to occupy the posi- Of the
peincipal battery, which had been
evacuated by our forces.
The most cordial unaaiuisy pre-
vailed amongst all parties, and a
snlcadid entertainment WAS given at
Government house by bis Excellency
the Commander in Chef, in honor
Of the ceremony.
On Friday last, the 9th inst. the
British garrison consisting OF the
right wiag of the 6si Regiment.
commanded by lieutenant Csioael
Ratsray. aad detachment of the
West India rangers. under Capt.
Hubbard. evacuated fort Edward /;
and embarked on hoard the fi-igatc
Galatea and Lord Eden transport.
aud at the same time the French
troops, to the numbra' of about 500
landed from the Medusa trisate, &
shortly after pr.eeetiedio the vacated
fort, their fine f'a.l band playing ma
4ioasi airs, which we,c greeted by
the huzzas ef the peopie.
Precisely at IL o'clock, the Bril-
fish union was struck. and replaced
BIS the white fiag,--which ceremony
was greeted by = general salaie from
the vessels ut anchor lii the kari,or
and by The respective batteries. ihe
frigaie Galatea aud Swasgerer. brig.
together with the French men OF
war, we're beautifully decorated with
Nags--and tie elegaut appearance
or the Galasea is said TO have exeii-
ed the particular admiration OF all
present.
Old Fort Desssix, or Frrt Bourbon
together With Pigeon Island, were
given up TO the Preach few days
previous TO the evacuation by eur
forces ofFort Royal.
The colony Of Martinique is now,
S therefore. under the entire control
of,ha govcrnnsnt Of france.
Trade, it is supposed, will remain
uushaeisied by aay material obstrue-.
tion, as the French authorities are
said TO have sisniGed thcir intention
to insnre every facility il their power
10 the general mercantile interest
of the West inaies, ami to admit the
importationby oar vessels OF almost
every article except -four.
After the Surrender ct Fort Ed
ward on Friday last, his exceIleacy
major general iaadsey embarked in
the aftcrnoca en- beard the army
sAip Enima, capiain Seymour. Which,