rudder, and Capt. Bligh is preparing a temporary one to bring her down; the Vertu and other ships are out, and I am in hourly expectation of feeing them with the Elephant. I have fent Capt. Rofs into the Mole, to fummon that garrifon to furrender; and thall dispatch the Blanche im mediately I have Gen. Noailles's anfwer.

Half paft Four. Capt. Rofs has this inftant returned with the inclofed afwer; and dispatch the Blanche in confequence, and thall follow foon after. The Elephant, Vertu, and 10 fail of various defcriptions of veffels, are now joining.

I am, &c.

JOHN LORING. Rear-admiral Sir J. T. Duckworth, K B. Commander in Chief, &c.

Shark, Port Royal, Dec. 20.

Sir, Feeling that the Lords Comm.ffioners of the Admiralty would wish to be ac

of whatever colour they may be; and that none of them fhall, under any pretence, be compelled to embark with the French army.

VII. The troops belonging to the two armies shall remain in their respective pofitions until the tenth day fixed for the evacuation of the Cape.

VIII. Gen. Rochambeau fhall fend, as a fecurity for the fulfilment of the prefent convention, the Adjutant-commandant Urbain de Vaux; in return for whom, Gen. Deffalines fhall fend an officer of equal rank.

Done in good faith, at the head-quarters
of Haut du Cap, the fame day, month,
and year, above stated.
(Signed)

DESSALINES.
DUVEYRIER.

Shark, Port Royal, Dec. 23.

I am, &c. J. T.DUCKWORTH. Sir Evan Nepean, Bart. &c.

[TRANSLATION.]

FRENCH AND INDIGENOUS ARMIES. 27th Brumaire, Anno 12, 19th November, Adjutant commander Duveyrier, charged with due powers by Gen. Rochambeau, Commander of the French army, to treat for the furrender of the Cope, and J.Jacques Dellalines, General in Chief of the Indigenous Army, have agreed to the following Articles:

I. The town of the Cape, and the forts which belong to it, fhall he furrendered in 10 days, from the 28th of the prefent month, to the General in Chief Deffalines.

II. The ammunition and warlike ftores in the afenal, the armis and the artillery which are in the town and in the forts, fhall be left in their prefent ftate.

III. All the thips of war, or others, which fall be judged neceffary by Gen. Rochambean for transporting the troops, and the inhabitants who may wish to depart from the island, thall be at liberty to fail on a day to be appointed.

IV. The officers civil and military, the troops compofing the garrison of the Cape, fhall depart with the honours of war, carrying with them their arms, and the effects belonging to their demi-brigade.

V. The fick and wounded are especially recommended to the humanity of Gen. Dellalines, who engages to embark them for France, on-board neutral vefle's.

VI. Gen. Deffalines, in giving the affurance of his protection to the inhabitants who may continue in the country, relies on the justice of Gen. Rechambeau to fet at berty all men belonging to the county,

for the information of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, an acccount of veffels captured and destroyed by his Majesty's (quadron under my command, fince the return made in November last.

I am, &c. J.T. DUCKWORTH. Sir Evan N pean, Bart. &c. &c. &c.

[Here follows a lift of 37 ships and veffels captured, detained, and destroyed, by his Majefty's fquadron employed at Jamaica, the Bahama Ilands, under the orders of Sir J. T. Duckworth, K. B.]

N. B. There has been destroyed fince 1aft return 30 fail of small craft of various defcriptions at Cape François, Monte Chrifte, and the Mole, &c. &c. Deruning-Areet, Feb. 7. Extract of a dif

patch from Governor the Hon. Frederick North, to the Right Hon. Lord Hobart, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, dated Columbo, 8th July 1803.

I inclofe to you the depofition of a perfon, stating himself to be an eye-witnels of one of the most atrocious acts of perfidy and cruelty ever committed Every particular of the narration may not be true; but it appears that Candi was attacked in the midst of a truce, by the first Adigaar, or the 23rd (or I rather believe on the 24th) ultimo; that Major Davie, commanding the garrifon there, capitulated on the following day; and that after he left the fort all the English foldiers who accompanied him were treacherously murdered in cold blood. I cannot believe that Major Davie would have confented to evacuate, on any terms lefs favourable than those stated in the deposition; viz. of being allowed to proceed with arms and ammunition, and without moleftation, to Trincomaléz, and that care thould be taken of the ück whom he left behind; for the fort was rendered, in the opinion of most military men, tenable against any force that was likely to be brought against it, and large fupples of

pro

provifions had been fent thither, in addition to thofe which Lieut.-col. Barbut declared to be fufficient for 6 months' confumption, 2 months ago. Lieut. Husfkiffon was alfo on the road from Trincomalés (as Major Davie must have known) with 100 doolies, under an escort of 15c Malays; and when I heard of the breach of the truce, I ordered Lieut-col. Hunter to proceed from Trincomalee with 200 of his Majefty's 9th regiment, and 50 Malays, to fecure the evacuation, which (had it been delaved for a fortnight) would have been safely effected. But what I can still lefs account for is, that Major Divie, having obtained fuch terms, should have confented to lay down his arms, when he must have felt that the perfon who infifted on fuch an infraction of agreement could have no other design but that of murdering him and his men, and when he muft, in common with all the army, bave known that a corps of 40 Europeans in good health, and of 200 Malays, might cut their way through any army of Candians to any part of the Inland. Indeed, Capt. Mudge, late commandant of Fort Macdowall, brought off his men in circumstances of as great difficulty; and a fmall detachment of 22 invalid Malays, 14" convalescents of the 19th regiment from Candi, and 60 Sepoys under Lieut. Nixon, Enfign Gract, and Enfign Smellie, defended themselves in a miferable little fort of fafcines at Dembadenia, for more than a week, against an immenfe multitude collected by the fecond Adagaat, after they had expended their ammunition, till they were relieved by a detachment of 50 Europeans and as many Sepoys, whom I fent under the command of Capt. Blackall of the 51st to bring them down, in which he has fucceeded without lofs. Under the oppreffion of fo dreadful a misfortune, it is fatisfactory to me to state, that an opinion formed of a fpirit of defection in his Majefty's Malay regiment is perfectly unfounded. Some individuals of that corps had, indeed, deferted from Candi; but the great majority, including all officers of influence and refpectability, were staunch to the end. Those who, after the English were feparated from them, were forced into the Caudian fervice, are certainly not blameable; and of thofe, 5 have already escaped and arrived here, who fay that all the others are ready to follow their example. The Princes of that na ion, who are fettled at Columbo, waited on me, as foon as the melancholy intelligence arrived, to affure me of their regret and indignation at hearing that any Malays had deferted, and of their invariable attachment to the British Government.

Depofition of the Lafcoryn arrived from Candi. Nabinage Jones, of the Reformed Reigion, being duly fworn, depose:h, that, the 6th of lal month, he was fent, along

with 2 other Lafcoryns, by the Townmajor to Kandi; that he paffed at Negumbo, where doolies were put under their charge; and that he arrived at Kamli, after a route of about 12 days; and that the Lafcoryns delivered up the doolies and other ftores which were under their charge, to the English gentlemen. After remaining there 3 days, they were ordered to return to Columbo with 12 doolies, in It of which were fick Europeans, and one which contained baggage. Thefe doolies, with 12 European foldiers as an escort, paffed the river, and stopped upon the oppofite fide; that the fame day he heard firing at Candi; that a great many Coolies, upon hearing the firing, attempted to pafs the river, but were stopped by a Malay fentry. Several Candians approached the place where the doolies and the fick were, and fired upon them, which were returned by the Europeans and 12 Malays who were pofted there. They fired till their ammunition was expended, when the Mlays jumped into the river, and the European officer who commanded the detachment did the fame. He does not know what became of all the European foldiers, of whom he only fiw 3 cross the river, and r killed by the Candians. That the Lafcars, who ferved the cannon at that poft, threw the cannon into the river and paffed to Candr, and that he followed their example and efcaped to Candi; that he does not know what became of the fick who were in the doolies. He went first to the Mandore, where he had been before; but, finding many Candians there, he got into the palace, and remained in the court where the Malay foldiers were. The firing continued until 2 o'clock, when a white flag was hoitted from the palace, and the firing ceafed. That Major Divie, the Captain of Artillery, and a European Malay officer who spoke Malay, and 2 or 3 Malay native officers, went to the Adagaar, and returned foon after with an ola from the Adigaar, which he hunfelf read, importing that the whole might proceed to Trincomalée without receiving any molestation; and that the fick fhould be taken care of, and have medicme given to them until they were well, when they might either go to Columbo, or stay at Kandi. The garrifon fet out on Friday, with their arms and ammunition, at 5 in the evening, to Allungantotte, where they remained all night, expofed to a very heavy rain, he the deponent being with them. On Saturday morning Major Davie ordered a raft to be made, to pifs the river: feveral Kandians came, and demanded Motoo Sawmy, who, they faid, was not at Kandi. They feized upon him, and carried him off. Moatoo Sawmy gave his fword to Mjor Davie. The Kandans told Major Davie, that it was unneceffary to make rafts, as next day a

number of doneys would be procured, in - which they might all pafs. Next day, however, Sunday, no doneys came, and it was propofed to fend fome perfon across the river to faften a cord by which they might pafs; that he, the deponent, fwam across the river, and fastened a cord to the other fide, after which he returned, but while he was doing fo, a Kandian cut the cord. Soon afterwards there came an order from the Adigaár to Major Davie; to make his men lay down their arms, and return to Kadi, which, after fome time, they did; that, between Kandi and Allun-, gantotte, there is a village called Geventotte, where cannons were placed; and where the Malays were ordered to feparate from the reft, and proceed to Candi, which they all did, except 4 native officers, whoremained with Major Davie. Soon afterwards ail the prifoners were taken 2 by 2, and delivered over to Kandians, who took them to a little diftance and cut their heads off; that they were likewife going to kill the women, but this was put a flop to by order of the Adigaar. Major Davie, with the captain of Artillery, with the 4 Malay officers

who had not followed their countrymen, were carried off, as he fuppofes, to the Adigaar. The Sepoys and Bengal Láfcars were not put to death. A Malay fervant of Capt. Nouradin, whom he faw, told him that the 2 English officers, and the 4 Malays were with the Adigaar. Upon Monday he faw the 2 English officers, and was told they were to be carried to Hargaroonketti, where the King was. In the evening of that day the Adigaar collected all the effects which the English had left, and ordered the cannon to be fired without ball, as a mark of rejoicing. That, having heard afterwards that the Coolies, Lascotyns, &c. might return, he fet out on Friday night, and came to Columbo yesterday evening, the 5th of July.

Taken down by me from the interpretation of Mr. Jonville and the Mabamodliar,

(Signed) ROBERT ARBUTHNOT, Chief Secretary to Government.

Columbo, 6th July, 1803

A True Copy.)
(Signed) RICHARD PLASKET,
Affiftant to the Chief Secretary to
Government.

FRANCE.

The Moniteur of the 17th of January contamed a long article, figned by the First Conful and his fecretary Maret; which may be confidered as fuperior in importance to any that has been published fiuce the memorable paper which preceded the Declaration of War.

The prefent article is entitled an "Expofition of the State of the Republic on the 16th January, 1804;" and its object is, as may be readily conje ured, to calumniate and abufe the British Government for reforting to arms, while the tranquil and flourishing fitution of the Republic is held forth as a prefage of the fuccefs of its enterprises. It is first reprefented as having been forced to change its attitude, though it his not changed its real fituation, but retains, in the knowledge of is ftrength, the proof of its profperity.

"An entire tranquillity (fay's this Manifefto) prevailed in the interior of France, when, at the commencement of the laft year, we entertained hopes of a permanent peace; and every thing has remained tranquil, though a jealous Power has rekindled the torch of war; but this event has effected a more complete union of interefts and opimons, while the public fpirit has burst forth with redoubled energy."

After this confolatory preface, the Conful, who may be literally confidered as the Ipeaker, proceeds to give a foamary of his fate toury in which he obfe, ves, that his

ears were every where faluted with fentiments of indignation truly French; and he difcovered, in the hatred of the people to that Government which is the enemy of their profperity, a fill greater proof of their attachment to their country, and their refignation to their fate, than appeared by the general fhouts of joy and teftimonies of perfonal affection. In all the Departments the Minifters of Religion have used their influence to encourage this fpontaneous emotion, and depots of arms hidden by the fugitive rebels have been delivered up to the Magiftrates on the first fignal of danger.

The British Government are next accufed of endeavouring to land on the French coat thofe Royalifts (monftres) whom they have encouraged during the peace, in order to effect a revolt; but it is aff rted that fuch attempts will be futile, as the people are reconciled by experience to the wildom and justice of their laws.-The late inforrection in La Vendée is then alluded to, and attributed to the diforderly conduct of the young conferipts; but it was foon fup preffed by a general combination of citizens, priefs, folders, and even thofe who on former occafions were the promoters of the troubles. As a proof that the improvements arifing from times of peace have not been interrupted by the war, a fketch is given of the prefent advanced fituation of the Legiftive Body, the Elec toral Colleges, and particularly of the Legion of Honour, admiffion to which can

only

only be gained by striking proofs of honour able traits of ambition. The Council of State, the Lycea, and Secondary Schools, the Prytaneum, &c. receive a proportionate fhare of praife. From these the article paffes to a review of different parts of the territory of the Republic, the state of its fortifications, the building of new bridges, conftruction of roads. cutting of canals, deficcation of marthes, &c.; while the funds which are required for those undertakings are faid to be contained in the budget of the 12th year. The great improvements executed at the different harbours are then Specified. The finances are faid to be in the most profperous ftate: the receipts of the last year have exceeded the previous calculations, and the direct contributions are obtained with more ease than heretofore: the credit of the country is fupported in fpite of the fhocks of war and rumours of the interested; and the public treafury defrays the expences of the Colonies, either by the direct transmission of money, or by operations on the continent of America. The article then reverts to the wishes of the French people and their Government, for a permanent peace, as it was to its future profperity that the Republic was to be indebted for all its glory.-With this view, their arts were encouraged, their ships were dispersed over the feas; no armaments were in their ports, nothing of a threatening nature appeared on their frontiers: This then," obferves the Conful," was the moment which the British Government chofe to alarm its Nation, to cover the Channel with fhips, to infult our Commerce by injurious infpections, and our coafts and ports, as well as thofe of our allies, by the prefence of its menacing forces. If on the 17th Ventofe of the 11th year, there exined any extraordinary armament in the ports of France and Holland; if a fingle preparation was made in them to which the most remote fufpicion could give a finifter interpretation, then we are the aggreffors, the Meffage of the King of EngHand and his hoftile attitude have been rendered neceffary by a legitimate precaution; and the English People had a right to beheve that we threatened their independence, their religion, their conftitution: But if the affertions of the Metfage were falfe, if they were contradicted by the opinion of Europe, as well as by the confcience of the British Government, then that Government have deceived their Nation; they have deceived it by precipitating it without reflection into a war, the terrible effects of which now begin to be felt in England, and the refults of which may be decifive of i's future destiny. The aggreffor, however, ought alone to answer for the calamities which afflict humanity."Malta, the cause of this war, was in the power of the English; it remained with France to arm

to effect its independence; it was France who waited in filence for the juftice of England, and it was England who began the war, even without a declaration -"Tobago and St. Lucia were defenceles, and were obliged to furrender to the fift force which appeared; but our great colonies are yet preferved, and the attacks made against them by the enemy have proved fruitless."-" Hanover is in our power: 25,000 of the best troops of the enemy have laid down their arms, and become prifoners of war. Our cavalry bas been remounted at the expence of that of the enemy; and a poffeflion which was dear to the King of England is in our hands, a pledge of that justice which he will be compelled to render to us.-On the feas, British defpotifm daily adds to its ulurpations; in the last war it Aruck terror into the neutral nations, by arrogating to itfelf an inimical and revolting pretenfion of declaring their whole coaft in a state of fiege: in the present war, it has just augmented its monftrous code by the pretended right of blockading rivers and canals.—if the King of England has fworn to continue the war till he thali have reduced France to fign fuch dishonourable treaties as formerly expofed its misfortune and weakness, then the war, will be long. France confented in the Treaty of Amiens to moderate conditions; fhe will never acknowledge any lefs favourable-nay more, fhe will never acknowledge in the British Government the right of fulfilling their engagements only as may fuit the progreffive calculations of their ambition, nor the right of requiring farther guarantees than those which had been faithfully pledged. But, if the Treaty of Amiens has not been executed, how can we expect, in regard to a new one, a faith more holy, or oaths more facred?-Louifana is henceforth united to the American States; in that quarter we fhall preferve friends, whofe remembrance of a conimon origin will always attach them to our intereft, while favourable commercial relations will unite their profperity with ons. The United States are indebted to France for their independence; they will henceforth owe to us their ftrength and grandeur.-Spain remains neutral.-Helvetia is re-efiablished in her conftitution, which has fulfered no change but what has been rendered neceffary by lapfe of time, and change of opinions. The retreat of our troops from this country is a proof of its internal fecurity, and of the end of its diffentions. The antient treaties have been renewed, and France has regained her oldest and moft faithful ally.-Peace reigns in la'y; a divifion of the army of the Italian Republic is at this time crafting Fiance, tø encamp with our own on the fea-coaft. These battalions will there meet with mou.merable intances of that patience, bravely, and

heroism, which distinguished their ancestors. -The Ottoman Empire, fatigued by intrigues, will gain by the intereft of France the fupport of antient alliances.-The tranquillity given to the Continent by the Treaty of Luneville is fecured by the laft acts of the Diet of Ratisbon. The enlightened intereft of great powers, the fidelity of the French Government in cultivating with them relations of friendship; the juftice, energy, and the forces of the Republic, will guarantee it. (Signed) BONAPARTE. By Order of the Firit Conful, H.B.MARET." Jan. 17.

General Murat, the brother-in law of the First Conful, has a falary of 300,000 francs, about 13,000l. as Governor of Paris.

Menon has been appointed a Member of the Legion of Honour, and has taken the oath at Turin.

Two Royalifts have been executed, on a charge of being employed in a new infernal machine confpiracy against the First Conful fine the peace of Amiens.

All the intelligence from France proves the extreme teluctance fhewn by the confcripts to engage in the war.-Out of 183 conferipts, forming the first detachment of the Department of the Mofelle, 144 deferted; and of 206 of the fecond detach-, ment, only 66 arrived at the depot.-Among the defpotic means adopted to prevent fuch defertions, the relations and children of the offenders are dragged to prison, and a fine is impofed upon the family to the amount of 1500 livres. It is further afferted, that every confcript is to be fhot, who fhall be found in the late infurgent departments, or on his way to them; and they are to be condemned on a fummary trial before a military commiffion.

Private accounts have been received from Paris, that a banditti, of Irish rebels are ready to embark in the expedition against Ireland; and that in the printed proclamations to be diftributed on their landing, perfect independence is promised to that Country.

A robbery of an extraordinary nature was lately committed in Paris: it confifted of a fine coronet of emeralds, the property of a Madame Demidoff ; and the robber proves to be the Countess of Schwiechelt, a young and beautiful Lady from Hanover. She had made herfelf acquainted with the place where it was kept, and at a ball given by its owner, the Hanoverian Lady contrived to purloin it. The theft has been proved, and the beautiful thief conducted to pr.fon. Her youth and rank in life have induced many perfons to folicit her pardon; but it is generally believed that Buonaparte will leave her to the pushment to which the has been condemned. The love of play, and to repar the immediate lefs of 50,000 livres, imp.ted this Lady to

commit the offence. Her fentence is, imprifonment in La Salpetiere for 2 years; and to ftand four hours in the pillory.

By letters from Nantz, Rennes, and Chartres, it appears that confiderable damage has been done to a great number of houfes and other buildings by the late ftorms. At Chartres the lead was torn from the roof of the Church of Notre Dame, in pieces of feven or eight feet in length, and conveyed through the air like sheets of paper, HOLLAND.

A very fevere shock of an earthquake was felt at the Hague towards the end of last month; which phænomenon was alfo obferved at Rotterdam, Haarlem, Schiedam, and Maafflins. In the last of these cities, the chandeliers of the Reformed Church were in motion during the time of divine fervice, fo as to be frequently removed between two and three feet from their ufual pofition. The direction of this motion was from Weft to Eaft.

Letters from the Texel, dated Jan. 25, ftate, that on that day a flag of truce came out, with a letter of thanks from Adm. De Winter, to Adm. Thornborough, for his attention to fome Dutch pilots,—Adm, de Winter is faid to have refufed to take the command of the Dutch fleet in the expedition against England, and to have thus drawn upon himself the indignation of the First Conful.

A very fevere decree has been published in Holland, respecting the fate of those foreign officers and foldiers who may be made prifoners in the projected expedition. They are to forfeit to Government what pay may be due to them; the time during which they may be prifoners is not to be taken into account; and if they do not return when releafed, they are to be treated as deferters. Prifoners of war are immediately to be replaced by French recruits. Officers made prifoners to be debarred ad- vancement while in that fituation, and to be replaced by those who do not permit themfelves to be made captives, &c.- [This Proclamation, however, has, it is fand, been recalled, in confequence of a spirited remonstrance of the Officers of the garrison of Amfterdam, who threatened to refign if the meature alluded to was perfifted in.]

Be fides the new taxes already specified, the Dutch Government has refolved on a new contribution on the property and income of all the inhabitants of the Republic, to the amount of 40,000,000 of florins, to provide for the extraordinary expenditure of the prefent year. The contributors.co this tax are divided into 32 claffes:-the firft clafs pays 16,000, the fecond 14,000, the third 12,cos, &c. the 31st 7, and the 32d 3 fins. This contribution is to be paid in cath, or in negotiable state paper, at four inftalments

The Dutch Council of War publicly