perfons defending Pondicherry, fhall have the honours of war: They hall retire by the fea-port with their arms and baggage, colours flying, drums beating, lighted matches, with fix cannons, two cast mortars, which fhall be put on board the veffel in which M. de Bellecombe fhall embark; each piece shall have fix charges, and each foldier fhall have fifteen cartouches.

ANS. The gallant defence made by Major General Bellecombe and his garrifon juftly demands every mark of honour: The garrison are therefore allowed to march out of the Vellenore gate with the honours of war; they will, on the glacis, pile up their arms by order from their own officers; where they will leave them, with their drums, the cannon, and mortars. The officers in general are allowed to keep their arms; and the regiment of Pondicherry, at General Bellecombe's particular request, are allowed to keep their colours.

ART. II. All the officers and foldiers, as well of the regiment of Pondicherry, as of the artillery, and of the feapoys, and their fuite, as alfo the Caffres and Maliays belonging to the artillery, (who are free) fhall be fent at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, and as commodiously as poffible, to the ifle of France, in English veffels, well and duly victualled. The faid officers and foldiers fhall take with them all their effects, without being examined, and their fervants and flaves; and those who are married shall have the liberty of taking away their families. In the number of officers above men. tioned, who are to be fent to the ifle of France, at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, M. Dione, Major of Infantry, an inhabitant of Bourbon, now at this place, fhall be included.

ANS. All European officers and foldiers fhall proceed to Madrafs, where, or in its neighbourhood, they will be properly accommodated, till fuch time as fhips can be provided by the Government of Madrafs to tranfport them to France, which fhall be done as expeditiously as poffible. The Caffres, Seapoys, and Mallays, fhall deliver up their arms, and be allowed to go where they please. Whatever relates to private property, families, and flaves of the officers and foldiers, is granted. M. Dione, Major of Infantry, shall be provided with a paffage to the isle of France.

ART. III. The treatment ftipulated by the preceding article, fhall equally take place for the transportation to France, or to the isle of France, at their choice, of all other military perfons, officers of government, and the fuperior council, and other courts of justice; and those for the affairs of the India Company; the writers, clerks, and others in the fervice; and in general for all perfons who are, or have been employed in the King's fervice, in what quality foever.

ANS. Answered in what relates to the military, in the foregoing article. Granted as to the reft; and the ships fhall be provided by the Government of Madrass.

ART. IV. The most commodious veffel fhall be chofen, and well victualled, at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, to carry to France, by the most direct paffage, M. de Bellecombe, his family, his Aidesde-Camp, and the perfons whom he fhall think proper to take with

him, as well as his domeftics, with all his papers, equipages, plate, and baggage, which shall not be subject to any examination, amongst the faid effects fhall be included a large picture of the King, which was given to that general, and which cannot be detained upon any pretext whatsoever.

ANS. Granted, at the expence of the Government of Madrass.

ART. V. Another veffel fhall be provided, to convey to the isle of France, M. de Auvergnes, Brigadier of the King's forces, Colonel of the regiment of Pondicherry, and his ftaff officers. His papers and effects, as well as those of the said officers, fhall not be subject to any examination, and they may take away with them their fervants and flaves.

ANS. Proper paffages and accommodations fhall be provided, at the expence of the Government of Madrafs, to transport M. de Auvergnes, Brigadier General, and Colonel of the regiment of Pondicherry, his Staff and attendants, to France. His baggage and papers not to be fearched, nor those belonging to his Staff.

ART. VI. The like provifion, with due diftinction, shall be made at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, for the paffage to France, of M. Law de Lauriston, Brigadier of the King's forces, ancient Commandant of the French in India, M. Coutameaux, Lieutenant-Colonel; M. de Briftel, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Karicul; M. Ruffell, Lieutenant-Colonel; M. Leonare, Major of Infantry, Commandant of the Corps of Seapoys; and the engineers and officers belonging to the artillery. They may take away with them their families, fervants and flaves, and embark all their papers and effects without examination.

ANS. Granted, at the expence of the Government of Madras.

ART. VII. A fhip fhall in like manner be provided, at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, for the paffage to France, of M. Cheureau, the King's Commiffary, Commiffary General of the Marine, Superintendant at Pondicherry, with the officers of Government, and other perfons, whom he shall think proper to take with him, and their fa milies and attendants. This veffel fhall be commodious, and duly victualled. The papers, equipages, plate, and baggage, which M. Cheureau fhall embark therein, fhall be exempt from any search. Provifion shall alfo be made with proper attention, at the charge of his Britannic Majefty, for the paffage to France, or the isle of France, of the officers of the fuperior Council, and thofe for the affairs of the India Company, and other civil officers who merit any diftinction; and they shall enjoy the fame facilities for their families, their atten. dants, and baggage, as are ftipulated in the prefent article.

ANS. A proper paffage and accommodation will be provided, at the expence of the Government of Madras, for M. Cheureau, and the rest of the gentlemen mentioned in this article. Their baggage and papers fhall not be fearched.

ART. VIII. M. de Bellecombe shall not be obliged to go to Madras, nor to any other English fettlement. He shall not leave Pondicherry until the day of his embarkation, which shall not exceed

the

the month of January, if it cannot take place fooner, and no perfon shall be quartered in the Governor's houfe before his departure. He shall retain therein his guards armed, and all the honours of his poft. M. Cheureau shall alfo remain at Pondicherry till his embarkation, which shall not be later than next January, if it cannot take place fooner. He shall retain the Intendant's houfe, without any person pretending to be quartered therein before his departure.

ANS. Proper houfes and accommodations shall be provided for Major General Bellecombe and Monfieur Cheureau at Madras agreeable to their rank and ftation, to which place they must remove either 20 days from the figning of the capitulation, and will be provided with ships for their paffage in the month of January next, or as near it as poffible.

ART. IX. No officer civil or military, or foldier or failor, shall be fent either to Madras or elsewhere. Such as cannot be embarked at the fame time, whether on account of fickness or otherwife, shall wait at Pondicherry for an opportunity of being conveyed to the isle of France; and no authority shall be given in any cafe to force, or even to folicit, the foldiers or failors to enter into the fervice of his Britannic Majefty, or of the India Company.

ANS. Anfwered in the fecond article with regard to the foldiers the failors in health to proceed to Madrafs. The fick of all denominations remaining at Pondicherry shall be taken proper care of. The latter part of this article agreed to.

ART. X. The treatment and fubfiftence of the officers, foldiers, and failors, now at Pondicherry, as alfo of all other perfons employed in the fervice of the King, shall be furnished at the charges of his Britannic Majefty, from the day after the prefent capitulation, until the day of their landing in the islands of France or Bourbon, or in France. Such of the faid officers, foldiers, . failors, and also the Topas and Indians, who are now ill in our hofpitals, shall be fubfifted and nurfed there, until their perfect recovery, at the charges of his Britannic Majefty.

There shall be left a writer of the Marine, and fome officers of health, to have an eye to their welfare, and take care of them till they are embarked. The fubfiftence of the writer of the Marine, and the officers of health above described, shall be continued at the charges of his Britannic Majefty until their return to France.

And as all thefe objects may occafion confiderable details, a Commiffary shall be named to discharge the duties of an agent, who shall take an account of all receipts and disbursements which shall be made for the fubjects of his Majefty, and who shall be authorised to claim in all cafes the execution of the articles of the present capitu

lation.

ANS. All European officers, foldiers, failors, and all other Europeans employed in his Moft Chriftian Majefty's fervice, now in Pondicherry, shall be properly fubfifted at the expence of the government of Madras, till they arrive in France, or in the isle of France; what relates to the fick answered in the foregoing article. A writer

of

of the Marine, and two officers of health will be allowed to remain and take care of the fick, and be subsisted at the expence of the Government of Madras. The appointment of a Commiffary does not

appear neceffary.

ART. XI. The artillery, arms, ammunition, provifions, and in general all the effects of the King, which shall be found in this place, shall be truly delivered, after exact inventories, to the Commiffaries who shall be appointed to receive them in the name of his Britannic Majefty. Duplicates of these inventories shall be tranfmitted in due form to Monf. de Bellecombe.

ANS. A commiffary will be named by Major-General Munro to receive all the artillery, arms, ammunition, provifions, and in general all the effects belonging to his Moft Chriftian Majefty, from the Commiffary appointed by Major-general Bellecombe. A regular list will be taken, and delivered to him.

ART. XII. The fortifications, the governor's houfe, the magazines, and other buildings belonging to the King, fhall be preferved in their present state, of which there shall be drawn out an account by the chief Engineer of this place, jointly with the commiffaries of his Britannic Majefty, and there shall be nothing destroyed.

ANS. The fortifications and public buildings in Pondicherry shall be in no ways deftroyed until further inftructions are received from Europe.

ART. XIII. The free exercise of the Roman Catholic religion shall be entirely preferved. The churches fhall be refpected, the ecclefiaftics and religious orders fhall be fupported in the full enjoyment of their houfes, and all their other property and privileges. Protections fhall be given to this effect, principally to the Apoftolical Prefect, in order that he may exercife, without fear, and with decency, the functions of his office. The miffionaries fhall be at liberty to go from place to place, to proceed in their respective functions; and they fhall receive, under the English flag, the like protection as they enjoyed under the French flag. In particular, the Bishop of Tabraca, now at Pondicherry, fhall have every regard paid to him, which he merits by his piety, ftill more than by his dignity.

ANS. Granted as long as they behave with propriety, and do not endeavour to make converts from amongst people profeffing the Protestant religion.

ART. XIV. The Officers, civil and military, the inhabitants, merchants, and all other perfons whatsoever, both Europeans and Indians, and thofe of any other nation, actually at Pondicherry, and its dependencies, as alfo all abfentees, whose affairs are under the management of attornies, fhall preferve, befides the freedom of their perfons, the entire and peaceable right and poffeffion of their effects, moveable and immoveable, their merchandize, goods and veffels; and also the use of their credits and contracts, as well at Pondicherry, as at all other factories and manufactories whatsoever; they shall keep or dispose of them to the French, or to the English, and invest

them

Brig. Gen. Medows's, or Third Brigade, Light Infantry and Grenadiers, and the 5th regiment.

One troop of difmounted dragoous, and two companies of Artillery.

Lift of the Fleet (that escorted the troops from New York), under

Note 102. Translation of the Articles of Capitulation between Major-General Grant, and the Honourable Rear-Admiral Barrington, Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's Land and Sea Forces, upon a joint expedition, and the Chevalier de Micoud, Colonel of Foot, and Lieutenant-Governor for his Moft Christian Majesty of the Ifland of St Lucia.

ART. I. The Commandant and his garrifon fhall march out of their pofts with the honours of war, their arms and baggage, and fhall be conveyed to Martinico in a veffel fitted out for that purpofe.

ANS. The Commandant and his garrifon fhall be permitted to march out with the honours of war, and to keep their baggage, but muft deliver up their arms; and fhall be fent as prifoners of war to Martinico, not to ferve till they are exchanged.

ART. II. The inhabitants who have taken arms fhall march out of their pofts, and shall return home thence to their habitations, without fuffering any moleftation or impediment.

ANS. The inhabitants shall return to their habitations, in the poffeffion of which they will be protected, after having delivered up their arms, and having taken the oath of allegiance to his Britannic Majesty.

ART. III. The inhabitants and curates fhall be protected in their poffeffions, effects moveable and immoveable, privileges, rights, honours, and exemptions. The free people fhall preferve their liber

ties.

ANS. The inhabitants and curates will be protected as British subjects. The free negroes fhall not be molested.

ART. IV. The Commandant, as an inhabitant, fhall have liberty

to