Destroyed at Richmond-Hogfheads of rum, 503; two warehouses full of falt, and a quantity of grain.

The whole of the above was effected with the lofs of only I enfign, I ferjeant, 5 privates, killed; and I captain, 1 ferjeant, 2 drummers, and 29 privates, wounded.

Note 221. Lift of the French Squadron under M. Deftouches, in the Battle of March 16. 1781.

Note 222. Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot's Line of Battle, in the action March 16th, 1781.

The America to lead with the Starboard, and the Robust with the

Note 223. Governor Chefter's Letter to Lord Geo. Germaine.

MY LORD,

I had not an opportunity before I left Pensacola, of writing to your Lordship, to acquaint you of the entire furrender of the province of West Florida to the arms of Spain. The enemy appeared the 9th of March, and in a few days after entered the harbour of Penfacola: the whole particulars of the flege I muft beg leave to defer until my arrival in England, which I hope will be foon, as I fhall embrace the next opportunity of failing, either in the flag of truce that I came in from Pensacola, which is very leaky, and must be repaired before the can proceed to fea, or in the next packet, whichever is first ready. We were obliged to capitulate the 8th of May; the articles were figned the 9th, (a copy of which I now inclofe your Lordship.) The capitulation would not have taken place fo foon, had it not been from a very fatal accident on the morning of the 8th, by having our principal advanced work blown up by a fhell, which entered the magazine: many lives were loft; the few that remained unhurt fpiked up the guns, and retreated to the fort. General Campbell thinking (as I imagine) that the rest of the works were not tenable against such a fuperior force, with fo large a train of artillery, hoifted the white flag, and fent one of his aid-decamps to the Spanish General to treat upon terms of capitulation, which I hope your Lordship will think as favourable as could be obtained in our diftreffed fituation. General Campbell, with Captain Deans of the navy, are fent to the Havannah; and Major of Brigade Campbell is ordered to New Orleans. The reft of the prifoners of war are gone for New-York, but were first to go to the Havannah for provifions.

I have the honour to be, &c.

PETER CHESTER.

Note 224 Articles of Capitulation between his Excellency Don Bernardo de Galvez, Major-General of the Spanish Army, and his Excellency Peter Chefter, Efq. and Maj.-Gen. John Campbell, in his Britannic Majesty's fervice.

ART. I. All the forts and pofts now in poffeffion of his Britannic Majefty, fhall (upon a time agreed upon) be delivered up to the troops of his Catholic Majefty. The British garrifons, including foldiers and feamen, to march out with all the honours of war (arms shouldered, drums beating, colours flying, two field-pieces, with fix rounds of ammunition, and the fame number to each foldier) to the diftance of five hundred yards from their refpective pofts, where they will pile up their arms, officers only referving their fwords, after which, they fhall be embarked as fpeedily as poffible on board

of

of veffels, provided and fufficiently victualled at the expence of his Catholic Majesty, to be fent as speedily as poffible, and without unneceffary delay, to one of the ports belonging to Great Britain, at the option of Major-General Campbell; the men to be under the immediate direction of their own respective officers, and not to serve against Spain or her allies, until an equal number of prifoners, belonging to Spain and her allies, fhall be given to Great Britain in exchange, according to the established custom of equality of rank, or equivalent therein.

Granted-The ports of St Auguftine and the island, of Jamaica only excepted; and as to the punctilio of the exchange of prisoners, Spainards will be preferred to their allies, the transportation of those who shall be sent to the Spanish ports in exchange, at the expence of his Britannic Majefty.

II. Staff-officers, Commiffioners, Storekeepers, and in general all and every perfon acting with, and dependent by their office or em ployment upon the army, to be included in the preceding article.

Granted.

III. There shall be an hofpital ship provided, and fufficiently victualled, at the expence of his Catholic Majefty, for the fick and wounded that are in a condition to be removed, to accompany the other troops to the port they all retire to; and the reft they fhall be taken care of, and sent with a flag of truce, when recovered, to the fame place.

Granted-General Campbell leaving Commiffaries, furgeons and medicines for the relief of the fick, at the expence of his Britannic Majefty, to be afterwards fent away at the expence of his Catholic Majefty, the fame as the rest of the garrifon.

IV. Captains and officers of the navy, allowed fervants by the eftablishment of the British navy, to have their fervants referved to them, and to be included in the first article.

Granted.

V. All the private property, baggage and effects of all and every officer, foldier or feamen, compofing the garrifons of the forts or posts included in this capitulation, to be referved and preferved to them without damage or moleftation, and they allowed either to carry it with them on board the transports that shall be provided for them by the first article, or difpofe of it as they fhall think proper at Pensacola.

Granted, with regard to the baggage and equipage, agreeable to to the custom of the army.

VI. All papers neceffary for the fettlement of public accounts in England, or elsewhere, fhall be allowed.

Granted, after having been examined.

VII. A flag of truce fent fome time ago to the Havannah by Captain Deans, then fenior Captain of the navy on the Pensacola ftation, shall be sent to the fame port that the troops and feamen of this garrifon fhall retire to by virtue of the first article.

Granted.

Note 215. Capitulation of the Island of Tobago, betwen the Comte de Graffe, the Marquis de Bouillé, and Geo. Ferguson, Efq. and the Hon. Major Stanhope.

ARTICLE I. The governor, ftaff, and other officers of the troops, and foldiers of the garrifon of the island of Tobago, shall march out of the redoubt with the honours of war, and afterwards lay down their arms, the officers excepted.

II. The officers and troops, with their wives and children, shall be sent to France, except fuch as fhall obtain the French General's permiffion to remain at the Windward Iflands on parole.

III. The inhabitants of the island fhall preferve their civil government, laws, cuftoms, and ordinances; and the fame perfons who now adminifter juftice fhall be continued in their functions till the peace, as long as they conduct themfelves properly.The court of chancery shall be held by the members of the council in the form ettablished, until the peace; but appeals from the faid court fhall be made to the council of his Most Christian Majesty.

IV. The inhabitants in general, and clergy, shall be protected in the enjoyment of their eftates. and of every thing in their poffeffion, as well as of their privileges, rights, honours, and exemptions. They fhall have the free exercife of their religion, and the clergy shall enjoy their benefices.- -The free negroes and mulattoes shall be maintained in their liberty; but no flave shall be franchised in future without permiffion from the Governor-general, conformable to the cuftoms established in the French colonies.

V. The inhabitants fhall pay no other taxes to his Most Christian Majefty than they paid to his Britannic Majelly.The expences attending the administration of justice, the allowances to the clergy, and other ordinary charges, to be defrayed by the colony.-Merchandizes exported from the colony fhall pay the fame duties to the revenue as are paid in the French colonies. The duties on entry fhall be the fame.The inhabitants shall enjoy all the commercial privileges granted to the fubjects of his Moft Christian Majefty in his Windward Islands.

VI. The colony fhall be at the expence of reconstructing the buildings which were burnt during the fiege, fo that the inhabitants to whom they belonged will only contribute their quota of the faid reconstruction, fo that the whole amount do not exceed 1200 half joes.

VII. The effects, and particularly the flaves, belonging to the inhabitants taken during the fiege, and which can be recovered, fhall be restored. Those which have been carried on board any of the fhips belonging to the French fquadron shall be landed and delivered into the hands of the provoft marshal.

N. B. The veffels and effects on board of them, which were taken before

before the island furrendered, or after, not comprehended in this article.

VIII. The ships, veffels, &c. belonging to the inhabitants, shall remain their private property; but English veffels, owned by perfons in Europe, or in the English iflands, fhall be furrendered to the French governor.

IX. The inhabitants who are absent, even those in the service of his Britannic Majesty, fhall be maintained in the poffeffion of their property, which may be managed by their attornies.

X. The inhabitants to provide lodgings for the troops only in cafes of indifpenfable neceffity, as is the cuftom in the French iflands; the King lodging them in general at his own expence, or in buildings that belong to him.

XI. They shall be obliged to furnish negroes to work upon the fortifications, or in any other work relative to the King's fervice, to the amount of 400: and the faid negroes shall be maintained at the King's expence while they are fo employed.

XII. The inhabitants shall take the oath of fidelity to his Moft Christian Majefty, within the fpace of two days, under the penalty of forfeiting their property.— But those, who, on account of ficknefs, abfence, or any other impediment, cannot do so, within the time limited, shall have a delay allowed them.

XIII. The inhabitants shall obferve a strict neutrality, and shall not be forced to take up arms against his Britannic Majesty, nor a

gainst any other power. All arms fhall be delivered up, except what shall be thought neceffary for preferving order among the ne

groes.

XIV. The inhabitants who were not actually in the fervice of his Britannic Majesty, shall not be reputed prifoners of war.

XV. Merchant ships coming from England, or from any other State whatsoever, belonging to the inhabitants or merchants of Tobago, fhall be received into the ports of the faid colony, during the fpace of fix months, without confifcation, and fhall be reputed the property of the faid inhabitants or merchants.Referving, after that time, to the French governor the right of judging of the property of the faid veffels, in confideration of the diftant places from whence they fhall have come. But the faid inhabitants or merchants shall make a declaration to the director of the revenue of the veffels which may be, or are configned to them, either fingly, or in partnerfhip, within the fpace of two months.

XVI. The inhabitants fhall be allowed to difpofe of their eftates, personal or real, in the enjoyment of which they are maintained, and confequently to fell or alienate them, as they fhall think fit; and they may fend their children to England, or elsewhere, to be educated, and receive them back again.

XVII. All the artillery, arms in general, gunpowder, provifions, and all effects whatfoever, belonging to the King of England, fhall be given up to the general of the troops of his Moft Chriftian Majefty.