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6. The garrifon shall pile their arms at the place which may be appointed for that purpose, and shall immediately be sent to France. The officers shall be allowed to take with them their wives and children.

Anf. The arms to be piled on theglacis without the fort. Answer has already been given as to the disposal of the garrifon. The officers may dispose of their wives and children as they please.

7. The agent general of the exeeutive directory, his aides-de-camp, secretary, and other perfons attached to him, shall be allowed to keep all papers and effects belonging to his office. The fame favour shall be granted to the commander in chief and all the officers of the garrifon.

Anf Agreed to; but all papers relating to the state of the island, public works, and all plans and maps, to be given up.

8. The volunteers serving with the French forces shall be allowed to keep their knapsacks.

Anf. Agreed to, according to the return given in by the commander in chief.

9. No person shall be plundered or infulted, on account of the opinions he has hitherto profeffed. Anf. Agreed to.

10. Two vessels of the republic, lying in the harbour, shall be granted to the agent of the executive directory, to serve as covered boats. The crews of these two veffels shall, however be confidered as prifoners of war.

Anf. Refufed; but every accommodation that can be defired by the agent general of the executive directory shall be granted,

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Anf. Agreed to.

13. All the articles of this capitulation shall be faithfully and ftrictly obferved by both parties. Anf. Agreed to.

Additional Articles.

Proper officers to be named by the agent general and commander in chief, to take the necessary orders for the furrender of Gros Iflets, Souffriere, and Vieux Fort, and other pofts that may be occupied in the ifland. The means of conveyance shall be found for the faid officers. Stores and provifions of all kinds to be delivered by the French commiffaries to the British commiffaries authorised to receive them on the furrender of the different pofts.

(Signed)

RALPH ABERCROMBY.
HUGH C. CHRISTIAN.
GOTTENS.
GOYRAND.

Morne Duchaffeaux, St.
Lucia, May 25, 1796.

Articles of Capitulation of Colombo, in the island of Ceylon.

Preliminary Article. --John Ge. rand Van Angelbeck, counsellor of India, governor and director of the Dutch poffeffions in the island of Ceylon, offers to deliver up to colonel

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colonel Stuart, and captain Gard- bo, as well as Gale, are two years in

ner, commanding the English troops, the fortress of Colombo, upon the following conditions, at the expiration of three days.

Anf. Major Patrick Alexander Agnew, adjutant-general of the British troops in the island of Ceylon, by virtue of the powers delegated to him by colonel James Stuart, commanding the British army, and Alan Hyde Gardner, esq. captain of his majesty's thip Heroine, and senior officer of the naval force before Colombo, consents to accept of the furrender of the fort Colombo, on the undermentioned terms, provided the capitulation is figned this evening, and the fort delivered to the British troops to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, in the manner ftipulated in the following articles.

Art. I. In this capitulation fhall be included the town of Gale, and the fort of Caliture, with all their dependencies, lands, domains, &c. of the hon. Dutch East India Company; and the governor shall iffue orders to the commander and council of Gale, and the commandant of Caliture, for the actual furrender, according to the contents of this capitulation.

Anf. Granted.

Art. 2. The fort, with all its dependencies, artillery, ammunition, stores, provifions, and all other effects belonging to the company, with the plan and papers relative to the fortifications, thall bona fide be delivered up, without concealing or keeping back any thing.

Anf. Granted. The furveys of the districts of the ifiand of Ceylon, and its coafts, with all the other public plans, to be included.

Art. 3. And as the banks at Colom.

arrear, the delivery shall take place according to the balances now actually exifting, and a reasonable time be allotted to the commercial fervants here, and at Gale, with their assistants, to finith their books; and they shall during that time receive the pay and emoluments fixed for their services. As the smith, cooper, house carpenter, the oversfeer of the arfenal, and the brick-maker, receive every thing by indent, their accounts shall be examined by our accountants, and paid by the English : on the other hand, the above mentioned artificers and overscers are refponfible for the articles issued to them.

Anf. One year, or eighteen months, if abfolutely necessary, shall be allowed, for the purpose of arranging the books; during which time a reasonable falary shall be paid to the servants of the Dutch company neceffarily employed in this department. The accounts of the artizans shall be examined and liquidated.

Art. 4. All public papers shall alfo be faithfully delivered over; but attested copies of all the public and fecret confultations held during his short government, and which he has not had an opportunity of forwarding to Holland or Batavia, shall be given to governor Van Angelbeck, to enable him to answer for his conduct, according to the existing circumftances.

Anf. Granted.

Art. 5. The returns and merchandize of the company, which are partly laden on board the ships Berlicumand Enfgezenheid, now lying in the roads and partly stored in private houses, as well as those at Gale, fhall also be faithfully delivered by the the commiffaries, who shall be appointed by the governor, to major Agnew, who is authorized by the government of Madras to receive them.

Anf. All merchandize, stores, and public property, of every defcription, either laden on board the thips now anchored under the guns of the fort, depofited in publicitores, or diftributed in the houses of individuals; as well as all public property placed in a fimilar manner at Gale, Caliture, or any other part of the ifland of Ceylon, depending on these governments, thall be delivered up by the commiffaries, who fhall be named by the governor Van Augelbeck to major Aguew, the major appointed by the government of Madras to receive them, in three weeks from this date.

Art. 6. But as the company has of late borrowed money upon interest, of their fervants and inhabitants, and, when in want of ready money, have Mlued (kredict breeven) promiffory notes, to the amount of about five lack of rix-dollars, of which, however, at least one half is in the treafury, with a promife to realize the fame; and as feveral fervants have their pay and emoluments in the hands of the company, for which they have no other fecurity but their property, the above mentioned debts shall be paid out of them, and the notes difcharged, which can occafion the lefs confideration, as the returns alone, taking the fine cinnamon at only three rupees a pound, the pepper at one hundred rupees per candy, the cardamoms at one rupee a pound, and the picce goods and other merchandize at the invoice price, will amount to about twenty-five lacks

of rupees, and all the debts, pay, and notes in circulation not above fix lacks. The copper doodees shall continue current for one ftiver.

Anf. As Mr. Van Angelbeck has affured the officers commanding his majesty's naval and land forces before Colombo, that a refusal to comply with the demand contained in the 6th article, will be attended with the total ruin of the colony, they confent to the following arrangements regarding the paper currency of this ifland, provided, the public property of the Dutch company is found to be conformable to the statement contained in this article. The English government of Ceylon will take up the promiflory notes of the Dutch government which are still in circulation, provided they do not exceed the fum of 50,000l. fterling, and iffue certificates for the amount, bearing an interest of three per cent per ann. payable half yearly, which certificates shall be in force fo long as the districts of Ceylon, extending from Matura to Chilau, shall be in poffeffion of the English, and no longer. Should these districts be reftored to the Dutch, the refponfibility of payment will neceffarily revert to them, in which event the original notes of the Dutch government shall be restored to the proprietors, in exchange for the certificates granted by the British government. The officers .commanding the British forces are not authorized to provide for the payment of the arrears due to the fervants of the company. This must be left to the future determination of his Britannic majesty.

The copper coin of this island must find its own value in the course of exchange.

Art. 7. Art. 7. All private property, without exception, shall be secured to the proprietors.

Anf. Granted, with the exception of all military and naval ftores, which, in every instance, must be deemed public property.

Art. 8. In which is expressly included the funds of the orphan houfe, or the college for the administration of the effects of infant children, and of the committee for managing the poor funds, as alfo the two thips now in the roads Berlicuin and Ensgezindheid) which belong to individuals in Holland, and are chartered by the company, as shall be proved.

Anf. Granted, with exception of the ships, which must be deemed public property.

Art. 9. The garrison shall march out with the honours of war; pile their arms, by command of their own officers, on the esplanade, and again return to their barracks. The officers to keep up their fide-arms; the clevangs and crees of the noncommiffioned officers and private Malays to be locked up in chefts, and on their departure, on being fet on shore, to be returned to them.

Anf. Granted.

Art. 10. The European officers, non-commiffioned and privates of the battalion of the Dutch troops, and the detachment of the Wirtemberg regiment, doing duty with it, as well as the artillery and feamen, shall be transported in English ships from hence to Europe or Batavia, according to their choice, with permiffion to carry along with them their women, children, neceffary fervants, and baggage. None of the officers, however, thall be moved from hence against

their will, as many of them are married, and have their property here; and in cafe any of them wishing to depart, time shall be allowed them to arrange their affairs to go where they please, on their parole of honour not to fervein this war against England, until they shall be exchanged.

Anf. The European officers, noncommiffioned officers and privates, as well of the Dutch battalion, of the regiment of Wirtemberg, the artillery, engineers, and marine, must be confidered as prifoners of war, and as such they will be treated with that attention which the British government has ever shewn to those whom the fortune of war has placed in its power. The whole shall be fent to Madras. Such of the officers as defire to return to Ceylon, for the reasons mentioned in this article, will have permission to de so, on giving their parole of honour not to ferve during the present war against the English. Those who may defire to return to Europe shall be permitted fo to do, on the fame conditions, but without any claim on the British government for pay and allowance of any description.

Art. 11. As there are some native born French in garrison, they shall be transported to the French islands if they choose it.

Anf. The French of the garrison will be confidered as prisoners of war, and fent to Madras.

Art. 12. The Malays that do not choose to remain here, shall be transported in English ships, with their women and children, to the ifland of Java.

Anf. The Malay troops shall be sent from hence, with their wives and children, to Tutacoren, and from

from thence by easy marches to Madras. They shall be subsisted while they remain prisoners, and if not taken into the British service, shall, at a convenient time, be sent to the island of Java, at the expence of the British government.

Art. 13. These transportations shall take place at the expence of the English, and until that time the military, Europeans as well as Malays, shall continue to enjoy their pay, as well as emoluments, as was customary in the company's service. None of the military shall be forced, or even perfuaded, to enter into the fervice of his majesty, or the honourable English company. Anf. The military officers, Enropean and native, shall receive the same pay allowed to them in the Dutch service. The noncommiffioned and privates shall be subsifted according to the regulations of the British government for the prisoners of war. None shall be forced to enter the service of Great Britain againft their confent.

Art. 14. The Sepoys and Moormen in the service thall have liberty to return to their birth place. Anf. Granted.

Art. 15. The Chingaleefe Lafcars, being foldiers, according to the nature of their fervice, and the burghers and civil servants by the laws of the colony being obliged to take up arms for its defence, it shall not tend to prejudice those people. Anf. Granted.

Art. 16. The governor Van Angelbeck, the commander of Gale, Fretz, and all the other political or commercial fervants, not required in their official capacities for the Purposes mentioned in article 3. thall have permiffion to remain as private individuals at Colombo, Gale, or other place on the island

or to betake themselves elsewhere. In the first cafe, a reasonable means of fubfiftence shall be allowed to each, according to his rank. In the last, they shall be permitted to carry their effects along with them, without payment of any tax or duty whatever, but then all allowance to cease.

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Anf. Granted, with this ception, that as the commanders of the British forces before Colombo are not authorized to grant the fubsistence required, this fubject muft be referred to the decifion of the government of Fort St. George.

Art. 17. The respective vendue masters here and at Gale shall be maintained during the collection of the outstanding balances, in right of the preference granted those people by the company.

Anf. Granted, for all balances

now outstanding.

Art. 18. The clergy and other ecclefiaftical fervants thall continue in their functions, and receive the same pay and emoluments as they had from the company.

Anf. Granted under the fame exception annexed to the 16th article.

Art. 19. The citizens and other inhabitants shall be allowed to follow their employments, and enjoy all the liberties and privileges as the fubjects of his majesty.

Anf. Granted.

Art.20. The native servants in the different departments shall be continued in their employs during their good behaviour.

Anf. Granted, subject to such regulations as the British government may hereafter judge neceffary.

Art. 21. The eastern princes, Tommogoms, and other men of rank here as ftate prifoners, and

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