tachment of the squadron of his majesty's thips under the command of the hon. fir George Keith Elphinstone, K. B. in Saldanha Bay. Dortrecht, Rear-admiral Lucas, 66 guns, 370 men. Revolution, captain Rhnebende, 66 guns, 400 men. Admiral Tromp, captain Valkenburg, 54 guns, 280 men. Caftor, captain Clarisse, 44 guns, 240 men. Braave, captain Zoetmans, 40 guns, 234 men. Bellona, captain Valk, 28 guns, 130 men. Sirene, captain De Cerf, 26 guns, Monarch, 74 guns, 612, men, vice-admiral the hon. fir George Keith Elphinstone, K. B. captain John Elphinstone. Tremendous, 74 guns, 500 men, rear-admiral Thomas Pringle: captain John Aylmer. America, 64 guns, 491 men, commodore John Blanket. Stately, 64 guns, 491 men, captain Billy Douglas. Ruby 64 guns, 491 men, captain Jacob Waller. Sceptre, 64 guns, 491 men, cap tain W. Effington. Trident, 64 guns, 491 men, cар tain E. O. Osborne. Jupiter, 50 guns, 343 men, cар tain George Loffack. Crefcent, 36 guns, 264 men, cap tain Edward Buller. Sphynx, 24 guns, 155 men, captain Andrew Tod. Mofell, 16 guns, 121 men, captain Charles Brifbane. Rattlesnake, 16 guns, 121 men, captain Edward Ramage. Echo, 16 guns, 121 men, captain John Turner. Hope, floop, captain Thomas Alexander. Monarch, Saldanha Bay, August 19, 1796. 1 London Gazette, Nov. 29, 1796. Parliament-ftreet, November 29. A dispatch from the governor and Council of Madras, dated Fort St. George, June 22, 1796, of which the following is a copy, has been received by the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and by them communicated to the right hon. Henry Dundas, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state. Honorable Sirs, We have particular fatisfaction in in offering to you our fincere.congratulations on the complete fuccess which has attended the operations of rear-admiral Rainier in the eaftern seas; and judging that an early communication of this event might be of material use to his majesty's minifters, we have determined to forward this letter by the route of Bufforah. It appears by the rear-admiral's dispatches, dated the 27th of March and 11th of April last, and which reached us on the 18th inftant, by the Orpheus frigate, that the British troops were in poffeffion of the iflands of Amboyna and Banda, with their several dependencies, comprifing, as it was thought, the whole of the Dutch iflands, except ing Fornate, yielding cloves, nutmegs, and mace. This acquifition has been attained without the fmallest lofs on our fide. Amboyna and its dependencies were delivered up on the 16th of February, and Banda and its dependencies on the 8th of March. Copies of the capitulations are inclosed. The admiral speaks in the handfomest manner of the activity and alacrity with which every duty was performed by the forces under his command, both naval and military; and dwells particularly on the perfect harmony which all along fubfifted between the officers and men in both services. It be hoves us on this occafion to convey to you the high sense we entertain of the able and spirited conduct displayed by rear-admiral Rainier, whose hearty co-operation with us in every meafure conducive to the public weal demands our warmest acknowledgements; and whilft we feel affured of your entire approba tion of all the means employed by this government, to give effect to the arrangements framed by his majesty's minifters for fecuring the Durch fettlements in India, it is, nevertheless, incumbent upon us to declare, that the accomplishment of this great object has been chiefly obtained by the zealous and cheerful fupport which we have had the good fortune to experience from the officer entrusted with the execution of it. We thall do ourselves the honour of tranfmitting, by the first fea conveyance, copies of all the papers received from the admiral, which will enable you to form an accurate opinion of the value of those islands. At present we can only give you a fummary of his proceedings. The admiral found in the treafury at Amboyna 81,112 rix dollars, and in store 515,940 pounds weight of cloves; in the treasure at Banda 66,675 rix dollars, and in store 84,777 pounds of nutmegs, and 19,587 pounds of mace, befides merchandize and other ftores at each place, upon which no value had been then put. We are preparing to fend a reinforcement of troops for the better protection of those valuable islands; and, as the admiral has advised us that he is short of provifions, and in want of a fupply of naval and military stores, it is our intention to forward an adequate stock of every neceffary article. a We have great pleasure in ac. quainting you, that the company's poffeffions on this coaft are in state of perfect tranquillity; and that we have no reason to believe that any defigns are in agitation by by the native powers hoftile to your interests. We have the honour to be, &c. Capitulation of Amboyna, tranflated from the original Dutch, Feb. 16, 1796. NOT finding ourselves equal to withstand the great force with which we have been furprized, we the undersigned gov governor and council do hereby give up this settlement, with all its dependencies, and place the fame under the protection of his Britannie majesty, upon the conditions mentioned to us in the letter of the right hon. the governor of Madras; and that is, upon condition that we may keep all our private property, and be allowed a reasonable subsistence; that the inhabitants be guaranteed in the fecure poffeffion of their private properties; and that the senior and junior fervants of the civil establishment, the clergy, the military, and marine, receive their ufual pay. It is upon the above conditions that we shall, to-morrow morning, give over all the guards of the fort to the troops of his Britannic majefty, after receiving the ratification of this instrument by his excellency the commodore. Done at Amboyna, in the castle of Victoria, on the above date. (Signed) A. CORNABE. B. SMISSART. (Dutch co. feal) T. OSTROWSKI. ENEAS MACKAY. ERON FYZABAL. Approved of and acceded to, > (Englith feal) P. RAINIER. W. C. LENNON, Secretary. Capitulation agreed upon between his excellency Peter Rainier, efq. commodore, commanding the fea and land forces of his Britannic majesty in these seas, and F. Van Boeckholtz, governor of Banda, &c. &c. IN confideration of our great want of provifions, and the great force with which the British have appeared before this settlement, and to refift which would bring deftruction and defolation on the harmless inhabitants of this place, we therefore think it prudent, for the fake of humanity, and from our confidence in the honour and generofity of the English, to accept of the terms offered to us, and to deliver into their hands this fort and settlement, with all its dependencies, upon the following conditions, viz. That private property be kept fecure to every individual of this fettlement, whether in or out of the company's service; that the fervants of the company, civil and military, be kept in their respective stations; as far as may be thought necessary for the administration of justice; and the civil government of the place, the governor alone particularly excepted, as the government muft, of course, be vested in the English; that the mili-、 tary continue to receive their pay, and are not to be forced into the British service contrary to their wishes; and the civil servants also to be continued on their present pay; and fuch an allowance made for the provision of the governor as his excellency the commander of the British forces may think adequate. The governor, however, and any other fervants of the com pany, pany, shall be permitted to retire from the service, either to Batavia or elsewhere, whenever a conve nient opportunity thall offer. Upon these conditions we, the undersigned, consent to deliver up Fort Naffau, the settlement of Banda, and all its dependencies, to the troops of his Britannic majesty tomorrow morning, upon receiving a copy of this capitulation, ratified and figned by his excellency the British commander. The keys of all the public property, and all accounts properly authenticated, shall be immediately delivered over to the British, and the government entirely vested in them. Fort Naffau, Banda Neira, Marck 8, 1796. (Signed) T. VAN BOECKHOLTZ. A. H. VUEGE. ed to recommend it to your lordship to exert your influence in causing to be made out, as speedily as possible, an account of live and dead stock, in such of the parishes of the county of Suffex as are within ten or twelve miles of the fea. With refpect to the mode of making out the account required, I take this opportunity of tranfmitting to your lordship the form in which it has been executed by the voluntary exertions of the gentlemen of the county of Dorfet; and shall beg to submit it for your lordship's confideration and adoption, unless where it may be found necessary to deviate from it, in consequence of local circumstances and fituations. With respect to the mode in which it is proposed to remove fuch live and dead stock, in case it should be neceffary, your lordship will communicate with the commander in chief of the distri& in which the county of Suffex lies, and will concert with him such previous measures for this purpose as may be judged requifite. The meeting which I have defired your lordthip to call on the subject of my circular letter of this day's date, will afford you an opportunity of submitting this letter to the confideration of the deputylieutenants and the magistracy of the county of Suffex, and will consequently lead to the immediate adoption of fuch measures as thall be neceffary to enable the return to be made, which I am perfuaded your lordship will be of opinion is so much to be wished for. 1 am further to inform your lordship, that the lords commif fioners of the treasury have receed his majesty's pleasure, that they thould should take fuch previous measures fupport in their individual capacity, as may be neceffary for defraying any expences which may arife, in confequence of fuch poffible removal of live and dead stock as I have fuppofed, as well as of any particular loffes which may eventually be occafioned thereby. Although this circumftance is fuch as must obviate every poffible objection to the measure, I am nevertheless confident, that all those whom it may concern would, exclusively of every personal confideration or motive, join with the utmost alacrity in the execution of a * measure which has for its object - the general fafety of the country. I have the honour to be, &c. PORTLAND. Copy of a letter from the chancellor of the exchequer to the lord mayor. Downing-street, 1st Dec. My Lord, I TAKE the liberty of tranfmitting to your lordship a copy of a letter which I have thought it my duty to write to the governor and deputy governor of the bank, and of the memorandum therein referred to, which it is their intention to lay before a court of proprietors this day. I have the fatisfaction of thinking that the plan therein fuggefted is likely to receive the greatest countenance from many great mercantile bodies and respectable houses in the metropolis. The repeated proofs which the citizens of London have given of their zeal and public fpirit, leave me no doubt, that, if it appears likely to promote the interests of the country at this important crifis, it will receive their chearful as well as that of the corporate bo'dy, and of the different public corhpanies. It is unnecessary for me to state the effect which fuch an example would produce throughout the kingdom. With this view I would request your lordship, if you see no impropriety in the meafure, to take as fpeedily as poffible fuch steps as you may think most adviseable for bringing the subject under the confideration of the common council, and of the different public companies, and for afcertaining to what extent they may be inclined to contribute to the fuccess of the plan, in the event of its receiving the approbation of parliament, I have the honour, &c. W. PITT. Copy of the chancellor of the exchequer's letter read at the Bank. THAT under the present circumstances it seemed peculiarly neceffary that provision should be made for the services of the enfuing year, without having recourse to the accustomed way of raifing money by a loan, at the present price of the funds. It was there fore in contemplation to propose to parliament that one-fourth of the income of individuals of a certain class should be applied to that purpose, to be repaid according to the terms specified in the inclosed memorandum. There were strong reasons to believe that many gentlemen would voluntarily subscribe a larger proportion than what might be required of them, but the extent of contribution greatly depended on the examples that might be given, particularly on |