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to surrender the town ou the couditiou that the garrison were allowed to march out with 

 all the honours of war.' 



On the afternoon of June the iTth G-eueral Pepperrell marched at the head of his 

 army through the west or Dauphin gate into the town, and received the keys from the 

 commandant, who, with his garrison drawn up in line, received him in the King's 

 bastion. Warren, after taking possession of the Island battery, which had so long proved 

 a formidable obstruction to the entrance of the fleet, came into the harbour, and then amid 

 a general salute from the ships and batteries the English flag was hoisted on the walls of 

 the French fortress. As soon as the city was formally handed over to the English the 

 French flag was kept for a few days on the citadel with the view of deceiving any 

 French vessels that might make the port. This strategem had a remarkable success, for it 



' Tlie express terms of the capitulation are set forth in the following ultimatum from Pepperrell and Warren 

 to Duchambon : 



" Camp befobb Louisboueg, 16th June, 1745. 



" 1st. That if your own vessels shall be found insufficient for the transportation of your persons and proposed 

 effects to France, we will supply such a number of other vessels as may be sufficient for that purpose ; also, any 

 provisions necessary for the voyage which you cannot furnish yourselves with. 



" 2nd. Tliat all the commissioned officers belonging to the garrison and the inhabitants of the town may 

 remain in their houses, willi their families, and enjoy the free exercise of their religion, and no person shall be 

 suffered to misuse or molest any of them till such time as they can conveniently be transported to France. 



" 3rd. That the non-commissioned officers and soldiers shall, immediately upon the surrender of the town and 

 fortress, be put on board his Britannic Majesty's sliips, till they all be transported to France. 



"4th. That all your sick and wounded sliall be taken tender care of in tlie same manner as our own. 



" 5th. That tho commander-in-chief, now in garri.son, shall have liberty to send off covered wagons, to be inspected 

 only by one officer of ours, that no warlike stores may be contained therein. 



"6th. That if there be any persons in the town or garrison which may desire shall not be seen by us, they 

 shall he permitted to go off masked. 



''7th. The above wo do consent tj and i)romise, upon your compliance witli tlie following conditions: 



" 1. That the said surrender, and duo performance of everj' part of the aforesaid premises, be made and com- 

 pleted as soon as possible. 



"2. That, as a security for the punctual jierfurmance of the same, the island battery, or one of the batteries of 

 the town, shall be delivered, together with the warlike stores thereunto belonging, into the possession of his 

 Britannic Majesty's troops before o'clock this evening. 



" 3. That his naid Britannic Majesty's ships of war now lying before the port shall be permitted to enter the 

 harbour of Louisbourg without any molestation, as soon after sis of the clock this afternoon as the commander-in- 

 chief of said ships shall think fit. 



" 4. That none of theofficers, soldiers nor inhabitants in LouLsbourg, who are subjects of the French king, shall 

 take up arms against his Britannic Majesty, nor any of his allies, until after the expiration of the full term of 

 twelve months from this time. 



" 5. That all subjects of his Britannic Majesty, who are now prisoners with you, shall be immediately 

 delivered up to us. 



" In case of your non-compliance with these conditions, we decline any further treaty with you on the affair, 

 and shall decide the matter by our arms, and are, etc." 



Governor Duchambon accepted the terms on the conditions set forth in the following letter from General 

 Pepperrell : 



"Sir, — I have yours, by an hostage, signifying your assent to the surrender of the town and fortress of Louis- 

 bourg, and the territories adjacent, etc., on the terms this day proposed to you by Commodore Warren and myself, 

 excepting only that you desire your troops may march out of the garrison with their arms, and colours flying, to be 

 then delivered into our custody till the said troops' arrival in France, at which time to have them returned to 

 them — which I consent to, and send you an hostage for the performance of what we have promised ; and have 

 sent to Commodore Warren, that, if he consents to it, he would send a detachment on shore to take possession of 

 the island battery." On the same day Commodore \Varren agreed to the same conditions, '• on consideration of 

 your gallant defence.' Parsons' " Life of Pepperrell," 95-99, and the Quebec " Collection de documents relatifs à 

 l'histoire de la Nouvelle-France," iii, 221-226, publish this correspondence in full. 



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