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with a flap, offering to surrender on 

 capitulation, and the. terms were 

 finally adjusted and agreed to on the 

 22d instant, by three cnamiissioners 

 on eacli sidf, the ratifications there- 

 of being signed by the commanders 

 in chief, on the 23d following; and 

 the garrison, amounting to.QOO men, 

 marched out this morning prisoners 

 of war, lying down their arms on 

 the parade of Fort Royal, and were 

 embarked for Fraiice immediately. 

 Hisraajesty'stroopsh'.ving marched 

 in, struck the French and hoisted 

 the Britishcolours, and clianged the 

 name from Bourbon to that of Fort 

 George. 



I consider myself under great ob- 

 ligations to lieutenant-general Pres- 

 cott for the zeal and ahility with 

 which he has assisted me through- 

 out this arduous service, now 

 broughtto so fortunate aconclusion, 

 and to all the general and other 

 officers. 



Colonel Durnford, with the corps 

 of engineers, aiidlientenaut-color.e's 

 Paterson and Sowerby and major 

 Manly, with the royalartillery, have 

 also a claim to my warmest appro- 

 bation, for theirexertions in placing 

 and constructing of the batteries, 

 and the well-direi;ted lire uf the ar- 

 tillery. The !)ravery, regularity, 

 and good behaviour ot the troops om 

 every occasion iiae been most meri- 

 torious and exemplary. 



Forts Bourbon and Royal have 

 sutVered gready from our lire during 

 tiie si<"ge, and v.'e are diligently 

 employed to put them in a proper 

 state ol defence, effectually to se- 

 cure this important acquisition of 

 territoi)- to the crown of Great Bri- 

 tain. 1 am restoripg order as fast as 

 possible, from tlic confusion natu- 

 rally occasioned by a siege, and 

 have the pleasure to observe tU:U 



every thing in the forts is as tran- 

 quil and well-regulated as could be 

 expected in the time. 



I shall not lose a moment in em- 

 barking ordnance and ordnance- 

 stores, with troops, Sec. to prose- 

 cute with vigour the execution of 

 such other objects and services as 

 his majesty has been pleased to in- 

 trust to me; and hope to be enabled 

 to proceed before much time cart 

 elapse, after regulating thegarrisons 

 of these foits, and all such other 

 matters as require immediate atten- 

 tion- Major Grey, deputy quarter* 

 master-general, will have the ho- 

 nour to deliver this dispatch, and 

 can communicate any other parti- 

 culars or intbrmation you may wish 

 to have, 



I have the honour, &c. 



CHARLES GREY 



P. S. At the commencement of 

 the siege, the garrison of Fort Bour» 

 ben consisted of about 1200. 



I send live str.nd of colours, laid, 

 down by the garrison, together with 

 the two colours of Fort Bourbon, to 

 be presented to his majesty. ' 



. The gal'ant defi-nce made by ge- 

 neral Rochambeau and his garrisoiH 

 was strongly manifested on entering 

 Fort Bourbon, as there was scarce 

 an inch of ground imtouchcd by our 

 fhot ami shells; and. it is but justice 

 to say that it does Uiein the highest 

 honour, 



■ ^Irtkles of eopitulalion of Fort- 



B''UrLon. 



On the 21st of March, 17.04, by 



orderof their excellenjies sir Ch;ir!cs 



iirey, K. ]5. general and commaird'^ 



er-Ki-chief ofiiisBri;aiinicmajesty's 



forcts in the Wt-st Ir.dies, cSic. ice. 



Sec. and vice-admiral sir John Jcrvi?', 



i.. B. CQUuuandufg his majesty's 



1' 3 fleet 



