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ty’s service in a manner honourable 
to himself and beneficial to his 
country. P 
Lieutenant-colonel M*‘Murdoc, 
‘deputy quarter-master-general to 
the expedition under my orders, 
will have the honour of delivering 
this dispatch. He is well qualified 
to give you every information that 
his short residence here will admit ; 
and I take the liberty, sir, of re- 
commending this old and most valu- 
able officer to your good offices and 
his majesty’s favour, 
I have the honour to be, 
with the highest respeét and regard, 
sir, 
your most obedient and most faithful 
humble servant, 
ALURED CLARKE. 
P.S. The quantity of ordnance, 
ammunition, naval and other stores 
that we find here, is very consider- 
able; but as there is not time to 
have it examined, and proper inven- 
tories made before the departure of 
the ship which conveys these dis- 
patches, we must defer sending such 
documents as may be thought neces- 
sary upon this subject till another 
opportunity. 
The regular troops made prison- 
ers of war amount to about one 
thousand, six hundred of which 
are of the regiment of Gordon, and 
the rest principally of the corps of 
artillery. Enclosed is a return of 
the killed and wounded-on the 14th 
instant. ACs 
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION, pro- 
posed by the honourable com- 
missary and council of regency 
of the Care of Good Hope, to 
eneral Alured Clarke, com- 
manding his Britannic majesty’s 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
troops, and to vice-admiral the 
honourable sir George Keith 
Elphinstone, K. B. commanding 
the ships of war of his said ma, 
yesty. 
Art. J, The castle and the town 
shall be surrendered to the troops 
of his Britannic majesty. 
Ans. ‘Vhe capitulation being 
signed, the castle and the town must 
be surrendered to a detachment of 
his Britannic majesty’s troops at 
eleven o’clock this day. 
Art. II. (hemilirary shall march 
out with the honours of war, and 
shall then Jay down their arms and 
become prisoners of war; but the 
officers shall retain their swords. 
Ans. Agreed. 
Ast. Ili, Such officers as shall 
be desirous of leaving the colony 
shall have permission to do so, they 
giving their parole of honour that 
they will not serve against Great 
Britain during the present war; 
and there shall be no impedinient 
to their going home in neutral 
ships, if they chuse it, at their own 
expence. 
Ans. Agreed; and in the mean 
time they shall remain prisoners on 
their parole at the Cape Town. 
Art. IV. Such officefs as chuse 
to remain here without service, 
shall have leave so to do, 
Ans. Agreed. 
Art, V. All property belonging 
to the Dutch East India Company 
shall be faithfully delivered up 
without reservation, and proper in- 
ventories furnished to such officers 
as shall be appointed to receive it ; 
but all private property of every 
sort, whether belonging to the 
company’s civil, naval, or military 
servants, to the burghers and inha- 
bitants, to churches, orphans, or 
public 
