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colonel Stuart, and captain Gard- 
ner, commanding the English 
troops, the fortress of Colombo, 
upon the following conditions, at 
the expiration of three days, 
Ans. Major Patrick Alexander 
Agnew adjutant-general of the 
British troops in the island of 
Ceylon, by virtue of the powers de- 
legated to him by colonel James 
Stuart, commanding the British 
army, and Alen Hyde Gardner, 
esq- captain of his majesty’s ship 
Heroine, and senior officer of the 
naval force’ before Colombo, con- 
sents to accept of the surrender of 
the fort Colombo, on the under- 
mentioned terms, provided the 
Capitulation is signed this evening, 
and the fort delivered to the British 
troops to-morrow morning at ten 
o’clock, in the manner stipulated 
‘in the following articles. 
Art. J. In this capitulation shall 
be included the town of Gale, and 
the fort of Caliture, with all their 
dependencies, lands, domains, &c. 
of the hon. Dutch East India Come 
pany ; and the governor shall issue 
orders to the commander and 
council of Gale, and the command- 
ant of Caliture, for the actual sur« 
render, actording to the contents 
of this capitulation. 
_ Ans. Granted. 
‘Art. 2. The fort, with all its de. 
pendencies, artillery, ammunition, 
‘stores, provisions, and all other 
effects belonging to the company, 
with the plan and papersrelative to 
the fortifications, shall bona fide be 
delivered up, without concealing 
or keeping back any thing. 
Ans. Granted. The serveys of 
the distriets of the island of Ceylon, 
and its coasts, with all the other 
public plans to be included. 
Art.3.And as the banksat Colom- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
bo, as well as Gale, are two years in 
arrear, the delivery shall take place 
according to the balances now ac- 
tually existing, and a reasonable 
time be allotted to the commercial 
servants here, and at Gale, with 
their assistants, to finish their 
books; and they shall during that 
time receive the pay and emolu- 
ments fixed for their services. As 
the smith, cooper, house carpenter, 
the overseer of the arsenal, 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 arti- 
ficers and overseers are responsible 
for the articles issued to them. 
Ans. One year, or eighteen 
months, 1f absolutely necessary, 
Shall be allowed, for the pure 
pose of arranging the books ; dur- 
ing which time a reasonable salary 
shall be paid to the servants of the 
Dutch company necessarily em- 
ployed in this department. The 
accounts of the artizans shall be 
examined and liquidated. 
Art. 4. All public papers shall 
also be faithfully delivered over ; 
but attested copies of all the public 
and se¢ret consultations 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 circumstances. 
Ans. Granted. 
Art. 5. The returns and merchan- 
dize of the company, which are 
partly laden on board the shipsBerli- 
cum and Ensgezenheid, now lying in 
the roads and partly stored in pri- 
vate houses, as well as those at Gale, 
shall also be faithfully delivered by 
the 
