APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
in offering to you our sincere con- 
gratulations on the complete suc- 
cess which. has attended the opera- 
tions of rear-admiral Rainier in tte 
eastern seas; ‘and judging that an 
early communication of this event 
might be of material use to his 
Majesty’s ministers, we have deter- 
mined to forward this letter by 
the route of Bussorah. 
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 instant, by 
the Orpheus frigate, that the British 
troops were in possession of the 
islands of Amboyna and Banda, 
-with their several dependencies, 
comprising, as it was thought, the 
whole of the Dutch islands, except- 
ing Fornate, yielding cloves, nut- 
megs, andmace. This acquisition 
has been attained without the 
smallest Joss on our side. 
Amboyna and its dependencies 
were delivered up on the 16th of 
February, and Banda and its de- 
ender on the 8th of March. 
opies of the capitulations are in- 
closed. 
The admiral speaks in the hand- 
somest manner of the activity and 
alacrity with which every duty 
was performed by the forces under 
his command, both naval! and mili- 
tary, and dwells particularly on 
‘the perfect harmony which all 
along subsisted between the officers 
and men in both services. It be- 
_hoves us on this occasion 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 measure conducive to the 
public weal demands our warmest 
acknowledgments; and, whilst we 
feel assured of your entire approba- 
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tion of all the means em?!oyed by 
this government, to give effect to 
the arrangements framed by his 
majesty’s ministers for securing the 
Dutch settlements in India, it is, 
nevertheless, incumbent upon us 
to declare, that the accomplish. 
ment of this great object has been 
chiefly obtained by the zealous and 
cheerful support which we have 
had the good fortune to experience 
from the officer entrusted with the 
execution of it. 
We shall do ourselves the ho- 
nour of transmitting, by the first 
sea 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 summary of 
his proceedings. 
The admiral found in the treasu- 
ry 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 
besides 
merchandize and other stores at 
each place, upon which no value 
had been then put. 
We are preparing to send a re- 
inforcement of troops for the better 
protection of those valuable islands ; 
and, as the admiral has advised 
us that he is short of provisions, 
and in want of supply of naval 
and military stores, it is our inten- 
tion to forward an adequate stock of 
every necessary article, 
We have great pleasure: in ac- 
quainting, you, that the company’s _ 
possessions on this coast are in a 
state of perfect tranquillity; and 
that we have no reasoh to. believe 
that any designs are in agitation 
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