134] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
takes place, or immediately after 
all danger of a French invasion is 
at an end. 
If you refuse, sir, to agree to pro- 
positions so conformable to the in- 
terest of his royal highness, and 
which are so just and necessary to 
our safety, the officer who is charg- 
ed with the expedition has orders 
and power suffigent to force the 
place; in which case the possession 
of it will not be limited by any 
condition. 
Not. doubting but that pru- 
dence and attachment to the true 
interests of his royal highness will 
induce you to consent to the only 
expedient which can save Porto 
Ferrajo, and preserve the island of 
the Elbe from the most cruel 
scourge, 
I have the honour, with the ut- 
most regard and esteem, &c. 
Articles proposed by the Governor 
and Town of Porto Ferrajo, and 
eccepted the 10th of Fuly by the 
commander of the English troops. 
Art. 1. The English troops shall 
be received into the place, and the 
conditions, regulated by his excel- 
lency the viceroy, Elliot, shall be 
fully observed, so that nothing may 
alter the law of neutrality imposed 
upon Tuscany, and which should 
be inviolably maintained. 
2. Whenever troops or ships of 
nations at war shall appear before 
the city or port, neither the garri- 
son nor any inhabitant shall be 
bound to takeup arms, either in 
favour of the English or any other 
party. 
3. The island of the Elbe, and 
especially Porto Ferrajo, being in 
want of provisions, the comman- 
ders of the English troops shall take 
care tosend all necessary provisions 
forthe inhabitants to purchase, in 
order that they may not be exposed 
to perish by famine. 
4. The people of Porto Ferrajo 
being very numerous, and having 
but few houses, it will not be pos- 
sible to lodge the English soldiers 
in. private houses.- They flatter 
themselves the: commarders will ‘ 
have the goodness to take this ob- 
jeét into consideration. 
5. As the arrival of the Britan- 
nic troops bas been suddenand un- 
foreseen, the commanders are en- 
treated to agree io a convenient 
time for preparing quarters and ne- 
cessary lodgings. 
Proclamation by Gordon Forbes, nnd. 
Jor general and commander in chef 
of allhis Britannic Majesty’s for- 
ces at St. Domingo, to all theplan- 
ters of the Spanish part of th® 
said Island. 
SpanisH PLANTERS, 
YOUR king has ceded to the 
aétual government of France the 
vast and rich territory occupied and 
cultivated by your forefathers and 
you upwards of three centuries, 
This treaty is on .the point of being 
carried into execution ; commisa 
sioners sent by the executive direc- 
tory are already arrived in your 
colony, and prepare the destruction 
of your property in the same man-~ 
ner as they have effected it in the 
rich French colony contiguous to 
yours. Beware, brave Spaniards, 
of the treacherous insinuations of 
those enemies of all moral and re« 
ligious principles, which form the 
basis of social lifee High minded 
loyal, and generous, like your fore- 
fathers, you want but a hint of 
what awaits you. Zealously attach- 
ed 
