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cceded any considerable distance 

 from the sliip, before the signal, in 

 token of submission, was made. I 

 landed at tlie battery, which having 

 secured, I went forward to the 

 town, and found the native French 

 had made their escape. I directed 

 the seamen to remain at the gate, 

 and entered with the marines 

 amidst the acclamations of an im- 

 mense multitude: proceeding to 

 the town-hall, 1 was met by the 

 most respectable inhabitants in 

 a body, and then having dis- 

 solved the French municipal au- 

 thorities, I directed the ancient 

 magistrates of the city to resume 

 their functions. This morning, in 

 compliance with my directions, the 

 magistrates of the town of Browers- 

 haven, reported their having driven 

 the French from thence, and they 

 received similar injunctions with 

 respect to their provisional govern- 

 ment. 1 took possession of a brig 

 of 14' guns, formerly his IVlajesty's 

 brig Bustler, which the enemy had 

 attempted to scuttle, also a French 

 gun-boat, and a considerable quan- 

 tity of powder, and have, in the 

 course of this day, brought in 20 

 prisoners, and more are expected. 

 J feel happy in having obtained so 

 important an acquisition as the 

 whole island of Schowen, without 

 bloodshed, and facilitating the 

 means of opening a communica- 

 tion with the allied forces in the 

 south of Holland. In closing this 

 dispatch, I beg l^ave to recom- 

 mend to your particular notice the 

 zeal and activity of captain Stew- 

 art of the Amphion, together with 

 lieut. Whyte, first of the Horatio, 

 with the rest of the officers, sea- 

 men and marines, under my com- 

 mand, in this service. I must here 

 beg leave to express how much I 



am indebted to captain Hamilton 

 Smith of the quarter-master-gene- 

 ral's department, for his advice and 

 assistance, who, from his know- 

 ledge of the Dutch language and 

 of tiie people, has very much faci- 

 litated these operations. I also 

 enclose the list of ordnance, &c. 

 taken. 



I have, &c. 

 (Signed) G.Stuart. 

 Admiral Young, &c. 



Dated on board his Britannic 

 Majesty's ship Horatio, at 

 half-past 7 o'clock, Dec. 7- 



Sir ; — With a view to spare the 

 effusion of blood, as senior officer 

 in command of his Britannic Ma- 

 jesty's forces, I feel it my duty, 

 after the communication I have 

 received, and the resources which 

 I at present have, to summon you 

 to surrender prisoners of war, with 

 the French officers and troops 

 under your immediate command. 

 No other conditions will be ad- 

 mitted. I expect a decisive answer 

 by twelve o'clock this night ; my 

 authority will not admit of the sus- 

 pension of hostilities longer than 

 that period. If accepted, one gun. 

 If not, three ditto. 



(Signed) G. Stuart. 



To the commanding officer of 



the French troops in the 



town of Zuderie Zee, island 



of Schowen. 



A list of ordnance taken. 

 Six iron 36-pounders, 6 iron 24- 

 pounders, 2 brass 6-pounders, 2 

 brass 1 3-inch mortars, and a con- 

 siderable quantity of shot and am- 

 munition. 



(Signed) G. Stuart. 

 Capt. and senior officer. 

 Mem. — Brass ordnance embarked. 



