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passing the guard of honour, under 
the orders of brigadier-general Pic- 
ton. The fort having surrendered 
without resistance, I can only speak 
in» general terms of the excellent 
discipline and good conduct of the 
officers and soldiers in this expedi. 
tion. There is no doubt, had the 
French garrison been sufficiently 
strong to have hazarded resistance, 
they would have met with as obsti- 
nate an attack as was experienced 
by the garrison of Morne Fortunée. 
It is next to impossible for me to say 
too much in praise of the co-opera- 
tion of the navy. The troops are 
in the highest degree indebted to 
commodore Hood, for the accommo- 
dation afforded to them on board, 
and to the judicious arrangements 
and execution in the embarking and 
disembarkation of them by captain 
Hallowell. 1 take the liberty to in- 
close a copy of the orders given to 
the troops. I likewise inclose a list 
of the troops of the French republic 
who Jaid down their arms in conse- 
quence of the capitulation ; also the 
return of ordnance and military. 
stores taken in the fort and other 
batteries in this island. Capt. Dra- 
per, my aid-de camp and secretary, 
returning to England, will have the 
honour to deliver this dispatch to 
your lordship. I beg leave to re- 
commend him to your notice, as an 
intelligent, diligent, and active of- 
ticer. Iam, &c. 
W. Grinfield, 
Lieut. gen. 
Terms of Capitulation agreed upon 
between Gen. Grinfield and Com- 
modore Hood, and General Rer- 
thier, dited Providence House, 
June 30. 
Article I. To deliver up to the 
commander in chief of his Britannic 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
majesty’s forces, the fort of Scarbo- 
rough in the same state in which it 
now is, together with the artillery 
and military stores. Agreed to. 
If. The garrison shall march out 
with all the honours of war, drums 
beating, and taking their arms and 
baggage, with one piece of field ar- 
tillery. Agreed to. The British 
troops being permitted, at eleven 
o'clock to-morrow morning, to have 
possession of the fort of Scarbo- 
rough ; and the French garrison, at 
the same time, to march out with 
the honours of war, drums beating, 
arms and baggage, and one piece of 
field artillery ; but the arms are to 
be laid down, and the field-piece 
given up, as soon as they shall have 
passed the glacis. 
III. The captain-general, his staff, 
all the officers, all the persons in 
military or civil employments, with 
all the soldiers, seamen, servants, 
and generally all the French attach- 
ed to the service of the republic, 
with their wives and children, shall 
be embarked within a month, and 
sent back to France at the expence 
of his Britannic majesty. Agreed 
to. And shall be sent within the 
time, or as soon after as possible. 
IV. A proper vessel shall be fur- 
nished, as soon as possible, for the 
conveyance of the captain-general, 
his family, staff, and other persons 
in his snite, with the goods and ef- 
fects belonging to them. Agreed to. 
V. The sick and wounded shall 
be attended to in the military hospi- 
tal of Scarborough, at the expence 
of his Britannic majesty, and sent to 
France when cured. Agreed to. 
And they shall be sent to France as 
soon as they may be recovered. 
VI. The property of every kind 
belonging to the inhabitants of the 
colony shall be respected; their 
laws, 
