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provisional government, a captain 
of artillery, and a lieutenant of the 
Batavian navy, to treat for the sur- 
render of the colony, which was 
done, and the articles of capitula- 
tion signed; but as the commander 
of the Batavian troops would not 
santion the surrender, without con- 
sulting the officers under his com- 
mand, it was agreed that the Netly 
schooner, with the smallest of the 
transports, should pass over the bar, 
there anchor, and wait till the flag 
of truce returned from the fort with 
the commandant’s answer; which 
not arriving as soon as was expected, 
the Netly and the transports got 
ander way, and were proceeding to 
pass the forts, when the flag of 
truce returned, with a captain of 
artillery, to signify the comman- 
dant’s approval of the terms, but 
requesting the British troops might 
not land until this day, which was 
complied with, and they remained 
on board the vessels, at anchor off 
the town, until noon this day, when 
the troops landed and took posses- 
sion of the forts, &c. of the Batavian 
garrison, consisting of upwards of 
600 men, who were made prisoners. 
The steady and active co-operation 
of capt. Bland, and the officers, sea- 
men, and marines, employed on this 
service, demand my warmest ac- 
knowledgments ; and it is my duty 
to report to you how much I am 
satisfied with the zeal and active ex- 
ertions of licut. col. M‘Creagh, of 
the 7th West India regiment, and 
all the officers and every individual 
of all the corps employed on this 
service. I am engaged in prepar- 
ing the returns of ordnance and 
stores of every description found in 
_the enemy’s forts and magazines, 
which I shall have the honour of 
presenting to you on my return 
t 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1803. 
to Demarara, which I expeét will be — 
in three days from this date. Here- 
with [ inclose a copy of the sum- 
mons and articles of capitulation, 
and have the honour to remain, &e. 
(Signed) R. Nicholson, 
Lient. col. 1st battalion of Royals. 
Return of prisoners of war who 
surrendered at Demarara and Esse- 
quibo, on the 20th September :—1 
lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 10 cap- 
tains, 26 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 
1 quarter-master, 1 serjeant-major, 
3 surgeons, 5 assistant-surgeons, 
174 serjeants and corporals, 1 ar- 
mourer, 27 trumpeters and drum- 
mers, 685 privates. 
Surrendered in the colony of Ber- 
bice on the 25th September :—1 
lieutenant-colonel, 4 captains, 10 
lieutenants, 6 second Jieutenants, 
1 quarter-master, 1 surgeon, 1 as~- 
sistant-surgeon, 1 cadet, 26 ser-~ 
jeants and corporals, 10 trum- 
peters and drummers, 563 pri- 
vates. : 
Total. 2 lieutenant-colonels, 1 
major, 14 captains, 36 lieutenants, 
6 second lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 
2 quarter-masters, 1 serjeant-ma- 
jor, 4 surgeons, 6 assistant-sur- 
geons, 1 cadet, 200 serjeants and 
corporals, 1 armourer, 37 trum- 
peters and drummers, 1248 pri- 
yates. 
Dispatches from commodoreHood, 
of the same date, contain a spirited 
eulogium on the bravery of, and 
good understanding between, the 
land and sea forces: they also con- 
tain a letter from capt. L. O. Bland, 
of the Heureux, who Janded the 
marines to second the efforts of the 
military. He observes, ‘* the gar- 
rison did not join in the capitula- 
tion till we arrived with the British 
land and sea forces nearly within 
gun-shot of their works. Sceing 
we 
