APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
am informed, by the captains of the 
squadron, that we must attribute 
the saying her (apparently without 
farther damage) to the uncommon 
exertions and professional abilities of 
acting lieut. Willoughby, with the 
boats of the Hercule, who, I trust, 
will be honoured with their lordships’ 
proteciion. Capt. Loring, after see- 
ing the generality of the prizes taken 
possession of, left the Theseus aud 
Hlercule to fix a temporary rudder 
to the frigate, and bring the remain- 
der with them, bearing away for the 
Mole, and on the 2d summoned the 
general of brigade, Noailles, who 
commanded there, to capitulate : 
this he declined doing, asserting he 
had provisions for five months ; and 
herewith | transmit a copy of his 
letter.—Fhe numerous and crowded 
state of the prisoners on board all 
the prizes, and their being without 
provisions, making it necessary for 
capt. Loring to proceed to Jamai- 
ca, he arrived here the 5th, with the 
Elephant and Blanche, also the Sur- 
veillante and Vertu 38 gun frigates, 
and various other prizes, leaving the 
Pique to blockade the Mole, who 
anchored in this port the 8th, and 
acquainted me that gen. Noailles 
had evacuated the night he refused 
to capitulate, bringing in with her 5 
out of the 6 vessels in which the 
garrison had embarked, a brig with 
the general on board only escaping. 
1 send a vessel of war to England, 
with gen. Rochambeau, and those 
Officers who are said to have partici- 
pated in his cruelties at the Cape. 
Lam, &c. J.T. Duckworth, 
Sir Evan Nepean, bart. Sc. 
[ TRANSLATION. | 
-Rrentr Divisron or toy Norru. 
General Noailles to Commodore 
Loring. 
Vor. XLV. 
545 
Mole, 10th Frimatre, An. 12. 
Sir, 
I have received the letter which 
you have done me the honour to 
address to me, under the date of the 
10th Frimaire.- I request you will 
inform me of the terms upon which 
you propose to treat with me. 
I have the honour to be, with the 
highest consideration, sir, your most 
obedient humble servant, 
(Signed) Noailles. 
Shark, Port Royal, Jamaica, 
Dee. 20. 
Sir, 
Accompanying this, you will re- 
ceive, for the information of the 
lords commissioners of the admi- 
ralty, she of yarious letters, &c. 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, relative to 
the proceedings of capt. Loring, of 
his majesty’ s ship Bellerophon, 
while senior officer of the squadron 
blockading Cape Francois. 
J.T. Duckworth. 
Sir Evan Nepean, bart. &c. 
Bellerophon, off Cape Frangois, 
Nov. 23: 
Sir, 
Having received information that 
gen. Rochambeau’s intentions are to 
Githety our to make his escape in a 
schooner, and observing, yesterday 
afternoon, several boats pass and 
repass between the Surveillante and 
-an armed schooner laying in the 
Carocal Passage, I made the signal 
for the launches armed to assemble 
on board the Blanche, and ordered 
capt. Mudge to proceed with them 
off the entrance of the passage, to 
intercept her, should she attempt to 
come out. I directed the launches 
to act under the command of licut. 
Pilch, of the Bellerophon, and at 2 | 
A. M. she was, very judiciously © 
Na oarded 
