2il. ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



(capitulation.) 

 To Captain Hyde Parker, com- 

 manding the Naval Force, 

 and Lieutenant-Col. An- 

 d rew Pil kington, command- 

 ing the Land Force of his 

 Britannic Majesty, now at 

 Macchias. 

 Gentlemen, 

 The forces under your command 

 having captured the forts in the 

 neighbourhood of Macchias, and 

 taken possession of the territory 

 adjacent within the county of 

 Washington, and the situation of 

 the country being such between 

 the Penobscot river and the Passa- 

 maqiioddy bay, as to preclude the 

 hope that an adequate force can be 

 furnished by the United States 

 for its protection; we propose a 

 capitulation, and offer for ourselves 

 and in behalf of the officers and 

 soldiers of the brigade within the 

 county of Washington, to give our 

 parole of honour, that we will not, 

 directly or indirectly, bear arms, 

 or in any way serve against his 

 Britannic Majesty King George 

 the Third, King of the United 

 Kingdom of Great Britain and 

 Ireland, his Successors and Allies, 

 during the present war between 

 Great Britain and the United 

 States, upon condition we have 

 your assurance, that while we re- 

 main in this situation, and consi- 

 der ourselves under the British 

 Government until further orders, 

 we shall have the safe and full 

 enjoyment of our private property, 

 and be protected in the exercise of 

 our usual occupations. 



John Brewer, Brigadier- 

 General, 2nd brigade, 10th 

 division, for the officers 

 and soldiers of the 3rd re- 

 giment in the said brigade. 

 James Campbell, Lieut.- 



Colonel commanding 1st 

 regiment, 2nd brigade, lOth 

 division for himself, offi- 

 cers, and solders in the 

 said regiment. 

 These terms have been granted 

 and approved of by us, 



Hyde Parker, Captain of 

 his Majesty's ship Tene- 

 dos. 

 A, PiLKiNGTON, Lieutenant 

 Colonel commanding. 

 Machais, Sept. 13, 1814. 



COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. 



Dotvning-street, Oct. 24, 1814. 

 A dispatch, of which the following 

 is a copy, addressed to Earl Ba- 

 thurst by Lieutenant-General 

 Sir J. Sherbrooke, K. B. was 

 yesterday received at this of- 

 fice : 



Halifax, Sept. 28, 1814. 

 My Lord, 

 Having now received Lieute- 

 nant-Colonel Pilkington's official 

 report of the capture of Machias, 

 I do myself the honour of forward- 

 ing it for your Lordship's informa- 

 tion. 



I beg leave to call the attention 

 of your Lordship to the zeal and 

 activity displayed by Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Pilkington on this occa- 

 sion, as well as the discipline and 

 good conduct evinced by the offi- 

 cers and troops under his command 

 in the execution of this service. 

 I have the honour to be, &c. 



J. C. Sherbrooke. 



Mackias, September 14, 1814. 

 Sir, — 1 have the honour to ac- 

 quaint your Excellency, that I sail- 

 ed from Penobscot Bay with the 

 brigade you was pleased to place 

 under my command, consisting of 

 a detachment of royal artillery. 



