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Major Fornbauer's last notification obliges the Commanders of the 

 British Forces at Trincomalee to revert to their original instructions. 

 Major Fornbauer has received copy of their Proclamation, and he is 

 hereby required in conformity to the demands it contains to deliver 

 the forts under his command into the possession of the British 

 troops, to be protected by them against the attacks of the French ; or 

 his refusal will be considered as a declaration of hostility. 



Given under our hands on Board His Majesty's Ship Suffolk, in 

 Back Bay, Trincomalee, this second day of August, 1795. 



Peter Rainier. 

 J. Stuart. 



Instruction pour Messieurs les Capitaines Renaud and Bellon. 



1. En presentant a Monsieur le Commodore et a M le Colonel 

 Stuart mon respect, Messieurs les Capitaines Renaud et Bellon, pro- 

 testeront f ormellement contre le contenu de la note f ulminante, remis 

 au soussigne. lis chargeront Messieurs le Commodore Rainier et le 

 Colonel Stuart de toute la consequence, qui peut s'ensuivre et assure- 

 ront ces Messieurs que la garnison et son Commandant tachera de 

 meriter l'estime de la nation Anglaise, pour se consoler du mepris dont 

 la derniere note vient fletria son Commandant. 



Trinkonomale, ce 2 Aout, 1795. J. G-. Fornbauer. 



To the Officers Commanding the British Naval and Military 

 Forces at Trincomalee. 

 Sirs, — Having received the news that you have thought fit to invade 

 the Company's territory with armed troops, and to summon the forts of 

 Trincomalee and Ostenburg, we have annulled our resolution to accept 

 of eight hundred men as auxiliaries and to place three hundred of them 

 in Ostenburg, and have therefore resolved to defend with the forces 

 we have the forts and establishments which have been confided to us 

 against every one that wishes to make themselves masters thereof. We 

 inform you thereof, and have the honour to be, &c. 



J. G. van Angelbeck. 

 C van Angelbeck. 

 D. C. von Drieberg. 

 J. Reintous. 



B. L. VAN ZlTTER. 



A. Samlant. 



J. A. VOLLENHOVE. 

 D. D. VAN Ranzow. 

 A. J. ISSENDORP. 



Colombo, August 18, 1795. T. G. Hofland. 



