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Fort William Frederic, Demerary '2.^1(1 April, 1796. 

 Gentlemen — AVe, the governor, members of the council, 

 and commanders of the naval forces of the colony, in council 

 of war assembled, having attentively perused the summons, 

 dated yesterday, and addressed to us by your Excellencies, 

 demanding the surrender of the said colony to his Britannic 

 Majesty's forces, also the terms thereunto annexed, have, after 

 mature deliberation, resolved to accept said terms, and on 

 them to surrender said colony and dependencies, as demanded, 

 whereof we hereby give you notice ; also that our colors 

 will be struck on the landing of your forces. It will depend 

 on the several officers and the troops to decide for themselves, 

 as to the offers made them, and we have the honor to sub- 

 scribe ourselves, &c. 



ANTHONY BEAUJON, Governor 

 J. VAN WELL, Major 

 C. FITZJCHER, Commander 

 P. P. LUYKEN 

 THOMAS CUMING 

 A. MEERTENS 

 By order of the council, 



M. S. TUINE, Sec. Ad. Int. 

 To their ExcelUncies Geyieral Whyte and Commodore Parr, corn- 

 winders of his Britannic Majesty's forces off Demeraiy. 



