C’est un pon voir donne par M. Farquliar, alors Gouver- 
npur de Maurice, a M. C'h. Telfair charge comrne Commissaire 
conjointement avec d’autres Commissaires de proceder a la re- 
trocession a la France de l’lle Bourbon alors sous la domina- 
tion anglaise. 
Ce document est ainsi concu : 
By Robert Towxuend Farqijhar, Esquire , 
Governor and Commander in Chief, Captain 
General and Vice-Admiral. 
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’Whereas. — The Royal will and pleasure has been signi- 
gnified to us by Warrant under the sign manuel bearing date 
the 30th J uly one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, to 
deliver over the Island of Bourbon to such Commissary or 
Commissaries as may be named and authorized on the part 
of Ills most Christian Majesty to receive the same agreeabty 
to the fourteenth Article of the Definitive Treaty of Peace 
signed at Paris on the thirtieth May one thousand eight 
hundred and fourteen, and conformably to the stipulations of 
the eleventh Article of the said Definitive Treaty. 
And having received from “ Messieurs le Marechal des 
t! camps et arrnees du Roi Bouvet de Rosier et Marchaud, 
“ Chef d’administration, Commissaire Ordonnateur a Bourbon” 
due communication of a letter of the Minister of Marine and 
Colonies of France, dated 8th October 1814, by which II. E. 
announces to the officers the choice which the King, their 
master, had made of them to receive the Colony of Bourbon 
from the Commisaries on the part of the Government of Ilis 
Britanic Majesty. 
You are hereby authorized by special mission to proceed 
to the Island of Bourbon and there to deliver over to the 
