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DE FAGAN. The French Viscount at first " talked high." 
He demanded that the British should surrender at dis- 
cretion. Moreover, he saiu, the Count DE K'Saint 
would hear of no terms till the ships were brought 
down to him and struck their colours. The British 
commander assured him that no such things should be 
done : that, rather than suffer such disgrace to the King's 
colours, he would burn the ships and take to the woods 
for subsistence. Then the French Officer said tlr . ' 
was Commissioned by the Count DE K'SAINT to pro- 
pose a meeting with the Lieutenant Governor and the 
Commodore, at any house half way between the two 
forces, there to settle upon proper terms — that is to 
say, to secure the property of the inhabitants of the 
Colonies, and to provide for the transport of the ship's 
crews. This proposal was accepted, with the condi- 
tion that no movements were to be made on either side 
for six hours after the interview, if the Count DE K'SAINT 
should not agree to the terms proposed. 
2nd of February. — On the morning of the second 
of February, the Lieutenant Governor and the Com- 
modore went down the River, to meet the French 
Commander-in-Chief. They placed a number of boats 
in sight of each other, which were to repeat a 
signal from the Commodore, which he would give 
if the French did not accept the terms offered, or if 
they proposed to move up the River. In either case 
Captain Pender had orders how to a6l. The Commo- 
dore was astonished to find how very exactly thf 
knew the condition of the British ships. In the 
Colonel KINGSTON and the Commodore return 
squadron. The Commanders of the ships v 
