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missary-general, and forty of their soldiers, were 
killed, and Bouille himself had a very narrow 
escape; his sword being shot away from his side.* 
But gallantry was unavailing against such supe¬ 
riority of numbers ; for about two thousand of the 
French having gained possession of the heights 
above Roseau, this last circumstance determined 
the fate of the island. The bravery of the inhabi¬ 
tants, however, obtained for them, from their libe¬ 
ral and noble-minded conqueror, very honourable 
terms of capitulation. Besides being permitted to 
march out with all military honours, they were al¬ 
lowed to retain their arms, their civil government, 
and the free exercise of their religion, laws, cus¬ 
toms, and ordinances; to preserve the administra¬ 
tion of justice in the same persons in whom it 
was then vested, and to enjoy their possessions, 
of what nature soever, unmolested; a privilege 
which was expressly extended to absent as well 
as resident proprietors. 
De Bouille having thus completed his conquest, 
departed for Martinico; leaving the Marquis Du- 
chilleau, (a man of a far different character) com¬ 
mander in chief of Dominica; whose conduct, during 
four years that he continued in the island, is said to 
have been so wantonly oppressive and tyrannical, 
# Genera! Bouille himself afterwards affected to say, that he lost 
no men in the attack of Fort Loubiere, except the commissary gene¬ 
ral. The fact however, was as above stated. 
Vol. II. 
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