578 THE SERVICES OF LIEUT.-COLONEL FRANCIS DOWNMAN, R.A. 
which is not forthcoming. We know however that Captain Downman 
remained in St. Lucia until it was restored to France at the treaty of 
Versailles in 1783, and that he sailed from Grenada for England at the 
end of the following year. He retired upon full pay in May 1790, 
until appointed in December 1792, captain of an invalid company. 
In March 1796, he was promoted a Lieut.-Colonel, and finally retired 
on full pay in March 1819. The latter days of his life were passed 
at West Mailing, Kent, where he died, aged 85 years, August 16th, 
1825. 
