agreed upon between our respective mafters, though it was at first accepted by Mr. Pigot, and the commiffaries were named on both fides to go to Sadraft, to settle amicably the difficulties which might occur in its execution, put it out of my power, with respect to my court, to make or propofe to Mr. Coote any capitulations for the town of Pondicherry. The king's troops, and thofe of the company, furrender themselves, for want of provifions, prisoners of war of his Britannic majefty, upon the terms of the cartel, which I reclaim equally for all the inhabitants of Pondicherry, as well as for the exercife of the Roman religion, the religious houfes, hofpitals, furgeons, chaplains, fervants, &c. referring myself to the decifion of our two courts, for reparation proportioned to the violation of fo folemn a treaty. Accordingly Mr. Coote may take poffeffion to-morrow morning at eight o'clock, of the gate of Villenour; and after tomorrow at the fame hour, of that of Fort St. Louis; and as he has the power in his own hands, he will dictate fuch ulterior difpofitions to be made, as he shall judge proper. I demand, merely from a principle of juftice and humanity, that the mother and fifters of Reza Saib, be permitted to feek an afylum where they pleafe, or that they remain prifoners among the English, and be not delivered up into Mahomet Ally Cawn's hands, which are still red with the blood of the husband and father, that he has fpilt, to the fhame indeed of thofe who gave them up to him; but not lefs to the fhame of the commander of the English army, who should not have allowed fuch a piece of barbarity to be committed in his camp. As I am tied up by the cartel in the declaration which I make to Mr. Coote, I * confent that the gentlemen of the council of Pondicherry may make their own reprefentations to him, with regard to what may more immediately concern their own private interefts, as well as the intereft of the inhabitants of the colony. Done at Fort Louis off Pondicherry, the 15th day of January, 1761. Signed, Lally. To colonel Coote, commander in chief of his Britannic majefty's forces before Pondicherry. A true copy. Colonel Coote's Answers to M. Lally's Pro- THE particulars of the capture of Chandernagore having been long fince tranfmitted to his Britannic majesty, by the officer to whom that place furrendered, colonel Coote cannot take cognizance of what paffed on that occafion; nor can he admit the fame as any way relative to the furrender of Pondicherry. The difputes which have arifen concerning the cartel concluded between their Britannic and most Christian majesties, being as yet undecided, colonel Coote has it not in his power to admit, That the troops of his most Christian majesty, and thofe of the French Eaft-India company, fhall be deemed prifoners of war to his Britannic majesty, upon the terms of that cartel; but requires that they surrender themselves prifoners of war, to be used as he fhall think confiftent with the interests of the king his master. And colonel Coote will fhew all fuch indulgences as are agreeable to humanity. Colonel Coote will fend the grenadiers of his regiment, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock to-morrow morning, to take poffeffion of the Villenourgate; and the next morning, between the fame hours, he will also take poffefsion of the gate of Fort St. Louis. The mother and fifters of Reza Saib Given at the head-quarters at the camp A true copy. Francis Rowland, Sec. Aticles propofed to Colonel Coote by the THE fuperior council of Pondicherry, authorized by the Count de Lally, lieutenant-general of the armies of his moft Christian majefty, and his commifFrancis Rowland, Sec. fary in India, to treat for the faid town and and its inhabitants, prefent the following articles to colonel Coote, commander of his Britannic majefty's troops on the coast of Coromandel. Article I. Upon the reduction of the place, its inhabitants shall not in any wife be injured; their houses fhall be preferved, and they fhall retain all their effects and merchandize, with liberty of choice to convey them where-ever they shall think proper, or to continue their dwelling in the faid town, as new fubjects of his Britannic majefty; and they fhall be treated as the old fubjects have usually been treated; accordingly, thofe who have heretofore had poffeffions or advantages, fhall not be deprived of them. Article II. They fhall be maintained in the exercife of the Roman Catholic reliligion, in the fame manner as has been practifed under the French government. The churches and the houses of the ecclefiaftics and religious perfons shall be preferved, together with every thing thereunto belonging, whether they be fituated without or within the town. The miffionaries fhall have liberty of paffing from place to place, and fhall find, under the English flag, the fame protection as under the French flag. Article III. Not only the buildings and houses, belonging to private perfons, whether laymen, ecclefiaftics, or religious perfons, fhall be left in the condition they are, but alfo the buildings belonging to the company, as well as the fort, the warehouses, and the walls of the town, with all the fortifications, until the date of thefe laft, that is to fay, every thing of this kind, belonging to the company, shall be decided by the two respective courts. Article IV. The papers of the registry and notary office, on which depend the fortunes of the inhabitants, shall be sent to France, without any obftacle, by fuch conveyances as they fhall think fit, who are now charged with them, and in whose poffeffion they fhall, in the mean time, remain. Article V. The treatment, herein before ftipulated by the first article, for the inhabitants of Pondicherry, fhall be extended to all the members of the council, company's agents, officers fettled in the fame town, and all others, who have been, or now are, in fervice of the company; and fo in like manner to the merchants, whether Armenians, or of any other na tion, fettled heretofore in Pondicherry for their trade. Article VI. The Creoles, or natives of Mauritius and of Bourbon, amounting in number to forty-one, including five officers, as well those who are in health, as those who have been wounded, or are invalids, having ferved as volunteers, and not being foldiers, fhould have the liberty of returning to their home by the first good opportunity they may find. Article VII. Safe-guards shall be granted to prevent diforder. Article VIII. All the foregoing articles fhall be executed accoding to good faith. A true copy. Francis Rowland, Sec Flints, about 20 hogfheads Musket balls, '6 barrels Ditto, 80 kegs 12000 15 17 28 Cartridge boxes of different fizes 20860 A fmall quantity of fixed ammunition Ladles of different fizes 265 430 360 50 2 With a large quantity of musket slings, buff-belts, armourers, fmiths, and carpenters tools, locks, and other lumber. Pondicherry, Jan. 27, 1761. (Signed) Cha. Milton, military commiffary general. E. Chandler, commiffary of artillery. Total of commiffioned officers, staff officers, non-commiffioned officers, and rank and file, of the troops under the command of lieut. gen. Lally in Pondicherry, which furrendered at difcretion (to colonel Eyre Coote) the 15th of January, 1761, prisoners of war. King's troops. 83 327 230 Artillery 295 192 People fince found not included in the above lifts. Attendants to ditto Invalids of the German brigade 39 9 29 Men discharged, & remain in the town 173 Total 4 254 Admiralty Office, July 20. This morning capt. Hughes, late commander of his majefty's fhip York, arrived here with difpatches from rear admiral Steevens, commander in chief of his majefty's ships in the Eaft Indies. RE EAR admiral Steevens, in his letters of the 6th and 7th of February last, to Mr. Clevland, informs the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that Pondicherry furrendered to his majesty's arms on the 15th of the preceding month, having been very diligently blockaded by his majesty's fquadron under his command for upwards of eight months; and for a confiderable time by Colonel Coote, commander in chief of his majesty's land forces. General Lally, in expectation of relief from the French squadron, fuffered himself, garrifon, and inhabitants, to be reduced to the utmost degree of diftrefs and mifery for want of provisions. Colonel Coote began the fiege about a month before its furrender; and the last battery confifting of eleven twenty-four pounders, which he raifed, was within about five hundred yards of the walls. In two days after this, they gave up the place at difcretion. The 16th, in the morning, at eight o'clock, a company of grenadiers took poffeffion of the Villenour gate; and on the 17th at the fame time, colonel Coote, accompanied by rear admi ral Cornish, and the captains Haldane and Tinker, took poffeffion of the citadel on the part of both fervices, as they were fo connected together in the reduction of this important conqueft to his Majesty's arms, and to the East India company in particular. 94 He flatters himself, that the zeal, which has ever animated him in the faithful dif15 40 charge of his duty to his royal mafter and his country will meet with their lordships 124 approbation; and he thinks it his duty to acquaint their lordships how well he is fa37 tisfied with the conduct and behaviour of rear admiral Cornish, and the captains of 381 his majefty's fhips under his command, in carrying on the public fervice. Bbb 1818 He 378 An Account of the taking of the Island Dominica. He alfo informs their lordships, that on the 1st of January, a violent storm of wind coming on, he found it abfolutely neceffary for the fafety of his majesty's fhips, to cut their cables and put to fea; where he parted company with the other fhips of the fquadron; and on the 4th returning into Pondicherry road, he had the misfortune to find his majesty's fhip, duke of Aquitain had foundered about two leagues to the fouthward, and the Sunderland about two leagues to the northward of that place, and most of the crews perished. The hips Newcastle and Queenborough, with the Protector firefhip, were drove on fhore, and loft, a little to the fouthward of Ariancopang, but the people were saved ; as alfo the ordnance, and most of the ftores and provifions. Several of the other hips fuffered in the storm; but with the help of the mafts, yards, and ftores faved from the wrecked fhips, and the affiftance of the fquadron, they were, in a very few days, completely fitted and put in a proper ftate for fervice. That, having intercepted a letter from general Lally to M. Raymond, French refident at Pullicat, a copy of which is hereafter added, the admiral immediately difpatched circular letters to the Dutch and Danith fettlements, to acquaint them, that notwithstanding the reprefentations of general Lally, he had eleven fail of his Britannick majesty's fhips of the line, and tavo frigates, under his command, in condition for fervice, holding the blockade of British Pondicherry; and as that place was closely invested and blockaded by land and fea, and as, in that cafe, it was contrary to the law of nations, for any neutral power to give them any fuccour or relief, he had determined to feize any vessel or boat that fhould attempt to throw any provifions into that place. Tranflation of an intercepted letter from general Lally to Mr. Raymond, French refident at Pullicat, dated Pondicherry the 2d of January, 1761. Mr. RAYMOND, THE English fquadron is no more, fir: out of the twelve fhips they had in our road, feven are loft, crew and all; the four others difmafted; and it appears there is no more than one frigate that hath ́ efcaped therefore don't lofe an instant to fend us chelingoes upon chelingaes loaded with rice the Dutch have nothing to fear now: befides (according to the rights of the nations) they are only to fend us no provifions themfelves, and we are no more blockaded up by fea. The faving of Pondicherry hath been in your power once already: if you mifs the prefent opportunity, it will be entirely your fault. Don't forget alfo fome small chelingoes: offer great rewards: I expect feventeen thousand morattoes within these four days. In short, rifque all, attempt all, force all, and fend us fome rice, fhould it be but half a garfe at a time. (Signed) Lally. An Account of the taking the Iland Dominica, by the Forces under Lord Rollo, and the Fleet commanded by Commodore Douglas. Dalrymple, under lieutenant governor Melville. I accordingly failed from the road of Baffeterre, under the escort of commodore fir James Douglas, with four fhips of the line, and fome frigates, on his majesty's birth day, and arrived within a league of Rofeau about noon on the 6th; when we judged it best to fend a fummons to the inhabitants; to which, after recovering fomewhat from their confternation, and having fent off two deputies, probably to amufe us, they returned a negative answer, manned thei" entrenchments and batteries at and above Roseau, and prepared to stand on their defence: I there thereupon gave immediate orders for the troeps to land: which was effected very fpeedily, and in the beft order, much owing to the difpofition of the boats, and pofition of the king's thips, very judiciously directed by the commodore; and agreeably to orders given, there was not one fingle cannon or mufquet discharged till the enemy began to fire just before our landing. The troops formed quickly on the beach, and while part icon after poffelled the town, the corps of grenadiers, confifling of the companies of the fourth and twenty fecond regiments, commanded by colonel Melville, feized a flanking battery, and part of an adjoining entrenchment which had been abandoned. The enemy annoyed us with fome popping mufqu try from behind trees and bushes, and fired from time to time from their battery, overlookingtheiren renchments, the town, and more. It was now pretty late, and it appeared to me that the troops might be extremely harraffed and fuffer even great loss, during the night by the cannon and mufquetry of the enemy, from the entrenchments overlook ing the town; as alfo, that the enemy might be much reinforced before morning: and having an exceffive ftrong country in their favour, with four entrenchmentsbehind, and above each other, might make a great defence; I judged it beft therefore to order them to be immediately attacked by the grenadiers, fupported by the battalion troops, which was accordingly done, with fo much order, rapidity, and refolution, that the enemy, with very little lofs, were driven fuccefsfully, in great confufion from all their entrenchments, from their batteries, and from the head quarter above it, where col. Melvill immediately took poft with the grenadiers. We took there M. de Longprie, the French commandant ; their second officer, M. de laCouche, and fome others, with a quantity of powder. I lay myself at their advanced poft during the night, having established a communication, by proper guards with the reft of the troops who po.feffed the town. Next day I established my head quarters in Rofeau; and have been fince much employed in receiving the oaths of fubmiflion and furrender of arms from the nearest inhabitants, as well as in difpatching orders for that effect to the diftant quarters; the landing of military ftores and provifions, the quartering of the troops, and the preparations to occupy and entrench a defenble poft, have been the chief objects of my attention hitherto. I fhall foon have the honour of tranfmitting to you, more particular accounts of this ifland; bat must inform you in the mean time, that as it was carried by affault, I gave them no other terms than a protection, till his majesty's pleaft re (hould be known, obliging them first to deliver up all their arms, and to fwear allegiance Five hundred of the into his majesty. habitants, among which are the captains and militia officers of the quarters, with most of the principal planters, have delivered up their arms, and (worn fubmiffion, for which have granted them a protection, till his majesty's further pleafure fhall be known. The native Caraibs, who inhabit a rugid quarter on the windward part of the inland, feem to like their new mafters, and are to deliver their arms in a body. I cannot conclude, without having the pleasure of affuring you, that the greatest harmony has fubfisted between his majesty's fquadron, and the troops under my command; and that I have experienced the greateft zeal, and most chearful fupport from the commodore, who alfo very much favoured the attack, by a brisk and well directed cannonade. As to the king's troops, I cannot enough applaud the coolnefs and intrepidity with which they acted on the occafion. It is probable, that this will be delivered to you by captain Douglas, of his majefty's fourth regiment, who notwithftanding very bad health, came upon this fervice, and was prefent in the attack; but, being become much worfe, now returns with my leave, to Guadaloupe. Rollo. I am, &c. Admiralty-Office, July 21, 1761. Captain Innis of bis majesty's ship the Arundel arrived here last night, with the fol lorving account tranfmitted by commdoore fir James Douglas to Mr. Clevland, dated on board the Dublin, in the road of Rifeau, Dominique the 13th of June 1761. ON the 4th of June I failed from Gau daloupe with the troops we had, for Dominique, with the Dublin, Belliqueux, Sutherland and Montague, and on the 6th in the forenoon arrived off Rofeau, when I fent a lieutenant on fore, accompanied by a land officer, with a manifefto, figned by lord Rollo and myself, addreffed to the inhabitants and all others refiding in the neutral islands of Dominique, which was Bbb 2 rca 3 |