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An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.Willyams, Cooper

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An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.

Name: An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.
Author: Willyams, Cooper

Willyams, Cooper

English West Indian Expedition, 1793-1794; West Indies, British--History; West Indies, French -- History

XXI. The civil ordonateur, or intendant of the colony, shall have
     liberty also, with the officers of administration, comptroller and
     treasurer, with those employed in the public offices at St. Pierre
     and Fort Royal, to return to France.--ANSWER. Granted.

     XXII. The same demands made by General Rochambeau in Art. XX. shall
     be granted to the intendant and those under him.--ANSWER. Granted.

     XXIII. All papers of accounts in the forts or town shall be
     carefully collected by the principals of each department to which
     they belong, and embarked in the same ship with the
     ordonateur.--ANSWER. All papers, not essential to be left in the
     colony, shall be given, and free access to take authentic copies of
     such as it may be thought necessary to retain.

     XXIV. Captains and officers of merchant ships, who have not settled
     their affairs, shall be allowed time to do so. The former the space
     of four months, the latter of two months, under the protection of
     the commander of his Britannic Majesty's forces, that they may
     recover their debts; after which they will procure the readiest
     passage to whatever place may be expedient for their affairs, with
     passports from the English commanders.--ANSWER. Granted.

     _Additional Article._ Fort Bourbon to be delivered up to his
     Britannic Majesty in its present state, with no deterioration of
     its batteries, mines, magazines of artillery or provisions, and
     every thing it contains which is not the private property of the
     garrison.

     Fort Royal, March 22, 1794.

     Signed.

     D'AUCOURT.                                       C. THOMPSON.
     GASCHET, Fils.                                   RICH. SYMES.
     DUPRIRET.                                        JOHN CONYNGHAM.

      Approved by me,                                  Approved by us,

      DTE. ROCHAMBEAU,                                 CHARLES GREY.
      Commander in Chief of the French                 JOHN JERVIS.
      West India Islands.

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On the 21st of March Captain Faulknor was promoted from the Zebra sloop
to the command of the Bienvenue French frigate of 40 guns, taken in the
Carénage of Fort Royal, and which was now named the Undaunted by the
Admiral, to express the greatness of that action, which finished the
capture of the whole island. At the same time Lieutenant Bowen was
promoted to the command of the Zebra sloop, for his gallant conduct on
the 17th instant, as well as at various other times.

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An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794: Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.

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