The persons belonging to privateers, and those who have no property in the island, who do not chuse to remain in it, shall have a vessel to carry them to the English islands, and be furnished with provisions for the voyage. Granted, during the space of six weeks. ARTICLE XXV. DEMANDED BY THE FRENCH GENERAL. There shall be delivered up to the General of the French troops, all the artillery and other effects in the colony, belonging to the King of England; all the batteries on the coasts shall be restored to the same state they were in before the attack of the island; all the small arms, which belong to the King of England, shall be restored, except those of the officers and militia; no powder shall be taken from the magazines; they shall be delivered into the hands of such persons as shall be appointed by the Marquis de Bouillé. Granted, by Governor Stuart; the preceding Articles being granted by the Marquis de Bouillé. ARTICLE XXVI. DEMANDED BY THE FRENCH GENERAL. The magazines of provisions, and other effects, belonging to the King of England, shall be delivered up to the Commissary employed in the colony. Granted by Governor Stuart. ARTICLE XXVII. OTHER ARTICLE DEMANDED BY THE FRENCH GENERAL. Governor Stuart shall deliver up to-morrow, the 8th of September, 1778, the posts at Prince Rupert’s Bay, after the Capitulation is signed. Fort Young shall be delivered directly into the hands of the first company of grenadiers; the forts and batteries of the town shall be delivered up at the same time, and all other fortresses of the colony, as soon as it possibly can be done. Granted by Governor Stuart. We the Governor-general of the French Windward islands in America, for his most Christian Majesty the King of France; and the Lieutenant-governor and Commander in Chief of Dominica, for his Britannic Majesty, the King of England, do ratify these Articles of Capitulation in twenty-seven Articles as above, and oblige ourselves reciprocally to abide by the same. Done in two parts at Roseau, Dominica. Signed and sealed with our seals at arms; and countersigned by our Secretaries, this 7th day of September, 1778, (Signed) _De Bouillé_ and _William Stuart_. And underneath by the General _Doublé_. And by the Lieut. Governor _Hawkes_. CHAPTER VIII. OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAND UNDER THE FRENCH, WITH A RELATION OF THE DISTRESSED SITUATION OF THE ENGLISH INHABITANTS, UNTIL ITS RESTORATION TO GREAT BRITAIN; TOGETHER WITH THE ACCOUNT OF THAT EVENT, AND SEVERAL OTHER SUBJECTS. Thus fell the important island of Dominica into the hands of the French; and with it were lost all those advantages, that it was afterwards discovered would have accrued to the English, had it been in their possession during the last war.