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treatment which the English nation always fhews to prifoners. In fhort, they fhall be treated as prifoners of war furrendering themselves into the hands of a brave and honourable people. Precifely at eight o'clock to-morrow morning fhall begin to fire, with no intention of ceafing, til! I am eftablifhed in the full poffeffion of Pondicherry. You have once, Sir, refufed a fair and honourable offer; this is the fecond, and I believe a third is never made.

I have the Honour to be,' Sir,

Your moft obedient and

(Signed)

Very humble Servant,
J. BRAITHWAITE.

Camp before Pondicherry, Aug. 22, 1793.

SIR,

To General Braithwaite

The cruel fituation in which myfelf and a number of brave men have found themfelves, and which I belived was known to you, has forced us to the conduct we have held. I fend you an Officer of merit, whom I befeech you to hear. I hope he will be able to obtain froin you a Capitulation, and the twenty-four hours I have asked.

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To Mr. Chermont, Governor of Pondicherry, &c. &c.

SIR,

I have faid in my letter to Monf. Chermont, that, in furrendering at difcretion, he might confide in the humanity and generofity of a brave nation; but as he defires affurances, to quiet the minds of fuch as are alarmed at the idea of furrendering at difcretion,

I promife, that if the place, with all public property, ftores, ammunition, arms, ordnance, treafure and provifions, is faithfully delivered up, all private property belonging to individuals fhall be faved and inviolable: It being understood that arms, warlike or naval ftores, though in the hands of private merchants, must be confidered as public property, and faithfully delivered up as fuch.

II. The place must be furrendered to the troops that I fhall fend to take poffeffion, as foon as they appear at the Madras and

Vallenour Gates. The English troops, and the native troops in the British fervice, fhall behave with good order and difcipline: The French troops muft do the fame.

III. The garrifon muft lodge their arms in the Arfenal, and march out without arms or colours. They will be confidered as prifoners of war, and treated humanely as fuch. They fhall be marched to Aria Coupang, (the native troops excepted, who fhall have liberty to go where they please) and lodged and fed there, till tents, &c. can be prepared to fend them to Madras ; and I pledge myself they fhall be fent to Europe by the first opportunity.

IV. With regard to the Officers, they fhall wear their swords, and be prisoners on their paroles of honour, referving their private properties.

V. Hoftages, two Officers of rank, must be sent to me before nine o'clock to-morrow morning, for the faithful acquiefcence to these terms and on the arrival of those hostages I will fend troops to take poffeffion of the place, and to efcort the French foldiers to Aria Coupang.

VI. Rigour would juftify me, under prefent circumstances, in infifting upon harfher terms; but humanity induces me to fpare perfons and private property; and the inhabitants remaining in Pondicherry, provided they demean themselves with due obedience to our Government and Laws, fhall be treated and confidered as inhabitants under the protection of the British Government.

VII. This is final. If not acceded to by the arrival of the hostages, I shall recommence hoftilities at nine o'clock precifely. Given under my hand, folely for the prefent, in the abfence of Admiral Cornwallis, Camp before Pondicherry, Aug. 23, Three, A. M. J. BRAITHWAITE.

SIR,

To General Braithwaite.

I have the honour to fend you, as prefcribed, the Capitulation which you offer me, and which is accepted, as alfo the Lieutenant-Colonels Gautier and Joffet.

You may at nine o'clock, take poffeffion of the Vallenour and Madras Gates. I have given orders to the troops to be ready at that hour to surrender themselves at Aria Coupang. You will find here a figned copy of the capitulation.

I have the honour to be,

With the most perfect Efteem,

And the highest confideration,

Your very humble, and very obedient fervant,

Pondichery Aug. 23, 1793.

[(Signed)

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CHERMONT.

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Head Quarters, Camp before Pondichery Aug. 23, 1793.

General orders by Colonel Braithwaite.

Colonel Braithwaite has the honour and happiness to announce to the gallant army under his command the news of the furrender of Pondichery, on terins dictated by himself; terms, which he flatters himself must ever remain as a memorial to the French nation, that no fuperiority of fire, no advantage of circumstances, no mifconduct of an enemy, will caufe a British Commander to deviate from that humanity, which is the diftinguishing characteriftic of a brave nation.

He has fpared the whole garrifon and the properties of individuals, which the rigid law of arms would have juftified him in treating otherwife. He has fpared an enemy that continued to act offenfively and deftructively while uninolefted, but who funk under the first impreffions of his fuperior force. Actuated by the fame fentiments, he has no doubt but that the whole of the army under his command will confider their infatuated and unfortunate prifoners entitled (being now their prifoners) to their most humane attention.

It is not neceffary for him, at this time of day, to give to this fo eminently diftinguished army any orders on that head; the generals under whom they have ferved have taught them that an enemy conquered is an enemy no more; and he is convinced that the British troops, about to garrifon Pondichery as conquerors, or about to take charge of French prifoners, will convince both the inhabitants and their prifoners, that they can be as orderly, generous and humane, in the difcharge of these duties, as they have been active and brave in the duties of the trenches.

To a chearful, unaniinous and zealous perfeverance in their feveral duties, and to their established character for bravery, must be attributed the fuccefs of the prefent day; and their commander will ever remember it with pleafure and gratitude.

To thank corps or individuals in an army, fo wholly entitled to his warmeft thanks and approbation, cannot be attempted: He thanks and approves the whole with all his heart, and will not fail to fpeak thefe his fentiments of them to his fuperiors.

INDEX.

Where a * is marked after the figures of reference, it means that on account of the Cancel; there is another page with the fame number.

app. Stands for Appendix.

§ Distinguishes the Papers never before published in England.

+ Papers never before perfectly published in England.

A.

ADDRESS, of Dumourier to

his army on arreiting the Deputies, 103-To the French Nation by ditto on the fame occafion, 104-Ditto on joining Prince Cobourg, 113-Of the Houfe of Lords on the King's Speech, 13th Dec. 1792,361-Ön the Communication of the Death of Louis XVI, 368-On Hoftilities being declared by France, 370-Of the Houfe of Commons on the King's Speech 13th December 1792, 363-Of the Houfe of Commons on the Death

of Louis XVI, 369-On Hofti. lities being Declared by France, 372-Against the War moved by C. Grey, Efq. 373-Against Lord Auckland, moved by Mr. Sheridan, 379-In favour of peace moved by Mr. Fox, 17th June, 1793, 381.

Alface and Lorraine; the queftion concerning the rights of the German Princes in thofe Provin. ces stated, 152. Amendment moved by the Marquis of Lanfdown, on the Addrefs 13th December 1792, 363-By Mr Fox, 13th December 1792, 365 - By Mr. Fox on the fecond reading of the Addrefs of 13th December, 366 In the House of Lords to the Addrefs on the

Death of Louis XVI, 368-By Lord Stanhope to the Addrefs on the Declaration of War, 371By Lord Lauderdale on ditto, 371-by Mr. Fox on ditto, 372. Amand St. the Action there, 7 app. America; French Minifter's Notifi

cation, that France has conftituted herself a Republic, 308 -Her Secretary of State's Anfwer to the fame, 308 - Proclaims Neutrality, 22d April, 1793, 309- Addrefs to M. Genet from a General Meeting in Philadelphia, 310- Her Secretary of State's Answer to M. Genet, 312. Anfwers of the various European Powers to the French King's Notification of his Acceptance of the Conftitution, 145 +-Of the Emperor to the King of France's Request that he would mediate with the Elector of Treves, 152-Of the Duke of Brunswick to M. Louis de Narbonne, 160-Of the Prince de Kaunitz to M. Noailles, 18th of March 1792, 176+Of States General to Lord Auckland's Letter, 24th Sep. tember 1792, 204-Of ditto, to his requeit of 16th November 1792, that they would preferve Neutrality, 216-Of Ditto to the Manifefto of the British Court of the 29th October 1793, 140-Of the French Repubic

public to ditto, 141-Of the French Commiffioners to Prince Cobourg, 10th April, 1793, 276 -Of the Swifs Cantons to Lord Robert Fitzgerald's Memorial, 30th November, 1793, 298. Antwerp evacuated by the French, 6 app. Armistice declared between the Auftrian and French Armies, 6 app.--Terminated, 7 app. Archduchefs of Auftria, reftores the Joyeufe Entrée to the Belgian, 129-Requcfts Subfcriptions from ditto, 130.

Auft, Mr. his Note to Mr. Chauvelin, 236.

Auckland Lord, his Letter to the States General, 24th September, 1792, hoping they will not Shelter thofe who may put Louis XVI. to Death, 203Calls on them to preferve neutrality, 16th November, 1792, 215-He communicates, that the Mifcreants calling themfelves Philofophets, have put Louis XVI. to Death, 248That M. Chauvelin has been difmiffed Great Britain, 250That the French have laid an Embargo on Veffels, 251-Affures the States General of fuccours, 265-Congratulates on the Succefies of the Allies, 266 -Informs of the Arrett of the French Deputies, 272-Is accufed in the house of Lords, 380 -Ditto in the Houfe of Commons, 379.

B.

Baden, the Margrave of, his Trea

ty with Great-Britain, 21 *. Bavaria, its Neutral Conduct com plained of by the Imperial Minitter, 277-Ditto in another note, 278. Belgic Provinces, the Joyeufe Entree restored to them by a Proclamation of the Archduke, 129

-Subfcriptions requested of them for carrying on the War, 130. Bernstorff, the Danish Minister, his Answer to the Memorial of the Auftrian and Pruffian Minifters, in June, 1792, 325-For his other State Papers, See Den

mark.

Blonde, the French Frigate taken,

3 app.

Bourlon near Cambray, Actions there, 34 app: Braithwaite, Colonel, his Account of taking Pondichery, 155 app. Breda.Surrenders to the French, 3 app.

Brereton, Captain, his Account of his Sortie from Toulon, 99 app. Bruce, General, his Account of his expedition against Martinico, 142 app.

Brunfwick, the Duke of, his Declaration to the French People, 25th July, 1792, 32-His additional ditto, dated, 27th July, 35-His Memorial or Proclamation, 28th September, 1792, 76-His Answer to M. Louis de Narbonne, 160-Account of his Conference with the French Generals in Sept. 1792, 210Retakes Ruremonde, 4 app.Attacked by the French near Landau, 54 app.-Retreats to cover Mayence, 54 app.-Takes 3000 Prifoners at Pirmafens, 55

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