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THE ROYAL GEORGIA GAZETTE. CAPITULATION of the Ijland of To lego, between the Cample de Graffe, commanding the Naval Forces cf his Moft Cbtiftian Maje Tty, and the Mar ques de B cur lie , Captain General of the French Windward ljlands in America, cn The one Phrt: And the Honourable Ge rge Ferguffen, hfau. re, commanding in Chief the Ijland cf ‘l obago. and the Honourable Mrj- r ht .nhipe, Common der in Chief of the Forces of his Bri tannic!: Majtffy , on the other Part. ARTICLEt Governor, field offi &j£ ‘ officers cf the’. T $ troops, and loldiers of fslo&J* • and s Tobago, fliall march out or the re doubts and forts with the honours of war, and (hall afterwards lay down their arms, except the officers. Art. 11. The officers and troops shall afterwards be lent to France, (except such of the officers as the- French General shall allow to remain in the Windward Islands of America on parole *) the wives and children ot the troops (hall follow the fame defli nanon v Art. 111. The inhabitants of the iilar.d shall preserve their civil govem ment, their laws, cuftams*, and ordi nances. Justice fhal! be admin ifbsretl by the fame persons now in office until Xfie peace, so as they behave well. The ‘Court cf Cbancey fhal! beheld by the Members of the C undl, and in the fame manner eflabiifhed by the laws, customs, and ordinances, in which the laid iHand shall be preserved , until the peace ; but appeals from the said Court shall be made to his Moft Chriflian Majesty’s Council. Art. IV. The inhabitants in gene ral of the said island, and the minifter£ of religion, shall be preferred in the pofTefTion of their estates and in the enjoyment of all they puffds of what nature fbever, in their! privileges, rights, honours, and th-y shall have the free exerciie of their re ligion, and the mini tiers the enjoy ment of their curacies. The free neg roes and mu lattoes shall _ be maintained in their liberty, but no Have shall in future be manumitted Without the permission of the Governor General, agreeable to the custom esta blished in the French colonies. Art. V. ‘lhe inhabitants shall not pay to his Moft Chriflian Majesty any other duties than thole they paid to - his Britannick Majesty.. oft in ift ration of Hilaries of the mini tiers of religion, and other ordinary ex pert ces, (hall be paid by the cal any. The produce which fhall.be export- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1781. ed from the colony shall pay at the Customhouse the fame duties which are paid in the French colonies. The fame rule shall take place as to the duties of importation. They shall enjoy all the privileges of trade granted to the fubjecls of his Moft Chriflian Majesty in the Windward Islands of America. Art. VI. The inhabitants shall not pay the contribution of 1200 Joes ex acted and admitted by the preliminary capitulation*, but the colony fliail be charged with rebuilding the-houses which have been burnt during the siege, as far as the 1200 Joes, in such manner that the inhabitants to whom not contribute more than their proportion to the reconftruc- • lion thereof. - Art. VII. The tffc&s, and parti cularly the slaves, which may have been taken during the siege, belonging to the inhabitants cf the colony, and which can be recovered, shall be re flored, The slaves who may have been carried on board the Ihips of the French fleet shall be landed and delivered to, the Provofl Mai fhal. N. B. There shall not be compre hended amongst the frffirfts to be re flored. the vessels which have been ta ken before or after the surrender of the island, nor the produce and merchan dize which were on board of them. Art. VIII. The (hips, vessels, and droggers, belonging to the inhabitants of the island, shall remain ,their pro perty**, but the Englilh vessels from Europe, or any of the Eriglifh islands, shall be faithfully delivered up to the French Governor. Art. IX. The absent inhabitants, even those who are in the service of his Britannick Majesty, shall be maintain ed in the possession enjoyment of their estates, which may be managed by their attornies. Art. X. The inhabitants, as in the French islands, shall be obliged to lodge the troops, in indispensable llau ces only *, the troops being gener ally lodged at the expence of the King, Art. XI. They shall be obliged to fvirnifti working negroes for the. works - of the fortifications, and others rela tive to the King’s service, to nS % num ber of 400 ; and the laid negroes fliall be fed at the expence of the King dur ing the time they shall be employed in the laid works. Art XII. The inhabitants shall take the oath of fidelity to his’ Moft Chris tian Majesty, before the French Go vernor of the island of Tobago, within two days, upon pain of being deprived of the enjoyment of their estates. But the inhabitants, particularly the widows, who cannot <Jo it in the tinis limited, by reason of sickness, abfcnce; or other obstacle, shall have a further time, which shall be notified to them- Art. XIII. The inhabitants shall observe a drift neutrality, and shall not be forced to take up arms againil his Britannick Majesty, or against any other power, consequently they shall bring to head quarters all their arms; which shall be deposited in the King’s magazines, excepting such as the Justices of the Peace shall think necef* fary on each plantation to secure good order amongst the nfcgroe*; but the Justices of the Peace shall personally anfwcr for any bad use which may be made of them against the tenor of the . p r cfent espitu 1 aliagg turefthey shall de liver to the French General, within ‘the time which shall be preferibed to them, assigned accounts of the arms which have been left with the inhabit ants of their parishes. . Art. XIV. The inhabitants of the island who are not attached by the na ture of their appointments to the ser vice of his Britannick Majesty shall not be deemed prisoners of war. Art. XV. The merchant vessels from England, or from any other flat* whatever, belonging to the inhabitants or merchants of this island of Tobago, shall be received into the ports of the said colony, during the space of fix months, without being fubjeft tocon fifeation, and fhal! be deemed the pro perty of the said inhabitants and mer chants; reserving to the French,Go vernor the right to judge of the pro perty of the said vessels beyond the said term, in conftderation of the distant place from whence they (hall have been dispatched: But the inhabitants or merchants shall be boi*nd, within two months, to make a report to the GoF ledtor of the veflcß which may or are expelled to beaddreffed to them, cither singly or in partnership. f Art, XVI. The inhabi tarns in ge neral may freely difpole of their estates personal and real in the enjoyment of which they are maintained, and conse quently fell or alienate them in such manner as they shall judge moft con venient. They may in like manner difpole of their revenues, and fend their children’ to England or el fe where for their edu cation, and bring them back. v Art. XVII. All the artillery and ordnance (lores, all arms in general/* powder, provisions, and effefts what soever, buildings, moveables, and im moveables, belonging to the King ot England, (hall be delivered to the General of the troops of his Moft Chriflian Majesty. Statesof them shall be drawn out, and the delivery made as soon as poflible. Persons who shall detain tljg (aid (lores, or any pare of [N ° . 134.]