and the world in general; that we have sent our enemies to the lower regions, by the mortal wounds of our fkilful fwords. They were furrounded at the camp of Singar, and prevented from being fupplied with any kinds of provifions or water, which obliged them at laft to kill and eat their cows, whom they used to worship as the Almighty God, as alfo to fearch their dung for the grain they had eaten on. Thus unhappily fituated, they refolved to die rather than fubject themselves longer to the miferies of famine, and cious ftones, &c. all which are laid at his majesty's feet. Ye fhall fend copies hereof to all our cities, and publish this joyful news' to the whole world. Praife be to God, the ungrateful enemy is cut off from the pleafures of life, as the ftars fall from heaven. Capitulation for the citadel of Preliminary Article. HE chevalier de St. Croix, and commandant of the citadel of Belleifle, propofes that the place fhall furrender on the 12th of June, in cafe no fuccours arrive before that time; and that, in the mean while, no works fhould be carried on, on either fide, nor any act of hoftility, nor any communication between the English befieging, and the French befieged. accordingly, on the 6th of Jamnade-brigadier in the king's army, lakhar (or January 1761) their whole camp was ordered to be in readiness to make their laft effort, which our officers, and army, of zea lous hearts, received with intrepidity, and returned as quick as lightning, 'and terrible as thunder. In a moment of time they difpatched them to Johannum, (hell;) this feparated the head of Viffvafraw, (the cominanding officer) from his body, and caft it on the earth: Bhavoo or Sadobo was first wounded, and then trampled to death by his own elephant; Mallarfie Holcar was cut down; Chingofie and Damafie are taken prifoners, and their inferior officers and feapoys were flain in numbers, impoffible herein to exprefs. Twenty-two thoufand of the enemy, male as well as female, have been made Moors, and diftributed the handfomeft of the women as concubines to our officers, and the others as flaves to our army; but the riches they have taken cannot be afcertained, the following is only part; fifty thousand horfes, four hundred thoufand head of cattle, onecrow and three quarters ofrupees, eleven thousand camels, five hundred elephants, befides pearls, pre Refused. ARTICLE 1. The entire garrifon fhall march through the breach with the honours of war, drums beating, colours flying, lighted matches, and three pieces of cannon with twelve rounds each. Each foldier fhall have fifteen rounds in his cartouch box. All the officers, ferjeants, foldiers, and inhabitants, are to carry off their baggage. The women to go with their hufbands. Granted, In favour of the gallant defence which the citadel has made, under the orders of the chevalier de St. Croix. 11. Two covered waggons fhall be provided, and the effects which they carry fhall be depofited in two covered boats, which are not to be vifited. The The covered waggons are refufed; but care fhall be taken to tranfport all the baggage to the continent by the fhorteft way. III. Veffels fhall be furnished for carrying the French troops by the fhorteft way into the nearest ports of France, by the first fair wind. Granted. IV. The French troops that are to embark, are to be victualled in the fame proportion with the troops of his Britannic majefty; and the fame proportion of tonnage is to be allowed to the officers and foldiers which the English troops have. Granted. V. When the troops fhall be embarked, a veffel is to be furnished for the chevalier de St. Croix, brigadier in the king's army, to M. de Ja Ville, the king's lieutenant, to M. de la Garique, colonel of foot, with brevet of commandant in the abferce of the chevalier de St.Croix, and to the field officers, including thofe of the artillery, and engineers; as alfo for the three pieces of cannon, as well as for the foldiers of the Coure Royale, to be transported to Nantz with their wives, fervants, and the baggage which they have in the citadel, which is not to be vifited. They are to be victualled in the fame proportion with the Englith officers of the fame rank. Care thall be taken that all thofe who are mentioned in this article fhall be tranfported without lefs of time, to Nant, with their haggage and effects, as well as the three pieces of cannon, granted by the first article. VI. After the expiration of the term mentioned in the firft article, a gate of the citadel fhall be dilivered up to the troops of his britannic majefty; at which there fhall be kept a French guard of equal numbers, until the king's troops fhall march out to embark. Thofe guards fhall be ordered to permit no English foldier to enter, nor no French foldiers to go out. A gate fhall be delivered to the troops of his Britannic majefty, the moment the capitulation is figned; and an equal number of French troops fhall occupy the fame gate. VII. A veffel fhall be furnished to the commiffaries of war and to the treasurer, in which they may carry their baggage, with their fecretaries, clerks, and fervants, with out being molefted or visited. They fhall be conduced, as well as the other troops to the nearest port of France. Granted. VIII. Meff. de Taille, captain general of the Garde Cofte, lary major, two lieutenants of cannonters of the Garde Cofte, and ninety bon bardiers, cannoneers, ferjeants, and fufileers, Gardes Coftes of Bellcite, paid by the king, fhall have it a their choice to remain in the island as well as all the other inhabitants, without being molefted, either as to their perfons or goods. And f they have a mind to fell their goods, furniture, boats, nets, and, in general, any effects which belong to them, within fix months, and to pafs over to the continent, they all not be hindered; but, on the contrary, they fhall, have proper afliltance, and the neceflary pafiports. They fhall remain in the island under the protection of the king of Great Britain, as the other inhabitants, or fhall be tranfported to the continent, if they pleafe, with the garrifon. JA. M. Sarignon, clerk of the trealary of the French troops, the armourer, the Bourgeois cannoncers 1 the ftore-keepers, and all the worknen belonging to the engineers, may remain at Belleifle with their families, or go to the continent with the fane privileges as abovementioned. Granted to remain in the island, upon the fame footing with the other inhabitants, or to be tranfported with the garrifon to the continent, as they fhall think proper. X. The Roman Catholic religion fhall be exercifed in the island with the fame freedom as under a French government. The churches fhall be preferved, and the rectors and other prifts continued; and, in cafe of death, they fhall be replaced by the bishop of Vannes. They thall be maintained in their functions, privileges, immunities, and revenues. All the inhabitants, without diftinction, fhall enjoy the free exercife of their religion. The other The other part of this article must neceffarily depend on the pleasure of his Britannic majcity. XI. The officers and foldiers, who are in the hofpitals of the town and citadel, fhall be treated in the fame manner as the garrifon; and after their recovery, they fhall be furnished with veffels to carry them to Fiance. In the mean while they fhall be fupplied with fubfiftence and remedies till their departure, according to the ftate which the Comptroller and furgeons fhall give in. Granted. XIL. After the term mentioned in the preliminary article is expired, orders fhall be given that the commiffaries of artillery, ergineers, and provifions, fhall make an inventory of what fhall be found in the Ling's magazines, out of which, bread, wine, and meat fhall be furnished to fubfift the French troops to the moment of their departure. They fhall be furnished with neceffary fubfiftence till their departure, on the fame footing with the troops of his Britannick majesty. XIII. Major Gen. Craufurd, as well as all the English officers and foldiers who have been made prifoners fince the Sth of April, 1751, inclufive, fhall be fet at liberty after the fighing of the capitulation; and fhall be difengaged from their parole. The French officers of dif ferent ranks, volunteers, ferjeants, and foldiers, who have been made prifoners fince the Sth of April, fhall alfo be fet at liberty. The English officers and foldiers, prifoners of war in the citadel, are to be free the moment the capitulation is figned. The French officers and foldiers who are prifoners of war, fhall be exchanged according to the cartel of Sluys. All the above articles fhall be executed faithfully on both fides, and fuch as may be doubtful fhall be fairly interpreted. Granted. After the fignature, hostages shall be fent on both sides, for the fecurity of the articles of capitulation. Cranted. All the archives, regifters, public papers, and writings, which have any relation to the government of the iland, fhall be faithfully given un to his Britannick majoty's com miffary: two days (hall be allowed for the evacuation of the citadel ; and the traipse fary for the 'embark on, fhall be ready to teceive the garrifin and their ef feets. A French officer fall be ordered to deliver up the verilə ftores and providons; and, in general, every thing which belongs 1. to his most Christain Majefty, to an English commiffary appointed for that purpose. And an officer fhall be ordered to fhew us all the mines and fouterains of the place. S. HODGSON. A. KEPPEL. The terms of peace to be granted to the Cherokee Indians. ARTICLE I. LL English prifoners, negroes, from the hunting parties meeting in the woods. VI. To prevent as much as may be any disturbances that may arife between the Cherokees and the white people on the Back-Settlements, no Cherokee Indian fhall come down into this province, within the limits of Twenty-fix mile river, on any pretence whatsoever, without fome white perfon in company, or unless by the order or permiffion of fome white perfon in company, or unless men, whether French or English, A hurles, and cattle, in their who have been amongst the Chero poffeffion, fhall be delivered up immediately to colonel Grant. II. Fort Loudoun and the cannon belonging thereto, now lying at Chote, fhall be delivered up to any perfons fent to take charge of them; and any forts fhall be built hereafter in the Cherokee nation, when the fame is thought neceffary by the English. III. The Cherokees fhall not admit any Frenchmen into their nation; and if any fhould come, the Cherokees fhall affift us, at leaft fhall not pretend to interpofe their protection, to prevent us, when we think proper to apprehend the Frenchmen. IV. Any Indian, who murders any of his majefty's fubjects, fhall be immediately put to death by the Cherokees, as foon as the murder and murderer are known in the Cherokee nation, and that the head or fcalp of the murderer be brought to the commander of the next Englifh fort. V. The Cherokees fhall not hunt to the eastward of Twenty-fix mile river, nor the English to the weftward of it, to prevent any quarrels or mifchief that may be occafioned kees, and have aided and affifted them during the late war, fhall be delivered up. VII. The Cherokees fhall not moleft the creatures belonging to, nor trefpafs on the grounds neceffary for planting pafturage for the ufe of the garrifon of forts built, or to be built, in their nation. VIII. The Catawbas and Chickefaws to be comprehended in this peace. IX. That all the Cherokee prifoners we have taken fhall be reftored. X. Our friendship shall be granted to them; a firm peace fhall be made and finally ratified in Charlestown; trade fhall be renewed, and plenty of goods fent up to be exchanged for their skins, to fupply their wants. XI. And as equal juftice is the fureft foundation of a lafting peace, it fhall be agreed, that when an Englishman murders a Cherokee, the Cherokees fhall not put him to death, but he thall be delivered to the officer of the fort, fent prisoner to Charles-town, and there tried according to our laws, and if found guilty to be executed in prefence of fome fome Cherokees, if they defire to be prefent; and when the Cherokees think they are injured by the English in their nation, the Cherokees are not to take revenge themfelves, but shall make complaint to the commander of the next English fort, to be from thence tranfmitted to the English governor, who will right them therein, according to our laws; and when 'te Cherokees injure any English among them, on the complaint thereof, the Cherokees fhall right the injured; thus the guilty will only be punished on both fides; thus friendship, peace, and trade will be preferved; but when they cease to obferve this treaty, friendship, peace, and trade will alfo cease. XII. That Attakullakulla communicate thefe ftipulations to the nation on his return, and acquaint them, that in order to have these articles of peace finally ratified and confirmed, fo, that our old friendfhip may be renewed, and laft as long as the fun fhines and rivers run; fome of the headmen from the upper, the valley, the middle, and lower fettlements fhall come down to Charles-town, and confirm these ftipulations, and then fettle fuch matters, as concern the trade to be carried on with their nation. Account of a late conspiracy against the king of Prussia. Published by authority. A SILESIAN gentleman, of the name of Wargotfch, who has an eftate near Strehlen, came often to the Praffian camp, where he was well received by the king of Pruffia, and by the officers. He informed himself, with great exactnefs, of every thing that paffed in the The whole affair is reported to have been accidentally discovered by one of Wargotfch's own fervants, who had often been employed to carry letters to a Popish prieft, in a neighbouring village. Thefe letters were directed to an Auftrian lieut. col. and the priest had the care of tranfmitting them. The fervant obferving, when his mafter gave him the laft letter, he was uncommonly anxious about the fafe delivery of it, and appeared to be in great agitation of mind, began to fufpe&t that he was employed in a dangerous fervice; however he took the letter, and promifed to deliver it as ufual; but instead of that, carried it directly to Strehlen, where he put it into the hands of M. de Crucemark, the adjutant-general, who immediately fent out two small parties of dragoons, to feize Wargotich and the priest, who were both made prifoners, but efcaped afterwards. The trial of Wargotfch, who has been cited to appear, was actually carrying |