APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Gen. Murray's Account of the Siege of Fort St. Philip; Articles of Capitulation, and Returns of the State of the Garrison and Artillery. From the LONDON GAZETTE. Copy of a Letter from the Hon. Gen. Murray, Governor of Minorca, to the Earl of Hilborough, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State. Received by Captain Don, March 19. I Minorca, Feb. 16, 1782. MY LORD, HAVE the honour to acquaint your lordship, that Fort St. Philip was furrendered to his Catholic Majefty the 5th inftant. The capitulation accompanies this. I flatter myfelf all Europe will agree the brave garrifon fhowed uncommon heroifm, and that thirst for glory which has ever diftinguifhed the troops of my royal mafter. Our neceffary guards required four hundred and fifteen men the night before the capitulation; the whole number able to carry arms amounted fix hundred and fixty only, of courfe there were none for picquet, and a defect of one hundred and feventy to relieve the guards, as is evident by the returns. The moft VOL. XXV. inveterate fcurvy which I believe ever has infected mortals, reduced us to this fituation. The reports of the faculty fully explain the dreadful havock it made, and that three days further obftinacy on my part must have inevitably destroyed the brave remains of this garrifon, as they, declare there was no remedy for the men in the hofpitals but vegetables; and that of the fix hundred and fixty able to do duty, five hundred and fixty were actually tainted with the fourvy, and in all likelihood would be in' the hofpitals in four days time. Such was the uncommon spirit of the King's foldiers, that they concealed their diforders and inability, rather than go into the hospitals; feveral men died on guard after having ftood fentry; their fate was not difcovered till called upon for the relief when it came to their turn to mount again. Perhaps a more noble, or a more tragical fcene, was never exhibited, than that of the march of the garrison of St. Philip through the Spanish and French armies. It confifted of no more than fix hundred old decrepit foldiers. two hundred feamen, one hundred and twenty of the royal artillery, twenty Corficans, and twenty-five Greeks, Turks, Moors, Jews, &c. The two armies were drawn up in [Q] two two lines, the bats fronting each other, forming a way for us to march through; they confifted of fourteen thousand men, and reached from the glacis to Georgetown, where our battalions laid down their arms, declaring they had furrendered them to God alone, having the confolation to know, the victors could not plume themselves in taking an hospital. Such was the diftreffing figures of our men, that many of the Spanifh and French troops are faid to have fhed tears as they paffed them: the Duke de Crillon and the Baron de Falkenhayn declare it is true. I cannot aver this, but think it was very natural. For my own part, I felt no uneafinefs on this occafion, but that which proceeded from the miferable diforder which threatened us with deftruction. Thanks to the Almighty, my apprehenfions are now abated; the humanity of the Duke de Crillon (whofe heart was most fenfibly touched by the misfortune of fuch brave men has gore even beyond my wifhes in providing every thing which can contribute to our recovery. The Spanish as well as the French furgeons attend our hofpitals. We are greatly indebted to the Baron de Falkenhayn, who commands the French troops. We owe infinite obligations to the Count de Crillon; they can never be forgot by any of us. I hope this young man never will command an army against my Sovereign, for his military talents are as confpicuous as the goodnefs of his heart. Lifts of the killed and wounded, with the number of our guns which were destroyed by the ene my's battering artillery, which confifted of 109 pieces of cannon and thirty-fix mortars, are inclofed. I fhall wait here until I fee the laft man of my noble garrifon fafely and commodioufly embarked. If my accompanying them in a tranfport to England could be of the fmalleft fervice to any of them, I would cheerfully go with them by fea; but as I can be of no further ufe to them after they are on board fhip, I truft his Majefty will approve of my going to Leghorn to bring home with me my wife and children, who fled to Italy in the evening of the day the Spanish army landed on the island. My aid de camp, Captain Don, will have the honour to prefent this letter to your lordship; he is well acquainted with the moft minute circumftance relative to the fiege, is an intelligent, diftinguifhed officer, and is furnished with copies of all the papers I have, which he will lay before your lordship, if requifite, The captains Savage, Boothby, and Don, of the 51ft regiment, Lieut. Mercier of ditto, Lieut. Botticher, of Goldacker's regiment, and Lieut. Douglas the engineer, are exchanged for the officers we made prifoners at Cape Mola.. Colonel Pringle and his nephew Lieut. Pringle, are to be left hoftages until the transports return, agreeable to the capitulation. I have the honour to be, &c. JAMES MURRAY. P. S. It would be unjust and ungrateful was I not to declare, that from the beginning to the laft hour of the fiege, the officers and men of the royal regiment of artillery, and likewife the feamen, diftinguished themfelves: I believe the the world cannot produce more rifon, comprehending all his Bri expert gunners and bombardiers than those who ferved at this fiege; and I am fure the failors fhewed uncommon zeal. It is necessary likewise to declare, that no garrifon was ever nourished with better falt provifious of all kinds than we had fent to us from England; fresh vegetables we could not have, but we had plenty of peafe, good bread, and rice, with currants and raifins; and left in the fort fix months full allowance of all kinds, although a magazine, containing fix months more, was burnt by the enemy's fhells. JAMES MURRAY. Articles of Capitulation propofed by his Excellency the Hon. James Murray, Lieutenant-General of his Britannic Majefty's Forces, Colonel of the 13th regiment of foot, Captain-general and commander in chief of Fort St. Philip, to his Excellency Louis Berton de Balls, Duc de Crillon, Lieutenant-general of of the French and Spanish forces, and commander in chief of the com bined army. St. Philip's Castle, Feb. 4, 1782, at nine o'clock in the morning. ARTICLE I. THAT all acts of hoftility fhall cease till the articles of capitulation are agreed upon and figned. ART. II. That the garrifon upon their furrender, fhall be allowed all the honours of war, viz. To march out with fhouldered arms, drums beating, colours flying, twenty-four rounds per man, matches lighted, four pieces of cannon, two mortars, with twentyfour rounds of ammunition for each piece, four covered boats, not to be fearched upon any account. ART. III. That the whole gar the tannic Majefty's fubjects, civil as well as military, and the Corfican corps and Greeks, &c. fhall have their baggage and effects fecured to them, with leave to move or difpofe of it as they fhall think proper; and that his Britannic Majefty's fubjects ferving in the garrifon, who poffeffed houfes and grounds in Mahon and GeorgeTown, fhall have leave to difpofe of them to any of his Catholic Majefty's fubjects. › cluding officers, artificers, foldiers, ART. IV. That the garrifon, inand other British fubjects, and their families, fhall be provided with convenient tranfports at the rate of one ton and a half per man, and to be carried to the first port in Great Britain, and landed there as foon as they arrive, at the expence of the crown of Spain; and that provisions shall be allowed to them out of fuch as remain in the magazines of the garrison at its furrender, for the time they remain in the island, and for their voyage by fea for ten weeks, in receive it; and the officers with the fame proportion as they now vernor's permition, fhall have their families, who have the gopaffports granted to them to go to England or Germany by land; that the Corficans, Greeks, &c. now ferving in the garrifon, who do not exceed feventy men, shall be tranfported to Leghorn, and landed there likewife at the expence of the crown of Spain; but their provifions for the paffage to be taken from the magazines of the garrifon. That the tranfports are to be provided for the accommodation of the troops during the voyage, with the bedding of the garrifon. That a proper hospital [Q] 2 for for the fick and during the time that the transports are getting ready (which time fhall not exceed one month from the figning of this) fhall be provided; and fuch as may not then be in a condition to embark, fhall be allowed to ftay behind, and be properly taken care of till they fhall be able to be fent to Great Britain by another conveyance. ART. V. That while the garrifon continues in the island, permiffion fhall be granted to purchase vegetables and fresh meat in the markets, for the fick in the hofpital. ART. VI. Until the garrifon quits the place, it fhall not be permitted to corrupt the foldiers, and try to make them defert from their regiments; and the officers fhall have access to them at all times; for which purpofe no communication betwixt the foldiers of his Catholic Majefty and the troops of the garrifon fhall be ad mitted of. ART. VII. That exact difcipline fhall be kept up on both fides. ART. VIII. That the four in habitants of the island, viz. Paul Guiard, Marc Reure, Michael Amengual, and Lewis Roca, who have joined in the defence of the garrifon, fhall be permitted to remain and enjoy their properties in the island unmolested, ART. IX. That all prifoners of war made fince the landing the Spanish army, fhall be delivered up on both fides. ART. X. Hoftages being delivered on both fides for the faithful execution of the preceding conditions, his Excellency the Hon. Lieat. Gen. Murray confents to deliver up the place, with all the military ftores and ammunition, cannon, and mortars, except what is referved in the fecond article, to his Catholic Majesty; likewise to direct that all mines and underground-works fhall be fhewn to his Catholic Majefty's engineers; plans of the galleries, mines, and other fubterraneous works, fhall be likewife delivered up. (Signed) JAMES MURRAY. Duke de Crillon's Anfwer to General Murray's firft Propofal to capitulate. THE order which I have from to any capitulation, except under my court, forbidding me to liften the exprefs condition that the garrifon of Fort St. Philip fhall be prifoners of war, I am under the obligation to return his Excellency General Murray the articles which he proposes to me; but I am very forry I have not an opportunity to. make known to him my defire for the prefervation of his men, and his perfon and his brave garrifon particularly the esteem with which have infpired me. B. B. DUC DE CRILLON. Mahon, February, 4, eleven o'clock in the morning. Further Articles of Capitulation prepofed by his Excellency General Murray to his Excellency the Duke de Crillon, dated Fort St. Philip, February 2, 1782, at eight o'clock at night, he having objected to thofe formerly fent to him with the Anfwers of the Duke de Crillon to the laft Articles propofed by General Murray, dated Mahon, February 4, 1782, at ten at night. ART. I. As his Excellency the Duke de Crillon, by the exprefs orders of his Sovereign, cannot receive receive the garrifon but as prifoners of war, his Excellency the Hon. Lieutenant General James Murray confents to furrender the garrifon agreeable to the Duke de Crillon's inftructions from his court; but he expects the Duke de Crillon will allow the garrifon to march out of it with all the honours of war he has required in the fecond article of thofe fent to the Duke, which is by no means incompatible with his Excellency's inftructions, and will tend more to his glory; for certainly no troops ever gave greater proofs of heroifm than this poor worn-out garrifon of St. Philip's Caftle, who have defended themselves almoft to the laft man. Answer. The garrifon fhall be prifoners of war; but in confideration of the conftancy and valour which General Murray and his men have fhewn in their brave defence, they fhall be permitted to go out with their arms fhouldered, drums beating, lighted matches, and colours flying, till having marched through the midft of the army, they fhall lay down their arms and colours; and moreover, being defirous of giving a proof of my high efteem for the general, he fhall be allowed a covered boat. ART. II. Gen. Murray defires the garrifon may be allowed to return to England, prifoners of war, in tranfports furnished by the King of Spain, but paid for by the King of England; and that the troops fhall be victualled while they remain on the ifland, till the tranfports are got ready for them, and during the paffage to Great Britain, out of the ftores of the gargifon, at the fame allowance for the br each man they have been accuftomed to receive. The troops of the garrifon are likewife to be allowed to take their bedding with them in the tranfports.-Granted. ART. III. That the Corficans, Greeks, &c. are to be tranfported to Leghorn, and likewife victualled out of the ftores of the garrifon at the ufual allowance: the tranfports at the expence of England. -Granted. ART. IV. That the General thinks that the officers should follow the fate of their men, and therefore will not permit any officer to go home by land, but those whofe health requires it that his own will not admit of a long feavoyage, and therefore he hopes the Duke de Crillon will allow himand his fuite to go to Marfeilles, and from thence to England, for which purpofe he has the King of France's paffport.-Granted. ART. V. That the Duke de Crillon may depend upon it the garrifon of Fort St. Philip fhall not ferve during the war, unless they are regularly exchanged, or a cartel fettled betwixt the belligerent powers, which may liberate them from the obligations of not ferving during the war. Anfwer. The confidence which I have in the honour of all the of ficers of the garrifon of St. Philip, does not fuffer me to doubt of their keeping their promise not to serve against Spain and her allies until they have been exchanged by Spain, either man for man, or by means of a cartel, in cafe any fhou be established by their Ca tholic and Britannic Majesties; for the officers fhall be prifoners of war on their parole of honour, given in writing under their hands. [Q] 3 With |