the ftore keepers, and all the workmen belonging to the engineers, may remain at Belleifle with their families, or go to the continent with the fame privileges as abovementioned. Granted to remain in the ifland, upon the fame footing with thei other inhabitants, or to be tranf ported with the garrifon to the continent, as they fhall think proper. X. The Roman Catholick religion fhall be exercised in the ifiand with the fame freedom as under a French government. The churches fhall be preferved, and the rectors and other priests continued; and, in case of death, they fhall be re-, placed by the bishop of Vannes. They fhall be maintained in their functions, privileges, immunities, and revenues. All the inhabitants, without distinction, shall enjoy the free exercise of their religion. The other part of this article muft neceffarily depend on the pleasure of his Britannick majefty. XI. The officers and foldiers, who are in the hofpitals of the town and citadel, shall be treated in the fame manner as the garrison; and after their recovery, they fhall be furnished with veffels to carry them to France. In the mean while they fhall be fupplied with fubfiftence and remedies till their departure, according to the state which the comptroller and furgeons fhall give in. Granted. XII. After the term mentioned in the preliminary article is expired, orders fhall be given that the commiffaries of artillery, engineers, and provifions, fhall make an inventory of what shall be found in the king's magazines, out of which, bread, wine, and meat shall 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 majetty. XIII. Major Gen. Craufurd, as well as all the English officers and foldiers, who have been made prifoners fince the 8th of April, 1761, inclutive, fhall be fet at liberty after? the figning of the capitulation: and fhall be disengaged from their parole. The French officers of different ranks, volunteers, ferjeants, and foldiers, who have been made prifoners fince the 8th of April, fallalio 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 prisoners of war, fhall be exchanged according to the cartel of Sluys. All the above articles fhall be exe-. cuted faithfully on both fides, and fuch as may be doubtful shall be fair ly interpreted. Granted. After the fignature, hoftages shall be fent on both fides, for the fecurity of the articles of capitulation. Granted. All the archives, registers, public papers, and writings, which have any relation to the government of the island, fhall be faithfully given up to his Britannick majesty's commiflary: two days fhall be allowed for the evacuation of the citadel; and the tranfports neceffary for the embarkation, fhall be ready to receive the garrifon and their effects. A French officer fhall be ordered to deliver up the warlike ftores and provifions; and, in general, every thing which belongs LU, 4 to to his most Christian 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. from the hunting parties meeting in the woods. VI. To prevent as much as may be any disturbances that may arise 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 The terms of peace to be granted to the white perfon in company, or unless A Cherokee Indians. ARTICLE I. LL English prifoners, negroes, horfes and cattle, in their 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 least 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 English 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 mischief that may be occafioned by the order or permiffion of this government; and that all white men, whether French or English, who have been amongst the Cherokees, and have aided and affifted them during the late war, shall be delivered up. VII. The Cherokees fhall not moleft the creatures belonging to, nor trefpafs on the grounds neceffa ry for planting pafturage for the use 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 restored. X. Our friendship fhall be granted to them; a firm peace thall be made and finally ratified in Charlestown; trade shall 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 shall be delivered to the officer of the fort, fent prifoner 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 themselves, 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 the 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 observe this treaty, friendship, peace, and trade will alfo cease. XII. That Attakullakulla communicate these 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 confpiracy against the king of Pruffia, published by authority. SILESIAN gentleman, of the name of Wargotfch, who has an eftate near Strehlen, came often to the Pruffian 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 army; and particularly, of the difpofitions made of the troops in their quarters of cantonment; and, as the country thereabout was well known to him, he formed a project of furprifing his Pruffian majesty, in the night of the 1ft of December, which was to have been executed in this manner: a fmall body of refolute cavalry were to penetrate, in the night, into the suburbs of Strehlen, where his Pruffian majefty lodged, to which they were immediately to fet fire; and during the confufion that this muft neceffarily occafion, to endeavour to seize and carry off the king of Pruffia, which Wargotfch thought was very practicable, as the quarters were, at that time, but flightly guarded. The whole affair is reported to have been accidentally difcovered 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 Austrian lieut. col. and the priest had the care of tranfmitting them. The fervant obferving, when his master 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 fufpect 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 par ties of dragoons, to feize Wargotsch and the prieft, who were both made prifoners, but efcaped afterwards. The trial of Wargotfch, who has been cited to appear, is actually carrying carrying on before the tribunal of your majesty's paternal attention called the Ober Ampt, in Breslau. To the king's most excellent majefy. The humble addrefs of the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled. E pleased, moft gracious fo to improve the happiness and fecurity of your people, and to render the fame ftable and permanent to pofterity. May the fame providence long preferve your majesty, and your royal confort, to enjoy the fruits of this bleffed marriage, in an uninterrupted courfe of conjugal felicity, and in a numerous offspring, refembling their illuftrious parents, Bvereign, to accept the cordial in every public, as well as private, and respectful congratulations of your majesty's ever dutiful and loyal fubjects, the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled, on the folemnization of your majefty's most aufpicious nuptials. Warmly interested from every motive of gratitude, as well as duty, in whatever can affect your royal mind, we enjoy the highest fatisfaction in the completion of our withes, by your majefty's happy union with a princefs of the most exalted merit; a princess, who, by her descent from an illuftrious lineage (refpectable for their firm and conflant zeal for the proteftant religion, and dear to us for their particular attachment to your majefty's royal house) and above all, by her own most eminent virtues, and amiable endowments, was most worthy to engage your majefty's esteem and affection, and to fhare the honours of the British crown. We adore the divine goodness, that as in all your majesty's other conduct, fo more particularly in a choice of the higheft importance to your majefty and your kingdoms, hath fo vifibly guided and infpired your royal breaft. A choice, which we thankfully acknowledge the Atrongest and most acceptable proof 1 virtue. And may the imperial crown of thefe realms, be worn with undiminished luftre by their defcendants, till time fhall be no more. moft happy nuptials with a monarch, whofe early wisdom, fortitude, and piety, add luftre to the diadem he wears, and render him the darling, as well as father, of his people. We do, with that honeft warmth and fincerity which characterize the British nation, humbly affure your majefty, that as the many virtues and amiable endowments, which your majefty poffeffes in fo eminent a degree, cannot fail to blefs our bee loved fovereign with every domef tick happiness; fo will they ever endear your majesty to a people, not more diftinguished for their love of liberty, and their country, than for their inviolable loyalty and gratitude to thofe princes from whom they derive protection and profperity. Long may your majetty live to fhare the felicity you are formed to infpire. And may your majefty prove the happy mother of a race of princes, to tranfmit the glories of this diftinguished reign to the latelt of our pollerity. cafion, and our fervent wishes, that the royal nuptials may be bleffed with felicity, as permanent and unmixed, as the joy they produce is univerfal. From the evident marks we have feen of thy attention to the happinefs of thy people, guided by an uniform fteadiness and prudence, we are perfuaded, that in thy illuftrious confort are united thofe amiable qualities, which will alike contribute to the domeftic happiness of our fovereign, and endear her to his fubjects. Impreffed with fuch fentiments, we already regard the queen with duty and affection, and we trust it will be our conftant endeavour to cultivate the like fentiments in those among whom we converse; promoting, by example, that dutiful fubmiflion to authority which renders government easy to the prince, and grateful to the people. May it please the most High, by whofe wifdom kings reign, and princes decree juftice, to confirm every virtuous purpose of thy heart, and to replenish it with ftability and fortitude fuperior to every exigency: long may he vouchlafe to continue thee a bleffing to these nations, and thy defcendants, the guardians of liberty, civil and religious, to many generations. Signed on the behalf of the faid people in London, the 26th of the tenth month, 1761. His majey's most gracious answer. THIS May it please the king, and to me. addrefs, fo full of duty affection, is very agreeable You may depend on my pro tection. A letter |