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countermanded, and Lieutenant - colonel Murray was sent to explain, that no proposal of capitu­ lation could' be listened t o , unless accompanied --by the surrender of the fleet. This basis Ihiving been admitted by a sub- seguent letter on the 6th, Major General Sir A. Wellesley, whom I had sent for, for this pur­ pose, from his command in the couutry, where? he had distinguished himself in a manner So ho­ nourable to bimself and so advantageous to the public, was appointed, with Sir Ilomje Fopham,. and Lieutenant-Colonel Murray, to prepare and sign Articles of Capitulation; and those Officers having insisted on proceeding immediately to bu­ siness , the Capitulation was drawn up in ‘the night between the 6th and 7th. The ratification was exchanged in the course of the morning; and at .four in the afternoon of the same day, Lieut-General Burrard procee­ ded to take possession. The British Grenadiers present, *with de­ tachments from all the other corps of cavalry and infantry, under the command of Colonel Cameron, of the 79th regiment, with two bri­ gades of artillery, marched into the citadel, while Major-General Spencer, having embarked his bri­ gade at the Kalk Brandi ere, landed in the Dock­ yard, and took possession of. each, of the line of battle ships, and of all the Arsenal; the Danish » guards withdrawing when those of his Majesty were ready to replace thpm, and proper officers