red each; Seahorse,
Terpsichore, and Emerald, one hundred each: making, in all, nine
hundred, exclusive of officers and their servants.

The Summons alluded to, addressed to the Governor or Commanding Officer
of Santa Cruz, was as follows.

"_By Sir Horatio Nelson, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of His
Britannic Majesty's Forces by Sea and Land, before Santa Cruz._

"Theseus, 20th July 1797.

"SIR,

"I have the honour to acquaint you, that I am come here to demand
the immediate surrender of the ship El Principe d'Asturias, from
Manilla, bound to Cadiz, belonging to the Phillipine Company,
together with her whole and entire cargo; and, also, all such other
cargoes and property as may have been landed in the island of
Teneriffe, and not intended for the consumption of it's
inhabitants.

"And, as it is my earnest wish, that not one individual inhabitant
of the island of Teneriffe should suffer by my demand being
instantly complied with, I offer the following most honourable and
liberal terms; which, if refused, the horrors of war, which will
fall on the inhabitants of Teneriffe, must be, by the world,
imputed to you, and to you only: for I shall destroy Santa Cruz,
and the other towns in the island, by a bombardment, and levy a
very heavy contribution on the island.

"ARTICLE I.

"The forts shall be delivered to me; and, instantly, a party of the
British troops shall be put in possession of the gates.

"ARTICLE II.

"The garrison shall lay down their arms, but the officers shall be
allowed to keep their swords; and the garrison, without the
condition of being prisoners of war, shall be transported to Spain,
or remain in the island while their conduct is orderly and proper,
as the commanding officer pleases.

"ARTICLE III.

"On the express condition, that the full and entire cargoes of the
El Principe d'Asturias, and all such other cargoes and property as
may have been landed on the island of Teneriffe, and not intended
for the consumption of it's inhabitants, be given up, and the first
article complied with, not the smallest contribution shall be
levied on the inhabitants, but they shall enjoy the fullest
protection in their persons and property.

"AR