AN
Impartial
Account
Of
the
SURRENDER
of
CHARLEROY
With
the
several
ARTICLES
,
&c.
Licensed
,
October
13
,
1693.
October
13
,
1693
OUR
Letters
yesterday
from
Brussels
dated
the
14
th
instant
,
give
an
account
,
That
on
Sunday
,
the
Ist
instant
,
Don
Francisco
de
C●strillo
,
Governour
of
Charleroy
,
caused
a
Chamade
to
be
beaten
;
whereupon
the
fiting
seised
on
both
sides
,
and
3
Officers
,
were
sent
into
the
French
Camp
,
and
the
Duke
de
Villeroy
sent
3
Officers
into
the
Town
;
the
Capitulation
lasted
till
4
in
the
afternoon
,
at
which
time
the
Articles
signed
;
which
are
as
followeth
,
viz
-
1.
That
one
Gate
shall
be
immediately
delivered
into
the
hands
of
the
French
:
-
2.
That
the
Garison
shall
march
out
through
the
Breach
with
Arms
and
Baggage
,
Drums
beating
,
Colours
flying
,
Bullets
in
mouth
,
and
Match
lighted
,
with
all
other
Ensigns
of
Honour
usual
on
such
Occasions
,
and
to
be
conducted
to
Brussels
.
-
3.
That
they
shall
carry
out
5
Peices
of
Cannon
and
2
Mortars
.
-
4.
That
100
persons
masked
shall
march
out
,
and
that
they
shall
be
allowed
20
covered
Waggons
.
-
5.
That
they
shall
have
300
Waggons
to
carry
their
Baggage
,
which
the
French
are
to
provide
them
.
-
6.
That
the
Prisoners
on
both
sides
,
which
were
taken
since
the
beginning
of
the
Seige
,
b●
returned
as
they
march
out
.
-
7.
That
such
of
the
Inhabitants
as
are
desirous
to
stay
,
may
do
it
without
molestation
,
and
to
enjoy
their
Rights
and
Priviledges
,
as
they
did
und●r
his
Catholick
Majesty
.
-
8.
Th●t
the
Garrrison
march
our
on
the
3
d
,
which
accordingly
they
did
about
10
in
the
mo●ning
,
through
the
French
Army
,
who
stood
in
B●ttal●a
and
were
conducted
to
Genape
,
by
100
French
Horse
.
The
Govern●ur
came
out
at
the
Brussels
Gate
in
hss
Coach
,
and
was
complem●nted
by
the
Duke
de
Villeroy
,
and
other
General
Officers
,
who
highly
applauded
his
Conduct
and
Gallantry
,
during
the
Seige
.
The
Garrison
were
this
Night
at
Waterlo
,
and
to
morrow
Night
they
will
be
in
the
Suburbs
of
this
City
,
from
whence
they
will
march
to
Guelderland
,
to
Quarters
of
Refreshments
.
The
Governour
is
gone
to
the
Consederate
Army
to
give
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
an
account
of
what
passed
during
the
Siege
,
which
lasted
27
days
.
This
Fortress
is
scituated
in
the
Earldom
of
Namur
,
was
built
in
1666
by
the
Spaniards
,
Bombarded
by
the
French
in
1692.
it
stands
on
the
Rivers
Sambre
,
and
Pieton
,
14
miles
West
of
Namur
,
21
East
of
Mons
,
and
26
South
of
Brussels
.