. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . About 375 CAPTURE OF CAPRI 137 city, so that when the fire opened, the guns being6-pounders, the shot made holes in the walls withoutshaking them, and it became necessary to reduce thecharge, in order to effect a breach. But Colonel Lowe,by nature timid, was still further discouraged by someNeapolitans now in Capri, who had fled in consequenceof their crimes, or from having been engaged in con-spiracies, and who feared to fall into the hands of thepolice of Naples ; the flag of peace was thereforehoisted ; the city, the fortress, the magazines, and a
. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . About 375 CAPTURE OF CAPRI 137 city, so that when the fire opened, the guns being6-pounders, the shot made holes in the walls withoutshaking them, and it became necessary to reduce thecharge, in order to effect a breach. But Colonel Lowe,by nature timid, was still further discouraged by someNeapolitans now in Capri, who had fled in consequenceof their crimes, or from having been engaged in con-spiracies, and who feared to fall into the hands of thepolice of Naples ; the flag of peace was thereforehoisted ; the city, the fortress, the magazines, and allthe materiel of war were given up on conditions whichwere fixed that day, the 18th October ; and ColonelLowe yielded himself prisoner, along with seven hundredand eighty English and Corsican soldiers, to be trans-ported into Sicily, upon their parole not to fight againstthe Neapolitans or French, or the allies of France, for ayear and a day. Those unhappy or guilty persons,who had taken refuge in Capri, received an asylum onboard the English ships
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