Copy of Questions, posed by General G. Christie (annexed in 0657), and Answers, provided by Ensign William Rogerson, relating to 'the Dishonorable Surrender of that Important Island [St Eustatius] and of St Martin's to an handful of French troops'.

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Questions (Copy) [[note]] 6th. [[/note]] When was Colonel Cockburne informed of the Landing of the Enemy, & what steps did he take thereon? [[note]] 7th [[/note]] Did Coll [?Cockbuine] construct any additional Battery’s or ReDoubts, from the time the late Commander in Chief left St. Eustatius (1st of August) to the Surrender how many & where [[note]] 8th. [[/note]] Did the Commandant aforesaid, keep up more or less Guards or Sentries than was usual in the time of his Predecessor Brigadier General Ogilvie; describe the difference? [[note]] 9th. [[/note]] Whether was it practical place where the Enemy landed, & have you or not understood, a Captain Garstin had given an Opinion thereon, & was anything done in consequence?


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