The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-10-07 00:00:00, page 2

11. Commissaries (hall be ap
pointed on both fifes, to fix upon
the objects which (half be adjudg
ed to the Republick, as well as all
the papers relative to the artillery,
the fortifications, and militaiy re
gitters, as well those of this town,
as of every other place belonging
to the Republick. The fame (hall
be observed with refped to all the
papers of the civil and military ad
ministrations.
Ans. Commissaries from all the
military and civil departments shall
be appointed to receive the papers,
effects and military buildings, ar-
Anfc Granted ; provided that
the commffionaries remaining for
the administration of the hospitals
shall be fubjed to the military
police, as well as those mentioned
in the sth article ; and the conva
lescent soldiers Shall be prisoners as
Stipulated in the 3d article,
9 The representatives of the
people, and all perlons attached to
the Republick, of whatever des
cription they may be, Shall partici
pate in the capitulation of the ar
my, and Shall enjoy the fame con
ditions.-
Ans. All persons, not military,
being considered as citizens, Shall
enjoy the treatment granted to this
class of perlons.
ib. The deserters Shall remain
reciprocally in the corps in which
they are, without being molested.
With regard to the prisoners, they
may be exchanged.
Ans. Refufed. The deserters
Shall be Scrupulously delivered up
beforethe garrison leaves the place ;
and the necessary researches Shall
be made to discover those who
may be concealed. The Austrian
prisoners, and those of the Allied
Powers, Shall be faithfully restored.
granted, as to what relates to the
personal property of the officers
and soldiers of the garrison.
5 The necessary carriages and
horses for transporting the bag
gage, and for mounting the offi
cers,-fhall be paid for as may be
agreed upon.
#Aref. The necessary carriages
and horses for the transport of the
baggage (hall be provided for the
garrison, on being paid for; and
the commissioners at war, who
shall on their part remain in the
place, shall be personally refponfi
ble for the return of the said car
riages and horses.
6. Twelve covered waggons
flhall be provided, which are not to
be searched.
Ans. Refufed.
7. The convalescent soldiers, in
a situation of being removed, (hall
be carried away, and the necessary
carriages for their removal shall al
so be proved by the besiegers.
Ans Granted under the stipula
tions of the sth article.
8. As to the sick who are una
ble to bear removal, they (hall re
main in the hospitals where they
now are ; being taken care of by
the officers of health appointed for
that purpose, at the expense of the
Republick, under the infpedion of
a commiflionary at war ; and
whenever these sick perfoni (hall
be fit for removal, they (hall in
like manner be furnifhed with car
riages.
cillery, cast-iron, arfeoab, warlike
lores and provisions, military and
ci+il cheftt. In a word, all the
bther objeds belonging to the
Gevernment, of whatever descrip
tion. These Commiffuies (hall
be introduced into the town, im
mediately after the exchange of
hostages. The chiefs of the dif
ferent corps, (hall be personally re
fponfible for the frauds which may
be committed in the delivery of
the papers, chest, artillery and oth
er objects abovementioned.
12. The inhabitants of both
sexes, at present in this town, or
rhofe who have taken refugein it,
the Publick Functionaries, and all
the other agents of the French Re
publick, (hall be protested in their
honours, their lives, and their pro
perties, with „permission to retire
wherever they please.
Ans. The good order and disci
pline of the Allied Armies, pre
serve the inhabitants from every
kind of insult, in their persons and
properties.
13. For the maintainance of or
der io the police, the fafety of per
sons, and preservation of property,
che constituted authorities and the
tribunals (hall remain in the dis
charge of the functions, until it ma,
be otherwise provided. The decif
fions of the tribunals (hall be ref
peded, and no constituted autho
rity (hall be called to account for
the legal proceedings of its admin
istration, or its jurifdidion.
Arf Refufed ; but the adminif
trative and judicial corps (hall be
refpe&ed, until it (hall have been
otherwise provided by his Imperi
al M frfty. # °
14. No person (hall be molest
ed for his opinions, whatever they
may have been, nor for what he
(hall have lawfully said or done
before or during the siege.
Ans. The intention of His Ma
jesty, the Emperor and King is,
that the peacable inhabitant should
in no wife be disturbed.
15; The inhabitants Shall not
be Subjected to the quartering of
troops.
Anj. Granted ; as far as the
number and accommodation of the
military buildings will allow.
16. The inhabitants Shall not
be obliged to perform any milita
ry duty, and those who have done
so until the present moment, Shall
not be considered as military.
Ans. The inhabitants Shall not
be obliged to perform any military
service, except in the usual cases,
in the Provinces of His Majesty
the Emperor in the Low Coun
tries. 1 As to those who Shall be
armed or in uniform, they Shall
be treated as the other military, ac
eording to the third article.
17. The inhabitants Shall also
be exempted from military labour.
Ans. Referred to Article 16.
18. Those persons who Shall
choose to reside elsewhere, Shall
have liberty to depart from the
town, with their families, baggage,
furniture and efeds, and to dispose
of their immoveable property, or
what is deemed such to the profit
of whomsoever they may think
proper, during the term of fix
months. 9
A#f. The inhabitants Shall be
permitted to retire with their ef
teds, within the term of 6 months,
wherever they please, and passports
(hall be granted them in conse
quence, .
19^ All those who may with to
return to, or to come and inhabit
in this city, (hall be received, and
(hall enjoy the fame advantages as
the other inhabitants. -
An]. Granted.
20. The present concurrency,
namely, affignats, (hall continue to
be received.
Ans, Refufed to acknowledge
affignats, as money, until an ulte
riour arrangement.
21. The national domains, which
have been fold in conformity to
the existing laws, (hall be preferv
ked to the purchafers.'
Ans. This article, not being of
a military nature, fhalL^e reserved,
as the preceding one, for future ar
rangement.
22, The Commonalty shall con-
Itinue to enjoy the properties which
they at present possess, both move
ables and immoveables, especially
the corn which they have in mag
iazines, for the subsistence of the
' inhabitants.
Art. 1. This day, 28th of July,
at seven o'clock in the morning,
the garrison (Ball deliver up to the
forces of the besieging army, the
outworks, the half-moon, the crown
work, the counter garde, and the
pale of the gate, for the fuccour of
the Citadel, as well as the half
moon and the horn-work of the
gate of Cambray. And for the
fake of preferring order until the
departure of the garrison, they shall
retain the interiour of the gate of
the corpse de place, of the citadel,
and of the city, until their de
parture. .
Ans. Answered as the proceeds
ing article. With regard to the
magazines of corn, they shall be
disposed of for the benefit of the
persons to whom they of right
belong.
23. The colleges, hospitals, and
other charitable establishments,
shall continue in the free and peace
able enjoyment of their property,
moveable and immoveable.
Ans. Granted for all legitimate
property^
24. All debts contrasted before
and during the siege by the mu
nicipality, the general council of
the commonalty, and the other
constituted authorities, whether li
quidated or to be liquidated, shall
be held as lawfully and justly con
tracted.
An). The debts contraded by
the garrison, the military citizens
and inhabitants of whatever de
fcriprion, shall be liquidated to the
fatisfadion of the parties.
25. If any difficulty in the terms
and conditions of the capitulation,
should occur, it shall be underflood
in the most favourable sense for the
garrison of the place and its inhab
itants.
Ans. All the answers above men
tioned being clearly expressed, this
article is without an object.
Signed by Ferrand the 27th of
July, 1793, 2d year of the Republic.
Signed by Frederick Duke of York,
the 28-h of July, 1793.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.
2. If an answer is not returned
by General Ferrand before (even
o'clock in the evening, it is declar
ed to him, that the fire of the
trenches (hall recommence at nine
o'clock, when the truce will be de
termined by his silence.
3. The Commander of the dis«
ferent corps, who have papers or
effects to deliver up, shall remain
in the place until the delivery and
inventories of the papers and effeds
(hall have been made by the Im
perial Commissaries.
4. As soon as the capitulation
(hall be signed, hostages shall be
lent into the place, namely, a Colo
nel, a Major, and a Captain, who
(hall be exchanged against officers
of an equal rank of the garrison ;
which hostages (hall be restored
immediately after the execution of
the articles of the capitulation.
Signed by the Duke of Yjbrk.
Letter from Gen. Ferrand to Fred
erick, dated July
Upon the receipt of your letter
I assembled the Council of War ;
and as soon as we became acquaint
ed with the articles it contains, it
appeared very evident to us, that
the promise you had made to us
yesterday was withdrawn ; for in
the articles you now propose, no
mention is made of an honourable
capitulation.
In consequence I persist, as well
as the other members of the gener
al council of war, in my demand
of the firft article being entirely
preserved. We moreover demand,
that Citizens Cochon and Brie,
representatives of the people, be
allowed to accompany the garrison.
We persist in the second article ini
our demand, that a fieldpiece, ei-'
ther a four .or an eight pounder,
. with its carriage, be allowed to
each battalion. We persist, also,
in the third article, as far as the al
lowance of three days to the garri
son to leave the place.
And, lastly, in the sixth article,
reducing, hpwever, our demand to
fix waggons instead of twelve ;
and that nothing shall be changed
in the articles 8, 10, and 11.
The garrison that I have the
honour to command, has fought so
bravely, that it will immortalize
itfelf by continuing to defend the
place, and terminating its military
career upon the breach whenever it
is made. (Signed) Ferrand.
The Duke of York's Answer.
In answer to your letter of the
28th instant, you will fee, Sir, by
the capitulations I fend you here
with, signed and agreed to by the
commissioners sent and authorifed
by you, what I have been able to
grant to your garrison. You will
have the goodness, according to
custom, to fend, in the course of
this day, your hostages, to be ex
changed against those to be given
by me, and to give your orders
that the gate of Cambray, that for
the relief of the citadel, and that of
Tournay, be given up. ft will be
better if all these measures can take
place before night.
(Signed) Frederick Duke of York.
I have the honour to fend you
fix commissioners, as well civil as
military ; they will deliver this let
ter to you, and are authorifed tot
treat with you, having full power
for that effeft.