The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-13 00:00:00

[Stamped. id. Additional.]

INTERNATIONAE CONGRESS FOR THE
CARE OF THE WOUNDED.

GENEVA, nucuer 10.
The International Congress for the Care of the
Wounded in Time of War met yesterday, in this
city, under the presideucy of General Dufour. It
unfortunately happens, however, that Switzerland
sad France are the only powers who have furnished
their representatives with the necessary instruc-
tions to enable them to take part in the delibera-
tions. M. Chevalier, theFreuch charge d'affaires,
therefore, proposed to leave the pr..tocol open, BO
as to admit the adhesion of such representatives
as might subsequently put in au appearance, and
the proposition was carried.
The following is the draught of the convention
proposed by the committee a the congress fee
general adoption :

The tuietersigoed plsoipoteotisriss, seernibled is Congaes
►t Geneva, have adopted the following areassesseals, to
be obeerved is cue of hostilities breaking out between their
respective countries :

L limbulasces and military hospitals shall be reeognised
ra neutral, sod, as such, protected and respected by the
belligerents', as loos es thy shall contain sick or wounded.
2. All this sanitary staff, bailed* ph)siciaza sod Stu.
gem" apothecaries, attendants, officials, and geserally all
meow attached to tin service of hospitals arid ambulances.
shall ha considered neutralised.

The above-mentioned persons shall be permitted, arse
after occupation by the enemy, to continue to fulfil their
duties in the hospital or ambulance to which they are at.
tubed, Si long u shall be necessary, after which they shell
be allowed to depart without being in soy way hindered or
inconveniessoid.
4. They persons, however, shall not be permitted to re-
move any artistes but those which are their own private
property. All materials employed in the arrangement of
the seibelance or the hospital, will tennis subject to the
rights of war.
5. The inhabitants of the country who may be employed
in the transport of the wounded ar in briagiog them assist-
Loos opus the field of battle, shall be equally respected and
remain entirely free.
6. Soldiers badly wounded, whether already received into
ambulances and hospitals, or whether picked up upon the
field, shall not only have their wants attended to, irrespec-
tive d their nationality, but, shall also not be made pri-
seeera. They may return to their homes upon cooditios
of net spin taking up arms during the course of the cam-
Ptiffr.
7. A safe conduct, and if necasay the costs of the route,
shall be handed to soldiers =vitiated in ,the precediog
article, when after cure they leave the plans where they
have been nursed.

8. Articles requisite for the sick and the persons ►ttacbed
to the imbalance shall be supplied by the army in comps.
tin, which shall be subsequently repaid the outlay shown
to have been incurred by receipts furnished for the purpose.
9. A distinctive sod uniform armlet shall be adopted by
the unitary i Mobile sod staff of all armies. An identical
gag shall alio be employed in all countries to distinguish im-
balances and military hospitals. The armlet and Ong shall
be those agreed upon by the International Conference
which met at Geneva is 1863 (a red cross upon a white
ground).
10. Thou persons who, without being entitled to wear
the armlet, shall adopt it to enable them to act u spies,
shell be punished with the full rigour of military law.
11. stipulations to the preceding relative to naval
warfare shall form the object cf a further coaventioo
between interested powers.