Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-28

or any .o<her country, where they fix
their residence, the space of one year
being allowed them for that purpose.
1t is fully understood that shipping
is expected from this arrangement,
only, however, in so far as regards
leaving the port, and that none of the
stipulations above mentioned can be
made the pretext of any commercial
speculation. So.
XVII. No native of Portugal shall
be rendered accountable for his politi-
cal conduct during the period of the
occupation of this country by the
French army and all those who have
continued in the exercise of their en-
ployments, or who have accepted stu
ations under the French government,
are placed under the protection of the
British Commanders, they shall sus-
tain no injury in their persons or pro-
perry, it not having been at their
option to be- obedient or not to the
French government; they are. also at
liberty TO avail themselves of the sti-
pulations OF the / 9th article.
XVIII. The Spanish troops detain-
ed on board ships in the port of Lisbon,
shall be given up to the Commander
In Chief of the British army, who en-.
cages to obtain of the Spaniards to re-
store such French subjects either mi
itary or civil, as may have been de-
tanned in Spain without being taken in
battle, or in consequence of military
operations, but on occasion of the oc.
curences of the '29th Of last May, and
the davs immediately following.
XIX. There shall be an immediate
exchange established for all ranks of
prisoners made in Portugal, since the
present hostilitics.
Xxx. Hostages of the rank of field
officers shall be mutually furnished on
the part of the British army and navy,
and on that of the French army
for the reciprocal guarantee of the
present convention. The officers of
the British army shall be restored on
the completion of the articles which
concern the army and the officer OF
tie navy on, the Decentralization of the
French troops in their own country.
The like is to take place on the part
of the French army.
XXI. 1t shall be allowed to the &C.
neral in Chief of the French army to
send an officer to France with intelli-
gence of the present convention. A
vessel will be furnished by the british
Admiral to convoy him to bordeaux
or RochIort.
XXI. The British Admiral will
be invited to accommodate his excel
lency the Commander in Chief, and
the other principal officers of the
French army, on board OF ships Of war.
Done and concluded at Lisbon, this
3Oth day of August, 1903.
(Signcd) GEORGE " URRAY,
Quarter MASTER General
KELLERMANN,
lie General de division.
We Duke of Abrautes, Gen. in
Chief of the French army, have rati.
fed and do ratitv, the present defni-
tive convention, in ali its articles, to
be executed according to its form and
tenor.
(SigneD The Duke of
ABR A NTES.
Head quatcrs, at Lisbon the soth
August, 1903.
additional Artickes
To the Convention of the 3oth oil
August. 1903.
Art /. The individuals in the civil
employment of the army made pri-
soners, either by the British troops, oil
by the Portuguese in any part of Por-
tugal, viii be restored, as is customa.
ry without exchange.
III. The French army shall be sub.
sisted from Its own magazines up tc
the day of embarkatiou. The garri.
sons up to the day of evac latiou oftht
the fortresses. The remainder of the
the magazines shall be deliver over If
the usual form OF the British govern
ment, which charges itself with tn,
subsistence Of the men and horses -
the army from the above mentioned
periods, till their arrival in France
under the condition of their being re
imbursed by the French Government
for the excess of the expence beyond
the estimation to be made by boil
narfiea of tho x,ol,,a &c H. -, o.a,,,,,