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

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commanding the BRUSH feet at the entrance
| of the TauuS
| Those two officers, after exch,nS;ar ,',c;r
full powers. have agreed upon the Articles
which follow:
Art. /. All the places add f... in the
Kingdom of Portugal. occupied by the
French troops, shall be delivered no IN the
British army in the state in which they are
at the period of the signature Of the pre-
sent convention.
! II. The French troops shall eyacuate
Portugal with their arms and bappaye.
they shall not be considered as prisoners
of war, and, on their arrival in France.
they shall be at liberty to serve.
| III. The English government shall fur
In'sh the means OF CONVEYANCE for the French
army, which shall be disembarked in anv
| OF the ports of France between .RocbFort
and L'Orient inclusively.
Nv. The French army shall carry with
it all its artillery of French calibre, with the
horses belonging to it, and the tumbrills.
supplied with 90 rounds per gun. All other
artiliery, arms and ammunition, as also the
military and naval arsenals, shall he given
up to the British army and navy, in the state
In which they may be at the period of the
ratification of the convention.
V. The French army shall carry with
IL all It's equipments, and all that is COM
/ pretended under the name of property of
the army; that is To say, its military chest.
and carriages attached to the field commits.
saries and field hospitals, or Shall be allow
ed TO dispose OF such part of the same ON
It's account as the commander in Chief may
Judge 1t unnecessary to embark. In like
manner all individuals of the army shall he
at liberty to dispose of their private pro-
perry OF every description, with full securi-
| ty hereafter for the DurchaSPrs
| vi. he cavalry are to emboark their
horses, also the generals and other officers
lot all ranks It's however fully understood
THAT as the means of conveyance for horses
lat the disposal of the British commander.
Iare very limited some additional convey
tances may be procured in the port of Lis
Ihon; the number of horses to be embarked
by the troops shall no, exceed 600, and the
number embarked by the staff shall not ex-
Iceed 900 AT all events every facility will
be given to the French army to dispose of
the horses belonging to it which cannot be
embarked.
! VII. In order to facilitate the embarka-
ton, 1T shall take place in three divisions,
the first OF which will be principally COM
posed of the garrisons of the places, of the
cavalry, the artillery, the sick, and the e.
quipment of the army. The first division
STALL embark within days of the date of
the ratification, or sooner, if possible.
VIII. The garrison of Elvas, and its forts,
: and of Peniche, and Palmela will be EN-
barked atLisbon. That of Armada at O.
porto, or the nearest harbor. Commissa-
} ries charged with providing for their SUBJ
sistence and accommodation.
TX. All the sick and wounded who cam
not be embarked with the troops are en-
trusted TO the British army. They are to
be taken care of whilst they remain in this
country at the expense of the British gov
eminent, under the condition of the same
being reimbursed by France when the final
Evacuation is effected. The English gav-
ernment will provide for their return to
France, which shall take place by detach-
ments of about $50 to 200 men az time.
A sufficient number of French Medical off
hcers shall be left behind to attend them.
y. AS soon as the vessels employed to
carry the army to France, shall have dis
embarked it in the harbors specified, or in
any other of the ports of France, to which
stress of weather may force them, every
1 facility shall bc given them to return to En-
e and without delay, and security against
capture until their arrival in a friendly
port.
XII The French army shall be concen-
trated in Lisbon, and within distance of
about two leagues from it The English
army will approach within three Ieaguez
of the capital, and will be so placed as to
leave about one league between the two
armies.
XII. The fort of St. Julien, the Brugio
and Cascais, shall be occupied by the Bril-
fish troops on the ratification of the con-
vention. Lisbon and its citadel, together
with the forts and batteries as far as La
/ zaretto, or Trafuria on one side, and Fort
ST. Joseph on the other, inclusivey, shall
be given up on the embarkation Of the Sc
cond division, as shall also the harbor and
all armed vessels in it of every description,
with their rigging, sails, stores, and ammu-
milton. The fortresses of Elvas, Almaids,
Peusch and Palmels, shall be given up as
soon as the British troops can arrive to oc-
Icupy them--In the mean time the general
in chief of the British army will give notice
OF the present convention to the garrisons of
those places, as also the troops before them,
in order toput stop to all further hostile
tiles.
XIII. Commissioners shall be named
ION b1ih sides, to regulate and accelerate
the execution of the arrans cement agreed
upon.
XIV. Should there arise doubts as 10
the meaning Of an article, i, will be ex.
planned iavorably to the French army.
XIV. From the date Of the rattle ton of
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