The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-29
From the .Aationei InteiHgeneer.
CARTEL

and concluded 1t Halifax, IN tue province OF 4
Nova Scotia, on the 2Sth day OF Nov. 1912,
between the hon. Richard John Upiacke, |
his Britannia majesy's attorney and adyo- |
cate general for the province OF Nova SEQ
Fla. and William Miller, esq. lieutenant i'll
the royal navy and agent for prisoners OIL
war at Halifax, and John Mitchell, esq. late
Consul of the United States at st. -JaSo de
Cuba, American agent For prisoners OF war;
ut Halifax, having bsen transmitted to the
Department OF State of the United States
Cor approval, and John MASON; Esq. COM
Inissary sereral for prisoners fu- the United
States, having been daily authorised to meet
Thomas Barclay, ESQ his Britannia MA es-
ty's agent for prisoners cf wax. and for car.
rying on an exchange OF prisoners, Tor the
purpose of considering and revising the said
provisional agreement and the articles ut
the said agreement having been by them
Considered and discussed, it has been agreed
by the said Thomas Barclay and john Ma
SIN, subject TO the ratification of both their
governme hts, that the said prov isional a
greement shall be so altered and revised as
Co stand expressed in the following words ::
ARTICLE LIST. The prisoners taken at
sea. or land, on both sides, shall be treat
ed with hum auity, confornable to the usage
and practice Of the most civilized nations
during the war and such prisoners shall
without delay, and as speedily as crcum-
stances will admit, -be exchanged OH the
following terms and conditions, That as 10
say: An admiral or general commanding
In chief, shall be exchanged for othcets OF
equal rank, or for sixty men each a wee
admiral, or lieu cnant general, tor officers
of equal rank, or fcr forty men each a
rear admiral, or MAYOR general, tot "fhcers
Of equal rank, or for thirty men each a
commodore with a broad pendant, and a
captain under him, or a brigadier general,
Cor officers of equal rank, or for twenty men
each; a captain of line Of battle ship, or a
colonel, for officers of equal rank. or Tor hi
teen men each captain of frigate, or
lieutenant colonel, for officers OF equal rank,
or for ten men each commanders OF sloops
of war, bomb ke,ches. FIRE ships, and pack
-ets or a major for officers of equal rank, or
for eight men each; lieutepants or masters
in the navy, or captains in the army, Tor OF.
Gcers of equal rank, or for six tt eli each (;
masters mates, or lieutenants in the army,
for officers os equal rank, or for four men
each ; nidshpmen, warrant officers, mas
tiers of merchant vessels and captains or pri-
waite armed vessels, CT sub -iieuscrants and
ensigns, for officers of equal rank, or tor
th}ee men each lieutenants and mates OF
private armed vessels, mates OF merchant
vessels, and all petty officers of ships OF
war, or all non-coT mssioned officers OF the
army, for officers of equal rank, or Tor two
Tnen each !; seamen and private solelers
une for the other.
Second ALI non- combatants, that Is to say,
surgeons & surgeons mates, pursers, secre-
carries chaplans, & schoolmasters, belonging
TO the army or men of war surgeons * sur
yeous' mates OF merchant vessels or priva-
tccrs passengers and al other men who are
sosengaged in the naval or military service
O. the enemy, not Being sea faring persons ;
ali women and girls. AMI Ell boys under
twelve years of age; every persen of the
foregoing description, or o. whatever ds,-
Sription exempt from capture by the usage
and practice of the mos civilized nations,
when at war-if taken, shallbe immediate
:y released without exchange, and shall
take. their departure at their own charge,
agreasbly TO passports to be granted them
or otherwise shall DC put OF board the next
cartel which saiis--persoEs found Oh board
sc captured Ships, whatever situation they
may have held in the capturing snip, shah
not be considered as non combatants. Non
combatants are not to be imprisoned, except
for improper conduct, aud if poor or unpro-
pided with means to support themselves, the
governs nt Of each nation viii allow them
3 reasonable subsistence, having respect &c
their rank and situation in life.
,Ihrd.-AmsriCan prisoners taken and
brought within any Of the doIn;nons Of his
Brisanpie majesty, shall be stationed for ex-
charge az Halifax in Move Scotia, Quebec,
4)f1uScIDNn III ADaIp1IDSS, ILL NtOI
ca, Fai:louth and Liverpool in England.
and It no other ports or places; and British
prisoners taken and brought i5to the United
State, shall be stationed at Salem in Rias-
sachusetts, Schenectady in the state Of n.
York, PfovideDce in Rhode Island, VIII
fninTtcn in Delaware, annapolis III MARY
land, Savannah in Georgia, NewOrleaus III
Louisiana. Gnd st no other ports or places i'll
the United Ststes. The government Of q.
Britain Will receive aud protect an agent to
he appointed by the government OF the y.
s. ateE, to u side at OF near each OF the be-
fore mentioned places in the British domin-
ions, for the purpose of inspecting the ma
nagemrnt and care which is taken of the
American prisoners of war ut eact station
and the government of the United States
will in like manner receive and protect an
1gept 20 be appoint=l by the British govern.
ments To reside az or Tear each of the sta
tions befo@s fnsntioned, within the domnions
of the United states, for the Ike purpose OF
Inspecting the management and care taken
of the British prisoners OF war at each oil
the stations and eech government shall be
at liberty to appoint an agent 20 reside az OF
near any CcDot established for prisoners by
the other nation, for the purpose of taxing
care and inspecting the state and situation
Of such prisoners and such agents shall be
projected respectively in the same manner
as the agents at the stations for exchange.