Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-25

bstzpeen Gre0f Britain ana tHei o'''s'@
STATES Of America.
The provisional agreement tor ths "a
ch,nye OF naval prisoners OF war, mace
and conciud7 d at Halifax, IN the pfoV.ne'
OF Nova Scotia, On the 2Sth day oil No, :
vs,nbsr, 1919, bet tween the hon. Richard
JOHN Uniacke, his Britannia majesty
attorney add advocate general Tor Inc
nroylnce of Nova Scotia, and Wllilam
Miller, Esq. lieutenant in the royal navy
aud agent far prisoners OF war at HALIFAX,
and Join Mitchell, Esq. late consul OF
the United States at St. Jago de Cuoa,
American agent for prisoners OF war at
Halifax. having been transmitted to the
|. Department of State cfthe United States
for approval. * John Mason, Esq. COM
missary. general for prisoners tor the y.
States, having been duly authorised to
meet Thomas Barclay, esq. his Britain
mic maiesty's agent for prisoners OF war;
and for carrying on an exchange OF Pri,,
soners, for the purpose of considering
and revising the said provisional agree.
ment having been by them consldered
ment and The articles ct the govern
and discussed, it has been agreed by the
said rhona. Barclay and john Mason,
subject to the ratification Of both their
governments, that the said provisional
agreement shall be so altered and revis-
ed as to stand expressed in tbs following
words:
Article st. The prisoners taken at
sea; or on land, Oh bath sides. shall DE
treated with humanity; cont,rmable TO
the usage and practice of the most civl-
Used nations during war; and such pri-
soners shall Without delay, and as speeds
" as circumstances will admit, be ex-
changed on the following terms & con-
ditiops, That is to sag i: AN Admiral or
a general commanding in chief, Shall be
exchanged for officers OF equal rank, or
for sixty men each; avice admiral, or a
lieutenant general, for officers OF equal
rank, or for forty men each rear adj
miral, or major general, for officers OF
equal rank, or for thirty men each;
commodore with broad pendant, anda
captain untier him, or brigadler gene
raj, for officers of equal rank ar FOR
twenty men each !; captain of line of
battle ship, or colonel, for officers of e
quail rank, or for fifteen men each; a
captain ola f:igate, or lieutenant colonel,
for Officer. of equal rank, or for ten men
each; commuters of sloops OF war,
bomb ketches, fee ships, and packets, or
major, tor officers of equal rank, or FOR
eight men each; lieWcnants or masters
in the navy, or captains l, the army, for
officers of equal rank, or for SIX men
each; masters Inales, or i,eutenAnts in
the army, for officers Of equal rank, or
fer four men each /; midshipmen, warrant
officers, masters Of ,psrc hant vessels *
captains of private armed vessels or sub
lisutcnants or ensigns, fo' officers ot e.
DUAL rank, or for three men each lieu.
tenants and mates II private armed Vcs-
sells, mates of merchant vesseis, and all
petty officers Of ships Of war, or all nom
commissioned otiicers OF the army, tor
officers of eQnal rank, ar for two men
each; seamen and private soldiers one
Tor the ether
Second. All non combatants, that is
TO say, surgeons and surgeons mates,
pursers, secretaries, chapiains, * school.
masters. belonging to the army or men
Of war: surgeons and surgeons mates
Of merchant vessels or plissteers, pas
sengers, ami all other men who are not
engaged 10 the naval or military service
of the enemy, not being seafaring per-
sons all women and girls and all boys
uudes II years Of age; every person Of
the foregoing description, or of whate.
yer description exempt from capture by
the usage and practice of the most ci-
viiised nations, when at war--if taken
shall be Immediately released without
exchange, and shall take their departure
at their own charge, agreeably to pass
ports to be granted them--or otherwise
shall be pu, on board the next Cartel
which sails-persons found on board re-
captured ships, whatever situation they
may have held in the capturing ship,
shall not be considered as non comba.
tants. Non combatants are not TO be
Imprisoned excep, for improper conduct
and il poor or unprovided with means
to support themselves, the government
of each nation will allow them reason.
able subsistence, having respect to their
rank and situation in life.
Third. American prisoners taken and
brought within any Of the dominions of
his Britannia majesty, shall be- stationed
for exchange at Halifax in Nova Scotia,
Quebec, BIZ dgetownin Barbados, King
sion in Jamaica, Falmouth and Liver
pool in England, and at no other ports
or places and British prisoners taken
aud brought into the United States, shall
be stationed at Salem in Massachusetts,
Schenectady in the state of New York.
Providence in Rhode Island, Whining
ton in Delevare, ApaDuiis in MARYLAND.