The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-12

site party.
Erfracf offhe Testament ofmodijfcafion e
publication ofthe 1eth JHiy
PREAMBLE.-"T The following mo iifcatio,is
OF the said convention of the fifteenth Aun5,
last, have been agreed to; in consequence OF
winch tue same is hereby ratified and con-
hr'ned on the part of the u. States, in virtns.
ot inc full powers given to the aforesaid To-
bias Lear, the same having been before rati-
ned by hiS exceliency sir George Provost, =
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Article I. The twenty three British SOL
d.ers put into confinement as hostages by the
u States, and the forty-siX American com
lnissloRed and non commissioned officers put
in confinement BY his cxcellency sir Ceor;.,.
Provost, in retaliate, for the confinement of
the said twenty three soldiers, as mentioned
IN the first article OF the aforesaid convention.
are to be Immediately released q EXCHANGED.
IN the same manner as other prisoners OF war.
mentioned in said article.
" Art II. Al accounts Of exchange, relative
TO prisoners 1t var, officers, sn-comnI.ssion-
go oihcsrs and priyateS of the army, navy,
ana OF militia OF the government of G. Britain,
and of the IT, States of America. and ali ~
tner persons, subjects ca residents of the one
or citizens or residents of the other, captured
ny the forces under the command of s.I Geo.
Prevost, or from his command or authority.
during the present war between G. Britain 81
the y. states, prior to the fifteenth of April.
and 1or the release and exchange OF whom II
IS stipulated, by the ninth article of the a.
toresald convention, of the 18th April afore
sald, and the twenty three and forty-six hos
tages, before mentioned, are bv this present
modification definitively liqpidated & settled.
without either party having any pretension or
right to any claim therein, hereafter
No. 4
E.rtTact Ola letter. from CoL 7,fomas Bare
erS, dated
49, BLADENspURGH, 14tb June, 1914.
Should there be any British prisoner of
war remaining in these states, from New
YORK, eastward, permit me to recommend
tneir beng released, and sent in the Matilda
Garter, lately arrived at Salem, with Ameri-
can prisoners. In the number, hope Won
will include all those now heid as HOSTAGES
and beg leave to assure you, | have recS.n-
mended to the admiral and general the re-
lease OF all Americans held on similar princi-
pies, to the state of ordinary prisoners aud
e'iat Nlr. Mitchell be Informed he is at libef-
" TO select them to be sent to these states. IN
return Tor British prisoners received"
Extract 2fa letter from me commisaa,ry gen
e'aI OF Prisoners 10 Col Thomas Barclav,
",e ~1Sf' IoAf, IN d1lSTUeT 10 Col.
Ba1cIay's letter ofJltae ID, 1914.
On the subject of hostages, / will cheer
fully direct to be released, and sent 20 Hall
tax, any such as we now hold on the mari
time frontier of Massachusetts if Won win
engage that the persons at Halifax, OH whose
account they were confined, shall be imnle-
DeevIcs lss;.aysed and return to the U. States.
criPtlon, whose names are enclosed. The
few then remaining, with the desire to meet
the relaxation proposed by you, will direct
to be confined with the other non-paroed !
prisoners on board the prison=ship at Sa-
lem"