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draw from Portugal within’a limited time, 
with their property. 3 
_ WIL —The neutraliry of the Port of Lif- 
bon thall be recognifed for the Ruffian fleet-— 
thatis to fay, that when the Englith army or 
fleet thell be in the poffeflion of the City and 
Por:, the faid Ruffian fleet fhall not be dif- 
turbed during its ftay, nor ftopped when it 
withes to fai], nor purfued when it fhall fail, 
until after the time fixed bythe maritime law. 
VIII.—All the artillerv of French calibre, 
and alfo the horfes of the cavalry, fhall be 
tran{ported to France. 
_ 1X.—This fufpenfion of arms fhall not be 
broken, without 48 hours previous notice. 
' Done and agreed upon between the above- 
named Generals, the day and year above-men- 
tioned. 
(Signed) ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 
KexrrermMan, Gen. of Div. 
Additional article. —Vhe Garrifons of the 
places occupied by the French army fhall be 
‘included in the prefent convention, if they 
have not capitulated before the 25th inftant. 
(Signed) ARTHUR WELLESLEY. 
KELLERMANN, Gen. of Div. 
Definitive Convention for the Evacuation of Por- 
, gal by the French’ Army. 
“The Generals commanding in chief the 
Britifh end French armies in Portugal, having 
determined to negociate and conclude a treaty 
for the evacuation of Portngal by the French 
troops, on the bafis of the agreement entered 
into on’ the 22d instant, for a fufpenfion of 
hostilities, have appointed the under-men- 
tioned officers to negociate the fame in their 
names, viz.—On the part of the General-in- 
chief of the Brititharmy, Lieutenant Coionel 
Murray, Quarter-master-general, and on the 
part of the General-in-chief of the French 
army, Monfieur Kellermann, General-of ‘Di- 
vifion, to whom they have given authority to 
negociate and conclude a conventien to that 
effeét, fubject to their ratification refpectively, 
and to that of the Admiral commanding the 
British fleet at the encrance of the Tagus. 
Thofe two officers, after exchanging their 
full powers, have agreed upon the articles 
which follow: 
* Ary I,—All the places and forts in the 
kingdom of Portugal, occupied by the French 
troops, shall be delivered up tothe Britith 
army inthe ftate in which they are at the 
eriod of the fignature of the prefent con- 
vention. 
*11—The French troops fhall evacuate 
Portugal with their arms-and baggage; they 
wall not be confidered as prifoners of war, 
and on their arrival in France, they hall be 
at liberty to ferve. 
* W1.—The Englith Government fhall fur- 
" nifh the means of conveyance for the French 
army,which fhall be difembarked in any of the 
jorts of France between Rochfortand L’Orient 
inclufively. . 
~ 1V.—The French army thall carry with it 
all its artillery of French calibre; with 
Extraordinary Convention in Pertugal. 
‘to the Britith army. 
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the horfes belonging to it, and the tumbrils: 
fupplied with fixty rounds per gun. Alb 
other artillery, arms and ammunition, as alfo 
the military and navalarfenals, fhall be giver 
up to the Britifh army and navy, in the ftate 
in which they may be at the period of the ra- 
tification of the convention, ' 
V.—The French army thall carry with it 
all its equipments, and all that is compres 
hendéd under the name of property of the 
army; that is to fay, its military cheft, and 
carriages attached to the field-commiflariat 
and field-officers, or shall be allowed to difs 
pofe of fuch part of the fame on its account 
as the Commander-in-chief may judge it un- 
necefflary to.embark. In like mannerall in- 
dividuals of the army hall be at liberty to 
difpofe of their private property of every de- 
{cription, with full fecurity hereafter for the 
purchafers. : 
VI.—The cavalry are to embark their 
horfes, as alfo the Generals and other offi- 
cers of allranks. Itis, however, fully un- 
derftood, that means of conveyance for horfes 
at the dilpofal of the Britith commanders are 
very limited; fome additional conveyance 
may be procured in the port of Lifbon; the 
number of horfes to be embarked by the troops 
fhall not exceed fix hundred, and the number 
embarked by the ftaff fhall not exceed two 
hundred. At all events, every facility 
will be given to the. French army to difpofe 
of the horfes belonging to it, which cannot 
be embarked. , 
VIil.—In order to facilitate the embarka- 
tion, it fhall take place in three divifions, the 
laft of which will be principally compofed of 
the garrifons of the places, of the cavalry, the 
artillery, the fick, and the equipment of the 
army. The firft divifion thall embark within 
feven days of the date of the ratification, or 
fooner, it poffible. 
VIil.—The Garrifon of Elvas, and its 
forts, and of Peniche and Palmela, will be 
embarked at Lifbon. That of Almaida at 
Oporto, or the neareft harbour. They will 
be accompanied on their march by Britith 
commiffaries, charged with providing for their 
fubfiftence and accommodation. ‘ 
IX.—All the fick and wounded who can- 
not be embarked with the troops are entrutted 
They are to be taken 
care of whilft they remain in this country at 
the expence of the Britith Government,under 
the condition ef the fame being reimburfed by 
France when the final evacuation is effeétec, 
The Englith Government will provide for 
their return to France, which will take place 
by detachments of about one hundred and fifty 
or two hundred men ata time. . A fofficient 
number of French medicalsofficers fhall be left 
behind to attend them, . ) 
X.—As foon as the>veffels employed to 
‘carry the army to France, hall. have difem- 
barked it in the harbours. specifiedy; or in any 
other of the ports of France te which frets 
of weather may force them, every |facilicy 
thall 
