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Shall begiven them to return to England with- 
out delay, and fecurity againit capture until 
eheir arrival in a friendly port. 
» ¥L—The French army fhall be concen- 
trated io Lifbon, and within a diitance of 
about two leagues from it, The Englihh 
army will approach within three leagues of 
ghe capital, and wil! be fo placed as to leave 
about one league between the two armies. 
XIL—The forts St. Julian, the bugio, 
and the Cascais, fhall be occupied by the 
Bricith troops on theratification of the con- 
vention, Lifbon and its ctadel, together 
with the forts and batteries as far as the La- 
zaretto or ‘Trafuria un one fide, and Fort Sc. 
Jofeph on the other, incluGvely, fhall be 
given up on the embarkation of the fecond 
diviGon, as fhali alfothe harbour and all armed 
yeffels in it of every defcription, with their 
rigging, fails, ftores, and ammunition, The 
fortreffes of Elves, Almaida, Peniche, and 
Palmela, fhall be given up as foon as the 
Britith troops can arrjve to occupy them. In 
the mean time the General-in-Chief of the 
Britifh army will give notice of the prefent 
Convention to the garrifons of thofe places, 
as alfo to the troops before thém, in order to 
put afop to all farther hoftilittes, 
XIII.—Commiflaries thall be named on 
both fides, to regulate and accellerate the 
execvticn of the arrangements agreed upon. 
XIV.—Should there arife doubts as to 
the meaning of any article, it will be explain, 
ed favorably to the French army. 
_ KV —From the date of the ratification of 
the prefent convention, all arrears of con- 
tributions, requifitions, or claims whatever, 
of the French Government, againit fubjects 
f Portugal, or any other individuals refi- 
ging in this country, founded on the occu- 
pation of Portugal by the French troops in 
the month of December 1307, which may 
not have been paid up, are cancelled, aod 
all fequeftrations laid apon their property, 
moveable or immoveable, are removed, and 
rhe free difpofal of the fame is reftored to the 
proper owners, 
XVI.—All fubjectsof France, domiciliated in 
Portugal, or accidentally io this country, fhall 
be protested. Their property of every kind, 
moveable or immoveable, fhall be refpetted, 
and they ffiall be at liberty either to accom- 
' pany the Freach army or to remain in Por- 
tugal. In either cafe their property is gua- 
yanteed tothem, with the liberty of retain- 
ing or of difpofing of it, and pafiing che produce 
wf the fale thereof into France, or any other 
country where they may fix their refidence, 
the {pace of one year being allowed them for 
that purpofe. 
Itis fully underftood that the shipping is 
excepted from this arrangement, only, how- 
ever, in fo far as regards leaving the port, 
-and that none of the ftipulations above men- 
‘tioned can be made the pretext of any com- 
emercial fpeculation. / 
| MV leeNo pative of Portugal fhall be ren- 
aka 
Extraordinary Convcntion in Portugal. 
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dered accountable for his political conduct 
during the period of the occupation of this 
country by the French army; and all_thofe 
who have continued in the exercife of their 
employments, or who have accepted fituations 
under the French Government, are placed 
under the proce@tion of the Britifh comman- 
ders, they fhall fuftain no injury in their 
perfons. or property, it mot having been at 
their option to be obedient, or not, to the 
French Government; they are alfo at liberty 
to avail themfelves of the ftipulations of the 
16ch article. , ( 
XVILI,—The Spanifh troops detained on 
board fhip in the port of Lifbon, fhall be given 
up to the Commander-in chief of the Bri- 
tith army, who engages to obtain of the Spa- 
niards to reflore such French fubjects, either 
military or civil, as may have been detained 
in Spain, without being taken in battle,’ or 
in confequence of military operations, but on 
occafion of the occurrences of the 29th of 
lait May, and the days immediately following, 
XiX.—There hall be an immediate ex- 
change eftablithed for all ranks of prifoners 
made in Portugal, fince the commencement 
of the prefent hoftilities. 
XX —Hoftages of the rank of Field Offi- 
cers fhall be mutually furnifhed on the part 
of the Britifh army and navy, and op that of 
the french army, for the reciprocal guarantee 
of the prefent convention. The officer of 
the British army thall be reftored on the com- 
pletion of the articles which concern the 
army; and the officer of the navy on. the 
difembarkation of the French troops in their 
own country. The like is to take place on 
the parc ef the French army. 
XXL.—lIc shall be allowed to the General- 
in-Chief of the French army, to fend an of- 
ficer to France with intelligence of the pre- 
fent convention. A veflel will be furnifhed 
by the Britith admiral to convey him to 
Bourdeaux or Rochfort. : 
XXII.—The Britith admiral will be in- 
vited to accommodate his Excellency the 
commander-in-chief, and the other principal 
officers of the French army, on board of thips 
of war. 
Done and concluded at Lifbon, this 3cth 
day of Augult, 1808. + 
Geo. Murray, Quartermafter-Gen, 
_. Kevvermann, General of Divifion, 
We, the Duke ofAbrantes, general in chief of 
the French army, have ratified, and do ratify 
the prefent Definitive Convention in all its 
articles, to be executed according to its form 
and tenor, ’ 
(Signed) The Duke of ApranrTEs, 
Head-Quarters, Litbon, oth Aug. 1808. = / 
Additional Articles to the Convention of August 
30, 1808. 
Axt. I.—The individuals in the civil em- 
ployment of the army made prifoners, either 
by the British troops, or by the Portuguele, 
in any port of Portugal, will be reftored, as 
is cuttomary, without exchange. 4 
Il,—The 
