ANNUAi: REGISTER, 1794. 



Art. V- The sick, who arr not 

 ab'e to bear the voyage, shall re- 

 main in the hospitals which they oc- 



-tiipy at present, at the expencc of 

 the republic, by officers of health, 

 who shall be appointed under the 

 saperintendaiiCe of a commissary of 



' war ; and, \vhen they are able to 



■ support the voyage, vessels shall be 

 fi'irnished to transport tlrem b} the 

 English rcmmander. , 



Ans, G'anted. 



Art. VI. The members of the 

 constituent bodies, and all persons 

 attached to the service, of the re 

 pubhc of any denomini-.tiort what- 

 ever, or pensioners, shail participate 

 in this capitulation with themilitary, 

 and shall enjoy the same'coadilious. 

 Ans. Granted.' 

 Art. Vfl. All papers concern- 

 ing public accounts, those-orthc ar- 

 tillery, engineers, marine, militaiy 

 tribunal, military chest, both of this 

 place arid of all others, shall be 

 transported to France; the same shall 

 be f'one with all papers' and plans 



•of the country-, as well of the old 

 as new administration, as the civil 

 and mihtary, and those belonging to 

 tlie communities. 



Ans, Granted, except such as 

 arc necessary forthe security of prp- 

 Di-rty : thearohives, and other pub- 



.lie papers and plans of the island, 

 shall remain, but copies of them 

 shall be allowed to be taken. ■ . 

 Art. yill. Thv.: inhabitants of 



• both sexes who are r.ow in the town 

 or that have taker refuge there s'iiinll 

 have their lives, their honour, and 



.' theirproperty saved and guaranteed, 



■ with liberty to retire when and whi- 

 ther they please with th^ir families 



' aiid servant;;, furniture, effects, and 



• .merchandize ; and the pcwercf dis- 

 posing of wnatcvcr effects they may 

 chusijtoleave behind, or tQ receiviJ 



• their rcijts by agents. 



Ans. Granted. 



Art< IX. No troops nor armc3 

 men, except those of the British go- 

 vernment, shall on any account bt 

 brought into the town. 



Ans. The British government 

 will take care that no armed men 

 shall be brought into the town, in 

 any manner that may give the inha- 

 bitants any caUse of uneasiness or 

 apprehension. 



Art. X. The community in ge- 

 neral, nor any individual in parti- 

 cular, shall be subjected to any tax 

 or coi;tribution whatever, on ac- 

 count of the events, which have 

 preceded oracccm.panied the siege. 



Ans. Granted. 



Art. Xr. No person shall be trou- 

 bled on account of his religious or 

 political opinions, nor forany thing' 

 be may have said before or during 

 the siege. 



Ans. Granted. 



Art. XII. The inhabitants sliall 

 not be subject to have soldiers bil- 

 leted in their houses ; they shall 

 not be forced to any military service 

 or work. 



Ans. Soldiers shall never be bil- 

 leted en the inhabitants, except in 

 cases of absolute necessity. 



Art. XIII. The present money 

 of therepubhc, particularly assignats 

 slutir continue to pa.ss current, 



Ans. The French money and 

 assignats shall be allowed to pass ; 

 but no person shall be compelled to 

 take them. 



Art. XIV. The national dom.ains, 

 snld agreeable to the existing laws, 

 shall be kept by tlie purchasers : the 

 leases of national prcpei-ty not sold, 

 which haVe bee.i granted till this 

 time, shall remain in force. 



A!:Ki We do not feel ourrelves 

 authorized to decide on this article j 

 it nv.ist be left to the decision of his 

 Britannic majesty, the purchasers 



enjoying 



