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“in arms shall not be considered as 
prisoners of war, and shall be re- 
turned. without being exchanged. 
2. According to this principle, 
the respective armies shall recipro- 
cally deliver to the first advanced 
posts all the persons pot taken in 
arms, and made prisoners previous 
to hostilities. 
3». :Lhis principle shal!, in fu- 
ture, be scrupulously dhiemied, in 
such amanner, that the persous so 
taken shall be delivered as. soon 
as possible to the adyanced; pests, 
when. it shall be proved by their 
dress, or other testimony, that they 
were not in the number of com. 
batants. 
4. A copy of the present agree- 
gaent shall be sent, to the chiets of 
the respective armies, that they 
may ‘give orders for its strict and 
speedy. execution. 
- This agreement. shall be pub- 
lished i in all places where there are 
prisoners, in order that these who 
have not been taken in arms may 
make the necessary declaration, 
To these five articies is subjoined 
an exact description of the persons 
to whom they refer. 
Signed on the part of his Impe 
sial_ majesty, by 
WackenBoursc, Li ut. Col. 
And on that of the French re- 
public, by” 
Avex. Lavour, Adjutant 'Ge- 
neral and Chief f Brigade. 
; 
Se OL a ee ne 
Treaty of Alliance, Offensive and De. 
Sersives concluded * taveen the Re- 
public f France and the Repudbic 
of the Seven United gc 
“Art. 1. THE republic of France 
acknowledges and guarantecs the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1793. 
independence of the republic of the 
United Provinces, and the abolis 
tion of the stadth .aldership. 
2.’ There shall be a lating peaces 
amity, and good understanding, be- 
twee: 1 the two republi Cae , 
3. There shall also be analliance; 
offensive and defensive, against alk 
the enemies of tl ne respective res 
publics, d during the present war, 
4: ‘There shit } be an alliance, ‘of. 
fensiye and defensive, against Great 
Britain, fer ever. 
5: No treaty shall be entered 
into with Great Be itain without 
the consent of a two republics. 
6, The Fre repuf fic shal] 
make no peace eich any power 
whatever, without comprising in 
it the republic of the United Pro. 
vinces. 
7. The repyblic of the. United 
Provinces shail furnish for the pre- 
Seuit campaigo, twelve ships pr 
liue, and e eighteen frigates, for the 
Moet tSea andthe Baltic. | 
8. The republic of the, United) 
Provinces shalJ furnish for the pre+ 
sent campaign half the number of 
the troows which the republic shall 
have on foot. ‘ 
z. All the forces employed. in 
actual service shall be under the 
command of French generale The 
arrangements. for cdmpaign 
shall be made in concert 3. the States 
General may send a deputy, wha 
shall sit. and. have a deliberative 
voice in the committee. of publie 
safety at Paris. 
10. All arsenals indi ammuni- 
tion belonging to the republic of 
the, United Provinces shail be re- 
stored. 
11. From the ratification of the 
present treaty, restitution shall be 
made. of all the countries and 
3 places 
the 
