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munition, money, effects, plans, 
and ftores, with exact inventories 
thereof, belonging io his Catholic 
Majefty; and they are hereby 
transferred to his Britannic Majef- 
ty, in the, fame manner and poffet- 
fion as has been held heretofore by 
his faid Catholic Majefty. 
{l. The troops of his Catholic 
Majefty are to march out with the 
honours of war, and to lay down 
their arms, at the diftance of three 
hundred paces from.the forts they 
occupy, at five o’clock this even- 
ing. the 18th of February. 
if, All the officers and troops 
aforefaid of his. Catholic Majefty, 
are allowed to keep their private 
effects, and the officers are allowed 
to wear their fwords. 
TV, Admiral Don Sebaftian Ruiz 
de Apodaca, being on fhore in the 
‘flan after having burnt and aban- 
doned his fhips, he, with the officers 
and men belonging to the fquadron 
under his command, are included 
in this capitulation, under the fame 
terms as are granted to his Catholic 
Majefty’s troops. 
V. As foon as fhips can be con- 
veniently provided for the pur- 
pofe, the prifoners are to be con- 
veyed to Old Spain; they remain- 
ing prifoners of war until exchang- 
ed by acartel between the two na- 
tions, or until the peace; it bein 
clearly underftood that they thall 
not ferve againft Great Britain or 
her allies until exchanged. 
VI. There being fome officers a- 
mong his Catholic Majefty’s troops 
whofe private affairs require their 
prefence at different places on the 
continent of America, fuch officers 
are permitted to go upon their pa- 
role to the faid places for fix months, 
more or lefs; after which period 
they are to return to Europe; but 
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as the number receiving this indul- 
gence muft be limited, his Eycel- 
lency Don Chacon will previoufly 
deliver to the Britifh commanders a 
lift of their names, rank, and places 
which they are going to. 
VII. The othcers of the royal! 
adminiftration, upon the delivery 
of the ftores with which they are 
charged, to fuch officers as may be 
appointed by the Britifh command-.- 
ers, will receive receipts, accord- 
ing fo the cuftom in like cafes, 
from the officers fo appointed to 
receive the ftores. 
VIII. All the private property 
of the inhabitants, as well Spaniards 
as fuch as may have been naturaliz- 
ed, is preferved to them. 
IX. All public records are to be 
preferved in fuch courts or offices 
as they are now in; and all cons 
tra&ts or purchafes between indivi- 
duals, which have been done ac- 
cording to the laws of Spain, are 
to be held binding and valid by the 
Britifh government. 
X. The Spanith officers of ad- 
miniftration, who are poffefled of 
landed property in Trinidad, are 
allowed to remain in the ifland, 
they taking the oaths of allegiance 
to his Britannic Majefty ; and they 
are farther allowed, fhould they 
pleafe, to fell or difpofe of their 
property, and to retire elfewhere. 
Xl. The free exercife of their 
religion is allowed to the inhabit-_ 
ants. 
XII. The free coloured people, | 
who have been acknowledged as 
fuch by the laws of Spain, fhali be 
protected in their liberty, perfons, 
and property, like other inhabit- - 
ants; they taking the oath of al- 
legiance, and demeaning themfelves 
as becomes good and peaceable fub- 
jects of his Britannic Majefty. 
XIII. The 
