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gate called theLowerTowerflaTour 

 d'en Bas,) this evening. — 2. The 

 Spanish garrison which is in Co- 

 runna; the persons in civil autho- 

 rity, as well judicial as administra- 

 tive or financial ; the clergy, and 

 the inhabitants in general, shall take 

 the oath of fidelity and homage to 

 his majesty the king of Spain and 

 the Indies, Don Joseph Napoleon.— 

 3. The persons concerned in the 

 civil administration, as well judici- 

 al as financial ; the intendant gene- 

 ral of the kingdom of Gallicia and of 

 the province of Corunna, the cor- 

 regidors, alcaides, and other func- 

 tionaries, ohall be provisionally pre- 

 served in their emplo3'ments, and 

 shall exercise their functions in the 

 name of his majesty king Joseph 

 Napoleon. All tiie acts of the civil 

 administration shall be made in the 

 name of his said majesty. — 4. The 

 military of the garrison, whatever 

 be their rank and employment, may 

 enter into the service of his majes- 

 ty, king Joseph Napoleon, and be 

 allowed to retain the same rank, 

 after having taken the customary 

 oaths of fidelity and allegiance, as 



is provided in the second article 



For this purpose a list of the names 

 of the principal and inferior officers 

 and soldiers shall be made out. — 

 This list shall be certified by his 

 excellency general Don Antonio 

 D'Alzedo, governor of Corunna, 

 to the end that a particular desti- 

 nation may be given to the military, 

 according to the orders of his ex- 

 cellency the minister of war in the 

 kingdom of Spain; but in the mean 

 time the military shall wait at Co- 

 runna. The means of subsistence 

 and quarters shall be furnished to 

 them as to the French troops. 'J'he 

 officers, and' those employed in the 

 royal marine, who arc at Corunna, 



are included in the present article, 

 and must await at Corunna, the or- 

 ders of the minister of Marine. — 5. 

 The military of the garrison, what- 

 ever their rank, who wish to quit 

 the service, shall be at liberty to 

 retire to their respective habita- 

 tions, after they shall have received 

 their dismissal in due form, under 

 the authority of his excellency the 

 minister at war ; and on taking the 

 oath of fidelity described in the se- 

 cond article. Such as refuse to 

 take such oath shall be considered 

 prisoners of war. — 6. The property 

 of the inhabitants shall be respect- 

 ed, and no contribution shall be le- 

 vied on them, but a subsistence for 

 the troops in garrison shall be pro- 

 vided by the province. That the 

 places of public worship, and the 

 government, shall be placed under 

 safe custody ; religion shall be res- 

 pected, and its ministers shall be 

 protected in the exercise of their 

 functions. — ?• The administration 

 of the royal revenues shall be con- 

 tinued as heretofore, but in the 

 name of, and to the use of his ma- 

 jesty king Joseph Napoleon ; and 

 to that effect, all the ecclesiastical 

 and civil authorities, as well as 

 those employed for the king, shall 

 continue to fulfil their respective 

 functions, and shall be paid accord- 

 ing to their several appointments.— 

 8. If any oneemployedinthecourts, 

 or in the administration, shall be 

 desirous of resigning his office, his 

 resignation shall be accepted, and 

 no one shall prevent such measure; 

 and if he should desire to leave the 

 town with his effects and property, 

 he shall be permitted so to do, 

 granting him proper sureties, and a 

 passport for that purpose. — 9. The 

 deputies of towns and all other indi- 

 viduals, called to form a part of 



the 



