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us, we, the undersigned, have agreed 

 and stipulated the following Arti- 

 cles : 



Art. I. The royal Swedish array 

 is, immediately after the ratification 

 of this convention, to take up a po- 

 sition along the frontier of the dis- 

 trict of Uleaborg from Kemi to 

 Peckawara. Kemi consequently re- 

 mains in the hands of the Russians. 



II. The Swedish army is to eva- 

 cuate the town of Uleaborg within 

 ten days next ensuing the date of 

 this ; the Russian troops are to take 

 possession of the said town on the 

 30th of Nov. The other parts of 

 the country, which are to be given 

 up to the Russians, shall be evacu- 

 ated according to the agreement 

 yet to be concluded between the 

 contracting parties. 



III. The rear of the Swedish 

 army shall return by the route 

 agreed upon, and whatever cannot 

 be removed by the Swedish troops 

 in their retreat, shall be considered 

 as good and lawful prize. 



IV. The Swedish army binds 

 itself neither to destroy, distribute 

 among the inhabitants, nor sell the 

 magazines which they shall be ne- 

 cessitated to surrender. 



V. The Swedish troops are not 

 to take with them from Uleaborg 

 or other places to be surrendered, 

 any civil officers, nor any articles 

 or goods .belonging to the pro- 

 vinces. 



VI. The Swedish army is to send 

 back all clergymen, civil officers, 

 and inhabitants of the places eva- 

 cuated by their troops, provided it 

 be done by the desire, or with the 

 consent of the said persons. 



VII. This convention shall be ra- 

 tified by tiie respective jjcnerals in 

 chief of both armies, and the ratifi- 

 cation ex'^hangcd to-morrow night. 



Letter of the Supreme Junta to the 

 Marquis de la Itomana. Datedy 

 Tudela, Dec. 4., 1808. 

 Most excellent Sir,— The king 

 and lord, Ferdinand VII, and in his 

 royal name the Supreme Junta of the 

 government of the kingdom, omit- 

 ting no means which can any ways 

 promote the safety and prosperity 

 of the nation, has thought proper 

 to resolve, that your excellency is 

 not only to command the army, of 

 which you are general in chief, but 

 also the armies of Old Castile,Leon, 

 Asturias, and Galicia, superintend- 

 ing, with regard to all the said armies, 

 the troops of the mass, and putting 

 in requisition the horses, mules and 

 other measures, which are required 

 to augment our army, and put it on 

 that respectable footing which the 

 prcsentextraordinarycircumstances 

 require. His majesty has been in- 

 formed, and sees with the deepest 

 concern, that, to the want of subor- 

 dination, cowardice is added by 

 many, whence arises that scanda- 

 lous desertion which excites aston- 

 ishment in our allies, and damps 

 their general ardour. This conduct, 

 so contrary to the sentiments of true 

 Spaniards, and which cannot be 

 counteracted by mild measures, de- 

 mands that your excellency should 

 check it with all the rigour of mili- 

 tary law, extending the punishment 

 to all those who assist or protect 

 deserters. For this purpose his ma- 

 jesty invests your excellency with 

 the "most ample power which may 

 be required, to cause yourself to be 

 promptly and implicitly obeyed, and 

 cause the enthusiasm which begins 

 to slacken in the provinces and 

 especially in Old Castile, to be re- 

 vived. To attain that end, extra- 

 ordinary and vigorous mea3"'^s are 

 required, calculatefl *« secure the 



safety 



