that the provision respecting pri 

 soners of war, should be the sub 

 ject ot* a separate article ; the 

 draft of an article on this subject 

 is subjoined. 



(1) belonging to 



(2) and taken by 



(3) of the 



(4) originally captured in the said 

 forts or places, and which shall 

 remain therein upon the ex 

 change of the ratifications, of this 

 treaty. 



(5) as far as may be practicable. 



ARTICLE II. 

 :*6) shall have been exchanged, 



7) exchange of the ratiiications 



H&quot;) the period of the exchange 

 of the ratifications, 



i f&amp;gt;) the same term of for 



ail parts of the Mediterranean. 



tion, taken by (1) either party 

 from (2) the other during the 

 war, or which may be taken 

 after the signing of this treaty, 

 shall be restored without delay, 

 and without causing any destruc 

 tion, or carrying away any (3) 

 artillery or other public proper 

 ty, or any slaves or other pri 

 vate property, (4) and all ar 

 chives,, records, deeds, and pa 

 pers, either of a public nature 

 or belonging to private persons, 

 which, in the course of the war, 

 may have fallen into the hands of 

 the officers of either party, shall 

 be (5) forthwith restored, and de 

 livered to the proper authorities 

 and persons -to whom they re 

 spectively belong. 



ARTICLE II. Immediately af 

 ter the respective ratifications of 

 this treaty, (6) orders shall be 

 sent to the armies, squadrons, 

 officers, subjects, and citizens, 

 of the two powers, to cease 

 from all hostilities : and to pre 

 vent all causes of complaint, 

 which might arise on account of 

 the prizes which may be taken 

 at sea, after the (7) signing ot 

 this treaty, it is reciprocally 

 agreed, that the vessels and ef 

 fects which may be taken in the 

 Channel, and in the North Seas, 



after the space of from 



(8) that of the signature hereof, 

 shall be restored on each side ; 



that the term shall be 



from the Channel and the North 

 Seas to the Canary islands inclu 

 sively, (9) whether in the ocean 



or the Mediterranean : of 



from the said Canary Islands to 

 the equinoctial line or equator, 



and of in all other 



parts of the world without ex 

 ception. 



