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" Article 2. — The troops of His Catholic Majes- 

 ty are to march out with the honours of war, and to 

 lay down their arms at a distance of three hundred 

 paces from the forts they occupy, at five o'clock this 

 evening, the 18th February. 



6i Article 3. — All the officers and troops afore- 

 said of His Catholic Majesty are allowed to keep 

 their private effects, and the officers are allowed to 

 wear their swords. 



1 ' Article 4. — Admiral Don Sebastien Ruiz de 

 Apodaca being on shore in the Island after having 

 burnt and abandoned his ships, he, with the officers 

 and men of the squadron under his command, are in- 

 cluded in this capitulation, under the same terms as 

 are granted to His Catholic Majesty's troops. 



M Article 5. — As soon as ships can be conveni- 

 ently provided for the purpose, the prisoners are to 

 be conveyed to Old Spain, they remaining prisoners 

 of war, until exchanged by a cartel between the two 

 nations or until peace, it being clearly understood 

 that they shall not serve against Great Britain or her 

 allies until exchanged. 



** Article 6. — There being some officers among 

 His Catholic Majesty's troops whose private affairs 

 require their presence at different places of the con- 

 tinent of America, such officers are permitted to go 

 upon their own parole to the said places for six 

 months, more or less, after which period they are to 

 return to Europe ; but as the number receiving this 

 indulgence must be limited, His Excellency Don Cha- 

 con will previously deliver to the British Comman- 



