History of the war in the Peninsula under Napoleon, to which is prefixed a view of the political and military state of the four belligerent powers, publ. by the countess Foy. Transl, Volume 2 |
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Page 586 - ... shall be respected, and they shall be at liberty either to accompany the French army or to remain in Portugal. In either case their property is guaranteed to them, with the liberty of retaining or of disposing of it, and passing the produce of the sale thereof into France, or any other country where they may fix their residence, the space of one year being allowed them for that purpose. It is fully understood that...
Page 583 - Chief may judge it unnecessary to embark. In like manner all individuals of the army shall be at liberty to dispose of their private property of every description, with full security hereafter for the purchasers.
Page 584 - ... cavalry, the artillery, the sick, and the equipment of the army. The first division shall embark within seven days of the date of the ratification ; or sooner, if possible. ART. VIII. The garrison of Elvas and its forts, and of Peniche and Palmela, will be embarked at Lisbon ; that of Almaida at Oporto, or the nearest harbour.
Page 586 - Their property of every kind, moveable and immoveable, shall be respected, and they shall be at liberty either to accompany the French army or to remain in Portugal. In either case their property is guaranteed to them, with the liberty of retaining or of disposing of it, and passing the...
Page 585 - General-in-Chief of the British army will give notice of the present Convention to the garrisons of those places, as also to the troops before them, in order to put a stop to all further hostilities. ART. XIII. Commissioners shall be named, on both sides, to regulate and accelerate the execution of the arrangements agreed upon.
Page 584 - The cavalry are to embark their horses* as also the Generals and other Officers of all ranks. It is however fully understood that the means of conveyance for horses at the disposal of the British...
Page 585 - French government. against subjects of Portugal, or any other individuals residing in this country, founded on the occupation of Portugal by the French troops, in the month of December...
Page 573 - Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.
Page 583 - The French troops shall evacuate Portugal, with their arms and baggage : they shall not be considered as prisoners of war ; and on their arrival in France, they shall be at liberty to serve.
Page 588 - The General commanding the British troops will take the necessary measures for re-establishing the free circulation of the means of subsistence between the country and the capital.