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Appendix A: Articles of Capitulation as proposed
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Articles as proposed by General Lincoln Article 1. That all acts of hostility and works shall cease between the besiegers and besieged until the Articles of Capitulation shall be agreed on, signed and executed, or collectively rejected. Article 2. The town and fortifications shall be surrendered to the commander in chief of the British forces, such as they now stand. Article 3. The Continental troops and sailors with their baggage shall be conducted to a place to be agreed on, where they will remain prisoners of war until exchanged. While prisoners, they shall be supplied with good and wholesome provisions in such quantity as is served out to the troops of His Brittanic Majesty. Final Articles of Capitulation as granted by Clinton and Arbuthnot Article 1. All acts of hostility and work shall cease, until the Articles of Capitulation are finally agreed to or rejected. Article 2. The town and fortifications with the shipping at the wharves, artillery, and all public stores whatsoever shall be surrendered in their present state to the commanders of the investing forces. Proper officers shall attend from the respective departments to receive them. Article 3. Granted. APPENDIX A articles of capitulation as proposed by benjamin lincoln and as finalized by sir henry clinton and marriot arbuthnot 248 / APPENDIX A Article 4. The militia now in garrison shall be permitted to return to their respective homes and be secured in their persons and property . Article 5. The sick and wounded shall be continued under the care of their own surgeons, and be supplied with medicines and such necessaries as are allowed to the British hospitals. Article 6. The officers of the army and navy shall keep their horses, swords, pistols and baggage which shall not be searched and retain their servants. Article 7. The garrison shall at an hour appointed, march out with shouldered arms, drums beating and colors flying to a place to be agreed on, where they will pile their arms. Article 4. The militia now in garrison shall be permitted to return to their respective homes as prisoners on parole, which parole as long as they observe, shall secure them from being molested in their property by the British troops. Article 5. Granted Article 6. Granted, except with respect to the horses, which will not be allowed to go out of town, but may be disposed of by a person left from each corps for that purpose. Article 7. The whole garrison shall at an hour to be appointed, march out of the town to the ground between the works of the place and the canal where they will deposit their arms. The drums are not to beat a British march, or colors to be uncased. [18.232.88.17] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 11:33 GMT) Articles of Capitulation / 249 Article 8. That the French Consul , his house papers, and other moveable property shall be protected and untouched, and a proper time granted to him for retiring to any place that may afterwards be agreed upon between him and the commander in chief of the British forces. Article 9. That the citizens shall be protected in their persons and properties. Article 10. That a twelve months time be allowed all such as do not choose to continue under the British government to dispose of their effects, real and personal in the State without any molestation whatever, or to remove such part thereof as they choose, as well as themselves and families, and that during that time, they or any of them, may have it at their option to reside occasionally in town or country. Article 8. Agreed with this restriction , that he is to consider himself as a prisoner of war on parole. Article 9. All civil officers and the citizens who have borne arms during the siege must be prisoners upon parole and with respect to their property in the city shall have the same terms as are granted to the militia and all other persons now in the town, not described in this or other article, are notwithstanding understood to be prisoners on parole. Article 10. The discussion of this article of course cannot possibly be entered into at present. 250 / APPENDIX A Article 11. That the same protection to their persons and properties , and the same time for the removal of their effects be given to the subjects of France and Spain as required for the citizens in the previous articles. Article 12...