The Annual Register of World Events; A Review of the Year Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 edition. Excerpt: ...ofdueboc. Article I. MDE RAMZAY demands the honours of war for his garrison, and that it shall be conducted back to the army in safety by the shortest road, with their arms, baggage, six pieces of brass cannon, two mortars, or howitzers, and twelve rounds. The garrison of the town, composed of kind forces, marines, and sailors, shall march out with their arms and baggage, drums beating, lighted, matches, with two pieces of cannon, and twelve rounds, and shall be embarked as conveniently as possible, in order to be landed at the first port in France. II. That the inhabitants shall be nauitaiued in the possession of their houses, goods, eHects, and privileges.--Granted, provided they lay down their arms. III. Thatthasaidinhabitants shall not bo mplested on account of their having borne arms for the defence of the town, as they w-re forced to k, and-as it is customary for the inhabitants. -f the colonies of both crowns to servea militia.-Granted. W. That the effects belonging to the absent officers, or inhabitants, shall not be touched.--Granted. V. That the said inhabitants shall not be removed, nor obliged to quit their houses, until their condition ba settled by a definitive treaty, between their most Christian and Britannic majesties.-r-Grantcd. VI. That the exercise of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman relit gion shall be preserved, and that.v-T(; irrh shall be granted to the bouses of the clergy, and to. the mo nasteries, particularly to the bishop of Quebec, who, animated with zeal for religion, and charity for the people of his diocese, desires to reside constantly in it, to exercise freely and with that decency, which his character, and the sacred mysteries of the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion require, his episcopal...