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Answer.—M' Desherbiers consents to the (following) foregoing demand in consideration of the impossibility of transporting the said fish and on the same conditions as the english merchants, of which mention is made in the preceeding article, but that no fish is to be cought after the day of the evacuation.

Article 8.—That all officers and military persons left sick are to enjoy the priviledge of the houses they are in, or be taken tender care of in the french hospitals until they recover and are able to be conveyed as shall be

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Answer.—That in case there should any english officers or soldiers sick or out of order s0 that cannot be removed, it is agreed and promissed, that they shall be lodged and provided with food and medecines in the hospitals of His Most Christian Majesty, paying for the same on the footing of his own subjects, which payment is to be made in bills of exchange to be drawn by the commissary ordonnateur on the governor or commander in chief, of Nova Scotia where such sick are to be sent after their recovery by the first opportunities that shall offer.

Art. 9.—That the stores of every kind, brewing, Coppers, Grates and Barrack, utenciles included, which may be left after the evacuation, to be under de care of the proper officers who may dispose of or transport them, and to be allowed the houses and stores they now possess until one or the above can be conveniently performed and to enjoy the houses and stores sent free.

Answer.—That all remaining stores that may be in houses that are private properties after the evacuation, shall be removed into one of the most Christian Kings and suitable lodgings appointed for the persons that have the care of them until the said stores can be transported or disposed of, which must be done with the greatest dispatch possible.

Art. 10.—That the coals and wood belonging to His Britannic Majesty that are now in the yard lefoie the governor’s house or intendance may be

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sold or shipped off for His said Majesty’s use and that until that can be done they may continue where they now lay.

Answer.—The coals belonging to His Britannic Majesty which are actually opposite to the governor’s house or intendance shall totally be transported between the day of the evacuation and the 30th of september

next, old stile and if not carried away in that time not to have any further claim.

Article 11.—That the British people imployed in loading coals by M: Gerrish agent to Chaunay Townsend, Esq, be under de protection of the French Government and that His agent be allowed a proper time to carry away the coals they have brought into the garrison and such coals as are at this time raised and out of the Mines in other ports of this island.

Answer.—The necessary protection shall be granted to the British people employed in loading coals for the use Chunney Townsed, Esq, during the time they shall be oblidged or have occasion, to remain on that service thro’ want of ships or vessels to transport the same and the saïd time is limitted to the last day of October old stile inclusive and they are to begin immediatly by the coals in town opposite........ and if at che time above specified any coals do remain at the table, indienne, spanish river or elswere they shall cease transporting any more until the said Chaunncey Itownsend shall have obtained a further permission from His Most Christian Majesty to take them entirely away.

Art. 12.—In order to hasten the evacuation of this Island and its dependances M' Hopson intends to send for his detachments now in fort William at the colliery near l’indienne, provided M' Desherbiers promises no french colours shall be hoisted there, nor any party sent to take possession of'it for His Most Christian Majesty until this place is delivere@ up to him.

Answer.—Agreed.

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Art. 18.—There being several piles of timber Buildings erected in this garrison sence the reduction thereof which may be deemed removeable improvements, and to which His Britannic Majesty may have a right, Particularly the wooden Barracks part of which were famed in New England and brought from thence. M' Hopson demands of M' Desherbiers that the same may be taken down and carried away for the use of His Majesty.

Answer.—M' Desherbiers answers that this article cannot be agreed to, all houses and buildings on shore not being deemed removeable efects and His Most Christian Majesty not having caused any thing of that Kind to be taken down or demolished in any of the places which he has evacuated in Islanders since the treaty of peace.

Art. 14.—M' Hopson proposes that if the buildings before named are left standing proper estimates be drawn out of their cost that a valuable consideration may be made to His Britannic Majesty for the same.

Answer.—M' Desherbiers having no orders that any way relates to the above proposal made by M' Hopson and having instanced what has been done and practised in Flanders in the like cases he can lake no cognizance or notice there .! but that M' Hopson by the estimate he may transmist to His Britannic Majesty can enable him to act in this as shall seem best to His said Majesty.

Art. 15.—In regard to the artillery and other stores of war in the garrison and the batteries. M' Desherbiers having produced an inventory of what was in the place on the day of its surrender to the english and desired that M' Hopson would shew that which was taken by taken by the officers of His Britannic Majesty which beins is agreed between them

that M' Desherbiers shall r. nd stores of war according

to the said inventory taki sh rs. (His state of them not being conformable to the L er) and : is further agreed that an other in-

ventory to be taken by the oflicers of artillery of the two crowns, and where it may exceed or be short in the nature of quantity of each species to be

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delivered and received according to the inventory produced by M' Hopson

the balance is to be approved by M' Hopson and M' Desherbiers and submitted to be assisted by the two crowns.

Art. 16 —M' Hopson demands of M' Desherbiers that shall give him at the time of his delivering him the keys upon evacuating this place the batteries and its dependancies (conformable to His Britannic Majesty's orders thereupon and the uinth article of the definitive treaty agreed upon between the two crowns) a proper and authentic certificate in the form which shall be agreed upon of his having so done in order to his transmitting the said certificate to his Britannic Majesty.

Answer.—M' Desherbiers will give M' Hopson a duplicate of the act or instrument which shall be drawn up of the repossession of l'Isle Royale called Cape Breton which duplicate be signed by both parties.