All Acts of Hostility shall cease on both Sides till the Articles of Capitulation shall be agreed upon & signed.

Agreed ー

The Garrison shall be allowed all the Honours of War, and suffered to proceed with their Baggage and Effects to the most convenient Port in America ー from thence to embark for Great Britain, as soon as they shall be furnished with Transports & Provisions by his Excellency Genl Gage, or Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Troops in America.

The Garrison shall march out with the Honours of War. This is due to their Fortitude & Perseverance. The Non-commissioned Officers & Privates shall ground their Arms on the Plain South of the Fort, and immediately embark on Board such Boats as shall be provided for that Purpose. The Officers shall keep their Side Arms, and their Fire Arms shall be put up in a Box, and delivered to them when those unhappy Disputes are ended, if they do not chuse to dispose of them before.
The Garrison must go to Connecticut Governmt or such other Provence as the Honble the Continental Congress shall direct, there to remain until our unhappy Differences shall be compromised, or till they are exchanged. Our Prisoners have been constantly treated with a brotherly Affection. The Effects of the Garrison shall not be withheld from them.

An officer or Quarter Master from each Corps shall be allowed to pass to Montreal upon Parole of Honour, there to transact & settle the Business of his respective Corps, and to bring up their Baggage, Cloathing, & Pay; for which Purpose they shall be furnished with Carts & Batteaus.

Agreed to in the fullest Latitude.

The Canadian Gentlemen Inhabitants, & other Persons residing in this Province and now in St Johns shall be permitted to return unmolested to their respective Homes with their Arms & Baggage, and remain secure in their Property & Effects.

Answered in the 2d Article the Canadian Gentlemen and others being Part of the Garrison.

The sick & wounded shall be taken proper Care of, and permitted to join their respective Corps or return to their respective Homes upon their Recovery.

The sick and wounded shall be taken care of by their own Sergeons, and when recovered follow their respective Corps

As soon as the above articles shall be signed, Major Preston will deliver up the Fort with the Ammunition, Provision &c

Tomorrow Morning at 8 O'Clock the Garrison will march out, having first collected there Baggage & Effects together in a convenient Place for Embarkation, and leaving a Guard for its Protection. The Officers must be upon Honour with Respect to their Baggage. Should any Canadian or others effect his Escape, his Baggage shall be given as Plunder to the Troops. The Quarter Master Genl with proper Commissaries will attend at 8 o'Clock to review the artillery, Ammunition, naval Stores &c
The Deserters from the Continental Army shall not be included in the Stipulation for the Garrison.
The Commanding Officer to sign & deliver the Articles of Capitulation by Sun-Set this Evening.