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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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In Alexandria, Gen. Marmont, authorized by Gen. Bonaparte, negotiated a prisoner exchange cartel with Patrona Bey of the Turkish squadron on August 5. Terms include man-for-man, rank-for-rank swaps, excluding wounded and surgeons, with exchanges at Alexandria within three months.
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PARIS, NOV. 15.
Gen. Marmont, authorized by Gen. Bonaparte, concluded at Alexandria, on the 18th Thermidor last (August 5), with Patrona Bey, the Commander of the Turkish squadron, a cartel for the exchange of prisoners. The conditions are, that the prisoners shall be exchanged man for man, and rank for rank. The wounded and surgeons shall not be considered as prisoners of war. It was agreed, that all the French prisoners detained at Constantinople and in the different places of the Turkish Empire, should be conveyed, within the term of three months, in vessels, before the port of Alexandria, where at the same period, the like number of Turkish prisoners should be assembled, to be exchanged for the French. It was farther agreed, that whenever vessels, having French prisoners on board, should arrive before Alexandria, and should make known to the Commandant of that place, the number of prisoners they should have to exchange, the French Commandant should produce the same number of Turkish prisoners within the space of 72 hours, in order that the exchange might be proceeded on without delay.
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Alexandria
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18th Thermidor Last (August 5)
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agreement for man-for-man, rank-for-rank prisoner exchange excluding wounded and surgeons; french prisoners from turkish empire to be brought to alexandria within three months for swap; prompt exchanges within 72 hours upon arrival.
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Gen. Marmont, authorized by Gen. Bonaparte, concluded at Alexandria with Patrona Bey, Commander of the Turkish squadron, a cartel for prisoner exchange. Conditions: prisoners exchanged man for man and rank for rank; wounded and surgeons not counted as prisoners. All French prisoners in Constantinople and Turkish Empire to be conveyed to Alexandria within three months, matched by Turkish prisoners for exchange. Upon arrival of vessels with French prisoners, French Commandant to provide equal Turkish prisoners within 72 hours.