about the terms of the said
Armistice--and Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Knight, having, with the
same view, duly authorized the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Nelson
of the Nile, Knight of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Duke
of Bronte in Sicily, Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St.
Ferdinand and of Merit, and of the Imperial Order of the Ottoman
Crescent, Vice-Admiral in the Fleet of his Britannic Majesty; and
the Right Honourable William Stewart, Lieutenant-Colonel in his
Britannic Majesty's service, and commanding a detachment of his
Britannic Majesty's forces embarked--the said Commissioners have
met this day; and, having exchanged their respective powers, have
agreed upon the following terms--

"ARTICLE I.

"From the moment of the signature of this armistice, all
hostilities shall immediately cease, between the fleet under the
command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, and the City of Copenhagen, and
all the armed ships and vessels of his Danish Majesty in the road
or harbour of that city; as, likewise, between the different
islands and provinces of Denmark, Jutland included.

"ARTICLE II.

"The armed ships and vessels belonging to his Danish Majesty shall
remain in their present actual situation, as to armament,
equipment, and hostile position; and the treaty, commonly
understood as the treaty of Armed Neutrality, shall, as far as
relates to the co-operation of Denmark, be suspended while the
Armistice remains in force.

"On the other side, the armed ships and vessels under the command
of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, shall in no manner whatsoever molest
the City of Copenhagen, or his Danish Majesty's armed ships and
vessels on the coasts of the different islands and provinces of
Denmark, Jutland included; and, in order to avoid every thing which
might otherwise create uneasiness or jealousy, Sir Hyde Parker
shall not suffer any of the ships or vessels under his command to
approach within gun-shot of the armed ships or forts of his Danish
Majesty, in the road of Copenhagen. This restriction shall not,
however, extend to vessels necessarily passing and repassing
through the Casper or King's Channel.

"ARTICLE III.

"This armistice is to protect the city of Copenhagen, as also the
coast of Denmark, of Jutland, and is