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TtlE VIENNA. COURT aAr..ETTe '1416
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rr WhereatTh is, our deterniination to.obsert"ie tjte
striftest Neutrality .in,.the present Mar between
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France and. Great, tnaintain the paCitie
and friendly relations ivhich exist het ,Peen us and
the Belligerent Powers •anda` to'avOid 'any inter.
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toptiOn of thesei it • is' necessary, that on the one'side
this Neutrality should be carefilky -Oserved by all
our 6tibjeas, especially those concern in Traile and
Navigation on the Coasts, ima-onitfit'orther, that the
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Rights of our Neutral liattuiles Tantl7, einsts, -should
be acknowledged_ by thoseißoxers. • according. to the
• Rules of Neutral Trade .admitted hy. each of those
Powers, We, in order to prevent all misunderstand.ing or difficulties which may arise from ignorrince or
inattention, hereby 'publish the fullowingnQuiinance
fouhded•partly on the Conventions existing_hetween
the European
_Powers, and partly on die general
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Laws of Nations, and 'aeoording to which our civil
and military autlierities, arid in general all-Out.sub-
je&s, are. to regulate their. : .
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• . Art.. I„,We bereby;copwand all our SAtbjeas, and the fn.
habitants of our Hereditary States,- not to sutler themselves
to be enliired, ire to ,enter as Volunteers, into the SerVice of
either of the Belligerent Powers, under pain of those iiiinish-
inents which the law has established for leaving our Country
without permixsion. • .
Art. 11. Our Stirrjefts shall not, in any other respea, take:
part in the War, or any military preparations • ' and in partl.
cular, shall not fit out any Privateer on behalf of any of the'
. Belligerent Powers; nor even when not in our territories
terest theintaAves.in the War in any manner whatever.
Art. 111.. In like manner we forbid-all our' Sahjals, or.
Inhabitants of our Harbours, goads, or Coasts, to build,fit
Opt, or sell, any Ships of War, or other Ships,' tier the use 'of
the Bellfgereni.Powers, under pain of a fine of 500e_clucats,
half to go to the informer, and half to the Exi.liegner ; or,
in case. of inability to pay, imprisonment, or corporal pu-
`Art, IV: -All-Austrian Masters of Ships are hereby forbid-
den to convey either Soldiers or Sailors to either of the Bel-li-
ge:rent tai.ersi, under the name of passengent:.or toiend.
~their.stamesAo the ships or:.property of the Belligerent 13.,
dons; or to carry goods into places • blockaded' by those
Powers, !as, irr such case they, .cannot enjoy the Rights :ol•
Neutrality, .nor,expea from us any protection or apptication
in theirfavont.l. : . • • :a- • ' ' •
Art. Y. None'of the Officers, and not more than one third,
of the Sailors on board an Adsttian shill,.are to be Suieds
of
the Belligerent Nations, otherwise theft ship cannot bc con,.
sidered as neutral. • - - • . •
Art. VL. In the just expoAation that. the Neutral plus,
trim Trade will be respe6Ld by the Belligerent Power's ac-
" Cording to the general Laws of Nations; ,or particular :m(0;
flea:ions, we,herebyenjoin all Commanders.of Austrian Slaps
on the High Seas iu no• Wise toleftitilicisubmit to hervisitedi
aud.not to make any difficulty toproducethe,Papers and Do- •
cuments, which may prove thePrbtrtfty ofitlie ship and
cargo, or. to throw overboard or ciessrakroneltaaper, much
less to produce such as arc double' °WM.'
Aft. VI. With reaped to the articles deemed Contraband
in War, we will abide by the regulations of other Neutral
l'o‘vers, and especially those agreed to by Rossia, Sweden;
and 1)-nmark,,in the Convention of the lath lune, 4spi, and,
we expect those PoWers will abide by the same with re eel,
'to our trade we in consequence declare. to be contraband, all
cannons, mortars, muskets, Pistols, bombs, grenades; bal-
lets; flints, matches, guopowder, salt-petreaailphor, pikes,
swords, motel-belts,. cartridge-boxes, saddles. and bridles.'
All ships which shall have' moreatil these than maybe ne-
cessary for the:mown defence, will not only be liable- to the
penalties we shall intliQ, but must submit to the confisca-
tlOn•of the shipand cargo by the Belligerent Powera...
Art. VI I. —Fotc..pt with .reapett, to •the warlike 'stores
enumerated in the above Article, no further limitation shall
be laid on the trade ut the Hereditary States, with repaid to
such comniedities, or prixinets, as are not forbidden tabu ex:
ported.hy Laws already enacted or which may be unaded. It
is however forbidden to all our Subjeels to purchase any
inaghzines or transperti, or Materials for fitting out Ships;, at
least, no inure of them .than may be necessary tor their own
immediate use, .
Art. I X.--I t. is understOed that all Commanders of Neu-
tral Ships who Sail for Harbours or- Porta, either of Neutral-
" Powers, or thoseengaged in War, will take care .to apply to
the proper Authorities to supply them with the ne,:essarys,,,
Passes, Charter-parties, Attestations; Sec. which 'shall ex-
press theitanae'ot the Proprietor, the quality and quantity of;
the Cargo, and the Person to whom it is consigned, that the
SalifeThily be prOdueed to prdve the Neutrality of the Ship, mut,'
Cargo. - •
'Art: X.-=la the ODIC manner its. the . Austrian Ships are
,not prevented front entering the ports of the rowers at kYar.
the Ships of the Belligerent Powers shall be permitted to
enter rhe'Austrian ports to repair, ac. provided they ecoiluet,
themselves accordin&to.the rules of Nent tality ;hilt in order
to obierve aperfeti Neutrality with reaped ShipS of War,,
and ayold every every occasion of olf:nce, we order that no.
more than sine - Ships'. of War of either of the Bel eicnt
towers shallbe admitted at one time into any of our ports.
' Arta X in all the Ports; !toads, and Coasts of our '
territory, every Ship shill enjoy tlopirrtgeliciphof eutrality
and perfect security, it wilt not be permittelithat in the same
or within the distance of a canno4diiestheirrtftheshorc. any
aft of hostility shall be committed by one or snore ofl the,
Belligerent' Ships ; ,hall any grflfr Atm:keit,
visited, takeivi of -pinch all the. Alogiatrates and Military
Authorities in our ports are to take notice.
'Art. XI I..—A_gre;:alily to the. Same rights of Neutrality;
no Ships of War of either of the lielliwent Vowel's will be
permitted to cruise' within the Aoveanetitioned distance of
our Urbno% or Coasts, much less to lie in our roils to
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attack the Ships Which may, arrive, or.purSite such as' may go
otit,
• Arr.' XI I I .—When Privaieeraor•artned Nierelrant Ships of
tine two I'w,:ts at War are tyb,g, toAether is anylit.our
and one of them sails out, the other shall not leave the Port
till Ityentyafonr'hours,afterwarda ;in -case the Ship
which entered the Harbour first snail be at liberty to sail
twenty- houre before. or after the-other. Shipi ot,'-'ar
or Squadrons pill not, however, be required to wait twenty,..
Ann' hours, proVided their Coirunander will give his Woid
Honour to the governor Of the:Port not to 'commit any act or
hostillirduring that tittle. This assurance from the Coni.
mender ,of a . Fleet .or Squadron need not. he repeaieil: but.
must hr renewed every time by the Commander of a single
Ship of War; Privateers or Letters orAtarque must remain
the time, or satisfactory security that they will refrain
:Wan hostilities.till,t hat time ciapispip.
Art. XI V.-4 n like manner no snip of War shall be per-
' tnitted to leave any -Port
moment the signal is.made of
the arrival of another "foreign' Ship, except utak! the ciandi-
tions` expressed in the former Article.. ,
Art c,.V.--,Froni this. repletion, h eve
oWr, are excepted
smallall Vessels, such' as fartanelles, Trabaccelis, Feluc-
cas, 1111 w-boats,,• the force of whit:h is too inconsidera-
ble to exercise hostilities; they may th,:retore depart a; any
tha • •
Art. enlisting of Sailors in our Vans for Chit
et
service of either :of the Belitgerenv"Pbwer is forbidden; bu
if a few Men are ACCCSSUYIOCIt4DhI 09113 to work their Ships,
they may provide thentselves'with-thedit-mider -condition;
however, that they enteevoltintarity, and .that none of our
Subjects, or the Crews efForeignShips, areaaken by force.
Art. Xvrli.--The Priies which• one Relligerent rover
may 'take from another may be brought.into any uf our ,Port s
where there is a Gov.:Mat:Mt krebei.gl4ll, namely,
,Venice,
Trieste, F e ium, ',4c1.7,g, and Zara, and tlx cargoes-toll.aiert
ind'deposited, provided they do not consia of c.ommodities,
the importation of which into our,States. is prohibited,; and .
they biragain token away it they are copdartrted by the, ludi-
. eial Authorities of the Couniriea--crt fhe taptots:: Should any
of theCominodit;cs be liable to laial4tiliageti b..y.tiste, they May
be sold, but security must be gyeil for their,value, shoUld
the Prize riot be condemned. .'1111" 5'4:/"
• Art,. XV 11I.—But in case cans** *MX be Triads that
a Ship has been taken contrary to theAtgulations in Artistes
1, tz, -and 13, of this-Orifinatice,'nur Governors or Pre-
sidents of Government, shall institute a summary inquiry
Ina, the- fad; and it they tind,that the Ship has beyn.captured
of the Laws of N.eutiality, such Prize 'shall be
ileelli red illegal, 'and forthwith relgoral to ihe•ownersi
'Art. Xl•X:••••-lt shall not he -permitted the Belligerent'
Poweri to land any individuals' their prisor.ers. in
anany of
the uur
forts or Roads, or, on'our Coasts; if they DC so lded y
Shall Ithine,diatelybe considered as free ~and all our Civil and
Arithorities shall be bound to afford them protection
and assistance, ,
Art. XX .--In consequence of theießegulations,-- we doubt
not that the Belligerent Powera-willsettiowlOgoand.obserre,

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with resit+ :G uti -die Rights of Neutral Pus, ..t
.tliWthe,,C,qttitrtandtre. Of 'their Fleets" ShipS of Wor wilt
-tufftrfcttr proCced on rltcir vc6.t';.,.; when Ortwitiedr
nccez,iary. 4nd proper passes, matt render us ill every
- !top-an:al justice. . ,
-I'ne,present ()Rijn:ince shall be published in
Alt .eur Eie.errlitary'Srates, 'Our Torte and
hurt) ip Ger Malt, mill I kilat• all ©ur
S uUjjaS* And esp.:o4lly cke Civil iind
ttiay kno* whit[ nranner ril'S.,4,4ir late their ciaitd.
-6M•trnz Vientra, the 7th 01" /1:4g44.1(,- 1'603, .

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Tt•tc weather, haj changed very suddenly ilia is,
'become cold `gildW:isteroos : the depirtureS Tor
London arelitientrou-s,rstred thoie.who lii?a 110 appye).
hension of.faQing the Efiicll, have. tied from a. little
colti.tw.ei thee., I. iavp Vartl at report to-day,
,which
is very current bete., though 1.-cannot t-ouch for its
• authenticity. The report is, that •a Mr. Lendatt,
a . Hanoverian, has arrived hhe with a French pa.
~per,of,r}:iate. Awe.. in his .possession, which states,
that
.a frigate, behingirtg to Lord Nri.,soies.fleet,
''was litetrattaeked by several large Algerine'cor.
sairs, The frigate, after inninutinin&a long atiinn,
escaped into Malta, The captain
junnecliately communicated...the ciicinnsiance to
lord I\t"EGEOti, who lost nO'tinie to putting to'ssea,
and .was fortunate enough to .overtake the . pirates,
and sink seven of their largest vessels. iiisi4.ord-
ship then stood dire6ly for Algiers, which be pro-
ceeded to bOmbitra. After the forts and' city had
been.bornbarded•for five hours, the DEY complid
with the terms proposed by. the British Admiral,
-;t,wo of• which were—the
.immediate payment • of.
goo;coo seltkins, antipcli.lteratiop of all the Eng-
lish prisoners in Algiers. •