Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-04-28

g IT He proviiional government ct France
repealed an the zoth infant The law
of the 29h Nivofe, 9th year (l8th 10. 1899
and declared that the regulations of l778 j.
re(pea to the rights IF belhe,renrs and neuuals
lhould in flute te Giaiy ebierVed."
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REGULATION.
Concerning TIE navigation Of acutral pJ IN time q
zUar.
PubhGhed By order Of the Fsuch King, July 70. 1873
THE King having caued the ancien1regu
lations concerning he navigation Of neutral
ihips in time OF war to he laid before HIM, has
Judged It proper TO renew the fame, and 10 add
thereto whatever 70 him appeared neoefiary for
he p,eftrvation Of The rights Of neutral powers,
and The utereas Of their fubeas without author
izing any abufe that may be made Of the neu-
trail flag. In confeqa7nee whereof his majety
has ordered, and does eby order, as follows ;
ut. His majeGy fobids all Privateers to take
and carry into the ports of his kingdom any
hips belonging to neutral powers, even though
tlky hould have failed from an enemy's port
or be bound thither unlefs 1uch fhips !haIl be
carrying fuccours TO place. belonging TO an en-.
envy, then blockaded, invcltad, or belieged. In
cafe the ihps of neutral Rates ihall be laden
with conraband articles for The ufe of The enc
my, fuch fhips may &c topped, aad the fad
articles feized and conEicaed; but the vatel
and remainder of the cargo ihall be releafed,
unlefs the fsid contraband articles compete thIel
fourths Of the value Ct the cargo: in which cafe
the (hips and cargo fhall be entirely conficated.
His maieay, however, re(erves de power Of
1evokiog the liberty gwen by this article If the
belgerent powers do not grant the iame within
fix months from the day Of The publication OF
this regulation.
znd. TIE matters Of neutral lhiPs fall Re
obliged, when al fea, to prove thrir neutral pro
perry. BY p&Hpo t., bills If lading, invoices, and
other papers on board one Of which At leatt
mutt inconteAihly prove tie ueatJal property,
or muf contain a prec1e enumeration OF r.
As 10 chatter parties, and other papers which
ihall net be iianed, il j. his m eity Is pleafure
that fuch final. be coniJeIed as null and Of no
tf-a.
al. All vedeis taken, Of what nalion fcever,
neutral or allied, upon its bring proved, hat
papers have( e2n th own Owe. bo4rd from fJch
vefels. " ohervife fUpprehed or vi h5rawl
ihall with their cArgoes be declared eeod prize,
upon the frrplc proei Of The 2 per5 being
thrown overheard, and without l.c ncc1G.tv sc
enqui: ng whay tlol- papc:s were by whom
they were thrown ovetboar5, or whether tho
others remaining on board are efficient 10 prove
that the ihiP and cargo belonged 70 friends Of
allies.
9Th. A paGPort or clearance, can ferve but
for ore voyage only and It lh4ll Be confideyed
as null, If it be proved, that the vefel was not.
at the time Of eparing 70, fuch voyage, il one
OF the ports of the prince who granted fuch paf-
port.
9Th. No regard lhall be paid to paGpor.s If
neutral power, when thofe who lbaI have OF.
tanned them Ghall be found to have acted contra
~ thereto, or when a pafport expreGes the
name Of flip different from that it bears in
the other papers on beard, unlefs due proofs Of
the change Of name, and The identity Of he hip,
are exprefed in the faid papers, ard that they
have been allowed by the public officers Of the
place tom whe &c they came aud re2itered by
the principal public officer Of the place.
9th. No regard ihall be paid To pafports
granted by neutral or allied powers, either 10
owners or matters Of hips, who are fuh5ds of
his maieay's enemies, unlef3 they have been
naturalized, or have moved their dwelling INTO
the dominions of the faid powers, THREE months
before the 6rft Of September of the preIent year
nor lhal the faid owners and matters Of fh.ps,
fuhjeSs of his maeay's enemies, who Gall have
obtained letters Of naturalization enjoy the ben.
eft thereof, if after they have obtained them,
they fhan return into the ltates at war with his
maJeay, and there continue their commerce.
9TH. Veiels built BY an enemy, or Whole
owner fhali be an enemy, cannot be reputed
neutral or allied unlels there-are found on board
Ecme authentic papers executed before fome pub
Tic offers, which may arcertaia the date, and
prove that the iale or ceGon Of luch velTels has
been made to iome Of the fubje6ts Of allied or
neutral powers before the commencement Of
holiities; and if the CIid az of transfer of the
l7operty Of the enemy to reutral or allied fub-
IectS has not been duly regiReIed before the
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