Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-27

| detention, Inc VcSSel detained snail DC
sent to the nearest, convenient and safe
port, for trial and judgment, according
to law.
ARTICLE 18th.
And whereas it frequently happens
that vessels sail for port or place be-
longing to an enemy, without knowing
that the same is besieged, blockaded, or
invested, il is agreed, that every vessel
so circumslanced may be turned away
from such port or place, but shall not be
detained, nor shall any part OF her cargo,
il not contraband, be con6scated, unless,
alter warning OF such blockade or invest
ment from tie commanding officer OF
the blockading forces, she shall again at
tempt to enter; but she shall be permit
ted to go 10 any other port or place she
shall think proper Nor shall any vessel
OF either, that may have entered into such
port before the same was actually be-
sieged, blockaded or invested, by the
other, be restrained from quitting such
place with her cargo, nor if found there
in after the reduction and surrender,
shall such vessel or her cargo be liable
10 confisca alton, but they shall be restored
| 10 the owners thereof.
ARTICLE 18Th.
In order TO prevent all kind OF disor-
der in the visiting and examination OF the
ships and cargoes Of both the contract
ing parties on the high seas, they have
| agreed mutually, that whenever vessel
OF war, public or private, shall meet with
neutral OF he other contracting party,
the first shall remain out OF cannon shot,
and may send its boat with two or three
men only in order to execute The sard
examination OF the papers concerning the
ownership and cargo of the vessel, with
out causing the least eXlorlion, violence
or i'll treatment, for which the comman-
ders of The said armed ships shall be re
sponsible with their persons and proper
~; for which purpose the commanders
OF said private armed vessels shall, be-
lore receiving their commissions, give
suific lent security to answer for all the
damages they may commit. And 1t is
expressly agreed that the neutral party
shall in no case be required to go on
board the examining vessel, for the pur-
pose OF exhibiting her papers, or Tor any
other purpose whatever.
| ARTICLE 10Th;
To avoid all lind OF vexalion aud abuse
in the examination of the papers relating
to the ownership Of vessels belonging 10
he citizens osthe two contracting parties
they have agreed, and do agree, that ir
case one OF them should he engaged in
war, the ships and vessels belonging to
the citizens of the other must be furnish.
ed with sea letters or passports, express
ing the name, property, and bulk OF the
ship, as also the name and place OF habi'
tation ofthe master or commander OF said
vessel, N order That it may thereby APP
pear, that the ship really and truly be.
ongs TO the citizens of one Of the parties
they have likewise agreed that such
ship being laden, besid es the said sea
.etters or passports, shall also be provi
,.ed with certificates containing the seve'
raj particulars of,he cargo, and the place
whence she ship sailed, SO that it may be
known whether any forbidden or contra
bard goods be on board the same; whicl
certificate shall be made out by the otfi
cels oil The place whence the ship sailed
in the accustomed form without which
requisites, said vessel may be detained
to be adjudged by the competent tribunal
and may be declared legal prize, unless
the said defect shall be satisfied or sup
Piled by testimony entirely equivalent
ARTICLE goth.
It's further agreed that the s,ipulation'
above expressed relative to the visiting
and examination Of vessels, Shall apply
only to those which sail wthou, convoy
and when said vessels shall be under con
voy, the verbal dec laration Of the com
mander of the convoy, on his word o
honor, that the vessels under bis protec
ton belong to the nation whose Tag ht
carries--and when they are bound Il
an enemy's port, that they have no con
traband goods on board, shall be sutii
cicn.
ARTICLE Dist.
1t is further agreed, that 10 all cases th'
established courts for prize causes, in tn
country to which the prizes may DC con
Quoted, shall alone take cognizance o
them. And whenever such tribunal O
either party shall pronounce judgmen
against any vessel or goods, or prorert.
claimed by the citizens Of either party
the sentence or decree shall mention lh'
reasons or motives on which the same
shall have been founded; and an au.hen
,ica,ed copy of the sentence or decree
and of all the proceedings in the case