Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15

suitable places, and shall BIO protected f,o,,
violation or disturbances.
AT XIV. II sbsIi be law FIJI for the c;,xers
mad subjects OF the United States OF Amerie,
aud of the empife Of Brazil, TO sail with thei,
ships with all manner Of liberty aud sec,,r.,y
no distinction being made. who are the proprie
tors OF the merchandise laden thereon. fron,
any po,t TO tho places of those who now are
or Who hereafter shall he ri enml,y with eitb.,
OF me contracting parties, II Likewise shall
DC lawful Tor the citzcrs and sub jects aEresaid.
10 SAL with The ships aud merchandise belo,e
mentioned. and 10 trade with the SANE liberty
and security from the places, phrts and haven.
OF whose who are enemies of either party with
out any opposition o. disturbance whst,ove,
NOT oniy directly from the places Of The enc
mics before mentioned, To neutral plnc.s bur
h"o' from one place belonging TO an enemy
t. another piare belonging 10 an enemy. Win.
Their they be under the jurisdiction of one now.
er or under several. And !, is hereby aioula.
ted tina tifee ships shall, also, give freedom o
goods and TINT every thing shall be dce,nsa
10 DO Tree and exempt which shnil be found nm
board the ships belonging 10 tina citizens or
subjects OF ehber Of The contracting nsr,;.s.
although The whole lading. or any part thereof
should appafi.ln TO tho en- emies ni either. con.
ba6and goods being always excepted. II IL
also agreed ~ like manner, ,hni the same nh.
OF n free ship. with this fleet TIM, although ,hey
be enemies To both ot either party. ,hey ate
not 10 lac taken out Of thai free shin. onless thew
are oiheeIs OF soldiers, d. IN Tho actual service
OF tho enemies. Provided. however, thar il,
hereby agreed thar the sipuations in this M.
tice contained, declaring that the Aas shall
cover the property, shall be understood a, an
plying TO those powers only who recognize this
principle but, II either Of the two contracting
tlanu hall In. al
other neutral, the flag of. the neutral sbnll
cover the property OF enemies whose govern.
inen's acknowledge this principle, and not OF
others.
Art. Nv. II "a likewise agreed, that In IN.
cnse where the neutral flag Of one of the COM
tracing parties, shall protect the prop.,,y
OF the ensmies oftic other, by virtue of,Le
above stipulation, Il shall always be unders,ood
that the neural property found on board uel
enemys vessels, shall he held aud ons eered
as enemys property, and as such hhnll be liza.
BILE to detention and eon6soaiion, escept s,,ft
property us was put on board sieh ye,ses he
fore declaration OF war, or even nfterweya ~,
were done without the knowledge Of II hut the
contracting Parties, agree ibniIfour months h..
wing elapsed. hiter the declaration their citizen.
shall mol plead ignorance thereof On the con
trsTy, II the flag OF the neutral does not pro.
tect The enemy's property. 10 ihs, case the
| goods and merchandise Of the neutral embark.
| ed in such enemy's ship, shall be free.
Art XVI. This liberty Of commerce and
navigation shall extend to all kinds of mer.
| chandises, excepting those only which are dis
'inRpishedby name Of toniraband and und.t
this name Of coniraband or prohibited goods
shall be comprehended--
| Isl Iann0ns, Mortars, howiizers, swiyelst
blunderbus'es, muskets, fuzees, rides, ca,binss
PISTOLS, pixies, swords, ssbres, lances spears
hnlbe,ds, md sreDados. bombs, powder, match
rs, balls and all other things belong ing to the,
| use OF these arms.
Oily. Bocklcrs. bemlets. breast plates, coats
OF mail, infantry belts, aud clothes made up in
the form, aud for n military use.
3dly. Cavalry belts aud horses, with ,hei,
furaiture.
4thly. Aud generally oil kinds Of arms and
instruments ofiron. s,rel. bras and copper. OF
ofany other materials, manufactured, prepnred
and formed, expressly, 10 make war by sea or
land.
Art XVII. All other. merchandise, aud thloe,
| not comprehendnd IN the articles Of contrabana
expressly enumerated and classified a. abo,,
shall be held. and considered as free, and sub
Jecr OF Tree and lawful commerce, so that ihey
| may be carried aud Transported in the frost
manner, by both The contracting parties even
TO places belonging to an enemy ercon,ioy
only those places which are at that time be.
| sieged or bockaded and to avoid all doub, in
this particular IL Is declared Tint those ulacea
only 6re besieged or blockaded, which are ao.
tually attacked by "A force capable OF preyontinl,
| the entry oftbo neutral.
Art. XVIII. The articles of contrsband be.
| fore enumerated and classified, which NAV be
found IN vessel bound for an enemy's mort.
sball be subject TO detention aud oonfscatioD,
leaving free the rest OF the CD, 20 and the shin
that the inn bisu,sa Il. al.
see proper. No vessel OF either of the two ma.
tons shall be detained on the high seas, on ae.
count OF having on board articles of coniraband.
whenever The master, captain, or supercarPo
OF said vessel will deliver up the articles M
contraband TO the captor, unless The quantity
Of such articles be so great, and Of so large
bslk. that they cannot be rece wed on
board the capturing chip without great Sleof-.
venience, but 10 this and all tho other cases of
Just detention, the vessel detained shall be sent
to The nearest conyenicnt and safe port, for tri-
al and Judgment, according 10 law
Arr. XIX. Aud whereas IL frequently ham
pens that vessels sail Tor aport OF a place be.
longing TO an enemy. without knowing that The
same ~ besieged, blookaded, OF invested. il il
agreed. that every vessel SO cireuustanGed nav
be turned away from such port or place. hui
shall not DO detained, nor shall any part OF her
cargo, 1t not con'raband. be con6scaied, unless
after warning OF such blockade or Investment,
from any officer commanding vessel OF The
blockidng forces. she shall again at,empt 10
enter, but she,shall be permitted TO go 20 any
other port or place she shall think rroper. Nor
shall any vessel Of either, that may have en-
tered into such port before the same was ac,u.
ally besicged. bockaded, or invested. by the
| other, be restrained fros quitting such place,
| with her cargo, nor, afound therein after the
reduction and surrender, shall such vessel or
her cargo be liable 10 con6scat;ob, but they
shall be restored TO the owners thereof; and If
any vessel. having thus entered the port before
the blockade took place shall take al board
cargo after the blockade be established, she
shall be subject TO being warned by the blockas
ding forces to return TO the port blockaded and
discharge the said cargo and il, afer receiving
the said warning, the vessel shall persist in 90.