Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-05-09

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neutral Shall cover the property of enemies who's
Governments acknowledge this principle. an,
not of others.
D ARTICLE XVII
!, Ills likewise agreed that, in the case wher,
: theneutral flag of one Of the contracting parties
D shall protect the property of the enemies of III,
otler by virtue of the above stipulation, 1t shall
| always be understood that the Neutral propert,
found on board such enemies' essels shall bt
held and considered as enemies property, and a.
such shall be liable to detention and conhscation
Except such property as was put on board sucl
vessel before the declaration iof war. or ever
afterwards if it were done without the knowledg,
Ioi it: but the contracting parties sgree that foul
months having elapsed after the declaration, thei,
citizens shall not plead ignorance thereof; on the
contrary, if the flag of the neutral does not pro.
tect the enemy's property, in that case the goods
l and merchandise embarked in such enemy's
vessel shall be free
| ARTICLE XVIII.
| This liberty of Commerce and navigation shall
extend to all kinds of merchandise, excepting
hose only which ale distinguished by the name
OF contraband; and under this name of contra
band or prohibited goods, shall be comprehended,
hrst, cannons, mort;rs, howitzers, swivels, blum
derbusses, muskets, sees, rifles, carbnes, pistols.
pixies, swords, sabre,, lances, spears, halberts,
hand granades, bombs, powder, matches, balls,
and other things belonging to the use of these
arms; secondly, buckles, helmets, breast-plates.
coats of mail, infantry belts, and clothes made un
IN military form, and for a military use; third
y cavalry belts and horses, with their furniture
fourthly, and generally, all kinds of arms and
instruments of iron, steel, brass, and copper, or
OF any other materials manufactured, prepared.
and formed expressly to make war by sea or land
ARTICLE XIX.
All other merchandise and things not compre
hended In the articles of contraband expressly
enumerated and classified as above, shall be held
and considered as free, and subjects of free and
lawful commerce, so that they may be carried
and transported In the freest manner by both the
contracting parties, even to places belonging to
an enemy, excepting only those places which are
at that time besieged or blockaded; and to avoid
all doubt in that particular, it is declared that
those places only are beseged or bloekaded.
which are actually besieged or bIockaded by
belligerent force capable Of preventing the entr,
of the neutral
1 The articles of contraband lrore enumerated
and classified, which may be {1und in vesse!
bound for the enemy's port, shall be subject To
detention and confiscation, leaving free the res.
dispose of them as they see proper No vessels OF
either of the two nations shall be detained on the
high seas on account'of having on board articles
OF contraband, whenever the master, captain, or
supercargo of said vessel will deliver Up the art
cles of contraband to the captor, unless the guam
tlty OF such articles be great, and IF SO large
bulk, that they cannot be received on board the
capturing vessel without great inconvenience
but IN this, and in all other of Just detention
the vessel detained shall be sent 70 the nearest
convenient and safe port for trial and Judgment,
according to law
ARTICLE XXI.
And, whereas 1t frequently happens that vessels
sail for port or place belonging to an enem,
without knowing that the sane is besieged, block
AIDED, or invested, it is agreed that every vesset
so situated, may be turned away from such port
or place, but shall not be detained; nor shall an
part of her cargo if not contraband, be confscat-
ed, unless, otter warning Of such blockade or
investment from the commanding officer of the
blockading force, she should again attempt to
enter the aforesaid port, but she shall be permit
ted to go to any other port place she may think
proper; nor shall any vessel of either of the con-
tracing parties, that may have entered into such
port before the same was actually besieged, block
AIDED, invested by the other, be restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo; nor if found
therein after the surrender, shall such vessel or
her cargo be liable to confscation, but shall be
restored to the owner thereof.
ARTICLE XIII.
In order to prevent all kinds of disorder in the
visiting and examination of the vessels and car
goes of both the contracting parties on the high
seas, they have agreed, mutually, that, whenever
a vessel of war, public or private, should meet
with neutral vessel of the other contracting
party, the first shall remain out of cannon shot
and may send his boat, with two or three mer
only, in order to execute the said examination Of
the papers concerning the ownership and cargo
of the vessel, without causing the least extortion
violence, or i'll treatment, for which the comman
ders Of the said armed vessels shall be responsible
with their persons and property; and, for Thu
!, purpose, the commanders of said private arme'
vessels shall, before receiving their commissions
give sufficient security to answer for all the dam
; ages they may commit. And it is expressly
agreed, that the neutral party shall, IN no case
= be required to go on board the examining vesse
. for the purpose of exhibiting his papers, or 10
r any other purpose whatsoever.
n ARTICLE XIII.
81 To avoid all kinds Of vexaton and abuse IN tn
e examination of papers relating to the ownershi
e to tho citlZeOS at the tW