The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-19


be appointed and established by themselves for that
purpose with the knowledge of the local authorities
In such other places of sepultre as may be chosen by
the friends of the deceased shall the funerals
sepulchres of the dead be disturbed in anywise,
upon any account.
In like manner, the citizens of New Granada shall
enjoy within the government and territories Of the
United States perfect and unrestrained liberty OF
conscience and Of exercising their religion publicly
privately within their own dwelling houses, or in the
chapes and places Of worship appointed for that pur
pose agreeaby to the laws and customs of the
Art. 15-It shall be lawful for the citizens of the
United States Of America and Of the republic Of New
Granada to sail with their ships with all manner OF H.
the propretors Of the laden thereon from
any port to the places of those who hereaf
ter shall be at enmty with either of the contracting
parties 1t shall likewise be lawful for the citizens aore-
said to sail with the ships and merchandise before men,
toned and to trade with the same liberty and secur
ty from the places ports aud Ravens of those who
enemies Of both either party without any opposition
disturbance whatsoever not only directly from the
places the enemy before to neutral places
but also from place belonging to an enemy to ano
ther place belonging to enemy whether they be un
it hereby stipulated that ships shall give
freedom to goods and that every thing which shall be
found board the ships belonging to the citizens OF
free exempt although the whose adng any part
thereof should appertan to the enemies of either con
traband goods being always exceped II also agreed
in like manner that the liberty shall be extended
to persons who board free ship, with this effect
that although they be enemies both either party
they not to be taken out Of that free ship unless
they officers and soldiers, and in the actual service
of the enemies: provided however, and it is hereby
declaring that the flag shall the property, shall
be understood applying to those powers only who
recognise this prncipe; but If either of the two
tracing parties shall be at with third, and the
other remains neutral the flag of the neutral shall
the property OF the enemies whose governments
knowledge this principle and not of others
Art 16-It is likewise agreed that in the where
the neutral flag of of the contracting parties shall
protec. the property the enemies of the other by
of he he
derstood that the neutral property found on board
such enemies vessels shall be held and considered
enemies property, and such shall be liable to deten-
ton and confscatiou except such property put
board such vessel before the declaration of
afterwards If 1t done without the knowledge
| of it.; but the contracting parties agree that two
months having elapsed after the declaration of war,
their citizens shall not plead Ignorance thereof On
the contrary If the flag of the neutral does not protect
the enemies property in that case the goods and mer
chandise of the neutral embarked on such enemies
Art 17.-This liberty of navigation and commerce
shall extend to all kinds of merchandise, excepting
those only which are distinguished by the name Of
eontraband; and under this name of contraband, or
prohibited goods, shall be comprehended
LIST. Cannons, mortars, howitzers swivels blunder-
buses, muskets rifles carbines pistols pixies swords
sabres lances, spears, haberts and grenades bombs
powder, matches balls and oil other things belonging
| to the use of these
ID Bucklers, helmets breastplates coats of mail in
fantry helts and clothes made in the form and for
the military
Sd Cavalry belts and horses with their furniture
4th And generally all kinds Of arms and Instruments
Of iron STEEL brass md copper of other mate
rails manufactured prepared and formed expressly to
| make war by or land
5th. Provisions that imported into bssieged or
| blockaded place.
in the articles of contraband explicitly
enumerated and classified rs above. shall be held and
considered as free, and subjects of free aud lawful
commerce that they may be carried transport
ed in the freest manner by the citizens of both the
contracting parties even to places belonging to an
enemy excepting those places only which at that
time beseged or blockaded and to avoid all doubt in
this particular, 1t is declared that those places only
are beseged or blockaded which actually attack
ed by begerent force capable of preventing the
try Of the neutral
Art. l9-The articles of contraband, before emu
| merated and classified which may be found in ves-
sci bound for enemys port shall be subject to de-
tenton and scation leaving free the rest of the
them they proper. No vessel of either of the
two nations shall be detained the high ac-
count Of having board articles of contraba nd,
whenever the master, captain or supercargo of said
vessels will deliver up the articles of contraband to
tho captor unless the quantity of such articles be so
ceived on board the capturing ship without great in
convenience; but in this and all other of just
detention, the vessel detained shall be sent to the
nearest convenient and safe port for trial and judy
ment according to law.
| Art. 2O.-And whereas 1t frequently happens that
vessels sail for port place belonging an enemy
without knowing that the same is besieged, block
aded or invested it is agreed that every vessel cir
cumstanced may be turned away from such port or
place but shall be detained shall any part
her cargo If not contraband be conscated unless af
ter warning such blOckade Investment from the
commanding officer of the blcckading forces she shall
again attempt to enter but she shall be permitted to
to any other port or place she shall think proper
Nor shall any vessel that have entered into such
port before the actually beseged, blockade
invested by the other be restrained from quitting
that place with her cargo if found therein after
the reduction and surrender, shall such vessel her
cargo be liable to conscation but they shall be
stored to the owners thereof
Art. 21-In order to prevent all kind of disorder in
the visiting and examination of the ships and cargoes
of both the contracting parties on the high they
ofwar public or private, shall meet with neutral of
the other contracting party the first shall remain out
Of cannon shot unless in stress of weather and may
send its boat with two three only in order to
execute the said examination of the papers concerning
the ownership and cargo of the vessel without causing
the least extorton, violence ill treatme IT, for which
the of said armed ships shall be RESPONSE
BILE with their persons and property for which purpose
the commanders of private armed vessels shall before
receiving their commissions give sufficient security to
answer for all the damages they may commit. And it
is expressly agreed that the neutral party shall in
be required to go on board the examining vessel
for the purpose of exhibiting her papers, other
| purpose whatever.
Art 22-To avoid all kind of vexation and abuse in
the examination Of the papers relating to the
ship Of the vessels belonging to the citizens Of the two
contracting parties they have agreed and do hereby
agree. that in of them should be engaged in
the ships and vessels belonging to the citizens Of
the other must be furnished with letters .pass
ports expressing the name property and bulk Of the
ship as also the name and place Of habitation Of the
master and commander Of the said vessel in order that
1t may thereby appear that the ship really truly
longs to the citizens of Of the parte they have
likewise agreed that when such ships have cargo they
shall also be provided besides the said letters or
passports with certificates containing the several
tculars Of the cargo and the place whence the ship
sailed that IL be known whether any forbidden
or conraband goods are on board the same which
hcaes shall be made out by the officers of the place
whence the ship sailed in the accustomed form with
out which requisites said vessel be to be
adjudged by the compete mt tribunal and may be de-
clared lawful prize. unless the said defect shall be
proved to be owing to accident and shall be satisfied
or supplied by testimony entirelye quvalent
Art 23.-It is further agreed that the stpulations
above expressed relative t, the visiting aud examina
ton of vessels shall apply only to those which sail with
out convoy and when said vessels shall he under con
voy the verbal declaration Of the commander of the
convoy his word of honor, that the vessels under
his protection belong to the nation whose flag he
res, and when they may be bound to enemy's port
they have contraba nd goods board shall be
| sufficient.
bshed courts for prize the country to which