The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-16

aiding forces, she shall again attempt 10 enter but she
shall be permitted TO go any other port place she shall
think proper Nor shall any vessel that may have enter
ed into such port before the actually beseged
blockaded or invested by the other be restrained from
quitting that place with her cargo nor If found therein
after the reduction and surrender shall such vessel her
cargo be liable TO conscaon but they shall be restored
to the owners thereof
ARTICLE 81.
In order TO prevent all kind of disorder in the visiting
and examination OF the ships and cagoes of both the con-
tracing parties on the high seas they have agreed mutu
ally that whenever national vessel OF war, public or
private shall meet with neutral OF the other conr act
ing party the hrst shall remain out OF cannon shot I'M
less IN stress OF weather, and may send its boat with
two or three men only, in order to execute the said
examination OF the papers concerning the owner
least eXtoron, violence i'll treatment for which the
commanders OF said armed ships shall be responsible
with their persons and property; for which purpose the
OF private armed vessels shall, before re.
ceiviny their commissions, give sufficient security to an
swer Tor all the damages they may commit And il, is
expressly agreed hat the neutral party shall in case
be required to go board the examining vessel for the
purpose OF exhibiting her papers, for any other pur
pose whatever.
ARTICLE 90
10 avoid all kind OF vexation and abuse the exami-
nation OF the papers relating to the ownership of the yes
sells belonging to the citizens Of the contracting par
ties they have agreed and do hereby agree that in case
one of them should be engaged in war the shins and
vessels belonging to the citizens of the other must be
furnished with sea letters passports expressing the
name, property and bulk OF the ship, as also the name
m
the said vessel in order that it may thereby appear that
the ship really and truly belongs the citizens OF one of
the parties; they have Likewise agreed that when such
ships have a cargo they shall also be provided, be-
sides the said sea letters or passports with certificates
containing the several particulars of the cargo and the
place whence the ship sailed so that it NAV be known
whether any forbidden contraband goods are on board
the same which certificates shall be made out by the Of
hcers OF the place whence the ship sailed, in the accus
toned form; without which requisites said vessel NAV
be detained to be adudged by the competent tribunal
nrJZa mil Tho Jorao
shall De proved to be owing to accident and shall be
satisfied or supplied by testimony entirely equivalent
ARTICLE 90
1t Is further agreed that the spulations above ex-
pressed relative to the visiting and examination of ves
sells shall apply only to those which sail without convoy
and when said vessels shall be under convoy the verbal
declaration OF the commander of the CONVOY on his word
OF honor that the vessels under his protection belong
the nation whose flag he carries, and when they may be
bound to an enemys port, that they have contraband
goods on board, shall be sufficient.
ARTICLE "a.
1t is further agreed that in all cases the established
courts for prize causes in the counyto which the prizes
may De conducted, shall alone take cognzance of them
And whenever such tribunals of either party shall pro-
nounce Judgment against any vessel, goods prop
erty claimed by the citizens of the other party the
ence or decree shall mention the upon
which the shall have been founded and anthem
caed copy of the sentence Decree and of all the pro-
ceedngs in the case, SHALL if demanded be delivered to
lay, he paying the legal fees for the same.
ARTICLE 25
For the purpose of lessenng the evils of war; the two
high contracting parties further agree that in case war
should unfortunately take place between them, hoses
shall only be carried on by persons duly commissioned
by the government and by those under their ORDERS ex-
cept IN repeng an attack or invasion, and in the defence
of property
ARTICLE 26.
Whenever of the contracting parties shall be en-
gaged N war with another state no citizen OF the other
contracting party shall accept commission or letter of
mar4ue Tor the purpose OF assisting cooperating hos
ey with the said enemy against the said parties so at
war, under the PAIN OF being treated as pirate.
ARTICLE 27.
If by any fatality-which be expected and God
forbd-the two contracting parties should be engaged in
war with each other they have agreed, and do agree
for them that there shall be allowed the term of al
months to the merchants residing the coasts and in
the ports OF each other and the term of year to those
who dwell IN the interior, to arrange their business and
transport their effects wherever they please giving to
them the safe conduct necessary for it, which may serve
as sufficient polecuoa until they arrive at the desg
mated port The citizens OF all other occupations who
may be established IN the territories or deninons of the
unnei States or OF New Granada shall be respected and
maintained IN the full enjoyment of their personal liberty
and property, unless their particular conduct shall cause
them to forfeit this protection which, in consideration oil
humanity, the contracting parties engage 10 give taem
ARTICLE 90
Neither the debts due from individuals of the one
nauOn 10 individuals oil Inc other, nor shares, moi
money, which they may have in public funds, nor in
public or private banks, shall ever any event of wal
or OF national difference, be sequesteed conscated
ARTICLE 90
Both the contracting parties being DESTROYS of avoiding
all inequality in relation to their public communications
and official intercourse have agreed and do agree &c
grant to the envoys ministers, and other public agents
the same favors mmunities and exemptions which those
OF the most favored nations do shall enioy it being
understood that whatever favors, immuntes or priv
leges the United States of America or the republic oil
New Granada may na proper to give TO the ministers
and public agents of any other power SHALL by the
act be extended to those OF OF the contracting par
ties.
ARTICLE 80.
To make more effecnal the protection which the Uni
ted States and the republic of New Granada shall AFFORD
in future 10 the navigation and commerce of the citizen,
OF each other they to receive and admit consus and
cOnsuls IN all the ports open to foreign commerce
who shall enjoy them all the rights prerogatives and
imnuntes OF the consus and consuls of the mos
favored nation each contracting party, however, remain
admission and residence OF such consus may not seem
cow nlent
ARTICLE 81
In order that the consuls and vice consuls of the two
contracting parties may enjoy the rights prerogaves,
mmuntes which belong to them by their public charac
ter, they SHALL before entering the of their
functions, exhibit their commission patent, in due
form, to the government TO which they are accredited
and having obtained their ereqntur thew shall be held
and considered such by all the authorities magistrates
and inhabitants In the consular district in which they
side.
ARTICLE 80.
1t is likewise agreed that the consuls their secretaries
officers, and persons attached to the service of coDsuls
they not being citizens OF the country which the con-