The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-28

contracting parties shall be forced to seek refuge
asylum in the rivers, bays, ports. or dominions, OF
the other with their vessels, whether merchant or
war, public or private, through stress of weather,
pursuit of pirates enemies, want OF PROVISIONS
water, they shall be received and treated with hu-
manity, giving to them all favor and protection for
repairing their ships, procuring provisions and plac
ing themselves in situation to continue their voy-
age without abstacle or hndrance of any kind. or
the payment of port fees, any charges other than
potage, except such vessels continue port longer
than forty-eght hours, counting from the time they
cast anchor in port 80
ART x. All the ships, merchandise, and effects,
belonging to the citizens of of the contracting
Partes which maybe captured by pirates, whether
within the limits of its Jurisdiction or on the high
seas, and may be carried to found in the rivers,
roads, bays, ports, dominions of the other, shall
be delivered up to the owners they proving in due
and proper form their rights before the competent
tribunals it being well understood that the claim
shall be made within the term of one year by the
parties themselves, their attorneys agents, of their
respective governments. . .5sai-,.- sEt
ART. Xl. When any vessels belonging to the
citizens of either of the contracting parties shall be
wrecked or foundered shall suffer any damage on
1.-THE coast, within the doinions of the other there
shall be given to them all assistance and protection,
in the same manner which is usual and customary
with the vessels of the nation where the damage hap
pens; permitting them to unload the said vessel, if
necessary, of its merchandise and effects, without
exactlng for. 1t any duty, impost, or contribution
or sale in the country of the port where they may
have been diSembarked.
ART. XII. The citizens Of each of the contract
ing parties shall have power to dispose of the person.
al goods real estate within the jurisdiction of the
other, by sale,. donation, testament, otherwise
and their representatives, being citizens Of the other
party, shall succeed their said personal goods
real estate whether by testament alb inteSatO and
they may take possession thereof, either by them
selves others acting for them, and dispose of the
same at their wil paying such dues only as the in
habitants, of the country wherein said goods are
shall be subject to pay, in like cases. .-.. /.
ART. XIII. Both contracting parties promise and
engage formally to give their special protection to
the persons and property of the citizens of each other
Of all occupations who may be in the territories sub
ject to the jurisdiction of the other transient
or dwelling therein, leaving open and free to them
the tribunals of justice for their judicial recourse,
the same terms which are usual and customary with
the natives citizens of the country; for which pur-
pose, they may either appear in proper person, or
employ in the prosecution defence of their rights
such advocates, solicitors, noaries agents. and fac
tors as they may judge proper in all their trials at
law and such citizens agents shall have free op-
portunity to be present at the decisions sentences
of the tribunals, in all cases which may concern
them, and likewise the taking of all examinations
and evidence which may be exhibited in the said
trials. --. .-
ART. XIV. The citizens of the United States
residing in the territories of the republic of New
Granada shall enjoy the most perfect and entire
curity of conscience without being annoyed, prevent
ed, disturbed account of their religious belief
Neither shall they be annoyed, moleSted, disturb
ed the proper exercise of their religion private
houses, the chapes places of worship ap-
pointed for that purpose provided that in doing
they observe the decorum due divine worship and
the respect due to the laws usages, and customs of
the country. Liberty shall also be granted to bury
the citizens of the United States who may die in the
territories of the republic of New Granada, in con-
venent and adequate places, to be appointed and es-
tablished by themselves for that purpose, with the
Cd IF fhol 9th
places of seputure may be chosen by the friends
of :he deceased; shall the funeral sepulchres
of the dead be disturbed in anywise, nor upon any
account. -...... .-
enjoy within the government and territories of the
United States perfect and unrestraned liberty of
conscience and of exercising their religion publicly
privately, within their own dwelling houses, or
on the chapels and places of worship appointed for
that purpose, agreeaby the laws, usages and GUS
toms of the United States. ..~.
ART. XIV. 1t 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 man
ner of liberty and security, distinction being made
who are the pfoprietors of the MERCHANDISE laden
thereon, from any port to the places OF those VINO
are hereafter shall be at enmlty with either OF
the contracting parties. 1t shall likewise be lawful
for the citizens aforesaid sail with the ships and
merchandise before mentioned; and to trade with the
same liberty and security from the places, ports, and
havens of those who are enemies of both or either
soever not only directly from the places Of the
nv before mentioned neutral places, but also from
place belonging to an enemy to another place
belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the
jurisdiction of one power under several. And it
is hereby stipulated that free ships shall also give
freedom to goods, and that every thing which shat
be found board the ships belonging to the citizens
of either of the contracting parties shall be deemed
to be free and exempt, although the whole lading
any part thereof should apperain to the enemies of
either, (contraband goods being always exempted
1t is also agreed in like manner, that the lib
erty shall be extended to persons who are on board
free ship, with this effect that although they be
enemies to both either party, they are not to be
taken out of that free ship unless they are officers
and soldiers, and the actual service OF the enemies
provided however, and it is hereby agreed that the
stpulations in this article contained, declaring that
the flag shall cover the property shall be understood
as applying those powers only who recognize this
principle but ifeither of the two contracting parties
shall be at war with third, and the other remains
neutral the flag of the neutral shall cover the prop
erty of enemies whose governments acknowledge
this principle, and not of others. .s-f- +.
ART. XVI 1t is likewise agreed, that in the case
where the neutral flag of one of the contracting parties
shall protect the property of the enemies OF the 9TH
er by virtue of the above stipulation it shall always
be understood that the neutral property found on
board such eneny's vessels shall be held and con-
sdered as enemys property, and as such shall be Ia
BILE to detention and eonfscaton, except such prop
erty as was put board such vessel before the
declaration of war, even afterwards, II 1t were
done without the knowledge of it; but the contracting
parties agreed that two months having elapsed after
the declaration of war; their citizens shall not plead
ignorance thereof On the contrary, the flag OF the
neutral does not protect the enemy property IN that
case the goods and merchandise of the neutral en-
barked on such enemy's ship shall be tree