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power. by any iunciionary in foreign parts.
we arrive at the I'd of the Two questions OF H.
'ernat;onal law mentioned above
There is no doubt that If there be any
point OF maritime and international law precise,
clea-. and adopted by al nations in he worl j,
IT Is the inviolability of neutral ports, II
absolute prohibition to commit any acts II
war or violence there even against an enemy
against " HON war has been declared. Mo.l-
ern history affords but few examples oil the
latter case. One of thoso are examples Is thu
attack Of The Dutch East Indian fleet whc,
had entered the port OF Berghen. in Nowav,
10y an enemy's admiral; and. although that :.
tack was repulsed by the cannon of the for |,
OF the neutral port, Vs.tel, an authority unive =
sally acknow edged on The law of nations, new
ertheless accuses Denmark, the neutral powe.',
oil having complained too quietly of a procee.
ding so injurious to its dignity aud its right. In
order the better to- establish the accord between
all nations and all legists on this question, VIZ
may quote the authority otan American states
man.
The following Is the opinion pronounced
by Mr. Henry Wheaton: The rights of war
cannot be exercised except within the terrific
ry OF the beligerent powers, or out at sea. Or
within a territory having no owner. 1t fol
lows that hosilltles connot be fairly exercised
within the territorial jurisdiction OF the neutral
State which is the common friend of the two
parties. Net only are all captures made by
belligerent cruisers within that jurisdiction lille
gal and null, but the captures made by ships
Of war, which place themselves within bays,
rivers, at the mouth Of rivers, or in the harbors
OF neutral State,to exercise the rights OF war
from that station, are likewise null. For exam
pie, when British prvaeer stations herself
III the river Mississippi, in the MURAL territory
of the United States, to exercise the rights OF
war from that point, by going and coming, by
obtaining information at Baze. and by search
ing ships which were descending the river
when this prvateer, we repeat. effected a cap
ture at about three English miles from the is
lands of land formed at the mouth Of the Mis-.
sissippi, Sir w Scott ordered the restitution
of The captured ship. On the same prime plies.
when beleere ship. being within a neutral
territory, effects a capture will, her boat out
side OF The territory, the capture is considered
null. For, although the enemy's force was.
employed against the vessel captured with
Out the territory, no one can be permitted 10
make such USE Of neutral territory in order
TO carry on war The Anna. Nov, 1903,
Robinson's Admiralty Reports, Vol s, page
373)
"lfevery act OF hostility against declared
enemy, within the territorial jurisdiction OF II
neural State which is on terms OF friendship
with the two parties, be disoya-if captures
efectedly bclgerant cruisers within the bays IF
the neutral Sateor even by the boats of,he ships
without the territory, whilst the ships remain
in ii,are null and illegal according to The law cf
the United States,and according To the DEGREES
of maritime tribunals Of great Britain the attack
Of ship belonging to n friendly power IN
neutra port would merit To be sill more Sc.
verely stigmai2ed."
TURKISH PRovlNCEs.-In the matter of Hos.
polar and the Sultan, which was not fully rx
plain ed by our Telegrsphic Dispatch, the fol
lowing is the correct version:
A dispatch from Bucharest, 10Th. states that
the greatest excitement prevailed among the
Boyards, in consequence of irman from the
Sultan dlsmissing the Hospodar for having re-
ceived the Russians with too much favor. This
hrman having been read 10 the Assembly 81
Boyards they petitioned he Hospodar to retain
his office,to which the Hospodar asserted. Up.
on this the ConsuIs of France and Britain i'm.
mediately suspended their relations with this
government.
Austria, through her Internuncio, had given
assurances 10 the ottoman Minister mat II me
Sultan considered the occupation of Servia iof
oppor,une, Austria would give up the idea n
occupying it.
HOLLAND The Pope has consented to the
modification Of the oath TO be taken by the
Bishops in Holland, and permits that these
2relates may in future take the oath OF fidelity,
in civil matters, to the King and the laws ofihe
country.
TRIAL OF BIsHoP DoANE.--The House Of
Bishops on Monday proceeded with the ques
ton before them when they adjourned Satur
DAY, viz Whether the report of the commit
tee of the New Jersey Diocese should be con.
sidered by the Bishops Bishop Doane address
ed the court in reply to the legal argument Of
the presenting Bishops, which was understood
to have been prepared by John c. Spencer of
New York The presenting Bishops replied,
and then both the prosecutors and the respon
dent were excluded from the court room while
the decision was made. After about three
hours, it was announced that the motion to hear
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