The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02

Of shpowners in their mercantile transactions to and
from places belonging to belgerent State should the
fame be in state OF blockade otherwise that they
might be most careful If they would not act to their
prejudice to avoid any conraventon Of those duties
which the law Of nations and the Bremen State treaties
impose upon them in war time
Ahough the Senate feels assured that the reference to
the obligations due equally to the friendly powers as to
Bremen for the future just as we heretofore, from
undertaking anything in conravenon OF the principles
public law gtntiehes re nevertheless the senate,
for the Of the neutrality OF Bremen takes
this opportunity of calling general attention to the fol
J. The expectation Of all articles deemed contraband
of by the law of nations and by the existing Bremen
State treaties but particularly OF all milton,
der balls (ugen) percussion caps, (sndhutchen), Of
birthstone and saltpere of ordnance and of every
medaiey used war; to the territory OF the belgerent
powers is forbidden until further notice. either by land
or by water and that too equally under Bremen for
tail the confscaton Of the articles in question: and the
infection Of an appropriate fine and imprisonment,
g. In all cases of expectation to the begerent States
the goods must be accurately specified and the super
serpton merchandise or any similar general descrp-
g. No Bremen ship is permitted to carry two sets Of
ships papers or foreign flag.
A. The duties incumbent ship brokers, In
pance with former enactments to notify the intended
shipment of merchandise to be regarded contraband of
war as also the care they must exercise in seeing that
the ships documents and ships papers in order
main in full force, and their attention is hereby again
particularly called to them.
Decreed at Bremen, in the Assembly Of the Senate,
1854 ' --' AN0 p''NSAsN 'A 'A' '''A ''' u Ap'i''
The following notice has been issued by the Council at
In consequence Of the war which has broken out be-
several Of the great European powers the Council
(Rath) feels called upon preliminary to make the
following orders with respect TO the intercourse to the
harbors and places of the Powers who are at
The expectation of all articles deemed contraband OF
. war, as understood to be such by the law OF
nations and the existing Hamburg State treaties also
the expectation OF ammunition of powder salt
petre, birthstone balls (ugeln) fusees (sundhutchen)
and also all description of arms and generally all such
from the day of the date of the proclamation equally
under Hamburg foreign flag, by land the States
Of those belgerent States.
Whomsoever acts in CONFIRMATION Of this ORDER be
as owner or master OF the vessel as exporter of the
goods will incur not only the confscaton Of the before
named articles but will also be further punished by
heavy fine and by imprisonment according to circum-
stances In order that necessary control may be
csed all expectation to the States at war; the art
ces must be accurately specified and the supercrption
merchandise, or any similar general description, will
not be admitted
burg flag must violate blockade after such (block-
ade has been duly notified to him. sail through candes
timely nor must he either carry two sets Of papers
or bear foreign fag long he is id possession Of
Hamburg ships papers ('chigpusse.)
orders and notices with reference to navigation and trade
of neutrals issued by the begeren States must ad
dress themselves to the Department of Commerce Com
Given in Assembly Of Council, Hamburg, the 10th
April, 1854.
At meeting Of the Senate, at Lubbock, the following
decree was issued
In consequence Of the existing state of between
Turkey France, and Great Britain, the hand and
Russia the other the Senate has determined the
protection of the interests of the and navigation
of this city, to make and publish the following enact
ments:-
l. The expectation Of articles contraband OF war to
the Powers now at war, to their subjects is pro-
hibited
g. Articles contraband of war consist Of arms, ord
nance, arms, and ammunition of every description
but Furthermore particularly powder, balls, (kugsl)
used Immediately in war; also saltpctre, birthstone
and lead.
The transgression Of the present order viii be fol
lowed conscaton Of the articles contraband OF war;
and those who guilty Of such transgrcsson
accessory to it, will be punished with severity
Decreed at Lubbock, at meeting of the Senate the
10th day of April, 1854
C. TIL OVERBECK Dr. Secretary.