Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-01-19

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concern them, and shall enjoy in such cases
all the rights and privileges accorded to thcna-
tive citizen.
Article IA. The citizens Of the United Sta
tates residing in the territories of the Republic
Of San Salvador shall enjoy the most perfect
and entire security of conscience, without being
prevented, or disturbed on the prop
er exercise Of their religion, in private houses
or in the chapels or places of worship appoint.
ed for that purpose, provided that in SO doing
they observe the decorum due to divine wor-
ship, 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 Re-
public of San Salvador in convenient and ade-
quate places to be appointed and established
for that purpose, with the knowledge Of the To-
cal authorities, or in such other places Of Sc
pulture as may be chosen by the friends Of the
deceased; nor shall the funerals or Sepulchros
of the dead be disturbed in auywise, nor upon
any account.
In like manner, the citizens Of San Salvador
shall enjoy within the government and terrific
ries Of the United States perfect and unreo-
trained liberty Of conscience, and Of exorci-
sing their religion, publicly or privately, with
in their own dwelling houses, or in the chape-
Is and places Of worship appointed for that
purpose, agreeably to the laws, usages, and
customs of the United States.
Article Is. 1t shall be lawful for the ctize-
ms Of the United States Of America ana Of the
Republic of San Salvador to sail with their
ships, with oil manner Of liberty and security,
no distinction being made who are the prOprie-
tors of the merchandise laden thereon, from
any port to tho places of those who now are or
shall be at enmity with either of the contract.
ing parties. 1t shall likewise be lawful for the
citizens aforesaid to sail with the ships and
merchandise before mentioned, and to trade
with tho sanO libOrty and ooou,ity, from the
places, ports, and havens Of those who are the
enemies Of both or either party, without any op-
position or disturbance whatsoever, not only
from the places Of the enemy before mentioned
to neutral places, but also from one place be-
longing to an enemy to another place belong.
ing to an enemy; whether they be under the ju,
risdction of one power or under several. And
it is hereby stipulated that free ships shall also
give freedom to goods, and that every thing
which shall be found on board the ships be-
longing to the citizens Of either of the contract.
ing parties shall be deemed to be free and ex-
empt although the whole lading, or any part
thereof, should appertain to the enemies of eli.
ther, (contraband goods being always except.
ed)
Article l6. 1t is likewise agreed, that in the
case where the neutral flag of one Of the cou.
tracing parties shall protect the property Of
one of the enemes of the other by virtue oil
the above stipulation, it shall always be under
stood that the neutral property found on boart
such enemy's vessel shall be held and consider.
ed as cnemy's property, and as such shall b,
liable to detention and cOnfscation, except sucl
property as was put on board such vessel be.
fore the declaration of war, or even afterwar
DIS, if it were done without the knowledge of it
but the contracting parties agree that, two
months having elapsed after the declaration o.
war, their citizens shall not plead .ignoranc,
thereof. On the contrary, if the flag Of thu
neutral does not protect the enemy's property
in that case the goods and merchandise of tn,
neutral embarked on such enemy's ships shal
te free.
Article II. This liberty Of navigation ant
commerce shall extend to oil kinds Of merchan
disc, excepting those only which are dstn
guishcd by the name Of contraband; and unde
this name Of contraband or prohibited good
shall be comprehended-
lst. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, swivels
blunderbusses, muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols
pixies, sabreS, lances, spears, halberts, hand
grenades, bombs, powder, matches; balls, AM
all other things belonging to the use Of theS
arms.
I'd. Bucklers, helmets, breastplates, coat
Of mail, infantry belts, and clothes made u
in the form and for the military use.
Sd. Cavalry belts and horses, with theirfur
niture.
4th. And generally all kinds Of arms an,
instruments Of iron, steel, brass, and copper
or Of any other material manufactured, prepa
red, and formed expressly to make war by SCI
or land.
5th. Provisions that are imported into a bo
sieged or blOckaded place.