Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-02
Private Armed Vessels In War.

The following interesting dispatch, bearing
the signature of walewski, is ofacially pub
lished in France. 1t is addressed to the En-
peror:
Your Majesty will deign to remember that the
Of April, 1886, pledged Themselves TO take steps
10 render the adoption thereof general / have,
therefore, fastened to communicate this declara-
ton to all the governments which were not rep
resented in the Congress Of Paris, inviting them
in the meantime to accede to il, and now have
the honor to inform the Emperor of the favor
able reception which that communication has
met with
Adopted and ratified by the Plenpotentiaries
of Austria, France, Great Britain, Russia, Sar-
DINA and Turkey, the declaration OF the 18th Of
April has received the full adhesion of the fol-
lowing Powers:
Baden, Bavaria Belgium, Bremen, Brazil
The Duchy of Brunswick, Chill, the Argentine
Confederation, The Germanie Confederation,
Denma'k k, The Two Sicilies, Ecuador, The Ro-
man States, q .eece, Guatamela, Hayti, Hamburg,
Hanover, The Two Hesses, Lubbock, Mecken-
burg Strelitz, Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Nassau,
Oldenburg, Parma, The Netherlands, Peru, Por-
tugal, Saxony, -Altenburg, SaxeCoburg
Gotha, SAKE Meinengen. SAKE Weimar, Sweden.
Switzerland, Tuscany, Wurtemburg.
The above named governments acknowledge,
then with France and the other Powers, sig ners
OF the treaty of Paris
I. That privateerin9 IL and remains abolished.
2. That the neutral hag covers the cargo OF the
enemy, except when il is contraband of war
3. That neutral goods, except contraband of
war, a-e not sezable under the enemv's flag.
a. Finally, that blockades to be obligatory, are
to be effective-that is to say, maintained by a
sufficient force to shut out the of the enc
mv'S ships and other vessels in reality
The Government Of Uruguay has also given its
entne sssent to these four principles, except its
ratification by the Legislature.
spain, without acceding to the declaration Of
the 10th OF April, account Of the first article
concerning the abolition of privateering, has an
swered that she appropriated the three others as
her own. Mexico has given the same answer.
The United States would also be ready to grant
their adhesion, IL it Were added to the enuncia-
ton Of the abolition of prvateering that the pri
waite property Of citizens, subjects of the beliger
| ent powers, would he free from seizure at sea
from the war navies respectively.
| Save these exceptions, all the Cabinets have
| adhered without reserve to the four principles
| constituting the declaration of the Congress OF
| Paris; and thus, in the international law OF
| nearly all the States Of Europe and America
| progress is declared to which the government O.
/ you Majesty. following one of the most honorabl,
conditions OF French policy, may congratulate,
itself to have powerfully contributed
| In order to authenticate these adhesions, pro
| propose to the Emperor to authorize the insertion
| In the Bulletin des Lois OF the official notes il
| which these adhesions are consigned; and
| your Majesty agrees to that proposition, will
| publish In the same manner the accessions whicl
| may reach me subsequently,.
l am, with respect, Sire, Of your Majesty tn
most obedisnt servant and true subject,
WALEwsKI.
Approved, NAPOLEON, the 10th June, 1858