Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-13
Ipternot,onal prar,t,me Law.

It will be remembered that at the Paris Congress
in 1856 the Plenipotentiaries OF the Great Powers
agreed to important declaration representing mari
time law which introduced some important changes and
Improvements into that section of the law of nations
It was also determined that effort should be made to
secure to the principles there affirmed the adhesion of
other States not represented at the Congress The duty
of applying for this adhesion was entrusted to Count
Walewski as the Chairman of the Congress The result
is contained in report addressed by Count Walewski
to the French Emperor which has just been published
in the French papers, to the following effect
Sire-Your Majesty will please to remember that the
signatary Powers the declaration of the of April
engaged themselves to make eo1 is for securing gen
eral adoption of the same did not fail in consequence
to communicate that declaration to all the governments
which represented at the Paris Congress- and to in
vte them to accede to it, and beg to submit to the
Emperor statement of the favorable reception to that
communication.
Adopted and consecrated by the plenpoentiaries of
Austria France, Great Britain Russia, Sardinia, and
Turkey the declaration of the 10th of April has received
the entire adhesion of the following States Baden Bava
ria, Belgium, Bremen Brazil the Duchy OF Brunswick,
Chilli the Argentine Confederation, the Germanic Con-
federation Denmark the Two Sciies, the Republic OF
Ecuador, the Roman States sGreece, Guatemala, Hayt
Hamburg, Hanover, the Two Hesses Lubbock, Mecklen-
g-Stretz, Mecklenburg Schwerin Nassau, Olden-
burg Parma, Holland, Peru, Portugal, Saxony, Sake
Artenbourge SAKE COburg Gotha Sake Mengen, Sake
Weimar Sweden, Switzerland, Tuscany, Wurtemburg.
These States recognize with France and the other sig
natary Powers of the treaty of Paris:
|. That privatecring is and remains abolished.
,. That the neutral flag covers cnemys goods, with
the exception of contraband Of war.
}. That the neutral goods, with the exception of con-
traband Of war; not liable to capture under enemys
flag.
A. BockaGes, in order to be binding, must be efec-
tive that is to say, maintained by force sufficiently
really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy
The Government Of Uruguay has also given its entire
assent to these four principles subject to the ratification
of the legislative power.
Spain, without acceding to the declaration of the
10th of April on account of the first point which
the abolition of prvateerng has answered that it
adopts the three others. Mexico has made the
Spouse. The Z. States ready, OH their part to
give their adhesion if it added to the announcement
of the abolition of prvateerng that the private proper
y of the of citizens Of the begerent nations
would be exempted from seizure on the part of the
spective military marines.
With these exceptions all the Cabinets have adhered
without reservation to the four principles which const
ue the declaration of the Congress of Paris, and are
thus consecraed the international law of nearly al
the States of Europe and America progress to which
the Government of your Majesty continuing of the
most honorable traditions of French policy may CON
graduate itself in having powerfully contributed.
l am, &C., WALEWSKI.
Approved, Napoleon June IL 1853