Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-31

, any article, the growth produce o
manufacture Of the United States o.
their fisheries, than are or shall bt
payable on the like articles, the growth
produce or manufacture of any 9th
er foreign country or its fisheries.
No other or higher duties or charge,
shall be imposed in the United State,
on the expectation of any article Il
Venezuela, nor in Venezuela on the
expectation of any article to the Uni
ted States, than such as are or shal
payable on the expectation of the like
article to any other foreign country.
No prohibition shall be imposed or
the importation Of any article the
growth, produce or manufacture ol
the United States or their fisheries
or of Venezuela and her fisheries, from
or to the ports of the United States OF
Venezuela, which shall not equally
extend to every other foreign country
II, however, either party shall hcreaf
ter grant to any other nation any par
ticular favor in navigation or com
merce, it shall Immediately become
common to the other party, freely
where it shall be freely granted tc
such other nation, or for the same
equivalent, when the grant shall be
conditional. 'H HIFa.aasE eaA
ARTICLE K. "5s
Should one of the high contracting
parties hereafter impose discrimina.
ting duties upon the products of any
other nation, the other party shall be
at liberty to determine the manner oi
establishing the origin Of its own pro.
ducts intended to enter the country
by which the discriminating duties
are imposed. ...aa-. .-1.rs ...s
s- ARTICLE xr. fas
When any vessel of either party
shall be wrecked, stranded, or other.
wise damaged on the coasts or within
the jurisdiction of the other. their re.
spectivc citizens shall receive as well
for themselves as for their vessels and
effects the same assistance which
would be due to the inhabitants of the
country where the accident happened,
and they shall be liable to pay the
same charges and dues Of salvage as
the said inhabitants would be liable
to pay in like case. aI Fa f.a
If the repairs which stranded YES.
sci may require shall render it nee.
essary that the whole or any part of
her cargo should be unloaded, no du-
ties Of custom, charges or fees on such
cargo as may be carried away shall
be paid, except such as are payable
in like case by national vessels. ar
Itis understood nevertheless that If,
while the vessel is under repair, the
cargo shall be unladcn and kept in q
place Of deposit destined for the re
ception of goods, the duties on which
have not been paid, the cargo shall be
liable to the charges and fees lawfully
due to the keepers Of such warehouses.
ARTICLE XII.
1t shall be lawful for the citizens of
either country to sail with their ships
and merchandise, (contraband goods
always excepted, from any port what
ever, to any port of the enemy of the
other, and to sail and trade with their
ships and merchandise, with perfect Sc
curity and liberty, from the countries,
ports and places of those who are cne-
emies Of either party, without any OPP
position or disturbance whatsoever,
and to pass not only directly from the
places and ports Of the enemy afore-
mentioned to neutral ports and places,
but also from one place belonging to
an enemy TO another place belonging
to an enemy, whether they be or be
not under the jurisdiction of the same
power, unless such ports or places be
effectively blockaded, bcs legged, or in
vested H nsa ec 3a
And whereas it frequently happens
that vessels sail for port or place
belonging to an enemy without know
ing that the same is either besicgcd,
blockaded, or invested, it is agreed
that every vessel SO circumstanced
may be turned away from such port
or place, but she shall not be dctain-
ed, nor any part of her cargo. if not
contraband, bc coniiscated, unless. af-
ter notice of such blockade or invest.
mcnt, she shall again attempt to enter
bnt she shall be permitted to go to any
other port or place she shall think
proper; provided the same be not
blockadcd, bcsicged, or invested
Nor shall any vessel of either OF
the parties that may have entered
into such port or place before the
same was actually besicged, blockad-
cd, or invested by the other. be re.
strained from quitting such place with
her cargo. nor ii found therein after
the reduction and surrender Of such
place shall such vessel or her cargo
be liable to contiscation, but they shall
be restored to the owners thereof.
ARTICLE XIII.
In order to regulate what shall be
deemed contraband Of war, there shall
be comprised under that denomination
gunpowder, saltpetrc, petards, match
es, balls, bombs, grenades, carcasses,
pixies, halberds, swords. belts, pistols
holsters, cavalry saddles, and furni
ture, cannons. mortars, their carriages
aud beds, and generally all kinds Of
arms, ammunition Of war, and instru-
ments fit for the use Of troops all the
above articles, whenever they are
destined to the port Of an enemy, are
hereby declared to be contraband, and
Just objects Of confiscation but the
vessel in which they are laden and
the residue Of the cargo, shall be
considered free, and not in any man
ner infected by the prohibited goods
whether belonging to the same or {
different owner.
ARTICLE XIV.
It is hereby stipulated that free
ships shall give freedom to goods
and that everything shall be deemed
to be free and exempt which shall bt
found on board the ships belonging t.
the citizens of either Of the contract
ing parties. although the whole lading
or any part thereof, should appertair
to the enemies Of either, contrabant