Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-31
huCh AMAIi0N OF QUEEN yICTo-
RIA On TIE NEUTRALITY oiF
ENGLISH SUBJECTS
BY THE QUEEN-A PROCLAMATION.
VICTORIA K -

lICIoRn Il -
" hereas, we are happilv a
peace with all Sovercisus. powirx an,
states ard whereas hostllitics have IN
happily commenced between the G,yero
'ncnt OF the United States Of lIno,i.., ~. ~
Cc5aih states styling themselves the On
icief9te States Of America: and ,ybcr,o
We being at peace with thu G,y,rnnan,
"i Tue United States. have declared IA,
royal determination to maintain n ,,r,r
az" impartial feTtfghty az The co1,ce, I,,.
tween The said contcnding nort;os ,-o
therefore, have thought fit. bv and VIII
the advice Of our Privy Council - $50
ms oar royal proclamation.
The provisions Of the foreign enli,tr,.n.
ACT are then quoted. The extract reads rbns .
IL any person within any part Of the Uni
'eu Kingdom, or IN GnV mart Of Jyey 1I,,.s,,.,-
ooDtH'oRS bcgcHd the seas. sbopld ,y,+I..,t
'oe leave OF license Of Her Majesty undnr ~,
sign manual, or eignifed by order in c,unc;I
va p9 proclamation equip, furnish ft cut
" attempt OF cnieavor to equip, furnish E,
o"' VI arm any ship or vessel with intent ar
IA oI"e' mat such ship or vessel should h.
q. P'oy eI IN The service vi any foreign Prince
9'a'e " Totentate, or Of any foreign colony
=, y1'.'''' " paTt o. dny proriHce or peopIc. or
VI "u5 PERSONS or persons e1ercisiRq or assam
'J 10 '1t'clSc any p0WeT Of G0rc~a1,eot IN or
w any Iorelgn Sta.o Colony, &c.. as a
u1nsPoft u store ship, or with intent n
T,ulse or commit hOstilities against anv
= =, Sihce, state, POtentate, Sc. with whom
iiet Majesty shall not be at war. shall he
suii'y Oh IA misdcmoauor, aud on conviction
bunlshaOle by line and impris0nma mt. NJ tho
uiscLeilon OF the court; and cv5rv such vos.
sel shall be forfeited
The Proclamation continues tbus
And we do hereby warn all our lovinc 1
subjects, and all persons whatso yer entitled /
10 our protection, that f any of them shall 4
presume, IN contempt Of this our royal nro- /
ciamation and OF our high displeasure. r. Il, /
any acts in derogation cf their dut1 a. P.
subjects Of a neutral sovereign in the said !
contest, or in violation or contrayentior ~ /
the law OF nations in that behalf. as for
example and more especially by eFteriuo ;0,o
The nllatGry Scrrice Of 0thcr Of The sqid can.
tending parties as comma SSlORed or nou.co,,.
n3SS3ORed officers or soldiers, or by ser,,no
as officers, SGllerS or MARINES on hoard IF ana,
ship or rcsSei-ot-tr0r, or transport. # or %
the SerUice cf either Of ne sad co1,eD1;7o
Parfies,or by engaging to 20 or going to any
place beyond the seas, with intent t. enlist
or engage in any such service. or bv rrocu-
ring OF attempting to procure within her
MaJestys d0mniOns at home or abroad
Others to do 50 or by fitting out. arminr
or equlpplng any ship II vessel to be en-.
ployed as q ship-otwar, or rrlyateer. or
by either Of the said contendino
parties or by breaking or cadeavorinr +
break any blockade iGirijH and actuqyg cr.
'a5bShed By or on bcbqY cf citaer r. ~ sad
'ontend'ng parties or " carrying officers.
soldiers, Dispatches, arms. military stores ar
or any article or article. can.i-
Tered and deemed to be cJntrahaud Of war
recording 10 the law or modern USAGE of M,
ions, for the use or service of either Of tire
ald contending partics-ali persons Sd onuI-
ne will incur, and he Eahlo to the several
penalties and penal consequences ly the said
tatute, or hY the law of nations i'm chat De-
la!i imposed OF denounced. And we do here.
y declare that AL our subjects ana persona
Untitled TO our protection who may miscon-
.uct themselves IN the premises ,rlH ID So al
htH perl and Of their own wrong, aud that
hey viii IN % wise obtain any protection
rom US against any liabilities or penal con
cqueucts, hut will, on tho c1ntrlrr. incur
'ur high dlsplcasure Ivy sGch misconduct
Given a. our Court at the White Lode.
richmond Park, this 18th DAY of May, 1861.