Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-07-03
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produce certificate from the custom
house at the place from which he
cleared outwards, stating that a suf-
iicient security had been given by the
owners of such vessel that such extra
quantity of casks or of other vessels
should be used only to hold palm oil
or for other purposes of lawful com.
merce.
.Serenth. A greater number Of mess
tubs or kids than requisite for the use
of the crew of the vessel as a mcr-
chant vessel.
Eighth A boiler, or other cooking
apparatus, of an unusual size, and lar
ger, or capable of being made larger,
than requisite for the use of the crew
of the vessel as a merchant vessel !;
or more than one boiler, or other cook
ing apparatus, of the ordinary size.
Ninth. An extraordinary quantity
of rice, of the flour of Brazil, of
manioo or cassada, commonly called
farina, of maize, or Of Indian corn, or
of any other article Of food whatever,
beyond the probable wants of the
crew unless such rice, flour, farina,
maize, Indian corn, or other article of
food, be entered on the manifest as
part of the cargo for trade. .tT
Tenth. 4 quantity of mats or mat
ting greater than is necessary for the
use of the crew Of the vessel as q
merchant vessel; unless such mats or
mating he entered on the manifest as
part of the cargo for trade.
If it be proved that any one or
more of the articles above specified is
or arc on board, or have been Oh
board during the voyage in which the
vessel was captured, that fact shall
be considered as prin,a faeie evidence
that the vessel was employed in the
African slave trade, and she shall in
consequence be condemned and de-
clarcd lawful prize unless the master
or owners shall furnish clear and in
controvertible evidence, proving to
the satisfaction of the mixed court Of
Justice that at the time of her deten-
ton or capture the vessel was employ
cd in a lawful undertaking and that
such Of the different articles
above specified as were found on
board ut the time of detention, or as
may have been embarked during the
voyage on which she was engaged
when captured, were Indispensable
for the lawful object Of her voyage.
ARTICLE VII.
IF any one Of the articles specified
in the preceding article as grounds
for condemnation should be found on
board merchant vessel, or should be
proved to have been on board Of her
during the voyage on which she was
no compensation for losses,
damages, or expenses consequent
upon the detention of such vessel,
shall, in any case be granted either
to the master, the owner, or any other
person interested in the equipment or
in the lading, even though she should
not be condemned by the mixed court
of justice.
ARTICLE VIII.
1t is agreed between the two high
contracting parties that in all cases
in which vessel shall be detained
under this treaty 10y their respective
cruisers as having been engaged in
the African slave trade, or as having
been fitted out for the purposes there
OF, and shall consequently be adjnds-
cd and condemned by one of the mix
ed courts of justice to be established
us aforesaid, the said vessel shall, im-
mediately after its condemnation, he
broken up entirely, and shall be sold
in separate parts, after having been
SO broken up, unless either Of the two
Governments should wish to purchase
her for the use of its navy, at a price
to be fixed by a competent person
chosen for that purpose 10y the mixed
court of justice, in which case thu
Government whose cruiser shall haze
detained the condemned vessel shal
have the first option Of purchase.
ALrICLE *. s#r
The captain, master, pilot, ant
crew of any vessel condemned by til,
mixed courts of justice shall be pun
ishcd according to the laws of til,
country to which such vessel belongs
as shalt also the owner or owners an,
the persons interested in her equip
ment or cargo, Unless they prov,
that they had no participation in tn
enterprise. sa r
For this purpose the two higl, con
tracing parties agree that, in SO ia
as it may not be attended with grie,
| Gus expense and Inconvenience, tn
master and crew of any vessel whic
may be condemned by a sentence {
one of the mixed courts of justice
as well as any other persons found 0
board the vessel, shall be sent an
delivered up to the jurisdiction of tn
nation under whose flag the condemn
ed vessel was sailing at the time {
capture and that the witnesses an
proofs necessary to establish the gui
of such master, crew. or other persons
shall also be sent with them.
The same course shall be pursue
! with regard to subjects or citizens {
either contracting party who may |
I found by cruiser OF the other @
board a vessel Of any third Power. {
|. on board vessel sailing without fla
: on papers, which may be condemne
by any competent court fur havin
engaged in the African slave trade.
ARTICLE X.
; The negroes who are found on boar
IF vessel condemned by the mike
courts of justice, in conformity wi
the stipulations of this treaty, sha
, be placed at the disposal OF the Go
ernmcnt whose cruiser has made Il
capture /; they shall be immediate
set at liberty, and shall remain fro
the Government to whom they hay
been delivered gaarantying their Ii
crty.
ARTICLE XI.
f The acts or Instruments annexed
this treaty, and which it is mutual