Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-11-29


war and the other party be neutral the ships of
the neutral party shall be furnished with passports
that it may appear thereby that the ships really
belong to the citizens Of the neutral party; they
shall DO valid for any number Of voyages but shall
be renewed every year--that Is, il the ship hap
pens to return home in the space ola year. II the
, ships are laden they shall be provided, not only
with the passports above mentioned, but also with
certificates, SO that it may be known whether they
carry any cOntraband goods. No other paper shall
be required, any usage or ordinance to the count
ry notwithstanding And fit shall not appear from
, the said certificates that there are Contraband
goods on beard, the ships shall be permitted to
proceed on their voyage, If it shall appear from
the said certificates that there are contraband
goods on board any such ship, and the cOmman-
der Of the same shall offer to deliver them up tho
offer shall be accepted and a receipt for the same
shall be given, aud tho ship shall be at liberty to
pursue its voyage unless the quantity Of the con-
t.aband goods be greater than can conveniently DO
received on board the ship of war or priyatcer, in
which case, as in all other cases Of just detention,
the ship shall be carried into the nearest safe and
convenient port for the delivery Of the same.
Ii any ship shall not be furnished with such
passport or certificates as are above required for
the same, such case may be examined by a proper
Judge or tribunal, and il II shall appear from other
documents Or proofs, admissible by the usage Of
nations, that the ship belongs TO the citizens or
subjects Of the neutral party, it shall not bo con-
fscated, but shall be released with her cargo, ICON
traband goods exceptej,) and be permitted to pro-
! coed on her voyage
+ If the master of ship, named in the passport,
0 Sheud happen to de- or be removed by any other
cause aud another put in his place, the ship and
cargo SHALL nevertheless, be equally secure, and
the passport remain in full force.
: ARTICLE XVII.
If the ships Of the citizens of eter ofthe parties
shall be met with on the high seas, by any ship Of
war or prvateer Of the other, for the avoiding Of
any disorder, the said ships Of war or priyateers
shall remain out Of cannon shot and may send their
boats on board the merchant ship which they shall
! so meet with and may enter her to the number Of
two or three men only, to whom the master er
commander Of such ship shall exhibit his passport
concerning the property Of the ship; and i is ex
pressly agreed that the neutral party shall in no
case be required to 90 on board the examining
vessel for the purpose of exhibiting his papers, or
= for any other examination whatever.
q ARTICLE XVIII.
n 1t is expressly agreed by the high contracting
J. parties that the stpuatons above mentioned, re-
t ove to the conduct to be observed on the sea by
8 the cruisers Of the belligerent party towards the
+ ships Of the neutral party, shall be applicable only
to ships sailing without convoy and when the said
ships shall be conveyed it being the intention Of
the parties to observe all the regards due to the
protection Of the flag displayed by public ships, it
: shall not be lawful to visit them; but the verbal
: declaration Of the commander Of the convoy that
- the ships he conveys belong to the nation whose
flag he carries, and that they have no contraband
u goods on board shall be considered by the res.
pectve cruisers as fully sufficient; the two parties
reCiprocally engaging not to admit under the pro-
lection of their conveys ships which shall have on
board contraband goods destined to an enemy.
r ARTcLE XIX
r In all cases where vessels shall be captured, or
detained to be carried into port, under pretence Of
/ carrying to the enemy contraband goods, the cap.
tor shall give receipt for such Of the papers Of
J. the vessel as hs shall retain, which receipt shall
y be annexed to q copy Of the said papers; and it
shall be unlawful to break up or open the matches,
y chests, trunks, casks, bales or vessels found on
i board, or remove the smallest part Of the goods,
: unless the ladng be brought on shore in presence
] ofthe competent officers, and an inventory be
!. made by them Of tie same Nor shall it be lawful
= to SELL exchange, or ALLEVIATE the said article Of
II contlaband in any manner unless there shall have
been lawful process, and the competent judge, or
= Judges shall have pronounced against such goods
i sentence Of confscation.
o ARTICLE Xxx
: And in such time Of war, that proper care may
bq taken Of the vessel aud cargo, and embezzle-
I ment prevented, it is agreed that it shall net be
II lawful To remove the master, commander, or su.
pecargo Of any captured ship from on board there.
Of, during the time the ship may be at after her
capture, or pending the proceedings against her,
or her cargo, or anything relating thereto; and in
!, all cases where vessel Of the citizens Of either
" party shall be captured or seized and held for ad
y udication; her officers, passengers and crew shall
!, be Hospitality treated they shall not be imprisoned
or deprived Of any part Of their wearing appeared
II nor Of the possession and use oftheir money, not
y exceeding for the captain, supercargo, and mate
% five hundred dollars each, aud for tho sailors and
Q passengers one hundred dollars each.
i ARTICLE XXI.
J. It is further agreed that in oil cases the eSab.
!, lshed courts for prize causes in tho country to
q which the prizes may be conducted, shall alone
J. take cognizance Of them. And whenever such
tribunal Of either Of the parties shall pronounce
Judgment against any vessel, or goods, Or property
claimed by tho citizens Of the other party, the
"a sentence or decree shall mention the reasons or
10 motives on which the same shall havo been found
N 3D. and an authenticated copy of the sentence or
i ~ tho in tha