, 1862-05-16

REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO
TRADE.
The text Of the Presidents proclamation de-
cla1ing an end Of the blockade Of certain ports,
is as follows:
By Tie President Of the United Hctes Of AMER


is as follows:
81 Tie President Of the United 4Sates Of Amer-
iea:
u PROCLAMATION,
WHEREAS, By my proclamation Of the 18th
Of April, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty -one, it WIS declared that the ports of
certain States, including those Of Beaufort, in
tie State Of North Carolina, Port Royal, in
the State South Carolina, and New Orleans,
in the State OF Louisiana, were, for reasons
tle1.in set forth, intended to be placed under
blockade: and whereas the said ports Of Beau
fort, ,PortRoyal andNew Orleans have since been
blockaded; but as the blockade Of the same
ports may now be safely relaxed with adyan-
tagc to tic interests Of commerce:
Nuw, therefore, be it known that !, Abra-
Larl Lincoln, President Of the United States,
pursuant to the authority in me vested by the
1fth section Of the act Of Congress, approved
on the 18Th Of juno last, entitled "Au act
further to provide for the collection of duties
On imports, and for other PURPOSES do here
by declare that the blockade Of the said port
OF Beaufort, Port Royal and New Orleans,
shall so far cease and determine, from and al
te7 the first day Of June next, TINT commercial
intercourse with these ports, except as to per-
sons and things aud Information contraband
Of war, may, from that time be carried on,
subject to the laws OF the United States, and
to tie in.itations and in pursuance OF the
regulations which are prescribed By the Sec
rctury Of the Treasury in his order Of this
date, which is appended to this proclamation,
Tn, 1.bn I,.r fe nj r,,1-
hand aud caused the se:l of the nl1ed States
| to lie affixed.
| Done at the City of Washington, this
| twelfth day Of May, in tic year Of our Lord
I o1e thousand eight hundred and sixty two,
! and Of the Independence Of the United States
the ciyh1y-sixih-
| h.. 81 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| BIZ the President:
| NM. II. SEWARD, Sec'y Of State.
The following are the instructions Of tic
United States Treasury Department, compri5
ing the regulations relating to trade with the
ports thus opened:
TREASURY DErARgxEsr, May Il.
| Flrst-To yesstls clearing from foreign
ports and destined to ports opened By thl
| proclamation Of the United States, Of Til:
date, viz Beaufort, in North Caroliua Hilto1
Head, in South Carolina, and New Orleans
| III LouI>llna. Licenses WILL DC granted DA
the ConsIIs Of the United States upoI
satisfactory evidence that the vesse
So licensed will convey no persons
property or information coEtr4band Of w;,
vlthcr to or from the said ports, which licens'
shall he exhibited to the Collector of the por
to Which said vessel may be respectively bount
Immediately on arrival, and, if required, II
any officer in charge Of the blockade, and OF
leaving either Of said ports, every vessel VII
he required to have a clearance from the Col
1ector Of the Customs, according to law, show
ing no violation OF tue conditions OF the Ii
ceNse.
Any violation Of such conditions will involv
| the forfeiture and condemn ltion Of the vessc
and cargo and the exclusion OF all parties COZ
ceTntd from IN future privilege Of tnterin
the United States during the war for any pul
roEe whatsoever
: Second-To Vessels Of the United State
clearing coast9isc, for the ports aforesaid, l
, ccuse can only bc obtained from the Treasar
Department.
!, 1iritd-In all other respects the blockad
| remains in full force and effect as hitherto c
tah];shel and maintained; n3r is it lellScd b
: the proclamation, except in regard to tt
1:orts to which the relaxation is by that instr1
nlent expressly applied.
:, {Siyneu) P. CHASE,
r Secretary Of the Treasury.