The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-31
EVANSVILLE, IND. FRIDAY MORNING,

cases. sO long ttl6 liberty shall De conceded 10
any foreign vessels by the laws OF both countries.
ART. VIII. For better unders tanding of the pre-
ceding stipulations ii has been agreed that every
vessel belonging exclusively to citizen or citizens
Cf Venezuela and whose captain is also citizen OF
the same, such vessel having also complied with all
the other requisites established by law TO acquire
such national character though the construction
and crew may he foreign, shall be considered
for all the objects Of this treaty, as Venezuelan
vessel
ART. TX. No higher or other duty shall be i'm
pos on the importation into the United States Of
any article the growth produce, or manufacture of
Venezuela, Of her fisheries and no higher or
other duty shall he imposed the importation in
TO Venezuela of any article of the growth produce,
OF manufacture OF the United States their fisher
les, than shall I've payable the like articles
the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other
foreign country or its fisheries
No other or higher duties or charges shall he i'm
posed on the expectation OF any article to VeneZu-
ela in Venezuela on the expectation Of any mr.
ticle to the United States, than such shall
be payable the expectation OF the like article to
any other foreign country.
prohibition shall be imposed on the importa-
tion OF any article the growth, produce, or manu-
f ture OF tie Unitod States r their nsheres or OF
Venezuela and her fisheries, from to tn ports of
the United States or Venezuela, which shall not
equally extend to every other foreign country. II,
however, either party shall hereafter grant any
other nati.n any particular favor in navigation
commerce. il shall Immediately become common TO
tie other party, freely, where it shall be FIRE ly
granted to such othor nation. .or for the same
equivalent when tie grant shall be conditional.
ART. x. Sh uld ono of the high contracting
parties hereafter impose discriminating duties upon
the products Of any other nation, the other party
shall be at liberty to determine the manner of es-
tabishing the origin Of its own products intended
to enter the country by which tn. discriminating
duties imposed.
ART XII when any vessel of either party shall
be wrecked, stranded, or otherwise damaged on the
coasts, within, the jurisdiction Of the other,
their respective citizens stall receive we'll for
themselves as for their vessels and effects the
assistance which would be due to the inhabitants 70
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 a like case.
If the repairs which stranded vessel may re-
qure shall render it necessary that tie whole or
any of her cargo should be unloaded, no duties OF
custom, charges or fees on such cargo may be
carried away shall be paid except such paya-
BILE in like case by national vessels.
1t is understood new rtheless that IL while the
vessel is under repar tie cargo shall be unladened
and kept in place of peposit destined for the re-
ception of goods, the duties which have not been
paid the cargo shall be liable to the charges and
fees lawfully due to the keepers of such warehOus
eS.
ART. MI 1t shall be lawful for the citizens of
either country to sail with their ships and mer-
chandize, (contraband goods always excepted) from
any port whatever, to any port of the enemy of
the other, and to sail and trade wit their ships
and merchandise, with perfect security and liberty
from the countries, ports aud places of those who
are enemies Of either party. without any opposi-
ion or disturbance whatever, and to pass not only
directly from the places and ports OF the enemy
aforementioned to neutral ports and places but Gl-
so from one place belonging to an enemy to anoth-
place belonging to an enemy, whether they be or
or lie not under the jurisdiction of the same Pow
er unless such ports places be EFFECTIVELY block
AIDED, bcsieged or invested.
And whereas it frequently happens that vessels
sail for port or place belonging to an enemy
without knowing that the same is either bcsicged,
bloCkaded or nVested it is agreed that every
sci circumstanced may be turned away from
such port, place, but she shall not be detained
N1f1 .frals and la
confiscaed, unless, after notice of such blockade
investment she shall again attempt to enter; but
she shall be permitted to go to any other port
or place she shall think proper; provided the same
lie not blockaded, besiegcd, 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 besegcd, blockaded. or invested 10y the
other, be restrained from quitting such place with
her CARGO nor, if found therein after the duction
and surrender of such place, shall such vessel OF
her cargo be liable to coniscation, but they shall
be re,tOred TO the owners thereof.
AET. XIII. In order to regulate what shall be
deemed cont raband of war there shall be compile
ted under that denomination, gun powder, saltpe-
trc petards, matches, balls, bombs, grenades car
casscs, pixies halberds, swords, BELTS pistols, hols
ters, cavalry saddles and furniture, cannons, NOR
tars, their carriages and beds, and generally all
kinds of arms, ammunition, Of war, and instruments
fit for the of troops; all the above articles,
whenever they destined to the port Of an enemy
are hereby declared to be cOntraband and Just OBJ
jects Of confscaton but the vessel in which they
are laden, land the residue of the cargo, shall be
considered free, and not in any manner eufcted by
the prohibited goods, whether belonging to the
same or n different owner.
ART XIV. 1t is hereby stipulated that free ships
shall give freedom to goods and that everything
shall be deemed free and exempt which shall be
found board the ships belon gng to the citizens
of either of the contracting parties, alth ough the
whole lading, or any part thereof should appcrtain
| to the enemies Of etheir, contraband goods being
always excepted 1t is also agreed in a like man.
ncr, the snmc liberty be extended to persons who
on board free ship, with this effect, that al
though they be enemies to either party, they arc
not 10 be taken out OF that free ship unless they
| soldiers, and in actual service Of the enemy.
ART. XIV. In time Of war the merchant ships
belonging to the citizens Of the contracting parties
which shall be bound to port of the enemy Of one
| of the PARTIES, and concerning whose voyage and
the articles of their cargo there shall be ground:
| of suspicion, shall be Obliged to exhibit, we'll
| upon the high seas as in the ports or roads, not
only their passports but likewise their certificates
showing that their goods not of the quality o.
those which are specified to be contraband in the
thirteenth article Of the present convention.
| ART. XVI. And that captures on light suspicion
may be avoided, and injuries thence arising preven
ted it IL agreed that when party shall be engag
ed in war; and the other party bc neutral, the ships
Of the neutral party shall be furnished with pass
ports, that it may appear thereby that the ships
| ally belong to the citizens of the neutral party
thoy shall be valid for any number OF voyages, but
| shall he renewed every year that is if the shiI
| happens to return home III the space Of year.
the ships laden they shall he provided not only
with the passports above mentioned but also with
| carry any contraband goods. No other paper shaI
be required, any usage OF ordinance TO the contra
| ry Notwithstanding And if it shall not appea
from TIE said certificates that there contraban'
goods board, the ships shall he permitted to pro
coed on their voyage. IL it shall appear from th
| certificates that there contraband goods oI
| board any such ship, and commander Of the SAM
shall offer to deliver them up the offer shall be &C
cepted, and n receipt for the shall be given
and the ship shall be at liberty pursue it's voyag
| unless the quantity OF the coniraband goods b
greater than conveniently be received on boar
the ship-of-war or pTiyatecr, in which use, as II
all other cases of just detention, the ship shall b
carried into the nearest safe and convenient por
for the delivery of the same.
If any ship shall not be furnished with such p 50
port certificates above required for tn
same such case may be examined by proper judi;
or tribunal, and If IT shall appear from other doc
nmcnts or proofs, admissible by the usage of na
tous, that the ship belongs to the citizens sub
jects of the neutral party it shall not be conf
bnt shall lie released with her cargo, (contraLan
| goods excepted, and be permitted to proceed o
| her voyage.
If the master Of n ship, named in the passpsrt
should bapp 10 die, or he removed by any Gthc
cause, and another put in his place, the ship an
cargo SHALL nevertheless be equally secure, and tn
| passport remain in full fore
ART. XVII. IL the ships Of the citizens of 9th
of the parties shall be met with on the high sea
by any ship-of-war privateer Of the other, fo
the avoiding of any disorder, the said ships IT.
or privateer shall remain out of cannon shot an
may send their boats on board the merchant shi
which they shall meet with, and may enter her
| the number of two three men only, to whom th
master or commander OF such ship shall exhibi
his passport concerning the property Of tho shin
and IL is expressly agreed that tho neutral part
shall in no case be required to 20 on board the