Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-05-09
TO any willful transgression which he may
be proved to have committed.
ARTICLE VI.

ed, and sent or brought before the Mixed
Courts Of Justice established in pursuance
of the provisions thereof. if in her equip
ment there shall be found any of the things
hereinafter mentioned namely:
First: Matches with open gratings, IN
stead of the close patches which are usual
in merchant vessels.
Second Divisions or bulkheads in the
hold or on deck in greater number than
are necessary for vessels engaged in law
full trade
Third: Spare plank fitted for laying
down second or slave deck.
Fourth: Shaekles. bolts. or handouts.
Fifth: y larger quantity of water in
casks or in tanks than is requisite for the
consumption of the crew of the vessel as
merchant vessel.
,Sirth: An extraordinary number of wa
ter casks or of other vessels for holding
liquid, unless the master shall produce a
certificate from the custom hause at the
place from which he cleared outward, sta
ting that sufficient security had been CIV
en- 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 commerce.
SeUenth A greater number of mess-tubs
or kids than requisite for the use of the
crew of the vessel as merchant vessel.
Eighth: A boiler or other cooking ap-
paratus of an unusual size, and larger, or
capable of being made larger, than requi-
site for the use of the crew of the vessel as
a MERCHANT vessel. or more than one boiler
or Other cooking apparatus of the ordina-
NnE: An extraordinary quantity of
rice, o! the flour of Brazil, of manioc or
cassadh, commonly called farina, of maize,
or Of Indian corn, or other article of food
whatever, beyond the probable wants Of
the crew; unless such rice, -four, farina.
maize. Indian corn, or other article of food,
be entered on the manifest as part Of the
cargo for trade
Tenth: A quantity of mats or mating
greater than is necessary for the use of the
crew Of the vessel as a merchant vessel;
uuless such mats or mating be 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 are on
board, or have been on board during the
voyage in which the vessel was captured,
that fact shall be considered as priinaa ia
Gle evidence chat the vessel was employed
in the African Slavetrade, and she shall in
consequence be condemned and declared
lawful prize, unless the master or own
ers shall furnish clear and incontrovertible
evidence, proving to the satisfaction of the
mixed court Of justice that at the time of
her detention or capture the vessel was
employed in lawful undertaking, and
that such of the different articles above
specified as we're found on board at the
time Of detention, or as may have been
embarked during the voyage on which she
was engaged when captured, were indis-
pensable for the lawful object of her voy-
age,
ARTICLE VII.
If any enc of the articles specified in
the preceding article as grounds for CON
domination, should be found on board
merchant vessel or should be proved to
have been on board of her during the voy-
age on which she was captured, no COM
Densaton for losses. damages, OF expenses
consequent upon the detention of such
vessel, shall, in any case be granted either
to the master the owner, or any other per-
sons interested in the equi pment 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 con-
tracing parties that in all cases in which
4 vessel Shall be retained under this treaty
by their respective cruisers as having been
engaged in the African slave trade, or as
having been fitted out for the purpose
thereof, and shall consequently be adjudged
and condemned by one of the mixed courts
of justice to be established as aforesaid,
the said vessel shall, Immediately after its
condemnation, be broken up entirely, and
shall be sold in separate parts. after hav-
ing been so broken up, unless either of the
two Governments should wish to purchase
her for the use of its navy, at price to
be fixed by competent person chosen for
that purpose by the mixed court of justice
in which case the Government whose
cruiser shall have detained the condemned
vessel shall have the first option of pur-
chase.
ARTICLE TX
The captain, master. pilot and crew of
any vessel condemned By the mixed courts
of justice shall be punished according to
the laws of the country to which such
vessel belongs. as also the owner or owners
and the persons interested IN her equip
ment or cargo, unless they prove that they
had no participation in the enterprise.
For this purpose the two high contract
ing parties agree that in so far as it may
not be attended with grievous expense
and Inconvenience. the master and crew of
any vessel which may be condemned by a
sentence Of one of the mixed courts of
justice, as well as any other persons found
on board the vessel, shall be sent and de-
livered up to the jurisdiction of the netion
under whose flag the condemned vessel
was sailing at the time of capture; and
that the witnesses and proofs necessary to
establish the guilt of such master, crew or
other persons, shall also be sent with
them.
The same course shall be pursued with
regard to subjetcS or citizens of either con-
tracing party who may be found by a
cruiser of the other on board a vessel of
any third Power, or on board a yes
sci sailing without flag or papers. which
may be condemned BY any competent