Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-11

less utter notice OF such blockade Or Investment she
she shah again attenpt 20 enteri bat she shall be
permitted to 60 to any other port OF place she shall
think proper; provided the same be moi blockadsd
beseiged OF invested. Nor shall aiay vesse of either
OF the pEties that may have entered intO such mort
or place before the same was aetaalEy beseised
oiockaded or invested By the other be restrained
from quitting such place with her CARO- nor If found
therein after the reduction and surrenIer IF snch
ylaee shall such vessel OF her caryn he liable tn con
h-eation but they shall be restored 10 the owners
Ari. y In order to regulate what shall be deemed
contrabaud of war there sha. bl COMPRISED under
that denomination gimpowder ~saltpetre pctardc
matches balls bombs gfenades. etueafses pixies hal
herds swords belts pistol holsters cavalry saddIesand
furniture cannons mlrtcre theif carriages and beds,
ana gsilertlly all kinds Of arms tmmunition of wOr
ana Instruments ht for the use of troops, all the
above articles whenever they are destined to the
port Of an enemy, are hereby declared to be contra-
band just objects Of con6seation; bus the vessel in
which they are laden, and the residue of the cargo.
shall be considered free aud not in any manner in
fected by the prohibited goods whether belonging te
the same or a diTerlnt owner.
Art. IL. 1t is thereby stipulated that free ships
shall give a freedom to goods and that everything
seal be deemed free and exempt which shall be
found ON board the ships belonging to the citizens
OF either OF the contracting parties although the
whole ladiDg or any part thereof should a~ppertain
to the enemies Of either. cOntFaband goods being
always accepted, lit is also agreed in like manner
THAT the same liberty be extended to persons who
are on board free ship with this effect that al
though they be not to be taken out Of that free ship
unless they are soldiers and In actual service of the
enemy.
Art. Is. In the of war the merchant ships belong
to the citizens of either of the contracting parties
which shall be bound to a port Of the enemy Of one
of the parties. and concerning whose voyage and the
articles of their cargo there shall be just irOunds of
suspeeion shall be obliged to exhibit 0s we'll upon
the high seas as in the ports or roads not only their
passports but likewise their certificates showing
that their goods are not of the quality of those which
are specified to be contraband in the thirteenth TT
Gle OF the present convention.
Art. l6. And that captures on light suspicious
may be avoided and injuries th renee arising prevent
ed it Is agreed that when one party shall be engag-
ed in war and the other party be neutral, the ships
of the neutral party shall be furnished with pars-
ports. that it may appear thereby that the ships
really belong to the citizens Of the neutIal party,
they shall be valid for any number of voyages but
shall be renewed every year--that is, if the ship
to retern home in the space of a year. If
the ships are laden they shalt be provided not only
with the passports above mentioned but also with
so that it.nay be known whether they
carry any contraband goods. No other paper shall
be required, any usage or ordinance to the contrary
Notwithstanding. And if it shall not appear from
the said certificates that there are cOntrabaud goods
on board, the ships shall be pernittedt to proceed on
their voyage IF it shall appear fromsthe certificate
that there are cOntraband goods on board any such
ship and the commander of the anne shall ager to
deliver them upsthe offer shall be accepted anda re-
ceipt for the same shall be given and the ship shall
be at liberty to pursue its voyage unless the guam
of the cOntraband goods be greater than can
conviently be received on board the ship-Of-War or
in which ease as in all other cases of just
detention the ship shall be carried into the nearest
and convenient port for the delivery of the same.
Ir any ship shall not be furnished with such pass
port or certificates as are above rsvuired for the
same such case may be examined by a proper judge
or tribunal and if it shall appear from otaer dOcu-
ments or proofs admissible BY the usage of nations
that the ship belong to the citizenf' or subjects of
the neutral party, it shall not be contested but shall
be released with he cargo (contraband goods excep-
and be permitted to proceed on her voyage.
If the master of a ship named in the passport
should happen to die or be removed by any other
cause and anOther cause and another putin his place
the ship and cargo shlll nevertheless be equally Sc
and the passport remain in full force.
Art. II. If the ships Of the citizens Of either of
the parties shall be met with on the hight Seas, by
my ship of war or ~priVateer Of thu otha for tho
Of any disorder the said ship Of war er pri-
Ta5eers shall rem4in out OF common shot, and may
their boats, on board tle merchant ship which
they shall so meet with, and may enter her to the
Of two or three men Only, to whom the mas
81 or COMMANDER OF SuCl snip Suall eXllOlJ ms DOSS-
concerning the propert6 of the, snip; and it is
agreed taat the neutral party shall in no
be re uired to go on board the examining yes
for the purpose of exhibiting his paper, or Cor
my other examination whatever.
Art. Is. 1t is expressly agreed by the high con-
.%rlctiug parties that the stipulationS above mention
ID relative 20 the conduct to be- observed on the sea
~ the cruisers Of the beiligerent party towards the
Of the neutral party shIll be applicable only to
ihips sailing without cOnVy and when the said ships
hail be conveyed it being the inteatien of the par
les to observe all the regards due to the protection
ii the flag displayed by public ships, it shall not
- I-Wful to visit them; but the verbal declaration
# the commander Of the convoy that the ships he
onvoys belong to the natiirl whose flag he carries,
sdd that they have no cuntrlband goods on board,
ilall be considered by the respective cruisers as
lilly %suficint; the two parties reciprocaily engaging
lot to admit under the protection Of their conveys
alps which shall have on board contraband goods
destined to an enemy. ko2I
Art. 10. In all cases where vessels shall be captur-
d, or detained to be carried into port under pre-
ence of carrying to the enemy OOn'raband goods,
he captJr shall give a receipt for such of the paper
t the vessel as he shall retain which receipt shall
,e annexed to a copy OF the said papers; an d it shall
,e unlawful to break up or open the hatches chests
runks casks bales or vessels found on board or re
move the smallest part of the goods unless the lad
ne be brought on shore in presence of the cJmpe-
officers aud an inventory be made by them of
ne same: Nor shall 1T be lawful to sell, exchange,
n ALLEVIATE the said articles of contraband in any
manner unless there shall have been lawful process,
md the competent judge or judges sqall have pro-
bounced against such goods sentence of eCnfseatlon.
Art. 20. And in such time Of war, that proper
are may be taken of the vessel and cargo, and en-
,ezzlement prevented it is agreed thatIt shall not
70 lawful to remove the master. commander or SUI
,ercargo fany captured 81 lip from on board there
during the tine the ship may be at sea otter her
apture or pending the proceeding against her, or
Ter cargo OF, anything relating thereto; and in all
ases where a vessel of the citizens or either party
hail be captured or seized and held for adjudica-
ion her officers passengers and crew shall be h)spi-
ably treated: they shall not be imprisoned or de-
of any yart of their wearing apparel nor of
he possession and use OF their money not exceed
ng for the captain supercergO and mate five hun
.ollars each and for the sailors and passengers one
hundred dollars each. ~ III ~
Art. 81. 1t is further agreed that in all cases the
courts for prize causesin the contrary to
Thicn the prize may be conducted shall alone take
ognizance of them. And whenever such tribunal
f either of the parties shall pronounce judgement
.qainSt any vessel or goods or property claimed by
he the citizens decree shall mention the reasons or
motives on which the same shall have been founded
nd an authenticated copy Of the sentence or decree
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