Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
ENGLAND ENFORCING NEUTRALITY

the suboined letters of Earl RUSSELL and the Duke o.
prescribing regulations Tor the enforcement
neutrality 10 British ports and harbors during the con
tnuance OF our war The London Times remarks thai
the British Government in making these stringent rules
declares its resolution that England shall not be brought
into quarrel by the dangerous geographical position OF
British colony Another might have been adopted
aud the ships of and priyateer of the two parties al
lowed to Nassau and the other ports on the terms
granted them elsewhere. But the Queen was only ex-
ercisng her undoubted authority in making distinction
and having regard to the facilities which these islands al
ford to each party for the work of mutual destruction
the decision will sStisfy every intelligent person Con-
sderng the acrmony which has been engendered among
the Federas by the Southern ships OF and the enter
prise of the blockade runners well that precautions
have been taken against the conversion of Nassau into
place of refuge for American cruisers under either flag
Letter from Earl Russell to the admiralty Com
missionerS.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JANUARY 81, 1863.
MY LORDS: Her Majesty being fully determined to OBJ
the duties of neutrality during the existing HOSTILE
ties between the United States and the States calling
themselves the Confederate States OF America and be-
ing moreover resolved to prevent, far possible the
of her Msjesys harbors ports and coasts and the
within her Msjestys territorial jurisdiction, 10 aid
of the warlike purposes OF either begerent has COM
manded me to communicate to your Lordshps, for your
guidance the following rules which to be treated and
enforced her Msjestys orders and directions Her
Majesty is plea cd further to command that these rules
shall be put in force in the United Kingdom and in the
Channel Islands and after Thursday, the 9th day of
February next and in her Maesys territories and posses
the six days after the day when the Go
other chief authority OF each OF such territories
possessions respectively shall have Motif cd and publish
ed the same stating in each notification that the SAID rules
to be obed by all within the same territories
and POSSESSIONS
During the continuance of the present hosties be-
tween the Government of the United States Of North
America and the States calling themselves the Confede
IF har afu hall 9th
order ship of privateer belonging to either
Of the begerents shall be permitted to remain
in the port of Nassau 10 any other port roadsead
of the Bahama Islands, except by special leave
the Lieutenant Governor of the Bahama Islands in
of stress of weather If any such vessel should enter
any such port roadsead waters, by special leave
under stress of weather the authorities of the place shall
require her to put to possible without per-
mttng her to take in any supplies beyond what may be
necessary Tor her Immediate use IT, at the time when
this order first notified in the Bahama Islands there
shall be any such vessel already within any port, road
stead waters of those islands, the Lieutenant Governor
shall give notice such vessel to depart and shall require
her put within such time he SHALL under the
circumstances consider proper and reasonable If there
shall then be sbips-owsr pTvateers belonging to both
the said begerents within the territorial jurisdiction Of
her Majesty, the port roadstead,
ters the Lieutenant Governor shall fix the order of time
in which such vessels shall depart No such vessel of
either beligereut shall be permitted to put to until
after the expiration of at least twenyfour hours from the
when the Last preceding vessel of the other belger
emit whether the shall be shipofwar pryaeer,
merchant ship which shall have left the port,
roadstead waters waters acent thereto, shall
have passed beyond the territorial jurisdiction of her
Majesty.
= During the continuance Of the present hostiltes be-
tween the Government of the United States Of North Anne
and the States calling themselves "the Confederate
States Of America all ships of and privateers Of
either belgerent prohibited from making of any
port roadsead the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland or in the Channel Islands, any of her
Majesys colonies foreign possessions dependencies
any waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of
the British Crown, station place Of resort any
warke purpose for the purpose OF obtaining ia
ciities of warke equipments; and ship of pr
of either begerent shall hereafter be permitted to
sail out Of leave any port roadstead waters
to British ursdcton from which any of the other
Observation-Disclosures the same shall be ship of
privateer, merchant shp--sbal have previously de-
parted until after the expiration of at least twenty four
hours from the departure OF such aforementioned vessel
beyond the territorial jurisdiction Of her Majesty
II any ship-ofwar privateer of either beigerent
shall after the time when this order shall be first notified
and put force 10 the United Kingdom and n the Chan
Islands and in the several colonies and foreign posses
sons and dependencies of her Majesty respectively enter
any port roadstead water belonging TO her Majesty
either the United Kingdom or in the Channel Islands
any Of her Msjestys colonies foreign possessions
dependencies such vessel shall be required to depart
aud put within twenty our hours after her
into such port roadstead water except 10
of stress of weather, of her requiring provisions
things necessary for the subsistence of her
pairs in either Of which the authorities of the port
Of the nearest port Gas the may be shall require
her to put possible after the expiration
Of ouch period Of twentyfou hours without permitting
her take supplies beyond what he necessary for her
immediate and weasel, which may have been al
lowed To remain within British waters for the purpose OF
repair shall continue in any such port roadstead
for longer period than twenty -four lours after her
cessay repairs shall have been completed provided
theess that in all in which there shall be any
sells whether shpsofwar prvateers merchant shps)
of both the said begeren parties the port road
stead, waters within the territorial jurisdiction If her
Majesty there shall be interval of less than twenty
four between the departure therer0m Of any such
vessel whether sbipof-war, prvateer merchant
ship Of the begeent and the subsequent departure
therefrom OF any hipowar prvsteer OF the other bel
gerent and the times hereby limited for the departure of
such shpsowar and prysteers respectively shall always,
in of necessity be extended far may be requisite
for giving effect to this provso but not further other
wise.
A. No ship Ofwar priyateeT Of either belgerent shall
hereafter be permitted, while any port roadstead
waters subject tn the territorial Jurisdiction Of her csy
tn take supplies except provisions aud snch other
things may be requisite for the subsistence Of her
and except much coal only may be sufficient to carry
such vessel to the nearest port Of her country to
destination and coal shall be again sup
Piled to any such shipofwar privateer in the
any other port roadead waters subject to the terri
toal jurisdiction Of her Msjesty without special permits
sion until after the expiration of three months from the
time when such coal may have been ast supplied to hei
| W thin British waters Aforesaid
| Ihaye, &c RUSSELL
EoTFA similar letter has been adde the Sc
aries Of State for the Home Colonial War and India De
partmens and the Lords Commissioners pf her Majesty
Treasury.
Letter from The Duke IF Neaocasae.
DowsISG STREET, OCTOBER 6, 1863.
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