Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-11
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hOnS Np0a ne fOretgR commerce nj The Con-
teirdts SAFES. to provide ror ne pu5Lcde-
.J;n:s," apor0ead tA F=bruary. lst,l.
J.. AZ 10 THE SEA.
/. Th3 owners OF any VCSs,! intending IL
sail from y Confederate port with {. cargo con-
sistin- II whole OF part Of cotton. tobacco,
military and naval stores. sugar. molasses OF
rice, shall. before the ladins on board CT any
OF su:h articles, file With the collector cf the
port. ircm which tho vcs-rl is t. sail. i copy Of
her register. with 81 declaration Of tho names
Of III :Dwrcrs and officers thereof, tho placed
their birth aal Ct their residence for the pre-
cediag vHa!, tYsel!l2c "ith the port or place to
which tee said vessel proposes t. sail. The
said declaration shall also SGT f,-t'l the GUAR
thy a:d ra:ae, III rnf"dsrate currency, # the
cargo proposed ~ hcttk n out. as also the con.
sent # tho said Gwrrls. that oar-half Of the
tou, age Of lha said vessel may DO employed hv
the Confederate Government Tor It's oTn use,
bo'h or the outward and hcmewari voyage,
AZ tue lake % ireish; hereinafter mentioned.
Inc collector shall submit Il s:a'encn5 as TO
the owners and off aars 10 the military com
T"aGA.t Il the p"rI. and il he sllall not Oh
]act 70 'hcir loyalty, or to the sailing Of the
vcs,c!, i>r reasons Of military necessity, the
coll 'cVo, shall grant = permit fc the lad'ns OF
the salG vessel, onr-hait fJr account Of the
owutrs, ard one-h.lf for account of the IN
fe6erate States.
>. Before tho said hiding shall be COM
p!etcd, the owners cf the resa'l shalt execute
" the Confederate States a bond in double
the value Of the vessel, with security deemed
adequate BY the cell ,ctor, conditioned that she
will pursue the 70, age designated, aud thu she
| will return with reasonable despatch to q Com
,cderatc port after her outward cargo shall be
discharged with . cargo, consisting one-helf
cf articles not prohibited by tho laws of the
CnCedeya:e Government. and the other halt
q such articles IS the government shall offer
fer shipment from snch port, at the rate OF
fre:sat hereinafter mentioned.
3. Each -hi2~cr e any portion Of the
cargo proposed - be laden on beard the said
vessel .5,l, hrf. ,e the l.@ing thereof, mike
| ap2lica'i3n ~ tn collector :nra permit 70 lade
the same. whoa aIYl eaton shall Gel ire the
a~lti,las to be ~Shir},ai, ard the quantity and
vslu ticrclf in CJDfrderate currency, the
pare Of destination: ard the name of the COR
s,gcec. 4 permit sha'! then be grauted by
| tha collector If tie up! | c'"ion is 'ccmci sa-
t;sfAMory. The ladins sh'l Il lie mad under the
| inspection ot a revcnue officer, who shall be
charged with Guy ot snt:nG that tie goods
laden conform 70 NC TerEi5.
t Before tie completion Of the lad!:g on
! ara TT he srnr,!rG clearance. each ship
per # any pjrti"E ii the cargo shall execute
| and deliver 10 taa c~,.iCc9"r Il bond 20 the Con.
taiarato Sia'es. in double the value o.! his
| sh.i:rucn. lis Goaiedca." ugn"y, win security
! isemol ai"an.,c ty :uc r~r!la;io-. with cM.t;i
too ;ha. ~ .cu>, n~nc-'.ii; IL: ur:t proceeds
Of said shinmant hall "" ia7r.tcl in g DDS
,r articles NOT prohibited ~ law. and
THAI The said co,"is o. articles ,!lll; hc
shipped by the SAN" or some 5!.cr vessel, II
| the Confederate S:a-es within sixty Gars fr.,m
tho un!ading IF -a;d cargo: or that ia: .ail
half q n" net: proceed: shall Ic iaii il coin
OF stcr!iIg exchange 10 tie proper agent Of
tho C0a!rG sra:c States. ~ be reimbursed t.
The sh;rrcr hy tn" delivery to BIN cI cottona
the prrS o Departure in the Confederate
States, At the T''o OF ten pence sterling per
pound for midG:iaG ~uplar4s
s.. The freight 20 &c r&'i ~ the CoHfcIc
rate States ca iii cotton AMI ~'4;aa"o shipped
sTrn = Confederate port, shall bo tiSn pence
sterling 1er tDoIrd, payable on delivery at
he pnr; ui teS:;nG'iJn. IN rniI ." sterling cx-
~cha'se. Return ir"i2h; n:i. l.. ~ Tie !u:"
Of 80 per ;vn. ~lagai,r % IL del rcry IN the
Confederate purs. il: cotton ~ tHi peGr1 @:Gr.!-
iCg per POUND Tor mid1iing u~p!aniS. ana Il, =
propp:::ona.e price tor cotton Vt other quail
ties. IL calculating the ton OF freight by
weight, 900 pounds shall be allowed by
Measure, tnrsy cGbia feet shall be allowed.
t. If the outward bcunl vessel stall con-
seut, at the requ :st ut the Government. 10
take two third her cargo for account Of the
Confederate Stats, the outward freight shall
We six p=nca sterling nor rGnnd aid when
ever tie Government Is not prepared to I'll
| un any r,rtinn Of the tYnulg, reserved fer
i;a u.em =: tbs sine a. which aGy vcsse! may
be Inaga ready 20 sail, her oS1r-s may fill ~
! ttc sama on rnci- own account hu- 70 vessel
shall, without consent Of the Government, sail
Ola her Outward voyage until Gp"-:hird of her
cargo shall 10 iadr:i Tor the use Of the Gov
eminent
:. Tic rate. Of frcigh. fr articles other
than cotton a:h tobacco shall hc adjusted at
the same ~rciA:i"c r.l'9 and be payable i'll The
same way.
S. Tho Government reserves the right to
limis or Prohibit the shipment Of rosin, tur
pentine, or any manufacture thereof, whenever
deemed dangerous 10 It's cwn shipment.
9. Up.' the completion uf the iadirg Of The
vessel, AMI before receiving her clearance,
Tiers shall be delivered 20 TIE col cctor, in ed
aition to the usual manifest, another s~ertirg
tOfID Tue IGul'-, 'i.tS h!-u ucsCTlp(IDiH - nv
officers AMI crew, anG Of every passenger in
tending to aail in her. Tae said last men
| toned mahitest shall be delivered to the CON-
mandaar Of the port, who shall thcreupon cause
tue entire re-s.I to be searched, and if satis-
fed that the parties On board are persons who
may SAFELY be permitted 90 leave the Confede-
ract, aad that the passengers have the proper
pazrpCrts. he shall certify the same on the
,.-;c,ss anA ~ tbn ~ RI tho rJIlnrtpr
whereupon, aud not before, = clearance shall
| be ,raatei to the vessel, and she shall be per-
r,itted 10 sa;l.
TO-. The owccre OF each vessel, and Of each
portion Of i cargo sailipg from y Confederate
port snail 10 allowed to take up their respec-
tive bonds, by producing 10 the collector the
certificate Of the proper agent OF the Con-
federa:e Government at the. port OF delivery,
| setting forth the particulars showing that the
| said party has COMPLIED with the obligation Of
the said bond 30 far as the same was practl-
| cable, and the collector, upon being duly sat
| is6ed, shall be authorized to surrender the
said bonds.
il. Nothing in these regulations shall be 30
| construed as to conflict with the proviso Of tho
low which declares .that nothing in this act
| shall be construed to prohibit the Confederate
| States, or any If them, from exporting any Of
| inc articles hereiu enumerated on their own
acocunt;" nor shall q bend BIO required of q
State IN any case.
10. The penalties of Ill bonds executed in
| conformity with these regulations, shall bc re-
coverable in full on proof of breach, Of the
conditions of the bond, and without proof OF
any damage suffered by tbe Confederate States
in 3consequerce Of such breach, and all honds
shall be executed in such form as to give effect
to this regulation.
u. Vessels sent into the Confederacy for
the purpose Of exporting cotton received ii
pa, meat cf any Confederate bond or ohliaa-
lion, shall be snhjeot-to these regulations Only
20 fl. as relates 10 such portion Of the ton
mage, if any, as may remain vacant after the
iading of the cotton received in payment an
aforesaid.
ii. Ths regula,i2ns for overland commerce
with neutral Goan:-ies will TIC issued sepa-