Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-26
BY AurHORlFY.
o sTEDEsArE sTArEs " ANAIIcA,

rps.e.,, IL has bssn made known 70 me that Rev.
matt q Barley, AetinE hastr IN the Navy Of the
ate Satas is nos under arrest 40 one OF Tie
. go N5r.b Amsticil Provinces, on 40 application
made By the G'vssum6ut oil Ia" ouNS' a'Ates 'oi
A. s,Iiysyy a. th-E Goy6rumanl ot the san Bennett
- p-Isv undsr tUo T4eaty known a. the ETtIadiS,Ol
,9,a.tv No. ia fJics bstSrou tue UuLed States aud
49, IVksy,as IL has bean represented to ms % It
a. ID ssmapd for Ibt eEsradtiOu Of said BeuRstt &
Rurlsy IA based ou the charge that tue sad hurley
FBVitiys from iu5tios, ac,u,ed Of hanrg commit, d
ths erims, Of ROBBERY and piracy uthta the lunsdie
n n o. she United Sttes
S.J Wbsrsas IL ha5'urltsr bssn made Known to
ma that tbs aoru 7aGOns aud charges made Hgnnt To-
ala Kenneth q Barley are based toisly ON the act
sDS onndpet Of sad Barley 10 enterprise
dItion made or attempted in tie month OF sepembst
I,at Qs6D for the capture OF the steamer VI 'higAn
an arm, weasel Of tss Z ted States, yEatmS the
L kss 90 tie BOUNDARY line between IN uriied ates
sod lie sAld Bri.i4h No a American P.oSrc 3, aud
for the release Of numerous clazsns oi the O'neat-
rate \ a,es held a. prisoners o. war BY the UniteC
9 stss At a certain Island called Jjaason's Island;
Al hsysas ths zsj enter price or expedition or IN
eaptu-s OF said armed Steamer hiehf ~ ana Tor u'
rsisase Of the PAL pri oneFs on JOhnsoue lEahd va
a propar and ,gi ilaie bsligsEout ep'ralor, uuctr'
t,ksp during q pending pushc war between the tive
Confederate kuosu rss2ec lively AS the Ooui'd'ra"
80. ~ Anar;s, and the UBi.sd States o! America
Which opera ion vas ORDERED, direod AM sustained
nv lhe authority OF tha GQNernment OF tne O'hlea
are Safes and conf isd 70 ts commissioned officer
for ex oution, among which officers is the said Ben
nsu @. Barief;
No. therefore l. JETFIRslH DAVIS President a
TIA Confederate Safes Of America, do hereby declare
ana make known 10 al Shnm IL may concern that the
sIDajiton aforesaid uad sr.aken in the month o!
9an,anbsr last foe toe capture OF he armed steamer
nj ebigsp. vessel Of war o. the United States, and
TAR The release Of the prisOCe OF war; OF z'ns OF the
Confederate States Of Amercs3 held captive by the
Uoit a States OF America at JohusOns Island was q
bslgerent expedition ordered and undertaken und'I
tha An bority Of the Confederate ales Of America,
aga.ns. The United atsa Of Amsres, and that the
G,vsrnmsbt Of ID, OOt fsdersts States o. Amer!e
a.sumsa ths responsib hty of answering for the &C
sBd conduct Of any Of is officers engaged 10 said eI-
riitou snd especially o. q sail Bennett @. Barsy,
a. LctipR Mas or IN The Navy OF the Confederate
States.
Add DO further MAXI krOEn 10 all whom it may
c,uosrn that in the ordsr5 and distractions given g.
ina officers engaged in said expedition. they were
specially directed and enjojnsd TO abstain from Vo-
latipF spy of h, laws and regulations Of The Cana
daa or B.tsh authorities In relation to neutrality,
and tia, ths comb nation ReosssAFF 20 eject the pur
mae Of said exp citizen " must bs Rlis by OOnfedsr
ale soldiers ard such ssstsnc' ~ thew might g. u
nayl draw r. m the enemies country"
In te.dm nv Whar5of haY1 sgnsd this manifesto
and directed The same 20 sealed with the seal OF the
DEPARTMENT of State OF tha OOpfsderaIe stes o.
Ansrics, sod to be m1ds pabis.
Done AZ thu civ OF R'0tmlld ol this twenty four
day of D csmbsF, 1854
IsiSnedl JuFzRsos DAVIS.
By the Pre'id.ni:
J p BsRjapsiR,
ssOrs,sry Of S'sie