Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-13
The FrOcIanlatiOn Closing CeTtaiH

POrts.
The pfocIamatian in reference -
closing Southern ports is in accordance
Nv ID law passed as early as. 1851 y
qvas then understooiP hOweter, that
white foreign powers would respect an
effective blockade of these ports, a claim
10 exercise. legal authority over .thema a. i
over other ports Of the United States,
would not be respected II is belIeved I
that the time has come, however, when
the United States Government can claim
to exercise that legal authority over all
It's ports, whethsr bloekaded or not which
belongs to every Independent Sovereign /
Power A suficientnqmber e. Southern /
ports are left open for legitimate trade /
and those now proclaimed closed wllls At 4
Is presumed, be re-oPeRed after tine.
Meanwhile, blockade running ia likely |
-effeetually ended The issuing. OF tie |
proclamation is andt rste0d 10 have been \
the business on which Secretary seward |
was about TO visit City Point tese0nfer
with the President last week.arsi nj bed
PRocL AMArIox ON OUR sMARETfME aEEnA- /
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Another important proclamationa Is
issued Today, as follows ~ 10 ssii .da|
BY the President of'tke United Safes
A ProcldndtioH .aI 'D9113ss hsW "a
WHEREAS t; For SOME time past yes
sells of war Of the United States have
been refused in certain ports the priv
leges towbich they were entitled by trea-
1 II, public law, or the comfy Of nations, at
! the same time that the vessels. Of war of
i the county which in The said privileges
and immunilies have been withheld hive,
enjoyed them fuzzy and uninterruptedly
! in the ports Of the United States, which
condition of things has not always been
1 forcihly resisted by the United States,
although, on The other hand, they have
not at times failed to protest against and
| declare their disqualification with the
same. No condition exists any longer,
which can be claimed 10 Justify the de-
NAL TO them by any one Of said nations,
OF the customary naval rights which
has heI et0fore been 40 dnpee'esesssarily
persisted in, -, s..I. -. i.
II President Of the United States, do here
by make known that il, after a reason
able time hall have elapsed for The in
4 telligence Of this proclamation to have
reached any foreign copntry, 'in whose
ports the said privileges and immunities
shall have been refused. as Aforesaid,
they shall continue 10 be- so refused,
then and. thenceforth the same privi-
( Ieges and immunites shan be refused 10
/, the vessels of war of the country in the
ports of the United States and this re-
fusal shah continue until he war vessels
! of the United States shall have been
placed on an entire equality in the for
) eign psrts Aforesaid With similar vessels
& .af other .countriesl srhe United States
! whatever claim OF pretence may have
!. existed heretofore, are pow at least en.
I Titled to claim an entire and friendly
! equality of rights and Inequalities With
. all other nations. .,..-s-; .tSssr., -.
: In witness whereof, / have hereuptc
5 set my hand and caused the seal Of the
: United States to be affixed. .t..-s
Done at the City Of Washington, thii
9 llth day o.. April, AID. 1865, and Of ID,
t Independence Of the United States 9
. America the eighty ninth. a., ic-srs
In lsigpsd1 III ,aa nom 4 n Lstgdois,,
E BY the President: .-,1.- - -. =
. = WV. q. sE%ARD, sec'y Of State
ARRIVAL OF SIR +. HRuoEiAT RAsHSGToN
: 81 The new British Minister has arrived
|, ILLUMINATION w4sHfSeTos - spEEcI
f. 60 ~ BY THE PREsiDESr aon9yas
The Executive Departments, ihelad
! ing the Presidents Mansion, we're lilo
{ minated tonight Thousands of per
{ cons crowded to the Executive Mansion
and the President responded to the call
q appearing at the upper window H
Il We meet this evening, not in sorrow
d but in gladness of heart. - ~
. The evacuation. of Petersburg am
a Richmond, and the surrender Of til
|. principal ipsurgents'' army, give hope
!, of a righteous and speedy peace, who's
a Joyous expressions. cannot be restrained
/ II. The midst 81. this, however, He from
e whom al blessings flow must not be for
a gotten. a cal for a National Thanks
d giving is being prepared, and win b
( promulgated duly. - - pa :
Fl Nor must those whose harder par
gives us cause of rejoicing be overlooked
e and their, honors, must be parceled GU
: : With others. Z myself was neat b
il front, and had the higb pleasure Of trans
s Uniting much Of the good news 70 you
d but. no part of. the honor for plan al
r execution is mine 8 To. Gen. Grant. hi
i skillful officers and brave men, al -be
= longs The gallant; navy stood read
Is bnt was not IN reach 70 take an, qeti9
IS part Gees All u dsidw Is asasssja.aa
Z 60 Leess dsurrsndsrv .rE 1