Evening star., 1867-11-07

tracing parties recog /.
nize as permanent an d.
imm mutable the follow
ing principles, 10 wit:
1o. That free ships
make free goods; that
is TO say: that the ef-
fects or goods belong
ing TO subjects or citi-
zens OF q power or
state at war are free
from capture or confis-
cation when found on
board neutral vessels
with the exception of
articles contraband of
war.
90. That the prop
erty OF neutrais on
board of an enemy's
vessel is not subject to
confiscation, unless the
same be coRtrahand OF
war.
The like neutrality
shall be extended 70
persons who are on
board a neutral ship,
with this effect, that
although they may be
enemies OF both OF
either party, they are
not TO be taken out o;
that ship, unless they
are officers or soldiers,
and in the actual SER
vice OF tha ener1y
The CONTRACTING nar.
ties engage 70 nnIr
these principles 70 the
commerce and naviga-
ION of AN such no,yers
and s,a,ea as sh an "on
SEM to adort ths,, a.
narm anar, and 49, =,
fahie 'iA'
apr,c,p,e
In ,irne - ,ns
mo, cbant .bins ha,ona-
ing to the cp,i.sn. =,
either of thu ooo,ra ct;no :
nartiss which shall he
hound IN q mort ~ tbo
naTriss and ooncarn-
ing whose vo1sga aud
the articles Of their
cargo there sbau ha
iust grounds ~ snsnt.
eion. shaII no obliged
IN eYbih;t as veil mon
tho h;eb sSas .s in ,he
norts on rosSs NOT only
iheir nassnorts hnt like.
wise the,r certificates
sbovino that their
GOODS arc not of rho
onaiitv of ,rosa wbich
are snec,fied to hs con
trah.nd in Inc mir
tie,h sr,;cIa ~ tho
present con vention
aprrc,pr
And that cantnras ON
liebt susnicions NAV he
avoided. and ininries
thenc ce arising vent .
ed. n is apreed that
when one nartv shall
be engaged IN war. and
the other marty ba nor.
traI. the ships nj the
neutral Marty shall he
furnished with mass.
norris. that il NAV An.
pear thereby thai the
shIps really belong IN
the citizenaof tho nen-
tral party. thev shap
be valid for any nnm.
ber of VOYAGES. bnt
shall he renewed every
year-that is. il the
ship happens TO return
home in The space of a
wear. If the sbins are
laden they shall he pro.
yided. not only witb
the passports above
mentioned. but also
with certiffcates. SO
that il may ba knoun
wbetber
contrabond Goods NJ
otber paner sb.u ho ro
ouired any nsara ~
ordinsnce n rhs con
trary notv;,bz.anc;nr
Ard il ssal moi %
rr,r from The saiG ~
ttficafes thai theJa ara
contrabera ocods -
hoard the sbinS ehaiI
be permitred 10 prn.
coed on their VOYAGE
If II shall annear from
the certificares tha:
there are contraband
goods on hoard anv
such shin. andtpe com.
mauder OF the same
shall offer to deliver
them up, the offer shall
be accepted, and re-
ceipt for the same shall
be given, and the ship
shall be at liberty TO
pursue its voyage nm.
less the quantity of the
coptraband goods be
greater than can con.
yeniently be received
on board the ship.ot
WIZ or priyateer in
which case. as in all
other cases OF insf de-
tent,op, the shin shall
he carried into,he near.
est feard CON Won ient
mort for the delivery Of
The same.
II any shin shall not
he furnisbed uith snch
nassnor, sr cer,iNcs,es
as are above reonired
for the same. such case
NAV he examined nv a
nroper indoe or trib.
upaI. and il il shall an.
pear from other docn.
ments or nroofs. ad.
missibIe bv the usage
of nations. that the shin
belongs to tbe citizens
traI Marty. N sbalI NOT
be confiscated. but
shall he released With
her cargo. Tcontrahand
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