, 1869-04-14
a P1RATICAI MAN1rpsTn

1 hDFr a.
p,,lo n,.-,,.N.: ISSUED sne 1pHo~'nS zenaarz
an ,lnue Of ~ nax.,.
~ nos 1esea d nd b. a. sauseras ar ossSse1 FoSees
sTas ses.eia ses e9n, en- ,' @sctse e y isloN.:
wa;e1. o. On Inc frre sca1 sascent TO thts Is;sna
msierts 4. In n aa9 95S "a sad MImtaons oE sue
g a.e H. f. snst q enooursc Tic i
ture destination sad sft i. sagIa o o. 81
ensn'e. ann ~ ttfSts, rs ~ b considered d fa<
treated - pirates ii aceorasa 2' ia tns n.1s ri
"Tne ~s,on,
eser thcis nusabcrs, ahsa b. 4amc,iiate1y SHOT ''
-IzAyAxA. u,,,A u ,ssa =" I'&1soo Dficz.
It will be observed that this nrox;,,es IL,
setting "or any Of tho free ssss ad;accnt
to Cuba" any "nase1ials which rnav n
my manner contribute 10 MD tha inanr,ac-
ton" x1thout regard to whenca thav c.roa
or whither thcy are eoinp. md for
shooting tie pessons cantn,na w;tb
, them, whntever their nurnherx Thar
is no provision thet there sh,ll la ,eoson n
suspect TIM. The mate.ia1s and mon 90 e;,.d
are designed to be used in a;d ~ tba ;no,r
rection; Or TINT anv cont sha1l hs antbo--
ized 10 inquire whether anv inton, or;.,a,
on the aa,t Of tba nc,uf7,s c,-r;na ansh
goods to Land them in Cpha 4 ~. -
trial is provided Yor NJ ne7n;tt.a
No d;serrtio, h s,a~a :. -
lowed. Tho aerree ia instant aoo,h
to all who shall be fonnd in tha f,oe ao..
adjacent to Cuba. ttan.no.t;no anv ua,or;.,.
which may be-. e. ara canah1e ~ ha;no-
uaed in aid Of the iusu,1ec,i,n un1a, Ria
order a vessa, 1ear;,, y,.h - n
Osleans, or VEN Cruz. 1,den with c,otb;n,
breadstuffs. picis or shore,a ffor tha 60
need not be such az are tecsn;c,,Jv loo-7
as contralanf7 NJ wa., m ars,no- on,.a.
into the " free ee.a .d;.oa,. ~ rnh.n ~ .1.S1
it becomes the Official ,1ntv ~ ,ho s,,n;.h
m eu~of-Bar nov a,nuna cnhs ~ .a;ta -
eonfscatc The ycssel aod c.r,,s M, ,-;t,as,t vt
t.ial, surn,nA,ilv short tb., tsnta;,, e,,,, n,,s
pasacneers II tuci1 vessel Under tbo c1aar
express lu,.pun2a of The 7rc,eo Il 10 fr,,,.'
terial whether The vessel NAV 1o o,;no in
GOOD faith 70 New nrIeans or nat
The Spanish authorities in cnhc bo 20 ,to
international right, within certain limit. IN
iudge whether the American reasc)x zvl;,b
Eov ,uav sa;1. ara ..,-.h -. ~ 80
intending to cas7y goods contruband If var
to the insurgents, Tho ouestjo, wbs,h,,
goods arc cpntraband Of war often tn,,u
upon their destination moro than on tboir
character; for almost any article, whe.har
VI food, clothing or sholser ia contr,bard
Of war If destined for aud intended IN holm
an hr1uy in tbs field Duf th;a dac~a,
ignores both the chusacte, and actn.. 1not
pretended) designation OF The matcrio1s md
provides that all materials uhirh u,v ,,r
possibility aid tho rebellion. shall In se;ze1
il found anywhere On the ocoon
near Cuba Il in fart opth,r;zas
the Snanish men-of.war In ,rcr a. .;;..tse
On commerce betxeon American -,o~.s
which il confessedly innocent II il fara
II to be assumed TINT tbia i,ec,ea aous ,at
mean wha. it exprcsx'v earB or that Il ~,
not be executea accora;n1 n ;4s 1aa...s
spirit. Wa do not hcs;,a3e IN son ~" s..-a
fore. that nat on,r ia tha dao.oa ts..,@
,,,son ~ 1,,v 1,,,t tt,t - =
r;rncv and in r,th,css ,nnt,a ,,a.,'a1 . ~
h,a never 1'son ontsnna ~, ~ ~ ~. o.'Aa'
;ana '4~ - 1'AS'4 '~a'i*A4-
1A.o'
10 Clearly points to and incites Aa-
1chts. that ve oncst;o, .ha.hor !. = W..
fitting t},ot tho p,as,,,o,,, shar,a ~ "o'
,h.uitat;,a nroc,nmotion iryo-n, ~ ~ au-
and tae xori,, that ,ho cnfo,,s,na,,t ~ a "s..S
I'LL Unlawful edles WILL be prevented mud
p"aisaeo eS The power of the United atatea
SPAN hoH doubtless, ~hilo ut War, tho right
20 search ai neutral vessels found
"'th1n lta maratine Jurisdiction ;
o"t this right Of search only arises
out OF "ar' and lta exercise implies that
mere ofe t~o neu'en1cnt parties between
Wuom Inc on'tea states is bound TO bc
aeu'sa' u rs DECLARATION Of belige1ent
nsn's ID inc fene's " Span herself. The
enee. o' mo Capsa,n Generals decree is
10 place tho whole Island undar blockade,
.noasn 10 ma not choose to
lAsno proclamation Of blockade, aA that
,~ou!u DC recognition on his own part TINT
oae 1nsuE amounted to state Of whr
4nso1S1nK me e91stenee OF TWO beligere0ts
~ ruu tAo o'ne'o''ohs o1 nept1ats
ne a''et'pt7 " e'aoe enis dilemma by
aSans 1olus which plaoe his order out Of
edlcss o' n p1ratei for whnt less than piracy
Is tne selznfo Of Amer'oan commerce "irre-
efce'''o ., ''s ACTUAL destination y Ii A.
ter seafch1ng M Amer1can vessel the Span
.sA eaptaln concludes to bei1e har, it ia his
business to hE'ng her into port and have her
ehA1aetef aud voyage tf3ed before q Goatt