The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-24


board neutral vessels with the exeep-
ton of articles eOntrab band of war.
2. That the property of neutrals on
board OF an enemy vessel Is not sub
ject to conhscatlOn, unless the same /,
be contraband of war.
The like neutrality shall be extend /
ed TO persons who are on board a
neutral ship with this effect, that /
although they may be enemies of both /
/ or either party, they are not to be /
/ taken out of that ship, unless they /
are officers or soldiers, and IN the &C /
/ tual service of the enemy. The con- (
/ tracing parties engage to apply these /
principles to the commerce and navi- |
CATION of all such powers and states /
as shall consent to adopt them as per-
manent and immutable.
ARTICLE XVI.
In time Of war the merchant ships
belonging to the citizens of either of
/ the contracting parties, which shall
be bound to a port Of the enemy of
| enc OF the parties, and concerning
| whose voyage and the articles Of their
| cargo there shall be just grounds of
| suspicion, shall be obliged to exhibit
as we'll upon the high seas as IN the
ports or roads not only their pass
/ ports but likewise their certificates,
| showing that their goods are not of
the quality of those which are speci-
! fed to be contra band in the thirteenth
article of the present convention.
ARTICLE XVII.
And that captures on light suspi-
cious may be avoided, and injuries
thence arising prevented, it is agreed
that when one party shall be engaged
in war, and the other party be neutral,
the, ships of the neutral party shall
be furnished with passports, that 1t
may appear thereby that the ships
really belong to the citizens of the
neutral party: they shall be valid for
any number Of voyages. but shall be
renewed every year; that is, If the
ship happens to return home 10 the
space of a year. If the ships are
laden they shall be provided, not only
with the passports ABOVE mentioned,
! but also with certificates, so that 10
may be known whether they carry any
contraband goods No other paper
shall be required, any usage or ordln-
ance to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Aud If it shall not appear from the
said certificates that there are contra
band goods on board, the ships shall be
permitted to proceed on their voyage.
E If it shall appear from the certificates
that there are contraband goods on
board any such ship, and the COM
mander of the same shall offer to de-
liver them up, the offer shall be ac-
oepted, and a receipt for the same shall
be given, and ship shall be at liberty
to pursue its voyage unless the guam
a. ~. 4 L,,rr
than can conveniently be received on
board the ship of-War or privateer, In
which case, as in all other cases of
lust detention, the ship shall be car
ried into the nearest safe and eonve-
nient port for the delivery of the
same.
If any ship shall not be furnished
with such passport or certificates as
are above required for the same, such
case may be examined by a proper
Judge or tribunal; and If 1t shall ap-
pear from other documents or profits,
admissible by the usage Of nations,
that the ship belongs to the citizens
or subjects of the neutral party, 1t
shall not be cOnfscated, but shall 20
released with her cargo. (contrahand
goods excepted and be permitted to
proceed on her voyage.
If the matter of ship, named in
the passport, should happen to die, or
be removed by any other cause, and
another put in his place, the ship and
cargo shall, nevertheless, be equally
secure and the passport remain in full
force,
ARTICLE XVIII.
In order to prevent all kinds of
disorder in the visiting and eXamlna
ton OF the vessels and cargOes OF both
the contracting parties on the high
seas. it is hereby agreed that when
ever a ship-of-war shall meet with a
neutral Of the other contracting party.
the first shall remain at u convenient
distance, aud may send its boats, with
two or three men only, in order to be
execute the examination of the papers
concerning the ownership and cargo
Of the vessel, without causing tire least
extortiOn, violence, or i'll treatment.
for which the commanders of the said
armed ships shall be responsible with
their persons and property; for which
purpose the commanders of all private
armed vessels shall, before receiving
their commissioE5, give sufficient
security to answer for all damages
they may commit; and it is hereby
agreed and understood that the neutral
party shall 10 no case be required to go
on board the examining vessel for the
purpose of exhibiting his papers, or
for any other purpose whatever.
ARTICLE XIX.
| 1t is expressly agreed by the high
contracting parties that the stipula=
tions above mentioned, relative to the |
conduct to be observed on the sea by |
the cruisers of the bslligerent party |
towards the ships of the neutral |
party, shall be applicable only to ships |
sailing without convoy, and when the |
said ships shall be conveyed, it being |
the intention of the parties to observe |
all the regards due to the protection /
of the flag displayed by public ships, /
it shall not be lawful to visit them |
but the verbal declaration of the com /
mander of the convoy that the ships /
he conveys belong to the nation whose /
flag he carries, and that they have no /
considered by the respective cruisers /
as fully sufficient: the two parties re-
| ciprocally engaging not to admit under /
the protection of their conveys ships 1
which shall have on board contraband /
goods destined to an enemy.
ARTICLE Xxx.
In all cases where vessels shall be
captured or detained, to be carried
into port under pretence Of carrying
to the enemy contraband goods, the
captor shall give receipt for such of
the papers of the vessel as he shall
retain, which receipt shall be annex
ed to copy of the said papers; and