Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-10
Proclamation Of President Grant on
Neutrality.


Whereas, % The 22d day of August, 1870,
my proclamation was issued cno!ning neu:rali
ty in the present war between. France and tic
North German Confederation and its allies, and
declaring, so far Gs then seemed 10 be necessary,
the respective rights and obligations OF tho bel.
ligcrent parties and of the ctlzsns OF the United
States:
And whereas, Subsequent information gives
reason =, apprehcud that armed cruisers of the
telligerents may be tempted to abuse the hos
pi.ality accorded to them in the ports, harbors,
roadsteads, and ether waters OF the U. S. by
making such waters subservient to the proposes
oil var
Now, therefore. l, Ulysses S. Grant, Pres
ident OF the United States of America do here
by proclaim and declare, that any frequenting
and use of the waters within the territorial
Jurisdiction of the u. S. by the armed vessels
of either belligerent, whether public ships or
privatec,s for the purpose CT preparing tor
hostile operations or as posts OF observation
upon the ships Of war, or priVateerS or mer'
chant vessels of the other belligereDt lying
within or being about to enter the Jurisdiction
of the u. S. must be regarded as unfriendly
and offensive, and in violation of that neutrali-
ty which it is the determination of this Gov
eminent to observe and to the end that haz.
ard and Inconvenience of such apprehended
practices may be avoided, further proclaim
and declare, that from and after the 18th day
of October instant, and during the continuance
of the present hostities between Franco and
the North German Confederation and its allies,
no ship of war or priVateer of either belllgerent
shall be permitted to make use OF any port,
harbor, roadstead or other waters within the
jurisdiction oil the u. S. as station or place OF
resort for any warlike purpose, or tor the pur.
pose of obtaining any facilities OF Warllke
equipment; and no ship OF war or prlVateer or
either beligerent shall be permitted to sail out
OF or leave any port, harbor, roadstead or wa.
tiers subject to the jurisdiction If the U. s.
from which a vessel OF the other belligerent
whether the same shall be ship of War, q
privateer or merchant ship) shall have prevl
ously departed. until after the expiration OF at
least twenty. four hours from the departure OF
such last mentioned vessel beyond tho jurlsd:c
ton OF the o. s. If any ship of war or prlva
teer Of either belligerent shall after the time
this notification takes effect enter any port
harbor, roadstead or waters of the u. 5. such
vessel shall be required to depart and put to
sea within twenty. four hours after her entrance
into such port. harbor, roadstead or waters
except in case Of stress Of weather, or OF her
recurring provisions or things necessary for the
subsistence of her crew, or for REPAIRS in either
of which cases the authorities OF the port or OF
the nearest port las the case may be- shall require
her to put to sea as soon as possible after the
expiration of such period of twenty-four hours,
without permitting her to take In supplies be
yond what may be necessary for her lmmedi.
ate use; and no such vessel which may have
been permitted to remain within the warters OF
the u. S. for the purpose of repair shall con-
tinue within such port, harbor, roadstead or
waters for longer period than tWentY.four
hours after her necessary repairs shall have
been completed, unless within such twenty tour
hours vessel whether ship of war, privatcer,
or merchant ship OF tie other belligerent shall
have departed therefrom, 10 which case the
time limited for the departure OF such ship Of
war or privateer shall be extended SO far as may
be necessary to secure an interval OF not less
than twenty.iour hours between such depsr-
ture and that of any ship Of war, privateer or
merchant ship of the other belligerent which
may have previously quit the same port, har
Dor, roadstcad or waters No ship OF war or
privatecr OF either belligerent shall be detained
in any port, harbor roadstead or waters OF tho
j. s. more than twenty four hours, by reason
of the successive departures from such port,
harbor, roadstead or waters of more than one
vessel of the other beligercnt. But if there
by several vessels of each or either of the two
belligerents in the same port, barbor, road.
stead or waters, the order of their departure
thcretrom shall be arranged as to afford the op'
portunity of leaving alternately, to the vessels
of the respective belligerents, and to cause the
least detention consistent with the objects OF
this proclamation. No ship of war or prlVatccr
apy port, harbor, roadstead or waters within
the Jurisdiction of the u. s. to take 10 any sup
plies except provisions, and such other things
as may be requisite for the subsistence OF her
crew, and except 50 much coal only as may be
sufficient to carry such vessel, if without sail
power, to the nearest European port of her
own country or in case the vessel is rugged to
20 under sail. and may also be propelled by
steam power, then with half the quantity of
coal which che would be entitled to receive If
dependent upon steam alone and no coal shall
be again supplied to any such ship of war or
priVateer in the same or any other port, har'
Dor, roadstead or waters of the U. s. without
special permission, until after the expiration OF
three months from the time when such coal
may have been last supplied to her within the
waters OF the u. S. unless such ship Of war or
privateer shall, since last thus supplied, have
entered European port Of the Government to
which she belongs.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this eighth
day of October, in the year of our
SEAL Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and of the Indepen-
dence of the United States the nine
ty.ffth.
u. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
AMNEsTY.-In the recent Southern Com
merca Convention. at Cincinnati, the follow
ing resolution was offered:
RESOLVED, That committee OF members of