Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13
Proclamation of President Grant.

were forever hushed, and this knowledge
had overpowered her brave will
WASHINGTON, Oct 8.
By the President of the United States
of America, proclamation
"Whereas, on the 22d day of August,
1870, my proclamation was issued enjoin-
ing neutrality in the present war between
France and the North German Confedera-
ton and its allies and declaring so far as
seemed to be necessary the respective
rights and obligations of belligerent par
ties and of the United States, and Where
as, subsequent information gives reason
to apprehend that armed cruisers of the
belligerents may be tempted to abuse the
hospitality awarded to them in the ports
of the United States by making such wa
ters subservient to the purposes of war.
Now therefore I, U. S. Grant, President
of the United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that any frequenting and use
of the waters within the jurisdiction of
the United States by the armed vessels OF
either belligerents, whether public ships
or privateers, for the purpose of preparing
for hostile operations or as ports of obser-
walton on the ships of war or privateers or
merchant vessels of the other belligerents
lying within or being about located with
in the jurisdiction of the United
States must be regarded as unfriedly and
offensive, and in violation of that neu-
trality which is the determination of this
Government to observe and carry out, to
the end, and that the hazard and ircon-
venience of such apprehended parties may
be avoided.
further proclaim and declare that
from and after the 18th day of October
and during the continuation of the pre-
sent hostilities between France and the
North German Confederation and its al
lies no ship of war or privateer of either
of the belligerents shall be permitted to
make use of any port, harbor or road
stead or other waters within the jurisdic-
ton of the United States as a station or
place of resort for any warlike purpose or
for the purpose of obtaining any facilities
of warlike equipment, and no ship of war
or privateer of either belligerents shall be
permitted to sail out or leave any port,
harbor or roadstead or other waters sub
joct to the jurisdiction of the United
States from which vessel of the other
belligerents, whether thu same shall be a
ship of war, privateer, or a merchant
ship shall have previously departed until
after the expiration of at least twenty -four
hours from the departure OF such last
mentioned vessels beyond the jurisdiction
of he United States.
If any ship of war or privateer of either
beligerent shall after the time this mott
fication takes effect enter any port, har-
Dor, roadstead or other waters of the
United States, such vessel shall be re-
CURED to depart, and put to sea, within
twenty four hours from Der entrance into
such port, harbor, roadstead or waters,
except in case of stress of weather or of
her neutrality-suspicious. or things neces-
sary for the subsistence of the crew, in
which cases the authorities of the port or
of the nearest port, as the case may be,
shall require her to put to sea as soon as
possible after the expiration of such per-
iod of twenty-four hours without permit
ting her to take in supplies beyond what
may be necessary for her immediate use,
and no such vessel which may have been
permitted to remain within the waters of
the United States for the purpose of re-
pairs shall continue within such port,
harbOr, roadstead or waters for longer
period than twenty four hours after her
necessary repairs shall have been COM
pleted, unless within such twenty four
hours vessel whether ship of war, pri.
vateer or merchant ship of the other bel
ligerent shall have departed therefrom in
which case the time limited for the de-
parture of such ship of war or privateer
shall be extended SO far as may be neces-
sary to secure an interval of not less than
twenty-four hours between such departure
and that of any ship of war, priyateer or
merchant ship Of either belligereut which |
may have previously quit the same port,
harbOr, roadstead or other waters Mol
ship of war or privateer of either belliger-
ent shall be detained in any port, harbor,
rOadstead or other waters of the United |
States more than twenty-four hours by
reason of successive departure from such |
ports, barbor, roadstead or other waters Of
more than one vessel of either belligerent,
but if there be several vessels of each or
either of the belligerents in the same port,
harbor, roadstead or waters the order of
their departure shall be so arranged as to
afford an opportunity of leaving alterna-
lively to the vessels of the respective bel
Iigerents and to cause the least detention
consistent with the object of this procla-
nation.
No ship of war or privateer of either
belligerent shall be permitted while in
port, barbor, roadstead or waters within
the jurisdiction of the United States, to
take in any supplies, except provisions
and such other things as are requisite for
the subsistence of the crew, and except so
much coal only Is 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 guam
,ity of coal which she would be entitled
% receive if dependent upon steam power
.lope, and no coal shall be again supplied
o any such ship of war or privateer in
he same or any other harbor, roadstead,
II waters of the United States, without a
pecial permission. until after the expir-
.tion of three months from the time when
uch coal may have been last supplied
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