The Portland daily press., 1870-10-10
domestic N ews.
w WASHINGTON.

PROCLAMATION IN RELATION TO ARMED YES
Sells OF BELLIGERENTs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-By the President of
the United States: A Proclamation.
Whereas, on the ODD day of August, 1870, nv
proclamation was issued ebjo ping neutrality
in the present war between France and the
North German Confederation aud its allies.
and declare SO far as seemed to he necessary
the respective rights and obligations of bellig-
ereDt parties and of the citizens of the United
States; and 7 itis
Whereas, subsequent information gives reas-
on to apprehepd that armed cruisers of the
belligerents MAY be tempted to abuse the hos
pitality awarded to them in the ports of the
United States, by making such waters subser-
Went to purposes OF war;
N0ao, therefore, l, Uiisses S. Grant, President
of the United States of America, do hereby
proclaim and declare that any fIeeuenting and
use of the waters within the Jurisdiction OF the
United States by the armed vessels of either
beligerents, whether public ships or pri ia.
teers, for the purpose OF preparing Tor hostile
operations, or as ports of observation in the
ships OF war or privateers, Oh merchant vessels
of the other beligerent lying within or being
abont to enter within the Jurisdiction Of the
United States, must be regarded as untriepdly
aud offensive, and 10 violation of that neutrali-
ty which it is the determination of this gov
ernment to observe and carry out to the eod.
And that the hazard and Inconvenience of such
apprebended practices may be avoided. 1 fur
Their proclaim and declare that from and afte4f
the IL h day ct Oct. and during the continuance
of present hostilitles between France aud the
North German ConfrderatiOu,and its allies No
ship OF War or privateer, of either OF the bellig-
erents, shall be permitted to make use OF any
port, harb0r OF roadstead, or other waters with
in the jurisd ictiOn of the United States as a
station or place of resort for any wariike par
pose, or for the purposes of Obtaining any facil-
tiles OF warllke equipment. Aud no ship of
war or prvateer OF either beligerents shall be
permitted to sail out of or leave any port bar
Dor or rOadstead, or other waters subject to the
jurisdiction OF the United States, from which a
vessel of the other bellgerent whether the
same shall be ship of war, privateer or mer-
chant ship shall have previously departed, an
til after the expiration of at least twenty-tour
hours from the departure OF such last mention
ed vessels beyond the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States.
Ii any ship of war or priva.eer of either bel
lieerent shall, after the time this notification
takes effect, enter any port, harbor, roadsead
or other waters of the United STATES, such YES
sells shall be required to depart and to put to
sea within twenty tour hours after her entrance
into such port, harbor, roadstead or waters,
except in case of stress of weather, or of her
requiring 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, as the case may be,
shall require her to nut to SEA az soon as posi-
bic after the expiration of sDcb peliod of twen-
ty-sours hours, without D Knitting her to take
IN suppi'es beyond what may be necessary for
her Immediate uses. Aud no such vessel,
which may have been permitted to rem ain
within the waters of the United Stares for the
purpose OF repair, shall continue within such
port, harOor, rOadstead or waters for longer
period than twenty-four hours after her peces-
sary repairs shall have been Completed, uuit s.
within such twenty four hours vessel. wbeth-
er ship-nf- war; pr'vateer or merchant ship of
the other brlllgerent shall have departed there
from; IN which case the time limited for the
departure of such ship of War or privateer shall
be excluded so tar as may be necessary to Sc
cure an interval of not less than twenty. four
hours between such departure and that of apy
prlvateer or merchant ship of
either belligerent which may quit the same
port, harbor, roadstead or other waters
No ship o. war, or privateer of either belli-
gerent shall be detained IN any rOrt harbor,
roadstead, or other waters of the United States
more that twenty four hours by reason OF the
successive departure from sach ports harbors,
roadslead, or other waters of more than one
vessel of Other bellgerent. But if there be
several vessels of each or either OF the beliiger-
ents in the same port, harbOr, road,tead. or
waters, it shall be so arranged as to afford an Up
portunlty OF leaving, altarnatively to the vsse,S
of the respective beligerents, and to cause the
least detention consistent with the objects of
this proclamation.
No ship of war, or prvateer of either bellg-
Grant, snail De permitted while in any port,
ha Dor. roadstead, or waters within 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 as shall be sufficient
to carry such vessel, it without sail power, to
the nearest Enropen port of her own country;
or in case the vessel is rugged to go un0er sal,
and may also be propelled by steam power,
then with half the quantity OF coal which she
would be entitled 10 receive il dependent upon
steam power alone; and no coal shall be again
supplied to any such ships of war or privateer,
in the same or any other port, harb0r, road
stead or waters of the United States without
the special permission, until after the expira-
ton of three months from the time when such
coal may have been last supplied within the
waters OF the United States, unless such ship
OF war or pfvateer shall. since last thus sup
piled, have entered a European port, of the
government, to which she NAV belong.
In testimony whereof have herrunto set
my baud aud caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of
WASHINGTON. this 8th day OF October in the
year of eur Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy anil Of the Independence of the
United States of America the ninety 9th
U. S: GRANT.
By the resdent.-HAMILToN FISH,
Secretary of State.
APPoNTMENTS.
Joseph Parish Of this cityis appointed Secre-
tary to President TO sign land patents, vice
Chas. White deceased. Edward z. Cramplin
has been appointed Deputy Collector at New
Orlea ma. c,.-,