The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13
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IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.


TON naG 1Gor bsa egst uoiqob
II WHEREAS. On the ,22d day of august,
1870, my proclamation was issued en-
joining neutrality in the, present war be
tween France and the North German Con.
federation, and its allies, and declaring, SO
far as then seemed to be necessary, the
respective rights and Obligations of the
belligerent powers, and of the citizens Of
the United States; and :. $ g.t -
{ WHEREAS, Subsequent = information
gives reason to apprehend that armed
cruisers of the belllgerents may be tempt
ed to abuse the hospitality accorded. to
them in ports harbors, roadsteads, and
other waters of the United States, by
making such waters subservient to the
purpose of war; sla- 80 ~, s-@rf,l
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses s. Grant,
President of the United States Of Amer
lea, do hereby proclaim, and declare that
any frequcnting and use of the waters
within the jurisdiction of the United
States, byethe armed vessels of. either
belligerent, whether public, ships, or
priyateers, for the purpose of preparing
for hostile operations, or as ports of OBJ
seryation on the ships of war, or priYa-
teers, or merchant vessels of the, other
helligerent lying within, or being about
to enter, the jurisdiction of the United
States, must be regarded as unfriendly
and offensive, and in violation of that
neutrality which it is the determination
ofthe government to observe. And to
the end that the hazard and inconven.
fence of such apprehended practices may
be avoided, 4 further proclaim and de-
clare that, from and after the 18th day
of Oc.ober. inst, and during, the. contin.
uanca of the present hostilities between
France and the North German Confeder-
alton, and Its allies, no ship Of war, or
privateer. or other belligerent, shall be
permitted to make use of port, harbor, or
roadstead, or other waters within the
jurisdiction of the United States, as a
station, orplsce of resort for any wsrlike
purpose, or for the purpose of obtaining
any facilities of warlike equipment; ana
no ship of war or priva.eer of either
billigerent, shall be permitted to sail out
of, or leave any port, harbor, roadstead,
or waters, subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States, from which vessel of
the other billigerenr, whether the same
shall be ship of war, priyateer, or a
merchant ship, shall have previously de-
parted, until after the expiration of at
least "a hours from the departure of said
last n entioned vessel beyond the juris-
diction of the United States. If any ship
Of war or privataer, Of either billigerent
shall, after the time this I, notification
takes effect, enter any port, ,harbor, road
stead, or waters of the United States,
such vessel shall be required to depart,
and to put out within "a hours after
entrance in such port, harbor, roadstead,
Or waters, except in case of stress or
or of her requiring provisions,
0r, things necessary for the subsistence oil
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 put to sea as soon as
possible after. the, expiration of such
period of twenty. four hours, without per
hitting her to take in supplies, and what
may be necessary for her immediate use |
md no such vessel, which may have been
permitted to remain + within the waters
IF the United States for the purpose of
'epair, shall continue within such port, |
larbor, roadstead, or waters for longer |
period than twenty-four hours after her
necessary repairs shall have been com
oleted, unless within such twenty four
louis a vessel, whether ship-of-war,, pri-
7ateer, or merchant ship of the other
shall have departed there
rom, in which case the time limited for |
he departure of such ship of;war or pri- !
'ateer shall be extended so far as may be
necessary to secure an interval of not |
ess than twenty four hours between such
departure and that of any ship-of war,
,riYateer, or merchant ship of the other
'elligerent, Which may have previously
Iuit the same port, harbor, roadstead, or
'ther waters. No ship-of-war, or .priva.
eer of either belligerent,, shall be de-
aimed in any port, harbor, roadstead, or
'ther waters of the United States, more
han "a hours by reason of the successive
departures from such port, harbor, road
tead, or other waters.of more than one
,essel of the other belligerene; but if
here be several vessels of each, or either
# the two belligerents in the same port,
aarbor, .rcadstead, or waters, the order of
heir departure shall be 50 arranged as
o afford the opportunity of leaving
alternately to the vessels Of the respective
oelligerents, and to cause the least de-
ention consistent with the objects of
he proclamation. No ship Of war or
'rivateer of either belligerent shall be
Permitted, while in any port, harbor,
oadstead or waters within the jurisdic-
ion of the United States, to take in any
upplies except provisions and such
'ther things as may be requisite for the
of her crew, and except so
much coal only as mag be sufficient to
AIRY such vessel, if without sail power
o the nearest European port of her own
country, or, in case the vessel is rugged to
20 under sail and may also be propelled
" steam nnWer then with half the nuan.