The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-13
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held on Saturday; TO consider the Euro
Jpean sitgations ie was deemed advisable
TO issue d pFupfanist4ph Of nsutraiity.j
lin accofdahce With this deOision, and iii
1compIihnce with the directions of; the
]PresidenA the Secretary of State has
promulgated the following pruolama
&tion:
q Whereas, on the 22d day of August,
1870, my proclamation was issued on.
ioining neutrality in the present war b.
tween France and the North German
Confederation aud its allies, and declar
ling, 80 far as then seemed to be necessary,
3the respective rights and obligations of
the belligerent parties and Of the citizens
3 Of the United States:
4 And whereas, subsequent information
acruisers of the belligerents may bel
tempted to abuse the hospitality accord
! sd to them in the ports, harbors. road
] steads. and other waters of the United
Estates by making such waters subservientI
i to tho purposes of war:
4 Now, therefore, 1, Ulysses S. Grant j
President Of the United States of
Amorica, do hereby proclaim and DECLARE
that any frequenting and use of the|
waters within the territorial jurisdiction
4 3of the United States by the armed
vessels of either belligerent, whether
public ships or privateers, for the pur-l
pose of preparing for hostile operations,I
] or as posts of observation upon the ships
]of war, or privsteers or merchant
vessels of the other belligsrent lying|
within, or being about to enter the juris1
3diotion of the United States, must bel
Regarded as unfriendly and offensive
and in violation of that neutrality which,
lit is the determination of this Govern
ment to observe; and to the end that
hazard and Inconvenience of such ap1
pretended practices may be avoided, d
further proclaim and declare, that from|
and after the 18th day of October in /
1stant, and during the continuance of the|
present hostilities between France andl
1 the North German Confederation and its|
allies, no ship of war or privateer of
1either belligerent shall be permitted to|
make use of any port, harbor, roadstead,| |
for other waters within the jurisdiction
3of the United States as a station on
place of resort for any warlike purpose,
4 Ior for the purpose of obtaining any fa-
jcilities of warlike equipment; and no
9ship of war or privateer of either belli-
Jgerent 81 III be permitted to sail out of
or leave. " port, harbor, roadstead, or
waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
4 3Unitod States, from which vessel of the
other belligerent whether the same shall
4 be ship of war, privateer, or mcr-
chant ship) shall have previously de-
parted, until after the expiration of at
least twent-four hours from the depart.
ure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond
the Jurisdiction of the United States.
i If any ship of war or privatecr of
IoIf ha1 oI~
this notification takes effect, enter any
dUnited States, such vessel shall be re-.
aquired to depart and to put to sea within
ltwenty-fOur 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 ne.
]cessary for the Subsistence of her crew,
: or for repairs; in either of which cases
tho authorities of the port or of the
nearest port (as the case may bel shall
drequire her to put to sea as soon as pos
isblc after the expiration of such period
jof twenty-four hours, without permit
Jting her to take in supplies beyond what
]may be necessary for her immediate use
and no such vessel which may have been
i permitted to remain within tho waters of
\ the United States for the purpose of ro.
4 pair shall continue within such port,
dharbor, roadstead or waters for a longer
1period than twenty four hours after her
necessary repairs shall have been com.
apleted, unless within such twenty
hours vessel whether ship of war, pri.
avateer or merchant ship) of the other
dbclligerent shall have departed there
afrom, in which case the time limited for
athe departure of such ship of war or
3privateer shall be extended so far as may
3be necessary to secure an interval of not
aless than twenty-four hours between suob
departure and that of any ship OF war,
privateer or merchant ship of the other
dbeligerent which may have previously 81
5quit the same port, harbor, roadstead or
waters.
No ship OF war or privateer of either
]belligeront shall be detained in any port,
ahnrbor, roadstead, or waters of the
aUnited States more than twenty-four
hours, by reason of the successive de-.
/ 5partures from such port, harbor, road.
stead or waters of moro than one vessel
\ aof the other belligerent. But if there
be several vessels of each or either of
the two belligerents in the Same port
harbor, roadstead or waters, the order oil
their departure therefro,n shall be ar.
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