The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-12-16
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80 ARTICLE VII.
The present additional convention sh. have , ths
the additional article thereto Of the lfh of April is
IL sh.ll De Iaiined. and the r.tncaions shall be eI-
In witness whereof the r.spscive ple.ipotsntiare.
have signed the same and have AIMED thereto tbeir
Done Al Wilmington. the third day .. ys... N the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. ~
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ANNEX TO THE ADDITIONAL CONVENTION
BETWEEN TIKI UNITED STATES 0R AMkR-
ICA AND GREAT BRITAIN, YUR THE SyP-
sISSsB Si AZ = was ASH SSST on s 4hs TniRb
DAY OF JUNE, 1870.
instruef,oss for s sAtps Of tie Ua,fst Sfsfss sad
Br'i,'A ssps' employed TO yrssssftAs %r'esa 'isps
rsdt.
ARTICLE l.
The commander Of any ship belonging TO the
United States or British navy, which shall 30 fnr.
70 search and detAln aky United States or British
merchant vessel which shall 30 actually engaged.
or suspected 10 be engaged, IN the African slave
" s e ss S IN .a si darn: ss
voyage In which she may be met with by such ship
Of the Unit States or British Nays and such com.
mander shall thereupon bring or send such me!-
chant vessel (saSe In the case provided Tor IN Ar-
Ind rment I'M the manner provided In Article III Of
the additional convention Of this date, that 10 10
sAy' !,
tanned as Aforesaid by British cruise, abe shall DO
sent 10 New York or Key West, whichever shall be
most accessible, or be handed over 70 An United
states cruiser, n one should DO available In tho
neighborhcod Of the capture.
In the case Of British vessel searched and de-
tanned As aforesaid hy United States cruiser abe
BE sent 70 ss 81 %
cruiser II one should be available In the neighbor-
hood Of the capture
.. ARTICLE ii. .I.-
wheneyer shin Of either Of the two nayies, duly
authorised rs aforesaid, shall meet merchant ves
eel liable 10 be searched under the provisions OF the
treaty Of the IN april and o. ,a s;ts
the courtesy and consideration which ought 10 be
observed between allied and friendly nations and
the search shall, In all cases. be made by an officer
the navy, OF by the officer who Ut the time shall DO
second In command OF the ship BY which sueh search
10 made.
Tho commander or any ship. OF the two navics,
duly authorized n aforesaid, who may detain any
merchant vessel IN pursuance or the tenor OF the
present instructions shall leave on board the yes-
sci detained the master. the mate, or boatswain,
The csptor shall at the time Of detention, draw up
In writ ns q declaration, which shall exhibit the
state In which he found the detained vessel, such
declaration shall be signed by himself, and shall DO
given or sent In with the detained vessel 10 be pro-
duced A. evidence In the proper court.
lie shall deliver 10 the master Of the detained
vessel signed and certified list VI the papers found
on board the same. as well rs eertn s. Q, me
slavery, who may have been found on board Mt the
moment Of detention.
In the declaration which the captor is hereby
required 10 make, as we'll as In the certified list Of
the papers SEIZED and In the certificate Of the num-
Der OF negroes or others destined Tor slavery who
may have been found on board the detained vessel,
he shall insert his own name and surname the name
Of the capturing ship. and the latitude and longi-
tude Of the place where the detention shall have
been made.
The officer In chargeo the detained vessel shall,
at the time ofdeliyerng the vessels papers and the
certificate OF the commander into court deliver also
q certificate signed by himself and verified on oath,
stating sny changes which may have taken place
between the time Of her detention and the time d
delivering In such paper.
Where q detained vessel Is handed over 10
cruiser OF her own nation, an officer In charge, and
other neeessary witnesses and Pro0f, shall accom-
ARTICLE Nv.
All the negroes or others necessary witnesses ex
ceptesD who may be on board either an American or
British detained vessel, for the purposes OF being
consigned TO slavery, shall be handed over by the
commander Of the capturing ship TO the nearest
British authority.
ARTICLE v.
In case any merchant vessel detained In pursu-
ance Of the present Instructions should prove 10 be
unseaworthy, OF In such n condition NJ not 10 be
taken In for adjudication directed by the add
tional convention Of this date. the commander OF
the OBTAINING cruiser may take upon himself the
responsibility OF abandoning or destroying her,
provided the exact causes which made such step
imperatiyeiy necessary DO stated In certificate
verified on oath. Such certificate shall be drawn
up and formally executed by him in duplicate Mt
the time, and shall be received as prima facie EVIL
dence Of the cts therein stated subject TO rebuttal
by counter proof
In case ofthe abandonment or destruction Of de-
tanned vessel the master and crew, together with
the papers found ON board, and other necessary
proofs and witnesses. and one OF the certificates
mentioned In the preceding paragraph or this art-
ce shall be sent and delivered ut the earliest pos
sible moment In the proper court before which the
vessel would otherwise have been sent. Upon the
production OF the said certificate, the court may pro-
coed 10 adudicate upon the detention OF the vessel
in the same manner as II the vessel lad been sent In
The negroes or others intended to be consigned 10
slavery shall DO handed TO the nearest British
authority.
The undersigned plenlpotentiaries have agreed,
In conformity with the Nth article Of the additional
conven tion, signed by them on this day, that the
present instructions shall DO added to the said
vention and be considered integral part thereof
Done ut Washington, the third day Of June IN the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.