The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-10
proelau,aiion Of lhe PresIdcnt.

4. Ulysses >. OrAnA, EIesl0eQb OF inE
United states, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that any freqo oentIRg and use OF The
waters within TIE jurisdiction OF the
United StRtes, by the armed vessels OF
either aeIligei EMS, whether public ships
or prtvateers, for the purpose of preparing
for hOsiiIe operations, or as ports of oDser-
or metchaut vessels of the other belllger-
ent lying within, or being about 10 enter
the Jurisdiction OF the United States, must
be regarded as uDfftSuulJ and offensive,
and in violation or shat neutrality which
IL is the determination Of this government
to observe, and to that end that the hazard
and IBcon venience OF such appTenended
priVat GERS may De avoided, / fartE er pro-
ciatLn and declare that from and after
the 18th day OF October, inst, and during
the continuance of the present hoSttlitles
between France and the North German
Confederation nd It's AIlies, no snip OF
war or prtyateer OF either be4l15eTent shall
be permitted 10 MAKE use OF any ports,
harbOrs or rO&dsteacs. or other waters
villain the jurtsd ictlon of the United
states, o station or place OF resort tor
any Warlike purpose, or for the purpose of
obtaining any faculties of warlike equip
ment, aud hOlship OF war or priYateer of
either bell1gerent shall be permitted TO
sail out OF or leave any port, harbOrs road
stead or water suht ect to the jurisdiction of
the United States, from which a vessel of
the Otner LelllgeTent, whether the same
shall be ship of war or private mer-
chantman, shall have previously departed,
until afler the expiration of twenty
| four hours from the departure OF
such last mentioned vessel beyond the
| iurisd lction of TIE United states. II any
| ship Of war or prl e ship of either bel
| ligerent shall, alter the time this notinca.
/ ton takes effect, enter any port, harbOf,
/ rOs dstead or waters of the United States,
| sucn vessel shall be required TO depart
| and put TO sea within twenty-fOur hours
after her entrance in such port, harbor,
| rOacsie2d or waters, except in Case OF
stress OF weather or of her requiring pro-
visions or things necessary Tor the sub
/ sistence OF her crew, or Tor repairs. in
/ ei her OF " hlch cases the authorities of the
port or OF the neal est port, as the case
] hp- TpgniT9 tn sea "a 4
/ soon as possible after the expiratioa OF
/ such period of twenty-four hours, without
4 what may be necessary for her immedi-
| ate use, and no such vessel which
may nave nave pee peen PEI peImited 1iS 70 re-
| states for the purpose of repair, shall not
| continue within such port, harbor or
waters for longer period bhan twenty
four hours after her nece Ssary repairs shall
| have been completed, unless within such
twenty-four hours a vessel, whether a ship
/ OF war prlvateer, or merchant ship of the
other b-lligerenL shall have departed
thereirom in which case the tiIIe limited
for the departure OF such ship of war OF
! prtvateer shall be extended 80 far as may
| be necessary II secure an interval OF not
, less than TWEEN ty-fOur hours between such
\ departure and that of any ship of war
prIvaIeer, or merchant ship of the Other
Delligerent, hicn may nave previously
Quilted the same port, harbor, rOadstead
or Oiher waters. No sh1 of war or prtvateeI
of either betigerent shall be delayed In
any port, harbor, ,roadstead, or other waters
four hours, by reason or { Q succession 81
departures from sucn port, harbor, road
stead or other waters, of more than one
vessel of the other beiligerent; but II there
be several vessels of each, or either of the
two bsIiigerents in the same port, harbOr
; or waters, the order OF their departure
shalT be SO arranged as to afford the Op
portunity of leaving alternately; to the
Ves sels OF the reSpec I've Dell1gerentS, and
: to cause the least detention consisfea Al
with the objects OF the proclamation. nc
ship OF war or privateer of either beIliger
enL shall be permitted, while in any port
harbOr, rOadstead or waters within the ia
risdiction of the United States, to tak'
any supplies, except provisions, and sucf
: other things as may De requisite for LhG
!, subsistence of her crew, and except 81
much coal only, as may De suncient K
: power, to the nearest European por
: I of her own country, or in case the yes
4 sell is rugged TO go under sail, and may
also be propelled by steam power theI
! with hall the quantity of coal she wouIC
5 | be entitled TO receive If dependent upoI
i | steam aloL e: and no cosl snail be AGAR
supplied to any such ship of war or prlva
teer in the same, or any other port. har
: Dor. roadstesd or waters OF the United
:, states without special permission, unit
$ after the expiration OF threo months from
The time when such coal may have beeI
last supplied TO her within the waters o
u the United states, unless such ship of " q
. or privateer shall, slnce last supplied
. have entered an European port OF tn
government TO which she belongs.
a ...... IN testimony whereof L hav
: :SEAL: hereunto set my seal and causes
d '-.-.''''.' the seal OF the United states T.
/ De affixed. Done at the City o. Washing
ton, this Sth day OF October, in the year G
our Lord 1870, and of the Independence G
: the United states of America the 95th.
4 (Slgned) u. >. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH,
' Secretary OF state.
It WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. s, 1870.