The New York herald., 1870-10-09
" ~ ASKING ON.
Important Action by the Cabinet-Pre~
serving American Ncutrality-PrOclG
nation by the nt-BeAIigN
rent Cruisers Not to Blockade
American Ports-The PreSf-
dent as Mediator Be
tween the European
Contestants.

uCAC uS mcuIACOr 0Cs
tween the European
Contestants.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 1870.
Important Action Of the Cabinet ProcIama-
ti0n by the President Regulating the Use Of
American Ports by Belligerent Cruisers.
An extraordinary session OF the Cabinet Was
called at noon to-day and continued In session about
three quarters Of an hour. All the members wero
present except the Attorney General, the Postmaster
| General and the Secretary OF the Interior-tne
latter named being represented by Judge Otto.i
Secretary Fish presented the following proclama-
tion which was approved and soon alter issued by
the President prohibiting the use Of our harbors by
armed vessels OF beligerents as points or 0bserva-
tion toward vessels In about to depart
| from American ports -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA, PRoCLAMATI0N:-
Whereas, on the 22d day OF August 1870, my proc
hmation was issued enjoinng neutrality In the
| present war between France and the North German
Confederation and It's allies ana declaring. so far
| as then seemed to be necessary, the respective
rights and obligations OF the beligerent parties and
OF the citizens OF the United States; and whereas
subsequent information gives reason to apprehend
| that armed cruisers or the telligorents may be-
| tempted to abuse the hospitality awarded to them
| in the ports harbors roadseads and other waters
Of the United States by making such waters subser-
! went to the purposes OF war.
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses s. Grant, President OF
the United States OF America do hereby proclaim
and declare that any frequentng and use or
| the waters within the Jurisdiction OF the
United States by the armed vessels or either beige-
| rent, whether public ships or privateers, for the
| purpose Of preparing for hostile operations or as
ports or observation upon the ships OF war; pri-
vateers or merchants vessels OF the other beige.
rent lying within being about to enter the juris-
| dicton OF the United States, must be regarded as
| unfrlendly and offensive, and In violation of thar
neutrality which 1t Is the determination OF this gov
| ernment to observe And to the end that the
| hazard and inconvenience OF such apprehended
| practices may be avoided, further proclaim and
declare that from and after the 18th day OF October
inst, and during the continuance Of the present
hostilltles between France and the North German
Confederation and Its allies ship OF war or pri-
| vateer OF either beigerent shall be permitted to
make use Of any port harbor or roadstead or other
| waters within the jurisdiction OF the United
States station or place Of resort for any warike
purpose, or for the purpose Of obtaining any faci-
| ties OF warike equipment. And no ship OF war or
privaeer Of either begerent 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 belllgerent
whether the same shall be ship OF war; prvateer
or merchant SHIP shall have previously departed,
until after the expiration OF at least twenty-fours
| hours from the departure Of such last mentioned
vessel beyond the jurisdiction OF the United States
| Ii any ship Of war or prlvateer Of either bege-
rent SHALL after the time this notification takes effect
enter any port, harb0r roadstead or waters OF the
United Stares such vessel shall required to de-
| part and TO put to sea within twenCy-fOur
hours after her entrance into such port harbor road
stead or waters except In case OF stress OF weather.
or Of her requiring provisions 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 re-
quire her to put to sea possible after tbs
| expiration OF such period OF twenty-four hours.
| without permitting her to take in supplies beyond
what may be necessary for her immediate use; and
! no such vessel which may have been permitted to
| remain within the waters Of the United States for
| the purpose OF repair shall continue within such
| port, harbor, rOadstead or waters for longer
I period than twentyfOur hours after her necessary
| repairs shall have been completed, unless within
such twenty-four honrs vessel, whether ship-of-
war; prvateer or merchant ship, Of the other be,ger
en shall have departed therelrom In which case the
! time limited for the departure OF such ship
of-war or privateer shall be extended SO
| far as may be necessary to secure an interval or
| not less than twenty-f0ur hours between such de-
| parture and that OF any snip-ofwar, privateer or
1 merchant ship OF the other beligerent which may
| have previously quit the same port harbOr road
| stead or other waters No shipOf-war or privatcer
| Of either beigerenr shall be detained IN any port,
| harbor, roadstead or other waters or the United
States more than twentyfour hours by reason the
successive departures from such port, harbor road
stead other waters Of more than vessel Of the
other belligeren; but il there be vessels OF
| each either Of the two beperents in fhe Same
port harbor roadsead waters, the order Of their
departure shall be arranged as to afford the OPP
p0rtuny OF leaving alternately to the vessels OF the
respective begerents, and to cause the least deLen
ton consistent with the objects OF this proclamation
No shipOwar privatcer OF either belllgerent shall
be permitted. while In any port harbor, roadstead
| or waters within the jurisdiction OF the United
States, to take IN any supplies except provisions
and such other things as may be requisite for the
| subsistence of her crew, and except much coal
only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel. il
without sail power to the European port OF
her own country; or, In the vessel Is rigged to
20 under sail, and may also be propelled by steam
| power then with half the quantity or coal which
she would be entitled to receive If dependent upon
| steam alcnc; and no coal shall be again supplied
to any such ship-of-war pf1vrteer, in the sama
| or any other port, harbor, roadstead or
| waters Of the United states, without special
| permission, until after the expiration OF
| three months from the time when such coal may
have been last supplied to ner within the waters OF
the United States, unless such ship o-war prva-
teer shall since last thus suppl ed have entered
European port Of the government to which she be-
| longs,
In testimony whereof have nereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States TO DO
affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this eighth day OF