Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-10
OFFICIAL.
By the President ofthe United States Of America
PROCLAMATION

BY the frendent OF the United States OF America
PROCLAMATION
Where's on the ed day of August, 1870, my
proclamation was Issued enjoiu,ng neutrality i'm
the present war between France and the North
German Confederation and its allies and de-
clsring, 70 far as then seemed to be necessary,
the respee we Fights and obligations OF tue bel
hgerent parties and of the citizens Of the United
States;
And whereas subsequent Information gives
reaSon to apprebend that s'med cruisers of the
belligerents may be tempted to abuse the hos
pitality accoI ded TO Them the orts, harbors,
roadsteads and other waters ofthe United States,
by making such waters sub5eryient ID the pur-
poses OF war:
Now, therefore, 1, ULYSSES s. GRANT, Pres
ident of the United States of merica, do hereby
proclaim and declare that any frequenting and
use of the waters thin the terri. rial jurisdic-
ton Of the Upit d States nv the armed VI TIe's
of either bel|'gerent, whether public ship or
privateers, for the purpose Of preparing for
upon the ships Of war privat cers or merchant
vessels of the other teiigerent ~ irr w.,hin, or
being about 70 enter tie Jurisdiction of the
United States, must be regarded Is nf.iendiy
and offensive, and in viol.. on of that neutral
ity which it is the deter mnat on of th's over a.
ment to observe. And to the end that the haz-
ard and inconvenience of such apprehended
practices may be avoided, farther procl aim and
declare that from and after TIE i2th day of Octo-
Der instant, and during the continuance OF the
present hostilr'es between Franco and the
North German Confederat on aud its allies, no
shp-of-wsr or privateer of either bclligerent
shall be permitted to make use of any port
hstbor, roadstead, o. other wateIJ within the
jurisdiction Of the United States as a station or
place of resol for any warI'ke purpose, or for
The purpose of obtaining any facilities for war.
like equipment; ard no ship-of-war or privatee-
OF either belligerent shall De Permitted to sail
m ho rtO ata
or waters subject to the Jurisdiction of the
United States, from which a vessel OF the other
belligerent whether the same shall be ship-of-
war, privatoer, or merchant ship shall have
previously departed, until after the expiration
of at least twenty-four hours from the departure
OF such last mentioned vessel beyond the juris-
diction Of the United States. Ii any ship-of-war
or pryateer of either belligerent hail. after the
time this notification takes effect, enter any
port, hsrbor, roadstead. or waters of the United
States, such vessel shall be required to depart
and to put to sea within twenty-four hours after
her entrance into such port, harbor, roadst oad
or waters, except in a case of stress of weather,
or OF her requiring provisions or things necessary
for the subsistence Of her crew, or for repairs;
in either of which cases the authorizes OF Vie
port or Of the nearest port (ss the case may t,)
shall require her 10 put to sea az soon 20
pos ible after the expiration of such per cd of
twenty four hours, without permitting her to
take IN supplies beyond what NAV be necessary
Tor 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.
roatstead, or waters for longer Tod than
twenty-four hours after her necessary repairs
shall have been completed unlets within such
twenty-foUr hours a. vessel, whether ship os-war,
priyateer, or merchant ship, of the other bel,
ligerent, shall have departed therefrom, 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 10 secure an interval
of not less than twenty four hours between such
departure and that of any ship-of-war, pIiva-
teer, or merchant ship OF the Other belligerent
which may have previously quit the same port,
harbor, rOadstead, or waters. No ship Of war
or privateer of either belligerent shall be de-
tanned in any port, hs-bor, rOaJstead, or waters
of the United States more than twenty-four
hours, by reason OF the successive departures
from such port, hsrbor, roadstead, or waters o.
more than one vessel OF the other belligerent.
But IL there be several vessels of each or either
OF the two beligerenfsi in the same port harb Dor,
roadstead. or waters, the order of their depar-
ture shall be so arranged as to afford the
opportunity of leaving alternately to the
vessels of the respective belligerents
and to cause the least detention coDsi,.-
No ship-of-wsr or privateer OF either belliger-
ent shall be permitted, while in any r ort. har-
Dor, roadstead, or waters within the Jurisdiction
Of the United States, to take in any suppli ex-
cept provisions and such other things ss may be
requisite for the subsistence OF her crew, and
except 70 much coal only as may be sufficient to
carry such vesSel, II without sail power, 10 the
nearest European port of her own country; or
in case the We: sci is rugged to go under SILL and
may also be propelled by steam powe-, then
with half the quantity OF coal which she would
be entitled to receive, If dependent upon steam
alone, and no coal shall be again supplied to any
such ship-of-war or privateer In the same or
any other poIt, harbor 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
her within the waters Of the United States
unlc-s such ship-of-war or privateer shall, since
last thus supplied, have entered q European port
of the government to which she belongs.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this eighth
day of october, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eighteen hundred
L. ST. seventy, and Of the Independence of
the United Statesof America the ninety
fifth. u. s. GRANT.
BY the President
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.