The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-23

! - - ne ne Government Of the Uul6ad States
| 1y 5yy LIe Envoy EXtraOrdl nary aaa Rfnfqfor
perOr OF the French "a vvee5e5g 2 . t .-.e 4tlLl
orders nave been given rhnf 46 ne '-sl-.
e e1SS - @ gat,tsuS commanders OF the French
iiorce 2 On lanQ ana seas, shall kcrn lorir-
! ly observe toward neutraf rnvverS sts Y 1-
] OF international law, and -thar fbeg -i1o'iI
in the declaration oil t6e CongTass ~ tssei-
OF The l6th OF April, 1856 thatt Ia eoU
!. ,Inat PfiYateenng is and remains
?, That the neutral fag covers ensr,ro,s
goods, with the exception OF The contra.
=. That neutral goods, with the exeention
OF contrahand ofWar, ore not Iiabia frs r-e,,-
ture under the enemiess dag.
Ihat the blockade Ia order 10 be bind
Ing, must be effective, tn AZ ia tr eev vr4efr1.
tanned by g force sufdCient reaiiv ~ 11re-
vent access TO the coast OF tie enerav rrr1
thatI although the United States have not
auhered 70 me dec aration OF 1856 the yes
sells OF his Majesty Will not seize the one
mics property found on board uf 3 ver1e1
OF the United States, provided that the
further declare and proclaim fhaF fho
ttatues OF the United States. ana ne law l
~ natlona alike require that no person
within the territory aud furfedfeffnm or
tne United States, shall take part directly
or indirectly ia said war, but shatI ramniu
shall maintain a stric5 and Imnarffri
neutrality, and that whatever PRIVILEGE
snail be accorded o one beitlgerenf uvffn-
Ia the ports of the United slafss shall ha
In like manner accorded to the other or,f
do hereby epJoiD all good ciiizsna 81 fhe
Snliee states, and al persons re uding or
being within the territory or furfaaietitlr
OF TIE United states, 20 90 erve tue laws
! mere o., ana 70 commit o act contrary 70
the pravlstons o. he law or nntionM im
that behalf; and do hereby warn nm ner-
sous, citizens OF the United States, and am
persons residing Witnin heir territory on
jurisdiction that, while the free and fulf
OF symputhieI In public and
1. . Is not restricted BY the laws Of tho
United States, military forces, ia aid OF
eilher bel1Rerent, cannot Lawfully ha
originated or organized within their 5urls-
dictlou; and that while All persons may
aWfully, and without restriction bv ran-
son or the Aforesaid s. ate Of Va ar. mamufaes
lure ana sell within the United States
arms and munitions OF war and other
articles, ordinarily known as eontraband
Oi war, yet they cannot carry such ARTICLES
upon the high seas for the use or service Of
sither belllgsrent, nor can they transport
10 break any blockade which may be law
luily established ana maintained during
Lhe War, Without incurring the risk OF hos
.1le capture, and the pena ties denounced
BY law of the nations in hat behalf. and
do hereby give nctice that all citizens Of
lne United = ates, and others who may
who may misconduct themselves In the
premises, do so at their perils AID they
can In no way obtain any protection from
inc government OF the United states
duct.
In witness whereof have hereonto set
ny hand and caused the seal OF the
United states to be amNed
Done at the city of Washington this 22d
lay OF August in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy, and
u the Independence Of the United Btatea
q. s. GRANT,
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.