Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
An Extra Cabinet Meeting
A Proclamation of Neutrality
Release of ONeilI Probable
MOraIitieS Of Massachusetts,
Mississippi Steamer Snagged
WASHINGTON.
Proposed endorsements of Neutrality
-Retter Late than Never.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Sat an extraordi-
nary session of the Cabinet to-day, Sec-e'
tary Fish submitted the draft of procla-
nation which will be issued at once.
why O,Neiu is not RcIeased-Red
Tape.
The pardon of Gen. O'Neill and other
Fenians is delayed in consequence OF the
writ of Indictment under which they were
indicted not having reached the Execu-
tive.
The Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Oct S.-BY THE PREsI-
nEST OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
A PRESENTATION Where's, on TIE
22d day of August, 1870, my proclama-
lion was issued enjOining neutrality in the
present war between France and the North
German Confederation and its allies, and
declaring. so far as then seemed to be
necessary, the respective rights and obi
cations of the belljgerent powers, and of
the citizens of the United States; and,
whereas, subsequent information gives
reasons TO apprehend that armed cruisers
of tie belligerents may be tempted to
abuse the hospitality accorded to them in
the ports, harbors, roadsteads and
oth,r waters of the United States,
by making such waters subseryient to
the imposes of war.
Now, therefore, myself, U. s. Grant,
Pre- ilent of the United States of Amer
lea, 10 hereby proclaim and declare that
any frequenting and use OF the waters
wit, n the jurisdiction of the United
Sta by the armed vessels of either bel
ligef nts, whether public ships or pri-
vat re, for the purpose of preparing for
hos &c operations, or as ports of Obser-
yati n upon the ships of war, or priva-
teeIs. or merchant vessels of the other
bell'rerent lying within, or about to enter
the jurisdiction of the United States,
muB be regarded as unfriendly and of
fcnsiye, and in violation of that neutral
ity which it is the determination of this
Government TO observe; and TO that end
that the hazard and inconvenience of
such apprchended practice may be
avoided, | further proclaim and declare
that from and after the 18th day of Octo-
Der, inst, and during the continuance of
the nresent bostilities between France and
the North German Confederation and its
allies, no ship of war OF privateer of
either beligerent shall be permitted TO
make use Of any port, harbor, or road
stead, or other waters within the jurisdic-
ton of the United States, as a station or
place of IczOTt for any warlike purposes,
or for the purpose of obtaining any facili-
ties of warlike equipment, and no ship of
war or privatcer Of either bellIgerent shall
be permitted TO sail out of or leave any
port, harbOr, or Tosdsieads, or waters sub
iect 10 the jurisdiction of the United
States, from which q vessel of the other
bellgcrent, whether the same shall be
ship Of war, a privatcer, a merchant
ship, shall have previously departed
until after the expiration of at
least twenty four hours from the de
parture of such last mentioned vessel be-
yond tine jurisdiction of the United States.
If any ship of war or privateer of either
belligerent. shall after the time this nOti-
tication takes effect, enter any port, har-
Dor, roadStead or waters of the United
States, such vessel shall be required to de-
part and put to sea within twenty-four
hours after her entrance of such ports,
harbor, rUadstead or waters, except in
case of stress of weather or OF her requir-
ing provisions or things necessary for
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 he, shall require to put to sea as
soon as possible after the expiration of
such period of twenty-fOur hours, without
permitting her to take in supplies beyond
what nav be necessary for immediate
use. and no such vessel, which may have
been permitted to remain within the waters
of the United States for the pOrpOSe Of
repair, shall continue within such port,
harhor. roadstead or waters for longer
period than twenty -four hours after her
necessary repairs shall have been COM
Dleted. unless within such twenty-fOur
hours a vessel, whether ship-Ot-wsr, prl-
vateer or merchant ship of the other
belligerent shall have departed therefrOm,
in which case the time limited for the de-
parture Of such ship-of-war OF prlyateer
shall be extended so far as may be neces-
sary to secure an interval Of not less than
twentv-four hours between such departure
and that of any hip-Of-war, privateer or
merchant ship of the other bel
ligerent, which may have previously
Quilted the same port, harbOr, rOadstcad
or other waters. No ship -Of-wsr or pri
yateer of either belligerent shall be de-
tanned in any port, harbor, roadstead or
other waters more than twenty-fOur
hours. by reason of the successive de-
partures from such port, harbor or other
waters Of more than one vessel of the
other belligerent; but if there be several
vessels of each or either the belligerents
. in the same port, harbor, rOadstead or
other waters, the order of their departure
shall be so arranged as to afford the OPP
Dortuniiv of leaving alternately to the YES
sells of the respective belligerent7, and to
cause the least detention consistent with
the objects of this proclamation.
No ship of war or privateer OF either
beliCerent shall be permitted while IN
any port, harbOr, or roadstcad within the
Jurisdiction of the United States to take
in supplies, except provisions and such
other things as may be requisite for the
subsistence of her crew, and except so
much coal only as may be sufficient to
carry such vessel, if without sail power,
to'tbq nearest European port Of her own
country. OF, in case the vessel Is rugged
to 90 under sail, and may also be pro-
PEELED by steam power, tAen with one
half the quantity of coal which she would
he entitled to receive if dependent on
steam alone, asd no coal shall again be
supplied TO any 1such ship Of war or pri-
vateer in the same or any other port, har-
bor. roadstead, or waters Of the United
e. States, without special permission or after
the expiration of three months from the
time such coal may have been last sup
DIicd 10 h,r within the waters OF the
United States, unless such ship shall since
last thus supplied have entered an Euro
mean port of the Government 70 which
she belongs.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
nv hard and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
City of Washington, this Sth day OF
October N the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy,
and of the Independence of the United
States Of America the 95th.
L. s. GRANT,
By the President:
HAyuLToN Fish, Secretary OF State.
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