New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05
to create an evident danger on their part to


that every vessel SO circumstanced may b.
turned away from such port or place, bu
, shall not be detained, nor shall any part o
her cargo, II not c0ntraband OF war, be con
tscated, unless, after a warning OF sQcl
, blockade or investment from ar officer com
handing vessel Of the blockadipg forces
by an Endorsement of such officer on thu
papers OF the vessel, mentioning the date
and the latitude and longitude where sucI
Endorsement was made she shall again at
tempt to enter; but she shall be permitted
to go TO any other port or place she shall
think proper. Nor shall any vessel of either
that may have entered into such port before
the same was actually beseiged, Ulockaded
or invested by the other, be restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo, nor,
If found therein after the reduction and
surrender, shall such vessel or her
cargo be liable to confscati0n, but they
shall be restored to the owners thereof; and
if any vessel, having thus entered any port
before the blockade took place, shall take
On board a cargo after the blockade be es-
tablished, she shall be subject to being
warned by the blOCkading forces to return
to the port biOckaded and discharge the
said cargo, and if, after receiving the said
warning, the vessel shall persist in going
out with the cargo she shall be liable to
| the same consequences as vessel attempt
ing to enter blOckaGed port after being
ARTICLE xv.
The liberty Of navigation and commerce
secured to neutrals by the BtiDuIa-iOns of
this treaty shall extend to all kinds of ner-
chandise, excepting those only which are
! distinguished ny the name of cOntraband of
war. And, in order to remove all causes of
doubt and misunderstanding upon this sub
ject, the contracting parties expressly agree
| and declare that the following articles, and
! no others. shall be considered as c0mpre-
| hended under this denomination
| l. CannOns, mortars, howitzers, swivels,
| bunderbusses, muskets, fusees. rifles, car
! biues, pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, lances,
| spears. halberds, bombs, gTenades, powder
matches, balls, and all other things belong
| ing TO, and expressly manufactured for, the
| use Of these arms.
| ?. Infantry belts, implements Of war and
! defensive weapons, clothes cut or made UP
| il a military form and for a military use.
| ;. Cavalry belts, war saddles and boil
| sters.
i. And generally all kinds Of arms and
instruments Of iron, steel brass, and cop
| per, or Of any other materials manufac-
tUred, prepared, and formed expressly to
make war By sea or land.
ARTICLE XVI.
1t shall be lawful for the citizens OF the
United States, and for the subjects Of the
AAiLSllpui "a IGGIt. " sail Will JhtiE SulLS
with all manner OF liberty and security, no
distinction being made who are the pro-
DrietOrs Of the merchandise laden thereon
| from any port to the places OF those who
now are, or hereafter shall be, at enmity
with either Of the contracting parties. 1t
shall likewise be lawful tCT the citizens
aforesaid to sail with the ships and mer-
chandise before mentioned. and 10 trade
with the same liberty and security from tie
places, ports, and Ravens Of those who are
enemies OF both or either party without any
opposition or disturbance whatever, not
only directly from the places of the enemy
before mentioned to neutral places, but also
from one place belonging 10 an enemy to an
other place belonging 10 an enemy, whether
they be under the jurisdiction OF one power
or under several; and il is hereby stipulated
that free ships shall also give freedom to
goods, and that everything shall be deemed
10 be free and exempt from capture which
shall be found on board the Strips belonging
to the citizens of either q the contracting
parties, although the whole lad7ng or any
part thereof should apperJain 70 the enc |
mics OF the other, cOntraband goods being !
always excepted. 1t is also agreed in like |
manner. that the same liberty be extended i
10 persons who are on board OF free ship; |
and they shall not be taken out Of tdat free |
ship unless they are officers or soldiers, and |
in the actual service OF The enemy; pro |
vldeC, however, and it Is hereby agreed, |
that the stipulati0Ds in this article con |
tained declaring that the Tag shall cover /
the properly, shall De understood as apply |
ing TO those powers on who recognize this |
principle, but il either OF the Two contract
ing parties shall be at war with a third and |
the other neutral, the tag OF the neutral /
shall cover the properly OF enemies whose
governments acknowledge this principle, |
and not Of others.
ARTICLE XVI.
Al vessels sailing under the Sap Of the !
United States, and furnished with such pa |
pers as their laws require. shall be regarded |
in Italy as vessels OF the United States, and, |
reciprUcaliy, all vessels sailing under the |
flag OF Italy, and furnished with the papers
which the laws of Italy require, shall be |
in the United States as Italian |
vessels.
ARTICLE XVII
In order to prevent all kinds of disorder
in the visiting and examination Of the ships |
and caHgoes Of both the contracting parties |
on the high seas, they have agreed, mutu- |
ally, that whenever q vessel OF war shall |
meet with g vessel not Of war of the other
contracting party, the first shall remain at a
distance, and may send its boat, |
with TWO or three men only, in order to |
execute the said examination OF the papers, |
the ownership and cargo OF the |
vessel without causing the least extortOn, !
violence or i'll treatment: and it is expressly !
agreed that the unarnned party shall in no |
case be required to go on board th9 examin- |
ing vessel tor the purpose Of exhibiting his |
papers, CT Tor any other purpose whatever. |
ARTICLE XIX.
It is agreed that the stipulations contained |
in the present treaty, relative TO the visit
ing and examining of a vessel, shall apply
only TO those which sail without q CONVOY: |
and when said vessels shall 5e under COM
voy the verbal declaration of the coms
mander Of the convoy, on his word of honor
that the vessels under his protection belong
to the nation whose flag he carries, and
when bound to an enemy's port; that they
have no c0ntraband goods On board, shall
be sufficient.
ARTICLE Xxx.
In order efectually to provide for the
security Of the citizens and subjects of the
contracting parties, it is agreed between
hem thai all commanders OF ships Of
war OF each party, respectively, shall be
strictly enj0ined to f0rbear from doing anv
iamage To, or committing any outrage
against, the citizens or subjects Of the
,ther, or against their vessels or property:
md if the said commanders shall act con
rary to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
-erely punished, and made answerable in
heir persons and estates for the satisfaction
ND reparation Of said damages, OF what
.ver nature they may be.
ARTICLE XXI.
If by any fatality, which can not be ex-
,ecteG. and which may God avert, the two
ontraeting parties should he engaged in q
gar with each other, they have agreed and
10 agree, now for then, that there shall he |
flowed the term Of SIX months 10 the mer-