New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-20
to create an evident danger on their part to
ARTICLE XIV.

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vessels sail for port or place belonging TO
an enemy without knowing the same is be
| seiged, bl0ckaded, or invested, it is agreed
| that every vessel SO circumstanced may be
| turned away from such port or place, but
shall not be detained, nor shall any part of
| her cargo, if not contraband of war, be con
| tiscated, unless, after a warning of such
! blockade or investment from an officer com
handing vessel Of the blockading forces,
by an Endorsement of such officer on the
| papers OF the vessel, mentioning the date
| and the latitude and longitude where such
Endorsement was made, she shall again at
tempt to enter; but she shall lie permitted
| to 60 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, blOckaded,
or invested by the other, he restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo, nor,
| If found therein after thu reduction and
! surrender, shall such vessel or her
| cargo be liable to cOnfiscatiOn, 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 cargo after the blockade be es-
tablshed, she shall be subject to being
| warned by the blockadiug forces to return
| TO the port hl0ckaded 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
tie same consequences as a vessel attempt
| ing to enter blOckaded port after being
warned off by the blockading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty Of navigation and commerce
| secured to neutrals by the stipUlaTiOns OF
this treaty shall extend to all kinds OF mer,
chandise, excepting those only which are
| disting uished by the name OF c0ntraband OF
war. And, in order 10 remove all causes of
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5ect, the contracting parties expressly agree
and declare that the following articles, and
no others, shall be considered as conpre
hended under this denomination
|. CannOns, mOrtars, h0witzers, FwiveIs,
blunderbusses, muskets, tusees, rifles, car
| bines, pistols, pixies, swords, sabTes, lanceE,
spears, halberds, bombs, grenades, powder,
matches, balls, and all other things belong
| ing to, and expressly manufactured for, the
| use Of these arms.
2. Infantry belts, implements of war and
defensive weapons, clothes cat or made up
in military form and fur military use.
3. Cavalry belts, war saddles and Dol
| sters.
4. And generally all kinds OF arms and
| instruments Of iron, steel, brass, and cop
per, or of any other materials manutac-
tured, prepared, and formed expressly t.
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
| Kingdom Of Italy, to sail with their ships
! with all manner of liberty and security, no
distinction being made who are the pro
| prietors 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 for the citizens
aforesaid to sail with the ships and mer
| chandise before mentioned, and 10 trade
with the same liberty and security from the
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 to an enemy an
| other place belonging to 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
| to be free and exempt from capture which
| shall be found on board the ships belonging
| to the citizens OF either OF the contracting
| parties, although the whole lading or any
| part thereof should appertain to the enc
mics of the other, contra band goods being
always excepted. 1t is also agreed in like
manner. that the same liberty be extended
| to persons who are on board Of free ship;
and they shall not be taken out of that free
| ship unless they are officers or soldiers, and
| in the actual service OF the enemy pro
| vided, however, and it is hereby agreed,
| that the stipulations in this article con
tanned, declaring that the flag shall cover
| the property, shall be understood as apply
ing to those powers 0nly who recognize this
principle, but if either of the two contract
ing parties shall be at war with third, and
the other neutral, the flag Of the neutral
shall cover the property OF enemies whose
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and not OF others.
ARTICLE Ny1I.
All vessels sailing under the flag 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,
reciprocally, all vessels sailing under tue
flag of Italy, and furnished with the papers
which the laws OF Italy require, shall be
regarded in the United States as Italian
vessels.
ARTICLE XYuI.
In order to prevent all kinds of disorder
in the visiting and examination of the ships
and cargoes OF both the contracting parties
on the high seas, they have agreed, mutu-
ally, that whenever a vessel OF war shall
meet with vessel not of war of the other
contracting party, the first shall remain at a
convenient distance, and may send its boat.
with two or three men emily, in order 10
execute the said examination Of the papers,
concerning the ownership and cargo OF the
vessel, without causing the least eXt0rt!on.
violence or i'll treatment: and it is expressly
agreed that the. unarned party shall in 40
case be required to &c Oh board the eXamin-
ing vessel for the purpose Of exhibiting Lis
papers, or for any other purpose whatever
ARTICLE XIX.
1t is agreed that the stipulations contained
in the present treaty. relative TO tie visit
ing and examining Of a vessel, shall apply
only to those which sail without a convoy:
aud when said vessels shall be under con
voy the verbal declaration OF the com.
mander of the convoy, on his word Of honor,
that the vessels under his protection belong
70 the nation whose flag he carries, and
when bound to an enemy's port that they
have no contrabaud goods OF board, shal.
be sufficient.
ARTICLE Xxx.
In order effectually to provide for me
security of the citizens and subjects of the
contracting parties, it is agreed between
them that all commanders OF ships of
war of each party, respectively, shall be
strictly enj0ined to fOrbear from doing any
damage TO, or committing any outrage
against, the citizens or subjects of the
other, or against their vessels or property;
and if the said commanders shall act cen
trary to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
vereIy punished. and made answerabie in
their persons and estates for the satisfaction
and reparation of said damages. Of what.
ever nature they may be-
ARTICLE XII.
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