New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28
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turned away from such port or place, bu
, shall not be detained, nor shall any part o.
her cargo, if not eontraband of war, b8 con
hscated, unless, after q warning of sucE
block&de-or investment from an officer com
handing q 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, abe shall again at
| tempt to enter; but she shall be permitted
to go to any other port or place she shall
think proper. Mop shall any vessel of either,
| that may have entered in to such port before
the same was actually beseiged, blockaded,
or invested by the other, be restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo, nor,
if found therein after tbs reduction and
surrender, shall such vessel or her
cargo be liable TO oonfsc8tiOn, but they
shall be restored to the owners thereof; and
il any vessel, having thus entered aay port
before the blockade took place, shall take
on board q cargo after the blockade be es-
tablished, she shall be subject to being
warned by the b1ockadiug forces to return
to the port hlockaded 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 blockaded port after being
warned off by the blookading forces.
ARTICLE xv.
The liberty of navigation and commerce
| secured to neutrals by the stipuiaTions of
this treaty shall extend to all kinds of mer.
chandiRe, excepting those only which are
| distinguished by the name of GOntraband 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 ooInpre-
hended under this denomination
l. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, swivels,
| blunderbusees, muskets, fusees, rifles, car
| bines, pistols, pixies, swords, Babres lances,
| 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 cut or made up
| in a military form and for q military use.
| 3. Cavalry belts, war saddles and boil
| sters.
| 4. Aud 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 %
| make War by SEES or Land.
ARTICLE xvi.
It shall De lawful for the eitiEens 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 cnnity
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 to trade
with the same liberty and security from the
places, ports, and Ravens of those who are
pnpTDjAa of both Git her rtyy wifi ont or
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 TO an
other place belonging to an enemy, whether
they be- under the jurisdiction Of one power
or under several; and it 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, contrabaRd goods being
always excepted. It is also agreed, in like
manner, that the same liberty be extended
to persons who are ON board of free shin; |
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 stipulati0ns iH this article con
tanned, declaring that the flag shall cover I
the property, shall be understood as apply |
ing to those powers only who recognize this |
principle, but if either of the two contract. !
ing parties shall be at war with Il third, and |
the other neutral, the flag Of the neutral /
shall cover the property OF enemies whose |
governments acknowledge this principle,
and not of others.
ARTICLE WA
All yes7els sailing under the flag OF the I
United States, and furnished with such pa |
pers as their laws require, shall be regarded !
IL Italy as vessels Of the United States and, |
reciprocally, all vessels sailing under the |
flag Of Italy, and furnished with the papers |
which the laws of Italy require, shall be |
regarded in tho United States gss italian |
vessels,
ARTICLE XVIII.
In order to prevent all kinds OF disorder |
in the visiting AID examination of the ships !
and cargoes OF both the contracting parties |
on the high seas, they have agreed, nutu-
ally, that whenever q weasel OF war shall |
meet with O 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 only, in order to
execute the said examination Of the papers,
concerning the ownership and cargo of the |
FCboti HIbuDAU Causing Tic 4tt3b D6 GbfblonS
violence or ill treatment; and it is expressly |
agreed that the unarmed party shall in no
case be required to go on board tho examin-
ing vessel for the purpose of exhibiting his
papers, or tor any other purpose whatever
ARTICLE XIX.
1t is agreed that the stipulajsona 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 BIZ under CON
voy the verbal declaration OF the COM
mander of the convoy, on his word of honor, |
that the vessels under bis protection belong |
to the nation whose flag he carries, aud
when bound to an enemy's port; that they
have no contraband goods OF board, shall
be sufficient.
ARTICLE TX.
In order effectually to provide for the
security of the citizens and subjecta of the
parties, it is agreed between
hem that all commanders OF ships of
war of each party, respectively, shall be
strictly enj0ined to forbesr from doing any
damage to, or committing any outrage |
against, the citizens or subjects of the |
,ther, or against their vessels or property;
md if sthe said commanders shall act con
rary to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
yerely punished and made suswerabie in |
heir persons and estates for the satisfaction ]
ND reparaUi0n of said damages, OF what ]
ver nature they may be.
ARTICLE XXI.
If by any fatality, which can not be ex- ;
'eoted, and which may God avert the two !
parties should be engaged in q
var with each other, they have agreed and
10 agree, now for then, that there shall he
lI0uaS the term of 81 Fn0Dtna IN tho mar !