New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-06
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ARTICLE
And whereas it frequently happens that
vessels sail for port or place belonging to
an enemy without knowing the same is be-
seiged bIockaded, 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 a 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 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, blOckaded,
or invested by the other, be restrained from
| quitting such place with her cargo, nor,
| if found therein after th9 reduction and
surrender, shall such vessel or her
cargo be liable to confscation, 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 blockaded and discharge the
| said cargo, and ii, 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 blockading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty Of navigation and commerce
| secured to neutralS by the stipulaUiOns of
this treaty shall extend to all kinds of mer-
chandise, 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 PAL ties expressly agree
| and declare that the following articles, and
no others, shall be considered as compre-
hended under this denomination
l. Cannons, mOrtars, howitzers, swivels,
| blunderbusses, muskets, fusees, rifles, car
| bines, pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, lances,
| spears halberds, bombs, grenades, 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
in military form and for military use.
3. Cavalry belts, war saddles and boil
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 to
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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, nc
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
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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
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 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 20
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 ana,
part thereof should apperlain to the enc
mics of the other, cOLtraband 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 tuat free
ship unless they are officers OF soldiers, and
in the actual service Of the enemy: pro
vided, however, and it is hereby agreed. !
that the 8tipuIations in this article con
tanned, declaring that tine flag shall cover
the property, shall be understood as apply
ing to those powers only who recognize th:. /
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
governments acknowledge this principle.
and not of others.
ARTICLE Hyifo
All vessels sailing under fhe tias Of :!e
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 the
flag Of Italy. and furnished with the papers
which the laws of Italy require. shall be
regarded in the United States SO italian
vessels
ARTICLE xyuHo
In order 20 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, mutu-
ally, that whenever a vessel OF war shall
meet with a vessel not of war Of the other
contracting party, the first shall remain at
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
vessel, without causing the least extorti0n.
violence or i'll treatment and it is expressly |
agreed that the unarmed party shall in no
case be required to 60 on board the eXamin-
ing vessel for the purpose Of exhibiting his
papers, or for any other purpose whatever.
ARTICLE XIX.
It is agreed that the stipulation8 contained
in the present treaty. relative to the visit
ing and examining of a vessel, shall apply |
OnIy to those which sail without a CONVOY;
and when said vessels shall be under con |
v0y the verbal declaration of the com
mander of the convoy, on his word of honor, |
that TIE vessels under his protection belong |
to the nation whose flag he carries and |
when bound to an enemy s port; that they |
have no contraband goods on board. shall |
be sufficient.
ARTICLE XX.
In order effectualIy to provide 4or the
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 tnjolned to fOrbear from doing any
against, the citizens or subjects Of the
other, or against their vessels or property:
and if the said commanders shall act coz
trarT to this stipulation they shall be Sc
verely punished, and made answprable III
their persons and estates for the satisfaction
ana reparatiOn Of said damages, OF what
ever nature they may be.
ARTICLE XXI.
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