New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
to create an evident danger on their part to
ARTICLE XIV.

And whereas it frequently happens that
vessels sail for port or place belonging tc
an enemy without knowing the same is be
seiged, bloGkaded, or invested, it is agreed
that every vessel so circumstanced NAV 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.
hscated, 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 thu other, be restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo, nor,
if found therein after thu reduction and
surrender, shall such vessel OF her
cargo be liable to confscation, but they
shall be restored to the owners thereof and
it 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 blockadiDg forces to return
to the port blockaded 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 a vessel attempt
ing to enter blockaded port after being
warned of by the blockading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty of navigation and commerce
secured to neutrals by the stipulaUi0ns of
this treaty shall extend to all kinds of mer-
chandise, excepting those only which are
distinguished by the name of contraband of
NO And nvsC1a 10 oil ut
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 COmpre-
hended under this denomination:
l. Cannons, 1uortars, howitzers. swivels,
| blunderbusses, muskets, fusees, rifles, car
! bines, pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, lanGeB,
| spears, halberds, bombs, grenades, powder,
matches, balls, and all other things belong
| ing to, and expressly manufactured for, the
use of these arms.
3 Infantry belts, Implements Of war and
| defensive weapons, clothes cut or made up
in a military form and for military use.
B. 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 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
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 enmitv
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
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 SHES 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 apperLain to the enc
mics of the other, contraband 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
i'll 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 on Y who recognize this
principle, but if either of the two contract
ing parties shall be at war with third, and
+ha ut laT. Il AoCr Of 4ba
shall cover the property OF enemies whose
governments acknowledge this principle,
and not of others.
ARTICLE XyIf.
All vessels sailing under the flag of the
United States, and furnished with such pa
pers as their laws require, shall be regarded
ia Italy as vessels of the United States, and,
recipr0cally, 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 as Italian
vessels.
ARTICLE XVIII.
In order to prevent all kinds of disorder
in the visiting AID examination of the slips
and cargOes of both the contracting parties
on the high seas, they have agreed, nlutu
ally, that whenever vessel OF war shall
meet with a vessel not of war of the other
contracting party, the first shall remain at q
convenient distance, and may send it's 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 extOrtiOn,
violence or i'll treatment and it is expressly
agreed that the unarmed party shall in no
case be required to go on board the examin-
ing vessel for the purpose of exhibiting his
papers, or for any other purpose whatever.
ARTICLE XIX.
1t is agreed that the stipulationsc contained
in the present treaty, relative to the visit
ing and examining of a vessel, shall apply
only to those which sail without convoy;
and when said vessels shall be under con-
WOW the verbal declaration of the COM
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 enemys port; that they
have no contrabaud goods on board, shall
be sufficient.
ARTICLE Xxx
In order effectually to provide for 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 enjOined 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 con
trary to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
verely punished, and made answerable in |
their persons and estates for the satisfaction |
and reparation of said damages, of what |
ever nature they may be.
ARTICLE XXI.