New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-04
to create an evident danger on their part t,
attempt it.

that every vessel SO clrGumStanced may b'
turned away from such port or place, bu
shall not be detained, nor shall any part O
her cargo, If not cOntraband Of war, be con
tscated, unless, after a warning OF sucf
blockade or investment from an officer com
nanding vessel Of the bl0ckading 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 beseig6d, bl0ckaded,
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 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 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 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 bl0ckading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty of navigation and commerce
secured to neutrals by the stipulaJiOns OF
| this treaty shall extend to all kinds Of mer-
/ chandise, excepting those only which are
| distinguished by the name of cOntraband of
| war. And, in order to remove all causes of
doubt aud misunderstanding upon this sub
| ject, the contracting parties expressly agree
| and declare that the following articles, and
| M p+boTS SEa11 l,a an0ciTa7p5 comma
| hended under this denomination:
| /. Cann0ns, mOrtars, hOWitZers, sWiVels,
| blunderbusses, mu8I1ets, tusees, 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.
2. Infantry belts, implements Of war and
| defensive weapons, clothes cut or made up
| in q 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
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
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 Inec-
| chandise before mentioned, and to trade
| with the same liberty and security from the
| places, ports, and havens Of those who are
| enemies OF both or either party without any
opposition or disturbance whatever, NOS
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 il is hereby stipulated
that free ships shah also give freedom TO
goods, and that everything shall be deemed
10 he free and exempt trOn capture which
shall he found Oh board the ships belonging
to the citizens of either OF the contracting
parties, although the whole lading or an
part thereof should apperJain to the enc
mics of the other, coItraband goods being
always excepted. It is also agreed, in Ike
manner. that the same liberty be extended
TO persons who are on board OF a 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 stipulat0nS in this article con.
tanned, declaring that the tag shall cover
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 q third, and
the other neutral, the flag Of the neutral
shall cover the properly OF enemies whose
governments acknowledge Ghis principle
and not OF others.
ARTICLE XvIIo
All vessels sailing under the flag Of .fls,
United States, and furnished with such %.
pers as their laws require. shall be regarded
in Italy as vessels u The United States, ando
recipr0GalIg, all vessels sailing under the
flag OF Italy, and furnished with the papers
which the laws OF Italy require, shall be
regarded ia the United States as Italian
vessels.
ARTICLE XvLlIo
In order 20 prevent ali kinds Of disorder
in the visiting ard examination OF the ships
and carg0es 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 al
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 eXtOrtiOD,
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.
1t is agreed that the stipulations contained
in the present treaty, relative to the visit
ing and examining Of a vessel. shall aDnlv
only TO those which sail without convoy;
and 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
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 Xxx.
In order effectuaIIy 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 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 con
trary to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
vereIy punished and made auswerabie in
their persons and estates for the satisfaction
and reparation of said damages, OF what
ever nature they may be.
ARTICLE XXI.
If by any fatality, which can not be ex-
pected, and which may God avert, the two
contracting parties should be engaged in
war with each other, they have agreed and
do agree. now for then, that there shall he
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