New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31
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that every vessel so circumstance may He
turned away from such port or place, but
shall not be detained, nor shall any part Of
her cargo, if not c~ontraband Of war, be con-
tiscated, unless, after a warning of such
blockade or investment from an 0thcer 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 pert before
the same was actually beseiged, bl0ckaded,
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 coniscation, but they
shall be restored to the owners thereof; Il
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 b~lockadMg 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 a blockaded port after being
warned off by the blockading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty of navigation and
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
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 compre-
hended under this denomination
l. CannOns, J%nOrtars, howitzers, swivels,
blunderbuSseS, muskets, ~fusees, rifles, car
binee, pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, Iances,
| 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 81 military form and for a military use.
3. Cavalry belts, war saddles and Dol
stere.
A. 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 enmity
with either of the contracting parties. It
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 jurisdicti ton 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 N board the ships belonging
to the citizens of either of the contracting |
parties, although the whole Iading or any
part thereof should appertain 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 q 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 only who recognize this
principle, but ii either of the two contract
ing parties shall be at war with a 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 XVII.
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,
T1eciproGally, 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 t
vessels.
ARTICLE VII
In order to prevent all kinds OF disorder
in the visiting ans 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 cnly, in order to
execute the said examination of the papers,
concerning the ownership and cargo Of the
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violence or i'll treatment and it is expressly
agreed that the unarm6d party shall in no
be required to go on board the examin-
vessel for the purpose Of exhibiting his
papers, or for any other purpose whatever
ARTICLE XIX.
1t is agreed that the stipulati0ns contained
in the present treaty, relative to the visit
and examining of q vessel, shall apply
only to those which sail without a convoy;
and when said vessels shall be under con-
vow the verbal declaration of the COM
mander Of the convoy, on his word OF honor,
the vessels under his protection belong
20 the nation whose flag he carries, ana
when bound to an enemy's port; THAT they
nave no contraband goods on board, shall
be sufficient.
ARTICLE Xxx.
In order efectually to provide for the
security of the citizens and subjects of the
contracting parties, it i8 agreed between
hem that all commanders OF ships of
war of each party, respectively, shall be
strictly e~nioined to forbear from doing any
lamage to, or committing any outrage
.~gainst, the citizens or subjects Of the
,ther, or against their vessels or property;
md if the said commanders shall act CON
rarv to this stipulation, they shall be Sc
-erely punished, and made anSwerable in
heir persons and estates for the satisfaction /
nd repatriation Of said damages, Of what
yer nature they may be. q
ARTICLE XXI. :
If bv any fatality, which can noe be eX- :
and which may GHdo%gept, the two
0ntracting parties should be engaged IN a Q
var with each other, they have agreed and
q agree, now for then, that there shall be
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