New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18
to create an evident danger on their part to
attempt it.

seiged, blockaded, or invested. it is agreed
that every vessel SO circumstance 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 vessel of the bockading 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,
| II found therein after thu reduction and
| surrender, shall such vessel or her
| cargo be liable to confiscatiu0, bat they
| shall be restored to the owners thereof; and
| ii 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 10 being
warned b.; the blpckadIng forces to return
| to the port hlockaded and discharge the
| said cargo, and if, alter 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
warned off by the blOckading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty of navigation and commerce
| secured TO neutrals by the stpuiauiOns Of
| this treaty shall extend. to all kinds of Iner-
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 oOmpre.
! hended under this denomination
|. CannOns, Iuortars, hOwitzers, swivels,
blunderbusses, muskets, fusecs, rifles car
bines, pistols, pixies, swords, sabre5, 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 a military use
3. Cavalry belts, war saddles and boil
sters.
T. 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 eninity
with either of the contracting parties. 1t
shall likewise he lawful for the citizens
aforesaid to. sail with the ships and Iuer-
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, 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 il is herehy stipulated
that free ships shall also give freedom to
goods, and that everything shall be deemed
10 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 lAdlng Or any
part thereof should appertain to the eue- !
mics of the other, contrablnd goods being
always excepted. 1t ia also agreed, in like I
manner. that the same liberty be extended |
to persons Who are on board Of free ship; |
and they shall not be taken ont of that free |
ship unless they are officers or soldiers, and /!
in the actual service U. the. enemy; Is,u /
v!ded, however, and il As hereby agreed. .
that The etipulatiUns in this article VUn- !
tanned. declaring that the flag shall cover !
the property. shall be understood as apply |
ing to those powers onI ! W no 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 eneIffies whose
governments acknowledge tina principle.
and mot et Others.
ARTICLE XVII.
All vessels eaifiug under the Tag os the
United States, and furnished with such pa
pers as their laws require. shall be regarded |
i'll Italy as vessels OF the United States, and
reel pr0cally. all vessels sailing under che
flag of Italy, and furnished with the papers
which the laws OF italy require. shall be
in che United Ststos :.s Italian
Vessels.
ARTICLE xyna
IN order 10 prevent all kind. % disorder
in the visiting and examination of the sbips .
and eargoes of both the contracting parties
III the high seas, they haze agreed, nutu- !
lilly, Chat whenever . yesse! u war shall
meet with vessel not Of war OF the other
party, the first shal! eemsin at
distance, and may send its boat
With eve or three men My, in order 90
EXECUTE the said examination Of the pEpers
the ownership and cargo OF the
vessel witlout causing the least extortion,
Violence OF ill treatment: and it IL expressly
agreed that the unarmeG party shah in 10
-ase be required % go en- board Ihr eysmin- !
ng vessel for the purI-oss OF exhibiting his
'apels. or toT any other purpose whatever
ARTICLE XIX.
Il il agreed tina. the stipuiuiiOns cuntained
n the present treaty. relative to tho visit
ng and examining of vessel, shall apply |
my to those which sail without a convoy;
ND when &sIi6 vessel. shall be under con
10Y the verbal declaration OF fhe COM |
n9nder OF the convoy. on his word of honor. !
hat the vessels under his protection belong
o the nation whose flag be c4ri.es. and
ghen bound TO an sDelny's port; that they ;
ave no cOntEabaU6 goods on board, shall
e sufficient
ARTICLE Xxx.
In order effectuaily to provide for Che
ecurIty of the citizens ana subjects Of tht 4:
% tracing parties, it lis agreed between |
lem that all commanders OF ship. Ot
al of each party. respectively, shall be C
-rctly enjuintd to forbear from doing any I
amagr to, or committing sny outrage /
raiust. the citizens or subjects OF the | y
Their, or against their vessels or property: | g
nd if the said commanders shall! act con ii
'ary.tO this stipulation. they shall be Sc
artly punished, and med. answarable in -
leir persons and estates for the satisfaction :
nd PREPARATION of said dansgesg OF what. =
.eg nature they may be-
ARTICLE XXI.
# BY any fatality, wh h Cas NOT Be OK. =
acted. and which may God avert the two n
parties SHOULD be- sngsge'; IN q h
ar with each other, they have agree. aud d
agree, now for then, lnat there shall be
lowed the term of six mont : ~ the Inel- :.
lants residing on the coasts and III the