Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-25

Majesty the King Of Italy was concluded and
city of Florence on the twenty sixth day of Fet
one which treaty, being in the English and Its
Treaty of Commerce and navigation between
the United States and the Kingdom of Italy:
a.E ARTICLE TX.
When any vessel belonging to the citizens of
either OF the contracting parties shall be wreck
ed, foundered, or shall suffer any damage. on
the coasts or within the dominions of the other,
there shall be given to it all assistance and
protection in the same manner which is usual
and customary with the vessels of the nation
where the damage happens permitting them to
unload the said vessels, if necessary, of its
merchandise and effects and to reload the same,
or part thereof paying no duties whatsoever
but such as shall be due upon the articles LETT
for consumption.
ARTICLE X.
Vessels of either of the contracting parties
shall have liberty, within the territories and
dominions of the other, to complete their crew,
articled in the country, provided they submit to
the local regulations and their enrolment be
voluntary.
p. All ships, merchandise, and effects belonging
to the citizens of one of the contracting parties,
which may be captured by pirates whether
within the limits of its jurisdiction or on the
high seas, and may be carried or found in the
rivers, roads, bays, ports, or dominions of the
proving, in due and proper form, their rights
before the competent tribunals it being we'll
understood that the claim should be made with
in the term of one year, by the parties them
selves, their attorneys, or agents of the respec-
tive government.
ARTICLE XII.
The high contracting parties agree that, in
the unfortunate event of war between them,
the private property of their respective citizens
and subjects, with exception of contraband of
war, shall be exempt from capture of seizure,
on the high seas or elsewhere, by the armed
vessels or by the military forces of either party;
it being understood that this exemption shall
not extend to vessels and their cargoes which
naval forces of either party.
ARTICLE XIII.
The high contracting parties having agreed
that state of war between one of them and a
third power shall not, except in the cases Of
blockade and contraband of war, affect the neu-
trail commerce of the other, and being DESTROYS
of removing every uncertainty which may
hitherto have arisen respecting that which, upon
principles of fairness and justice ought to con-
stitute legal blockade, they hereby expressly
declare that such places only shall be consider
ed blockaded as shall be actually invested by
naval forces capable of preventing the entry Of
neutrals and so stationed as to create an evident
danger on their part to attempt it.
ARTICLE XIV.
; And whereas it frequently happens that YES
sells sail for port or place belonging to an en-
envy without knowing that the same is besieged,
blockaded or invested. it is agreed that every
vessel so circumstance may be turned away
from such port or place, but shall not be detan-
ed, nor shall any part of her cargo, if not con-
traband of war, be confscated, unless, after
warning of such blockade or investment from
an officer commanding vessel of the blockad
ing forces, by an Endorsement of such officer on
the papers of the vessel mentioning the date
and the latitude and longitude where such in
dorsement was made, she shall again attempt to
enter; but she shall be permitted to 60 to any
other port or place she shall think proper. Nor
shall any vessel of either, that may have enter
ed into such q port before the same was actually
besieged, blockaded 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, hav-
ing thus entered any port before the blockade
took place, shall take on board cargo after the
blockade be established, she shall be subject to
being warned by the blockading forces to re-
turn to the port blockaded and discharge the
said cargo, and if after receiving the said warn
ing, the vessel shall persist in going out with
the cargo, she shall be liable to the same con-
sequences as q vessel attempting to enter
blockade port after being warned off by the
forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
The liberty of navigation and commerce Sc
cured to neutrals by the stipulations of this
treaty shall extend to all kinds of merchandise,
excepting those only which are distinguished by
the name of cOntraband of war. And in order
to remove all causes of doubt and msunder-
standing upon this subject the contracting par
ties expressly agree and declare that the follow
ing articles and no others shall be considered as
under this denomination:
l. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, swivels,
muskets, fusees, rifles, carbines,
pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, lances, speares,
hIalberds, bombs, grenadess, powder, matches,
balls and all other things belonging to and cx-
pressly manufactured for the use of these arms
2. Infantry belts, implements of war and de-
fensive weapons, clothes cut or made up in o
military form and for military use.
8. Cavalry belts, war saddles and holsters.
4. And generally all kinds of arms and in
of iron, steel brass and copper, or of
any other materials manufactured, prepared
and formed expressly to make war by sea or
land