Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-09-24

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sons cannot be taken out Of them, eveh IL
of one of them, unless they are officers Of
my: It is agreed that the stipulations In
this article declaring that the dag shall
cover the property shall be- understood as
ognize this principle; but If either of the
third, and the other shall remain neutral,
the flag Of the neutral shall cover the
property of enemies whose Governments
acknowledge this principle, and not that
of others. -
ARTICLE XIX
Z When the neutral flag of one Of the
contracting parties shall protect the pro-
perty of the enemies of the other, in vir-
tue Of the preceding article, neutral prop.
erty found on board enemies vessels shall
likewise be considered a. enemies prop
erty, and shall be subject TO detention
and confiscation, unless it shall have
been put on board before the declaration
of war, or, even afterwards, if it were
done without knowledge of such declara-
ton; but the contracting parties agree
that ignorance cannot be alledged after
the lapse of six months from the dcclara
ton Of war; on the contrary, in those ca
ses where the flag of the neutral does NOT
protect enemiss property which may be
found on board, the goods or mercban-
disc of the neutEal embarked in enemies
vessels shall be free.
ARTICLE Xxx
The liberty Of commerce and navigac
l. 81 81 <I>nx 1S~n
cles shall extend to all kinds of merchan-
disc, except the articles called contraband
of war, under which name shall be CON-
pretended:
/. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, swivels
blunderbusses, muskets, fusees, rifles, car
bines, pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, Ian.
ces, spears, halberds, grenades, bombs,
powder, matches, balls, torpedoes, and ev
erything belonging to the use Of these
arms.
2. Bucklers, helmets, treastpla*es, coat
of mail, accoutrements, and clothes made
up in military form and for military use.
8. Cavalry belts and horses, with their
harness,
4. And, generally, all offensive and de-
fensive arms made of iron, steel, brass,
copper, or any other material prepared
and formed to make war by land or sea.
ARTICLE XXI.
All other merchandise and things not
comprehended in the articles of contra
band explicitly enumerated and classified
as above shall be held and considered as
free, and subjects OF free and lawful CON-
merce, SO that they may be carried and
transported in the freest manner by both
the contracting parties, even to places be.
longing to an enemy, excepting only
those places which are at that time besig.
eli or blockaded; and to avoid all doubt
in this particular, it is declared that those
places only shall be considered as besieg.
ed or blockaded which are actually in.
vested or attacked by force capable of
preventing the entry of the neutral.
:" ARTICLE XXI.
The articles of contraband, or those be
fore enumerated and classified, which
may be found in vessel bound for an
enemy's port, shall be subject to dcten
tion and cOnfiscation, but the rest of the
cargo and the ship shall be left free, tina,
the owners may dispose Of them as they
d :em proper. No vessel of either of the
contracting parties shall be detained on
board articles of coptraband, whenever
the master, captain, or supercargo 6f said
vessel will deliver up the articles of con
traband to the captor, unless, indeed, the
quantity of such articles be so great, or OF
so large bulk, that they cannot de receiv
ed on board the capturing vessel without
great inconvenience; but in this, and in
all other cases of just detention, the YES
sci detained shall be sent to the nearest
convenient and safe port for trial and
judgment, according to law. >
ARTICLE XIII.
And whereas it frequently happens
that vessels sail for port Or: PLACE be-
longing to an enemy without knowing
that the same is beseiged, blOckaded, OF
invested, it is agreed that every vessel so
circumstanced may be turned away from
such port or place, but shall not be de.
taipe1 nor shall any part of her cargo, il
rot contraband, be c0nfiscated, unless, af.
ter having been warned of s1ch blockade
or Investment by commanding officer OF
a vessel forming part of the blockading
forces, she attempts to enter; but she
| shall be permitted to go to any other por,
or place the master or supercargO may
think proper. Nor shall any vessel of
either party that may have entered into
such port or place before the same was
actually beseiged, blockaded, of inyested
by the other, be restrained from leaving
it with her cargo, nor, if found therein
before or after the reduction or surrend
er, shall such vessel or her cargo be liza.
BILE to seizure, conffscation, or any de-
mand on the score of redemption or res
titution, but the owners thereof shall
remain in the undisturbed possession o1
their property. And If any vessel having
thus entered the port before the blockade
took place shall take on board a cargo af
ter the blockade be established and at
tempt to depart, she may be warned by
the blockading forces to return to thu
blockaded port and discharge the sale
cargo; and if, after receiving such warn
ing, the vessel shall persist in: going ou
with the cargo, she shall be liable to the
same consequences as in the case Of ,vel
sci attempting to enter bl0ckadsa por
after having heea warned off by the BLOCK
aiding forces. .... ;:;s59 E
.:s<.z ARTICLE XIV. T..
To prevent disorder and irregularity il
visiting and examining the vessels ant
cargoes of both the contracting parties OF
the high seas, they have agreed mutually
that whenever vessel of war, public o.
private, shall meet with q neutral of the
other party, the former shall remain a
the geStest distance compatible with tht
possibility and safety Of making the visi
under the circumstances of wind and sea
and the degree Of suspicion attending tn
vessel to be visited, and shall send one o
her small boats with no more men thai
may be necessary to execute the said ex
animation of the papers concerning tn
ownership and cargo Of the vessel, with
out causing the least extortion, violence
or illtreatment, in rccpect Of which tn
commanders of said armed vessels shal
: be responsible with their persons an.
properly: for which purpose the con
manders Of satd private armed vessel
! shall, before receiving their commission
give sufficient security to answer for q
the injuries and damage they may oon
NIT. And It II expressly agreed that tn
neutral party shall Ia no case he require
to 60 on board Of the examining vesst
for the purpose Of exhibiting the ship
papers. nor tor any other pFrpt.a wha
ever. IS s : = 80 IS.