National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-01

that the owners may dispose OF them as they
see proper. No vessel Of either Of the contract.
ing parties sha II be detained on the high seas
on account of having on board articles Of con-
traband, whenever the master, captain, or su-
percargo of said vessel will deliver up the arti-
cles of contrabsnd 10 the eaptor, unless, indeed,
the quantity of such articles be 30 great, or OF
so large bulk, that they cannot be received on
board the capturing vessel without great incon-
venience; but In this, and in all other cases OF
just detention, the vessel detained shall be sent
TO the nearest convenient and safe port for
trial and judgment, according to law.
article XIII.
And whereas 1t frequently happens that yes
sells sail for 9 port or place belonging to an
enemy without knowing that the same is be-
sieged, blockaded, or invested # is agreed that
every vessel so circumstanced may be turned
away from such port or place, but shall not
l be detained; nor shall any part of her cargo II
not contraband; be conascated, unless, after
having been warned Of such blockade or invest
ment BY. commanding officer of vessel
forming part of the blockading forces, she
again attempts to enter; but she shall be per-
mitted TO gOto any other port or place the mas
ter or supercargo may think proper. Nor shall
any Vessel Of either party that may have en-
tered into such port or place before the same
was actually besieged, blockaded or invested
by the other, be restrained from leaving It with
her cargo, nor, If found therein before or after
the reduction or surrender, shall such vessel
or her cargo be liable to- seizure, conhsca-
ton, or any demand on the score Of redemp-
ton or restitution, but the owners thereof shall
remain IN the undisturbed possession Of their
property. And If any vessel having thus en-
tered the port before the blockade took place
shall take on board o cargo after the blockade
be established and attempt to depart, she may
be warned by the blocksding forces to return
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cargo; and If, after receiving such warning,
the vessel shall persist in going out with the
cargo, she shall be liable TO the same conse-
qUences as in the case of q vessel attempting
to enter blockaded port after having been
warned of by the blockading forces.
ARTICLE XIV.
To prevent disorder and irregularity in Wis
iting and examining the vessels and cargoes OF
both the contracting parties on the high seas,
they have agreed mutually that whenever q
vessel Of war, public or private, shall meet
with a neutral of the other party, the former
shall remain at the greatest distance compat-
ible with the possibility and safety Of making
the visit, under the circumstances Of wind and
sea, and the degree Of suspicion attending the
vessel to be visited, and shall send one OF her
small boats with no more men than may be
necessary to execute the said examination OF
the papers concerning the ownership and
cargo Of the vessel, without causing the
least eItortion, violence, or nl-treatment,
in respect of which the commanders Of said
armed vessels shall be responsible with their
persons and property; for which purpose the
commanders Of said private armed vessels
shall, before receiving their commissions, give
sufficient security to answer for all the IN
juries and damages they may commit. And
| it Is expressly agreed that the neutral party
shall in no case be required to go on board OF
! the examining vessel for the purpose Of eX-
hibiting the ships papers, nor for any other
purpose whatever.
ARTICLE XIV. -.
Both contracting parties likewise agree that
when one Of them shall be engaged 10 war the
vessels Of the other must be furnished with
sea-letters patents, or passports, 10 which shall
| be expressed the name, burden of the vessel,
and the name and place of residence Of the
owner and master, or captain thereof, In order
that it may appear that the vessel really aud
truly belongs to citizens of the said other party.
II fs also agreed that such vessel, being laden,
besides the said sea-letters, patents, or pass
ports, shall be provided with manifests or GER
! tifcates containing the particulars OF
the cargo, aud the place where It
was taken on board, SO that 1t may be known
whether any part Of the came consists Of con-
traband or prohibited articles; which ceItih-
cate shall be made out In the accustomed form
by the authorities of the ports whence the YES
sci sailed; without which requisites the YES
sci may be detained, to be adjudged by the
competent tribunals, and may be declared
good and legal prize, unless it shall be proved
that the said defect or omission was owing to
accident, or unless It shall be satisfied or sup
piled by testimony equivalent in the opinion Of
the said tribunals, for which purpose there
shall be allowed reasonable length Of time to
procure and present it.
ARTICLE XVI.
The preceding stipulations relative to the
visit and examination of vessels shall apply
only to those which sail without convoy; for
when said vessels shall be under convoy, the
verbal declaration of the commander Of the
convoy, on his word Of homer, that the vessels
under his protection belong to the nation
whose flag they carry, and, when they are
hound to an enemy's port, that they have no
contraband good on board, shall be sufficient,
- ARTICLE XVII, t..-~s,:.
1t is further agreed that, IN all prize cases,
the courts specially established for such
causes In the country to which the prizes may
be conducted shall alone take cogniZance OF
them. And whenever such courts Of either
party shall pronounce judgment against any
vessel, merchandise or property claimed by the
citizens Of the other party, the sentence or de-
cree shall set forth the reasons or motives on
which the same shall have been founded; and
an authenticated copy of the sentence or de-
cree, and Of all the proceedings connected with
the case, shall, If demanded, be delivered to
the commander or agent Of the said vessel,
merchandise, or property, without any excuse
or delay, upon payment OF the established
legal fees for the same.
ARTICLE XVIII.
Whenever one of the contracting parties
shall be engaged In war with another nation,
no citizen Of the other contracting party shall
accept commission or letter Of marque for
the purpose of assisting or cooperating hos
tilely with the said enemy against the said
party so at war, under pain Of being trested as
pirate.
ARTICLE xxx.
II, which is not to be expected, q rupture
should at any time take place between the two
contracting nations, and they should engage in
war with each other, they have agreed, now
for then, that the merchants, traders and other
citizens Of all occupations Of either of the two
parties residing In the cities, ports, and do
minions of the other, shall have the privilege
of remaining and continuing their trade and
business therein, and shall be respected and
maintained In the full ard undistubed enjoy
msnt of their personal liberty AID property SO
long as they conduct themselves peaceRbly
and properly, and commit no offence
against the laws. And in case their
acts should render them justly suspected, and
having thus forfeited this privilege the re-
spectiVe Governments should order them to
leave the country, the term Of twelve months
from the publication or intimation of the order
therefor shall be allowed them In which TO
arrange and settle their affairs, and remove
with their families, effects and property; to
which end the necessary ssfe-conduct shall be
giveH to them, which shall serve as q sufficient
protection, until they arrive at the designated
port aud there embark; but this favor shall
not be extended to those who shall act cou-
trary to the established laws. 1t is, never
theless, understood that the respective Gov
ernments may order the persons so suspected
to remove forthwith to such places in the in !:
terror as may be designated
ITO be continued