New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-15

Of them, unless they are officers OF soldiers
in the actual service OF the enemy. It il
agreed that the stipulations In this article
declaring that the flag shall cover the prop
erty shall be understood as applying t
those nations only who recognize this prin
clple: but it either of the contracting par
ties shall be at war Wis: a third, and the
other shall remain neural, the nag Of the
neutral shall cover the property of enemies
I whose governments acknowledge this pin
cip!c. ard not that of others.
ARTICLE XIX.
When the neutral flag of one Of the con.
tracing parties shall protect the property
of.the enemies of the other, in virtue of the
preceding article, neutral property found
on board enemies vessels shall likewise be
considered as enemies property, and shall
| DC subject to detention and contiscation,
unles, it shall have been put on board be-
I Tore the declaration of war. or. even after
| ward, Il 1t were done without knowledge of
such declaration; but the contracting par.
ties agree that ignorance can lot be alleged
| after tho lapse OF six months from the de.
claration of var; on the contrary, IN those
cases where the flag of tho neutral does not
| protect enemies property which may be-
found On board, the goods or merchandise
| OF the neutral embarked il enemies vessels
| shall De free.
ARTICLE xX.
The liberty OF commerce and navigation
stipulated tor IN the preceding articles shall
extend to all kinds OF merchandise, except
the articles called contraband of war, under
! which name shall be comprehendeG:
]. Cannons, mortars. howitzers, swiveis
blunderbusses. muskets. fusees, rifles, Car.
Dimes. pistols, pixies, swords, sabres, lances,
spears, h2l5erds, grenades, bombs. powder,
matches. balls,' tOrpedOes. and everything
belonging to the use Of these arms.
= Bucklers. helmets. breastplatee, coats
OF mail. accoUtrements, and clothes made
up IN military form and for military use,
). Cavalry belts and horses. with their
harnesses.
4. And. generally, all offensive and de.
1ens!ye arms made OF iron, steel, brass,
copper or any other material, prepared
and formed ~ make war by land OK a: sea.
ARTICLE XXI.
al othee merchandise anu tl.iogs no.
comprehended in the articles of contraband
explicitly enumerated and classified as
above shall be held and considered as free,
and subjects o. free and lawful commerce.
80 that they may be carried and transported
in the treest manner by both the contract.
ing parties. even to places belonging to all
enemy, excepting only those places which
are at that time besieged or blockaded; and
to avoid all doubt in this particular, it is
declared that those places only shall be
considered as besieged or blockaded which
are actually invested or attacked by a force
capable OF preventing the entry OF the neu.
tra!.
ARTICLE XIII.
The articles Of contraband, or those be-
fore enumerated and classified. which NAV
be found in vessel bound for an enemy's
port, shall be subject to detention and con.
nscation, but the rest of the cargo and the !
ship shall be left free, that the owners NAV
dispose Of them as they see proper. No
vessel Of either Of the contracting parties /
shall be detained on the high seas on &C. |
count OF having on board articles of contra. |
oand. whenever the master. captain or !
supercargo OF said vessel will deliver up the !
articles OF cOntraband to the captor. unless.
indeed. the quantity of such articles be 80
great, or Of So large bulk, that they can not !
be received on board the capturing vessel
great inconvenience; but in this.
vessel detained shall be sent to the nearest
and safe port for trial and iudg.
nent. according to law.
ARTICLE xxn!.
And whereas it frequently happens tha:
Vessels SAL tor port or place belonging to
IN enemy without knowing that the same
3 besieged. blockaded, or invested, it is
'greed that every vessel SO c;rcumstanoed
nay be turned away from such port or
'!ace, but shall not be detained; nor shall
my part OF her cargo. if not contraband, be
ontscated, unless. after having been |
warned OF such blockade or investment bv
commanding officer OF vessel forming
art OF the blOckading forces, she again
ffpmDfS IN Qnfars hut cI,o al,oll ~ - |
ed to go to any other port or place the
EASTER or sapercargO may think proper. ,
'or shall any vessel of either party that
nay have entered into such port or place ,
eiore the same was actually beseged, ,
lockaded or invested by the other, be
estralned frem leaving it with her cargo, I
or II found therein before or after the I
err cargo be liable to seizure, contiscation
any demand on the score Of redemption |
T restitution, but the owners thereof shall
'ma!n in the undistuybed possession of | a
leir property. And if any vessel having | 6
lus entered the port before the blockade I a
'ok place shall take on board a cargo afte. G
le blocade be established and attemp. to S
epart. she may DO warned by the bicckad. I
& forces to return to the blockaded port | {
Id discharge the said cargo; and if, after / C
ter receiving snch warning, the vessel &
All persist III going out with the cargo | Il
% shall be liable to the same consequences ! a
III the case of q vessel attempting TO b
ter blockaded port after having been n
armed OF BY the blcckadins forces. u
ARTICLE XIV. tt
To prevent disorder and irreeular;:v in
sitting and examining the vessels and car.
es OF both the contracting parties on the | p
sh seas, they have agreed mutually that IL
leneVer vessel Of war, public or private, re
all meet with 2 neutral Of the other party, "
former shall remain at the greatest ! III
stance compatible with the possibility and u
'ety Of making the visit, under the cir III
instances OF wind and sea, and the degree III
Suspicion attending the vessel 10 be d
lted, and shall send one of her small ! '"
ats with no more men than NAV be ! pi
,essary to execute che said examination %
the papers concerning the ownership and II
go OF the vessel, without causing the | u u,
Mt. IN respect OF which the COM We
nders OF said armed vessels shall be co
poDsl5le with their persons and property: sa
which purpose tho commanders Of said io'
vate armed vessels shall, before receiv- I'M
their commissions, give sufficient &C. ~
ity to answer for all the injuries and .n
nages they may commit. AAd 1t ia ex- sa
ssiy agreed that the neutral party shall ue
10 case bs required to 60 on board of the az
mining vessel for the purpose of exhib- I'M
the ships papers, nor fer any ;other az
pose whatever. del
Ion
H"A''Ln AA'' bu
otn contracting parties likewise agree del
when one OF tnem snail De engaged in | mo
tte vessels OF the other must be fur I arr
co WIN sea letters, patents or pass not
IS. in which shall be expressed the name. eau
ten of the vessel and the name and | tina
70 OF residence OF the owner and master, | aut
aptain thereof, in order that it may ap- res,
: that the vessel really and truly be- sue
3 I" citizens OF the said other party. 1t
so agreed that such vessel, being laden,