The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-06-09

By THE QUEEN. A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA, R.
Whereas We are happily at Peace with all
Sovereigns, Powers, and States
And whereas, Notwithstanding Our utmost Exer-
tions to preserve Peace between all Sovereign Powers
and States, a State Of War unhappily exists between
His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russians and
His Majesty the Emperor Of the Ottomans, and
between their respective subjects and others inhabit-
ing within their Countries, Territories, or Domin-
ions
And whereas We are on Terms Of Friendship aud
amicable Intercourse with each Of these Sovereign,
and with their several Subjects and others inhabit-
ing within their Countries, Territories, or Domin-
ions
And whereas great numbers Of Our loyal subjects
reside and carry on Commerce, and possess Property
and Establishments, and enjoy various Rights and
Privileges, within the DOminions Of each Of the
aforesaid Sovereigns, protected by the Faith Of
Treaties between Us and each Of the aforesaid Sow
ereigns
And whereas We, being DESTROYS Of preserving to
Our Subjects the Blessings Of Peace, which they
now happily enjoy, are firmly purposed and deter
mined to maintain a strict and impartial Neutrality
In the said State OF War unhappily existing between
the aforesaid SoVereigns:
We, therefore, have thought fit, by and with the
Advice Of Our Privy Council, to issue this Our
Royal Proclamation
And We do hereby strictly charge and command
all Our loving subjects to govern themselves accord
ingly, and to observe q strict Neutrality in and dur
ing the aforesaid War, and to abstain from violating
or contravening either the Laws and Statutes Of the
Realm in this Behalf, Of the Law Of Nations in re-
lation thereto, as they will answer to the contrary
at their Peril
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And We do hereby further warn and adInonish all
Our loving Subjects, and all Persons whosoeyer en-
titled to Our protection, to observe towards each Of
the aforesaid Soyereigns, their Subjects and terri
tories, and towards all Belligerents whatsoever. with
whom We are at Peace, the Duties Of Neutrality
and to respect. in all and each Of them, the Exercise
Of those Belligerent Rights which We and our Royal
Predecessors have always claimed to exercise.
And we do hereby further warn all Our loving
Subjects. and all persons whatsoever entitled 10
Our Protection, that II any Of them shall presume,
in contempt Of this Our Royal Proclamation and
Of Our high Displeasure, to do any Acts in derO-
cation OF their Duty as Subjects Of a Neutral
Sovereign in a War between other SOvereigns. or
in violation or contrayention Of the Law Of Ma
tons in that Behalf, as more especially by break
ing, or endeavOuring TO break. any Blockade law
fully and actually established by or on behalf Of
either Of the said SOvereigns, or by carrying
Officers. Soldiers. Dispatches. Arms, Ammunition,
Military. Stores OF Materials, or any Article or
Articles considered and deemed to be ContrabaBd
Of War according 10 the Law or modern Usages Of
Nations, for the Use or Service Of either Of the
said SOvereigns, that all Persons 60 offending. to-
gether with their Ships aud Goods. will r~ightfully
Incur and be justly liable 10 hostile Capture, and
to the Penalties denounced by the Law Of Nations
in that Behalf.
And We do hereby give Notice that al Our
Subjects and persons entitled to oar Protection
who may misconduct Themselves in the Premises
will do so at their Peril. aud Of their own wrong
and that they will 10 nowise obtain any Protection
frO, $ against such Capture, or such Penalties az
aforesaid. but will, on the contrary, incur Our
high Dispieasure by such Misconduct.
Given at Oar Court al Windsor. this thir
tieth day Of April. in the year Of Orr
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-seven in the fortieth year OF
Our reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,