Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
GREAT BRITAlN'S NEUTRALITY


iion OF neutrality issued by Queen
Victoria on April 23d:
Victoria, X,
Whereas We are happily at Peace
With all Soversigna, Powers, and States
And whereas o Stats of War unhap
pily exista between His Majesty tho
King of Spaiu. ana, in Ills Name ana
during Ills Minority, Her Majesty the
Queen Regent OF the Kingdom, and the
United States Of msrica, and between
their respet tive Subjects, Citizens, and
others inhaDiting within their Coun-
tries Territories, or Domininns:
And whereas We are on Terms OF
Friendship and amicable Intercourse
with zach of these Powers and with
their several Subjects, Citizens, nnd
Others inhabitipg within their Coun-
tries, Territories. or DOminions;
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 Do
minions of each Of the aforesaid Powers.
protected by the Faith Of Treaties bn.
tween Us and each Of the aforesaid
| Powers.
l
| preserving to Our Suhlects the Bless
ings of Peace, which they now happily
enjoy, arc firmly purposed and dotor.
mined TO maintain a strict nnd impair
| tial Neutrality in the said State Of War
ubhnppily existing between the sfore,
said Powers:
And whereas We arc resolved to in
sure, by every lawful means in Our
i'ower the due observance by Our Sub
jects towards both the aforesaid Powers
Of the Rules embodied in Article vi,
OF the Treaty OF the sth May, 1871, he
tween Ua and the United States Of
America, which said Rules arc as fol
| lows:
"a neutral Government is hound
First. To usa iue diligence to pre-
vent the fitting out, arming. or equip
| ping, within it's Jurisdiction, Of any
| vessel which ii has reasonable ground
TO believe ia intended 10 cruize or to
carry on War against Power with
| which it is at Peace; and also to use
like diligence to prevent the departure
from it's Jurisdiction of any vessel in
tended so cruize or carry IN War as
above, such vessel having hean specially
adaptod, in whole or in part within
such jurisdiction, to warlike use.
" Secondly. Not to permit or suffer
either BolliSerent to mako nss Of its
Ports or Waters az the base Of Naval
Operations against the other. or for the
purpose Of tho renewal or augmentation
OF Military Supplies or Arms, OF the
Recruitment of Men
Thirdly. 10 exercise due diligence
in it's own Ports and Waters, and, as
to all Persons within its jurisdiction,
10 prevent any violation of the fOro.
going obligations and dutiee. "
We, therefore, have thought fit, by
and with tho advice OF Our Prlyy
Council, TO issue this Our Royal
Proclamation:
And We do hereby strictly charge
and command all Our loving Sub jacts
to govern themselves accordingly, and
to observe a strict neutrality in and
during tho aforesaid War, and to ab
stain from violating or contrayening
either tho Laws and Statutes OF the
Realm in this behalf, or the Law Of
Nations in relation thereto, as they
will answer TO the contrary at their
Peril;
And whereas in and ny certain
Statute made and passed in SuHsion
of Parliament holden in the ;;3rd and
Saith year of Our reign, intituIed IAN
Act to Regulate the conduct OF lIer
Maiesty's Subjects during the exist
ence OF Hostilitios between ForsiRr
States with which Her MBjosty is al
Peace" it ia, amongst nthcr things,
declared and enacted as follows.
This Act shall extend to all the Do.
miniona OF Her Majesty, including thC
adjacent territorial Waters:
ILLEGAL ENLIsTMENT.
ST any person, without ths Licenct
of Her Majesty, being British Sub
iact, within or without Ilnr Majesty
Dominions, accepts or agrees to accept
any Commission or Engagement in tbs
/ Military or Naval Service of any
Foreign Stnte at War with any Foreign
: State at Peace with Her Majesty, anC
IN this Act referred to IA friendly
/ State, or whether a British Subject OF
not, within Her Maiesty's Dominions
! induces any other person TO accent ri
agree to accept any Commission or on
gagement in tho Military or Nava
Service OF any such Foreign State al
J afoIesail,-
! :" lie shall DO guilty OF an Offence
against this Act, aud shalt be punish
able by Fine and imprisonment, O
, either OF such punishments, at the dis
7 erection Of the Court before which til,
Offender is convicted; and Imprison
: meEt If awarded, may be either will
or without Hard Labor.
If any person without the Licenc
! of Her Majesty, being British sub
ject, quits or goes on board any Shil
! with view OF quitting Her Majesty
DominlonH, with intent 10 accept an!
Commission or Engagement in the Mill
tary or Naval Service of any Foreigl
( State at War with friendly State, or
/ whether British Subject or not, within
!. Her Maiesty's Domiuions, induces an,
] other person to quit or to go on Duart
e any Ship with view of quitting lie
Maiesty'a Dominions with tho like in
!, tent,
g." lie shall be guilty of an OTenc
! against this Act and shall be punisha
| ble ny Fine and Imprisonment, or eithe
: OF such puniHhments, at the discretion
OF the Court before which this OiTeudc
! is convicted; and lminiaonment, i
= awarded, may be ei with or with
out Hard Iabour.
"If any Person iniuces any othe
Person to quit iler Maiesty's Domin
ions or to embark on any Ship withi
. Her Maiesty's Dominions under II Mis-
I, representation or false Representation
4 of the Service in which such person /
. to be engaged, with the intent or i
order that such person may accept u
n agree to accept any Commissi or En-
q gagemsnt in the Military or Naval Scr
y wee of any Foreign State at War wit
e friendly State,
He shall be guilty Of an Ofrenc
3 against this Act. ana shall lie punisbH