The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-12

hostile operations or as posts of observa-
ton upon the ships of war or privateers
or merchant vessels Of the other bellgerent
lying within or being about to enter the
jurisdiction of the United States. must be
regarded as unfriendly and offensive and
In violation Of that neutrality which Ii is
the determination of this government TO
observe; and to the end that the hazard and
Inconvenience of such apprehended prac-
tices, may be avoided, l further proclaim
and declare that from and after the 18th
day of February instant and during the
continuance of the present hostilities be-
tween Japan and Russia, ship of
or privateer of either belligerent shall be
permitted to make use of any port, harbor,
roadstead, or waters subject to the juris-
diction of the United States from which
vessel of the other belligerent whether
the same shall be ship of war, a privateer
or merchant ship shall have previously
departed until after the expiration of at
least twenty-four hours from the depart
ure Of such last mentioned beyond the juris-
dlction of the United States. If any ship
OF war or privateer of either belligerent
snail, after the time Of this notification
takes effect. enter any port, harbor, road
stead or waters of the United States, such
vessel shall be required to depart and put
to sea within twenty four hours
after her entrance into such port, harbor,
roadstead or waters, except in case of stress
of weather. or of her requiring provisions
or things necessary for the subsistence of
her crew or for repairs, in either of which
cases the authorities of the port or of the
nearest port, as the case may be, shall
bic after the expiration of such period of
twenty-four hours, without permitting her
to take In supplies beyond what may be
necessary Tor her immediate uSe and no
such vessel which may have been per-
United TO remain within the waters Of the
United States for the purpose of repair
snail continue within such port, harbor,
roadstead or waters for a longer period
than twenty-four hours after her necessary
repairs shall have been completed unless
WITHIN such twenty-four hours a vessel,
shin ar
ship of the other belligerent, shall have
departed therefrom, In which case the time
limited for departures of such ship of war
or privateer shall be extended far
may be necessary to secure an interval of
not less than tWenty-four hours between
such departure and that of any privateer
or merchant ship of the other belligerent
which may have previously quit the same
port, harbor. roadstcad or waters.
NO SHIP TO BE DETAINED.
mo ship of war or privateer of either
bellgerent shall be detained in any port.
harbor, roadstead or waters of the United
States more than twenty-four hours, by
reason of the successive departures from
such port, harbor, roadstead or waters Of
more than one vessel of the other bellig-
erent. But if there be several vessels of
each or either OF the two belligerents in
the same port, harbor, roadstead or wa
tiers, the order Of their departure therefrom
shall be so arranged as to afford the OPP
portunity of leaving alternately the vessels
of the respective belligerents and TO cause
the least detention consistent with the
objects of this proclamation. No ship of
war or privateer of either belligerent shall
be permitted, while in any port harbor
roadstead or waters within the jurisdiction
OF the United States to take in any sup
plies except provisions and other things as
may be requisite for the subsistence of
her crew and except so much coal only as
may be sufficient TO carry such vessel, IL
without any sail power, TO the nearest
port of her own country; or in case the
vessel is rugged TO go under sail and may
also be propelled by steam power, then
with half the quantity of coal which she
would be entitled to receive IL dependent
upon steam alone, and no coal shall be
again supplied TO any such ship of war or
privateer in the same or any other port,
harbor, roadstead or waters of the United
States without special permission until
after the expiration OF three months from