Year: 1871

elener oelilgerent shall, after the time this
Iholincation takes effect, enter anv port.
Haroor, roadstead or waters of the United
states such vessel shall be required to de-
part and to put to sea within twentv-four
hours after her entrance into such harbor
port roaustead or waters, except in case of
s!ress OF weather, or OF her requiring pro-
visions, or things necessary for the subsis-
tenee of her crew, or for repairs; in either
OF which cases the authorities of the port or
OF the nearest port las the case NAV bel shall
require her to put to sea as soon as possible
after the expiration of such period of twenty
Tour hours, without permitting her to take in
supplies beyond what may be necessary for
her immediate use; and no such vessel
Wnich may nave been permitted to remain
within the waters of the United States for
the purpose of repair shall continue within
such port, harbor, roadstead or waters
Tor longer period than twenty-four
nours after her necessary repairs
shall have been completed. unless
within such twenty-four hours a vessel
whether ship of war, priyateer or merchant
ship OF the other belligerent, shall have de-
parted therefrom, in which case the time
hmlted tor the departure of such shin of
war or prlvateer shall be extended so far as
may De necessary to secure an interval of
not less than twenty-four hours between
such departure and that of any ship of war
prlvateer or merchant ship of the other bel
ligerent which may have previously quit
the same port, harbor, roadstead or waters
no snip OF war or privateer of either bel
Hgerent snail be detained in any port, har-
Dor, 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 bel
digerent But if there be several vessels of
each or either of the two belligererts in the
same port, harbor or roadstead or waters
the order of their departure therefrom
shall be so arranged as to afford the op-
portunlty of leaving alternately to the
vessels OF the respective belligerents, and
to cause the leastldetention consistentiwith
the objects of this proclamation. No ship
OF war or privateer of either belligerent
shall be permitted, while in port, harbor.
rOadstead or waters within the iurisdic-
ton OF the United States, to take in any
supplies except provisions and such other
things as may be requisite for the subsis-
tence of her crew, and except so much coal
only as may be sufficient to carry such ves-
sci, If without sail power, to the nearest
European port of her own country; or in
case the vessel is rigged 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, if depend
ent upon steam alone, and no coal shall be
again supplied to any such ship of war or
prlvateer 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
the time when such coal may have been
last supplied to her within the waters of
the United States, unless such ship Of war
or privateer shall, since last thus supplied,
have entered European port of the gov
ernment to which she belongs.


In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.


Done at the city of Washington, this
eighth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the ninety-fifth.


U. S. GRANT.


By the President:


HAMILTON FISH Secretary of State