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 1134 APPENDIX. others-; nor shall such prizes be arrested, searched, or put under legal process. when they come to and enter the ports of the other party, but may freely be carried out again at any time by their captors to the places expressed in their commissions, which the commanding officer of such vessel shall e obliged to show." _ _ Private prop- And I do further declare and proclaim that it has been oihcially communi- °*"’Y °¤ W6 Nl8h cated to the vernment of the United States by the Envoy Exlra0rd1nary
 * °:“;°;d°g b° and Minister {genipotentiary of the North German Confederation, at W ashprgogmn dips_ ington, that privatel property on the high seas well be exempted from seiaure by

the ships of is Majesty the King of Prussia, without regard torecxprocity. ' Rules of inter- And I do further declare and roclaim that it has been officially commum- F11 g t‘h}iJ‘1StbthE 1Itd' M '°“'* ’·" cated to the overnment o the mte< ta es y e nvoy < x raor mary t°‘:;;'g“;°,;S"l and Minister Plenipotcutiary of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, at ggsewed by the WVasbingt0n, that orders have been given that in the conduct of the war the French forces. counnandcrs of the French forces on land and on the seas shall scrupulously observe towards neutral powers the rules of international law, and that they shall strictly adhere to the [principles set forth in the declaration of the Congress of Pan-is of the 16th 0 Aprl, 1856, that is to say: lst. That privateermg IS and remains abolished. 2d. That the neutral flag covers encmy’s goods with the exception of contraband of war. Bd, That neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war are not liable to capture under the enemy’s Ham 4th. That blockades, in order to be bindin Qmust be effective, that is to san, _ _ S Y maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enem ; and that, althou h the United States have not adhered to the declarat'on oyf 1856 tl v l of h` Ma' t w'|l the` e ’ pet f d i ie esseso is _]esy 1 no size en mys pro ry oun on board ,of,a vessel of the United States, provided that property is not coutraband of war. No person And I do further declare and claim that the statutes of the United States ‘t;l*bl'§u:l';;':;‘:· and the_law of nations alike require that no person, within the territory and Urzmd Smeg to yurisdnctnoai of the United States, shall take part, directly or indirectly, in the mk, Pm.; in the said war, but shall remain at peace with each of the said belligerents, and shall war. maintain a strict and impartial neutrality, and that whatever privileges shall be picorded to one belliperent within the ports of the United btates, shall be, in i e manner accordex to the other. Qltlrcnr md And I do hereby enjoin all the good citizens of the United States, and all ggigggntlggggervc gegsopstgegigingaoybcbeinf gitthinf thredterritory or jurispictiop of t;hetbUnited the mummy I i, era s i re-0, a 0c0mm: no ac con rary · e prohm. visions of the said statutes, or in violation of the law of nations in that behalf w,,_,;,,,,d m,;,,,.,, And I do hereby warn all citizens of the United States, and all persons violations there- residing or being within their territory or djurisdiction that, while the free and 0f; full expression of sympathies in public an private is not restricted by the laws of the United States, militarv forces in aid of either belli erent cannot lawful] . . · . B Y be originated or organized within their Jurisdiction; and that while all persons may lawfully, and without restriction by reason of theaforesaid state of war, manufacture and sell_within the United States arms and munitions of war, and other articles ordmarnl known aa " contraband of war " et the cannot carr .  _ v   Y Y such articles upon the ugh seas for the use or service of either belli erent, nor can they transport soldiers and officers of either, or attempt to lureak any blockade which may be lawfully established and mamtamed during the war, without incurring the risk of hostile capture, and the penalties denounced by the law of nations m that behalfl and notified And I do hereby give notice that all citizens of the United States and gm g1v¤¤l¤i·l¤8, others who may claim the protection of this government, who may misconduct ugh *3:*;:53;* themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril, and that they can in p 'no wise obtain any protection from the government of the United States ainst the conse uenecs of their misconduct. Uln vtptgess wherefpf éhaye hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the mte tutes to s xe. Done at the city of Washington this twenty-second day of August, in the year 0 our r one thousand ea t un re an sevent and f Lo d h d 'gh h d d d y, [gnat.] page Independence of the United States of America, the ninety- U. S. GRANT. By the President: Hamxmon Fxsu, Secretary of State.
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