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T H U R A Y;
CONVENTION OF TH
;Icrthcrn Powers, v
Convention
' afmed -neutrality
for the
fb?ndizrcio the part f ifr-ir fob
nged m war. or which im '
ii . - v.iv u rt; 111 war. -.
ciuuummcM ;or an i . a,, . FI 1., .. . 1. . L
t ' ' . . ' . . ,- HI' U UCf ID nrff Vrlir ; & I I Hiik.
confidered
11 nor be fubjea
-ilf order t bar the
foni and the lecur
of the neutral newer
and ithebririciplei of the lavvs of nations h
fulhf afcerta ned.j during tKc' continuance of
Kinfe of Sn.d his Majehy hem! hM be wahuu, pr.jud,;
perur or an tne.ttuIJias aft ntcd by their
(ha I H pa fs free snf
alio hereby agreed,
p confiftauon, bu
id
of
ibeir (hni.-Vr V
- -fit
. ca icmom 00, accepted and rati. t T u"uf nr.il
rf" ri 11 j nil iK7flv ruiii ji.. : .1 w , m ujfti - u 111. ?fit Tniv
l T.-- J 1 y 9n rne 201a flint. flinV Vr.n . lih l t . r'v
of IJecenafacr,; anH hv h,; t a.i.- Z T " 9 irr- rwf eui? ppwaer,
. -. j .. . "r 7f -v fwipfc coarn!ete carrvioi ir i. ., r
a : " " ' - - iwi 111 riiiiiiiarra r f hull a . 1 - , 1 . , i ; ir - - . -
'-i nnt r,n.,Jj i , " T-M .1 g ye orrJDB jo their. e'euf i
men, to
naval itor
rr ! !
ccurti cf admiral.
article
wh.ch U. contain tU prch-kUion und-e
the fevera! perialncs Hbail oe primed at the
- T V. il'LIIrfV ilir i li ITj V 2 i . . Art -I 7 . 1 !
a - . ... r w hi iMniv ii.c i iiirnif rr a
wifhqur reitraict
thitt the brefenr
' i ; I TI T
remain
tbtr&iew heir M3irliiV: .uLxl i l?c nuijias, win
'r;nnW . a I j? f - , T " ther mech.ndiauj. flia.I! re
nMUnJ 4oW: (incl7elV - .r of ?f "V"PV w4 con'
ilitirtheirfi to. refWre m it full inJenrn- Tr r T 7 il ,nC"-CI??"fDi
eanvev th3r thin r.uL v,:. ? ? r'BV "?f- mv muury piaianon
t ' 'i" uiviiiiiiiiuiam lire v. r f "- , i j . . . i
a WirhbiW brinrr i,hA ! f??' WICD nry V hn utrtq been rc tram
of thenowert-i Warl f H;c SU;n.: ;:.f i " "V u' l"r,r ,CP
. . i a ' ! lilac cVMVi hin miw tf nmif(
grea-; yiltef
atieidrntitual
arfopt rhe re
fyftfp of an
ia.ttcidf-'-Tt
American w si
inter
fqlurjcrt
li l uch t,d vans a cre
t ti a&
i, ua iiu renew
. - . ; . - , ! .
a CQnvbi.tion arf.-i
u-.; & fthM cpf bii.gta, .uoi;,,,. 4
tit u 1 1 .r , i . w rn wsi i -.n-i. . -t i? .v . . '
!nS Aibfecls o the beMiiercrif cower, in natural
ocnerjciai j Jhips, with -the! execptiiii of contraba
prelent'circamftancfl. To this tnd iiii ma- I , . j ' j v ' ': r ,v J it
1 idvlK ir:,r4 i - V i 7T 5:. J -3- That in order, to .ettrtjitne.'whit
;mjeity ,of ail Utc KuSiias. hive imnwniH. I j- i. . - . : !
;ijelty cf ai tjie Kupla, hWvc IborrHn.ted,
tiittil maicttV. baton. Cnr- vnnl' Sreinnt:
-aiuanar strs ordinary to his i
iil r ri , . '
"'"J u5 31 n uUias, Iicutsnat.t.ffen
iwufel of;? rfernienit .bf Infanthr. tnifeht.
the
VA f oniman'iJc r- 'of. t is o'rr n f
Kn.ght the f reneh ord-A Pnnr U,
Alerjtas ;Milfcarj-jfnd his impefrial majei
J otj the Ruiutf- barcn count Theodore
on jKiftopfin, his right t nifty privy ccun
U me"iher of th, council principal, mi-
"ftef'of th coriege 'of -fert'ign "affair,
rector gfneVi l cf ; the pyQ f . the empire
grand chancellor and! crrind.cro; of the fa.
Weig'o .ofcfcr-of SrL Jcha-of ijeroTalcm,
, v
ike C cur Ie vol.tradc;
srgtrit all inconrc-
imrrfit of tK
Andrew, 5t.
fniiL knigh
ftfSt:.' F;
ilift clait cf tha order! of Sw
Alexander NewfbJ and St
cf the brder of-StJ Lazarcrs.
inand, and St. Huilert : who.
-- mimKm - w t A.ikJ MVI I . If U
a"iTexchaninjr their rufbccavfe! 'fall poV
cu upon. tne xoiiowring arti
en, lh
cicsj
Article T.
His rnaiefiv the Kihff of Svve-
r It' 1- ' ( I lO - 4.
m2:efrv the emoerflr alLI the
Fas decare that they will ftsongly pro.
Hi9iC,Uie exjiortauoa ef contraband er
1 H ' T : t : . ; ! J - ,. -i.
denominanon fiial b adaiicied to apply On
ly whee the diipp(iticrj 'ajid number; of qie
hip of th pottef fcy whijh it iv inTcfiid,
iDiii oe iucn as :oj tf r.cer it apparently aa
iardous to enrer'a'nd tha . every hip wvhjch
lhail to into a blockaded harbour that is e.
idcntly (o blockacled, viojatea the prefcnC
convention as much at .if tke commander j off
the blockade 'had pfeviouily adyifed it f t;he
ftatc of the ha bour ni4 it h ad ne terthaleU
endeavoured by fgree. or artifice to obtain
.admifli-on. u ' , ' ,f :
4, That wth regard to Rfntral fijipt, ex
cept thofe whkh, tor joft reafoDt, rand Up
on evident grounds, fliall be detainVd, ;fn.
teisce (hall be pronounced without, . dxlay
the proceedingf. aginft t fc em '' ha 11. Jbe. .Qptr '
form, prompt, and 1 lawAil. : Oirer anil fa
bf re the indemnity to whi;K they (baU be
entitlfti'for, the damages, they tlifll havefc fpfl
tainedaiplele fatufaclion fiiall be gtcn
for the infult committed. agaiQ ihk fiajed;
their majeftici , l . . f
. 5. That .the deeliration i-cf the officef
who' fliaLI corainan4 ctheiihip .olr lor
ihipt.of war, of the king or ejnperor, whtc
OiiJLhe fnnvrvinor nh: nrl mor ' rnrrhnt-
I fhipi, - that xita, cjegvoy hk no contraband
power
rprotcftrtplcccnvpyf, v'i,i,h their ctneic
ard their jnavigatj'rn ny .recr ire, ar.d v hie It
svi 101 n.aDie .1 o
to ?ach liatjon. '''7;
Art. V. To provide
nicHces whichma v m cctd'fiem anv rinn
t tablifiied jas,a rtgultHon rcf toibe departed
llfrm that eVfiyT iranfort, lej it vi-hcfc it
YayVbelftrgir fo the icrurtrv; whe faff
a urar, man nayt tn Dcard a tsptajn, sod
the half erf th ert w coto rfea rr't the fi: b,
jecta of that :'coutry ;-nd the Hpoit fha.I
bcldrawnjup (n'due and 1 cgu'fF ft' rn . .
very raiipcrt thich fliall s ot etltrve ihde
j iegulatioct, or fliall violate tHf -ccn;mard
J printed ar the end cf thjs prefect cclhvti u-
wn, wail juricu au rgrt. to tne prorectica
of the corjtraftiiig powcrj, .andlth'e govern,
ment to Whith it .nay belorgj lliiir'aiorc
be refponib!e Tprj all the", loll, jdampa or
inconvenience it may tuftain
evcrihtJef happeq
pi out cf the pow.
iituaticn where the
ArN VI. Koti'd it
that the mere hint (hips
era moulded itfelf in a.
fliipa cf "iyer.bf , tka.t . nattenf are not - "ftatio n-
. r'1' lucy vannoi nav? me pro
ttflion of their pn;conyoyvJil'lcth cafe
the ; coromiridant f the fliip : of war cf ihs
oth'e,r power if H "Vail I be regyirc d, fliall,
duly and faithfuilV afford 'focb ; alliftsrice as!'
may be neriiTaryiThe mip of war and'
,r'gfl,r5 oiacr rations 141 anoro protccvioa
and" afTiffancr to iK m"irVi-int JlTVlc nf iV.
other, provided, fen the. treati time, , that
ut. Tiivi-i ,mii iitg vi.jj uniiwce man nuc
have violated the pribciple of irie neutrality-; .
uyiviijgiriu oii iiiim conitiierce,
, Art. VII. Tliil convention" fiiair have. a
retreipectrve operations, and confepuentfy j
jhainiavfrtno references to any dtterencea
tjhat esifijd previow to its coi.clufion Ita
p)itttibofiiaU'.oiilyVbe to future; acls ef vi
oience ad'agreltjon, and it (hall loon form
fra lyiiero tor, tae prcuciion cf ail
the neutral nations of
toay. hereafter be. deoitd or violated;'
h An. : VIII. SoolditJno4wiirf.r, ffnVr aft,"
fttejpffittcfiit el: tlxc two. powers, and;
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