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e.j 'MAY 21, 1861.
NO. 1,142.
Bl;e (Snensharong!; afiioi
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Uncoln'n Declaration ofWor Accep
ted. THE ACT OF CONGRESS IN FULJj.
Montgomery, Ala., March 6, 1861.
Tbe following Act has bceD passed by the
Congress of the Confederate States in secret
session. The injunction of secrecy has been
removed therefrom :
An act recognizing the existence of war between
the United States and the Confederate States, and eon
eerning letters of Marque, prises and prise Goods.
Whereas, Tho earnest efforts made by
this Government to establish friendly rela
lations between the Government of the Uni
ted Slates and tho Confederate States,- and
to settlo all questions of disagreement be
tween the two Governments upon princi-
Elea of right, justice, equity and good faith,
ave proved unavailing, by reason of tho
refusal of the Government, of tho United
States to hold any intercourse with the Com
xnissioncrs appointed by this Government
for tho purposes aforsaid, or to listen to any
proposal they had to make for the peaceful
solution of all causes of difficulties between
tho two governments: and, whereas, tho
President of tho United States of America
has isnued his Proclamation, making requisi
tion up tn tho States of tbe American Union
for 75,000 men, for the purpose as therein
indicated of capturing forts and othor strong
holds within the jurisdiction of, and belon
ging to, tho Confederate States of America,
and Ims detailed naval armaments upon tho
coasts of tho Confederate States of America,
and ruined, organized and equipped a large
military force to execute the purpose afore
said, and has itsaed bis other Proclamation,
andnouncing his purpose to set on foot a
blockade of tho ports of the Confederate
States ; and whereas, the State of Virginia
has acceded from the Federal Union and en
tered into a convention of alliance, offensive
and defensive, with tho Confederate States,
and has adopted tho Provisional Constitu
tion of the said States, and the Statos of Ma
ryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentuc
ky, Aikansat, and Missouri have refused,
and it is believed that the State of Delaware
-and the inhabitants of the Territories of
Arizona and New Ltexico, and the Indian
Territory aouth of Kansas, will refuse to co
ope rule with tbe Government of tbe United
States in tbes acu of hostilities and wantoa
aggresiou, which are piniy intended to
overawe, opprtea, tod Inally subjugate the
people ol the Ooafederate State ; and where
as, by tne act m4 neane aforaaid war exists
between the Confederate St tee aid the
Government of the Uaiva4 6ltae, and tke
States and Territories thereof, except the
StatcH t rvle4l, Uorta Ce,rclievTeree
see, Kentexfcw, Aritssca, Qiceari, eV De
laware, aid th Tswriterie of Ariv and
New liewiee, awd t Indian Territory fiouth
ofKarwew: TkafW
Sxctioi 1. TW Ccctc3 of the Confeder
ate Bute ef Acs eric 4 casst, That is
Preeideat ef iU CttUwew OtMesj ia kare
by aatiiorusei to e-e Ue whole iaod and Ha
iti foroe of the Can federated States to meet
the war taa ceesaaaotd, cad to icftue u
private arcaeel reeaaela coca tsi tat onm, of let
ters of maraa fpm4 jeaiev reprieel, in such
forca as ee tjsaail tfciafc proper, under iha
seal d' tb Ceefeeree Oietas gatnat the
vessels, oods and electa of tbe Government
of the United Stales, and of the citiaena or
Inhabitant of the States and Territories
thereof, except the State and Territories
hereinbefore named : Provided, however,
that pwnperty ot tbe enemy (unless it be
contraband of war) laden on board a neutral
vessel, shall not be subject to seizure nuder
this Act : And provided further, That ves
sels t.f-tho citirens or inhabitants of the Uni
ted Sfiten, now in tho ports of tbe Confeder
ate Smies, except such as have been since
the 5th of April last, or rcay hereafter be,
in the service of tbe Government of the Uni
ted States, shall be allowed thirty days after
the publication of this Act to leavo said ports
and reach their destination ; and such ves-
sels and' their cargoes, excedfing' articles f
contraband of war shall not be subject to
capture under this-Act, dnringsafd 1 period,
unless they shall have previously roftched
the destination for whierj :they wero bound
ou leaving satti porta.
Sxo. 2. That the President of the Confed
erate 'States shall. be,-and he is thereby an
thorized and empowered to revoke and an
nual, at pleasure, all letters vi marque and
reprisal which he may at any time grant
persuant to this Act.
Seo. 3. That all persons applying for let
ters of marque and reprisal, pursuant to thi
Act, shall stats in writing the name, and a
suitable description of the tonnage and force
of the vessels, and tho name and place of
reidenco of each owner concerned therein,
and the intended homber of the crew ; which
statement shall be signed by the person or
persons making such application, and filed
with the Secretary of Stato, or shall be de
livered to any rmYer or person who shall
be employed to deliver out snch commfpsibns
to be by him transmitted to the Secretary of
State.
Seo. 4. That bofore any commission or
letters of marque and and reprisal shall be
istfued as foresaid, the ownor or ?twners of
the ship or vessel for which the same- shall
be requested, and tbe commander thereof
for tbe time being, shall give bond to the
Confederate Statos, with at least two respon
sible sureties, -not interested in such Vessel,
in the penal sum of five thousand dollars ; or
if such vessel be provided with more than
one hundred and fifty men, then in tbe penal
sum often thonsand dollars ; with conditions
that the owners, officers and crew who, shall
bo employed on board of such commissioned
vessels, shall and will observe tbe laws of the
Kjou federate btates and the instructions
which shall be given them according to law:
fox the regulation of their conduct ; and will
satisfy all damages and injuries which shall
be dono or committed contrary to tho tenor
thereof, by such vessel, during her com mis-
sion, ana to deliver up the samo when revo
ked by the President of the Confederate
States.
Sec. 5. That all captures and prizes of
vessels and property shall be fotfeited, and
shall accrue to the owners, officers and crows
of tho vessels by whom such cantur's and
prizes shall bo made; and on duo condemna
tion h id, shall be distributed according to
any written agreement whi-h shall be made
betweon them; and if there bo no such Vrit
ten agreement, then one moiety to tho ow
ners, and the other moiety to tho officers and
crew, as nearly as may be according to the
rules proscribed for the distribution of prize
monoy, by the laws of the Confederate
States.
Sec. 0. That all vessels, goods and effects,
and property of any citizen of tho Confeder
ate States, or of persons resident within and
under the protection of the Confederate
States, or of persons permanenty within the
territories, and under the protection of any
foreign prince, government or State in amity
with the Confederate States, which shall,
have been captured by tho United States,
and which shall be recaptured by vessels
commissioned as aforsaid, shall be restored
to trie lawful owners, upon payment by theni
of a just and reasonable salvage, to be deter
mines1 by the mutual agreement of the par
ties) concerned, or by the decree of any court
having jurisdiction, according to the nature
of each, case, agreeably to the provisions es
tablished by law. And buch salvage shall
fee dietribeted smong tho owners, . officers
id ctsws of the vessels commisioncd as
afeveud, ass! making snch captures, accor
diaf to any written agreement which shall
be caade between them ; and in case of no
each Ssrreemeet, then in the manner unon
the pr'ncipJos hereinbefore provided in
case of capture.
Sew. 7. That beforo breaking bulk of any I
vessels waicn snail De captured as foresaid,
or other dieposal or conversion, there, or of
asy article which shall be found on board
las cams, sucn captured vessel, goods or ef
fects, shall be brought into some port of tbe
Confederate States, or of a nation or Slate in
amity, with the Confederate States, and shall
be proceeded against before a competent tri
bunal ; and after condemnation and forfeiture
thereof shall belong to the owners, officers
and crew of tho vessel capturing the same,
and bo distributed as before provided ; and
in the caso of all captured vessels, goods and
effects, which shall bo brought within tho
jurisdiction of the Confederate States, the
uisinci courts ol tneoonlederate States shall
have exclusive, original cognizance thereof,
as in civil .au6esoi admjralty and maritime
jurisdiction; and the said courts, or the
courts, being courts of the Confedcralo States,
into which saoh caases shall be removed, and
in which they phall bo finally decided, shall
and may, decree restitution, in 'whole or in
Prb, wucu iuo capture snau nave oeen raaue
without j ist cause. And if inade without
probable catfsemay order and decree dama
ges arid costs to the party injured, for which
tbe owners and commanders of the vessels
making such capture, and also tho vessels
shall be liable.
Seo. 8. That all persons found on board
any captured reuse!, or on board any recap
tared vessoiy shall be reported to the Collec
tor of the port .in the Confederate States, in
which they shall first arrive, and shall be de
livered into the custody of tho Marshal of the
District, or sorrio court cr military officer of
the Confederate State, or otany State in or
near such port, who shall take charge of their
safe keeping and support, at tho expense ot
the Confederate States.
Sec. 9. That the President of the Confed
erate States is hereby authorized to establish
and order suitable instructions for the better
governing and directing the conduct of the
vessels so commissioned, their officers and
crews, copies of which ahali be delivered, by
the collector of - the custom?, to the comman
ders, wheh they shall give bond as before
provided. 7
Sec. 10. That a bounty shall bo paid by
the Confederate States of 820 for each per
son on board any arraod ship or vessel, be
longing to the United Statos, at the com
mencement of an engagement, which shall be
burnt, sunk or destroyed by any vessel com
missioned as aforesaid, which shall be of
equal or inferior force, tho same to be divi
ded as in othcrca8e8 of prizo money and a
bounty of $25 thall be paid the owners, offi
cers and crews of the private armed vessels,
commissioned as aforesaid, for each and eve
ry prisoner by them oaptured and brought
into port; and delivered to an agent author
ized to receive them, in any port of the Con
federate States'; and tbe Secretary of the
Treasury-is hereby authorized to pay or
cause to be paid to the owners, officers and
crewtf of such pri vate armod vessels, comrais
sioned as uforesaid, or iheir agent, the boun
ties herein provided.
Sec. 11. That tho Commanding Officer of
every vessel having a commission, or letters
of marque and reprisal, during the present
hostilities between tho Confederate States
and the United Slateu, shall keep a regular
journal, containing a truo and exact account
ut his daily' proceedings and transactions
with such vessel and tho crew thereof; the
ports and p aces ho shall put into, or cast
anchor in; the time of his 6tay there, and
the causo thereof; the prizes ho shall take,
and tho nature and urobablc value tnprrnf-
tho limes and places, when and whero taken,
and in what manner be shall dispose of tho
same; tho ships or vessels he shall fall in
with; tho times and places, when and whero
he shall meet with them, and his observations
and remarks thereon; also, of whatever else
shall occur to'hiin, or any of his officers or
marines, or bo discovered by examination or
conference with any marinef-for passengers of,
or in any other snips or vessels, or by any
other means, touching tho fleets, vessels and
forces of tbe United States; their posts and
places of station and destination, strength,
numbers, intents and designs: and such
commanding officer shall, immediately on j
mo arrival iu auy port oi tne Confederate
States, from or during the continuance of
any voyage, or cruise, produce h,s commis
sion for 8uoli Vessel, and deliver up such jour
nal so kept as aforesaid, signed with his
proper name and handwriting to the collec
tor or othor chief officer of the customs at or
nearest to such port; the truth of which jour
nal shall be verified by the oath of the com
manding officer for tbe time beiDir. and such
collector or other chief officer of the customs !
shall, immediately on the arrival of such ves
sel, order the proper officer of tho customs to
go on board and take an account of the offi
cers and men, the number and nature of the
guns, and whatever else shall occur to him
on examination, ma erial to be known; and
no ouch vessel shall be permitted to sail out
of port again until sucn journal shall have
been delivered up, and a certificate obtained
under tho hand of such collector or other
chief officer of the customs, that she is man
ned and armed according to her com mission ;
and upon delivery of such certificate, any for
mer certificate of a like naturo which shall
have been obtained by the commander of
such vessel, shall delivered up.
Sec. 12. Tbat! tho commanders of vessels
having Letters of marque and reprisal, as
aforesaid, neglecting to keep a journal as
aforesaid, or wilfully making fraaduleut en
tries therein, orj obliterating the record of
any material transactions therein, u here
interest of tho Confederate State is concern
ed, or refusing to produce and deliver such
journal, commission or certificate,, pursuant
to the proceeding section of this Act, then
and in such cases, the commissions or Let
ters of marque and reprisal of such vessels
shall be liable to be revoked ; and such com
mander; respectively, shall forfeit for ev-ry
such offence the sum of 1,009, one moiety
thereof to the use of the Confederate States,
and the other to the informer.
Seo. 13. That the owners or commanders
of vessels having Letters of marquo and re
prisal as aforesaid, who shall violate any of
the acts of Congress for tho collection of tho
revenues of tho Confederate States, & for the
prevention of smuggling, shall, forfeit the
commissions or Letters of marque and repri
sal, and they and the vessels owned or com
manded by them shall be liable to all the
penalties and forfeitures attaching to mer
chant vessels in like cases.
Sec U. That on all goods, wares and
merchandise captured and made good and
lawful prize of war, by any private armed
ship having commission or Letters of marque
and reprisal under this act, and brought in
to the Confederate States, there shall bo al
lowed a deduction of 33 1-3 per cent on the
amount of duties imposed by law.
Sec. 15. That five per centum on the net
amount (after deducting all charges and ex
penditures) of the prize money arising from
captured vessels and cargoes, on the net
amount oif tho salvago of vessels and cargoes
recaptured by the private armed vessels of
tbe Confederate States, shall be secured and
paid ovortotho Collector or other chief offi
cers of the customs, at the port or place in
the Confederate States at which such cap
tured or re captured vessels may arrive, or to
the consul or other public agent o( the Con
federate States, residing at the port of place,
not within the Confederate States, at which
such recaptured vessel may arrive. And
the moneys arising therefrom shall be held
and are hereby pledged by the Government
of the Confederate States as a fund for the
support aud maintenance of the widows and
orphans of such persons as may be slain, and
for the support and maintenance of such per
sons as be wounded and disabled on board of
the private armed vessel commissioned us
aforesaid, in any engagement with tho ene
my, to be assigned and distributed in such
manner as shall hereafter bo provided by
law.
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Terrible Tragedy at St. Louis.
St. Louis, M.o., May 12. Another torrible
tragedy was eaacud here last night. A9tne
Home G;ards were marching throurh tho
streets, they were followed by an immense
crowd, who hooted and hissed at tho hireling
soldiery. During the excitement, a boy dis
charged a pistol in their rear, frightening the
poor creaturo very much. The company fir
ed upon the crowd, and their whole column
was thrown into great confuRion. Becoming
totally disordered, and breaking ranks, thoy
fired down their own lino as well as among
the crowd on the sidewalks. Four of tho
soldiers and four citizens wore killed, and a
great many wounded. Tho wildest excite
ment prevailed.
Gen. Harney, (tho same who was taken
prisoner at Ilat por's Ferry a fow days si ..co,)
has issued his proclamation, llo expresses
much regret at tho existing state of things,
and says that tho military under his com
mand will only be used in tho last extre
mity, lie hopes that be will not bo compell
ed to resort to martial law.
Tho surrender of Camp Jac kson had caus
ed great excitomenr in the Legilalure now
in session. The Bill for arming tbe State
has passed both Houses. The State Treasu
ry has been removed, as well as all the pow
derpurchastd by the State. The citizens
are everywhere enrolling themselves into a
Home Guard in obedience to a special call of
Go. Jackson.
One thousand Illinois mercenaries are sta
tioned at a place called Casey ville, only seven
miles distant from Sc. Louis.
Hartford. May 3. The Legislature un
animously passed this morning a bill appro
priating $2,000,000 lor tho organization and
equipment of a volunteer militia; and to
piovide for the public defence. It provides
for ten regiments of volunteers, and for the
payment of $10 per month to each man, ia
addition to the regular pay.
Masonic Secession. At a convocation of
th e Chapter of Poyal Arch Mast ns of tbe
State of Georgia, which cloHed its session ia
Augusta on tbe 20ih ultimo, tho following
resolution was UDanimously adopted:
Resulted. That the conntxion herctoforo
existing b twten the Grand CbsDter of Ror-
al Aich Masons of the State of Georgia and
tne uenerui urn no inapt er or the late Uni
ted Slates ot America be and the same is
hereby dissolved.
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