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war, in which the other should re- 

 main neutral, the ships of war and 

 privateers of the belligerent power 

 shall conduct themselves towards 

 the merchant-vessels of the neutral 

 power as favourably as the course 

 of the war then existing may per- 

 mit, observing the principles and 

 rules of the law of nations, gene- 

 rally acknowledged. 



Art. 13. And in the same case of 

 one of the contracting parties being 

 engaged in war with any other 

 power, to prevent all the difficul- 

 ties and misunderstandings that 

 u.sually arise respectingmerchandize 

 of contraband, such as arms, am- 

 munition, and military stores of 

 every kind, no such articles carried 

 in the vessels, or by the subjects or 

 citizens of either party, to the ene- 

 mies of the other, shall be deemed 

 contraband, so as to induce confis- 

 cation, cr condemnation, and a loss 

 of property to individuals. Never- 

 theless, it shall be lawful to stop 

 such vessels and articles, and to de- 

 tain them for such length of time 

 as the captors may think necessary 

 to prevent the inconvenience or da- 

 mage that might ensue from their 

 proceeding, paying, however, a rea- 

 sonable compensation for the loss 

 such arrest shall occasion to the pro- 

 prietors; and it shall farther be al- 

 lowed to use in the service of the 

 captors the whole or any part of the 

 military-stores so detained, paying 

 the owners the full value of the 

 same, to be ascertained by the cur- 

 rent price at the place of its desti- 

 nation. But in a case supposed of 

 a vessel stopped for articles of con- 

 traband, if the master of the vessel 

 stopped will deliver out the goods 

 supposed to be of contraband na- 

 ture, he shall be admitted to do it, 



and the vessel shall not, in that 

 case, be carried into any port, nor 

 farther detained, but shall be al- 

 lowed to proceed on her voyage. 



All cannons, mortars, fire-arms, 

 pistols, bombs, grenades, bullets, 

 balls, muskets, flints, matches, pow- 

 der, saltpetre, sulphur, cuirasses, 

 pikes, swords, belts, cartouch-boxes, 

 saddles and bridles, beycmd the 

 quantity necessary for the use of 

 the ship, or beyond that which 

 everv man serving on board the 

 vessel, or passenger, ought to have ; 

 and in general whatever is com- 

 prised under the denomination of 

 arms and military stores of what 

 description soever, shall be deemed 

 objects of contraband. 



Art. 1 4. To ensure to the vessels 

 of the two contracting parties, the 

 advantage of being readily and cer- 

 tainly known in time of war, it is 

 agreed, that they shall be pro\'ided 

 with the sea-letters and documents 

 hereafter specified : 



1st. A passport, expressing the 

 name, the property, and the burden 

 of the vessel, as also the name and 

 dwelling of the master ; which 

 passport -shall be made out in good 

 and due form, shall be renewed as 

 often as the vessel shall return into 

 port, and shall be exhibited when- 

 soever required, as well in the open 

 sea as in port. But if the vessel be 

 under convoy of one or more vessels 

 of war, belonging to the neutral 

 party, tlie simple declaration of the 

 officer commanding the convoy, 

 that the said vessel belongs to the 

 party of which he is, shall be con- 

 sidered as establishing the fact, and 

 shall relieve both parties from the 

 trouble of farther examination. 



2d. A charter-party, that is to 

 say, the contract })ass8d for the 



