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1136 APPENDIX. What surpliss proclamation. No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shalhbe perm? bg ***1***** m: mitted, while in any port, harbor, roadstead, or waters wrthm the Jurisdiction an W at mt' of the United States, to take in any supplies except PTOVISIOHS and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel, 1f without sail. power, to the nearest European port of her own country ; or m case the vessel is rigged to go under sail, and may also be propelled by steam power, then with halt the quantity of coal which she would be entitled to receive, if dependent upon steam alone, and no coal shall be again supplied to any such ship of war or privateer in the same or any other port. harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, without special permission, until u.fter 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 a European port of the government to which she belongs. In testimony whereoh I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of \Vashingt0n, this eighth day of October, in the year [SEAL] of our Lord one thousand e·ght hundred and seventy, and of the In- ' dependence of the United States of America the ninety-fifth. U. S. GRANT. By the President 2 Hswumou Fxsn, Secretary of State. No. 14. 0¤l<>b¤1‘1‘2J970- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. P*’°¤mbl°· Wnrzmcns divers evildisposed persons have, at sundry times. within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begun, or set on foot, or provided, or prepared the means lor militrtry expeditious or enterpi i<es to be canri·-d on kthence against the territories or doininions of powers with whom the United States ure at peace, by organising bodies pretending to linve po wers of governnient over portions of the territories or donnnions of powers with whom the .UIl1l(’(l Smlres are nt peace, or by being or assuming to he members ofrui-h bodies, bylcvying or collecnngr money mr the purpose, or for the alleged purpose of using the shine in carrying on nnhtziry enterprises against such territories or clonnnions, by enlisting and organizing zmned forces to be used against such powrers, and by lining out, equipping, and arming vessels to ironsport such organized armed forces to be employed in hostilities against such powers; I And whereas it is alleged, and there is reason to apprehend, that such evildispo-ed persons have also. at sundry times, within the territorv and jurisdiction of the United States, violated the laws thereof by accepringuund esercising connnissnons to serve by land or by sea against powers with whom the United Qtates are at peace, by enlisting themselves or other persons to carry on war against such powers, by fitting out and arming vessels with intent that the same shall be employed to cruise or commit hostilities arrainst such powers, or hy delivering commissions within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States for such vessels to the intent that they might be employed as afore·· said; And whereas such acts are in violation of the laws of the United States in such case made and provided, end are done in disregard of the duties and obli— gations which all persons residing or being within the territory or jurisdiction of the llniteda ptates owe thereto, and are condemned by all right-minded and law·abiding citizens: Au rms in I Now, therefore, I, Unvssizs S. Gnmvr, President of the United States of Amer. the Uulgfed ieshrlo hereby declare and proclaim that all pers0ns_herezti'rer found within the Sum engaging terrrtory or fyurnsdiction of the_United btates committing any ot" the afore-·r4·<·ited in illegal min- violations o law, ornzny similar violations of thesovereignty of the United tary enterprises, States for which punishment IS provided by law, will be rigorously prosecuted $:2;; :'¤i<;=;1<> therefor, and, upon conviction and sentence to punishment, will not be entitled which the Ulm? to expect or receive 'tbe ClGm6nCy_Ol the GXBCULIVC to save them from the coned Smeg Bm at seqncnces·of their guilt; and I enjoin upon every ohicer of this government, pence, to be civil or military or naval, to use all efforts in lns power to arrest, for trial and