726 PUBLIC TREATIES. the place of her destination. When a vessel is taken Hllll-llfllllgllll into anv of the ports of the contracting parties, if upon examination she be found to be loaded only with merchandizcs declared to be free, the owner, or he who has made the prize, shall be bound to pay all costs and damages to the master of the vessel unjustly detained. Anrrcnn XIV. _ Ncutrnlnroperty It is likewise agreed that whatever shall be_found to be lade11 the '“ °“°“‘Y’°_"°“°‘· subjects of either of the two contracting parties, on a ship belonging to t [iw §.’l’é’}gX£i the enemies of the other party, the whole effects, although not_of the f$'Q‘f',,'},_, XVBII, number of those declared contraband, shall be confiscated as if they mary of iszv, pp. belonged to the enemy, excepting nevertheless such goods and mer- 735. 741-] chandizes as were ppt 431 hoard before? the dlecllarjation of watr, guild even six months a ter the ec aration a er w ic erm none s a e presumed to be ignorant of it, which lnerchandizes shall not in any manner be subject to confiscation, but shall be faithfully and specifically delivered to the owners, who shall claim or cause them to be claimed before confiscation and sale, as also their proceeds, if the claim be made within §ht lmonths, ang gould npgzhbe mad; spofne; atgsrdthe s;1]le,(;vhicla is to pu ic: provide neve e ess a 1 10 1 mere an izes e contraband, it shall not’be in any wise lawful to carry them afterwards to a port belonging to the enemy. Anrrcm XV. Vessels of vm- And that more edectual care may be taken for the security of the two Md P¥'i'¤*¢°¤- • contracting parties, that they suder no prejudice by the men-ofwar of t [$:¤-¥'|?g3’XI% the other party or by privateers, all captains and commanders of ships A';} {016 XV'}", of H1 Swedish Majesty and of the United States, and all their subjects, treaty of 1827, Pp: shall be forbidden to do any injury or damage to those of the other party, 735,741.] and 1f they_act to the contrary, having been found guilty on examination by their proper judges, they shall be bound to make satisfaction for all damages and the interest thereof, and to make them good under pam and obligation of their persons and goods. Amucnn XVI.
(y ers tv For this cause, every indiyidual who is desirous of fitting out a prigl I XH vateer,_sha-ll, before he receives letters-patent, or special commission,
mgm, of 1%*; and be obliged to give bond with sufficient sureties, before a competent A,,,,,],, xw1I, jjplrlge, for afsuldicient sum, to answer all damages and wrongs which treaty or 1827,pp. e owner o the privateer his officers or others in h°s employma 735,741-] commit during the cruise, cdntrary to thb tenor of this tl·eaty,lh.nd cog trary to the edicts published by either party, whether by the King of Sweden or by the United_ States, in virtue of this same treaty, and also under the penalty of having the said letters-patent and special commission revoked and made void. Awrrcnn XVII. wgecantured vu- One of the contracting parties being at war and the other remaining [Sw Ankle XH, neuter, if it should happen that a merchant-ship of the neutral Power ww of ,816 and be taken by the enemy of the other party, and be afterwards retakeu ,,,,,,1 0 KQ1I, by a ship of war or privateer of the Power at war, also ships and mer- 7t§•5¤?; 1827, pp. ;l:1?glz:: ééwrhzgruagpra sgevlpr thegy; may be, when recovered from a · · a e roug into a port of one of the two Powers, and shall be committed to the custody of the otilcers of the said port, that they may be restored entire to the true proprietor as Embmgo or d°_ soon as he shall have produced full proof of the property. Merchants, ,c,,,,,,,,_ masters, and owners of ships, seamen, people of all sorts, ships aud' vessels, and in general all merchandizes and effects of one of the allies
