britannien, ration whatever, whether by land or by sea, in the service of, or for or No. 57. under or in aid of any foreign Prince, State, Potentate, colony, province, Grossor part of any province or people, or in the service of or for or under or 13. Mai 1861. in aid of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or part of any province or people, either as an officer or a soldier, or in any other military capacity, or as an officer or sailor, or marine, in any such ship or vessel as aforesaid, although no enlisting money or pay or reward shall have been or shall be in any or either of the cases aforesaid actually paid to or received by him, or by any person to or for his use or benefit; or if any person whatever, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or any part of His Majesty's dominions elsewhere or in any country, colony, settlement, island, or place belonging to or subject to His Majesty, shall hire, retain, engage, or procure or shall attempt or endeavour to hire, retain, engage or procure, any person or persons whatever to enlist, or enter or engage to enlist, or to serve or to be employed in any such service or employment as aforesaid, as an officer, soldier, sailor, or marine, eather in land or sea service, for or under or in aid of any foreign Prince, State, Potentate, colony, province, or part of any province or people, or for or under or in aid of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government as aforesaid, or to go or to agree to go or embark from any part of His Majesty's dominions, for the purpose or with intent to be so enlisted, entered, engaged, or employed as aforesaid, whether any enlisting money, pay, or reward shall have been or shall be actually given or received, or not; in any or either of such cases every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and upon being convicted thereof, upon any information or indictment, shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court before which such offender shall be convicted." And it is in and by the said Act further enacted, ¶ "That if any person, within any part of the United Kingdom, or in any part of His Majesty's dominions beyond the seas, shall, without the leave and licence of His Majesty for that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, or attempt or endeavour to equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out, or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign Prince, State, or Potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or people, or of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any Foreign State, colony, province, or part of any province or people, as a transport or store ship, or with intent to cruise or commit hostilities against any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the subjects or citizens of any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in any colony, province, or part of any province or country, or against the inhabitants of any foreign britannien, No. 57. colony, province, or part of any province or country, with whom His Gross Majesty shall not then be at war; or shall, within the United Kingdom, or 13. Mai 1861. any of His Majesty's dominions, or in any settlement, colony, territory, island or place belonging or subject to His Majesty, issue or deliver any commission for any ship or vessel, to the intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall upon conviction thereof, upon any information or indictment, be punished by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court in which such offender shall be convicted; and every such ship or vessel, with the tackle, apparel and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to or be on board of any such ship or vessel shall be forfeited; and it shall be lawful for any officer of His Majesty's Customs or Excise, or any officer of His Majesty's navy, who is by law empowered to make seizures, for any forfeiture incurred under any of the laws of Customs or Excise, or the laws of trade and navigation, to seize such ships and vessels aforesaid, and in such places and in such manner in which the officers of His Majesty's Customs or Excise and the officers of His Majesty's navy are empowered respectively to make seizures under the laws of Customs and Excise, or under the laws of trade and navigation; and that every such ship and vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to or be on board of such ship or vessel, may be prosecuted and condemned in the like manner, and in such courts as ships or vessels may be prosecuted and condemned for any breach of the laws made for the protection of the revenues of Customs and Excise, or of the laws of trade and navigation." "That if any And it is in and by the said Act further enacted, person in any part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any part of His Majesty's dominions beyond the seas, without the leave and licence of His Majesty for that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, shall, by adding to the number of the guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board for other guns, or by the addition of any equipment for war, increase or augment, or procure to be increased or augmented, or shall be knowingly concerned in increasing or augmenting the warlike force of any ship or vessel of war or cruiser, or other armed vessel, which at the time of her arrival in any part of the United Kingdom, or any of His Majesty's dominions, was a ship of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of any foreign Prince, State, or Potentate, or of any person or prsons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any colony, province, or part of any province or people belonging to the subjects of any such Prince, State, or Potentate, or to the inhabitants of any colony, province, or part of any province or country under the control of any person or persons so exercising, or assuming to exercise, the powers of Government, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall, upon being convicted thereof, upon any information or indictment, be punished No. 57. by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court before which such offender shall be convicted." Grossbritannien, 13. Mai 1861. Now, in order that none of our subjects may unwarily render themselves liable to the penalties imposed by the said statute, we do hereby strictly command, that no person or persons whatsoever do commit any act, matter, or thing whatsoever contrary to the provisions of the said statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the said statute imposed and of our high displeasure. ¶ And we do hereby further warn all our loving subjects, and all persons whatsoever entitled to our protection, that if any of them shall presume, in contempt of this our Royal Proclamation, and of our high displeasure; to do any acts in derogation of their duty, as subjects of a neutral sovereign, in the said contest, or in violation or contravention of the law of nations in that behalf-as, for example and more especially, by entering into the military service of either of the said contending parties as commissioned or non-commissioned officers or soldiers; or by serving as officers, sailors, or marines on board any ship or vessel of war or transport of or in the service, of either of the said contending parties; or by serving as officers, sailors, or marines, on board any privateer bearing letters of marque of or from either of the said contending parties; or by engaging to go or going to any place beyond the seas with intent to enlist or engage in any such service, or by procuring, or attempting to procure, within Her Majesty's dominions, at home or abroad, others to do so, or by fitting out, arming, or equipping any ship or vessel to be employed as a ship of war or privateer or transport, by either of the said contending parties; or by breaking, or endeavouring to break, any blockade lawfully and actually established by or on behalf of either of the said contending parties; or by carrying officers, soldiers, despatches, arms, military stores, or materials, or any article or articles considered and deemed to be contraband of war according to the law or modern usage of nations, for the use or service of either of the said contending parties, all persons so offending will incur and be liable to the several penalties and penal consequences by the said statute, or by the law of nations, in that behalf imposed or denounced. ¶ And we do hereby declare that all our subjects and persons entitled to our protection who may misconduct themselves in the premises will do so at their peril and of their own wrong, and that they will in nowise obtain any protection from us against any liabilities or penal consequences, but will, on the contrary, incur our high displeasure by such misconduct. ¶ Given at our Court at the White Lodge, Richmond Park, this 13th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1861, and in the 24th year of our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. FRANKREICH. No. 58. Neutralitätserklärung, vom 9. Juni 1861. Frankreich, Sa Majesté l'Empereur des Français, prenant en considération l'état No. 58. de paix qui existe entre la France et les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, a résolu 9. Juni 1861. 9. Juni 1861. No. 58. de maintenir une stricte neutralité dans la lutte engagée entre le gouverneFrankreich, ment de l'Union et les Etats qui prétendent former une confédération particulière. En conséquence, Sa Majesté, vu l'article 14 de l'ordonnance de la marine du mois d'août 1681, l'article 3 de la loi du 10 avril 1825, les articles 84 et 85 du code pénal, 65 et suivants du décret du 24 mars 1852, 313 et suivants du code pénal maritime, et l'article 21 du code Napoléon, Déclare: 1o Il ne sera permis à aucun navire de guerre ou corsaire de l'un ou l'autre des belligérants d'entrer et de séjourner avec des prises dans nos ports ou rades pendant plus de 24 heures, hors le cas de relâche forcée; 20 Aucune vente d'objects provenant de prises ne pourra avoir lieu dans nos dits ports ou rades; 30 Il est interdit à tout Français de prendre commission de l'une des deux parties pour armer des vaisseaux en guerre, ou d'accepter des lettres de marque pour faire la course maritime, ou de concourrir d'une manière quelconque à l'équipement ou l'armement d'un navire de guerre ou corsaire de l'une des deux parties; 4o Il est également interdit à tout Français, résidant en France ou à l'étranger, de s'enrôler ou prendre du service, soit dans l'armée de terre, soit à bord des bâtiments de guerre ou des corsaires de l'un ou de l'autre des belligérants; 5o Les Français résidant en France ou à l'étranger devront également s'abstenir de tout fait qui, commis en violation des lois de l'empire ou du droit des gens, pourrait être considéré comme un acte hostile à l'une des deux parties, et contraire à la neutralité que nous avons résolu d'observer. Les contrevenants aux défences et recommandations contenues dans la présente déclaration seront poursuivis, s'il y a lieu, conformément aux dispositions de la loi du 10 avril 1825, et aux articles 84 et 85 du code pénal, sans préjudice de l'application qu'il pourrait y avoir lieu de faire auxdits contrevenants des dispositions de l'article 21 du code Napoléon, et des articles 65 et suivants du décret du 24 mars 1852 sur la marine marchande, 313 et suivants du code pénal pour l'armée de mer. ¶ Sa Majesté déclare, en outre, que tout Français qui ne se sera pas conformé aux présentes prescriptions ne pourra prétendre à aucune protection de son Gouvernement contre les actes ou mesures, quels qu'ils soient, que les belligé rants pourraient exercer ou décréter. Le ministre des affaires étrangères, Napoléon. Nr. 59. Die PREUSSEN. Min. des Ausw. an den königl. Gesandten in Washington. Neutralität Preussens und die Behandlung der neutralen Schifffahrt betr. Berlin, den 13. Juni 1861. No. 59. Die verschiedenen hier eingegangenen Berichte, mittelst deren Ew. Preussen, Hochwohlgeboren mich von den Ereignissen in Kenntniss setzen, durch 13. Juni 1861. Preussen, 13. Juni 1861. welche der innere Frieden der Union gestört worden ist, haben meine ernste No. 59. Aufmerksamkeit in Anspruch genommen. Die Hoffnung, welcher wir uns bisher so gern überliessen, den eingetretenen Conflict zwischen der Bundesregierung und verschiedenen südlichen Staaten der Union einer friedlichen Schlichtung entgegengeführt zu sehen, ist leider Angesichts der vorliegenden Thatsachen in die Ferne gerückt. Die unzweifelhafte Thatsache des inneren Kriegszustandes, in welchem die Union sich nunmehr befindet, ist für die Königliche Regierung eine Quelle tiefen Bedauerns. Die Verhältnisse inniger Freundschaft, welche Preussen mit der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten verknüpfen, bestehen seit der Gründung der Union. Dieselben sind im Verlaufe fast eines Jahrhunderts durch den Wechsel der Ereignisse zu keiner Zeit gestört, in keiner Weise beeinträchtigt worden. Durch eine Reihe von Verträgen, bei denen vorzüglich die Förderung der beiderseitigen Handels- und Verkehrs-Interessen ins Auge gefasst worden ist, haben die innigen Beziehungen zwischen beiden Staaten ihre gedeihliche Befestigung gewonnen. Zu keiner Zeit hat zwischen beiden Mächten eine Collision widerstreitender Interessen stattgefunden. Der Aufschwung, welchen die innere Wohlfahrt der Union genommen hat, der von Jahr zu Jahr zunehmende Umfang der durch das Band der Eintracht aneinander geknüpften Staaten, die Machtstellung, zu welcher Nord-Amerika nach Aussen gelangte, konnte von Preussen stets ohne Missgunst betrachtet, vielmehr nur mit aufrichtigen Sympathieen begrüsst werden. Um so lebhafter haben wir es zu beklagen, wenn die Fortdauer so gedeihlicher Zustände durch die eingetretene Störung der inneren Eintracht, deren bisher unerschüttertes Bestehen die sicherste Grundlage der Union gebildet hat, nunmehr in Frage gestellt erscheint. Es steht der Königlichen Regierung weder zu, die Ursachen des thatsächlichen Bruches zu erörtern, noch über die streitigen Fragen, welche lediglich innere Verhältnisse der Union betreffen, ein Urtheil fällen zu wollen. Unser ganzes Bestreben wird darauf gerichtet sein, den Vereinigten Staaten gegenüber unsere bisherige Stellung auch unter den schwierigen Umständen der Gegenwart zu bewahren. *) Es werden jedoch durch die ernste Wendung, welche der ausgebrochene Conflict bereits gewonnen hat und durch die in Folge dessen von der Bundesregierung selbst getroffenen *) In Uebereinstimmung mit dem Inhalt dieser Depesche hat der Preussische Handelsminister, dem „Staats-Anzeiger" zufolge, unterm 21. Juli d. Js. nachstehende Verfügung an den Handelsstand in den Ostseehäfen erlassen: „Wenngleich ich voraussetzen darf, dass der Handelsstand während der Dauer des unter den Staaten Nordamerikas ausgebrochenen Conflictes sich aller Unternehmungen enthalten werde, welche nach allgemeinen völkerrechtlichen Grundsätzen, insbesondere nach der Verordnung vom 12. Juni 1856, betreffend die Erklärung vom 16. April 1856 über Grundsätze des Seerechts (Gesetz-Sammlung Seite 585), als verboten zu betrachten sind, so will ich doch nicht unterlassen, denselben noch besonders darauf aufmerksam zu machen, dass sich die Königliche Regierung nicht in der Lage befinden würde, diesseitigen Schiffen oder Unterthanen, welche sich durch Annahme von Kaperbriefen, Betheiligung an Kaperei-Unternehmungen, Zuführung von KriegsContrebande oder Beförderung von Depeschen in jenen Conflict einmischen, ihren Schutz gegen die Nachtheile angedeihen zu lassen, welchen sie sich durch dergleichen Handlungen aussetzen. Die Ausrüstung von Kaperschiffen in diesseitigen Häfen ist, wie dem Handelsstande bekannt, durch die Landesgesetze verboten." |