The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy - a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union (1898) (14759897911)

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Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Publisher: (S.l. : s.n.)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation



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same month itadded two more vessels to its extensive equipment. On March27, 1794, after our troubles with the Algerine pirates, six frigateswere ordered, each to carry thirty-two guns. Congress appro-priated $700,000 for the purpose of organizing a navy. Comparethis feeble beginning with our splendid navy of to-day. It is proper to explain here what the practice of nations iswith regard to prize money. It is a strict rule of war thatneutral powers must not interfere nor give help to either partythat is engaged in a war. To furnish ships, ammunition, orsupplies is a grave offence, and all such goods are termed con-traband of war. Any boat at sea suspected of carrying contraband articlescan be searched, but properly commissioned vessels only canperform this duty. Another thing which will subject a vesselto being seized or confiscated is an attempt at blockade running,or trying to pass the line established by the war vessels sta-tioned in an entrance to a harbor or along the coast. These
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o ou CO i—i u to CO HO Oh CO a,oo HUUHWMBMn 374 THE FIRST GUN FIRED. are rules of war common to all nations, and must be rigidlyobserved. All neutral governments are notified that such blockadeexists, and exactly how far it extends. But paper blockades,or the mere declaration that a blockade is in force, are ofno account. At the treaty of Paris, in 1856, the powersdeclared that blockades, in order to be binding, must be effect-ive, or in plainer words, a force must actually be stationed onthe blockaded ground strong enough to make it dangerous toattempt to pass it. Prize money sounds very tempting, and its meaning willbe given. When a war is in progress properly commissionedships are empowered to capture not only the armed vessels ofthe enemy, but its merchantmen as well. These vessels aretaken to the country of their captors, the courts pass judgmentupon their value, and if it is proven to be a lawful prize, it issold, and the proceeds is called prize money, and is awardedto the ca