Volume 2 — PROCLAMATION.
Reading edition
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
To All to Whom these Presents May Come, Greeting:
Know ye, that, whereas, the Congress of the United States, on the 1st of February last, passed a resolution, which is in the words following, namely:
“A resolution submitting to the Legislatures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States:
“Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of said Constitution, namely:
“ARTICLE XIII.
“Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
“Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
And, whereas, it appears from official documents on file in this department that the Amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed as aforesaid has been ratified by the Legislatures of the States of Illinois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, in all twenty-seven States;
And whereas, the whole number of States in the United States is thirty-six;
And whereas, the before specially named States, whose Legislatures have ratified the said proposed amendment, constitute three-fourths of the whole number of States in the United States;
Now, therefore, be it known that I, William H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States, by virtue and in pursuance of the second section of the act of Congress approved the 20th of April, 1818, entitled “An Act to provide for the publication of the laws of the United States and for other purposes,” do hereby certify that the amendment aforesaid has become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution of the United States.
561In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 18th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1865, and of the Independence of the United States of America the 90th.
WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
LIST OF FEDERAL VESSELS CAPTURED BY THE CONFEDERATE NAVY.
By the Alabama.
Name of Vessels. Where from. Date of Capture. Tonnage.
Alert, bark New London Sept. 9, 1862 391
Altamaha, brig Sippican Sept. 13, 1862 300
Amanda, bark Manilla Oct. 6, 1863 595
Amazonian, bark New York June 2, 1863 481
A. F. Schmidt, ship St. Thomas July 2, 1863 784
Ariel, steamer New York Dec. 7, 1862 1295
Avon, ship Houland’s Island Mar. 29, 1864 930
B’n de Castine, brig Castine Oct. 29, 1862 267
Benj. Tucker, ship New Bedford Sept. 14, 1862 800
B. Thayer, ship Callao Mar. 1, 1863 896
Brilliant, ship New York Oct. 3, 1862 839
Charles Hill, ship Liverpool Nov. 25, 1863 699
Chastelain, brig Guadaloupe Jan. 27, 1863 240
Conrad, bark Montevideo June 20, 1863 347
Contest, ship Yokahama Nov. 11, 1863 1098
Corsair, schr. Provincetown Sept. 13, 1862 200
Crenshaw, schr. New York Oct. 23, 1862 278
Dorcas Prince, ship New York April 26, 1863 699
Dunkirk, brig New York Oct. —— 1863 298
E. Dunbar, bark New Bedford Sept. 18, 1862 300
E. Farnham, ship Portsmouth Oct. 3, 1862 1119
Emma Jane, ship Bombay Jan. 14, 1864 1096
Express, ship Callao July 6, 1863 1072
Golden Eagle, ship Howland’s Isl. Feb. 21, 1863 1273
Golden Rule, bark New York Jan. 26, 1863 250
Har’t Spaulding, bark New York Nov. 18, 1863 299
Hatteras, gunboat Galveston Jan. 13, 1863 800
Henrietta, bark Baltimore 1863 439
Highlander, ship Singapore Dec. 26, 1863 1149
Jabez Snow, ship New York Mar. 25, 1863 1070
John A. Park, ship New York Mar. 2, 1863 1050
Justina, bark Rio Janeiro May 25, 1863 400
Kate Cory, brig Westport April 15, 1863 125
Kingfisher, schr. Fairhaven Mar. 23, 1863 125
Lafayette, ship New York Oct. 23, 1862 945
Lafayette, bark New Bedford April 15, 1863 300
Lamplighter, bark New York Oct. 15, 1862 279
Loretta, bark New York Oct. 28, 1862 284
Levi Starbuck, ship New Bedford Nov. 2, 1862 376
Louisa Hatch, ship Cardiff 1863 835
Manchester, ship New York Oct. 11, 1862 1075
Martha Wenzell, bark Akyab Aug. 9, 1863 578
Martaban, ship Maulmain Dec. 24, 1863 807
562Morning Star, ship Calcutta Mar. 23, 1863 1105
Nora, ship Liverpool Mar. 25, 1863 800
Nye, bark New Bedford April 24, 1863 300
Ocean Rover, bark Mattapoisett Sept. 8, 1862 766
Ocmulgee, ship Edgartown Sept. 6, 1862 300
Olive Jane, bark Bordeaux Feb. 21, 1863 300
Oneida, ship Shanghae April 24, 1863 420
Palmetto, schr. New York Feb. 3, 1863 172
Parker Cook, bark Boston Nov. 30, 1862 130
Punjaub, ship Calcutta Mar. 15, 1863 769
Rockingham, ship Callao April 23, 1864 976
Sea Bride, bark New York Aug. 5, 1863 447
Sea Lark, ship Boston May 3, 1863 974
S. Gildersleeve, ship Sunderland May 25, 1863 847
Sonora, ship Singapore Dec. 26, 1863 707
Starlight, schr. Fayal Sept. 7, 1862 205
Talisman, ship New York June 5, 1863 1239
T. R. Wood, ship Calcutta Nov. 8, 1863 599
Tonawanda, ship Philadelphia Oct. 9, 1862 1300
Tycoon, bark New York 735
Union Jack, bark New York May 3, 1863 300
Virginia, bark New Bedford Sept. 17, 1863 300
Washington, ship Callao Feb. 27, 1863 1655
Wave Crest, bark New York Oct. 7, 1862 409
Weather Gauge, schr. Provincetown Sept. 4, 1862 200
Winged Racer, ship Manila Nov. 10, 1863 1767
By the Shenandoah.
Abigail, bark New Bedford May 25, 1865 375
Adelaide, bark Boston Oct. 13, 1864 437
Alina, bark Newport, Eng. Oct. ——, 1864 470
Brunswick, bark New Bedford June ——, 1865 226
Catherine, bark New Bedford June 26, 1865 226
Charter Oak, schr. Boston Oct. ——, 1864 140
Congress 2d, bark New Bedford June 28, 1865 375
Covington, bark Warren, R. I. June 28, 1865 300
Delphine, bark London Jan. 13, 1865 698
D. Godfrey, bark Boston Dec. ——, 1864 299
Edward, bark New Bedford Dec. 4, 1864 420
Edward Cary, bark San Francisco April 1, 1865 370
Euphrates, ship New Bedford June 21, 1865 597
Favorite, bark Fairhaven June 28, 1865 360
Gen. Pike, bark New Bedford June 22, 1865 425
Gen. Williams, ship New London June 25, 1865 469
Gipsy, bark New Bedford June 26, 1865 390
Harvest, bark Honelulu April 1, 1865 350
Hector, ship New Bedford April 1, 1865
Hillman, ship New Bedford June 27, 1865 600
Isabella, bark New Bedford June 27, 1865 394
I. Howland, ship New Bedford June 28, 1865 900
James Maury, bark New Bedford June 28, 1865 400
Jireh Swift, bark New Bedford June 23, 1865 360
Kate Prince, ship Cardiff Nov. 12, 1864 997
Lizzie M. Stacy, schr. Boston Nov. 13, 1864 140
Martha 2nd, bark New Bedford June 28, 1865 298
Milo, ship New Bedford June 28, 1865 500
Nassau, ship New Bedford June 28, 1865 450
563Nile, bark New London June 22, 1865 380
Nimrod, bark New Bedford June 25, 1865 340
Pearl, bark New London April 1, 1865 275
Sophia Thornton, ship New Bedford June 23, 1865 400
Susan Abigail, bark San Francisco June 23, 1865 159
Susan, brig San Francisco June 4, 1865
Waverley, bark New Bedford June 28, 1865 450
W. Thompson, ship New Bedford June 22, 1865 600
Wm. C. Nye, bark San Francisco June 26, 1865 388
By the Florida.
Aldebaran, schr. New York Mar. 13, 1863 187
Anglo Saxon, ship Liverpool Aug. 21, 1863 868
Arabella, brig Aspinwall Jan. 12, 1863 291
B. F. Hoxie, ship Mazatlan June 16, 1863 1387
Clarence, brig Bahia 1863 253
Commonwealth, ship New York April 17, 1863 1245
Corris Ann, brig Philadelphia Jan. 22, 1863 235
David Lapsley, bark Sombrero 289
Electric Spark, str. New York July 10, 1864 1400
Estella, brig Manzanilla Jan. 17, 1863 300
F. B. Cutting, ship Liverpool Aug. 6, 1863 796
Geo. Latimer, schr. Baltimore May 18, 198
Gen. Berry, bark New York July 10, 469
Golconda, bark Talcahuana July 8, 1864 331
Greenland, bark Philadelphia July 9, 1864 549
Har’t Stephens, bark Portland 500
J. Jacob Bell, ship Foochow Feb. 12, 1863 1382
Kate Stewart, schr. Philadelphia June ——, 1863 387
Lapwing, bark Boston Mar. 27, 1863 590
Mary Alvina, brig Boston June ——, 1863 266
M. A. Schinler, schr. Port Royal June 12, 1863 299
Mary Y. Davis, schr. Port Royal July 9, 1864 270
M. J. Colcord, bark New York Mar. 30, 1863 374
Mondamin, bark Rio Janeiro Sept., 1864 386
Red Gauntlet, ship Buena Vista May 26, 1863 1038
Rienzi, schr. Provincetown July 7, 1863 95
Southern Rights, ship Rangoon Aug. 22, 1863 830
Southern Cross Boston June 6, 1863 938
Star of Peace, ship Calcutta Mar. 6, 1863 941
Sunrise, ship New York July ——, 1863 1174
Tacony, bark Port Royal June 12, 1863 296
Varnum H. Hill, schr. Provincetown June 27, 1862 90
Wm. B. Nash, brig New York July 8, 1863 299
Wm. C. Clark, brig Machias, Me. June 17, 338
Windward, brig Matanzas Jan. 22, 1863 199
Zealand, bark New Orleans June 10, 1864 380
By the Sumter.
Abbie Bradford, schr. July 25, 1861 180
Albert Adams, brig Cuba July 5, 1861 192
Alvarado, bark Cape Town June ——, 1861 299
Arcade, schr. Portland Nov. 20, 1861 122
Benj. Dunning, brig Cuba July 5, 1861 284
B. F. Martin, brig Philadelphia June 16, 1861 293
California, bark St. Thomas 1861 299
Cuba, brig New York July 4, 1861 199
564D. Trowbridge, schr. New York Oct. 27, 1861 200
Eben Dodge, bark New Bedford Dec. 8, 1861 1222
Glen, bark Philadelphia July, 1861 287
Golden Rocket, ship Havana July 13, 1861 608
Henry Nutt, schr. Key West Aug., 1861 235
Jos. Maxwell, bark Philadelphia July 27, 1861 295
Joseph Parks, brig Pernambuco Dec. 25, 1861 300
J. S. Harris, ship Cuba 1861 800
Louisa Kilham, bark Cienfuegos July 6, 1861 468
Machias, brig July 4, 1862 250
Naiad, brig July 6, 1861 390
N. Chase, schr. New York Sept., 1861 150
Neapolitan, bark Messina Feb., 1862 322
Ocean Eagle Rockland Feb., 1861 290
Santa Clara, brig Porto Rico Feb., 1861 189
Sebasticock, ship Liverpool Feb., 1861 549
Vigilant, ship New York Dec. 3, 1861 650
West Wind, bark New York July 6, 1861 429
W. S. Robbins, bark Arroya June, 1861 460
By the Tallahassee.
Adriatic, ship London Aug. 12, 1863 998
A. Richards, brig Glace Bay, C. B. Aug. 11, 1863 240
Arcole, ship New Orleans Nov. 3, 1863 663
Atlantic, schr. Addison, Me. 240
Bay State, bark Alexandria, Va. Aug. 11, 1863 199
Billow, brig Calais, Me. Aug. 10, 1863 173
Carrie Estelle, brig Machias, Me. Aug. 11, 1864 200
Castine, ship Callao Jan. 25, 1863 962
Coral Wreath, brig Aug. 11, 1863 260
Etta Caroline, str. Aug. 10, 1863 175
Flora Reed, schr. Aug. 15, 1863 150
Glenavon, bark Glasgow Aug. 13, 1863 795
Goodspeed, schr. Boston Nov. 2, 1864 280
Howard, bark Aug. 15, 1864 598
Jas. Littlefield, ship Cardiff Aug. 14, 1864 599
J. H. Howen, schr. Gloucester Aug. 14, 1864 81
L. Dupont, schr. Wilmington, Del. Aug. 13, 1864 194
Magnolia, schr. Aug. 15, 1864 170
Mercy Howe, schr. Chatham Aug. 15, 1864 143
N. America, schr. Connecticut 1864 95
P. C. Alexander, bark New York 1864 284
Pearl, schr. Aug. 16, 183
Rasselas, schr. Boothbay, Me. Aug. 23, 1863 90
Roan, brig Salisbury Aug. 20, 1864 127
S. A. Boyce, schr. Boston Aug. 11, 1864 220
Sarah Louisa, schr. 1864 61
Spokane, schr. Calais, Me. Aug. 12, 1864 126
By the Tacony.
Ada, schr. Gloucester June 23, 1863 90
Arabella, brig Gloucester June 12, 1863 200
Archer, schr. Gloucester June 24, 1863 100
Byzantium, ship London June 16, 1863 1048
Elizabeth Ann, schr. Gloucester June 22, 1863 100
Florence, schr. Gloucester June 22, 1863 200
Goodspeed, bark Londonderry June 23, 1863 629
565Isaac Webb, ship Liverpool June 20, 1863 1300
L. A. Macomber, schr. Noank June 20, 1863 100
Marengo, schr. Gloucester June 22, 1863 200
Ripple, schr. Gloucester June 22, 1863 150
Rufus Choate, Gloucester June 22, 1863 100
Shattemuc, ship Liverpool June 24, 1863 849
Umpire, brig Laguna June 15, 1863 196
Wanderer, schr. Gloucester June 22, 1863 125
By the Clarence.
A. H. Partridge, schr. Gloucester June 7, 1863 100
C. Cushing, cutter Portland June 24, 1863 150
Whistling Wind, bark Philadelphia June 6, 1863 349
By the Sallie.
Betsey Ames, brig Cuba Oct. — 1861 265
Grenada, brig Neuvitas Oct. 13, 1861 255
By the Georgia.
Bold Hunter, ship Dundee Dec. 9, 1863 797
City of Bath, ship Callao June 28, 1863 79
Constitution, ship Philadelphia June 25, 1863 97
Crown Point, ship New York May 15, 1863 1053
Dictator, ship Liverpool April 25, 1863 1293
Geo. Griswold, ship Cardiff June 18, 1863 1280
Good Hope, bark Boston June 22, 1863 436
John Watt, ship Maulmain Oct. 1863 947
J. W. Seaver, bark Boston June 22, 1863 340
Prince of Wales, ship Callao July 16, 1863 960
By the Jeff. Davis.
D. C. Pierce, bark Remedios June, 1861 306
Ella, schr. Tampico 1861 92
Enchantress, schr. Boston July 16, 1861 200
Jno. Crawford, ship Philadelphia Aug., 1861
John Welsh, brig Trinidad July 16, 1861 275
Rowena, bark Laguayra June, 1861 340
S. J. Waring, schr. New York July 16, 1861 372
W. McGilvery, brig Cardenas July, 1861 198
By the Winslow.
Herbert, schr. June 18, 1861 100
Itasca, brig Neuvitas Aug. 4, 1861 300
Mary Alice, schr. Porto Rico July, 1861 181
Priscilla, schr. Curacoa July, 1861 144
Transit, schr. New London July 15, 1861 195
By the Chickamauga.
Albion Lincoln, bark Portland Oct. 29, 1864 237
Emma L. Hall, bark Cardenas Oct. 31, 1864 492
Mark L. Potter, bark Bangor Oct. 30, 1864 400
Shooting Star, ship New York Oct. 31, 1864 947
By the Olustee.
A. J. Bird, schr. Rockland Nov. 3, 1864 178
Empress Teresa, bark Rio Janeiro Nov. 1, 1864 316
E. F. Lewis, schr. Portland Nov. 3, 1864 197
T. D. Wagner, brig Fort Monroe Nov. 3, 1864 390
By the Retribution.
Emily Fisher, brig St. Jago Mar. 1863 230
566Hanover, schr. Boston Jan. 31, 1863 200
J. P. Ellicott, brig Boston Jan. 10, 1863 231
By the St. Nicholas.
Mary Pierce, schr. Boston July 1, 1862 192
Margaret, schr. June 29, 1862 206
Monticello, brig Rio Janeiro July 1, 1862 300
By the Calhoun.
John Adams, schr. Provincetown May, 1861 100
Mermaid, schr. Provincetown May, 1861 200
Panama, brig Provincetown May 29, 1861 153
By the Nashville.
Harvey Birch, ship Havre Nov. 19, 1862 800
R. Gilfillan, schr. Philadelphia Feb. 26, 1862 240
By the Boston.
Lenox, bark New York June 12, 1863 370
Texana, bark New York June 12, 1863 588
By the Savannah.
Joseph, brig Cardenas June 15, 1861 171
By the Lapwing.
Kate Dywer, ship Callao June 17, 1863 1278
By the Echo.
M. E. Thompson, brig July 9, 1862 210
Mary Goodell, schr. July 9, 1862 200
By the York.
G. V. Boker, schr. Galveston Aug. 9, 1861 100
By the Conrad.
Santee, ship Akyab Aug. 5, 1863 898
By the Tuscarora.
Living Age, ship Akyab Sept. 13, 1863 1193
Miscellaneous.
A. B. Thompson, ship Savannah May. 19, 1861 800
Alleghanian, ship Baltimore Oct. 21, 1862 1142
Alliance, schr. Philadelphia Sept. 1863 190
Boston, tug June 9, 1863 100
Chesapeake, steamer New York Dec. 7, 1863 460
Golden Rod, schr. Holmes’ Hole Sept. 1863 130
Hannah Balch, brig Cardenas July 6, 1862 149
Harriet Lane, gunbt. Galveston Jan. 11, 1863 325
James L. Gerity, Matamoros Oct. 1863 90
J. R. Watson, schr. New York July 13, 1861 200
Lydia Francis, brig June 15, 1862 262
Pearl, schr. Moriches 1862 183
Protector, schr. Cuba June, 1861 200
Sea Bird, schr. Philadelphia 1863 200
Sea Witch, schr. Baracoa 1861 95
Union, schr. Baltimore Dec. 5, 1862 115
—From the Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
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