The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-09-04 00:00:00, page 2

injury or gre^f inconvenience, the arm*.-
td French vessels captured S 3 aforefaid,
are to be fait to some port in the United
States, to be tried according to law.
Bot foch captures may happen in places
remove from the United States, or under
circumfUnces which would render the
fending of the captured vtfas thither
extremely inconvenient; while, from
the vicinity ot the ports of the British
Dominions, orthofe of any other power
in trierYihip with the U. S. but at war
with France, or from other circomftan
ces, it would be easy to fend fach captur
ed veirclsint® those friendly ports. In
fuel; cases, it win be lawful to fend such
prizes into those friendly ports, where
they will find an asylum; and if the
laws of those countries admit of it, and
it can be done to the fatisfaaion of
the.captors, there will be no objection
on the part of the American government
to the libelling and trying such captured
armed French vessels by the proper courts
of those countries; where also maybe de
liveref to the proper officers all French
persons and others who shall be found
adiog on board of any French armed
vessel which fyfl be captured, or on r
board otany vessel of the U. S. which
shall be recaptured as afore laid. ??
7th. With refoed to American vef
feh, goods and eftas recaptured, it
seems not neceffar, to bring them imme
diately into a port of the. United States.
If brought in, they are to be reftoredto
the owners, on the payment of falvageU
But such recaptured vessels, goods anm
effeds may at the time of recapture, ben
so remote from the United States and fm
near a market, or tho goods and effeda
may be oft nature so perishable, that ra
fend such vessels, goods and effects backH
to rhe U. S may prove extremely injuri^
ous to the owners and recaptors: WhrtA
aj, if permitted to proceed to their defti^
ned ports or other place toa market,
greater advantages may result to all
concerned therein: and as either th^
master mates or supercargo of any Ibebi
recaptured vessel, is usually left on board,
and with the aid of the prizemafter and.
hands of the recaptors, which would ben
neceffar, to bring her home, might pro-H
ceed and complete their original or 0-1
ther beneficial voyage : the commanders■
ot the private armed vessels will, in fuchl
case, confider maturely the course mofti
proper to be pursued, as well for the ben-1
efit of their fellowcitizens, whose pro-|
perty they shall thus recapture, as of.
themselves, in refpea to the salvage tol
which they and their crews and owners■
will be entitled. Nothing on this fobjeal
is enjoined ; the commanders of the pri-1
vitearmed vessels are to use their found |
diferetion.
Sth. If any vessel of the United S.I
public or private, shall be found in dis-I
tress, by being attacked or taken by thel
French, the commanders, officers .and.
company,of the private armed vessels a-|
forefaid, are to use their utmoftendeav-l
ore, to aid, fuccour, relieve and free ev-I
ery such vessel in diftreft.
CT I _______ ■
Laws I
of the UNITED STATES.!
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An Aft further to protea thel
commerce of the United!
States.
< RE* tnaatd J, th Setae end 1
L D&y, tfß,jioota '/I
tie United States of America, in Congrtfi I
affable, That the President of the U,I
States (hall be, and he is hereby author-I
ized, to inftrud the commanders of thel
public armed vessels which are, or whichl
shall be employed in the service of the
U. States, to subdue, seize and take any
armed French vessel which (hall be found I
within the jurifdiaional limits , of the U.I
States, or elsewhere on the high seas ;
and such captured vessel, with her appar
el, guns and appurtenances, and the
goods or effeAs which (hall befound on
boardtbe fame, being French property,
shall be brought within some port of the
", foiled States, and shall be c^y proceed-1
ed against, and condemned as forfeited ;
and shall accrue and be distributed as by
law is or shall be provided, impeding the
captures which shall be made by the pub
lic armed veffris of the United States.
Sect. 2. And bi it forth, raadtd,
That rhe President of the United States
shall be, and hereby is authorized to
arant to the owners of private armed
f mips and vessels of the United States,
who. foil! .make application therefor,
fpeclal commissions, in the form which
he shall direa, and under the seal of the
United States ; 3 nd inch private armed
veffels# when duty commiihop^a as afore**
• (aid, th JI havetbe fame licence and au
ihority for the subduing, filzing and
capturing any armed French vessel and
for the recapture of the rffels goods
and eff^s cf the people of lire United
States, as the public armed vessels of the
United States may by law have ; and
shall be, In like ruanoer, lutjea to such
inftrudions as thill be ordered by the
President ot the United States, for the
regulation of their condud. And the
, commiflions which (hill be granted as|
afore fait! shall be revo<able at the pleasure
of the Preli lent of the United State#)
Sect 3. Provided, And be it further tn
&y^, That ever, perlon intending to set
forth and employ an armed vessel, and
applying for a commission as aforefaid
shall produce in writing, the name, and
a ftritable description ot the tonnage and
forceof the vessel, had the name and
place of refideuce of each owner * jneern
ed therein, the number of the Crew, and
the name of the commander, „and the
two officers next in rank, appointed for
such vessel ; which writing shall be sign
ed by the person or persons making such
application, and filed with the Secretary
of State, or shall be delivered to any o
ther officer or person who shall be em
ployed to deliver out such commissions,
to be by him transmitted to the Secretary
of State.
Sect, 4. And provided, And be it far
tier enaaed, That before any commission
asafore^i^i^^^^^^^l^^U^^^ e
^ articles which shall be found on boardu
the fame, such capture Ihall be brought I
into some portofthe UnitedSrates and
shall be libelled & proceeded sgainft be
fore the diOria court of the fame dit ,
tria:aod if after ^due course of pro-j
ceediugs, such capture fall be decreed
as forfeited, in the diftrift court, or in
the circuit court of the fame difttifi, in^
the case of any appeal duly allowed, the
/ fame foil be delivered to the owners and.
I captors concerned therein, or ^ll be
publicly fold by the Marfod of the feme
courts as ffiJl be finally decree and
ordered by the court : And the fame
court, who shall bare final juriAli&ion
of any libel or complaint 0! any capture
as afore aid. fhiil and any decree resti
tution, irwhole or io part, when the
capture and restraint fhul have been
made without j;ft casfe a< afoie^id ;
i'thd if made without probable cause, or'
otherwise unreasonably, may order and
decree damages and costs to the party
I injured, and sor f which the owners, offi
cers and crews of the private armed vef
fel or vessels by which such unjust cap
ture shall have been made, and also such
vessel or vessels shall be answerable and
liable.
Sect. S. And be it further enaaed,
j That all French persons and others, who
thill be found ading oh board any
French armed vessel, which shall be cap
tured, or bn board of any vessel of the
United States, which shall be recaptur
ed as aforefaid, shall be reported to he.
colledor of the port in which they shall
firft arrive, and shall be delivered to the
custody of the Marshal, or of some civil
or military officer of the U. S. or of any
state in or near such port ; who shall take
charge for their fate keeping and sup.
port, at the expense of the U. States.
Approved July 9, <79 8 -I
John Adams..
President of the United States.
SEDITION BILL;
Or a Gag for Jacobinism.
An afl, in addition to an aft,
entitled, " an a& for the
,unifoment of certain crimes
against the United States.
1 RE it exa^ed b, the
Repre/ittatives of the United States
of America, in Coagrejs afrmbled.
That if any persons shall unlaw
fully combine or conspire together,
with intent to oppose any measure
or measures of the government of
the United States, which are or
shall be directed by proper autho-I
ticy, or to impede the operation I
of any law of the United States,
or to intimidate or prevent any |
person holding a place or office in I
or under the government of the |
United States, from undertaking,
performing or executing hit trust
or duty ; and if any person or I
persons, with intent as aforefaid,|
shall counsel, advise or attempt to
procure any iofurreaion, riot, on-1
lawful assembly, or combination, |
whether such conspiracy, threaten.l
ing, couofel, advise, or attempt]
shall have the proposed effea or
Inor, he or they shall be deemed 1
guilty ofa high misdemeanor, and
on con viaion, before any court of |
the United States having jurifdic-1
lion thereof shall be punished byl
a fine not exceeding foe thoafad I
I dollars, and by imprisonment dur-1
I ing a term not kL than fix months, I
I nor exceeding five years § and I
[further, at the diferetion of the
[court may be holden to find sure-
[ ties for hit good behaviour in such
[fum, and for such time, as the said
[coOTt may direa.^^r^
LSee. ^ And be it farther enaßed,
I That if any person shall write,
print, utter or publish, or shall
Icaufe or produce to be written,
I printed, or uttered or published,
lorI or shall kopwingly and willingly
[affift or aid in writing, printing,l
[uttering or pubHfhing any falfe|
Ileandatops and malicious writings
lor writings against the Govern,
[merit of the United States, or ei
ther house of the Congress of the
lUnited Swes, or the President of
the United Smes^with intent to
defame the said Government, or
either house of the laid Congress,
or the laid President, or to bring
them, Neither of them, into con*
^^^i^^^ to " cite
against them, o- either cr any ot
them, the hatred of the good pe&
pie of the United States, or to tiir
up (edition within the U. Ststei ;
or to excite anv unlawful combina
tions therein, for opposing or refin
ing any law of the United States,
or any aft of the President of the
United States, done in potfuance
of any such law, or of the powers
in him vested by the Conftitotion
of the United Swes, or to resist,
oppose, or defeat liny such law or
aft ; or co aid, encourage or abet
any hostile designs of any foreign
nation against the United States,
their people or government, then
such person, being thereof convict
ed before any Court of the United
States having jurifdiaion thereof,
shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding two thonfand dollars,
and by imprisonment not exceed
ing two years.
Sec. 3. And be it farther evaded
and declared. That if any person -
shall be prosecuted under this ad,
for the writing or poblifhiog any
libel aforefaid, it shall be lawful
for the defendant, upon the trial
of the cause, to give in evidence in
his defence, the truth of the mu
ter contained in the publication
charged as a libel. Arid the jtyy
who shall try the cause shall have
a right to determine the law and
the f&a, under the dire&ioo of the
court, as in other cases.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled
and declared. That this ad shall
continue apd be in force until the
third day of March, one thcufand
eight hundred and one, and no
longer : Provided, that the expira
tion of the id shall not prevent or
defeats prosecution and punish
ment of any offence, against the
law, during the time it shall be in,
force.
Approved, July 14, 1798..
John Adams,
1 Profidrat of the United State.
FoREIGN ARTICLES.
I Sy mptoraoftbe new ^oalition.
I'^ _mß_R_,
LONDON, JUNE I.
OOME new connexion with
I) Russia it on the tapis. Count
Woranzow yesterday had a long
I conference with Lord Grenville,
I on advices he had received from
Ihis Court. A powerful coalition
I against France may be expeded.
I J^^ J UNE 9- v
The military of Denmark,
lincludinglincluding the militia, amount
to 80,000 effective men.
IThe French are now in
debted to the Danish mer.
chants, in the sum of forty
millions of livres, for mere
captures, independent of oth
ler sums.
[ The exchange fiorn Swe
den is 30 per cent in favor of
this country.
If Buonaparte makes good
I a landing on Ireland, he will
Ibe the bed gauntlet runner in
I Europe, and will be eminegffcj
ly qualified for as great a
I pick-pocket, as he is now no-
Itoribus for a treasury-robber,
file has now got four Police^
I Officers, with ftsong gangs,
after him----Admiretl Nelsen
^@he Medtofcnean-^Lbrd
1&, Vincents^ in^fe gut ^fc
I Gibraltar rs Lord Bri|pm% ifr,
mi^o i1