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AMERICA

NATIONAL INT-ALLIGENCER EXTRA.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4—s P. M.
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The injunction of secrecy, in relation to a part of
she proceedings of Congress, having been this day re-1
Sittveds it appears that. in the course-Of the secret sit-
. Ifitthe following Act was passed :
. is An Act laying an Embargo on all the Ships an4vessels in tie
ports and harbours of the United States,. for a limited thilie‘
N ilk enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ol
tlits.Volted States of America in Congress assembled,—That at,
illwiligebe and hereby is kid for the term of Ninety bays, limn
astatine the pewits otthie Act, on all ships and vessels in the,
Anthiesd pipes within the limits or jurisdiction of the Unllnd
'ffillinaniameed or not share:, bound to any foreign pert or &Ws
Wild that ton skeane' be ferehhed to any ship or vessel hellopn
Illiabilaikpapoitentbm,eseeptvessels in ballast with the genie
Wllbilliheshiest erdes United States; and that the President be
Illiffieibed to give ineh instructions to the officers of the review,
*I gide navy and revenue cutters of the Ultima States, as shall
diet adapted for carrying the same-into full effect :
provi-
din nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent r
&preys of way foreign ship or vessel, either in ballast, or
with the goods, Wares, Ind merchandise on board of such foreign
- chip er -easel, when notified of this act.
- ei See. I. And be it further enacted, that during the etivenuanee
Od. net, no registered or sea-letter vessel shall be allowed to
degest keen anyone port of the Uatted States to any other within
the same. uniess the master, owner, consignee or factor, of such '
vessel shell first give bond, with one or more sureties, to he col- 1
lasSor of the &strict from which she !abound to depart, in a stun
'ittdonble the value of the vessel and cargo, conditioned that the
seeds, wane, and merchandise with which she shall be laden
akeffi be relsigleiM some port of the United Kingdom. •
, SOC. S. And be it further enacted,- that if any ship or Owed
AA, Oaring the continuance of this act, depart front any po:t of
the United. States without a clearance or permit, or if any ship or
mimed WWI, contrary to the provisions of this act, proceed to a
fernign port or plate, or trade with, or put on board of any other
ship' or vessel,.any goods, wares or merchandise, of foreign or
domestic growth or manufacture; suck ships or vessels, goods,
;sere; and merchandise, shall be wholly forfeited; and it the
- 'canoe shall not be seised, the owner or owners, agent, freighter,
or factors, of any
,sock ship or vessel, shall fur every such.offence
forfeit and pay a sum equal to double the value re the ship or
vessefand cargo, and shall never hereafter be allowed a credit
'feet duties on any goods, wares, and merchandise. imported by
him or them into any of the ports of the United t-tates ; and the
*master or commander of such ship or vessel, as well as all other
persona who shall knowingly be concerned in such proh7bited fce•
reign vo)age, shall sack respectively fort. it and pay a sum nut •
• exceeding twenty thi•usaud, nor less than one thousand dollars
for every such off.nee, tthether the vessel he seized and con-
. . demised or not; acd the oath or affirmation of any master er
commander,' knowingly offending against the pruvis oats of this
'section, shall ever thereafter be inadmissible Insure any (..ilect4
of the customs of the United States.
c • 0 Section 4.-Arld be it further enacted, That all penalties and.
• forkitures arising under, or incurred, by virtue ut this act, may
be sued for, prosecuted, and recovered, with coats ut suit, by
action of debt, in the name of the United States of America, or
iby indictment or information in any court liaviitg coinvetent
Jurisdiction to try the same; and shall be distributed and ie-
_ counted for in the manner prescribe) by the Act, entitled " Ai
Act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,"
'pissed the 2a day of March, 1799; and such penalties may he i
'imbed, mitigated, or remitted, in like master, and under like.
conditions, regulatkips, and rest, ictiotes, as are preteribed, man-
rimed, and directed by the Act, tattled "Au Act so provide or
mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, petwkies, and disabilitim.
getrieng in certain cases therein mentioned," passed the 34 day
of March, 1797, and made perpetual by an Act passal the lath
, day of February, 1 soo : Provided, 1 hat all peLithies and for-
kleicuros, which *bail have been lucurred by virtue of this Act,
. previous to die expiration thereof, may and shall thereatter be
retoltered and distriboted in like manna, as if this Act had con-
tinued hi full force and virtue.
" N. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
0 .W. H. CRAW FORD, Presideut of the Senate pre tent-
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Pre. Approved, J cIaNILS MAlliaON.
April 4;1512."

WASHINGTON, MARCH 14.
MESSAGE.
• TO THZ SENATII Of TUb. VNITtD STATZIL
' " I trusairilt Ur the Senate a ReArt of the Secretary of State,
Complying with their ;,violution of we 10:h ins alt. •
" March IS, 181 U. " MAUS MADISON."

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REPORT.
14 The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the reads'.
ton of the Senate of the 10th irarant, has the honour to report,
that thir department is trot in j•osses.lon of my names or persons
in the Visited States, wiso have, it; any way or manner whatever,
untaxed into br conatenanced the project or the views, for the
execution or-sttsientegt of which, Joins Henry was, in the year
sew, employed by Sit James Craig, the said John Henry hay ng
learned no person orpersons a teing concerned in the said pro-
ject orviews re erred to In the documes is laid before Coupes,
on the 9th insttant; whir!' is reskccttuily submitted.
" JAMES IVIONROE.
" Department of Stite, March 12, 1812." .
30att.1cr OF A LETTF,It 1 Itosl sT. MARY's, DATED
MARCH
is The insurgents or Patriots formed a camp on
Role's Bluff, opposite St. Mary's, at the'same time
die gun-boats were ordered to pa °reed down to the
Sound, when they were moored, their guns loaded,..
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and every man; to his static n ; several signal-guns
were fired by the Commodore ; the Insurgents then
embarked in boats ti-vin Rose's Miff, and proceeded
to Amelia Isl.-act-, a here they landed, Colonel Ludo- '
'ick Ashley their head, and demanded the sur-
render of the island, which was refuse.! by the Cote-',.
mandant, but who requested a parley until he could :
send a deputation to Lommodoi e Campbell, k ho a as
then sailing up and down the hat boor, to ascertain
whether he would assist the Insurgents. The Cow-
modore's reply was, that he would. The island was
then surrendered to Colianel Ashley, and the Sag of
the Patriots was immediately displayed on the ram-
parts of the fort, which was sOOO succedell by the flag
if the United States. The United States' troops are
*Oltln possession of the island of Amelia., the coun-
tsy.if East Florida in possession of the Patriots, and
thertown of Augustine and the garrison Po possession
of the soldiers of Ferdinand VII. The 'Governor of
*it place is 'determined to.hold out to the last ex-
- trSinit,-"
IlliTiatCr OF d LE TER FROM FERNANDINA, MARCH 21.
4, A large-party of men crossed the river St. heary's
%Wei 20 miles above this place, and succeeded in
revolutionizing all the country between St. Mary's
and St. John's. Amelia is the only place that chewed
any resistance, but. it surrendered on the tOpsektg
terms t—That the Commapdauk;athrerckWUall be
allowed to march.ont,.tvithibl'himours of war, and
apes 44 arms shall receive their parole
not W pike up arms against the Revolutionists during
their present contest; that all individual property
shall be considered sacred : the island, twenty-four
hours after the capitulation shall be ceded to the
United States of America, under the express condi-
tions that the port of Fernandina shall not be subjekt.
so any of the restrictions in commerce which at pre—
sent exist in the United States, but shall loopy: as
kesetcafore toßritish and otberalttaels andpioduceon-
paYing the hake' duties and' olmagerand in cag di
a-war*dweell the United stakes'.antt Great Britian,
• the port of reeitendina shall be open tb Brftish mer-
. chantlise and merthanteeftelsinad centiditedx free
port until May 1,1813. n.

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