The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-06-11


commerce with or for any perfon red
dent within the territory Of that Repul
lie, or in any of the dependencies ther
Of.
Sec. :. And be it further enaaej
That from and after
no French flip or vehel, armed or u
armed, CONDITIONED by or for, OF u
der the authority Of the French Repua
lie, or owned, fitted, hired or emploYd
BY any perfon reGdent within the ten
tory of that Republic, or any Of thedl
Tendencies thereof, or falling comm
therefrom; fhall be allowed an entry
or to remain within the territory Of I'll
United States, unlefs driven there
difrefs Of weather, or in want Of Prd
vifons. And if contrary to the inted
hereof any fuch hip or vefel ihall II
found within the juriIdidional limits
the United States, not being liable d
fcizure for any other cauf=, the comp4
ny having charge thereof ihall be I'd
quired to depart and carry away TN
fame, avoiding all unnecefary delay
and if they fhall, notwithstanding, ID
main, it ihall be the duty Of the colled
tor Of the difri6 wherein or ncaref d
which fuch fhip or vefel ihall be, Y
feize and detain the fame, at the ed
| pence Of the United States Prouidel
That !hipS or vcnels which fhall be bgaI
fde the property Of, or hired or EMPLOY
ed BY citizens Of the United States nov
actually refdent in France, or the de-
perdencics thereof, fhall be exceptet
from this prohibition until the
day Of next, and no Ion
ger; and provided that in the cafe
veGels hereby prohibited, which lhalI b
| driven by diltrefs Of weather, or TIL
want of provifons into any port d
place Of the United States, they may b
fufered to remain under the cufody d
the collector there or nearef thereto
until fuitabIe repairs or fupplie8 can b
obtained, and as foon as may be there
after fhaIl be required and fufered To-
depart; but no part of the lading 81
iuch vefel fhall be taken out or difpofaI
Of, unlels by the efpecial permit of flch
collector, TO defray the unavoidable exl
pence Offuch repairs or fupplies.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That this act fhall continue and be i'll
force until the end Of the next felton, Of
Congrei8, and no longer.
Sec. s. Provided, And be it furthcrI
enacted, that if, before the next fefion
of CongrefS, the French republic, OF
the government Of France, and all per-
ions acting by or under their authority,
lhall clearly difavow, and fhaIl be found
to refrain from the aggrefIions, depre.
dations and hOltilities which have been,
and are by them encouraged and main.
tanned againf the vehels and other pro.
perty ofthc citizens Of the United States.l
and aGainlt their national rights and
iovereignty, in violation Of the faith oil
treaties, and the laws Of nations, and
fhali thereby acknowledge the iuf
claims Of the United States to be con.
fidered as in all relpe6tS neutral, and
uhconne6ed in the prefent European
war, if the fame fhall be continued, then
and thereupon it fhall be Lawful for the
PRECEDENT Of the United States, being
we'll aicertained Of the premifes, 10 re-
nit and dilcontinue the prohibitions
and refr2intS hereby enacted and de-
declared and he hall be, and is here.
by authorized to make proclamation
thereof accordingly.
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