The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-20

FELLOW CITIZENS,
FROM the inquiries daily made, BY letter Or
in poricn, TelPefng the claims lately md r
my care, it has occurred to me thar BIZ pre.e =
ing to your view iome information, and ZONE
remarks, tie re ult Of more than th~ee years
acquaintance tn Il bni ELS, night rend1t
tervice to many, vi b whom I have not the
means Of Pc. toral il ercourle.
It IS necefary to remiad you that the only
cafes which the governmen Of the United
States conlider as peculiarly Jnder its ch re,
and for the COTS in hich has made i1elf ref.
Poulble, are thuf- III which th, capture took
place, from The commencement If the Prelenr
war between Greathritain and r nee, to the
ex hange of The notifications Of the late treaty
between tie u lied States and Greatbritau,
viz. tie g Oaobe~, 1875. All c4fss of his
efcr Ption, an H no othe s, arc within The cog
y zance 0. the board If cormifi0ners appoi IT,
I'd agreeably to the provfons Of the III AZ Gle
Jf th= late tresty with GteI.b ain Whon I
left En- Gland III Ma i=H, il " Is expected az
all cal-s w.th;a this 4 E woud ID a lort time,
De laid before HE board "a comm lIi mrs, for
del.G-n-that awards " I'D BE made il the
grea'er pdtt Of them-and tat fich 'ums as.
mighr b award would be Paid in the courle
Of lie pre- ent year.
In th.f- ca'es the r20ers were let n charge
IF ny luccefnr, Samuel Wilam, El4. with
HON the p4r-ies couce net (eh III buGnals Is
not IN the hand, # priv te aRents) wiz n fu
ture corre.P5nd IN -h- ln e} of MA NJ REFLECTIVE
claims. There very -w inRanc5e. l pre-
flme, in which CLAIMS have 10, already leen
inaitutej for lofts NJ ing ttom c-p.ures IN ade
,.rt,- o.,
fuch, however, eAiR, tn, parties int re tel ar
reminded that claims can he receivel by .h2
board cf cor miEionlrs If III tie 9th yf O=9-
Ter next The two Years allowed by the treaty
for tue Exhibition o, claims beto-e this b.-rI,
v:t,i th-n expire.
in az CATS where the c1r.rre has hee7 n 4
luhiequentiy to The 18Th Oh her, 'l5. M VI ,l-
pettc- tn i The Ans icau clair hrs .v.le -F.uy
heir cwn Prv te agents an WI r-o.e-at2
their appeals III th il own ZIP ~
Tt j. now -en-ralty kn W IVY ugh -u- Da.-
ed States, h: al ape Is fom .ae .ea--.e-s
Of Br.iih courts Of vc-a ~ r-lty crtIY -n-
I'll ed, mutt be entered ans pl cn-d III
England. That regularly TIL ap e.! ih-u'd be
there entered, within nine months from -he da.e
Of the fen-enCe II the vice ia rally court
where claim has be made, and in twelve
months where no fu-h lain w made.
In too many inaance parties have unf5r-
tun4teiy thought it fun len, to enter their ap-
Peals in the vice admiralty courts. under
per u zion that ~ tbs means th-ir right to
pr ecu e the fame in the high court o. appeals
was fccurei. With n my his prove1 a mot
cody error.
The efef offIch fep amounts only T. a
formal norice If an intention to Prol5cute the
appeal in queti n. II every clfe Of appeal
from the len. ence IF legal wee m rhty
court, the Inhibition no III be e5t-l0ed fro 4
the re5ilry OF the high court Of alm rally III
London, within a year from the late nj he
tente0ce appea, Ell from. FTP thi, rule the lords
.ot appeal have Of late very ri3;dly AR erel -
5 ver4l recent cafes hive oc-urel ID w' =
claimant NY Jcct-e cr wan. of ntorndt 0r,
having been proven I'll from entering the ~ a2-
2ea.s in London. within the time ef ri1ed BY
law, have loft thsir right and been r7futeI the
liberty OF PPeal ng.
10 pc 70 S ioterefsd in CATS Of this defcrip-
ton It will be pleatiny to learn that lac ac-
| count from London auvilc, tha' on th- ieprs-
futatians Of he Minilt,r Of the INT d Sta IS,
Al at Of parliament ha fled authorizing the
high court Of appeals in prize sults. To admit
PPeals in cafes whsle The parties have been
prevented Ply tia liable inpeaineHts from
enrering their aFp-als in due leaCn
Bat great care lhouI be ttken by claimants
To fat forth unle- oath or afirmati01, clearly
and fully, thole circumstances vh.h have ope-
rated 70 prevent their obtaining fom he regf-
try Of The nia d oourr ut admiralty il London,
an inhibition within tie n.ne or tw We months
(as the cafe may bed from :he dave IF the lea-
tence Of lie VIC admiralty court.
Such Of M fellow ciize0s al lave tfFs. ca
by recent caaties and IA d VIA fe ap-rty
may N future I've caPnred hy = li.h crui ers,
laouId with thl LAT dib delal, If e re-
c,ivi z advice If die capture I'm cuo-e nation