Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-01

au qf for TIE protPdion OF the commerce arIg Sca~
ara Of tic uniteo States againd UripoItau
Grut5ers.
xVTHEREAs the Regency Of Tnpo, on the coal Of
wv Barbary, has commenced predatory warfare
,vaina the United States
RI szaS7si b t5s Senate and Rog 9 Rs5rsszszfucs Of
a U-as Siafss IF A11erea Coqgysf aeaa5eI That Il
aal Be lawful fully equip, officer, man, and en-
ov luch Of the armed vees of the United States as
nd Be udgeS~equife by the PreGdenr Of this United
s.es for protecting effetnaily the commerce and fea-
sp hereof on the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean
snd adjoining Seas.
Sec a 6n5 6s il further ez1t7sl That it hall be law.
ri for the Prcfdent OF the United States, iniru the
commanders of the REFLECTIVE public vefeIs aforefaid
j ,ofubdue frize and make prize Of all vefels goods
aod ELECTS belonging 10 the Bey Of Tripoli, or 10 his
ub;cets and to bring iend them into port, to be
procerded aeanff and dtributed according to law and
aoto caue 10 be done all fuch other acts Of pecauton
o. honity the ftate Of war will juitify, and may
his opinion, require.
Sec 4 Aag5s fsrt5ey snstse4 That on the applica-
ZION Of the owners Of private armed veAels of the u
uicd States, the Prefdenr of the United States may
Grant to them fpecia commilions in The form which
be hal direef under the zeal Of the United States
and fuch private armed vsiFes, when 70 commfioned,
a have the like authority for uDduug, eizng taking
and bringing into port, any TrPOitan vee, goods, or
eees as the aforementioned public armed vefels may
hg law have ;and ha therein be lubeGf the in(ruo
tors which may be given by the PreGdenS OF the u
ntcd States for the regulation Of their conduct and
thcr commifons fhall be revoeabe his pleafure /:
Pss7ild That before any eommilion fall be granted,
sorefad, the cwner or owners of the vede for which
the fame may be requeRed, and the commander thereof
for he time beings hal give bond the u States with
At leaf two (pOnbie fureiies, nereffcd in fuch
vefeT in the penal fun ol eVen thOHfand dollars or
II guch vede. be provided with than huudl ed
aud fifty mtn, the penal fun Of fourteen thoufand
dollars with condition for oblerving the and
kws of the United States, and The nituGtions which
nav he given As aforrfAid and alto for latstyng al
damages and injuries which hall be donr contrary
the tenor thereof by fuch commItIoncd ve(Ie and
for delivering up the commilon, when revoked by the
Prefdeut Of The u s
SscA Aaabs Il fsrt5er eaas5sS. That any Tripoltan
vee goods or effects, which lhall be 70 captured and
brought into port by any private arEed velie of the
United States duly commlhoned alorelsid, may he
ssu5sea good prize, and therruPOn fal the
owners and officers, and of The capturing vefel,
and fhali be attributed according 70 the agreement
which falI have been made between them, or in fail
Of iuch agreement, according the dilc eon Of
the court having cognizance Of The capture.
Sec. s. da5bs further szasI, That theFfeamen may
be engaged lerve in the navy OF the T. S. FOR period
moi exceeding two years; but the Preideni may diff
charge the fame fooner if in his Judgment their GerVces
may be difpenled with.
NATHANIEL MACON, SSe1k;y efbe
Hogjs Of Re5ysjcatalives.
AARON BURR,
s-raaf sft5e United Statss and P,s4sa n ftts Ss7a 70
APPROVED Feb. 8, 1901.
Til: JEFFERSON,
Pr1fdsnt gf t5e Uzie3 SEfes.