Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-18

American merchant !; from gentleman OF
the law, familiarly acquainted With adml-
rally proceedings, may be nfeful TO many
whole property is aaoaf, and which IN
conlequence OF the prelent fate Of war
between 6. Britain and France, may be
liable TO capture, detention and fpoilation.
" In anlwer to your letter OF the 9Th
ult. begin 10 take notice of the decree
Of the I.ordsof Appeal, ID he cafe Of the
Mary Ann, Tuyker, which you fay you
g 30 not underFand, z Two things are
plain from the decree ri, that fhe FEN
tence below Is reverted, and I'D, that the
caufeis ltill retained before the court of
appeals, and fsytbsr 9oef therein ordered.
In what thar furfber proof is TO conillt,
the court never in their decree inform the
parties, but leave it 20 the Judgment Of
the claimants, ailiaed by their council, 10
bring forward what they pleafe. You, |
preiunc, are al lois 10 know the nature
Of that proof which you are 10 produce.
1t feems 10 be of two kinds as it regards
your national Character, ard as it reipeeiS
your properly in The cargo. As to the
hrR, il will be advllea5le you fhould
make an affidavit, fating when you ar
rived in this country, the realons for not
bringing your family at hstt, when they
arrived, and how long you have been
reGdent merchan, in N. G. and what atis
you have done TO make you citizen
This affidavit ihould be duly authenticat-
ed and fopporsed BY the aifidayits Of one
or more indifferent perions.
Asto the further proof ofyour property
il fhnuld conhG Of copies of your corref-
pondencc relative to this voyage, your
own, and the afidavits Of clerks, or per-
| ions acquainted with the concern, in which
I you ihou!d point out all the material cir
cumffances relative 10 the outward and
the return cargo.
In regard 10 the brig Conaant, it is
nceeaary to obferve, that the proceedings
before NJ Combauld are coram non JUDGE
unauthorized, and Of courfe illegal You
are therefore to proceed as if no luit had
/ ever been commented or concluded in any
/ court Of admiralty. 1t is neceiiary how
ever, in order to ihow the extern of your
lofs, to ger complete copy of all the
proceedings had before this pretended
Judge Combauld. To thele you will add
all the vouchers thar tend to naow your
/ property in the ycGsl and cargo, and the
lois you have fuffained. You fhouid have
your captains depohtion as TO the offer
made TO the captofs, and their refufal.
You iho1ld obtain certificates from mer-
! chants, either here or in Jamaica, TO
prove whaf your cargo qvoald have been,
had it been fufered 10 be landed there.
/ You ihould annex TO them the captains
protect, his letters, accounts OF COTS and
! expenccs paid, all which ihould be ex-
| planned by your own affidavit, referring 10
each of the vouchers by number. Having
thus arranged yoar papers, you fhould
tranfmit them to fome friend 10 England,
who would commence fuit for you ii
the high court of Admiralty; but, if you
/ prefer it, you might proceed againa The
captors in either of the Vice Admiralty
cour,sin the w. Indies, wherever they arc
to be found. But the former is the fafef
though perhaps the longeR way Of bring
ing them TO juaice. Should you fend
| your papers TO England. you fhould be
careful to fend duplicates, and TO keep a
notarial copy yourlelf. Your friend there
ihould be directed TO lay your papers be.
fore council prior to any fuit being COM
menced, and take advice on the manner
OF proceeding, and TO alcertain whether
any and what further evidence would be
required
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