The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-06


or information, in any court in the United
states having competent jurifdittion.
Sec. Z. Aud in order to prevent infults to
the authority OF the laws, whereby the peace OF
the United States with foreign nations may be
endangered, Be il further eua7ed, That il
tnail be lawful for tine PRECEDENT OF the United
States, either to permit or interdiet at pleafure,
the entrance OF the harbors and waters under the
jurildittion of the United States, to all armed
seiieis belonging 20 any foreign nation, and by
force to repel and remove them from the fame,
except when they iha!l be forced in by diftrefs,
by the dangers of the fla, by being purified BY
an enemy, or when charged with dispatches or
enhneiS from the government to which they be-
long; in which cafes, as well as in all others
when they ihail BE- permitted to enter, the COM
uianding officer fhall immediately report his vef
lei to the collector Of the dihri, Eating the OBJ
jet or cauies of his entering the harbor or wa
tiers, iha'i take fuch petition in the harbor or
waters, as ihall be aligned him by fuch colec-
tor, and ihall conform hirnfelf, his vetiel and
crew, to fuch regulations, reipeSting health, re-
pairs, fuppies, ftay, intercourse and departure,
as ihaii be fgniiied to him by the faid collector,
under the authority and directions of the Pre-
hdent OF the United States; and not conforming
thereto, ihall De required To depart from the u.
States.
Sec. 8. Ind Be it further eaatled, That when
ioever any armed veliel of a foreign nation, en-
tering the harbours or waters within the iurif-
dietion of the United States, and required to
depart therefrom by the collector of the dittritt.
fhall fail to do 10, it ihall be lawful for the Pre-
iident of the United States to forbid by procla-
nation all intercourle with fuch veflel, and with
every armed veiiel of the fame nation, and the
offlcers and crew thereof to prohibit all fup-
plies and aid from being furniihed them and al
10 toinitruet the collector. of the difrGt, where
tuch armed venfel fhall be, and of any and every
other dittrct OF the United States, 70 refue per-
million to any veiiel belonging to the fame ma
ton, or to it's citizens or flbjetts, to make entry
or uc|ade, 70 long as the fad armed veflel fhall
remain In the harbours or waters of the United
States in defiance of the public authority. And
It after publication OF the faid proclamation,
any perion lhall, in contempt thereof, furniih
any iupphes or aid to fuch armed veiiel, or any
other contrary TO the prohibition contained in
the iaid proclamation, the perfon or perfons 70
offending ihal forfeit and pay fun not ex-
seeding dollars, to be recovered by in
dietment or information in any court in the
United States having competent jurifii6tion,
and ihall ALTO be liable to be bound to their
good behaviour.
Sec. 4. 44nd be II further enatfed, That when
ioever any officer of an armed vefiel commfii-
oned by any foreign power, ihall be guilty of
any offence made punihable by this act, or ihall
on the high feas or elfewhere, have committed
any trelpais on any citizen or vefel of the Uni
ted States, ipoliaton OF their property, or vexa-
ton OF trading veHels coming to or going from
the United States, it ihall be lawful for the Pre-
hdent or the United States. on due proof of the
tatta by proclamation, forever to interdi6t the
entrance of the faid officer within the limits of
the United States {; and if he be found therein
Thereafter ne ihall be liable to be arreted, and
punlhcd by fine and imprisonment, in any court
III the United States having competent iurifdic-
tlon, both for the offence with which he was ORR
ginally charged, and alto for having entered
within the limits of the United States, after hav-
ING been nterdiGted, aud ihal! likewife he tranf-
ported to tuch ports beyond feas, as the court
hal determine, and 70 as often as he iaH be
found within the limits OF the United States
after having been interdctcd rs atorefaid.
Sec. ). Aa4 BE- il Ji.r!be, e,sfeG, That the
preideni OF the Ulted States iha!I bt, and he
IS hereby authorized and requrro. TO Civ. As foon
as may be, after the paiIagc Of this act, to the
collectors of the REFLECTIVE ports, and to fuch
other pcrions rs he may think proper, the ne
ceiiary ntruetions for carrying this act into eff
fect, particularly marking out the line of con-
duct to be obferved by a iheriff or MARTIAL, and
by the feveral collectors in performing the du-
Ties enjoined by this ACT.
Sec. 6. AaG be il further euafed, That if any
Pefioh ihall be fued for any thing done in pur-
fuance ofthis act, he may plead the general iliue
and give this act in evidence. any thing in any
law, cuitoiIi, or ufige, TO tine contrary notwth-
fIandng.