The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-11

| IA. Ii any matter has any black, or black:
aboard, either as fervants or lailors, he is to ma
nifeft them in. the cuitom -houfe.
| Is. Ifany ihip brings wines from any part OF
his kingdom or the iilands, the matter mutt en-
ter them in the GAMMA.
| 10. When ihps are unloaded, they are &c
make fignal with their enfign fpread in its pro-
per place, and the matters mutt come to the
| cuttom-houie to 6gn the book, at which time
| they are to make declaration of what goods
provilions, or flores, fill remain aboard, which,
If they neglect to do before the officers go over
the ihips fide, the matters will be condemned 70
| pay the value ofthe goods, over and above the
| the lois them and they are to attend when
| the faid viiit goes aboard,
II. Before any veiiel takes in goods, the maj
| ter is to come to the cuftom-houfe and enter
his veitel outwards, and is to keep the difpatch-
es or fuch goods as he receives, to be delivered
to the broker when he comes to him in order to
clear at the cufton-houfe.
Is. All matters that want to have their papers
current in the cuftom-houfe in order to fail, are
| to acquaint the confnl of it three or four DAYS
| beforehand, giving him their feveral diipatches
| OF the goods loaded aboard, in order to give him
| time to pats them through the REFLECTIVE offices
| to prevent any delay, which may otherwife hap
pen by the abfence ofthe officers.
| 10. All matters of eIlels when they are load
ed, or ready to depart, are to go to the conful,
to pay him their port charges and recover their
| regiitcrs, without which their difpatches will
not be TENT down to the cattle, for liberty to fail.
20. All matters of fhips are to 60 with the
| broker and clear out at the Curo, viz. Kings
Yard before they fail, where they are to make
oath, that they carry 10 Portuguefe falors; or
II they carry any, to give in proper fecurity for
] 81. No great guns to be fired on aly location
whatever in the harbour.
| 90. No perfon whatever is to brine RI I,nd
any fort OF ire arms, pointed knives, nor forks,
nor raZors, nor avis, nor Ilarlinc fpikes nor any
wood with point, nor any other iEftrument,
OF any metal, whereby wound NAV be made
by thruft or fab, under the penalty of i'm
priionh'ent, and being whipt, and to ferve ten
years IN the galles, and to pay one hundred
mil-reis.
SO. So many feanen being loft in this port
from the coniequence of drunkenness, it is ear
neitly recommended to all matters of fhips, as
they value the lives of their feamen, to keep
| them on board, particularly at nights, and on
Sundays and holidays: and to caution thoic
who are obliged to go on ihore, 70 keep fober,
and obfeve decent behaviour, not FREQUENT
ing wine-houies and other bad places ofreiort (:
If any ieamen are found in fuch houfes after
dark, they will be carried TO priion and punih-
ed as the law directs.
| "a. No American feamen are to be difchars.
ed IN this harbour upon any account.
| 25. A conitant watch is to be kept upon the
deck day and night.
rs. Il ne matters are to pay all the expences
for attending their flick Gamen fent to the h {.
pital, or feamen tent to priion for miibehaviou,,
and they are to receive on board their veeels. on
their voyage back, all fuch feamen, unlefs it lail
appear by certificate, under the hand of a phy-
iican, that fuch feamen are unfit to go to fea, in
which cafe the faid matters are to give accounts
under oath, before the conful, of what ihall be
due from them to the faid feaman, which ihalI
long.
= 81. All matters of vefiels are defirsd TO take
notice, that the conful has his Office open for
clearing the vetiels every morning, from eight
till twelve o clock, Sundays and holidays except.
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