The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-14

Exfraa ofa letter from London, Sept. 27.
&C OF feveral vefIels fent into England, the
Mefienger, Burlington, releafed on paying cap
tors c&pences.
Huntrefs, Chats, do.
Commerce, Terrill, do.
Enterprise, Pratt. without expences.
Ezra & Daniel, Hall, do.
Thefe did not come before the court, and
were wholly or part, under my care.
Captain Cook, in Salem veffe, is fent into
Guerniey, & has been offered his papers, which
advifed him to accept. He had, as mn O.
Tier captains bave, notion that he ought to
feek for damages. When they are offered their
papers Immediately or in few days, they
'hould accept them, and not think of damag-
es.
The Adair, is detained. The matter depofes
that the bulk of the argo was imported in two
veflels from Gaudaloupe, and that the Adair
zvnited /ome time for their arrival, in order to
take the fugar to Europe.
The fhip John Buckley, bound 10 Amfter!am,
from Philadelphia, with cargo brought by her
from Batavia to Philadelphia, where it was
landed, advertifed for fale, &c. has been tried,
and fcntencc referved.
This veflel had performed two or three fimi-
lar voyages. The voyage before fhe returned
from Batavia to Philadelphia, where the cargo
was anu fC-1nfppCu lTOm AIDHefddm,
whence fhe proceeded with falfe deftination
to Batavia, with fpecie, and there bought the
bulk of the prefent cargo. The owner has a.
mother vehel gone to Amfterdan, which is or
dered to take in return cargo futabIe for the
Batavian market. Theie circumstances, and
Tome letters on board, were conlidered by the
captors az evidence of an original intention to
hip the to Europe, and fuppofing Bata-
via TO te cloie colony, not open TO neutraIsin
time of peace, it was urged that the vefIe and
cargo were liable to conhfcation; and If not
immediately, that Mr.. -, the owner, having
been guilty of fraud in the former voyage, (falfe
deit'nation, &c ought not TO be allowed fur
ther proof as to original intention.
The Eagle, Terry, was detained on her
voyage from New-York, to Ckerburg. The
bulk OF her cargo, GaudaIoupe fugar, appeared
TO be imported by the owners in anofber vefIel,
accompanied with certificate that the duties.
payable III France, had been paid in Gauda-
loupe. This certificate is mentioned i'm letter
10 the eouiIguee, with the expectation, that il
would entitle them to remiffion of fomc ofthe
duties,
As It did not appear that the owners had inn
ported the i'igar for fale in the United States, TO
form part OF the common flock of the coun-
try; but that II was their original intention to
hip It To Europe; the Judge concluded they
were purifying direct voyage from the COLONY
to the mother country-that it was therefore IL
able to confifcation.
lie o6ltrz,ed fbnt mreqlan md kgaI oberatioD
u qOaJ equal avbef6er tie goodS 7vezf on tram tLe
United Staiet, in IRE fame or another bofioD4.
The captor's council obleIvcd that AS that
certificate gave the proprietor of the fIgar Ger
tam advantages il France; 70 i, u1uf expoie
him TO the disadvantage OF its being conEdercd
as adopted French properly.
Ut Is therefore iettIcd by the late deciGons 10
the coart of admiralty, that,
The importation Of goods from the Fy,06L.
Dpteb, and S7anjB coIoniee, into the United
states, muf he made Tor the putpoie Of Intro.
du ine them inta the common itock, or general
commerce -
. Tat, when that pUrpofe the Importer does
nnt evidently appear, or when bis iateHiion TO