Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-10
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

10 LdptaiNSg ~ GCuatHty rHfsSstSs
Extracts from an act. enthied !" an ACT
10 addition 10 the act en.itled an ses laying
an embargo on all ships and vessels in the
nor,s and harbors of the United Safes
and The severslaets supplementary thereto;
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted By the senate cndhoase Of
representatives ef the United States Of Aa'e.
rgca. IN Congress assembled. ! nat during
the con,iouauce of the act laying 40 enbar-
go on all ships and vessels 10 the poris snd
hafbors Of the United States, 90 weasel Of
any description whatever, add wherever
boan0, whose employment is conhaed to
the navigation Of bays. sounds, rivers ard
lakes, within the jurisdiction OF the u.
States {packess, fsr.y-bos,s, and vessels
exempted from The obligation Of glsing any
bend Whatever. only excep'ed) shalj bs
,llowed TO depart from any district OF the
United States, wi!htu, having previously
ob,eiued Clearance, nor un,il the master
or commander shall have delivered 10 the
collector CT surveyor Of the port ct dtpar-
,u,e manifest of she whole cargo on
board, iuclud,ug article. Of domestic grcwth
or manufacture, as we'll as foreign mer
chaat.ize. AID il shall also Dc the duty
O.! the owners, agents or master or every
such vessel 10 produce within ,wo months
thereafter 10 the collecsor Of The district
sroa, which he vessel departed. a ce'tlfi
cate of the anaiog of The whole Ct such
cargo, in a port ct the l.. States, wi'hlo
the BAYS. sounds, rivers, or lakes. 10 which
the navigation of such vessel 10 eoraucd,
signed by the collector or surveyor Of the
por. where the cargo sha;i have been land.
ed.
Sec. s. An8 be it further enacted. Tbs
If aov vessel described ia ;hs frs, section
shall depart from ary districs Of the u. s.
without a clearance, or before The manifest
Of ,he cargo shall have been delivered 20
the collector or surveyor, 10 the s7annes
,hereia provided. or il a certificate OF
the landipg G. shz cargo shah oo' be pro.
dused within the time and manoer herein
provided, such vessel or cargo shall be
forfeited, ADD the owner or cwne e, con.
sigcee, agent, factors. frs;ghrere, nsas:sr,
or skipper o. sslch vessel, sna.l respective.
~ forfeit and pay a SUM not exceeding Ave
thousand dollars, DOR less than one thos-
saod dollars: Pr0yiGed Always, Thss ID.
thing herein contained, shall be construed
TO bar or preveot the recovery Of the pc
naliy on ;he bond given for such vessel.
The above extracts, as Immediately ap
plicable to The Captains of eoasting csaff,
cisarrg from This pert, are selected from
,he law for their governnaent.
Extract efe letter from diary dated T.
PR! Sd, and 7vriiten BY an intelligent and
actiOe member ef The Incorporated society
far the promotion ofarts.
"Ofia,c there is q great spirit Of manu-
fscture amoog as. Every week the soci.
ETY. has samples Of woolien cloth SEQ, for
their inspccuon. There is a mandatory
Of broad cloth se.np a, pcushksePsie By
Mr.. Booth. He brought to this cry last
week piece of his manufacturing, heirg
of the common width of ,has sort of cloth.
II was very fine aud good piece and is
DOW selling 10 this city al 81 10 1000 per
yard. 1t was made Of ,he Me ino wool,
which he purchased OF Mr. L Il. Living.
s,on. The state has loaned 10 Mr.. Booth,
/ thins, about 5000 to eoabie him TO
carry on the husioess more extensively.
"hbout twenty miles ros:h G. this place
another foreigner has established a manu.
factory for sp,ooipg Rax & cheap INTO yarn
and ,wine, by machloery, which has been
imported from e. gland, and which is said
to be very curious; aud tia, TWO g'rls By
this mode will spin as much and better 10
one day than ten women eau do 10 the
same time BY The usual mode. The state
has also loaned TO this man sum of money
20 extend his business.