The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-31
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The Speaker laid before theiIIouse let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury en-
closing statement of the appropriations
necessary for the service OF the ensuing v ear
and of C receipts and expenditures for the
year past. Referred to the committee of
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Story offered the following resolution {:
ResoivcG, That committee he appoint
ed to consider whether any, and Ifany, what
amendments are necessary to the act entitled
&" An act for the punishment of certain
crimes against the United States" with Ii
berry to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Stanford enquirins as to the precise
object of this resolution. Mr. Story replied,
that his objec, was merely to define certain
crimes now loosely defined, and to provide
Ia punishment for some crimes now commit
ted with IMMUNITY.
The resolution was adopted-Ayes 66.-
Messrs. Story, Dana, Nelson, Troup, and
J. G.. jackson form the committee.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
Mr.. G. ". Camh6el, from the commit
tee our foreign relations, to whom was
referred the resolution lately passed by this
House on the subject, reported bill to in
tertlict commercial intercourse between
The u. States and G.. Britain and France &
their dependencies, and for other purposes.
Twice read and referred to a committee of
the whole on Wednesday next.
The following arc the prominent feature:
OF the non-intcrCOurae bill.
Exclusion from the harbors and waters Of
the u. States and the territories thereof, OF
all public ships and vessels belonging to G.
Britain or France, or to any other bsllige-
rent power OF powers having in force orders,
DEGREES, edicts. or laws, violating the law
full commerce on neutral rights of the United
States, excepting vessels torcedin by stress
ofwcatirer, pursuit OF an enemy, such as
are charged with dispatches, business
from their governments, or packets having
ne cargo nor mcrChandize on board The
President is authorized to expel by force
all such vessels as contravene this regulation.
A penalty not exceeding $4,000. nor less
than S1C6, and imprisonment for not less
than one month, and not more than ono
year, upon all persons aftordibg assistance
to vessels entering contrary to the law, ex-
cepting in case OF plotting them out of the
jurisdiction of the u. States. Authority to-
seize and condemn after a certain day, all
vessels and their cargoes, bearing the French
or English flag, or owned in whole or in
part by any citizen or subject of either,
which may enter the ports, &c of the u.
states, &c. excepting only vessels expressly
hired to convey dispatches, such Az put in
through distress or are chased in by AN enc
my'-frohbits, after certain day, of the
Importation Of any goods or merchandise,
the produce or manufacture of e.. Britain or
France, or their dependencies either direct
y or indirectly from any country whatever
The forfeiture, and payment Oi treble va
lae by the owners of any goods SO prohibited.
attempted to be introduced into the United
States o. board of any ship or vessel, boat,
raft, or carriage-Forfeiturc of the ship,
vessel, boat, raft, carriage, which shall re-
cejve prohibited goods on board, knowing
them 20 be such, and the owner and
master mulcted in treble the value of the
articles. Provided that if G. Britain or
France, revoke or modify their orders or
DEGREES so as 10 render our commerce sulfi-
GENTLY safe in the opinion of the President
Of the u. States, of which revocation or mo-
dihcation he shall give public notice, by pro-
clamation, the operation Of this act & of the
embargo acts, shall 50 far as relates to the ma
tiOu aking such re vocation or modification,
and to nations in amity with her, and hav-
ing no orders, DEGREES, Of edicts in force
violating the law.al commerce and neutral
rights OF the u. States, forthwith cease and
determine without, however, any remission
of previous fines and forieitures. Vessels
bound to any foreign port or place with which
intercourse shall have been thus restored,
are to- give bond and approved security, in
six times the value OF such vessel and cargo
not 70 proceed to any foreign port, nor trade
with any country other thaa those with
which commercial intercourse shall have
been tnus ermitted--lhe President vested
with power to extend the provisions Of the bill
toany nations having in force edicts, &c. such
sthose Of G.. Britsin and France 81 and all the
penalties, &c. of the bill, made applicable
10 thcHi.
ENFORCING THE EMBARGO.
The order Of the day on the bill for en-
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