Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-03
WAsRZNGToN CITY, A0au IS.

the orig Georgia, capt. Jocelin, arriv-
ed at Savannah, IN eight DAYS fro I'm
New York. When nearly abreast of
the city, she was fired upon by the
boat of the Revenue Cutter Thomas
Jefferson, capt. Newell. Without be-
ing hailed, or any intimation given for
ner to heave, a musket loaded with
buck shot was discharged. The
Contents fortunately passed over the
quarter deck, without any other injury
chan Perforating the sails although
there we're several passengers on deck,
and IN ti'e main top, at the time. Capt
Jocelin informs, that ne was shorty
after boarded by the boat, with one o.
ne officers of the cutter, who appear
led considerably intoxicated, and was
extremely rude and insulting de-
manded his manifest and papers, which
ne pretended to overlook with great
scrutiny, although he was unable to
-ead them.
The Georgia is regular packet be-
ween Savannah and New-York, hay.
ag coasting license, and every pa
per required by the revenue depart
n~nt. She had already entered the
port OF Savannah, and was verynear he
anchorage ground in the harbor, when
she was thus without notice lawlesslv
hred into, and the lives Of passengers
and crew on board much endangered.
The packet sloop Polly, capt. Row
Ter, from St. Mary's, on entering the
harbor of Savannah on the same even.
ing, was likewise fred at by the Reeve.
,iue Cutter, and. afterwards boarded
by the lieutenant, who was very abu.
slve, and threatened 10 confine the pas-
sengers if they dared to resent his vii.
famous conduct.
The insolept conduct of the lieute-
nant OF the Revenue Cutter towards the
vessels above mentioned, was prompt
ny enqured into by major Mounger,
collector of the port, who directed his
discharge from the station ne so I'M.
properly heidi Mer. Adv.
Notwithstanding the prompt and
energetic conduct of the collector OF
the port of Savannah, the New-York
Evening Post has the audacity virtn-
ally to ascrihe the behavior of the re.
moved revenue officer to Mr.. Ieffer-
son just specimen this ef federal
candor!
PETERSBURG, MAY 27.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, 10 May 1903.
Sir, Finding thata much more rigid
construction has been put in some OF
the districts than in others, on thar
part OF the circular of6tn instant which
relates 20 the transportation of -four
and other provisions from one port of
the Chesapeake to aHotherport on the
waters OF the same Bay: il is proper
to state that it was not thereby inten.
.ded to convey an opinion that such
transportation was without any excep-
ton whatever, and sufficient cause of
detention.
Among those exceptions may be
reckoned the following:
1. The usual intercourse on the
same river, though that river may in
Glade several districts, should NOT be
interrupted.
2. Towns and districts which have
usually received their supplies of GER
tain articles of provisions from other
districts on the waters of the Bay,
should continue to receive their usual
supplies.
8. Flour, &c. purchased by persons
residing in another district previous to
the receipt of the above mentioned
circular, may be taken to the district
where il is owned.
4. Planters and others should be
permitted to send their produce to
that city or district which has been
their usual market, or to which thev
have usually, sent it as a remittance.
In order to guard against possible
'evasions, special bonds Of the form b.
may, when thought necessary, be re-
CURED in the above mentioned cases.
before the vessel is suffered TO depar,
and it must be fully understood that
even in those above mentioned cases.
which in general view dOnot appear
suspicious, it will still be your duty to
detain the vessel whenever, from any
cause whatever, YOU may have reason
to believe that there is an intention,