Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-10

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,
That during the continuance of the act
laying an embargo on all ships and
vessels in the rorts and hafbors of the
United States, no foreign ship or yes
sci shall go from one port in the Uni
ted States to another, and should any
foreign ship or vessel, contrary to this
section, go from one port Of the Uni
ted States to another, the vessel with
her cargo shall be wholly forfeited,
and the owner or owners, agent, fact
ors, freishters, and master Of such ship
or vessel, shall forfeit and pay sum
not exceeding three thousand dollars,
nor less than one thousand dollars.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That no vessel, flat, or boat, compre-
hended in this act shall be obliged to
pay more than twenty cents for each
clearance.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted,
That the collectors of the customs be,
and they are hereby respectively au-
thorized to detain any vessel ostensi-
bly, bound with cargo to some other
port of the United States, whenever in
their opinions the intention is to vio-
late or evadc any of the provisions of
the acts laying an embargo, until the
decision Of the President ofthc United
States be had thereupon.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted,
That il any unusual deposits Of provi-
sions, lumber, CT other articles of do
nestle growth or manufacture shall
have been, or shall be made in any of
the ports of the United States, ad jacent
to the territories, colonies, or provin.
ces of a foreign nation the collector Of
the district shall be, and he hereby is
authorized to take the same in mis- Gus
tody, and not to permit such articles
to be removed until bond with suifici-
ent sureties shall have been given far
the landing or delivery Of the same in
some port or place Of the United States.
Sec. IS. And be it further enacted
That any ship or vessel owned-by CT
tizen or citizens of the United Statec,
loaded or in part loaded with the pro-
duce Of the United States before the
actlaying an embargo was passed, and
by said act detained in any psrt of the
United States, may be permitted TO
proceed to any other port of the Uni
ted States, and there TO remain with
such cargo On board, subject to such
other restrictions and bonds as are
prescribed in the act LAYING an emabr-
go, and the several supplementary
acts thereto.
- Seer 4-,And be it further enacted,
That all penalties and forfeitures, in
cured by force of this act, may be mi
tigated and RENTED in the manner
prescribed by the act, in;ituled &C An
act 10 provide for mitigating and re-
hitting the forfeitures, penalties and
disabilities accruing in certain cases
therein mentioned;" and all panalties
and forfeitures which may be recover
ed in pursuance Of this act, in conse-
quence of any seizure made by the
commander of any public armed yes
sci of the United States, shall be dis
trlbuted according to the rules pres
cribed by the act, Untitled can act for
the government of the navy of the u
nited States" and all other penalties
and forfeitures arising under this act,
shall be distributed in the manner pre-
scribed by the act, entitled " An act
to regulate the collection of duties on
imports and tonnage"
Sec. IS. And be it further enacted,
That nothing in the act laying an en-
barge on all ships and vessels in the
ports and harbors of the United States,
or in the several acts supplementary
thereto, or in the act to prohibit the
importation of certain goods, wares,
and merchandise, shall be construed
TO prevent the expectation by land, of
inland navigation from the territories
of the United States, into those Of.
Great Britain, Of furs and peltries, the
property Of subjects Of Great Britain,
and by them purchased from the Indi-
ans; or to prevent the importation by
land, or inland navigation, from the
territories Of Great Britain into those
Of the United States, of merchandise
the property Of British subjects, and by
them imported solely for the use of the
Indians aforesaid.
J. b. VARNUM, Sheaker