The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-01
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"A message in writing'wss received FROM
the President Of the United States, by Mr.
Iraham in the absence of his secretary: on
the subject Of the Ohio road, Tsec inst
Enquirer;l and referred t. Messrs. J. Mon
Soii'ery, Jer MORROW, Lewis, 5. Smith, and
Stanford "'11
Mr.. Fan Duke presented a msnor;,1
concerning lands granted to the rcrsons
VINO served in the war with France and
Great Britain. by the British king nv p,.,-
ciamation IN 1763, for which deeds had never
ceen made out; which was referred to,tbe
committee of Public Lands. 'e
Mr.. Ian Dyke called for the order IF tho
dav ON the unfinished business u yestordav
tine resolution calling for information rela-
tive to foreignfaffairs) and on the motion To
resume the consideration, there were ayes
IT noes 20: =!
Mr.. Basset called for the order of tho dov
on the billconcerning public contracts and
eaiieI TOT the yeas and nays on the quest on
70 90 into committee of the whole on that
SUBJECT; which being taken, there were for
1T 50-against it Gil
Mr. Gardner, Quarter past 10 O'Clock. \
as the House seemed indisposed to do bus;
ness, moved an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Is. -
On motion of Mr.. Ne7u.on, the House wen,
INTO committee of the whole BY large
H"joi'y' Oh the bi!l supp ementory to the
embargo act; Mr. Ra sSet in the chair
1.-THE first section of this bill prov 'des N Of
no snip. vessel or boat of anv tlescrintion
Whatever OF the United States which is pe;-
ther registered, licenCed, or possessed Of a
sea letter, nor any foreign vessel sha he
allowed 10 depart any port of the u. States
WIN cargo to another port in ,he u. Stare
un'il bond shall be given, in double the va,
iue OF vessei and cargo that the vessel shall
not proceed to any foreign port or place and
ina the cargo shall be relandedlin some
port Of the v. STATES, Provided, that YES
sets whose employment has been uniformly
Cohnhea 10 rivers, bays and sounds within
th' jurisdiction OF the y. States shall he ex-
cepted'by giving bond to the amount of SEQ
dollars tor each ton of said vessel wishcon-
dltlohthat suchHessel shall not be employed
IN any 'Iofelsn trade during the time limited
in the bond.
nc second section provides that boats not
maSted, or j. masted, not decked, whose
employment has been and slralIl,e confined
to river5, bays and sounds, within the JJn;t-
ed states, and lying within the districts not
adJaceht 10 territories; colonies, or ~proyin-
ceS OF foreign nation, may be exempted.
~hetner ilcenced or MOI, by giving bond in
81 doiars Tor cacn ton, OF said boat, with
condition that 1t shaH not be e,ilplo, ed IN 70
reign trade during the embargo.
he third section provides that in al; ca-
ses where bonds have been given under the
embargo laws, the party or parties to such
bond shall within four months from ire
date produce TO the collector of the mort
iron which the vessel had been cleared. &c.
cerlihca'e Of the relanding of the same,
from the collector Of the proper port, on fai,
lure whereof the bond shall be put in suit.
&c. '1'''
The fourth section provides against o,.r,6r-
tation in any manner whatever of goods the
expectation Of which by sea is prohibited bv
the embargo laws; and if any such be ex-
ported from the United States, either bv End
or water, the YES Ell, beat, raft, cart. wac
gon' sleIgh, or other carriage in which the
same snail nave been exported, together
WIN the tackle, apparel and horses be for
teited, and the owners of such vessel. boa,
&c. as wei as the owner of 8 CHI goods &c
knowingly Concerned in SUCH prohibited ez
Por'ation' shall each forfeit and pay sum
p ,',, eNCeceuihS nor less than
dollars tor every such offence
/ ne NTH section provides that on the re-
tnrn OF any fishing vessel which shall haze
SaliGo subsequent to thc embargo law, it
Shail be the duty OF the master and mate 70
axe oath that the whole of the FISHING fare
mas Deen brought into the United States and
lhat no part thereof has been sold on the
voyage. 'N VI ''''
[ ne sixth ard last section provides tha,
Pensl'ss iDcuTged BY this act Shall be sued