Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-08
AN ACT

t1veen the United States and Great Britain
and France, and their dependencies }; ana
for other purposes.
DEit enacted 6y the Senate and House q
s ID Representatives Of the United otates q
dmterica in Congress esSem6led, That rom
!, land after the passing Oh this act, the en-
trance of the harbors and waters OF the Y,
4 States and of the territories thereof, be and
athe same is hereby interdicted to all public
sships and vessels belonging to Great Britain
sor France, excepting vessels Only when may
be forced in by distress, orwhieh are charg-
ed with dispatches or business from the 60
vernment to which they belong, and also
packets having no cargo nor merchandise on
board. And if any public ship or vessel as
aforesaid, not being included IN the excep-
ton above mentioned, shall enter any har-
Dor or waters within the jurisdiction OF the
United States, or Of the territories thereof,
it shall be lawful for the president of the y.
States, or such other person as ne snail nave
empowered for that purpose, to employ
such part of the land and naval forces, or
of the militia of the u. States, or the ter
ritories thereof, as he shall deem necessary,
ITO compel such ship or vessel TO depart.
Sec. 2. And6e it further enacted, That 1t
shall not be lawful for any citizen or citl-
zers of the United States or the territories
thereof, nor for any person or persons re-
siding or being in the same, to have any
: intercourse with or to afford any aid or sup
plies to any public ship or vessel as atore-
said, which, shall, contrary to the proVi-
sions of this act, have entered any harbor
or waters within the jurisdiction OF the Y.
States OF the territories thereof; and II any
person shall, contrary to the provisions Of
this act, have any intercourse with such
ship or vessel, or shall afford any aid to
such ship or vessel, either IN repairing the
said vessel or in furnishing her, her officers
or crew with supplies of any kind or IN any
manner whatever; or If any pilot or other
person shall assist in navigating orpiotlng
such, ship or vessel, unless it be TOR the pur-
pose Of carving her beyond the limits ana
jurisdiction OF the u. States, every person
so offending, shall forfeit and pay sum not
less than one hundred dollars, nor exceed
ing ten thousand dollars; and shall also be
imprisoned for term not less than one
month, nor more than one year.
Sec. s. Ind be 1t titrther enacted, That
from and after the Goth day of May next,
the entrance of the harbors and waters OF
the T. States and the territories thereof, be
and the same is hereby lnterdlcted to all
ships or vessels sailing uader the flag OF Y.
Brltair or France, or owned IN whole or IN
part by any citizen or subject of either;
vessels hired, chartered or employed by the
government of either country for the sole
purpose Of carrying letters and dispatches,
and also vessels forced in by distress or BY
the dangers of the sea, only excepted. AND
if any ship or vessel sailing under the flag OF
Great Britain or France, or owned IN whole
or in part by any citizen or subject OF either,
and not excepted as aforesaid, shall after the
said twentieth day of May next, arrive Ell
Their with or without cargo, within the
limits of the u. States or Of the territories
thereof, such ship or vessel, together with
the cargo, it any, which may be found on
board, shall be forfeited, and may be seized
and condemned in any court OF the y. S.
or the territories thereof, having competent
jurisdiction and all and every act and acts
heretofore passed, which shall be within the
purview of this act, shall be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Ind be it further enacted, That
from and after the 2oth day of May next, it
shall not be lawful to import into the y. S.
or the territories thereof, any goods, wares
or merchandise whatever, from any port or
place situated in Great Britain or Ireland.
or IN any of the colonies or dependencies of
Great Britain, nor from any port or place
situated in France or in any of her colonies
or dependencies, nor from any port or place |
IN the actual possession of either u. Britain |
or France. Nor shall it be lawful to import
into the L ]. States the territnriec thereof [