Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-27

&c Stoh oI congress Froyide6, that 40.
thing therein contained shall be constr ed
To prohibit any trade Or CONNIE ccia,in,er
course which mas BEEN or may b. perm,s.
led in conformity with the provi.,oas of
the eleventh section of the said act.
SEC. And be j. farther ena0ed, Thar
! all ACT, repealed or mentioned or in,cn.
ded 10 be tepsaled by the said aGt to inl
te iict comm .ic,a intercourse ae,yeen
tn; Uni ed a.es and Gfeat Britain and
trSGce, and heir dependencies, sisi, be.
aud re'nain rep -aled, notwithstanding any
pa't OF il,e sam- act which ha, been or
@ay hereafter be revoked or unnuited-
or wh ch may expir. by its own ln,,,s,i-
o.. Provided the penalties and forfeit.
ur,s which may have been incurrred or
shall hereafter be incurrred on accoun, Of
ntrac,lon of the aalaying an enSar.
y On all ships and vessels in the Dor.
an harbo-s of the United STATES, or of a.
ny OF the a1s supplementary ,here,o. or
OF the act to enforce and make more es.
tc tual an aH entitled " Al aa layiny an
EN- Fargo on ali ship, and vessels il, the
! porls and harbo-s of the u. ). aies or of an.
! III 'ne PROVISIONS OF the actlu in,erdiei the
commercia!i rtercourse be,w en- the y. s.
* Great Britain and France s. their d~o.c.
| cie', and tor o'her purposes" stat, after
the expiration OF any of The said st:ls or of
ans provision thereof. be recovered and
f'sribued mike manner as if Tho, said
rs and every provision thereof were In
full force and virtue.
! SEC. 3. And be It further enacted, Thar
during the continuance OF this aSt. no shin
or vessel shall be permitted to depart FOR
| any foreign port or place wi,h which ccm.
m -'c'al intercourse has not been or NAV
! mt be permitted by virtue OF Iris ash or or
the a0 To inlefdGl the commsrcaI later.
course between the United States aud
Great Britain and France and their de.
tendencies, and for other purposes. Aud
no ship or vessel, bound 20 foreign port
orplace with which CONNIE acialinterco,
has been or may be thus permitted, shall
be allowed to depart unless The ownsr q,
owners, consignee of s.ich ship or vessel
! shall, with the master, have given bo,d
with one or more sureties 10 tie Uoied
> a.es. in a sum double the va ue Of
the vessel and cargo, that the yes ,.t
snaii not proceed 10 any port or place
with which commercial intercourse ia
not thus permit ed, nor be directly or
indrsctiy engaged, during the voyage, in
any trade with such port or place. And
II any ship or vessel shall, contrary TO the
provisions OF this section, depart from a.
ny port of the United States without a
clearance, or without having given bond
m the manner above mentioned, such shin
or vessel, together with her cargo, shall
b. wholly forfei'ed & the owner or owners.
agent, freigh!ers, o fsc.ors, master OF com.
rnander of such ship or vessel shall mora.
} over severally forfeit & pay a sum equal 10
the value OF the ship or vessel AMI OF the
cargo put on board the same Provided
always, that the provisions OF the eleventh,
section OF the act 10 interd'ct The CONNER.
cial intercourse between the Uni Ell States
and Great Britain and France and their
dependencies, aid for other purposes,
, shall extend TO the prohibitions in,posrd
by this section; which prohibitions shall
cease 20 operate in the manner aud uos
der the Limitations prescribed by the ele.
venth sectirn aforesaid, in relation to anv
nation with which commerce al in ercourso
may hereafter be permitted, in con forui.
iy wi h the provisions Of the eleventh sec.
ton aforesaid.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted.
Iha, all penalties and forfeitures arising
under, OF incurred by virtue Of this ACT.
shall be recovered and distrbu ed, and
may be RENTED Or miligd'ed in the man.
ner prescribed by the act to interdct the
commercial intercourse between the u.
nited ) a,es and Great Britain and France
and their Deepen lencies, and for other pur.
poses.
Sec. S. And be IL further enacted.
That all The vessels which may have ar.
rived at any port or piacs yyith;r Tho ~
nicd States from Grea, Britain, her col.
onies or dependencies, between the tween.
iie,h day of May and the eleventh of June.
one thousand eight numbered and nine.
shall be exempted from all the forfcitures
and penalties incurred in consequence of
aoy viola ion of any Of the provisions of
! the said act to inierdict the commercial
intercourse between the United StaseS
and Great Britain and France and their
| dependencies.
| JUNE 20--Mr. Leib submitted resolu.
ton for committee to be appointed 10 in.
| qure into the exDedicncy Of nrovidi,.v h,,