Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-13

s,,,1l have made bona hide sale OF ssic,i sup
s = vessel, in any port or harbor 81 fae - :.
9. before notice Of this act at such port
- harbor. respectively; nor to the ow'lef
q owners ofany ship or vessel, IN any 10
reign port or place, who shall nave mac :
hona 6de sale thereof, before notice OF TINS
act: Ind provided also, That such boaS. !
sha1, not release the owners and master OF
s s,,,.l chin or vessel, or any other person
from the obligation of giving every otncf
bond required by this act or by any OF the
acts aforesaid.
&C sre = Ind be it further enacted, That IN
al cases where either under this act, or an-s
der the act laying an embargo on all s11,Ps Or
.vessels IN the ports and harbors OF the Y. ?.
~ under anv of the acts supplementary
thereto. a bond has been or shall be gwen %
the II. S. with condition that certain Gooas'
,rares and merchandise, or the cargo OF
vessel. shall be relanded IN some port OF the
u. S. the party or parties to such bond shail
az, two months after fae date OF the
same. fonless in the case OF a voyage from
New Orleans to an Atlantic port or from
an Atlantic port to New Orleans, IN either
Of which cases, four months shall as hereto :
fore be a!lowed) produce to the collector q
the port from which the vessel had peeh
cleared with such goods, wares, nercnah-
die or cargo, a certificate OF the relandlhg
of the same from the collector OF the proper
bort on failure whereof, the bond snail % !;
put in suit; and in every such suit, as wei
as n every suit instituted on a bond given
for a VOYAGE from or to New Orleans, JJllag-
ment Shall be given against the de-
PENDANT or defendants, unless proof si1aii DC
given Of such relanding, or OF loss OF the
vessel at sea. But neither capture d's s.
or any other accident whatever snail De
pleaded or given in evidence IL any such
suit: unless such capture shall be expressly
proved 10 have been hostile, and such DIS
tress or accident occasioned by no heSii,
oence or deviation, ror unless snch vessel
Shall have been from the connenoef'eh'
ofthe voyage wholly navlgated by ln2s'7',
mate or mates, mariners and crew, al q
whom shall be citizens If the United states,
nor unless such mate or mates, mariners ana
crew, shall all If living, (anTi me PROOF OF
their death shall lie on the defendant DC
produced on the s-;al, and sworn as cosni1s-
tent witnesses, nor unl2ss such master ,H2ee
or mates, mariners and crew, sieii nave
signed shipping paper IN due torn s, lazy,
and a copy thereof Designating sP@cl1t-5 55l9
master. mate or mates, mariners ane! crew.
and their permanent places of residences
shall have been lodged win the coi'ec1o5 q :,
the port, 10 whom the bond aforesaid sil,,a
have been gwen, before the commandments
Of the voyare, and subscribed ans sworn 20
bv the master, before such coii@ctor ana
az, r,astc. who shall falsely, wiiluli3y,S cor
,,ntlv swear IS 10 the facts contained IN Sucn
copy, shall on conviction, su.tcT s"e pains
and penalties Of peypry. Ana IN every
suit Instituted on Bond gwen as aforesaid,
The defendants shall pay all costs, Il they
shall not within the limited time have pro-
ICED he cert; :icate OF relanding to the col
lector Of the proper port.
SEC. s. And be 1t further enacted, nat
no registered or sea letter vessel although
il ballast, shall receive clearance, or be
permitted to depart from any port OF the
limited States, unless the same bond sE.ll
have been previously given which is reqnlr-
al f,on, vessels licensed for the coasan3
rrade, before they are allowed to depart
And if any such ship or vessel shall depart
without bond having been given as a'ofe-
said, the ship or vessel shall be forfeited
and fh4 owner, owners, agent, conslgn tao
tor. and master or commander OF such snip
or vessel, as well as any ether person con
csrnel in such prohibited departHe,si'a be
Liable to the same penalties. imposed oy law
in the case of vessels licensed Tor the coast
;no trade departing without bond having