Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-03
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for the year past.--Referred to the COM
mittee of Ways and Means.
= MIR. Story offered the following resoluti.
Resolved. That comnittee' be aponin-
ted to consider whether any, and if any,
what amendments are necessary to the act,
entitled" An &C, for the punishment of
Acertain crimes against the Uaited States"
pi,h liberty TO report by bill OF. other
rise.
Mr.. Stanford enquiring as. to the pre-
else object of this resolution NJ. Story
replied, that his object was merely to de-.
fine certain crimes now loosely defined.
and TO provide punishment for some
YGrimes now committed with ilnpuni,y.
The resolution was sdopsed-Aves sc
Messrs. Story, Dana, Nelson, Troup, and
j G.. Jackson from the committee.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
Nr. @. w. Camf6cH, from the com
mittee on our foreign relations, to whom
was referred the resolution lately passed
by this House on the subject, reported
bill to interdict commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States, and Great Bril-
tain and France and their dependencies
and for other purposes. Twice read and
referred to a committee of the whole on
"Wednesday next.
The following are the prominent features
ofrhe non-intercourse bill.
Exclusion from the harbors and waters
of the United States, and the territories
thereof, of all public ships and vessels be-
longing to Great Britain or France, or to
any other belligerent power orpowers hav-
= ing in force orders, DEGREES, edicts, or laws,
violating the lawful commerce or neutral
rights OF the U. s. excepting vessels forced
10 by stress oss weather, pursuit of an enc.
r., sach as are charged with disp 4tches,
q business from their governments, or pack.
eta having no cargo nor merchandise on
board. The President Is authorised to ex-
oel 5y force ALI UGH vessels as contravenc
this regulation IA penalty not exceeding
g 10 600. nor less than S 100, and imprisnn-
niece cor not lees than one month, and not
rrore than one year, upon all persons affor-
ding assistance to vessels entering contrary
TO the law, excepting in case Of plotting
them ont of the Jurisdiction of the u. S.
Authority to seize and Condemn after Ger.
tain day, all vessels and their cargoes, bear
ing the French or English flag, or owned in
whole or IN part by any citizen OF subject of
either, which may enter the ports, Sc. OF
the u. 5. sc. excepting only vessels ex-
pressly hired to convey Dispatches. such as
put in through distress, or are chased in by
an enemy-Prohibits, after certain day,
OF the importation ofany goods or merchan.
die, the produce or manufacture of Great
Britain or France, or their dependencies
Their directly or indirectly, from any coun-
try wnatever-The forfeiture, and payment
OF treble value by the owners of any goods
so prohibited, attempted to be introduced
!, into tie u 5. on board Of any ship or ves..
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the ship, vessel, boat, raft, or carriage,
which shall receive prohibited goods on
board knowing them TO be such, and the
owner and master mulcted in treble the va
lue of the articles--Provision that if Great
Britain or France, revoke or modify their
orders or DEGREES so as to render our COM
merce sufficiently safe in the opinion of the
President of the u. 5. of which revocation
or modification he shall give public notice
by proclaM ttion, the operation OF this act
and of thf embargo acts, shall SO far as re-
iates to Gle nation making such revocation
or mad fiCation, and TO nations in amity with
her, and having no orders, DEGREES, or e.
diets in force, violating the lawful commerce
and neutral rights of the u S. forthwith
Cease and determine without, however, a
ny remission of previous fines and forfeit
lures. Vessels bound to any foreign port
orplace with which intercourse shall have
been thus restored, are I'd give bond and APP
proved security, in six times the value of
such vessel and cargo, not u proceed To a.
ny foreign port, nor trade with any country
other than those with which commercial in
terccurse shall have been thus permitted
The president vested with power to extend
the provisions of the bill to any nations ha =
wing in force edicts, &c. such as those Of G..
Britain ard France and all the penalties,
&c. OF the bill. made applicable to them.
ENFORCING THE EMBARGO.
The order OF the day on the bill i,r en- :
forcing and making more efTectual the act
laying the embargo, and the several acts
supplementary thereto, being called for
Mr. Newton observed that he wished TO
expedite the passage of the bill, and as "a
mendments were contemplated to it, he
moved that the committee of the whole be
discharged from the bill, and that it be re-
ferred To select committee.
After short discussion, the motion was
negatived, Ayes 81.
The House thea resolved itselfinto com
nittee of the whole on the bill, Mr.. BAssEr
in the chair.
MIR. Elliot moved 70 strike out the first
section, and spoke at length in support OF
thAmotion, when the Committee rose with.