The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-14

BY a commercial house in the city OF New
York, from the American house at St. Pc
tersburgh, with "A request chat It may be
published for he information of Merchants
generally, and accompanied by the assur.
auee that IT'S provisions will be rigidly en-
forced at the same time the government
will give every indulgence and facility TO the
neutral vessel conforming thereto.
PErERs,yRcu June IA.
1t is universally known how firmly
Russia has endenvored for ages to protect
the sade of neuirals during the war carried
Oh ~ European powers; i. is notorious,
with what courage that Empire has shelter
ed the interests Of trading nations from the
fur" of the war. True to these una!terable
prircioies, we entertained hope that dur.
ing The present rupture with England, the
trade with allied nations would also offer
no motive to them of different direction.
Bur the experience Of last year has convin-
ced US that the enc my has found means to
misuse neutral bottoms for the benefit OF
his trade, and we feel accordingly obliged
to adop, the following measures, in order
to rreven, i. in future.
81. Every captain who enters any Of our
ports, j, bound to prove bis ship or vessel
to be neutral property By the passport, the
bill of sale, and the log book, and the cargo
TO he sold By the charter party, the bill of
fading, hi. own declaration, and a certificate
of origin OF the goods, in cases where
the whole or part of the cargo belongs to
the captain or agent, and the ship has Sc,
II A RI
is bound for those ports. Should any Of
those documents be wanting. the captain
shall Immediately leave the port, aud no.
be permitted to discharge the cargo.
II. Ships in port, laden with goods
which can be proved to be the production
OF anv enemv's country, shall he detained,
the goods declared confscated, and sold
puhicklv in behalf of the crown. If the
goods amour, to more than one half Of the
cargo, not only the lasiing but the ship shall
be declared conhscateG.
"III. A paspor, given by neutral,
friendly, or allied power will! not be suni
Glen, for The justification of the captain, if
any circumstances appear which do not a.
gree with the passport, or if the name Of the
ship mentioned IN the passport does not a.
gree with that found in 'he other papers of
the ship, unless it clearly appears that the
papers have been dulv signed bv persons
having ;he proper authority, 10 which case
the difference in the names shall Lot make
against the captain.
. ". The passport given to the captain
shall not be wlcdged legal, If the ship
supplied with it shall not have been, at the time
specified, in the port in the name Of which the
passport IS given.
V Wheo any shi', 81 ere lrgo, captain,
ami more than ore third OF the crew, shall be
subjects Of an hostile power, or when on board
any slip there shall be no muster roll, signed
by 'ht officers of the neutral place from which
the ship salle', the ship and cargo Shall be
declared conhscated to the use Of the crown.
but ths crews SHALL he set at liberty.
VI. II The PASSPORT produced by the cap
tain shall be- ~ 6, c. forged, the ship and cav
go snA,' he de ,a,ed conliscated to the use of
the crown, and he captain delivered over to
justic" to DC F.octet'cd against as forger. The
crew sas!' be set al liberty.
w, ben in any ship double documents
Of .d'tfe"ent import are found. the ship and
cargo shsl he confiscatei to tho use of the
crown. II the captain shall endcavor to defend
hi1hsei' oht Dring no snthcitnt proofs, the shin
shall be detained, and time, if requested, be
granted to the captain TO procure them from
the place OF his departure. If at the expiration
OF the time granted be produces no proofs
the ss.i !, and cargo shall be contsca,cd.
VIZ. Every snip not built by friendly
power shall rot be considered as neutral, unes,
it can be legally proved by lis papers that it was
bought or transferred before the declaration O
war; ii this does not appear, the ship ant
cargo shall be consscated to the use OF the
crown.
" TX. If the master or captain of a ship shall
be native of hostile nation, and have mass
ports from neutral or friendly power, thes,
shall not avai! him. unless they prove that h,
secame the subject Of, and resided with pcu
trial power b, ore the declaration of war. o.
tie TAI! lfc Of 'his proof The ship and cargo shall
oe corasca'ed TO the use of the crown"
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FROM THE NATIONAL