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

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the II. S. or the territories thereof, VIZ. 1
also swear, Cor affirm that there are not,
to the best Of my knowledge and benei, a
mongst the said goods,wares and merehan-
disc, imported or consigned as aforesaid, any
goods, wares or merchandise, the lmporta-
ton of which, into the u. S. or the terrific
ries thereof, is prohibited by law and do
further swear, Cor afhrn) that if | shall
hereafter discover or know Of any such
goods, wares or merchandise, amongst the
said goods, wares and merchandise, import
ed or consigned as aforesaid, | viii imme-
diately and without delay report The same
to the collector of this district"
Sec, / 1. ind be it turther enacted, That
the President of the y. S. be and he hereby
is authorised, in case either France or G..
Britain shall SO revoke or modify her edicts,
as that they shall cease to violate the neutral
commerce Of the u. S. to declare the same
by proclamation after which the trade Of
the u. S. suspended by this act, and by the
act laying an embargo on all ships and YES
sells in the ports and harbors of the u. S.
and the several acts supplementary thereto,
may be renewed with the nation SO doing !;
Presided, That all penalties and forfcitures
which shall have been previously incurred,
by virtue Of this, or OF any other act, tie
operation OF which shall so cease and deter
mine, shall be recovered and distributed, in
like manner as ii the same had continued in
full force and virtue: and vessels bound
thereafter to any foreign port or place, with
which commercial intercourse shall By viz
tue Of this section be again permitted, shall
give bond to the S. with approved sccur-
ity, in double the value OF the vessel and
cargo, that they shall not proceed to ary TO-
reign port, nor trade with any country other
than those with which commercial inter
course shall have been or may be permitted
by this act.
Sec. 70. and be it further enac.cd, That
SO much of the act laying an embargo on all
ships and vessels in the ports and harbors OF
the L. S. and Of the several acts supple
mentary thereto, as forbds the departure of
vessels owned by citizens of the U. S. and
corporation Of domestic & foreign mer-
chandize to any foreign port or place, be and
the same is hereby repealed, after the 18Th
Of March, one thousand eight hundred and
nine, except SO far as they relate to G.. 3. or
France, or their colonies or dependencies,
or places in the actual possession of either:
Pyovided, That ali penal ties and forfatures
which shall have been previously incurred
BY virtue Of SO much Of the said acts as is
repealed b. THIS act. or which have been or
may hereafter be incurred by virtue of the
said acts, on account Of any infraction Of
SO much of t., said acts as is not repealed
by this act, shall he recovered and distr-
hated in ike manneras if the said acts had
continued in full force and virtue.
Sec. IS. AAd be HfUr7tcr enacted, That
during the continuance OF SO much Of the
act LAYING an embargo on all ships and yes
sis IL the ports and hasbors of the u. S.
and of the several acts supplementary thore-
to, as is not repealed by dis act, no ship or
vessel bound to foreign port with which
commercial intercourse shall, bv virtue Of
this act, be again permitted, shall be allow
ed to depart for such port, unless the owner
or owners, consignee or factor Of such ship
or vessel, shall, with the master, have given |
bond with one or more sure:es to the L. S. |
IN sum double the value Of the vessel and
cargo, if the vessel is wholly owned by CT
tZen or citizens of the u. S. and in a sum
four times the value, if the vessel is owned |
in part or in whole by any foreigner Or TO-
regners, that the vessel shall not leave the I
port without clearance, nor shall, when
leaving the port, proceed to any port or
place III &. Britain or France, or in the CO.
lonles or dependencies of either, or in the
actual possession OF either, nor be directly
Or indirectly engaged during the voyage in
any trade with such port, nor shall put any
arrcle on board of any other vessel; nor
unless every other requisite and provision