The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-17

| permits; non uniCss the ovnr,.. ccvsS,nce >.
gent or factor shall, with the master. give
lid, with enc ur more ~Airctics, to the u
states, III a sum uOuS.c the value of the YES.
sci and cargo, that the vessel shall not mr.
coed to any foreign port or place, and thar the
cargo shall be relanded in some port of the
United States: Provided, That it shall be
lawful and sufficient in the case of any enc,
vessel whose employment has been uniform
~ confined to rivers, bays and sounds within
the jurisdiction of the u. States, to give bond
III AN amount equal to one hundred and tifty,
dollars, tor each ton of said vessel. with CON.
u'tioh tiat auch vessel c'H'l not during tho
time io'ited IN the Condition of the bond. pro-
ceed to any foreign Fort or place, or put ,,,,
article ON board OF ANY other vessel, orbc, en-.
ployed in any foreign trade.
Dec. Is. .i29 81 IL fyrfker rnacte6 Thu.
II any snip or vessel shall, during thc CONT
nuance ct 80 much of the act laying an e,r
barge on all siiips aud vessels in The mort
and narhors o. the u. States, and of the a..
'erai acts supplementary thereto, as i NOT
'cPea'e4 ny TINS act, depart from any port
VI "'e Y tates withon; a clearance or Ter
mt, orhaving given bond IN the manner rrn
vided by law, such ship or vessel. toyethe,
with her cargo, shall DC wholly Forfeited and
tne owner or owners, agent, freiybter mr.
iaC'"r, master or commander ofsuch shin mr.
vessel, snail, moreover, scverallv fcrf-i- .rd
pay a sum equal to the value of the ,b;,, n.
vessel, and OF the cargo put Oil board the
| same. '"S
Sec. ~. ind be h.fnrthcr e1acted. Tn.
an pe"aiiss ana iortriiuies arising under.
orlncurred by virtue of this act. ma he a,e,i
for, prosecuted and recovered. viii, 800 -
suit, by action of debt, i'm the name IF ,b.TT
states "t America, or by indictment or IN.
FORMATION, IN any court having competent;,
rlsolCtion 10 try the same and shall he die
u'outed and accounted for in the mann.r
prescribed by the act, entituled u,p .ct -,
regulate the collection of duties on in,,,or..
ana tonnage, passed the ID day OF March
Que thousana seven hundred and ninety mine :
and such penalties and furfeitures nv he
examined, mitigated or remittcd in III
manner, and under the like conditions ,a
gulations and RESTRICTIONS, as are prescribed
authorized and directed by the act. entituIe5
AN act 10 provide Tor mitigating or remit
thSthe ,orieltures, penalties and disnbiIite. F.,
accruing IN certain cases therein mentioned
passed the third dayof March, one thoneand
seven hundred and ninety-seven. and mad
perpetual by an act passed the eleventh dav
c; feSfuaTy ,ofe Thousand eight d
Extract Of q letter from Fort Stoagc,, ~,
ne Io6iHe Rk0eT, to TIE Editor of mis-
tGher, aafcd, Jan. 16. "''
Cur Spanish Neighbors are very ;nso,a,+
they continue to eXacta toll OF u n.rcen.
on our merchandise passing. the town of No.
oile going to' ana returning from New Or
leahs, ana l;;ieIy they send their vessels to
ne I!a N2t'nAa' Boundary, II few mites be-
low this place, where they have fou,d -.
10 OBTAIN several cargoes of corn and Other
produce. They are supplied from ana go
OF the ii"c by some of that unprincinIed Lind
on beings WHO cGHt themselves Citizens az ,L.
United States, but who in fact. bava e;thar
escaped from The dungeons, OF b, ON r;ctod
out OF society in other countries. and -
IN this out -ot-tllc way place they in;n -;
nasse, and live & have Il: cir being 3 .on,a
ia'eeu' ehriCh themselves, through periu
IteS an" violations. OF our laws-rhev cal,
es HierChahts or pedlars, masters OF
small vessels, &c. How fortunate i, is er
the government of the U. States. thar onr
SHORES ana w!idcTnesSes only can he ;nfestaa
with these vagabondS-the heart ard rna".
OF the interior oftlle country will aIwsvs
nam sound--thus the body will be preserved
from corruption.
An Inspector, a few days ago. seized
ana brought to this port, one of th. ahova
"'o"tlo"eu 'Pahlsh veSsels-a schooner al a.
ocull wSntN tons burthen, laden with corn and
peas. lhe selSurc was ailledged to b,wo
been made b>low the line, .ybe,eunon Csn.
frames dispatched an officer to ascertain H.
TACT; ana found from his report thar tl,s 90;
Aure was q short distance below tho In
lhe collector, therefore restored the go,
and cargo to the claimant. The line b,Sns
yer been marked through the low eronpJs -
ms We, in consequence Of their avina 49,,
inundated when the boundary was estabIiSheJ
ID space OF near ten miles, through low
grounds 6 islands was left unmarked hanca
the diilicnity of ascertaining where he tr,e
line intersects the ,iver.''
mere are some vsh;c, ottr,,.
%tchtlon, not from The ability which thrv Hi" -.
nor from the lights which they shcd Ionn ,Lo3
SUBJECT but rom The times, tie blgces Z syyso"e'
ct Their productiCn.-Ofti this n,rtlre. is fnLcF ,n"n.
curious Report, which has been recent. .don:!
en by the Legislature Of Magsachusettg''
Let us cons'dcr the nan, BY whom ti;s doo,,
m,rht was writ,cn-t..c GoaD that ad ,p,ed !, ~,
pace ""d Season, ~ which it was conceivcd-an
tae f"FDsFo tor which it is usliered into lirht -
The world VIII duly put all these circumsts,,.g
IoSeliisf and viii not fail to enquire. vbefhe,
';'S"n Gan be expected from such Dsssions amIi
truth from such prejudice! But take this go
P"''I1n as 1t IS, and t-st By It's Own merits cnly
fhe result will probably dcmonstra;c. th,t ,Ty.
mems which have Laen employed. are mot l""-
itcbie and false, tlian the ~liofi.es IF Ills i;i.ra''
reinforcement arc vile, ~iactious and contcnir,;
5l,. ""' oO'e"'pu'
JudFtig from the view Of the %ar,1 yvbo con.
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