Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-17

It the war. True TO these unalterable
PRINCIPLES, we entereatneds a hope that, du =
ring the present rupture with England, the
trade with allied nations would also Offer no
motive to them of different direction. But
the experience of last, year has couvinceds
us that the enemy has found means TO
misuse neutral betroTs for the benefit of
his trade. and We feel accordingly obliged;
TO adopt the following measures, in order
to prevent 1t IN future. zas'T=i1- ..s-sss
" l. Every Captain who enters any of our
ports, is bound to prove his ship or vessel
tobe neutral property by the passport, the
bill OF sale, and the log-book, and the
cargo 70 be SO by the charter party, the bill
OF fading. his own declaration, and cer-
nhcate of the origin of the goods, in cases
wnere the whole or part of the cargo be-
longs to the Captain or Agent, and the ship
has set sail from Americ or the West In-
dies, or is boundfor those ports. Should a
ny ct those documents be wanting, the Capt
shall immediately leave the, port, and not
be permitted to discharge his cargo. "a
GIL: Ships in port, laden with goods which
can be proved to be the production OF an
enemy's country, shall be detained, the goods
declared conhscated, and sold publicly in
behalf ofthe crown. IT the & DDS am Jun,
to more than one half of the cargo, not on
iy the lading but the ship shall be deelar-
cd conhsc tted. tsts.. Sis
10" Ill A passport given by neutral,
1 friendly, or allied. power, will not b. SUI ;,
Gent for the Justification of the Captain, ii
any circumstances appear winch do not a.
Igree with the passport, or if the name of
the ship mentioned in the PASSPORT docs not
agree with that found in the otner papers
otthe ship, unless it clearly appears IN At
the papers have been du,y signed by per-
sons having the proper authority, IN which
case the difference, IN the name shall not
make against the Captain. q
| "IV. The passport given to the Captan
shall not be acknowledged legal, if the saip
lsupplied with it shall not have been. at III.
time specified. in the port IN the name OF
which the passport is given. f-
| "V.When any ship, SUPERB lrgo, Captain,
and more than one third of tine crew, Sin III
be subjects of an hostile power, or when on
board any ship there shall be no muster-
roll, signed by the Officers of the neutral
place from which the ship sailed, the ship
and cargo shall be declared coitiscated Co
the use of the Crown, but the crews shall be
set at liberty ~ rs ~
"VI. If the passport produced BY the
Captain shall be false, or forged, the ship
! and cargo shall be declared confiscated "a
the use OF the Crown. and the captain dali
vered over to justice to be pg6ceeled a.
gainst as forger. The crew shall be set
at liberty.
"Vll. When in any ship double docu.
menls of different import are found, the shin
and cargo shall be confiscated to the use i6t
1.-THE Crown. If the captain shall end .avor
Ito defend himself, but bring NJ suffice ent
lproofs, the ship shall be detained. aud lime
! if requested, be granted to the Captain 90
lprocure them, from the place of his der, .r-
ture. 1t at the expiration of The time gan
ted, he pr 2duces no proofs, the snip 81 car
go shall be cos6scated.
"VilI Every ship not built by friend
/ " power shall not be considered as neutral,
unlest it can De leg lily proved by its ma
pers that II WAS bought or transferred Be
tore the Declaration of War; if this does
not appear, the ship and cargo snail be-
conhscated to the use OF the Grown.
| "1X. If the Master or G Otain of a shin
shall be a native of hostile nation, and h I'VE
passports from neutral or friendly power.
these shall net avail him, uoless they prove
that he became the subject of, and reside
with neutral power before the DECLARE
| ton of War.-On the failure of this proof
| thr ship and cargo shall be confscated to
the use Of the Crown"
CONTINUED.
From the London Globe of August IS.
The more the intelligence from SPAIN
which we communicated yesterday, is COR
sldered, the more gloomy it appears. Sir
Arthur Wellesley admitted 10 his Dispatch
es. that after the battle of Talavera, Vic
tor retreated in very regular order, and
| that some days elapsed before he withdrew
his rear.guard. To this evidence, shew-
ing that his defeat was not decisive, we
| may now add the rapidity with which he
re urned to Talavera, them,ment he found
the British army had commenced its re-
Ftreat. The sudden and rapid advance OF
SOult to Placentia, shews how enron tous all
our ideas have been respecting his situa.
ton HIS army was represented as a mere
handful OF fugitives, taily incapable of any
military operation, and yet We find that nd
has been able to join Ney, with wnom hi
was stated to have quarreled, and Nor
tisr, who is now no iced for the first timee
and by masterly movement of almost una
exampled raprdity, to reach Placentia, "a
moment when Sir A. Wellesley supposet
him waBder ring in the north of SPAN, for
It is evident, that he did not think him Ca
pable of making such a movement. Ii thus
appears, that the movements of Victor and
Soult were the result OF deep and we'll
concerted plan, to envelope and overwheIm