The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-02-28

IN by distress or which charged with dispatches
or busns .. iiOm the government of winch they be-
loEg,and asO packets having cargoes nor mc, chan
dlze on board. And if AN, pubck ship GA vessel as
aforesaid lot beng included in exemptions above
meitoned, shall enter any harbours or waters with
IN the jurisdiction OF the United States, or Of the
tertones thereof, il shall be lawful for the P e.dcn;
OIL The United States, or such other persons as he
shah have empowered for that purpose, to employ
such part OF lie land and naval forces or of the
militia of the Uni ed States territories thereof s
he shall deem necessary 10 compel such ship or yes-
sci TO depart.
SIC 2. lind be further enacted That il shall not
be iwtul for any citizen citizens of the IT, States
sr The terrtoriss thereof 10 any person or per-
sohs residing or being IN tho snme to have any in
teicourse with or afford any aid supplies to any
publick slip or vessel aforesaid, which shall con-
rsry 10 the DIVISIONS OF this act have entered any
haiLouIs or waters within the United States or
The territories thereofand if any person shall con-
ary TO tie provisions of this act have any
with such siiP or vessel, either in repairing the said
vessel sr ~ furnishing her, her officers or crew, with
supples OF any kind, in any manner whatever; or
al! piIt on other person shall assist in navigating
OF pnotng such ship or vessel, unless it be for the
Pufoss OF carrying her beyond the limits and jurs-
acion OF the United States every person SO offend
ing Sal forfeit and pay sum not less than one hun
3 diea dollars, nor exceeding ten thousand doars
Aid shall also be imprisoned tor term not leas than
one month, nor more than one year
SEC 5. .fnd De ~ further enacted, That the en-
rance OF the harbOurs and waters of the u States
ana he territories thereof be- and the is here
ny interdiced to all ships vessels sailing under
Tie hag OF Great Britain or France, or owned in
whole or III part by any cl,ixen subject Of either,
Vessels biied, ch.rteicd or employed by the gov
erihent OF eiibcr country, for the sole purpose of
carrying letters or dispatches, and also vessels for-
ced III by distress, or he danger of the sea only ex
cspted. And II any sap vessel sailing under
he Tag OF u. Britain, Oh owned in whole or in part
by any citzen subject Of either, and cepted
as aforesaid, shah hereafter arrive either will or
without cargo, wiha the limits of the u. States or
territories thereof, such snip vessel together with
the cargo II amy when may be found board, shall
be forieited, .a'a ma! DC seized and condemned in
any court OF Tie United Staes or the territories
uefeoi, having competent jurisdiction.
SEC a. IND 6e Juriher enacted, That from and
ftei ,ne psss sc oi shall not be law ful 10
import io u.e United States the territories there
o III any Vessel Oh vessels not owned Wholly by CHI
zens OF The United ST.. g. and registered according
10 law, any goods wares or merchandise whate yer,
fom any port or place situated IN Great Britain or
hea,iu, GA III any oi the colonies dependencies of
Great Britain, nor from amy port place in actual
possession OF either Great Britain or France Nor
siaii IL be lawful To import into the United States
ue ,eroiies thereof, from any foreign port or place
Whatever, i any vessel vessels not owned wholly
by citizens of the United States, and registered ac-
cording 70 Jaw, any goods, wares or merchandise
Whatever, from any port or place situated in Great
B4itain or lrciand in any of the colonies or de-
pendences OF Great Britain nor from any port or
place In actual possession Of either Great Britain or
France Nol shall ii be lawful o import in the u.
States or The territories thereof from any foreign
po.t Oh p &c whaever, i'll any vessel or vessels own
cd wholly by citizens of the United States and reg
i'tered according to law, any goods wares or mer.
chandlze whatever, being the growth produce or
manufacture Of France, or any of her colonies or
dependenc'es or beng the growth produce
manufacture OF Great Bl tain or Ireland, or Of any
OF the colonies or dependencies of Great Britain, or
being OF the growth, produce manufacture of any
place or country IN the actual possession of either
France or Great Britain.
SIC. ). .9nd De further enacted That from and
after the tenth day of April next it shall not be law
fui To import IN any manner whatever in the United
States, Oh the territories thereof any goods wares
or merchandise whatever, being Of the growth, pro-
duce or Manufacture of Great Britain or Ireland
from any place other than port place situated in
Great Britain or Ireland nor any goods, wares or
merchandise whatever, being of the growth produce
or manufacture of any colony or dependency of G.
Britain situated beyond the Cape of Good Hope from
any port or place other than port place situated
in some of the said colonies or dependencies nor
any goods, wares or merchandise whatever, being Of
the wrow ID, produce or manufacture of any colony
or dependencies OF Great Britain situated in the W.
Indies, in any other part of America south of the
United States, from any port place other than a
dependencies nor any goods wares merchandise
whatever, being of the growth produce manufac-
ture of any province colony dependency of Great
Britain situated the continent Of North America,
from any port place other than port place sit
uated in of the said provinces OF dependencies
nor any goods wares or merchandise whatever, be-
ing Of the growth produce manufacture Of any
other colony or dependency Of Great Britain, not
otherwise herein particularly described from any
port or place other than port or place situated in
some of said colonies or dependencies not otherwise
herein particularly described any goods, wares
or merchandise whatever, being the growth, produce
or manufacture Of France, from any port place
other than port place situated in France /; nor
any goe>s, wares or me- chanGize whatever, being
the growth, produce or manufacture Of any colony
or dependency of France situated beyond the Cape
ct Good Hope, from any port place other than a
port or place situated in some of the said colonies
dependencies nor any goods, merchan-
dite whatever being the growth, produce manu-
facture of any colony dependency of France situ-