The Delaware gazette., 1810-05-12
g aus Of The Clinton.
1bY Al THORIIY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Concerning the commercial intercourse between the
Uniled States and Great Britain and France and
,heir dependencies aud for other purposes.
DE il enacted by the Senate and House e'I
ID Representatives. Of the United States Of
america, in Congress assembled, That from,
and after the passage Of this act, no British or
French armed vessel shall be permitted to en-
ter the harbors or waters under the jurisdiction
Of the United States; but every British and
French armed vessel is hereby in,erdicted, ex-
ceps when they shall be forced in by distress,
BY thx dangers Of the sea, or when charged
with dispatches or business from their goverl-
inent, or coming a. = public packet for the
conveyance Of letters; in which cases I" well
as in sA others, when they shall be permitted
TO eater, the commanding officer shall imne-
dately report his vessel 10 tlfx collector OF the
district, stating the object or Causes Of his en-
tering the harhors waters of the y. S.ses
and shall take such position therSin as shall be
assigned him by such collector. and shall. con-
form himself, his vessel and crew, TO sach re-
gula,ions respecting health, repairs, supplies,
: stay, intercourse aud departure, as shall he sig
n,fI:d to him Wy the sald collector, unaer the
authority and directions Of the president of the
United States, and no, CONFIRMING thereto,
shall b-reQui-ed to depart from the United
States.
Sec. 9. Idae Je it further enacted, That all
pacific intercourse with any intrrd ctcd foreign
armed vessels, the officers or crew thereof, is
hereby 70 biddrn, and if any person shall aliold
any aid to such armed vessel, either in repair
ing her, or in furnishing her, her officers or
crew with supplies Of any kind or in any man
a.r whatsoever, o. if any pilot shall assist in
navigating the said armed vessel, contrary to
ths Proh.5iticn, unless Tor the purpose Of car
-yinG her beyond the limits and jurisdiction OF
The United States, the person or persons so Of.
ssadng, shall be liable to be bound 10 their
good behavior and shall moreover forfeit and
pay sum not exceeding two thousand dollars,
80 be recovered upon ind ctmcnt or information
III any court OF competent Jurisdiction one
mo y thereof 10 the treasury Of the United
0ta'es, and the other moieiy 10 the person who
shall give Information AMI prosecute the same
to effect; Provsded, That II the posecuteu
sl.al' DC Ivy apuoiic officer the whole forfeiture
shall accrue TO the treasury of the Uni,ec
States.
Sec. s. .fnd &c II further enacted, That al
the penalties and .fo,iei,urcs which may hav,
been incurred ander ,hn aat entitled i" an ac
to intcte:ct the commercial i'm escoursc between
o.
ami their dependencies, and for other purpo
ses, last mentioned, and also all the prnalie
and tor!tltuges which may have been incurre
under the &C, laying an embargo on all shir
and vessels 10 tie ports and harbors of the l.
Sates, o. ui'der any of the several ac;. surpl
-i.-EIary thereto, Or 70 enforce the same. or n,
'ler the acts 10 in,erdict tne commercial into
course between the United States and Gree
Britain and Francs and the:r dependencies, ar
Tor other purposes, shall be recovered and di
tronsed, ana'may lie re Hitted in.ih- mann
provided by the said acts respectively, and
hi2 manner as II the 5a,lfau,a had continued
iai! force and effect.
Sec. a. 4ra be ii ntriher en,ctea, That
case either Grea, Britain ur France shall. befo
the tnird day OF March next, so revoke or u,
Wiy hcf edlcts as that they shall cease to viola
the neutral commerce of the Uni,ed Stat,
which TACT the President of the United STA,
shall teclare by proclamation, and if the oli
na.on shall not within three mcn,hs thcrcafi
so revoke or modify her eti,c,s in Ike nann
then the third, fou,th, flth., SIKH, seven
eighth, ninth, tenth, and eighteenth sections
the act. entitled " an act 10 ntertlict th. ca
n1ercial Intercourse between the United Sta
and Srcat britain and France and their dcp
dtnc'e', and tor other purposes" shall &,
anu a'Ser 'he Hpre'ion OF three mouth. FRI
the date oil the proclamation aforesaid, be re-
ved ano have inil fcrce and effect, so far as
ia'esto the do'aiiloas, colonies and depend
css, AMI to the articles, the growth, nrod
Or manufacture Of the t.omniu.s. eolo,uc.
dependencies ot the nation thus ,cfu,ins or
sl-cun5 70 revoke or mcdily her edic;s ia
manner at'resaa And the restf;c,ions ,,,
sed by This aat snail from ths date CT such
c'ansalon cease Ap! hc discontinued in RIA,
to the ion -;To&ing or moai.ying her (r CT
IN i'n mannrr aforesaid,
J. 3. Varnans,
SFs'*NeF Ct :ic ti"use of II, preventative