The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-08

| shall have been impressed, ant, slIall be YET
| detained, or shall hereafter BE- impressed,
| 20 came the most rigorous resaiiation oi, IL
ny OF the subjects Of said government ta-
ken on the high seas, or within the British
territories, whom he is hereby authorised
TO cause to be taken and seized for that pur
pose, any treaty to the contrary notwith-
standing. =
Sec. q. Ard be il further enacted, That
any seaman, heretofore OF hereafter i'm
pressed, shall be, and he is hereb.: authori-
sed to attach, in the hands of any British
subject, or N the hands of any debtor of any
bri'lsh subject, sum equal to thirty dol
lars per month for the whole time he shall
have been detained on board any British
vessel or vessels and that any sum of mo-.
ncy so attached out of the hands of any
debtor, shall be payment of SO much of
said debt to said creditor: and on plea of
payment or set-o8, the same may lie given
in evidence and allowed in any suit for the
recovery of said debt, any treaty to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
sec. 8. .iaa beK Jurther-enocted, That
the President of the United States is hereby
authorized to capture, by way of reprsal,
as many British subjects, on the high seas
or within the British territories, as maybe
equal to the impressed American seamen
IN the possession of Great Britain, and by
Sai >Si tothSndllSc tnc same.
Sec e. md be IL further enacted, That
ne President be, and he is hereby authorl-
sed, whenever sufficient testimony sn al be
! produced that the commander of any public
armed ship other vessel of any foreign
natlon. shall have taken or impressed from
I'm board any ship orotler vessel of the u
nited States, while at any pert or place, not
within the jurisdiction of such foieign ma
Non' or while on her passage to or from any
port crplace, any seaman, mariner or ot6er
person. not heing in the military service of
an enemy OF such foreign nation, to prohibit
by proclamation, every person residing
within the United States or its territories.
from affhrding aid, succor or provisions, of
whatsoever kipd. to such ship or vessel &
any pilot or ether person, residing within
| the United States, who shall CATER such
prohibition shall have been made known,
and before the same shall be revoked) af-
ford ard, succor or provisions, as aforesaid,
to sucn ship or vessel, and be thereof con-
vlcted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned
sat exceeding one year, and fined not ex-
IceedIng one Thousand dollars.
| Sec. Z. md be IL further enacted, That
from and after the Ath day of June next,
| whenever full and sufficient testimony shall
| be produs.a, that the commander or com.
manders OF public armed vessels of any TO-
reign nation, have impressed or taken from
on beard any ship or vessel within the iu-
| risdiction of the United States, or while on
her passage to or from any port or place.
any seaman, mariner or other person. the
President shall be. and he is hereby autho-
rised to prohibit by proclamation, the land
ing from on board any ship or other vessel
OF the foreign nation (whose commander OF.
commanders have offended as aforesaid. \ :
ny goods, wares or merchandise, within any
OF the ports OF the United States or its terri
torres; and also to prohibit the ladinr of
any ship or vessel of such nation within any
OF lhe ports or territories Of the u States :
| f'rouided, That. nothing herein contained
snail be construed to prevent any ship or
vessel OF the nation whose commander or
commanders have offended as aforesaid. &
which shali arrive within any Of he ports Of
| shc united States or its territories, to re-
man with their cargoes on board OF, to pro-
coed to any place without the jurisdiction
ut the United States: and provided also.
nat any ship or vessel of such nation,
(Which may have been partly laden at the
time such proclamation shall be made
known,) shall be permitted to depart with
the fading then on board, to the port of des
tination of such ship ny Vessel.
The Yeas and Nays on the passage of
the bill to third reading, were--Yeas So
Nays e8.
ms piit has DeCn since, on its third rca-
ding, in the House of REPRESENTATIVES, re-
committed to a committee Of the whole.
!, ,u. .BALTIMoNE, May ].
Upon looking over the translations furnish
ed us ~ gentleman from late Havana
papers, We find nothing worthy of notice, ex-
cept an article mentioning. decree, regula-
ton or rese1'pe, as tits called, dated April g,
l812,publshed by the Governor and Captain
General OF Havana, Someruelos, and, SIR
On. Yuan -tguilar, intendant Of the army,
&c: : ing 10 encourage expectations Of sugar,
coffee ahd rum from the island, by cxeinptinp,
them on expectation from the payment OF
al. roysl and municipal duties, &c.
lie Provincial Parliament of Lower "a
NADIA haze passed laws AUTHORIZING detach-
IneNts OF militia, two thousand at a time, TO
be organized, disciplined and kept in readi-
ness TOR service, and the acceptance of a
number OF volunteers who may offer their
services. The militia and volunteers. when
embodied, are to have the same paw as Rri.
tisn regular troops receive. No substitutes
are 10 be allowed. In case of invasion. no
Canadian can leave the province, on pain of
perpetual Punishment and confiscation Of
property for the benefit of those militia men
VINO may suffer IN the war. Itlappears from
THIS provision, that apprehensions arc felt
lest the Canadians should be disposed to
come to the U. States .Hmericou.
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