Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-06

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vessel for which the same shall be requested,
and the commander thereof for the time be-
ing, shall give bond to the United States, with
at least two responsible suretles, not Interested
in such vessel, in the penal sum of
thousand dollars or if such vessel be provid-
ed with more than one hundred and fifty men,
then in the penal sum of thousand dot
lars, with condition that the owners and OH
GERS, and crews who shall be employed on
board of such commissioned vessels shall and
will observe the treaties and laws OF the Y.
States, and the instructions which shall be
given them as sforesaid for the regulation oil
their conduct and will satisfy al damages
and injuries which shall be done Or committed
contrary to the tenor thereof by snch vessel
during her commission, and to deliver up the
same when revoked by the President of the
y States.
&C Sec. S. Ind be il further eaoctr3, That
all public and private ships and vessels goods
and merchandise, belonging to the crown OF
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, or to the subjects thereof, together with
theic apparel, guns, appurtenahces which shali
be found on board the same, being BRUSH
property, and which shall be captured by any
private armed vessel or vessels OF the United
States duly commissioned as aforesaid, Shall
be forfeited and shall accrue to the owners
thereof, and the officers and crews by whom
such capture shall be made, and ON due con-
domination had, Shall be distributed according
to any arrangement which Shall be between
them, or in the failure of such agreement,
then by the discretion of the court before
when such condemnation snail be.
IS Sec. s. find be il further enacted, That al
vessels goods and effects, the property OF any
citizen Of the United States, or person resident
therein, which shall be re-captured as atore'
said, shall be restored to the lawful owhers
upon payment by them respectively OF Just
add reasonable salvage, to be determined by
the mutual agreement of the parties CONCERN
ed, or by the decree Of any court OF the v.
States having maritime jurisdiction, according
to the nature Of each case: Provided, That
such allowance shall not be less than one
eighth, or exceeding one half OF The full vaiae
of ouch re-capture, without any daducton
and such salvage shall be distributed 10 and
among the owners, officers and crews OF inc
private armed vessel or vessels entitled there
to, according to any agreement which shall De
between them, or in case OF no agreement,
then by the decree Of the court who Shall de-
termine upon such salvage.
Sec z. Ind be it firJher enacted. That
before breaking the bulk Of any vessels which
shall be captured as aforesaid, or other dsp, sal
or conversion thereof, or of any articles vmch
shall be found oh board the same such y
ture shall be brought into some port wlthl'
the United States and shall be h5elled and
proceeded against before the district court OF
the same district; and if, after due course
of proceeding such capture shall be decreeC
to be forfeited in the district court or in the
circuit conrt Of the same district in the case
of any appeal duly allowed, the same shall be
delivered to the owners and captors concerned
therein, or shall be publicly sold by the mar
shall of the same court its shall be finally de
creed and ordered by the court. And the
same court who shall have final jurisdiction OF
any loel or complaint Of any capture as atoTe-
said, shall and may decree restitution in whole
or in part, when the capture aud restraint shall
have been made without any Just cause aiore-
said and if made without probable cause or
otherwise unreal onably, may order and decree
damages and costs to the party injured, and
for which the owners, officers aBd crews of the
private armed vessel or vessels by which such
uajust capture shall have been made, and also
such vessel or vessels shall be answerable and
I liable.
Sec. s. ind be it further enacted, That
all British subjects and others which shall be
{ found acting on board Of any British vessel
which shall be captured, or on board OF any
vessel of the United States, which shall be
captured, as aforesaid shall be reported to the
collector of ,he port in which they shall first
! strive, and Shall be delivered to the custody ct
! the marshal or some civil and military officer
of tue United States, or of any state III or near
! SUCH port, who shall receive and take lnto GUS
| tody the said subjects or persons tor their
safe keeping and support at the expenee OF
! the United States"
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