Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-05-04

Sec. 6. IND be it Iitriher enacted, That
the President be. and he is hereby auth ,ri-
sed, whenever sufficient testimony Shall he
produced, that the commander of any public
armed ship or other vessel of any foreign
nation, shall have taken or impressed from
on board any ship or o,her vessel OF the u
nited States, while at any port or place, not
within the jurisdiction of such foreign nation.
or while on her passage to or from any port
or place. any seaman, mariner or other per-
son, not being in the military service of an
enemy of such foreign nation, to prohibit bv
proclamation, every person residing within
the United states or its territories, from at
tordlng aid, succor or provisions, of whatsoe-
yer kind, to such ship or weasel and any
pilot or other person, residing within the u
nted States, who shall CATER such prahibi-
ton shall have been made known, and be-
fore the same shaii be revoked) afford aid
succor or provisions, as aforesaid, to such
ship or vessel, and be thereof convicted,
snail be sentenced to be imprisoned not
exceeding one year, and fined not exceed
Ing one thousand dollars
Sec. z. Ind be it further enacted, That
from and after the 4th day of June next.
whenever full and sufficient testimony shall
De produced, that the commander or COM
manders of public armed vessels of any TO-
reign nation, have impressed or taken from
on board any ship or vessel within the iuris
dlction OF the United States, or while ON her
passage 20 or from any port or place any
seaman, mariner or other person, the Presi-
Gent shall be and he hereby is authorised to
prohibit, by proclamation, the landing from
OH board any ship or other vessel of the TO-
rcign nation (wllose commander or com
manders have offended as aforesaD any
goods, wares or merchandise, within any of
the ports OF the United States OF its terrific
rles and also to prohibit the landing of any
ship or vessel of such nation within any of
the ports or territories of the u. S. Pro
Ofded, That nothing herein contained shall
Dc construed to prevent any ship or vessel
ofthe naticn whose commander or comman-
ders have offended as aforesaid, and which
shall arrive within any of the ports of the
y. D. or its territories, to remain with their
carSoes on board or To proceed to any place
without the jurisdiction of the u. s.: lind
7lToUi6ea 9iSo, That 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 lading then on board, to the port of
destination of such ship or vessel
The following are the Yeas and Nays on
the passage ofthe bill to third reading.
Standardization, Anderson, Ar
cher, Bassett, Blackledse, Boyd, Brown,
Clay, Cochran, Clopton, Condit, Crawford,
Davis, Desha, Dinsmoor. Earle, Fisk, Ghol-
son, Green, b. Hall, .. Hall, Harper, Halves,
Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Leftover, Lit
tie Lyle, Moore, M'Coy, M'Kim, Metcalf,
Morgan, Nelson, Newton, Ormsby, Pick
ems, Piper, Peasants, Rhea, Roane, Roberts.
Sage, G.. Smith, j. Smith, Strong, Troup,
Whitehll, Wright-53
NAYS.-Messrs. Baker, Blocker, Breck-
enrdse, Champion, Davenport, Ely, Fitch,
Gold, Goldsborough, Gray, Hufty, Hyne-
man, Key, Lewis, Livingston, MBryde,
M'Kee, Morrow, Newbold, Pearson, Pot
ter Reed, Stanford, Sturges, Taggart, Tall
madge, White, Wilson-28.
This bill has been since, ON it's third read
Ing, IN the House of Representatives, re-
committed to committee of the whole.