The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-03
Vol 9--------No. 16.

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| 10 tue lawful owners upon payment by them r.s
Peeuveiy, OF Just and reasonable salyas. ~, h., do,
'crhincd by the mutual agreement ol liz. n..,;..
eohSS 'ed' OF by the decree OF any court OF lie L.
"'eu otstes having ruartime jurisdiction aeeordiuv
W W ,he nature OF each case-ProviGrd That such
allowance shall not be lcss than eighth or exceed
me one-ait OF the iul value of such reean,,,,s Win
a"! dedie'ion. And such salvage shall be distri-
'uteu 10 ana among the owners, officers snd crews
u Tue private armed vessel vessels entitled there
US "Sco'ulns to any agreement which shall he bs
a. 1'eii or ih case OF no agreement then bv
! ire deerec ot the court who shall determine uno,
such salvage. 'Po''
Sec: T. .in5 be it further enacted, That befors
oreskng bulk OF any vessel which shall be csptured
rs aforesaid, or other disposal or conversion ,be,of
OF o' any articles which shall be found ON board thu
same such capture shall 5e brought into some nort
Oh the United States, and shall be lii, He'd and nro
-. "sa'nst before the district court of the same
u!srict, and 1t after due cour,e Of proeesf,ny.
sueh capture shall be decreed as forfeited i, the ~
.iict court, or in the circuit court OF the same dis
''.e'' IA ue case OF any appeal duly allowed tina
ssine shall be delivered to the owners and can,or,
con crned therein, shall be publicly sold br the
marshal of the same as shall be finally ,ecreed
anu oruereu by the court; And the same coure
Sni'i nave hnSl Jurisdiction OF any libel or COM
PAINT VI eny capture as aforesaid, shall and NAV de-
cree tuition in whole or in part when the c,,,r,
ana restraint shah have been made without ius,
cause s' aforesaid and if made without probable
oNuse OF Otherwise onreasonably may order and de-.
Gree damages and costs the party Injured and FIR
winch the owners, officers and crews of the nrya,s
armed vessel OF vessels by which such unjust captur
saii have been made, and also such vessel or y.ss.s
snail be anhwerabe and liable.
sec I'M DC At FURTHER enacted, That all Bri.
n SUBJECTS and Others, who shall BE- found acting OF
BOARD any british vessel which shall be captured or
ON BOARD OF any vessel of the United States which
shaii be re-capured aforesaid shall be reporte 10
tne collector OF the pore in which they shall first ar
rive ana s'aii be delivered the custody OF the mar.
s"l, or some civil military officer OF the United,
Staie'' or OF any state in or such port who
shs' receive and take into custody the said subjects
or persons Tor their ss'keeping and support az the
eApepce ci the United States. -
Sec 0. .2nG b. IL. further enacted, That from and
MteT t'!e day OF next. the President Of
the United States be and he hereby authorised TO
employ the naral force of the United States to make
repiIsals upon The public and private srmed vessels.
goods and merchandise belonging to the emperor of
France and king of Italy, his Subjects which NAV
be found on the ligh and elsewhere and to is
sue letters ct marque and reprsa TO the private arm
ell ships or vessels of the United States. agingt the
vessels, subjects and property of the said emperor OF
France and King of Itfy, uudcr the provisions and
limitations contained in this respect to tie u
mteu hH'Sdom OF Crea-Britain and ireland if on or
before the said ,.ay of the said em
peror OF France and king OF Italy shall not give to
the President of te United States satisfactory and
uaequ'yoea erleRce of the repeal of the Berlin and
HIan Decreer, far they relate to the neutral
sommeree of the United States.
On motion, by M. Nnderson, to strik out
the ninth section of the proposed amend
ment--
1t was determined in the negative--yeas
Is, nays Is.
On motion, by Air. anderson, the yeas
ana NAYS having been required by one -ff..
OF the Senators present, those who voted in
the affirmative are
Messrs. Anderson, 'bibb, Brent, Campbell
OF tennessee, Crawford. Cuts. Franklin.
Gaillard, Giles, Robinson. TAFT, Taylor.
Turner, Varnum--14
Those whovoted in the negative are
Messrs Bayard, Condit, Dana, German.
Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsev, Howell,
Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Reed.
Smith OF Maryland, Smith Of n. Y. Wor.
thihgton--1S.
On the question to strike out the original
Mr.. LeiS
twas determined in the negative--yeas
IS, nays II.
On molten. by Gzr. Lei6, the yeas 8. nays
having been required BY one-ffth of the
senators present, those whoyoted in the af-
6rmativc are
Messr,. Bayard, condit, Dana, German.
Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsey, Howell.
Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Reed, yVor
thington--15.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Andersen, Bihb, Brent, Campbell
OF Tenn. Crawford, Cuts, Franklin Gail
lard' Giles, Pope, Robinson, Smith of Md.
Smith Of New York, TAFT, Taylor, Turner.
Varnum-I7
On motion, by Mr.. Lloyd,
To amend the original bill, By inserting
after the word "fha-, - in the third line.
the words from and after the day Of
nsxt,''
It was determined in the negative-yeas
IS, nays 10.
On motion, by mr.. Goodrich, the yeas g.
nays having been required by one-ffth of
the Senators present, those who voted in
the affirmative arc.-A
Messrs. Bayard, Dana, German, Gilman.
Goodrich, Gregg, liorsey, Hunter. Lam
bert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Smith Of Mary
land--13.
Those whc voted in the negative are
Mrssrs Anderson, Bib, Brent, Campbell
OF 1enncsser, Condit, Crawford, QUITS,
Franklin, Gallard, Giles. Howell, Reed,
Robinson, Smith OF N. Y. TAFT, Taylor, Tur-
ner, FaFnum, Worthington--lg.
On the question, " Shall the bill pass to a
third reading as amended -
1t was determined in the Affirmative
yeas 10, nays 10.
On motion, the yeas and nays having
been required by e-fifth of The Senators
present, those who voted in the affirmative
are
Messrs. Anderson, Bib, Brent, Campbell
OF Tennessee, Condt, Crawford Cults.
Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg. Leib, Ro-
bnson, Smith of Md. Smith Of N. Y. TAFT,