The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-07

and reprisa in case Of falling In with any or The
seis OF war or revenue of the United States, shall
produce to the commanding officer Of such vessels
their Journals commissions and certificates aore
| said and the commanding officers of such ships Of
war or revenue, shall make, respectively. memo-
randum in such journal OF the day which it
so produced to him, and shall subscribe his name to
1t and IN case such vessel having letters Of marque
as aforesaid, shall put into any foreign port where
there is an American consul other public agent OF
the United States. the commander shall produce his
journal, commission and certificate aforesaid such
consul or agent, who may 20 on board and number
the officers and crew and examine the guns, and il
the same shall not correspond with the commission
and certificate respectively, such consul or agent
shal forthwith communicate the same to the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Sec. H. Rad be IL further enacted, That the COM
manders of vessels having letters of marque and re-
prisal MS aforesaid, neglec,ing to keep journal as
aforesaid wilfuy making fraudulent entries there.
In. or obiteratng any material transactions therein,
where the interest If the United States is any
ner concerned, or refusing to produce such Journal
commission or Certificate, pursuant to the preceding
section OF this act, then and in such eases, the
missions or letters of marYue and reprsa of such
vessels shall be liable to he revoked ard snch COM
manders respectively, shall forfeit for every such
offence the sum of one thousand dollars. one noiety
thereof to the use of the United States, and the
tier to the intormcr. -
Sec. ID IND be it further enacted That the own
ers commanders of vessels having letters OF arque
and repiisai aforesaid who shall violate any of the
acts o Congress for tho collection of the OF
the Unted States and for the prevention Of snug
Cling, shall forfeit the commission letters of nsrque
and reprisal and they and the vessels owned or com
manded by them sl, be liable To all the penalties
and torictures attaching to merchant vessels in ike
cases.
Sec IA. Ind be it. further enacted, That so much
oil any act or acts as prohibits the importation oil
goods, wares and merchandise, of the growth, pro-
luce aud manufacture the dominons, colonies and
dependencies OF the United Kingdom of Great Bri
tam and Ireland, of goods, wares and merchan-
disc imported from the domnions, colonies and de.
Tendencies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, be, and the is hereby repealed
tar as the same may prohibit the importation or in.
PRODUCTION into the United States and their terrific
les OF sucl, goods, and merchandise as may be
captured from the enemy and made good and lawful
prize OF war, either by vessels having letters OF
| marque and reprisa or by the vessels of war and
| revenue OF the United States And all such goods
| wares and merchandise, when imported or brought
into the United States their territories shall nav
the same duties, to be secured and collected in the
same manner and under the same regulations as the
| like goods wares and merchandise if imported in
vessels OF the United States from any foreign port or
place, IN the ordinary course of trade, are now or
may at the time be liable to paw
Sec IS. Ind be 1t further enacted, That all Of
fences committed by any officer or seamen on board
any such vessel having letters of marqae and repri-
SAL during the present hostiFtes against Great Bri-
tam, shall be tried and punished in such manner as
the IKE offences are or may be tried aud punished
when committed by any person belonging to the pub.
TIC slps OF war OF the United States; Provided al
~ays, That all offenders who shall be accused of
such crimes as are eognizable by court martial,
shall be confined on board the vessel in which such
offence is alledged to have been committed unit, her
| arrival at some port in the United States or their
territories; until she eha meet with one OF more
OF the public armed vessels OF the United States
abroad, the officers whereof shall he sufficient 10
| make court martial for the trial Of the accused
and upon application made, by the commander OF
such vessel, on board OF which the ogcncc is aedr-
Ell to have committed, to the Secretary Of the Navy,
or TO the commander or the senior officer of the shin
or ships OF war OF the United States abroad as afore
SAID, the Secretary of the Navy, such commander
or officer, is hereby authorised to order court mar
ai OF the officers OF the navy of the United States,
for the trial Of the accused who shall be tried by the
said sourt.
Sec 10. .4nd BE it further enacted, That an act,
entitled :" An act laying embargo all the ships
and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United
states, for limited time," passed the fourth day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve and
an act, entitled An act to prohibit the expectation
OF specie, goods, wares and merchandise for a limit
ed time" passed April fourteenth, one Thousand
eight hundred and twelve, far as they relate to
ships and vessels having commissions or letters of
marque and reprisas, sailing under the same, be,
and they hereby are respectively repealed
sec. IL. Ind be At further enacted, That two per
centum on the net amount (after deductinc all
charges and expendtures of the prize money arising
from captured vessels and cargoes, and on the net
amount OF the salvage of vessels and cargoes recap
tured-by the private armed vessels of the United
States, shall be secured and paid over to the colec-
tor or other chief officer of the customs at the port
O. place in the United States at which such captured
or re-captured vessel may arrive or to the consul
or other public agent of the United States residing
the port or place, not within the United States, at
which such captured re-capured vessels may ar
rive. And the monies arising therefrom, shall be
held and hereby pledged by the government of the
United States as fund for the support aud mainte-
nance oil the widows and orphans of such persons as
may be slain and for the support and maintenance
of such persons as may be wounded and disabled OH
board OF the private armed vessels of the United
States In any engagement with the enemy to be as
signed and distributed in such manner as shall here
after by law be provided.
III. CLAY,
Speaker the House of Rebresrntatives
VIM. III. CRAWFORD. -&>
Precedent ofthe Senate pro fenibore
June 26, 1912.