The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-30

.SelS III Tie ports ana IlIOOuTS Vi tiS
United States.
II IL enacted By tie Senate and house Of Representa-
- ffpes If The Uued States IF .imerrcain Cong css
assembed That an Embargo be. and hereby Is laid
on all Ships and vessels IN the ports and places
within the llts or Jurisdiction Of the Unted States
aud the territories thereof, cleared or not cleared !;
aud that no clearance be furnished TO any ship or
vessel, except vessels in ballast, with their neces.
sary sea stores. 8nder the immediate direction OF
the President OF the United States, and that the
p,csden, be authorised to give such Instructions 10
the officers Of the revenues and of the navy, and or
the private armed vessels ard cutters OF the
Unitcd States, shall appear best adapted tor car
Iying the toto full effect PROVIDED, That noih.
ng herein contained shall be construed to prevent
the departure of ANY foreign ship or vessels, in bal
ast,wsh her necessary storesand with the goods,
wares and merchandise, other than provisions, mill
ary and naval stores on board of such foreign ship
or vessel when notified Of this act. whose officers and
crews shat. consist wholly OF such foreigners as did
belong nations in amity with the United States at
the time of the arrival Of said ship vessel in the u
States, and which shall not have nor take ON board
for the voyage any citizen of the United States, ex:
ccpt AS may produce passport therefor, to be fur
nshed under the authority and direction OF the Pre-
siden of the u. States And all public armed vessels
possessing public commissions from any foreign pow
cr are not TO be consde sed liable the embargo
laid by this act
Sec g. And be it Jin fher enacted That If any ber-
persons shall put, place lead on board any
ship, vessel boat water craft, or into sny cart,
Wagon, sled other carriage or vehicle, or many
other manner attempt 10 convey any Specie goods,
wares, merchandise, produce. provision, naval or
military stores, any kind OF live stock, with intent
90 export transport convey the same without the
United States or the territories thereof, to any Tor
eign place, kingdom or country, or with intent to
COY sey the board any foreign ship vessel
within without the limits OF the United States, or
with the intent any other to evade the pro-
visions ut hs act, all such specie, goods ,cr-
ohandize, produce, provisions, naval or military
stores. live stock and also the ship vessel ooat,wa.
ter craft, cart, Wagon, sled or other carriage or
vehicle, on board on or in which the same may
be so put, placed loaded aforesaid, and also all
horses, mules and oxen, used or employed in
veying the same, shall be forfeited, and the person
persons putting. placing or loading the same as
sad and also the aidcrs and abcttors therein,
shall, upon convlction be adudged guilty OF high
mslcmeancr, and fined sum, by the court before
which the conviction is had equal to four times the
value Of such specie, goods, wares, merchandise,
produce provisions, naval military stores or live
stock Preceded hoceper, That this section shall not
be construed to extend TO any person or persons not
bcr n the owner owners of such specie, goods,
wares merchandise produce, or provisions, naval or
mill Ary stores, who shall first inform and make CON-
p,ant 20 the collector Of the district OF any such Of
fence committed within tie same district aud any
informer or informers not being the owner or own
crs as aforcsaid upon conviction OF the offenders,
shall be entitled TO half Of the fine aforesaid,
wher the same shall be received by the UnitedStates,
and shall be entitled certificate for that purpose
from the court before whom the conviction shall be
had. ebh
Sec. 9. .andbe IL further enacted, That the owner
or owners consgnec or factor of any ship, vessel or
boat, which may at the time when notice of this act
shall be received at the several custom houses
sp.ctivey, be laden in whole or in part. shall,
tice civen by the collector, either discharge such
cargo or give bond with two more sufficient
ties i'm double the value of such vessel and cagonot
to proceed on the intended voyage or trip until per-
mitted to do so agrecaby to the PROVISIONS Of this
act and f the cargs shall not be discharged within
ten days, or the bond given as Aforesaid the thip,
vessel or boat and cargo shall be wholly forfeited
mean while, and unul the csrgoes shall have been
discharged, or the bond given as Aforesaid to take
possission Of such vessels, and to take such other
measures as may PC necessary 20 prevent their de-
parture.
Sec L. Fad 30 n further enacted, That the Prcsi-
dent Of the United states may authorise the coec-
tors of the customs (when in his opinion il can be
done without danger of the Embargo being violated
and under such limitations as he may deem expe.
dien,) 90 grant permission to vessels boats whose
employment has uniformly been confined to the uav-
CATION OF bays, sounds, rivers lakes within the
Jurisdiction Of the Uaited States, or the territories
thereof. to take board at any time suca articles
of domestic or foreign growsh as may be designated
in such permission, bond with one or more sufficient
suretics being previously given to the United States
by the owner, owners consg gnce or factors of such
vessel or boat. and by the master thereof in an A.
mSant equal to three hundred d,lars FOR each ton
OF the said vessel boat, that such vessel or boat