Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-02
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SPANISH AMERICA.
PoRT-Au-p RNcg, New L.
NsSSrS. Le,risS Hull
Enclosed you have the proceedings Of this
government, relating TO the brig William.
Yours, &c.


Translated for tie Commercial Adr,vtissr
LiBERry.l REPUBLIC OF IIAYTI rEquAIuy.
Crstom-aopse Of i'oc:-al-I Primer. ~.
ron the 2jth day Of 0ciobcr, 1916, al II oeioek,
AMI
On THIS day, the 25th day os She nlontll
of October, al eleven o'clock, a. NJ. We.
FRANCoIs I,AyAuD, director OF the cum
tom-house OF this city, acting III the name
and on behalf of the Republic, in conse-
quence of the declaration made 10 us this
day by MIR. GEORGE DAVID, Captain Of
the Brig WILLIAM, said TO be OF Daltl-
more, the said brig, bearing the american
flag, anchored i'll This road, since last
night-laving had strong reason TO sus-
peel the said Mr.. George David, as well
on-acc ount OF his evasive answers 10 oui
questions, as for want of his having exbib-
tied his papers 81 origin, to prove lis IA
tlonality 10 be con!ormably to the flag uu-
der which he sails.
In consequence OF the premises, ard
acting III conformity 10 the law, SIC went
OH board the said brig William, acranlpa-
MED by t,ie PORT Captain, LOUIS BENJA-
MIN, and by Citizen VICTOR, one of the
officers OF the custom house OF this CITY,
for the purpose of ascerfaining the true
state OF this vessel and, taking all cir
cumstances into consideration, we have
ascertalned, by the examination of things
found on board, and especially By his
journal, that the said brig, far from being
an American vessel, is 4 Spanish brig,
captured on the lSt of this month by the
cOrsair OF BUenCs Ayres, the Mongers,
which brig was bound for Bilboa.
As notorious falsehoOd results from
the conduct and declaration of the said
captain George David, which places lis
vessel under the force of the first article
Oi the additional law relating TO tie Gus
toms, dated No, ember ii, 1919, aud more
especially still under that Of the Circular
Letter of his Excellency, Inc President Of
Hayll, dated March p, 1913, which con-
ilscates all masked prizes, (tontes pytses
mGSGmereeS, (which shall enter The Ports Of
the Repul, nc; WE, in virtue ofour office,
have, i'll the presence of the said captain
George David, and of the said port-cap-
tain 81 cust0m-house silicer, fixed tie
seals, ne ualietul', upon the doors and
matches of the SAID brig, loaded with CO.
Goa, on board OF which we have plpced as
keeper the citizen Victor our officer, and
the citizen Samedi, officer OF the irigaie,
TO maintain there order, and the police,
until the further and other order OF the
Court of Admiralty, sitting in this CT
ty.
ed on board the said brig, from which We
proceeded at noon.
On the day, month and year aforesaid,
the citizens Lewis Benjamin and Victor
signed this with us. Captain George Da-
vid, and the CHEF of the crew, aitho' pres-
emf, and required to sign, refused. a true
copy.
(SiguedD LAVAUD.
Judgment rendered by the sentence Of the nj
L,omi ofthe first instance.
This day, tie 10th day OF flie month of
November, 1916, in the year 10 of the IN
dependence OF iiayti, at 3 O'Clock i'll the
afternoon
WE, the Director of the Customs ofth
Port, IN virtue OF the sentence aud iudg-
ment rendered by the tribunal OF the first
instance, sitting i'll this city OF. POrt-au-
Prince, dated tic 18th instant, at 4 O'clock,
p. NJ. communicated 10 us BY an officer
OF said tribunal, which sentence condemns
the Spanish brig, named 81. Antoine, am
chored in this road, commanded by Geo.
David. We went OH board the said brig,
for the purpose oftaking possession in the
name of the government, and of those
whom it may concern, and there required
citizen Moison, captain OF the frigaie Of
the Republic, EAbolitiOn de la 1raitc, TO
furnish us with Haytian marines, With an
officer Of Marines, TO form guard for the
said brig, and we have r0tihcd the said
George David TO leave tic said vessel with
his crew.
liz consequence, We have closed he pre-
cent process verbal, or board the brig ST..
Antoine, the day, month aud year alore-
said, q have signed these presents. Thus
signed