Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-18
District Court of the u. S.

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In and for the District OF Columbia, April 4,
1890.
The United States
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Three casks ofre6ned lump and loaf sugars.
Case Of Seizure and 3Li5sL.
tits ordered that the fourth Saturday in
this month be, and the same is appointed
for the trial of the said Libel at the Court
house in the town of Alexandria. in The Dis
trict OF Columbia aforesaid. aud that the sub
starce Of the said libel filed against the said
three casks of refined loaf and lump sugars,
together with this order. be published for IA
days before the day hereby appointed tor
the trial Oft The saio Libel in some newspaper
published in the town of Alexandria, and
be also posted up in the most public manner
ior the space of fourteen days before the
SAID day of trial, at the court IN dhe
said town, and also al the coffee-house IN
The said town.
4 The said Libel charges in substance that
on the 18th day of December, in the year
1919, atthe port of Alexandra aforesaid,
three casks, containing refined lump and
eaisugar, and brown sugar, were imported
latothe u. States, TO wit: into The District,
and port of Alexandra aforesaid, from to.
reign place, by sea, TO w.t. from the Island
MCurrscos, in certain vessel and brigan-
Tine called the Cumberland CT Alexandra ;
aud 1t is further understood that the said re-
med lump and loaf sugars were so imported
as aforesaid in vessel Of less burthen than
one hundred and twenty tons, to wit: IN the
SAID briganiine called the Cumberland OF
AieSandris-the said hrigantine being then
ana there vessel ofone hundred and eleven
and twenty ninety -hfihs tons burthen, and no
plore--and that the said refined lump and
!oai sugars were so imported in casks, con-
alnlng less than six hundred pound weight
each and moreover that the said three casks
containing all the sugars aforesaid, as well
'Ae said refined lump and loaf sugars, as the
sald brown sugars, after being so imported,
ana brought in the said vessel from the TO-
reign port aforesaid, to wit: on the said 18th
Gay OF Dec. i'm the year aforesaid, at the
portof Alexandra in the District aforesaid,
were unladen and delivered from the said
seseel--notin open day, that is to say, be-
s tween the rising and the setting of the sun
eut IN the night time, without any special
Incense from The Collector Of the said port
anu moreover, that all the said sugars in the
NE three casks aforesaid, so being imported
sna brought TO the said port as aforesaid
were there on the same day last aforesaid
ualsden and delivered from the said vessel
without any permit from the Collector Of
ssla port for such uniading or delivery
Meir not being then or there, or at any
,s'ne before or since, any naval officer Of
oe SAID port, and without being in any
= manner authorized 10 o,x, oG..r - !, n, -.
u the Customs to unlade the same. aeainsi
'ne form and effect of The act of Congress in
such case provided.
ana further. that by reason Of the premi
res, OF OF some, or one the same, and by the
.Srcs and effect of the said act of Congress
s SUN Inc SAID three casks of sugars as we'll the
I hs rehned lump and loaf sugars, as the said
i Ilomh sugars, have become forfeited to the
ya'sea states: and being so forfeited were
'sf"ards' TO wilton the 18th day of Janua