Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-13
District Court of the u. S.

District Court OF the u. 5.
In and for the District of Columbia, April A..
1890.
The United States
against
Three casks ofre6ned lump and loaf sugars.
Case of Seizure and sLa6et.
ttis 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 10 the town Of Alexandra. in The Dis
trict oil Columbia aforesaid. aud that the SUBJ
stance oftbe said libel filed against the said
three casks ofre6ned loaf and lump sugars,
together with his order, be published for Ia
days before the day hereby appointed for
the trial of The saio Libel in some newspaper
published in the town of Alexandria, and
be also posted up in The most public manner
for the space of fourteen days before the
said day of trial. at the court-hous in the
said town, and also at the coffee house in
the said town.
The said Libel charges in substance that
on the 18th day Of December, 10 the year
1919, atthe port of Alexandra aforesaid,
three casks, ooataining refined lump and
ioafsugar and brown sugar, were imported
inio the u. States, to wit: into the District,
and port of Alexandra aforesaid, from a to.
reign place, by sea, to wit: from the Island
0fCurrscoa. in certain vessel and brlgan-
tine called the Cumberland ct Alexandra |;
and II is further understood that the said re-
hned 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 bFigsntine called the Cumberland OF
Alexandria--the said brigantine being then
and there ayessel ofone hundred and eleven
aud ,wenty ninety hths tons burthen, and no
nlore--snd that the said refined lump and
loaf sugars were so imported in casks, con-
tanning lessthan six hundred pound weight
each ; aud moreover that the said three casks
eonizinlnga llsihe sugars aforesaid, as well
the said refined lurp and loaf sugars, as the
said brown sugars, after being SO imported,
and brought in the said vessel from the TO-
reign port aforesaid. to wit: on the said 18th
day of Dec. in the year aforesaid, at the
port OF alexandra in the District aforesaid,
were unladen and delivered from the said
ssssel--not ia open DAY, that is to say, be-
tween the rising and the setting of the sun !;
putin the night time, without any special
license from the Collector Of the said port !;
aud moreover, that all the said sugars in the
The three casks aforesaid, so being imported
and brought TO the said FORT as aforesaid.
were there on the same day last aforesaid,
J ualaden and delivered from the said vessel
without any permit FROM the Collector OF
saiu port for such unlading or delivery
'ner not being then or there. or at any
TINE before or since, any naval officer OF
The said port. and without being in any
manner authorised by any officer or officers
nt the Customs to unlade the same, against
.ne torn and effect ofthe act of Congress in
such case provided.
And further. thatby reasonof the premi-
.ses, or OF some. or one the same, and by the
force and effect OF tbesaid act Of Congress,
AL the said three casks of sugars as we'll the
satd rehned lump and leaf sugars, as the said
Psovr sugars, have become forfeited 10 the
sn'leu States: and being so forfeites. were
s"efWards, 10 wil,on the 18th day. OF Janua-