Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-20
District Court of the u. S.

District Court of the u. 5.
In and for the District OF Columbia, April 4,
1890.
The United States
AguinSt
Three casks ofrefned lump and loaf sugars.
Case of Seizure and 9Libet.
tits ordered that the fourth Saturday IN
this month be, and the same is appointed
Tor the trial of the said Libel at the Court
house in the town Of Alexandria. in The Dis
trict oil Columbia aforesaid. aud that the SUBJ
stance 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 the SAID Libelin some newspaper
published in the town of Alexandra, and
he also posted up in the most public manner
Tor the space of fourteen days before the
SAID day OF trias, at the courthouse IN the
said town, and also at the coifee-house In
the said town.
The said Libel charges in substance that
on the 18th day of December, in the year
1919, atthe port of Alexandria aforesaid,
tbrte casks, containing refined lump and
ioatsugar, and brown sugar, were imported
la'o the U. States, TO wit: into the District,
aad port OF Alexandra aforesaid, from To-
feign place, by sea, TO wit: from the Island
Of Curacao, IN certain vessel and brigan-
tine called the Cumberland CT Alexandra !;
aud il is further understood that the said re-
hned lump and loaf sugars were SO imported
as aforesald in vessel Of less burthen than
one hundred and twenty tons, to wit: in the
all brgantine called the Cumberland OF
Asxandrla-the said brigantine being then
ana there vessel Ofone hundred and eleven
ana twenty ninety htlhs tons burthen. and no
nore--and that the said refined lump and
ioai sugars were so imported in casks, con-
tanning less than six hundred pound weight
each aud moreover that the said three casks
containing all the sugars aforesaid, as we'll
me SAID rehned lu,cp and loaf sugars, as the
SAID brown sugars, after being so imported,
ana brought In the said vessel from the TO-
reign port aforesaid, TO wit: on the said 18th
Jay OF Dec. In the year aforesaid, at the
port OF Alexandra in the District aforesaid,
we're unladen and delivered from the said
sessel--noti in open day, that is to say, be-
tween the rising and the setting of the sun !;
out IN the night time, without any special
license from the Collector OF the said port ;
and moreover, that all the said sugars in the
TIE three casks aforesaid, so being imported
and brought TO the said pert as aforesaid,
We're there on the same day last aforesaid,
anaden and delivered from the said vessel
without any permit from the Collector of
ssid port Tor such unlaaing or delivery.
Meir not being then or there, or at any
ame before or since, any naval officer OF
'ae said port. and without being in any
manner authorised by any ofhcergor officers
~ The Customs 10 unlade the same, against
TIE torn aud effect Of the act of Congress in
such case provided.
and further, that by reasono the premi-
es'or OF some. or one the same, and by the
@rce and effect of the said act of Congress.
all The said three casks of sugars as well the
sah rehned lump and loaf sugars, as the said
i T.own sugars, have become forfeited to the
.s States sand being so forfeited were
i'sfwsrds, 10 wilton the 18th day Of Janua-