Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-30

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COMMENCE AND NAvIe.r1o,
I. An act to provide for obta;..
accurate statements Of the foreign lung
mcrcc Of the United States. fSo.'a,
10Th February, $780, l4th Fsbra.a
The Register OF the Treasury, uNa:..
direction of the Secretary, TO pre",'' '
statistical accounts of the commerrs ' 9
the United States !; to be laid hssa
Congress. These accounts are ia c"s
prehend goods exported and imporsI
and all navigation employed in forr;s,
trade. The exports and imports, 81
and from each couatry, and thcu yalua.
are to be stated, together with ls
country of the exported product a.
manufacture, and the respective value,
The navigation is to be stated in sprh
a way, as to exhibit, separately, the
tonnage of vessels Of the United States,
and of foreign vessels employed in tha
trade between the United States and
each foreign country, and the amount
of tonnage belonging to each foreign
country engaged in such trade. Toef.
feet this purpose, manifests. &c. are IA
be delivered and verified accordingly
the collectors of the customs are to keen
corresponding accounts, and make
quarterly returns to the Register. The
Secretary of the Treasury is to give d.
rections and to prescribe rules and
forms, which T. not to be contrary 70
law. This act goes into operation ON
the 50th September, 1890.
Q. An act designating the psrh
within which only foreign armed YES.
sells shall be permitted to enter. House
18th May, $780, 18th May.
After lst July 1890. foreign armed
vessels cannot enter any harbor belong.
ing to the United States, excepting
Portland. Boston, New London, New.
York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, SmithviQe,
N. G.. Charleston, and Mobile unless
forced in by distress, pursuit of an enc.
my, &c. The President may employ
the land and naval forces, and militia,
to enforce the provisions of this act,
and to prevent foreign armed vessels
lettering in waters of the United States
not lying inthe direct course to or from
the ports appointed.
8, An act supplementary to al act,
entitled An act concerning naviga.
ton" [Senate. 18th May. ls2O.] 10th
May.
The first section of this act closes. the
ports of the y. S. after the 3Uth Of Sep
TENDER next, to British vessels coming
from Lower Canada, New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, St. Johns,
or Cape Breton, Bermuda, the BAHIA
mas, and Caicns, &c. The I'd section
requires bond from British vessels not
to convey productions of the I. S. to
the prohibited places. The Sd section
prohibits the Importation after the 90th
September next, from the interdicted
places, Of articles unless Of the growth
&c. of the particular place.
CONGRESS.
/. An act for apportioning the Re-
representatives. in the seventeenth Con-
gress, to be elected in the states OF Mas
sachusetts and Maine, and for otter
purposes. Senate. 7th April, $780,
llth .aprii.
Massachusetts, to choose only IS he.
representatives. in the 18th Congress q
Maine seven. In case Of the vacation
of the seat of q Representative in the
18th Congress. elected from Massacna'
sets, being an inhabitant OF Maine :
his successor is to be an inhabitaDt u
Maine also. i.
@. An act fixing the time for the mex.
meeting of Congress. House, l3thN%
$780,. 18th May. :.
The next meeting Of Congress 10 w
on the second Monday of November
1890.
(T'o be Continued.}
The British expedition from Bombay a.