Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-15
District Court of the u. S.

District Court of the u. S.
Ia and for the District OF Columbia, April A.,
N 1890.
The United States
Asainst
Three casks ofrefned lump and loaf sugars.
Case of Seizure and sLibel.
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 .he Dis
trcl Of Columbia aforesaid. aud that the SUBJ
stance Of the said libel filed against he 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 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 courthouse in the
said town, and also at the cofee-house IN
The said town.
The said Libel charges in substance that
1919, atthe port of Alexandria aforesaid,
three casks, containing refined lump and
ioatsugar. and brown sugar, were imported
ihio the Y. States, to wit: into The District,
aud port of Alexandra aforesaid, from TO.
reign place, by sea, TO wit: from the Island
Of Curracoa, in certain vessel and brigan-
tine called the Cumberland Of Alexandra !;
and tits 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 brigantine called the Cumberland OF
Aiexsndria--the said brigantine being then
and there avessel ofone hundred and eleven
aud twenty ninety -flths tons burthen, and no
nlore--and that the said rehned lump and
loaf sugars were so imported in casks, con-
tanning less than six hundred pound weight
each and moreover that the said three casks
containing all the sugars aforesaid, as well
''ae said refined luinp and loaf sugars, as the
sald brown sugars, after being so imported,
and brought in the said vessel from the to-
reign port aforesaid, to wit: on the said 18th
Gay OF Dec. in the year aforesaid, at the
port of Alexandra in the District aforesaid,
we're unladen and delivered from the said
sessei--not 10 open, day, that is to say, be-
Tween the rising and the setting of the sun !;
but in the night time, without any special
i'sense from the Collector OF the said port |;
,N uViCO'SE, kudt an tuS Sdio ouS al IA tnS
The three casks aforesaid, so being imported
and brought to the said port as aforesaid.
We're there on the same day last aforesaid,
uniaden and delivered from the said vessel
without any permit from the Collector OF
sald port for such unlading or delivery,
lheir not being then or there, or at any
nme before or since, any naval officer of
'ae said port. and without being in any
manner authorised by any officer or officers
u The Customs TO unlade the same, against
he form and effect of the act of Congress in
such case provided.
and further. that by reason of tho premi-
sses, or OF some, or one the same, and by the
I9sce and effect of the said act Of Congress,
ai The said three casks of sugars as well the
sad refined lump and loaf sugars, as the said
Drown sugars, have become forfeited to the
United States !: and being SO forfeited were
aNerwards, 10 wilton the 18th day ofJanua-