Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-08
District Court of the II, S.


Ia and for the District OF Columbia, April 4,
1890
The United States
against
Three casks ofrefned lump and loaf sugars.
Case Of Seizure GndaLsbel.
tits ordered that the fourth Saturday in
this month be- and the same is appointed
for the trial ofthe said Libel at the Court
house in thu town of Alexandra. In The DIS
trici OF Columbia Aforesaid. aud that the SUBJ
starce Of The said libel fled against the said
three casks of refined loaf and lump sugars.
together with his order. be published for 4
days before the day hereby appointed Tor
the triaioi tie saio Libel in some newspaper
published in the town of Alexandria, and
be also posted up in TIE most public manner
Tor The space Of fourteen days before the
said day Of tTia., at the courthouse IN the
said town, aud also at the coffee-house in
the said town.
ihe said Libel charges in substance that
on the 18th day of December, in the year
1919. the port OF Alexandria aforesaid.
three casks, containing refined lump and
ioaisugar, aud brown sugar, were imported
lniothe U. States, to wit: into the District,
and port OF Alexandra aforesaid, from TO-
reign place, by sea, to wit: from the Island
OF Curacao, In certain vessel and brigan-
tine called the Cumberland Of Alexandra
anu U Is further understood that the said re.
nued lump and loaf sugars were so imported
as aforesaid in vessel Of less burthen than
one nsadred and twenty tons. to wit: in the
SAD brgantine called the Cumberland OF
AiexsndrIa-the said brigantine being t;len
aaa there Vessel ofone hundred and eleven
sno twenty ninety fiiths tons burthen, and no
,Rofe--snd that the said refined lump and
.cat sugars were so imported IN casks, con-
'ainlng less than six hundred pound weight
sacn and moreover that the said three casks
s.ohtainlng all the sugars aforesaid, as well
'ae sald rehned lump and loaf sugars, as the
sa'a brown sugars, after being SO imported,
sod brought in the said vessel from the TO-
ie'gn port Aforesaid, to wit: on the said 18th
osy Of Dec. in the year aforesaid, at the
pori OF Alexandra in The District aforesaid,
we're unladen and delivered from the said
.sssel--notia open day, that is tG say. be-
s"een the rising and the setting of the sun
iEus I'D Inc night time, without any special
.'snse from the Collector OF the said port
sna moreover, that all the said sugars in the
'ue 'nree casks aforesaid, so being imported
aAu Drought TO the said port as aforesaid.
"efe there ON the same day last aforesaid,
un'aden and delivered igou, the said vessel
Nhnout any permit from the Collector Of
,Slu port for such unlading OF delivery.
wer not being then or there, or at any
-, .'ae before or since, any naval officer of
we SAID port. and without being in any
:, authorised by any officer OF officers
y we Customs to unlade the same, against
. ~ oral and effect of the act of Congress in
sash case provided.
g. ana further. that by reason of the preni-
fos, Or o. some. or one the same, and by the
~ .I,.s and effect of the said act Of Congress,
s 80 zoe saidthree casksQf sugars as well the
ss,u renned lump and loaf sugars, as the said
TiIos sugars have become forfeited to the
s ssusu Siaies and being so forfeited were.
r's'"afos, 70 wit,cn the 18th day OF Janua-