Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-19
District Court of the q. S.

District Court of the Us
In and for the Districtot Columbia, April 4,
1890.
The United States
Against
Three casks ofre6ned lump and loaf sugars.
Case of Seizure and 9Lf6et.
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
ffct OF Columbia aforesaid, and that the sub
stance of the said libel filed against the said
three casks ofre6ned loaf and lump sugars,
together with this order. be Published for IA
days before the day hereby appointed for
The trial osthe saio Libel in some newspaper
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, al the courthouse IN the
said town, and also at the coffee house III
the said town.
The said Libel charges in substance that
on the 18th day of December, in the year
1919. etthe port of Alexandria aforesaid,
three casks, containing rehned lump and
loafsugar and brown sugar, were imported
into the u. States, TO wit: into the District,
and port 81. Alexandra aforesaid, from TO-
reign place, by sea, 10 wit: from the Island
on Curacao, in certain vessel and brlgan-
tine called the Cumberland CT Alexandria ;
and it is further understood that the said re-
fined 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
Alexsndria--the said brigantine being then
and there vessel ofone hundred and eleven
and twenty ninety -hfthS tons burthen, and no
more--and that the said refined lump and
loaf sugars were SO imported IN casks, con-
tanning less than six hundred pound weight
each sand moreover that the said three casks
couiaiRipg all the sugars aforesaid, as we'll
the said refined lump and loaf sugars, as the
said brown sugars, after being SO imported,
aud brought in the said vessel from the fo-
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,
we're unladen and delivered from the said
sessel--noi 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
The three casks aforesaid, so being imported
and brought TO the said port as aforesaid,
We're there on The same day last aforesaid,
anladen aud delivered from the said vessel
without any permit from the Collector OF
ssid port Tor such unlading or delivery
Vaef not being then or there, or at any
i,u'e eelore orr since, any naval officer OF
'pe Sa'd port. and without being In any
manner authorised by any officer or officers
~ the Customs to unlade the same, against
me loFsl and effect Of the act of Congress in
such case provided.
Aud further. that by reason of the premi-
& y s' CIR OF some, o. one the same, and by the
.ssee and effect OF the said act of Congress,
s'tshe SAID three casks of sugars as we'll the
Is . fehaed lump and loaf sugars, as the said
,o1rsTIi sugars have become forfeited to the
unsted States and being so forfeited were
'''sfnards, 10 wilton the 18th day of Janua.