Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-24

ineane Tor any rn1Ntaty q p1uitIoh iIuu'
the United States against any foreign
government at peace with the United.
States.
Assaulting, stris ing, wounding, or.
imprisoning, the pc son OF any Ambas.i
sador, or other public minister.
Arresting, or causing any Ambassador
or public minister. or any of his domes.
ties to be arrested.
Violating any safe conduct or pass
port duly issued under the authority OF
the U States.
Feloneously stealing, altering, or a
voiding, any record, professor proceed
ing in any ofthe United States COURTS,
by means whereof any judgment shall
be rendered void or Intellectual.
Acknowledging or procuring to be
acknowledged in such Courts any re-
cogni2ance, bail or Judgment in the
name of another without his consent
Wiltully obs ructing or opposing any
officer of the United States, in serving
any process, or order Of the Courts OF
the United States, or assaulting the
person authorised to serve the same.
Forcibly setting at liberty, or rescu-
ing any person committed or found
guilty of any offence against the United
States.
Bribery in Judge of the Z. States,
or any other person offering bribe to
such officer.
Smuggling, or the unlading or deliy-
ering within the United States any
merchandise brought in any vessel,
from any foreign port, unless between
the rising and setting of the sun, except
by special license from the proper offi-
Ger of the customs: or at any time,wit
out permit from such officer.
Wilfully destroying any vessel at sea,
for the purpose of ihjuring the owner;
or by the owner, with intent to preJu-
dice underwriters on the vessel.
Offences against the laws prohibiting
the slave trade, which do not amount
to the crime of piracy before enume-
rated-su h 40 those which prohibit CT
tizens, or residents Of the y. States
from, voluntarily serving Oh board any
vessel whatever used in carrying slaves
from one foreign country to another
the building, fitting, or otherwise pre-
pairing any vessel, within any port Of
the United States, ;or The purpcae of
carrying on any traffic in slaves to any
foreign country. Or to the u. States,-
or for procuring from any country, the
Inhabitants thereofto be transported to
any place to be held or disposed Of as
slaves, or to be held to service or ta-
king on board any such person for any
such purpose;-or purchasing or SELL
ing aoy person oil color for slave, or
to be held for service, who has been SO
unlawfuliy imported, the person 30 buy.
ing or selling, having knowledge that
such persons of color were so unlaw-
fully imported. SO it is declared to be
an offence in any commander of a ves-
sci to be found in any port of the United
States, or lowering on the coast, hav-
ing on board persons Of color for the
purpose Of selling them, or with intent
to land them at any place within the u
nited States.
Forging or counterleiting of the
coin of the United States. or THE notes
Of the Bank of the United States, Or Of
Checks drawn on that Bank, as well as
of certain public securities and other
documents not necessary to be enume.
rated, is another offence against the
laws of the United States. which, from
its frequent occurrence, deserves the
particular animadversion Of the Grand
Juries; and as some cases Of this Ia
ture may probably be brought to your
notice by the District Attorney, it may
not be improper to refer you more par
ticularly to the act Of Congress. in rela.
ton to tho Bank of the United. [See
the Is h sec. of the Act of the 10th OF
April 1916, Incorporating the Banks.l
The remaining offences which shall
notice. are: debasing OF the Coin; en-
beg zlement by any officer Of the Mint,
or any person employed there, of any
of the metals COMMITTED TO their care
to be coined and the embezzlemento Of
any arms, ordnance. munitions, habili-
ments of war, or victuals belonging to
the United States, by any person hav-
ing the charge or custody of the same.
L4astly-Offences committed by Mail
Carriers and others, in OBTAINING, de-
laying, or opening, embezzling OF des'
troying any letter which has come to
their possession to be conveyed by post
uniting or dasarfinn tha Mail ornan.