The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-21

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""e" ne shth give bond ~ af,r...,I
anu II stla'i be the duty of the o,.','
owners, anu commander and crew e.,
time being, OF such armed vessel ., ~ u
States, al each return To any nor, ,S .'e I.
to make report, upon oath, To The Cleo,
oil said port, OF any reucounter nh;aL I'e'
have happened with any piraticaI shiI
and of the state of the company "a 'tSsri,
ofany vessel which they shall have .'t"
captured or retaken. And the n.r.'ed,
such crew or company, chargeabI, .;, ' Z"
ny act or acts of piracy, or pirat;c,l :,
datlon, shall be delivered To In. NJ" Pre-.
the same district, for trial, before ,hs NJ
o. the United States having comps,sn ,Va'
ris1iction. '"' Ja'
Sec. o. find be 1t further ennei,J III,
i've per centum on the nett amonn, ii ina'
dcdnciinS all charges and expend,,,,,Anooi,'et
the prize money arising from can,nr.aJ u
sells or boats, and Of the tackle. annnr,.s
ces, ammunition and ladins and ,rI
nett amonnt of the salvage on any ' me
and carsoes recaptnred by the armed M. '
chant vessels of the United States ,S.''4F
secured and paid over to the collec,n, y,
customs al the port ar place in III. T";,' y,
States at which such captured or rcc,n,a
red vessels may arrive, to be by sa;d ~"
lectors paid over Into the Treasury. NO
ther pablic money and the same sb ,ni
held, and IS hereby pledged, as a fund f'o
the support OF the widows and orphans =,
such persons rs may be slain, and for ~
support and maintenance of sncb Men. "e
AS may be wounded and disabled on boo.s
the armed merchant vessels AZORES, =
any rencontre or engagement with aDy NJ
railcal vessel or crew, To be assigned ana
distributed as hereinafter provided.
| Sec. Q. .4nd be II further enac ed n Il
the Secretary of the Navy be autho il
and required to place on the pension q,
under like regulations and restric,ions ~
are used IN relation TO the Navy Of the L,
States, any master, other officer or scan u,
or other person, employed on hoard the
armed merchant vessels Of the U. States
who shall have been wounded or 9th rwi Al
dis 'bled IN any engagement with pirates
allowing to lie naster or commander n
sum not exceeding - dollars per month
10 mates, not exceeding - dolIarspachl
per month and to seamen aud other p,r.
sons employed as afoi csaid, the sum ID
- dollars per month, for the highestra td
| of disability, and go in proportion which
several pensions shall be- paid, by dWec,iod
of the Secr'thry D. the Navy, out Of lid
fund provided aud no other.
Sec. 10. find be II further enacted Tia
fany master, mate or other officer, Seaman
or other person, employed or STRIVING on
board any armed merchant vesscl IS afore
SAID, shall die by reason Of a wound ere
we'd IN the line of his duty, in any ren(oun.
ter, pursuit or engagement, rs AFORESAID
leaving widow, or ifno widow, IA tlId
children under sixteen years of age, such
widow, ar il no widow, sch child or chill.
dren, shall be placed on the pension lis, by
the Secretary Of the Nayy,mho ST.. llaILr.
out of the fund aforesaid, and no 9th, 10
such "idow, child or children, hall Tho
monthly pension To which the rank sa,
tion of the deceased would have entitled
him for the highest rate of disability under
this act /: which allowance shall continue
for the term of five years. But, in case oil
the death or iniernarria of such widow
before the expiration OF five Year, the hat1
pay for Ire remainder Of the term shall I'd
to the child or children of the decreased
Proc'ded, That the half pay shall cease I'd
the death af such child or children, or Cd
their arriving to the age of sixteen Yeas
Sec. IL. find be al further enacted, TM5
all from lthe second to The s~fno
srcti ms, inclusive, shall continue and ht id
force for the term Of one year, aud anti
the end of THE next session Of Co0ge
thereafter.
The bill WAS twice read, and on mUlO
of Mr.. Barbour, made the order Of the da
for Thursday next.
After the consideration of Execuly.
business, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The following Message was received
from the President of the United States
ny Mr.. Everett, his private Secretary:
To the House Of Representatives
should hasten 10 communicate 10 70
the documents called for BY "A resolution
the House of Representatives of the Il
instant. relating 10 the conduct of the "a
GERS of the Navy of the United States,
The Pacific ocean, and Of the public agcn
IN South Amer Gu, ifsuch conmunicaiO
Wight now be made, consisfrulI, with ID
public interest, or with justice 10 the pad
ties concerned. In consequence Of .eyrr;
charges which have been alleged agaIO
Com. Stewart, touching his conduct, viii
commanding the squadron of the L. Stat
on that sea, il has been deemed p oper
suspend him from duty, and to subject Ii
to trial on those charges. disappearing al
that some of these charges have been col
mnnlcatrd to the Department, by Mr. Pr
.ost, political agent, at this time, of the
States ut Peru, and heretofore at BurDa
A!res and Chill, and apparent with
sanction, and that charges have hkeNl
been madr against him, by cilleGs Of
United States, engaged in con ptrce
that quarter, it h.: ocen thought EQUAL
just an" proper that he should attend bef
q VIII 10 furnish the evidence in his P'
ession, applicable TO the charges tx l"'
against Cum. Stewart, as 10 answer suS
as have br.H exhibited against himself
La this stage, the publication of these doc
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