The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-01-20

THE second section empowers the captains
- crews to land on any OF the spanish Is
,amds in quest OF the pirates, ana arrest ana
Ielyer them up to the constituted authori-
ties or bring them to the United otates LOT
trial. ,;5as =, - IN t,,e es-
cane ofany pirates to any OF the cites or ports
os sps,, IF the Spanish West India islands, the
o m. a.iy on being informed of the fact,
M hc empowered to blockade such port
sui, atH the offenders be delivered up or pun
.n'al Nv the authority Of the island.
r,hc fourth section provides, that the
..n,,e ofthc United States merchant vessels
| 10 authorized to rccapturc any vessel or car
4 "atal.auhy pirates, which being brought into
4 ia United States, shalt by sentence Of our
1 aln;ral,y courts be restored to the proper
i s,vners on paving salvage not less than one
| ;,htl, nor more than one half OF the value
fine captured property.
h Tbe fifth section provides, that when the
e,,t assaults made on the merchant vessel,
"nd the piratical vessel is captured, such
Snssel shall be brought into the United sta
u -. and on condemnation, onc-furth Shall
,,.lanr to the owners Of such merchant YES
"a and threc-tourths to the captors.
rhe sixth section provides, that no armed
.asse sI,ail receive u clearance or depart
f,on the United States unless the owners and
,,oerets rive bond in q sam double the value
ii nf such vessel, that She shall not be employ
a oil in committing deprcdations on any vt sscl
81 Il any nation at peace With the Unitctl5tates;
4 hat the guns and powder shalt be return
i "A to the United States, on otherwise ac-
II counted for, and not soll Or disposed Of a
III brnad.
u The seventh section empowers the pres.
lant 10 rive instruction to armed merchant
NJ vessels to prevent outrage or injury which
the masters, &c shall give bond to the Gus,
n tom house to obey. On thcir return they
4 are to report 10 the collector What pirates
b are to be delgeredup to the Judicial anthor.-
@ty.
N The eighth section provides, that five per
81 cent of the nett amount OF salvage Of proper
"A ty 50 reclaimed, shall constitute fund fol
"A the widows Of those who may be 50 slain
ON board Of merchant vessels, and for the
81 support of persons wounded in such engage
d ments.
81 The ninth section empowers the Secretary
& of the Navy to apply the same regulations
NJ to the officers and scamcn in the service oil
III the United States.
n The tenth section provides, that the
& widows and children Of the officers and crews
~ who die by wounds received in this service
be placed on the pension list OF the above
mentioned fund, under certain limitations.
III The eleventh section continues this law ii
#forcc for one year, and to the end OF the next
81 session of Congress thereafter. B. I'm.
/ The following appointments have recent
I " been made by the President, with the adj
4 vice and consent of the Senate:
James u. 1fGoGn. of Kentucky, to BIZ
Consul of the United States at Acapulco, il
j Mexico, in place of VIM. Steele, deceased.
81 George Il Robinson, of New York, to be
d Consul for the port of Tampico, in Mexico
n in place of Nathaniel g. Ingraham, Jr. de
q ceased.
n IKHam WeelrigAt, of Massachusetts, tt
4 be Consul for the port Of Guayaquil, in thu
\ Republic of Colombia.
4 John r. Ihomhson, of Pennsylvania, t
a be Consul at Canton, in China, in place o
Il Richard r. Thompson, deceased
Al .46ruham p. Norris, of Virginia, Consu
at the port of Maracaybo, Republic Of Col
A ombia, nplace of John NJ. Macpherson, re
signed
Il .NicholaS Biddtc and Manuel EWe, {
4 Pennsylvania, Il. T. Dupont, of Delaware
and Henry Eckford, of New York, and IN
4 Patterson, of Maryland, Gin place Of job
4 Mixing to be Directors of the Bank Of tn
N the United States. OH the part of the Govern
III ment.