The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-02-02

the Islands of Mauritius and Ccylon, and
the several islands and territories belonging
to and dependent on each respectively
the British settlements on the Island of
New Holland, and the several Islands and
territories belonging thereto and depend
ent thereon the Island Of Van Dieman's
Land, and the several Islands belonging
thereto g. dependent thereon: Lower Can
ada ; the provinces Of New Brunswick and
Nova-Scotia the Islands of Newt ound-
land, St. Johns, Cape Breton, and the de-
Tendencies of them, or any other colany or
possession of Great Britain in the West
Indies, or on the continent Of America
and any vessel which shall have cleared
from any port or place in the colonies or
possessions above described land afterwards
taking I'M cargo at any port or place in a.
ny of the colonial possessions aforesaid or
which having cleared from any port or
place in the possessions aforesaid, with
cargo, shall afterwards, in the same voyage
have touched at, or again cleared from a
ny port or place, shall nevertheless be
deemed to have come from port or place
ill the colonies or possessions aforesaid,
within the meaning of this act and every
vessel so excluded as aforesaid, from the
ports of the U. States, that shall enter or
attempt to enter the same, in violation of
the act shall, with her tackle, apparel, and
furniture, together with the cargo on board,
be forfeited to the U. States.
Sec. 9. And be 1T further enacted.
That from and after the 3Oth day of Sept.
next, the owner wholly or in part by sub
ject or subjects of His Britannia Majesty,
which shall have been duly entered i'll any
port Of the United States, and on board of
which shall have been there laden for ex-
portation, any article or articles of the
growth, produce, or manufacture of the U.
States, other than provisions and sea stores
necessary for the voyage, shall before such
vessels shall be cleared outward at the
Custom House, give bond in a sum double
the value of such articles, with one or more
sureties to the satisfaction of the Collector,
that the article or articles so laden on board
such vessels for expectation, shall be land
ed In some port or place, other than any
port or place in the above mentioned col
onies or possessions and any vessel that
shall sail or attempt to sail from any port
OF the U. States, without having given bond
as aforesaid, shall, with her tackle, appar-
ell, and furniture, together with the article
or articles laden on board the same as a.
foresaid, be forfeited to the L. States
provided ARRAYS, That nothing i'll this act
contained shall be deemed, or SO constru-
ed, as to violate any provision of the Con-
vention to regulate commerce between the
territories of the United States and his
Britan;c Majesty, which were concluded,
respectively, on the third day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and
on the twentieth day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
The Sd section empowers the Secretary
of the Treasury to prescribe the form of
the bond alluded to above.
Tuesday, Jan. %.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, yesterday, two
thousand copies extra were ordered to be
printed ofthe report, presented by Mr.. Tom
linsOn, from the committee of commerce, on
the subject of the trade with the British Col
MES.
The Committee ON Indian affairs was dis
charged from the further consideration ofthe
resolutions of the legislature of the state of
Georgia, relative to the friendly Greek Indians.
and they were referred to the Secretary of
War, with instructions to report thereon to the
House.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Cambreleng, respecting the amount of reve-
nue., collected ON teas, SC. was taken up and
agreed to.
Mr.. Cooke, moved the following resolu-
TOM
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of abolishing the office of appraiser
of goods, in the custom houses, and assigning
that duty to the inspectors Ut customs Of the
U. S.
Which, after some debate was laid on the
liable.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the LIST Comptroller of the Treasury en-
closing list received from the register of the
Treasury. of the balances standing on the
books of the revenue, which have remained
by the collectors of the customs and
others, or appear to have been due more than
three years, prior to the 5Oth of September
last, and similar list in the case of recei-
vers of public monies for the sale of public
lands.
The orders of the day were announced, land
the question pending before the House being
on motion of Mr.. Buchanan, of Penn. to
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