Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-27
NIMETEHMTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
MONDAY, JANUARY %.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

Upwards OF sixty petitions were presented, ant
referred to the appropriate committees.
COLONIAL TRADE.
Sir. Tomlinson, from the Committee on Com
MERGE, to hich referred much of the
Presiieni's Message as relates to the Commerce o,
me United States with Foreign nations, and tbei,
COLONIES, made report ia detail, accompanied by
the following bill:
BILL % regulate the commercial Intercourse
bcsween the United States and the Colonies oil
Great Britain.
BE Il endctsd 6y the Senate and House of
representatives Of The United States of .fHierica
IN Congress assembled, That, from and after the
.hlrtl-ih day OF September next, the ports OF the
UhreI States shall be, and remain closed agains,
any AID every vessel coming or arriving from any
por, or place in the Briiis colonies OF possessions
hereinafter mentioned, wit: Tie British pos
seasons in the West Indies, and on the con inent
OF South America, the .hama Islands the island,
called Baicos, the Bermuda or Somer land.
me British possessions on the Coast Of Arics The
Colony OF the Cape o. Good Hone, and the is
lands, settlements and territories belonging thereto
and dependent theieuPon; the Islands OF Mauriliu-
and Cey!on. and the several islands and terri cries
belonging to, and dependent on each, respective
"; The British settlements in the Island OF New
Holland, and tie several Islands and territories be-
longing thereto, and dependent thereon the island
OF Van Dieman's Land, and the several islands
belonging there o and dependent thereon; Lower
Canada, the Provinces o. New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia; the Islands of Newfoundlands ST
dohh's, Cape Breton, and the dependencies OF
hem, or any other colony or Possession. under
the dominion of Great Briisin, in The West Indies
or on The continent; of America; and any vessel
winch snail have cleared iro any port OF place In
ne colonies or possessions above described, and
afterwards taking In cargo any port or place
IN any OF the Colonies Or possessions aforesaid or
which, having cleared from any port or place in
'he colonies or possessions aforesaid with cargo,
Shall aiteTw ards, III the same voyage have touched
al Or again cleared from, any other port or place.
-iall, nevertheless, be deem Ell 10 have come from
port or place IN the colonies or possessions afore-
'sla, WI bin the mea..ing of this act; AID eve,y
vessel, so excluded esad, from the por,s OF
the United States, that shall enter, or at empt to
enter, the saue. in violation of this act shall,
Win her tackle, apparel, aud furniture, toy ether
with the cargo board, be forfeited 10 the Uai.ed
States.
Sec. 2 find be IL further enacted, That, from
and at er the thiIiieh day OF September next, the
owner, consisnee, OF agent, of every vessel
owned wholly, or IN par, by subject sabiecis
OF MS Brisnic Maje-ty, which shall have been
duly eitefei in any port OF lhe Uned States, AID
on board OF winch shall have been there laden,
ior ext ortaiion, any article articles CT line
growth, produce or manufacture OF the l. lii ed
States, other than provisions snd sea stores, ne
cessarJ Tor the voyage, shall, be!rre xnrh vessel
shall be cleared Onward. at he Custom House
give bond, in a double TIE value OF such ar
ices, with one or more sure;ies, the saIi-fac-
lion OF the o,ecior that the article or articles so
laden boa::. such vessel for exporiation
shall be landed in souir port or place, other han
any port or place IN the Aforementioned colonies
or POSSESSIONS; an aiy such vessel that shall SAL
or ATTEMPT TO sail, fiom any port of the Uaited
State-, without having given bend a. aforesaid,
snail, WIN her tackle, apparel and furniture, toge-
ihef with the article or articles aforesaid, laden on
board the same, aforesaid, he forfeited to hi
United States: Provided aitoGys. That nothing
la this act contained, shall be deemed or 80 con
srued, as Ia violate any provision OF the Conven-
tons to regulate commerce between the territories
Of the u. ). and OF his Bsannic MaieSiy, which
were concluded, respectively, the third day
Of Jnly, thousand eight hundred fifteen and
on he ,v cDtislh day OF October, one thousand
eight hu ndred aud eighteen.
See. 3 ind be IL further enacted, That The form
OF the bond aforeaa.d, shall be prescribed by the
Sec etary of the Department ofthe Treasury and
the came 81 all, and may be- dis hirged, AID not
oihe wise, by producing, within one yeaf, ait ef
the date thereof, like certificate that required
by, and under the regul ,tions contained in, the
y-hrs section OF the act g TO regulate Tho J.
lection oil duties on imports" passed the second
day OF March, seventeen hundi ell and ninety nine
that the articles OF the growth, produce, and manu-
iacture OF the u. 5. laden Aforesaid, were un-
laden and landed conformably TO the provisions Of
tins act; or IN OF loss By sea, by capt ne or
other unaS oidabls accident, by the production OF
such other proof as the Ds'u:e Of The case > i'll
admit, according 10 the provisions OF the eish
FIRST section of the act a oressd.
Sec 4. find be IL further enacted, That oil
penalties and forieI;ures incurred by force q. this
act, shall be sued for, recovered, distributed, and
accounted FOR, and may be mIgated, or REMIT ell.
IN the manner, and according TO the provisions OF
the revenue laws OF the u. $.
| Sec. g. PrOpidrd, neocrthefsss, IND. be II
further enacted, That this act shall not take ei-
| iect, nor go toto operation, it, before the said
thirteenth day OF September next, the President
OF the United Sales shall receive satisfactory eyi-
dence that the said Colonies ami Pose ssions afore-
said, open 10 the admissions of vessels of the
| United States, coming from the said ". Slstes;
| that neither such vessels, their carzoes, are
subjected to- any Other higher duties or charges
than British vessels and their cargoes, arriving
from the United States, in the said Colonies and
Possessions, are subjected TO; that the vessels oil
the United States may import into said Colonies
and Possessions, from the United States, any srii-
Gle or articles, which British vessel could By law
import from the United States, INTO the said Co.
onies Possessions; aud that the vess,s CT the u.
States may export, 10 any country whatever, other
| than TO the Domnons or Posse sions of Great
Britain, sEy article articles, from the said Co
onies or Possessions, which vessels OF Great Bri-
/ tain may export therefrom. And If the President
oil the United STATES shall receive such satisfactory
evidence as aforesaid, before the said ihiT-
teenih day OF Sepienb next, he is hereby autho-
rized TO issue his Proclamation, declaring that the
said Colonies Possessions, are open 10 the adj
mission OF the vessels OF the Uni'e ell States on It's,
conditions aforesaid and, ibsreupon, from the
date OF the said pro !snatioa, the ports Of the
Il United States shall be open vessels of the u
States and Bri!I-h vessels, coming from the Colo
nj anil II. It