The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-06

shall be- and they hereby, respectively, autnor-
lied and required te seize every vessel or yGnicie
belonging to any citizen or ciiizens oi sh1 Cn.u
States and about to pass the frontier OF the same,
| C,r onv pInco within any foreign state or Colony
confer mnous with the United States, when the
circumstances of tho shall render IL Piouao'o
that such vessel vehicle is intended 10 De chi
oved in carving on hostilites against the citizens,
Subjects or property of any such cohlermlhous
Stale or Colony, with whom the Oniteo states are
at peace; in giving aid ana comfort 10 'ne per
sons carrying on such hoslities, by conveying to
their assistance men, arms, or munitions OF war !;
and to detain every such vessel on vehcie, ana an
arms and munitions of war found therein, unlil the
owner or owners thereof shall enter INTO bona 10
the United States with sufficient sureties, in double
the value of SAID vessel or vehicle, and OF the arms
and munitions of found therein, that the SAID
vessel or vehicle, and the sad arms ana MUNITIONS
of war, shall not be employed by such owner or
owners, nor by any other person, with ms or their
consent or knowledge, in carrying on or aiding
such hostilities, above mentioned ; or until the
President of the United States shall direct the
restoration of the vessel, vehicle, or property so
| seized.
SEC g And BIO it further enacted, That the
several officers and persons in the preceding secoh
mentioned shall be, and they are hereby, also au-
horZed and required to seIze all arms and munl-
tons of war belonging to any citlZen or cuzens OF
the United States, and about to be carried across
the frontier of the United States, when the crcun-
stances of tho case shall render it probable that the
same are intended to be sent to any place within
any foreign State Colony conterminous with the
United States, and with whom the niteo STATES are
at peace, for the purpose of being used in carrying
on hosties against the citizens, subjects, prop
erty of such conterminous State or Colony; and TO
detain the and munitions OF war so seized, UNI
til the owner or owners thereof shall enter into
bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties,
in double the value of the said arms and munitions
of war that the shall not he employed by such
owner owners nor by any other person, with his
or their consent o knowledge, in carrying on or
aiding such hostIilies above mentioned, until
the President Of the United States shall direct the
restoration Of the same Pr0Dded, That nothing in
tn is the preceding section contained, Shall be
construed extend 10, or Interfere with, any trade
in munitions of war, conducted in vessels
by sea, with any foreign port or place whatsoever,
which might have been lawfully carried on by citi
zens of the United States before the passage Of this
act under the provisions of the act hereby amended
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any
body of armed men, who have been actually en-
gagged III carrying on hostilities against the cZens
Subjects property of any foreign State or Colony,
conterminous with the United States, and with
whom they are at peace, shlll come within the
limits and Jurisdiction of the United States, whilst
such hosliiities pending, it shall be tho duty OF
the several officers and persons hereinbeiore men
toned and they hereby respectively authorized
and required, to seize and take from such body of
armed men, all weapons and arms brought by them
within the United States, and to detain the same
until the respective thereof shall enter into
sond to the United States, with sufficient suretes,
in doubts the value o.! said weapons and arms that
the same shall no: be employed by such owner or
owners, nor by any other person Win DIS or their
consent knowledge, in carrying on or aid ing such
hosiles, before mentioned; or until the fresi-
dent of the United States shall direct the restoration
of the same