The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-18

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The following Circular was received from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, by the Surveyor Of
snH port, Thursday last. All concerned will
please take notice:
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Nay 2, 1851.
On the 10th Of April, 1851. the President Of
the United States, by proclamation declared the
ports Of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
osms, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, under
blockade; and on the 27th Of the same month,
| Oy another proclamation, declared the ports of
virginia and North Carolina also under block
ade, since which proclamation this Department
mas received reliable information that attempts
| are freQueAtly made TO furnish arms, munitions
OF war, provisions and other supplies to persons
and partiss in those States in open insurrectiou
against the constitutional authorities of the
Union
1t becomes my duty, therefore, to instruct you
to cause q careful examination to be made Of
the manifests of all steam or other vessels, de-
parting ON your port with cargoes whose ulti-
mate destination you have satisfactory reason to
believe 10 under the control Of such insurrec
tlonary parties, and to compare the same with
the cargo on board; and if any such mantle be
round to embrace any articles Of the description
before mentioned, or any such articles be found
SSossit0sC RoIS OA stt0 CAikOS yVu VIII sdAS aIl
necessary and proper measures to prevent the
departure of the vessel and to detsin the same
in your castody until all such articles be reno.
we'd therefrom aud for further proceedings &C.
cording TO Law.
You will also make a careful examination of
all aatboats and other water craft without man.
ifest, and of railroad cars and other vehicles
arriving at or leaving your port, laden with mer-
chandise, the ultimate destination of mich YOU
have good reason to believe is for any port or
place under insurrectionary control; and If
arms, munitions Of war, provisions, or other sup
plies are found having such destination, you will
seize and detain the same to await the proper
legal proceedings for con6scation or forfeiture.
In carrying out these instructions you will
bear in mind that oil persons or parties in arm
ed insurrection against the Union, however such
persons or parties may be organized or named,
are engaged in levying war against the United
States, and that all persons furnishing to such
insurgents arms, munitions of war, provisions or
other supplies, are giving them aid and comfort,
and 80 guilty of treason within the terms of the
second section of the third article of the Consti.
tuition; and you will therefore use your utmost
vigilance and endeavors to prevent the prohib-
tied shipments, and to detect and bring to nun.
isnment all who are in any way concerned in
furnishingto such insurgents any of the articles
above described.
ou will, however, on the other hand, be care
'ul not to interrupt, vexatiously or beyond ne.
cessity, by unwarranted or protracted detentions
ana examinations, the regular and lawful com.
n'erce Of your port
You will report forthwith whether any, aud if
any, what additional measures may be necessary
IN your judgment to carry into full effect the
foregoing directions and YOU will report to this
department from time to time your action under
these instructions. 8. P. CHASE
Secretary of the Treasury.
SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS Burlington, Iowa.