New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-15
SEIZURE UNDER THE REVENUE LAWS

The action nf the Cusom.House officers in the pors
Of the seeding States is leading to serious embaTsss
mAots. Collector Schel has been obliged TO seize
vessel which sailed from Mobile foreign voyage
without clearance The facts of the are as fol-
sows:
In the early part If January last, the schooner Rest
sess eyued at Great Egg Harbor New-Jersey, loaded
N philadelphia and sailed for Mobile under the United
ssa,es coasting lceIse which binds all vessels in this
trade to abstain from visiting foreign porte without
troper register and Gle Arnce from the port Of depart
ore. The Restless, AFTER discharging at Mobile, was
ND for return cargo, but nothing offered for the
Northern port Der captain ense ed TO load for Havana
He surrendered his license at the Mobile Custom
House and applied for register IN the usual form;
but tie Collector stated that he could give no such
paper TO any vessel under the United States hag tha
he was not in the service OF the United states and en
ercised no authority in the matter The captain en-
tered his protest. and obtained the contersgD OF the
Spanish Consul at that port and left on his voyage
At Havana the vessel loaded for New-fork win
valuable cargo Of sugar, cigars, and tobacco lmme
aaiey upon her arrival and before dsci."' 'Ha
was seized upon the following clause OF secuon .
,hapttr 2 volume t. United States Statutes a Large
1sd BE- IL further eaact.d that any ship vessel enrolled
r h.nsed Is (cossDg heeHs hs prooeeS On i0I
sn sSss 81 Ts Ss d s sc the port
-: asSHs y ,dRsS i csSsea s%J~
Ss1 PPcea Ssfsil .h be hs5s to seizure srd
PJSsSs arays Ii the port which such snip ysrse
bou, 70 Decd on such u voy ss within h. dis
t wbrIe su ship vessel eriosd me collector OF slot
dstret hall ve the lsS;eI Of saeh sh or vessel
so ns the enrolment and license Of such s1p or Ve.si
iTeeysd ?, mn ,sa AZ iY SS 81 % ia s,,eI 10 ;So
collector 10 nay have granted said sHfoH eni and license
The legal action taken by the owners of tho vessel
snd cargo seized viii be according 10 the provisions Of
al art entitl' d.
"An act to provide for mitigating or renting dis
abilities aecIuing in certain eases Passed March 3,
1897"
have Incurred any que di,ssy o. foleTs .hal h,v.
een subject any seizure forfeiture disability by force Of
Sy q tie Uhtod states laying levyinr OF collect
.s s G1ii sad s
che cosng fsheet shall prefer his petition 20 the
yUdge Of the district in which snch l d,sbl forfeiture
.ssi have accrued and shall prey tat Che sane 30
Custancs of the first csnns res'9nsbe notice 70 be
eD e the Pson OF BsT .ss s, 'S 9 sHs o. , &
sash may have opportunity Of h9r ing esg'e sn.t he Ti
ss, npo saeS oa 70 be sd and aaseseS 70 the ps
don and dc: their % the Secretary Of the TeA.
ase s;a aJ Sss ~ osisifs,s n 4. cp'sio" d, .sTss
en II the person or person, l. :rrns hs sane ard 20
be deemed b. hiGa reasonable and just.
The master having used proper diligence in endesyor-
inz 10 obtain clearance there being United States
Collector ut Mobile, tie forfeiture viii probably not be
pressed. If the Mobile Collector, the Collectors at
Che ports Of other seeded Stes should persist in this
course United States vessels visiting such ports must
suffer much inconvenience and loss.
The New-Orlcans ard Havana steamers and Others
viii be liable to this annoyance, and unles ths excop
son should be made IN their favor persous ntsting
property Oh board Of them will considerable risk.
Passengers by the steamer X. T. Cuyler for Savannah
YESTERDAY, were notified that their baggage would be
subjeetedo thescrupy of the Savannah CustomH House
officers. On the last trip Of the Cuyer trunks were
opened for the first time, and submitted to rigid exam
inaton. Nothing but the strictly personal eecs Of the
Passengers were permitted TO pass the Custosn-House