The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-15
seizure OF One Schooner RestIess.

The first seizure at this port growing Of the resig
nation Of United States Collectors at Southern ports
place on Wednesday On about the I'd of January
last the schooner Restless of Great Egg HArbor N j.
sailed from Philadelphia to Mobile under the coastng
license. 1t appears that this license binds all vessels In
this trade to abstain from visiting foreign ports without
aproper register and clearance from the port depart
The violation Of the rule amounts fraud the
At Mobile the Restless got cargo for Havana
Her captain usual surrendered his license and applied
to the Collector at Mobile for register The Collector
replied that he had ceased to be United States officer and
that he could not fur sh United States register. The
captain entered his protest. had countersgned by the
Spansh Consul at MOBILIZE and sailed for Havana whence,
after dlschargng and reoadng, he sailed for this port
arriving here yesterday morning On his arrival the
schooner was instantly seized by Mr. Sche under the
Sh section Of the "Act for enrolling and licensing shps
&C. dated February 90 1893 We believe that this liz
the first Of the kind which has arisen at this port
since the secession Of the Southern States.
The particular section OF the before mentioned act a
plcable TO the present case Is as follows
Section That any ship enrolled licensed shall
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therein shall be liable seizure and forsisure
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cerdcate specifying that enrolment and Of such
received which certificate shall afterward be delivered by
the said master 70 the collector who have granted such
enrolment and license
The Of the vessel and cargo seized have taken
legal action according to the provisions Of act pro-
certain cases. Passed March 3. I797:-
Section That whenever any person persons who shall
have incurred fne disability forfeiture shall have
been any vessel or Which shall hay.
of law or the United States for the laying eyyng
collecting OF any duties or taxes, or BY virtue OF any
act concerning the registering and recording ships
and vessels employed In the coasDg trade shees shall
prefer his petition to the Judge Of the district In which
and shall that the same be mitigated remitted
said Judge shall inquire into the Of the
first reasonable notice TO be given to the
persons claiming such fine forfeiture and the Attorney
Of the United States for such district that each have
opportunity of showing cause against the MITIGATION
upon such inquiry to be stated and the petition
and direct their transmission the Secretary of the Treasu
of the United States who shall have to remit
mitigate said fine forfeiture IT, In his opinon, the
shall have been incurred without wifu negligence any
enon of fraud in the perton persons mourning the
be deemed by him reasonable and just.
The forfeiture may in this particular be RENTED
as appears that the master Of the vessel exercised all
proper diligence TO obtain clearance at Mobile without
effect
The Restless was built at Great Egg Harbor, in 1857
by J. Van Lun, and is owned by Messrs. Van Brunt 4
slaght She is registered at Loyds and rated AZ She
Is 231 tons burthen, has Deck draws nine feet Of
water, Is built OF mixed woods, iron fastened Is full
model and surveyed at New York In February 1852