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gAT URpAY. Aftit «, *&or .: . .A. .V % *„ * ) * THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE and GAZETTE of the ST AT E. jf . « 4 -s • -t r- . .V • • . s' tr“ v* -ll' , i-istsifl A .IW3R'-..1, 1 .1- r ■- :■■■., F R E BD OM o* i*hi PRESS ako TRIAL »rJUJ|% shall axmai v ipvmiTti . Confutation of Georgia, ■ I " ' - - - ■ ! -Tv ■ U • t .1 : AUGUST A i Printed by JO H N E, SMITH, Printer to.thj State; Ejfays, drticks <f Intelligence, Adveytifments>& will be gratefully received , and evtry kind of Printing performed, [Price Three Dollars per annum,] by authority. sxth Congress of the United States, At the First Session, begun and held ‘..jt the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennfyivania, on Mon* day, the second of December, one thoufajnd seven hundred and ninety-nine. An ACT further tQ Jufpend the commer • del intercourse ' between the United States and France , and the dependen ce thereof. • ' ' Stc.r. < IDE enabled by the Senate . XJ and Hoof* of Reprifenta tms es (be United States of America, in Cmgrefs affembledi That all commercial httrcoorfe between any person or persons jrteient within the United States or under their proreft'on, and any person or per. feu resident within the territories of the French republic, or any 6F the dependen ce} thereof, (hall be, and from and after the food day Os March near, is hereby pro labtttd and -featherfefjpendtd, excepting wlp ia the cases hereinafter provided. And any (hip of reflet, owned, hired or wptoyed wholly or in part by any person or persons resident within' the United States, or any citizen or citizens .thereof resident elsewhere and failing therefrom after that day, wliich, contrary to the intent hereof, (hall be voluntarily carried, or (hall be destined or permitted to pro wed, or (hall be fold* bartered, entrust ed, of transferred, for the purpose that Afcmay proceed, whether direftly or from any intermediate port or place ro any port replace within the territories of the repub- JjCi or any of the dependencies thereof; or «11 be engaged in any traffic or commerce, 7°rforany person resident within the ter- Tories of that republic, or within any of dependencies thereof; and also any cargo *oich(hallbe found on board of such (hip rereffel, when detected and interrupted in unlawful purpose, or at her return from "j'* 1 voyage -to the United States, (hall,be •“oily forfeited, and may be seized and in any • court of the United having competent jurifdiftion. 2 * And be it further enabled, excepting for foreign (hips or vessels ** Be< b hired, and '"r.vi'oyzd by persons J**3nently residing n. Europe, andcom *®ded and wholly navigated by fereign * clearance for a foreign voyage yr granted to any (hip or vessel e?cr > «Otil the owner or the employ. fr? voyage, or if not resident where the clearance he required, his factor or agent, - m afterand one or more Efficient 7** Or sureties, to the fatisfaftion of , colleftor of the diftrift, (hall give t 0 the United States, such owner, °r faftor, with the master, in 10 the - value of the vessel, and tv n r* cargo ; and such fu re ly- Wetics in a like sum, when it (hall .Exceed ten thousand dollars; and if it . e xceed, then in that sum, with con. jlV** 1 { hat the (hip or vessel for which a I faall be required, is actually de- j j * fnd (hall proceed ro some port or the limits or jurifdiftion of r^hv ' c > ** aR y *^ c dc v cn ' w ’ h€ «of, and during the intended not voluntarily carried, proceed or fold, en; rutted * fcrrt d, with the purpoic that (he may proceed whether direftly, or from any intennediAte port or place, to any port or place within the territories of that repub lic, or any ©f the dependencies thereof; and feoft not, at any fu«h port or place, voluntarily deliver or unlade any part of such cargo; and if compelled by distress of weather, or taken by force into any such port or place, will not there receive on board of frich (hip or vessel, any goods, produce, or merchandize, other than ne cessary sea-stores ;-and generally, that such (hip or vessel (hall not be employed in any traffic or commerce, with or for any per son resident within the territory of the French republic, or any of the dependen cies thereof. Sec. 3. Provided, and be it further enafted, That when any (hip or vessel which (hall obtain a clearance for a so. reign voyage, after a bond (hall be given as atforefaid, (hall be compelled by distress of weather, or other casualty endangering the fafety of such (hip or vessel, or of the mariners on board the fame, or (hall be taken by any armed vessel, or other su perior force, into any port or place with in the territories of the French republic, or any of. the dependencies thereof, and (hall there neceffmly unlade and deliver, or (hall be deprived of any cargo then on board, then, and in such case, the master or other person haying charge of such fhijS or. vessel; may receive compensation or payment in bills of exchange, or irt money or bullion, for fuefi corgo, but not other wise, and (hall not be understood thereby to contravene this law, or to incur a for feiture of the said bond. Sec. 4» , And be it further enaAetß That no ftrip'Or Teflel coming from any port or place within the territories of the French republic, or any of the dependen cies thereof, whether with or without a cargo, or from any other port or place, with a cargo on board obtained for, or laden on board of such vessel at any port or place within the said territories or de pendencies, which (hall arrive within the limits of the United States after the said second day of March next,. (hall be ad mitted to an entry with the coUedlor of any ‘diftritt; and each and every such (hip or vessel which (hall arrive as aforefaid, having on board any goods, wares or merchandize, destined to be delivered within the United States, contrary to the intent of *his aft, or which (hall have otherwise contravened the fame, together with the cargo which (hall be found on board, (hall be forfeited, and may be seized and condemned in any court of the United States having competent jurisdic tion : Provided, That nothing herein con tained (hall be construed to prohibit the entry of any vessel havinga passport grant ed under the authority of the French re public, and solely employed for purposes of political or national intercourse with the government of the United States, and not in any commercial intercourse, and which shall be received, and permit ted by the President of the United States to remain within the fame: And provided alfi, ’That until the firft day of August next, and no longer, any (hip or vessel, wholly owned or employed by a foreign er, other than any person resident in France, or in any of the dependencies of the French republic, and which coming therefrom (hall be destined to the United States, and (hall arrive within the fame, not having otherwise contravened this aft, (ball be required and permitted to de part therefrom, and in case (he (hall ac cordingly depart, xvithout any anreafona b!c delay, and without delivery, or at tempting to deliver, any cargo or lading I within the United States, such (hiporvef j fel, or any cargo which may be on board the lame, (hall not be liable to the forfei ture aforefaid. See. J. And be it further eneiAed, ! Th.«: if any (hip or vessel, coming from arv port or place within the territories of j the French republic, or any of the de pendencies thcreK. or with any cargo 1 4 GEORGIA. there obtained, on board, but not deftin- . ed to any port or place within the United States, (hall be compelled by distress of weather, v or other necessity, to put into any port or place within the limits of the United States, such (hip or vessel (hall be there hospitably received in the manner preferibed bythe aft, intituled, “An aft to jregulate the colleftion of duties on im ports and tonnage and (hall'hc permit ted to make such repairs, and to obtain such supplies as (hall be necessary to ena ble her to proceed according to her desti nation; and such repairs and supplies being obtained, (hall be thereafter requi riSl And permitted to depart. But if (uch k (hip Dr vessel (hall not conform'to the re gulations preferred by the aft lift men tioned, or (hall unlade any part of her cargos or (hall take on board any cargo of (applies whatever, without the permit of the colleftor of the diltrift previoufty Obtained therefor, or (hall refufc, or un rejfonably delay to depart from and out of the United States, after having rc ctived’a written notice to depart, which feth colleftor may,' and (hall give, as soon go such (hip or vessel (hall be fit for sea; Os having departed (hall return to the U #ited States, not being compelled thereto by further distress or necessity, in dach - and every such case, such (hip or vessel tttd her cargo (hall be forfeited and may be seized, and condemned in any court ol the United States having competent jqjrifiiftion. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted , That at any time after the passing of this aft, it (hall be lawful for the President of „ States, by his order, to remit 'and dilcontinue for the time being, whene ver he (hall deem it expedient, and for the interest of the United States, all or any of the restraints and prohibitions imposed by this aft, inrefpeft to the territories of the French republic, or to any idand, port or place belonging to the said repub lic, with which in his opinion a commer cial intercourse may be fafely renewed; and also it (hall be lawful for the President of the United States, whenever he (hall afterwards deem it edient, to revoke such order, and hereby to re-eftablifti such restraints and prohibitions: And the Pre sident of the United States (hall be, and he is hereby authorized, to make procla mation thereof accordingly. Sec. j. And be it further enacted, That the whole of the idand of Hispaniola (hall for the purposes of this aft be confi dcred as a dependency of the French re public :' Provided, That nothing herein contained (hall be deemed to repeal or an nul in any part, the order or proclama tion of the President of the United States, heretofore issued for permitting commer cial intercourse with certain ports of that illand. Sec. 8. And be it further enaßed, That it (hall be lawful for the President of the United States, to give inftruftions to the public armed vessels of the United States, to flop and examine any (hip or vessel of the United States, on the high sea, which there may be reason to fufpeft to be engaged in any traffic, or commerce contrary to this aft ; and if upon exami nation, it (hall appear that such drip or veflel is bound or failing to, or from any port or place contrary to the true intent and meaning of this aft, i: (hall be the duty of the commander of such public armed vessel, to seize every (hip or vessel engaged in such illicit commerce, and fend the fame to the nearest convenient port of the United States, to be there prose cuted in due course of law, and held lia ble to the penalties and forfeitures pro vided by this aft. Sec. 9. And be it further enaßed, That all penalties andforfeitures incurred by force of this aft, (hall, and may be examined, mitigated or remitted in like manner, and under the like conditions, 1 regulations and reftriftions, as are pre j fertbed, authorized, and direfted by the •' aft, entitled, “An aft to provide so. , •• - • | * '?**A/ *■* ■ £Vot. xiv/ No. '% I '»■ 4 ’> ' i . . mitigating, or remitting, the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in .cer tain cases therein mentionedand all pe nalties and forfeitures, which may be re covered in pursuance of this aft in confe quenceofany fcizure made by the com mander of any. public armed veflel of the United States,Efhall be distributed accord ing to the rules prescribed by the aft, intituled ** An aft for the government of the navy of the Unir<4 States and all other penalties ariling under this aft, and which may be recovered, (hall be diftri-. buted and accounted for in the manner preferibed by the aft, intituled ** An aft to regulate the coHeftion of duties on im ports apd tonnage.** Sec. 10. And be it further pnaftti, That nothing contained In this extend to any (hip or veflel to which the Prefidenc of the United States (hall grant a permif&on to enter and dear; provided such (hip or veflcl (hall be solely employ ed, purfnant to such permiflion, for pur poses of national intercourse; and mall not be permittedto proceed with, or to bring to the United States any cargo or lading whatever other dutii necessary fea ftdres. Sec. tt. And he it further ettv ffedj That the aft, intituled <* Air aft Anther to suspend the commercial intercourse be tween the United States and France,'* and the dependencies thereof,’* (hall he, and is hereby continued and flurtl be taken to be in force in refpeft to »M offences, which (hall hate been committed against the fame, before the expiration thereof and to the intent that all fetzums, for , feitures and -penalties ariling upon such of fence*, may be had, sued for, jjrofpcuted and recovered, any limitation ofthe (aid aft to the contrary hereof notwithstand ing. •* 'Sec. 12. And be it further enafied , That this aft (hall be and remain in force., until the third day of March, one thou sand eight hundred and one : Provided, however, The expiration thereof (hall not prevent cr defeat any seizure, or prosecution for a forfeiture incurred under this aft, and during the continuance thereof. THEODORE SEDGWICK, 'Speaker of the Houft of Representatives. THOMAS J EFFERSON, rice.Pre - Jident 1 of the United Stules t and Prifident of the Senate. Approved February 27, 1800. JOHN ADAMS, President df the United States. An ACT for the relief of James Yard. BE it enacted by the Senate and Hot'fe of Representatives of the United Stales of America, in Congress ajfembled, That the term of fix months, trora and after the palling of this aft, (hall be, and is hereby allowed, as a further time for the exportation, with the benefit of draw back, of one hundred and fix pipes, - eight hoglheads and five quartercaiks of Madei ra wine, which were duly (hipped, and with the benefit of drawback, in the months of March and April, of the year* one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, by James Yard, on board the (hip Ganges, then bound to India, but after, winds re-landed in confequneceof the pur chase of that (hip by the United States, and any drawback which (hall accrue on any parcel of the said wine, which beiog fir ft duly identified, (hall be. exported within the term, aforefaid, (hall be paya ble in fifteen days after fuch%xportaticn, and a debenture or debenture* may Hfiie for such drawback upon the like security, .conditions and proofs, as are required in other cases, and to be paid in a similar manner. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker ofthe Hou/e of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Hce.Pre f.dent oS the United States and Pre sident of the Senate . Apotoved, February it, rßco. JOHN ADAMS, Preside -• of t ’ - United S 4 r.tr