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an;7 the like rules, ways, means, and methods
fefpeftively, and under such penalties and
forfeitures, as any other duties now payable
to his Majesty on goods Imported into any of
the laid inlands, plantations, colonies, or ter-
YitoriertWflonglftg to or Under the dominion of ‘
his Majesty in America or the Weft-Indies,
are or may be raised, levied, collected, paid
and recovered by. any aft crafts of parlia
ment now in force, as fully and efteftually,
to all intents aud purposes, as if the several
claufes,' powers, direftions, penalties, and
forfeitures relating thereto, were particular-
Jy repeated and again enafted in the body of
tnis present aft; and,fuch duty (hall, under
« such management, be fubjeft to the payment
of the salaries of the officers and other inci
dental charges of the port, and the residue be
paid tIIC rccc * ver “g cnera l of the customs
In England for the time being, to be paid by
him into the receipt of his Majesty’s exche
quer, under the head of confolidatod customs.
And be it further enafted by the authority
eiforefaid , That no goods or commodities
whatsoever ftiall be exported from the said
iilands called Turk’s iilands, to .any part of
his Majesty's dominions in America or the
Weft-Indies, or (hall be loaden or laid on
board any ftiip or veflel in the said iilands
called Turk’s islands, for that purpose, ex
cept fait, and that no goods or commodities
whatsoever ihall be exported from the said
iilands aallcd Turk’s iilands, to Great-Britain
or Ireland, or Ihall be loaden or laid on board
any ship or veflel in the said iilands for that
purpose, except fait, and also except such
.goods and commodities as may now, or may
hereafter be by law imported into this king
dom from all other countries whatsoever, free
of all duties, under the penalty of the for
feiture of all such goods or commodities as
shall be so exported, loaden, or laid on board,
and of the (hip or veflel in or* on board of
which the fame ftiall be so exported, loaden,
«r laid on board, and of all her guns, furni
ture, ammunition, tackle and apparel.
And be it further enafted by the authority
afotefaid , That no tobacco, pitch, tar, tur
pentine, hemp, flax, masts, yards, bowsprits,
ftaves, heading-boards, timber, ftiingles, or
lumber of any fort; bread, bifeuit, flour,
peafe, beans, potatoes, wheat, rice, oats,
barley, or grain of'any fort, ftiall be import
ed or brought into any iftand, under the do
minion of his Majesty, in the Weft-Indies,
{in which defeription the Bahama iilands and
the Bermuda or Somers islands are included)
from any iftand in the Weft-Indies under the
dominion of dny foreign European sovereign
or ltate, under the penalty of the forfeiture
thereof, and of the ftiip or veflel in which
the fame ihall be imported o'r brought, toge
ther with all her guns, furniture, ammuni
tion, tackle and apparel; any law, custom
or ulage, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Provided always, That it Ihall and may be
lawful, in case of public emergency or di
jftrefs, for any of the governors, lieutenant
governors, or commanders in chief for the
time being, of any of the said islands in the
Wes-Indies, under the dominion of his Ma
jesty, his heirs and fucceflors, with the ad
vice and content of their refpeftive councils,
to authprife the importation of tobacco, pitch,
tar, turpentine, hemp, flax, masts, yards,
bowsprits, ftaves, heading-boards, timber,
fhiugles, or lumber of any fort; bread, bif
euit, flour, peafe, beans, potatoes, wheat,
rice, oats, barley, or grain of any fort, for
a limited time, from any iftand in the Weft-
Indies, under the dominion of any foreign
European sovereign or slate, for the supply
of the inhabitants of the said iflauds: And
provided always, That fucH goods and com
modities, so authorised to be imported, (hall
hot be imported except by Brjtilh fubjefts,
and in Britifti built (hips, owned [ Xy bis Ma
jefly’s fubjefts, and navigated according to
I*w, under the penalty of the forfeiture above
mentioned.
And be it further enaft-d by the authority
afore [aid. That no goods or commodities
Whatever Ihall be imported from any of the
territories belonging to the said Uuited States,
imo the provinces of Nova-Seotia, or New-
Bruufwug, or the islands of Cape Breton,
ty* J f Newfoundland, or, into any
country or island within their refpeftive go
vernments, ynder the penalty of the forfei
tut* thereof, together with the (hip or veflel
importing till faint, and all her guns, fuini
tute, ammunition, tackle audjappaich
Provided always, That it (hall and may be
lawful, in case of public emergency or distress,
for any of the governors,
> nors; or domm'anders in chief for the time
~ being, of the provinces of or. «
New-Brunswick, or of of Cape
Breton, or St. John’s, with the advice and con
tent of their refpeftive councils, to authorife
the importation of fcantling, planks, ftaves,
- heading-boards, ftiingles, hoops, or squared
timber of any fort; horses, neat cattle, iheep,
hogs, poultry, or live flock of any fort;
bread, bifeuit, flour, peas, beans, potatoes,
wheat, rice, oats, barley, or grain of any
fort, for a limited time, from any of the ter
’ ritones belonging to the said United States,
for the supply of the inhabitants of the said
provinces, islands, or countries refpevtively:
And provided always , That such goods
and commodities so authorifed to be
imported, ihall not be imported, except by
Britifti fubjefts, and in Britifti built iliips,
owned by his Majesty’s fubjefts, and navi
gated according to law, under the penalty of
the forfeiture above-mentioned: Provided
{ a i/°> That it ftiall and may be lawful for his
Majesty in council, by order or orders, to
be iiiued and publiftied from time to time, to
authorife, or by warrant or warrants under
his (ign manual, to empower the governor of
Newfoundland for the time being to. autho
rife, in case of necessity, the importation in
to Newfoundland, of bread, fiour, Indian
corn, and live flock, from any of the terri
tories belonging to the said United Stares, for
the supply of the inhabitants and fifhermen of
the illand of Newfoundland, for the then cn
fuing feafou only : And provided always,
That such bread, flour, Indian corn, and live
flock, so authorifed to be imported into the
iftand of Newfoundland, Ihall not be import
ed, except in conformity to such r qies, i emu
lations and reftriftions, as (hall be fpecified in
such order or orders, warrant or warrants
refpeftively, and except by Britifti fubjefts,
and in Britilh built lhips, owned bv his Ma
jesty’s lubjefts, and navigated according to
law, under the penalty of the forfeiture abbve
meutioned. v '
And be it further enafted by the authority
aforejaid , That no goods or commodities
whatever ftiall be imported from any of the
territories belonging to the United States of
America, by (ea, or coaftwile, in o the pro
vince of Quebec, or into the countries or
iilands within the government thereof, or up
the river St. Lawrence from the sea, under
the penalty of the forfeituie thereof, together
with the ftiip or veflel importing the fame,
and all her guns, furniture, ammunition,
tackle and apparel.
And be tt further enafted by the authority
afore; aid, That nothing in this aft contained
ihall extend, or be construed to extendi to re
peal au aft pafled in the last session of parlia
ment, (entitled, for allowing the im
portation and exportation of certain goods,
wares and merchandizes, in the ports of
Kingston, Savannah La Mar, Montego Bay,
and Santa Lucea, in the iftand of Jamaica;
in the port of St. -George, in the iftand of
Gienada; in the port of Kofeau, in the
Hland of Dominica; and in the port of Nas
sau in the island of
the Bahama islands ; under certain regulations
and reftriftions); but that the fame, and every
provision thereof, ftiall continue and remain
to be in force, and of the fame effort, as if
this aft had never been made.
And be it further enafted by the authority
aforejaid, That ail and every "She goods or
commodities and all lhips or velfels forfeited
by this aft, ftiall and may be seized by the
commander or edmmanders of any of his
Majesty’s lhips orveflels.of war, or any com
miflioned, warrant, or petty officer, special
ly authorifed byhim { or them, or by. any of
ficer or officers of his Majesty’s customs; and
that every forfeiture and penalty iucutfcd by
this aft ftiall and may refpeftively he lued
for, profqcuted and recovered, in luch courts,
aud by such and the like ways, means and me
thods, and the produce thereof refpeftively
disposed of and applied in fucli and the like
uianuer, aftd to such and the like ufe* and
purposes, of any forfeiture incurred any
law refpefting the revenue of the customs may
uqw be sued for, prosecuted, or recovered,
disposed of and applied, either in this king
dom, or in an y of his Majesty’s dominions
iu Norili-Aiuciica, or the Weil-ludies, .c-
Ipictivcly as tin case may liappcu to U,
■And he it further enabled by the authority
aforejaid , That this aft (hall commence and
be in.force from and after the Fourth Day of
April; one thousand seven hundred and eighty*
eight, r c J
March 27, Capital Fraud,—— The French
government have recently afforded an example
of reftitude in an affair that refpefted an in
dividual of this country, which deftrves high
commendation, and prove# that arbitrary
power, however dangerous and degrading to
the people over whom it is exercised, may
occafionaMy effeft an aft of juftice* The par
ticulars of the traufaftions are as follow :
A callico printer of coniiderable eminence
in the vicinity of London, was, some time
ago, induced to admit into partnerihip a man
of French defeent, poffelTed of some proper
ty, and at that time of an unimpeached re
putation, who being for a few weeks left in
the management of the business during the
absence of the principal partner, availed him
feif of that opportunity, fu strip the grounds
and warehouse of printed mullins, cotton,
callicoes, aud linen, to the amount of ten
thousand pounds. So extraordinary a pro
ceeding excited much surprise in the clerks
and other persons employed on the premises;
but as it was pretended that very large orders
had been received lor goods to be exported to
fiance, the alarm which this proceeding had
in the firit iuftance excited, was tolerably well
quieten j one clerk, howevpr, less credulous
than toe rest, found his suspicions become
more strong as he more reflected on the tranf
aftiou ; aud especially so from knowing, that
a coafiderable portion of the goods taken up
Loin (hegrounds were not in a state perfcftly
inalterable.
Ui ged by a commendable rfftitude, he com
municated the circumstances, and his suspici
ons, by letter to the principal, then absent.
It unfortunately happened that the letter did
not teach the hands of the person to whom it
was addreifed quite so soon as was expefted,
which gave time for the partner at home to
Ihip off the whole of the property before
mentioned for France.
, ° n the "rival of Mr. A—, he found mat
ters m the htuarion aiready defciibed i an H *<►
.add to this misiortune, the veffelon btfard of
which his goods were laden, had aftually paf
jfed Gravelend, and was probably by that
.time arrived at Rouen.
Lvei y hope of redress from the laws, of his
. own country being cut off, Mr. A— embark
ed with all possible expedition for France, and
arrived at Rouen a few days subsequent to the
yeiTel which contained his property, and h%
very honest partner.;
*^ ie exa niinatiou of the goods and liquida
tion of the duty, requiring a considerable
time, they were yet entire, partly on ihip
jboard, aud partly in the king’s warehouse.
An application was therefore iu the firft in
stance, made to the principal officer of the
culioms at Rouen, to detain them, and‘with
which he very readily complied.
Having been so far fuccefsful, a memorial
was next prelentcd to the Minister of France,
stating the nature of the case, and praying for
the interference of government, to caufie a
reftorati.oll of the property.—Greatly to the
honor of the Freuch government, this was no
foouer asked than obtained ; and Mr. —— is
again iu full poft’effion of his fcffefts* which to
have loft, would have nearly ruined him, but
which, on bis- embarkation for tbe : continent,
he hardly entertained a hope of regaining.
E*Jra3 of a letter from Madrid, Feb., 25;
“ Government have' febt irelh orders to
the three departments of the marine, to Fallen
the armaments going forward ; all the 'ihips
of war in the three pens are to be fitted out,
for which purpole tim'ier, 1 .. anchors, ropes,
ammunition* and provision arc fendirlg to
Cadiz, Ferrol, and Cgrthageiia ; at the forme.r
place there arc already fix fail of the line* rea- -
dy, and those which are arming by the late
orders from government will join them. We
ere aliured that the num6er’ : of ftiips of the .
line to be got ready as fait m 'poffible, will be
t pwwds of 20 5* there are"b«d‘les frigates
ready to fail, one of vihuH is to take the
Tuukifti Envoy to C<ffifisutii)u)>le,. and another
i» to carry the wM Morocco tQ
Tangier*. The Catlile, a‘*ftfrp of the liue f
aud another vcffel, have rtceh'fd 1 orders to
ail immediately from Cadiz, for the Havantiah
with CL^ops t ammuoUion and proViliun; aud
f.fiif *ho are to ictuuio Lutuje