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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