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! i fooeftepn. under every government
IS confult* the happmefc of M»u—
SSwta*," f.id the Great Lord Bacon
” inited with virtue it certainly
ulihMtr. Whtre ignorance re.gn* there
liniiph. and despotism govern*. A.
enlightened authority will be
limited * morality restored. Knowledge &
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inilrnA* u» i“ our r 'gb‘*» the other teaches
siOUT duties the firft (hew, us how to
ooftrua the bed polhble form of govern-
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ftruded. It is therefore advantageous every
where, but in a public it i# absolutely re
ifffitv, that c<rr.ct inf< rmation should be
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wrong meafure*, yet they are liable to error
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takictheir own interest ‘tis owing entirely to
warn of information in the many or want of
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M/» of lockc, Sydney . Gibbon, Hume &
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|iitcip!e»cfgovernmcnt & duties of a citizen
atld be acquired nly from huge folio*
i diffof* tteatife*, it would be seldom fought
triff ught, the-plough, the hatchet, and
the saw must (bud fill. Some cheaper and
uifiif means ol latiifying curiosity and
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MIRROR OF THE TIMES.
A BILL
To interdict the commercial inter
course between the LL S. and
Great Britain and France, and
• heir dependencies, &. for other
purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives
of the U. S. in congress assembled.
That from and after the passing of
this act, the entrance of the har
bors and waters of the U. States £
and of the teiritories thereof, be
and the same is hereby interdicted
to all public ships and vessels be
longing to G. Britain or France,
excepting vessels only which may
be forced in by distress, or bfeing
pursued by and enemy, or which
are charged with dispatches or bu
siness from the government to
which they belong, and also pack
ets having no cargo nor merchan
dize on board. And if any pub
lie ship or vessel as aforesaid,
not being included inthe exception
above mentioned, shall enter an)
harbor or waters within the juris
diction of the United States, or of
the territories thereof, it shall be
lawful for the president of the Uni
ted Stales, or such other person
as he shall have empowered tor
that purpose, to employ such part
ot the land and naval forces, or ot
the militia of the United States or
the territories thereof as he shall
oeetn necessary, to compel such
ship or vessel to depart.
Sec 2 . And be it further enacted ,
That u shall not be lawful for any
citizen or citizens of the . United
States or the territories thereof,
nor for any person or persons
residing or being in the same, to
have any intercourse with or to af
ford any aid or supplies to any
public ship or vessel as aforesaid
which shall, contrary to the pro
visions ot this act, have enteied
any harbor or waters within the
jurisdiction of the United States
or the territories thereof, and if
any person shall, centraly to the
provisions ot this act, have any in
tercourse with such ship or vessel,
or shall afford any aid to such ship
or vessel, either in repairing toe
said vessel or in furnishing hrr,
her officers or crew with supplies
ol any kind or in any manner what
ever, or if any pilot or other per
son shall assist in navigating or pi
loting such ship or vessel, unless
it be lor the puipoee of carrying
her beyond the limits and jurisdic
tion ot the United every
person so offending, shall forfeit
aud pay a sum not less than one
huiiUrcd dollars, nor exceeding ten
thousand dollars; and shall also »
be imprisoned tor a term not less
than one month, nor more than
one year.
Sec a. And be it further enacted,
That from and alter ihe
day ot next the entrance
ot the harbors and waters of the U.
States and the territories thereof,
be and the same is hereby interdic
ted to all ships or vessels sailing
under the flag of Great Britain or
France, or owned in whole or in
part by any citizen or subject of
either; vessels hired, chartered
or employed by the government of
cither country for the sole purpose
of carrying letters or dispatches,
and also vessels forced i n by dis
tress or by the dangers of the sea,
of by-being pursued by an enemy,
only excepted. And if any ship
or vessel sailing under the flag of
Great Britain or France, or own
ed in whole or in part by anv cit
• zen or subject of either, and not
excepted a* aforesaid, shall after
the said day of
next arrive, either with or without
a cargo, within the limits of the
United States or of the territories
thereof, such ship or vessel, toge
ther with ihe cat go, if any, Which
may be found on board, shall be
forfeited, and may be seized and
condemned in any court of the U,
States or the territories thereof,
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WEST END OF BROAD-STREET,
having competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 4. And\be it further enacted ,
That from and alter the twentieth
day of Ma) next, it shall not be
lawful to import into the U. -S.
or the territories thereof, any
goods, wares or merchandize
whatever, from any port or place
situated in Great Britain or Ire
land, or in any of the colonies or
dependencies of Greai Britian, ror
from any port or place situated in
France, or in any of her colonies
or dependencies, nor from any
port or placa in the actual posses
sion of either Great Britain or
France. Nor shall.it be lawful to
import into the United States nr
the territories thereof, from any
foreign port or place whatever,
any goods, wares or merchandize
whatever, being of the growth,
produce or munufacture of France
or of an) of her colonies or depen
dencies, or being of the growth
produce or munufacture of Great
Britain or Ireland, or of any of
the colonies or dependencies of
Great Britain, or being of the
growth, produce or manufacture of
any place or country in the actual
possession of cither France or G.
Britain.
Sec. 5, And be it further enacted
I'hat wiienever article or aititles,
the importation of which is pro
hibited by this act, shall alter the
twentieth of May be imported in
to the United States, or the terri
tories thereof, contrary to the true
intent and meaning of this act,
or shall alter the said twentieth
ot May be put on board of any
ship or vessel, boat, raft or car
riage, with intention of importing
the same into tne United States,
or the territories thereof, all such
articles, as well as all other arti.
ties onboard the same ship or ves
sel, boat, ralt or carriage, belong
ing to the owner of such prohib
ited articles, shall be forfeited ; &
the owner thereof shall moreover
forfeit and pay tiebie the value of
such articles.
See. 6- And be it further enacted
1 hat it any article or articles the
importation of which is prohibited
by this act, shall alter the twenti
eth of May, be put on board ot any
ship or vessel, boat, raft or car
nage, with intention to import the
same into t ifc United States, or
the territories thereof contrary to
the true intent and meaning of this
act, and with the knowledge of
the owner or master of such ship
or vessel, boat, raft or carriage
shall be forfeited, and the owner
and master thereof shall moreo
ver each lot felt and pay treble the
value of such articles.
i>ec. 7. And be it further enacted ,
t hat it any article or articles, the
importation of which is prohibited
by mis act, and which shall never
lucicss be on board ot any ship or
vessel, boat, raft or carriage, arri
ving alter the twentieth of May
next in the United States, or the
teiritories thereof, shall be omit
ted in Hie manifest, report or en
try of the imister, or the person
having the cuarge or command of
such ship or vessel, boat, raft or
carriage, or shall be omitted in
the cr.try of the goods owned by
ihe owner, or consigned to the
consignee of such articles, or shall
be imported or landed, or .attempt
to be imported or landed, without
* permit, the same penalties, fine
and lorfeitures shall be incurred
and may be recovered, as in the
case of similar omission or omis
si* ns, landing, importation, or at
tempt to land or import, in rela
tion to articles liable to duties on
their imponatation into the Uni
ted States.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted ,
That every collector, naval otTicer,
surveyor or other officer ot the cus*
toms shall have the like power and
authority to seize goods, wares
and merchandize imported contra
ry to the intent anti meaning ot
this act, to keep the same in custo
dy until it shall have been a*-
curtained whether ehe same have
been forfeited or nor, and to enter
any ship or vessel, dwelling house,
store, building or other place, for
the purpose of searching fer and
seizing any such goods, wares and
merchandize, which he or thev
now have hr law in relation to
good*, wares and merchandize
subject to duty, and if any person
or persons shall conceal or buy
any goods, wares or merchandize,
know ing them to be liable to sei
zure by this act, such person or
persons shall, on conviction there
<>l, forfeit and pay a sum double
the amount or value of the goods
wareaand merchandize, so conceal,
ed or purchased
Sec. 9, yfnd be it further enact -
ed, 'I hat tliu following additions
shall he made to the oath or af
firmation taken by the masters or
persons having the charge or com
mand ol anyshipor vessel arriving
at any port of the United States,
or the territories thereof, after
the twentieth of Mav, viz: “ 1 fur
ther swear (or affirm) that there
are not, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, on board (insert
the denomination mid name of the
vessel, any goods, wares or mer
chandize, the importation of which
into the United States, or the
territories thereof is prohibited by
law : And I do further swear
(or affirm,) that if I shall here
after discover or know of anv such
goods wares or merchandize, on
board the said vessel, or which
shall have been imported in the
same, I will immediately, and
without delay, make due report
thereof to the collector of the port
of this district.”
Sec. 10. And be it Jurther enac
ted, That the following addition be
made, after the twentieth of May,
to the oath or affirmation taken
by importers consignees or agents,
at the time of entering goods
imported into the United States,
or the territories thereof, viz. “ I
also swear (or affirm) that there are
not, to the best of my knowledge
and belief amongst the said goods
wares, and merchandize, imported
or consigned as aforesaid any
goods, wares or merchandize, the
importation of which, into the
United Mates or the territories
thereof, is prohibited by law : And
I do further swear (or affirm) that if
I shall hereafter discover any such
goods, wares or merchandize*
amongst the said goods, wares
and merchandize, imported or
consigned as aforesaid, 1 will im
mediate ly, and without delay,
report the same to the collector of
this district.”
Sec. ii. And be it further en~
ancted , That if either Great Bri
tain or France shall revoke such
of her orders, decrees, laws or
edicts, as violate the lawful com
merce and ndutral rights of the
United States, as generally ac
knowledged by the laws of nations,
of which revocation the president
of the United States shall give
publick notice by proclamation,
the operation of this act, and also
of the act laying an embargo on all
ships aud vessels in the ports and
lurbors of the United States, and
the scvi-ral acts supplementary
thereto, shall so far as relates to
the nation making such revocation,
forth with cease and determine :
Provided that all penalties and
forfeitures which shall have been
previously incurred by virtue of
this, or anv other act, the opera
tion of which shall so cease and
determine, shall be recovered, and
distributed in like manner as if tho
same had continued in full force
and virtue : and vessels bound
thereafter to any foreign port or
place with winch commercial in
tercourse shall, by virtue of this
section, be again permitted, shall
give bond to the United Mates,
with approved security, in double
the value of the vessel and cargo,
that they shall not proceed to any
foreign port, nor trade with «i.y
MONDAY, March 13, 1809*
j country, other than those with
; which commercial intercourse shall
; have been thus permitted,
j ?ec. 12 And be it further en
actedy That so much of the act
laying an embargo on all ships and
vessels in the ports and harbors of
the United States, &of the several
acts supplementary thereto, as lor
bids the departure of vessels owned
by citizens of the United States,
and the exportation of domestic
and foreign merchandise to any
foreign port or place other than
Great Britain or France, or their
colonies or dependencies, or places
in the actual possession of eitlier,
be, and the same is hereby repeal
ed after the fourth day of March ;
Provided, That all penalties and
forfeitures which shall have been
previously incurred by virtue of
so much of the said acts as is re.
pealad by this act, or which have
been or muy hereafter be incurred
by virtue of the said acts, on ac
count of any infraction of so
much of the said acts as is not
repealed by this act, shall be re
covered & distributed in like manr
ner as if the said acts had coritin
ne.l iu full force and virttue.
Sec. 13. And be it further en
acted, That durrng the continu
ance of so much the act laying
an embargo on ail ship* and vessel*
in the ports and harbors of the U»
States, and of the several acts sup
plementary thereto, as is not re
pealed by this act, no ship or ves
sel bound to a foreign port with
which commercial imercourse shall
by virtue of this act, be again per.-
milled, shall be allowed to depart
for such port unless the owner or
owners, consignee or factor «f » U cli
ship or vessel shall with the master
have given bond with one or
more sureties to the United States,
in a sum double the value of
the vessel and cargo, that the ves
sel shall not leave the port without
a clerance, nor shall when leaving
the port, proceed to any port or
place in Great Britain or France,
or in the colonies or dependencies
of either, or in the actual posses
sion of either, nor be directly or in
directly engaged during the voy
age in any trade with such port,
nor shall any article on board of
any other vessel, and that she shall
return to the Uui.ed States (reason
able time being allowed for per
lorming the voyage) within the
time expressed by the bond j nor
unless every other requisite and
provision of the second section
ol the act, intituled ** An act to
cnlorce and make more effectual
an act, entitled 4 * An act laying
an embargo on all ships and ves
sels in t!»e ports and harbor* of
tlie United States, and the several
acts supplementary thereto, 1 ’ shall
have been complied with; And
the party or parties to the above
mentioned bond, shall within a
reasonable time after the date of
the same, to be expressed in the
said bond, produce to the collector
of the district from which the vesa
sel shall have been cleared a cer
tificate of the landing of the
same, in the same manner a*
is provided by law for the land
ind of goods exported with the
privilege ol drawback ; on failure
whereat, the bond shall be put in
suit; and in every such suit, judg
ment shall* be given against the
defendant or defendants, unless
proof shall be produced of such
reianding, or of loss at sea.
Sec. 14. And be it further en
acted, That so much of the act
laying an embargo on all ships
and vessels in the ports and harbors
of the United States, and of the
several acts supplementary thereto,
as compels vessels licensed for the
Coasting trade,or boats, either not
masted, or not decked, to give
bond and to load under the inspec
tion of a revenue officer, or renders
them liable to detention, merely on
account of the nature of their
cargo (such provisions excepted
as relate to districts adjacent to the
territories, colonies or provinces of
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