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p?rfon (hill afilft in navigating or piloting fuch (hip or velTcl, unit is it be lor the pur.uile ot carrying her beyond th? limits and jurifdictioii ot the United ostites, every perfon fo offending, (hall forfeit and pay a fum not Icfs than one hundred dollars, nor -xceeding ten thoufand dolhrs ; and Hull dfo be imprifoned for a term not lefs than une month, nor more than one year. . Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the twentieth day of' May next, the entrance of the harbors and waters of the United States and the territories thereof, be and the fame is hereby in terdicted to :ill fhips or veflt Is failing under thefhg of Great Britain or France, or owned in whole or in pirt by any citizen or fubject of either; vtflels hired, chartered or employed by the government of either country for the fole purpofe of carrying letters or defpatches, and alfo vtflels forred in bydirtrefs or by the dangers of the

lea, only excepted. And it any (hip or vet-

fel failing under the dag of Great "Britain

or France, or owned in whole or in part by any citizen or fubject of either and not excepted as aforefaid, (hall after the faid twen

tieth day of May next, arrive either with

or without a cargo, within the limits of

the United States or of the territories there

of, fuch (hip or veflVl, together with the

cargo, if any, which may be found on board mall ba forfeited, and may be feized and condemned in any court of the United

States or the territories thereof, having competent jurisdiction ; and all and every

act and acts heretofore palled, which hall be within the purview of this 3ct, ftiall be

and the fame are hereby repealed

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That

from and after the twentieth day of May

next, it fliall not be lawful to import into

the United Scates or the territories thereof

any goods, wares or merchandife whatever,

trom any port or place htuated in Great

Britain or Ireland, or in any of the colonies

or dependendancies ot Great Britain, noi

trom any port or place fituated in France

or in any of her colonies or dependancies.

nor from any port or place in the actual

pofiVffion of either Great Britain or France

Nor lhall it be lawful to import into the United States or the territories thereof,

from am foreign port or place whatever,

any goods, wares or merchandife whatever, being of the giowth, produce or manufacture of France, or of any of her colonies or dependendancies, or being of the growth,

Koduce or manufacture of Great Britaior

Ireland, or of any of the colonies or depen

dancies of Great Britain, or being of tht

growth, produce or manufacture of any

l?ce or country in the actual pofleflion of

rither France 6r Great Britain. Provided.

That norhing herein contained fhall beconftrued to effect the cargoes of fliips or vef

Ms wholly owned by a citiz-n or citizens of the United Scates, which had cleared for any port beyond the Cipe of Good Hope, prior to the twenty fecond day ot December one thoufand eight hundred and (even, or which had departed for fuchport by prmiffion of the Prefident, underthe acts fupplementary to the act laying an em harpoon all (hips and vefiVls in the ports and harbors of the United States. Sec 5. And be it further enacted. That whenever any article or articles, the importation of wh en in prohibited by thi ott, fluill after the twentieth of M y bt imported into the United States or the ter ritorie; thereof, contrary to the true int-nt and meaning of this act, or ih ill, after ;hr laid twentieth of M..y, he put on bo.-rd c! my fliip or vcficl, boat, r.tft or carriage, vwth intention of importir g the lVne int the United 6Yites, or the territories thereof ill fuch artii Irs, a wtll as all otl.tr arti-th-s on ooard the fmr (hip or vefiVI, boat, rit: or r :rr:age, br lor.qm to the owner oi

hi i I". p'ohioiuu articles, (hall he forf- itrd ; i.d the o vnrr theieof Ih dl nvr-oer foi-

it Sl.t!! n it he law iu. for ar.v iit;zm or tit irit V"Y Keltic the value of l'uth am-

Src. 6. And be further enacted. That

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POETICAL ASYLUM, Mirth that wrinkled Care derides. And Laughter holding both his sides

PETER PIXDEll Seme seafons

have clapfed fince our Fount has been en

livened with the efFufions of that merryWight. In the following, a drop of the

old beverage -undegenerated will be

tailed. Centinel. TO A FISH OF THE BROOKE.

From Peter Pinder's New Old Ballads."

"Why fleeft thou away with fear?

TJruft me, there's nought of danger near ;

I have no wicked hooke, 11 covered with a fnaring bait, Alas ! to tempt thee to thy fate, And dragg thee from the brcokc. 0 harmlefs tenant of the flood ! 1 do not with to fpill thy blood ; For nature unto thee, Perchance, hath givn a tender wife, And children dear to charm thy life : As fiie hath done for me. Enjoy thy ftreame O harmlefs Fifli ? And when an angler, for his difii, Through gluttonny's vile fin, Attempts a wretch to pull the out, God give thee firength, O gentle trout ! To pull the rafcal i;z.

(BY AUTHORITY. J AN ACT to interdict the commercial intercourfe between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies ; -lid far other purpofrs. BE it enacted by the Semite and House cf Representatives of the United States oj Annrtca in Congress assembled. That from and after thep .fiing of this act, the entrance of the harbors and waters of the United States and of the territorirs thereof, bs and the fame is hereby interdided to all public fhips and vtficls belonging to Great Britain or France, excepting vetTcls only which may be forced in by diftrefs, or which are charged wicii difpatch's or bufi licU trom the government to which thev btUag and all ) p u kr cs having no cargo nor KierchanJitV on boird. And if any public flop or vclict as 4,rciYiJ, not being iiu hided m the exception above mentioned, (h.il! enter any hatboror waters within the jurildiction of the Unifd Statr, or of th -ten itorirs tlu i cot. it ih til be lawful for tht Pitfi Sent of ti e Ui;itrd St ites, cr fuch other pefu as he ihll have fPiipovveird for tii.it purpolr, to rmph V till ?1 prt of th land nd iiav.il totctb, or ot the militia ot the UuilrJ S'.ilr) or of the territories thtrf-ot.s hr Ih t!I th-rm netriT.uy, t j co.nprl siuh lh:;j or vlTrl to drpirt.

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Sfc. 7. And be it further enacted, That if any article or artiiles, the importation of which is prohibited by this act, and which (lull uevertlk lefe be on board of any (hip or vefsel, boat, raft or carnage, arriving after the faid twentieth of May next, in the United States, or the territories thereof, (hall be omitted in the manifctt. report or entry of the mafitr, or the perfoti having the charge or command of tut h fiiip or vefsel, ho t, raft or carriage, or thall be omitted in the entry of the goods owned by the owner or configned to the configure of fuch articles, or (lull be imported, or landed, or attempted to be imported or landed without a permit, the fame penalties, fines, and forfeitures, fliall be incurred, and my be recovered, as in the cafe of fimilar omifiion or oniiflions, lauding, importation, or attempt to land or import in relation to articles' liable, to duties on their importation into the United States. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, ;That

every collector, nava officer, furveybr, oi other officers of the cufioms, fliall have the like power and authority to feize goodsi, wares and merchandife imported contrary to the intent and meaning of this act, to keep the fame in cufiody until it (hall havr been afcertained whether the fame havr been forfeited or not, and to enter any (hip or vefsel, dwelling houfe, flore, building c other place, for the -pur pole of fearching for and feizing any fuch goods, wares ami merchandize, which he or they now have by law in relation 'to goods, wares and merchandize fubject to duty ; and if any per foil or perfons (hall conceal or buy any goods, wares or merchandize, knowing them to be liable to frizure by this act, fuch perfon or perfons fliall, on convittion thereof, forfeit and pay a fum double th amount or value of the goods, wares and merchandife fo concealed or purchafed. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the following additions fliall be made to the oath of affirmation taken by the matters or perfons having the charge or oom mand of any (hip or vrfsel arriving at anv port of the United States, or the territories thereof, after the twentieth ,of May, viz. u I further fwear, (or affirm) that thrre are not to the beft of my knowledge ano belief, on board, (insert the denomination

and name of the vessel,) and goods, ware?

or merchandize, the importation of which

into the United States or the territories thereof, is prohibited by law : And I do

further fwear, (or affirm) that if I fliall

hereafter difcover or know of nny fuel)

goods, wares or merchandize, on bor.rd the

faid vefsel, or which fliall have been import

rd in the tame, 1 will immediately, and

without delay, make due report thereof to

die collector cf the port of this diftrict." Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That

the following addition be made after th-

twentieth of May, to the oath or afilrma tion taken by importers, configures, or a

ijents, at the time ot entering goods im

ported into the United states, or the terri

tories thereof, viz. " I alfo fwear, (or at

iirm) that there are not, to the befi of m

nowledge and belief, amnngft the faiu

:joods, wares and merchandife, imported oi

conligneU as atorclaid, any good-;, wares o nen handis-, the importation of which into the United states, or the territories thrrrof, ;s prohibited by law ; and I do furthei fwear, (or affirm) that if I fh ,11 hereafter difcovrr or know of any fuch goods, wares or merchandife, amongft th f.iid eoods, w ires and mer handife, imported or conSigned as aforefiid, 1 will immediately and without del.y rrport the fame to the col ector of this dilttict." s-r. . And be ti further exacted, That

... . .......... - wiiiiru iidif Lr j,Jli Uc hi-rehy is autho ifed, in cafe eithrr Franre or Great Biit.iin hall fo revoke o notify h-r edicts as thus they fhdl ceafe 'o i!ite the neutral co:nieitc of the U ilt-d stil-s, to detUre thr lame bvmoch.

United states, with appovrd fecurity, itt double the value of the vefsel and cargo, that they flll not proceed to any foreign port, nor trade with any country other than tin fe with which commercial intercourse fliall have been or may be permitted by this act. S"C 12. And be it further cnacted,Tht ft. much of the adt laying an embargo on all (hips and vefsrls in the ports and harbois of the United states, and of the fcyeral ads fupplementjry thereto, as forbids the departure of vetsels owned by citizens of the United states, a; d thef exportation of domeflicand foreign merchandife to anyforeign port or place, be and the fame is hereby iepe:dcd, after the fifteenth day, cf March, one thoufand right, hundred and nine, except fo far as they relate to Great Britain or France, or their' colonies or dependencies, or places in the actual poff flion of euher . Provided, That all penalties and forfeitures which fli!! have been previoufiy incurred by virtue of fo much of the faid acts as as repealed by this act, or which have been or may hereafter be incurred by virtue of the faid acts, on account if any infraction of fo much of the faid acts sis not repealed by this act, (hall be recovered ajid difl? ihuted in like manner as if the f id acts had continued in full force and virtue. set . 13. And be it further enacted, That during the continuance of fo much of the act laying an embargo on all Ihips and veffcls in the ports and harbors of the United states, and of the several acts fupplementaiy thtretft, as is not repealed by thiact, no Ihip or vefsel bound to a foreign port with which commercial jnteicourse (hall, by virtue of this act, be again permitted, (hall be '-Mowed to depart for fuch port, unlefs the nvner or owners, confignee or factor of fuch fliip or vrfsel, fliall with the mafler, have given bond with one or more fecurities to the United states, in a fum double the value of the vefsel and cargo, if the vefsel is wholly owned by a citizen or citizens of the United states; and in a fum four times the value, if the vefsel is owned in. part or in whole by any foieigner orforeigners, th.it the vefsel (lull not leave the port without a clearance, nor. fliall, when leaving the port, proceed to any port or place in Great Butain or France, or in the colonies or d-pnde ih ies of either, or in the actual pofs llion of either, not be directly or indirectly engngtd durrng the voyage in any trade with I'm h port, r.oi fl,.,H pUt any article on hoard of any other vefVel ; nor unlrfs every other reqi-ifitf and provifion of

uir. leconu icction ot the act, entitled An act to enforce and m; ke more efffctual an act, entitled An act hying an emhargo on all fliips and vefsels in the ports and harbors of the United statrs,' art! the feveral icts fupplementary thereto" (lull have been compli-d with. And the party or parties fo the above mentioned bond (lull, within a reafonabh time after thr date of the fame, robe exprefsed in the (Vni bond, produce to hr collector of the uiflrict, Com which the vrfiel fhall have been c leared, a certificate .f the landing of tUe fW, in the fame manner as i; proided by h w for the landing of goods exported with the privilege of t drawback; on failure whrrof, the bond lhall be put in fuk ; and in every fu h fuit judgment fh dl be given ?gainfl the defendant or defendants, unb fs proof fliall be proULed of fur h irhnuing. or of lofs at fca. ( lo be continued.)

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NOTICE. J INTKVD to apply to the next July t court ot Common Tie, T,r the countv

t Knox, ai d Indiana T-nitory, "to tfiabhfh a f'eny Oil the liver Wabaih, fiom my (iiorc to the oppdir t f I-r . AJtUILLA RAMSEY. Apnl lOth, 1809. t

BLANK DKKD.s ALZO IlLin!; I;rn:;.7o Summonses, and JixLCUlivns for Magistrates.

it.om i ii r. rn ess or STOUT. i'lu.VTj-n to Tin-; Ti.iuiiTGiiY a:;d oi T1!K LAWS OK T II K UXIIhD STAT hS.