A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY fOHN FEN NO. No. 34, MOUTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 6cj of Vol. IV.]
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continuation of
An ACT concerning ihe registering
and recording of Ships or Vefl'els.
Sec. 8. A ND be it further enacted, That in
Xl order to the registry of any iliip or
veflel, which, after the laftday of March next,
lhall be built within the United States, it (hall
be necelfary to produce a certificate, under
the hand of the principal or master carpenter,
fcv whom, or under whose direction, the said
Blip or velfel (hail have been built, reflifi ing,
that ihe was built bv him, or under his direc
tion, and Specifying the place where, the time
When, and the person or persons for whom,
.and describing her built, number of decks and
masts, length, breadth, depth, tonnage, and
such other circumitanrts, as are u'nally de
fcriprive of the identity of a ship or vefiel,
which certificate (hall be fufflcient to author
ize the removal of a new vefTel, fVom the dif
trift wbere (he may be built, to another dif
trift in the fame, or an adjoining state, where
the owner, or owners actually reside, provided
it be with ballad only.
Sec- 9- And be it further ena<sted, That the
several matters herein before required, hav
ing been complied with, in order to the regis
tering of any Ihip or veflel, the collector of
the diftritt comprehending the port to which
lhe shall belong, fliall make, and keep, in some
proper book, a record or regiflry thereof, and
ihallgrartan abflraft or certificate of such
record or regiltry, as nearly as may be, in the
form following :
" In piirfuance of an ast of the Congress of
the United States of America, intituled, "All
ast concerning the registering and recording
of Jhips or vessels," [inserting here the name,
occupation, and place of abode, of the person
by whom the oath or affirmation aforefaid,
Jhall have been made] having taken or iiib-
Jcribed the oath (or affirmation) required by
the said ast, and having I'woru {or affirmed)
that he (or ihe, and if more than one owner,
adding the words, " together with," and the
name or names, occupation or occupations,
place or places of abode, of the other owner
or owners) is (or are) the only owner (ar ow
ners) of the Clip or vefTei, called the [inserting
here her nan«.TefTiiifertirg bare the port to
Nvhich she may Ixloiig] wliercoffinfei'tinghsre
the name of the mafterj is at preffent mailer,
and is a citizen of the United States, and that
the said (hip or veGcl was [ioferting here,
■\vfcen and where built] and [inserting here
the name and o£sce, if any, of the perlcn by
"whom fiie ihal] have been lurveyedor admea
fu ed] having certified that the fa'd fliip. or
VefTei has pn.eiting he re,the number of decks]
and [irilerting here, the number of mails]
and that her length is [Inserting here the
number of feet], her depth [inserting here,
The number of feet] and that ffie measures
[inserting here, her number of tons] that flic
is [describing here, tlie particular kind of vef
fe', whether Ihip, brigantine, friow, schooner,
sloop, or whatever e!le, together with her
buiit, and fpecifvirg Whether she has any, or
no gallery or head,] and the laid [naming the
owner, or the malter, or othef person, acting
in behalf of the owner or owners, by whom
the certificate of admeafurernent (hall have
been counterfigncd, as aforesaid] having a
l*'eed to die description ai d admeal'urement,
above fpeeified, and fufficieut leeurity having
been given, according to the.fiid afij the said
fliip or velfel hashed! duly regiltered at the
port of [naming the port where tegiftered.l
Given under my hand and feat, at [naming the
said port] this [inserting the particular day J
day offnaming the month] in the year "[Tpe
c,lying the number of the year, in words at
length:'*] Provided, That if the master, or
per ton having the charge or command rf such
ihip or veflel. fhallj himjclf, hnve made oath
or affirmation touching his being a citizen,
tlie wording of the said certificate Ihsll be va
ried Jo as to be conformab'e to the truth of
tlie cale : And Provided, That where a new
certificate of regiftrv is granted, in cor.fe
quence ofany transfer of a Ihip or veflVl, the
words shall be lit varied, as to refer to the
Ijwmer certificate of regiitrv, for her admea
iV'eniont.
Sec. io> Ami be it further enacted; That
it fliail be the *luty of the Secretary of the
Treasury, to cause to be prepared, atid trar.f
i.lifted, flom time to time, to the coifcriftors
ct the ievcrsi difcrie'ts, a fuffictertt nnmber cf
f irtns of theiaid certificates of reg-iftrv, as
Ufted under the seal of the Treasury, and
tiie hand o» tl:e Regifler tbereet, With proper
blanks, to be iiiltd by the said collector*, le
ipedivcly, by whom alio, the said certificates
full be figneo and Teuled, before they (ball be
i:llied and where ti ere is a liaral officer at
any port they fliall be by him ;
•mi witere there is a fnrvevor, but r.o naval
cheer, they fhail be coun'terfigred by him ;
and a copy cf etch, (hail be transmitted to the
iaid Re;;ifter, who foal) caue a rccoid to be
■kept of the Itnie.
Sec. 11. And be it further enaflcd, Thct
wliere any citi»--n or citizens of the United
States, ihall purchale, or becdne owner or
owners of any ihip or vcficl, entitled to be
JejiitL-red, by virlti* oi atst, fucb fiiip or
vefTel, being within any diftii«sV, other than
the one, in which he or they uftially reside,
such ship or vefiel lhall be entitk-d to be re
giftercd by the collector of th? diftiicV, where
fucbfnip or vefiel may be, at the time of bis
or their becoming owner or owners thereof,
upon bis or their complying with provi
sions herein before prescri bed, in order to the
registry of fbips or vcliels ; And the oftth or
affirmation which is required lo be taken,
may, at the option of iiich owner or owner®,
be taken, either befoie the collector of the
comprehendirg the port to which luch
(hip or vefiel may belong, or before the col
lector of the diftrifty within which, such ship
or vefiel may be,,either of whom, is hereby
empowered the fame : Provi
ded nevertheless, That wherever such fliip
or vefiel lhail arrive within the diftrift, com
prehending the port to which such ship or vei
lel shall belong, the certificate fit' registry,
which fhaJ! !>ave been obtained, as aforefaid*
(hall be delivered up to the collector of such
diftrift, who, upon the requisites of this ast,
in order to the registry of ships or. vellcls, be
ing complied with, shall grant a new one, in
lieu of the firit j and the certificate, so deli r
vered up, shall forthwith be letumed by the
collector who shall receive the fame, to the
collector who ilia 11 have "ranted it : and if
the said firft mentioned certificate of registry,
fh.ill not be delivered up, as above difefted,
the owner or owners, and the master of such
ship or vat the time of her laid arrival
v/ithin comprehending the port to
which such ship or yeffel may belong, shall,
severally forfeit'the sum of onehundied dol
lars, to be recovered, with costs of suit; and
the faip certificate or registry shall be thence
forth vofd. And 1 m cafe any of the matters
of fact, in the id or affirmation alledg
ed, which fliall be within the knowledge of
the partvi so swearing or affirming, shall not
be true, there shall be a forfeiture of the ship
or velfe), together with her tackle, furniture
and apparel, in refpeft to which, the fame
fljaH have been made, or of the value thereof,
to be recovfeied, with costs of suit J of the per
fon 1 by whom such oath or affirmation fliall
have been made : Provided always, That if
tlie master, or person having the charge or
Command of such ship or vefiel, shall be,with
in the diftrift aforefaid, when application
shall be made for registering the lame, he
shall, himfelf, make oath or affirmation, in
stead of the laid owner, torching his being a
citizen, and the means whereby, or manner
in which, he is so a citizen ; in which cafe, if
what the said master, or person having the
said charge or command*, fliall fofwear or af
firm, shall not be true, the forfeiture afore
faid fliall not be incurred, but he shall, himfelf,
forfeit and pay, by reason thereof, the sum cf
one thousand dollars.
Sec. 12 And be it further enacted, That
when any ship or vefiel, entitled to be regis
tered pursuant to this ast, fliall be purchased
by an agent or attorney for, or on account of
a citizen or citizens of the United States,
such ship or vefiel, being in a diftrift of the
United States, more than fifty miles distant,
taking the nearest usual route by land, from
4 the one comprehending the port to which,, by
virtue of such purchase, and by force of this
ast, such ship or vefTel ought to be deemed to
belong, it fliall be lawful for the collector of
the diftrift, where such ship or vefTel may be,
and he is hereby required, upon the applica
tion of such agent or attorney to proceed to
the registering of the said ship or vefTel, the
said agent or attorney, firft complying, on be
half, and in the flead of, the owner or own
ers thereof, with the requisites prescribed by
this ast, in order to the registry of ships or
vefieh, except, that in the oat'i or affirmation,
which fliall be taken by the said agent or at
torney, instead of swearing or affirming that
he is owner, or an owner of such ship or vefiel,
he shall swear or affirm, that he is agent 01 at
torney for the owner or owners thereof, and
that he hath bona fide purchased the said ship
or vefTel, for the person or persons, whom he
shall name and describe as the owner or own
ers thereof • Provided nevertheless, That
whenever such ship or vefTel fliall arrive with
in the diftrift comprehending the port to
which such ship or vefTel shall belong, the cer
tificate of registry which shall have been ob
tained, as aforefaid, shall be delivered up to
the collector of such diftrift, who, upon the
requilitqs of this ast, in order to the registry
of snips or vefTels, being complied with, shall
grant a new one, in lien of the firft ; and the
certificate, so delivered np, fnall forthwith be
returned by the collector, who fliall trar.fmit
the fame to the collector who ftiall have
granted it. And if the said firft mentioned
certificate of shall not be delivered
up, as above directed, the owner or owners,
and the master cf such ship or vefTel, at the
time of her said arrival within the diftrift
comprehending the port to which she may be-
shall, severally, forfeit the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered, with costs
ot suit, and the said certificate of registry,
fhail be thenceforth void. And in cafe, any
of the matters of fact, in tb? said oath or af
firmation aHedged, which fha.'l be in the
Saturday, January 26, £795.
273
knowledge of the parVy, so fwearirg or affirm
ing, shall not be true, there fha.ll be a for
feiture of the (hip or vessel, together with
her tackle, furniture and apparel, in refpe<Tt
to which, the fame shall have been made, or .
of the valuo thereof, to be recovered, with
costs of fiiit, of the per Jon by whom such oath
or affirmation shall have been made : Provi
ded always,|That if the master or person hav
ing the charge or command of such Ship or
velTel, shall be within the dill rift aforefaid,
when application shall be made for
the fame, he fhafl, himfelf, make oath or nf
firmation, instead of the fa id agent or attor
ney, touching his being a citizen, and the
means whereby, or manner in which,he is foa
citizen ; in which cafe, if what the said mas
ter. or person having the said charge or com
mand, shall so swear or affirm, fliall not be
true, the forfeiture aforelaid shall not be in
curred, but lie fliall, himfelf, forfeit and pay,
by reason thereof, the furn of one thousand
dollars.
[To be continued.]
From the AMERICAN MERLVRV.
CERTA JNJiighly diftinguilhed oppofers of
the corrupt administration of oui national
governmtnc, hold preachers and preaching in
utier contempt; they arc too much of philoso
phers to be chriflians—Sedfasejl et ab hojle doccri
-—that is to fay, they fee the great efficacy of
preaching to propagate and to preserve religious
opinions. Why then should they not turn the
guns of the enemy upon him ?—Preaching anti
fed era I ism may prove equally cogent for doc
trine, for reproof, for discipline, for ftirrincr U p
weak minds against Congress. and for confirm
ing the faith of those whom the prosperous ad
m niftration of the constitution has half per
suaded to be federal. Therefore, on matiire de
liberation, the Jacobins of this country, have re
solved in their Council, that it will be pioper to
deJiver a course of antifederal Lcthtres.
For this purpose, iiinerant preacht is will be
lent into all pans of the country. Persons will
be appointed to hold forth in bar-?ooim, at re
viewing of the militia, and in all places of pub
lic resort. Some shall be sent to Rh de-Island,
?rid oihers to Vermont. The Apostles who are
obliged to flay at home, may be ufeful bv wiit
ing Letters. By that means, and by the meet
ing of the agents of different difti i£ls of country
at New-York, the attack on th** Vice-President
was carried on with peculiar skill and force
but it remains to impress the people with pioper
feniiments. If that could be fuccefsfullv done,
we might have the comfortable hope of feeing a
revolution in government once or twice a year.
We might talk as the Fiench do about the anlient
Constitution, (meaning 1 hat made last vear.) —
Like the Tartars we might keep-on the move
from one plea fa nt station in politics to another;
we should not get bigoted to old systems again,
as we are at prcfent ; ana to such a degree that
any scheme of amendment and improvement is
flifled at the birth. The are afraid of
flaying long in a place, for feai of getting wed
ded to it, and consequently losing their indepen
dency. Every re volution would open fre Hi paf
turc for the Cattle, and the National Gazette
fair iy tells us, it high time to set about it.
in order to aflift our Leftuiers, and to pre
pare the public for their leccption, we give a
Syllabus of the Le£t«rts.
Leelure iji. The amendments to the Constitu
tion were mere milk and water, not having al
tered its pcinciplesj nor afforded the flighted fc
curitv against their dangerous and despotic ten
dency.
2d. That the amendments have done away
the objedions of the Anrifedcralifts, so thai Gov.
Clinton is now a better Fcderalift than Mr. John
Adams. Meke the former Vice-President, and
he will become better than a good Fcderalift,
and will put the monarchy-men, and the sup
porters of ihc monied systems, 10 a total rout.
3d. Shews how the Constitution may be prov
ed co forbid any meafuie, good or bad—this se
cret is to be learned by examples. The Bank
Law was oroved to be point blank against ihe
Constitution—Tread one loot off the letter of
that writing, and you get in o the mire. Pass a
law to carry any of the powers expressly given
to Congress into execution—if the law require
you.to provide the ntceffary means for giving it
effc$ R prove that you cannot constitutionally
adopt the means II you could, would
be as despotic as TippooSaib. Provided al
ways, that if the Bank Charter were limited to
ten years t or eftabiiftied on the Poiowmac, it
would be as ccrtllituiion.-tlas the rcfidcnce a£t.
4th. The best method of recovering popula
rity, vote against all grants of nroney—vote a
ramU every rne;jfure. If ii should pass and be
approved in the operation, nobody will ask
what part you took. If it should raise a cla
mour, you may fay I told yr«u so.
sth. A question of casuistry—Whether a Con
crete man may lie tor hi* party ? In doubtful
calcs, the opinion and practice of the fathers are
tailed; the affirmative of this question is (dp
ported by precedent, arid good confidence dic
tates that a man (hould do all the good he can.
Jn this Ltfture the point is difcuffrd, whether if
£ man lie, and the thing pinches, he is bound to
swear to.it. It is ftiewn that it a clcver fellow
is hired for it, lie is bound 10 earn his wage*.
6th. On ihe proper discipline of a party —Iww
to make tfcr men follow their file leader.
[Whole No. 591.]
7'h. On the phrTntophy of prejudice, or Vhe
art of addreffinfc the pa(W,s of the ,u,.plc—
where tfiey exist, a pariy itun muR fni<J ii, rm
our, and where thev .ire not be inuß m.,ke them
—in'his way fie will r-V e r rail—by
Iwo ftiek«, y «o nwy. »l«»v< g-f a fire. R.ih ~,j
and do no: be difcouragcd ; cry forever. Muff
go wrong, and- ytru wil/ fomrlime or other tc
right, or fenrr (0 be,, Always run wnh the pen.
pie, and by running fjfler, y'o,, w jH |< f( ,p (k ,} oie
them and lead them. Popularity is a frirmv,
and may be taught even to boys, as wcil as
Arithmetic.
Foreign Affairs.
PARIS. Otfnher2o.
ON Thursday the l9th ini%. 1000 Mai;(ei:l
lois arrived in Paris. They were divid
ed into four columns and cantoneii. Not
withstanding the clamors cfrhe PrieftChabot,
and others, they received a moll hearty wel
come from the citizens of Paris*
S-rue the Convention began to ag : tate the
qtteftton of the King.*! trial, it is said, he 'ha*
fa I!" n into a profound melancholy.
OFT. 9,5. The return of the votes for the e
leclion of a Mayor of is, was hist nig'tt ex.
amined, when it appeared, that of 14,317
votes, 13,746 were in favor of Petion. The
1 eft of the votes were between Mes
sieurs Antonele, Lulierp, Manuel, S.c. Phi
lip Egalite, (late Duke of Orleans), obtained
onevotty and, as there .ire always some per
sons who delight in jests, it was found, rhaf
Mnnfieur (the King's brother) and the King
of Prufiia, had each of them—ane vote.
Address ofPetion to the Conuniflaries,aflem
bled to examine the ballots of the 48 Sefti"
ons.
Citizens,
I, .
I HAVE had the Ixinour, some time ago,
to inform you that, being called to a feat in
the National Convention, 1 had accepted of
that important million ; that I could, nor
ought not to hold two different offices; and
at the lame time I had rcqr.efted you to pro
ceed to tlie nomination of a new Mayor. Yovi
have a second time honored me with your (Vf
frages,—there is nothing more glorious for
me, and I want words to express to y6u my
gratitude. I can but view that choice as a
mark of friendfhip, and of the recollection of
the services which I may have rendered to
this,city. I confefs it is very painful to me
not to be able to correspond to that confi.
dence, which X value lo much. When I ei
ter the House of AfTentbly as a Representa
tive of the Republic, I only ebey the patriotic
principles of serving well my country. Ac
cept my fincerefV regrets, and tie affurauce
of my entire devotion to your welfare.
Your Fellow-Citizen,
PETION.
O&ober 26, 179 a.
It is afiured that the fe&ion of Marseille
have come to a resolution, to invite the 83
departments to join them in their
fa rift ion to a decree of the wiiich
di reels the afiemblage of an armed forcc in
the capita!.
Army of the North.
To the showers of fire which have, daring
ten days, deluged us with ruins, succeeds the
roaring noise of a formidable army, which ij
encamped in the plain where Luckner was
posted at the time of his expedition into Weft
• Flanders ; and to that infernal storm succeeds
at last, that peace of mind which the glory of
having deserved the approbation of one's
country, can alone inspire. The Auftmn
satellites and plunderers, who had evacuated
Iloubaix, have returned, there to exercise
anew their pillaging. They plundered yes
terday two waggons loaded with the fluffs
which are fabricated in that borough. We
have fkirniifhes everyday at Pont-rouge, in
which we have always the advantage.
November. 8.
They seem to reproach Gen. Dumourier,
and the other Generals, with not having done
the Pruflians, in their precipitate retreat, all
the harm and mifchief they could. It is an
easy matter to ast the part of a critic in the
closet, especially when we are neither ac
quainted with the places, the things nor the
motives which determined our Generals to
ast this or that part. To have reduced and
compelled, by ikilful manoeuvres, an enemy
fully able, to fall back, to have liar raffed thejn
continually, to have intercepted their provi
sions, and their convoys, to have every day
taken prisoners from them—is a result for
tunate enough to disarm envy, and filenci
those ariftocratical detrafters. We have ob
served it at the beginning of the war, that'
the best combined fvftem of defence, was not
to hazard bloody battles, but precifelv to do
what was done. Success has fully juftified
our expectation, and we are far from pre
tending to the presumptuous felflove of beirg
thought a warlike people.
After tl*e fur render of Nice, the Bishop of
that city dared to congratu'ate the French
General, who with firninefs answered fcim,
that he could 1105 believe his bypou itital ]an
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