16. The James Adams, capt. Elijah Barry, taken 31st Dec. 1808, by the corsair Sauvage, conducted to Dunirk, This vessel had no re Messrs. Adams,Lough-July, 13, 1808, Visited the 24th Dec. 1807. Touched at gister.she had a cer- ing and Cooper, of England. No certificate of origin. tificate dated at Phi ladelphia, the 5th of 17. The Mercury, capt. Watson, taken the New York, 28th Jan. 1808, by the corsair, the Ro Philadelphia, July 13, 18. The Pauline, capt. John Clarke, taken Baltimorethe 7th Jan. 1808, by the corsair, the Pretended to be AmeRequir, Charles Wingman, July 23, rican, claimed by Bareu of Morlaix, 19. The Juno, capt. John Fisher, taken by the corsair, the Beum of Martinique, 20. The Charlotte, capt. Jonathan Lowden, taken the 28th of Jan 1808, by the corsair Revenge, conducted to Ostend, Charleston A provisional register Wm. Malcolm sold August 3, a notary at London, John Peters of Surry, August 18,. county of Hancock, 21. The Mary, capt Samuel Rice, taken the Portsmouth, state of Wm. Dennech and August 31, 12th March, 1808,by the corsair L'Aigle, Massachusetts, Wm. Badger, 22. The Hope, capt John Drady, taken the Philadelphia, without Edward Tilgham of Sept., register, certificate from the custom 23. The Mercury, capt. Bradfort, taken the Plymouth, 3d of Feb. 1808, by the corsair the Josephine, and conducted to Alicante, Philadelphia, Robert Roberts, of Sept. 21, Plymouth, Visited the 8th Jan. 1808. No certificate of English property; cargo of slaves. Left Plymouth the 23d, Jan. 1808, destined for Gothenburg, Opposition to the decrees of the 21st Nov. No certificate of origin. On leaving Gibraltar visited by several English frigates. Names of the Vessels and Captains. 24. The Hibernia, capt. Appleton, taken the 31st of Jan. 1808, by the corsair Josephine, conducted to Alicante, 25. The Steward, capt. Thompson, conduct- 26. The May Flower, capt. John Buntin, 27. The Ranger, capt. Chestum, taken by Names of the ports to Names of the Proprietors Date of thedecision, which they belonged. and their places of Resi Wm. James Lynch, Feb. 22, William Allen, March 1, 37. The Holland Trader, capt. Sinclair, 38. The Amphion, capt. Josiah Wilson, March 1, March 1, 30. The Neptune, capt. Osgood, 1. Deland, 40. The Betsey, capt. Bowyer, March 1, 41. The Hopewell, capt. Sheppard, conducted Salem, to Dieppe, March 29, 42. The William, capt. Tucker, April 26, 43. The Juno, capt. William Edwards, Norfolk, April 26, 44. The New Guide, capt. Creagh, New Orleans, May 3, 46. The Wareham, capt, Richard Chadwig, New York, May 3, Ebenezer Borthall, Feb. 15, 1809, She had not a passport in four languages. It was proven by papers on board that the cargo was destined for London. She was destined for England. An English This vessel sailed from Malta for London, un This vessel came directly from an English port. This vessel came from England; confiscation Sailed from Alicante to London. English pro- Infringement of the imperial decrees of blockade. Condemned for having touched at Plymouth. THE William, captain Tucker, arrived at Charente, in ballast, the 22d of October, 1808, with twelve sailors, the number of the crew; the captain and mariners being interrogated by the French authorities, at Charente, declared that they came from Bergen, in Norway, that the vessel had not touched at any port or place during her voyage, nor was she visited by any English war vessel. The passport of the President of the United States was wanting; the captain said that it was lost at the custom house of Saloo, in Spain. On two different places of the register the writing was found to be so effaced as to be illegible; the captain being asked the reason of this, replied, that at the custom house of Saloo, it was written that the vessel was destined for Barcelona, and that as he refused to go to that port, the writing was effaced from the register. The director general of customs took measures to ascertain whether certain documents were actually delivered at Bergen, as was attested by the capt in and crew; and transmitted them to the French consul, at Copenhagen, who submitted them to the inspection of the quarantine officers of that town, who declared that the bill of health was forged, as was evident from certain faults of orthography; and that the other papers, said to be delivered there, were doubtless equally false, but that it belonged to the officers of the custom house to verify this opinion. Captain Tucker was again interrogated, in January, and his answers were the same as before; eight of his seamen had been discharged; the three who remained persisted in the same declaration. The ship was then put under seizure, and the captain committed to prison. It was stated in the defence of the vessel, that the interest of the sailors necessarily led them to declare, that she came from England, if this had been the case; seeing that this declaration would have entitled them to one third of the profits arising from the confiscation of the ship; that the want of the passport is sufficiently supplied by other papers; that the alleged typographical faults are contained in the printed form, which might not be of the same impression as the one sent as a model; that of five papers, |