[76] Said to be owned by an Englishman, but fitted in America
and manned by Americans. It was eventually captured by H.M.S.
"Bann," after a hard fight.
[77] Also called Spanish schooner "Triumvirate," with American
supercargo, Spanish captain, and American, French, Spanish,
and English crew. It was finally captured by a British vessel.
[78] An American slaver of 1814, which was boarded by a
British vessel. All the above cases, and many others, were
proven before British courts.
[79] _House Reports_, 17 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 92, p. 51.
[80] _House Doc._, 15 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 12, pp. 22, 38.
This slaver was after capture sent to New Orleans,--an
illustration of the irony of the Act of 1807.
[81] _House Journal_, 14 Cong. 2 sess. p. 15.
[82] _House Doc._, 16 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 36, p. 5.
[83] _Ibid._, 15 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 12, pp. 8-14. See
Chew's letter of Oct. 17, 1817: _Ibid._, pp. 14-16.
[84] By the secret Joint Resolution and Act of 1811 (_Statutes
at Large_, III. 471), Congress gave the President power to
suppress the Amelia Island establishment, which was then
notorious. The capture was not accomplished until 1817.
[85] _House Doc._, 16 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 42, pp. 10-11.
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