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IN MASSACHUSETTS.

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From Boston, by Bridgewater, and Taunton, New post to New-Bedford:--From New-Bedford, by Ro- roads etchefter, and Wareham, to Sandwich :-From Hanover, by Scituate, Marfh-Field, and Duxbury, to Kingston :-From Truro to Provincetown:-From Bellerica, by Patucket bridge, to Dracut, and Hovey's tavern, to Pelham, and Nottingham Weft, in New-Hampfhire:-From Concord, by Groton, New Ipswich, and Jaffray, to Marlborough, New-Hampshire.

IN VERMONT.

From Westminster, by Bellows-falls, through Rockingham, Chester, and Cavendish, to Rutland-From Newbury, to Danville :-From Burlington, through St. Alban's, to Hyegate. IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

From Exeter, by Nottingham, to Concord:From Salisbury, through Grafton, to Hanover. IN MAINE.

From Portland, by Windham, Waterford, Buckfield, and Turner, to Portland :-From Buck-town, to Edenton.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this act fhall be conftrued fo as to affect any existing contracts for carrying the mail.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate,

APPROVED-April 23d, A. D. 1800,

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER XXXIII.

An ACT for the better government of the Navy of the United States.

Sec. 1.DE it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of

Senate

Reprefentatives of the United States Exempla- of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the first day of June next, the following duct in- rules and regulations be adopted and put in force, for the government of the navy of the manders. United States.

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Divine fervice and preaching

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Art. I. The commanders of all ships and vesfels of war belonging to the navy, are strictly enjoined and required to fhew in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism and fubordination; and be vigilant in infpecting the conduct of all fuch as are placed under their command; and to guard against, and fupprefs, all diffolute and immoral practices, and to correct all such as are guilty of them, according to the usage of the fea fervice.

Art. II. The commanders of all fhips and veffels in the navy, having chaplains on board, shall take care that divine fervice be performed in a folemn, orderly, and reverent manner twice a day, and a fermon preached on Sunday, unlefs bad weather, or other extraordinary accidents prevent it; and that they cause all, or as many of the ship's company as can be spared from duty, to attend at every performance of the worship of Almighty God.

Art. III. Any officer, or other person in the navy, who shall be guilty of oppreffion, cruelty, ment of fraud, profane fwearing, drunkennefs, or any other fcandalous conduct, tending to the deftruction of good morals, fhall, if an officer, be lous of cafhiered, or fuffer fuch other punishment as a court martial shall adjudge; if a private, fhall

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be put in irons, or flogged, at the discretion of the captain, not exceeding twelve lafhes; but if the offence require feverer punishment, he fhall be tried by a court martial, and fuffer fuch punishment as faid court fhall inflict.

Art. IV. Every commander or other officer Penalties who fhall, upon fignal for battle, or on the pro- on the bability of an engagement, neglect to clear his breach of duty in fhip for action, or fhall not ufe his utmoft exerrespect of tions to bring his ship to battle, or fhall fail to attack encourage, in his own person, his inferior offi- and batcers and men to fight courageoufly, fuch offen- tle. der fhall fuffer death, or fuch other punishment as a court martial fhall adjudge; or any officer neglecting, on fight of any veffel or veffels of an enemy, to clear his fhip for action, shall suffer fuch punishment as a court martial fhall adjudge: And if any perfon in the navy shall treacherously yield, or pufillanimoufly cry for quarters, he fhall fuffer death, on conviction thereof, by a general court martial.

Art. V. Every officer or private who fhall not properly observe the orders of his commanding officer, or fhall not ufe his utmost exertions to carry them into execution, when ordered to prepare for, join in, or when actually engaged in battle; or fhall at fuch time, bafely desert his duty or station, either then, or while in fight of an enemy, or fhall induce others to do fo, every perfon fo offending fhall, on conviction thereof by a general court martial, fuffer death, or fuch other punishment as the faid court fhall adjudge.

Art. VI. Every officer or private who fhall, through cowardice, negligence, or difaffection in time of action, withdraw from, or keep out of battle, or shall not do his utmost to take or destroy every veffel which it is his duty to en

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counter, or fhall not do his utmost endeavour to afford relief to fhips belonging to the United States, every fuch offender fhall, on conviction thereof by a general court martial, fuffer death, or fuch other punishment as the faid court fhall adjudge.

Art. VII. The commanding officer of every Papers to fhip or veffel in the navy, who fhall capture, or be tranf- feize upon any veffel as a prize, fhall carefully refpect preferve all the papers and writings found on ing cap board, and tranfmit the whole of the originals unmutilated to the judge of the district to which fuch prize is ordered to proceed, and fhall transmit to the Navy Department, and to the agent appointed to pay the prize money, complete lifts of the officers and men entitled to a share of the capture, inserting therein the quality of every perfon rating, on pain of forfeiting his whole fhare of the prize money resulting from fuch capture, and fuffering fuch further punishment as a court martial thall adjudge.

Art. VIII. No perfon in the navy fhall take out of a prize, or veffel feized as prize, any moPenalty ney, plate, goods, or any part of her rigging, on pilla- unless it be for the better prefervation thereof, ging a or abfolutely neceffary for the use of any of the prize, or veffels of the United States, before the fame

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ing the fhall be adjudged lawful prize by a competent perfonson court; but the whole, without fraud, concealboard the ment, or embezzlement, fhall be brought in,

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and judgment paffed thereon, upon pain that every perfon offending herein fhall forfeit his fhare of the capture, and fuffer fuch further punishment as a court martial, or the court of admiralty in which the prize is adjudged, fhall impose.

Art. IX. No perfon in the navy fhall strip of their clothes, or pillage, or in any manner mal

treat perfons taken on board a prize, on pain of fuch punishment as a court martial shall adjudge.

Art. X. No perfon in the navy fhall give, hold, or entertain any intercourfe or intelligence Interto or with any enemy or rebel, without leave courfe from the Prefident of the United States, the Se- with enecretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of mies and the fleet, or the commander of a squadron; or in cafe of a veffel acting fingly, from his commanding officer, on pain of death, or fuch other punishment as a court martial fhall adjudge.

Art. XI. If any letter or meffage from an enemy or rebel, be conveyed to any officer or private of the navy, and he fhall not, within twelve hours, make the fame known, having opportunity fo to do. to his fuperior or commanding officer; or if any officer commanding a fhip or veffel, being acquainted therewith, fhall not, with all convenient speed, reveal the fame to the commander in chief of the fleet, commander of a fquadron, or other proper officer whofe duty it may be to take cognizance thereof, every fuch offender fhall fuffer death, or fuch other punishment as a court martial fhall adjudge.

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Art. XII. Spies, and all perfons who shall come or be found in the capacity of spies, or who shall bring or deliver any feducing letter or and fedimeffage from an enemy or rebel, or endeavour :ion. to corrupt any perlon in the navy to betray his truft, fhall fuffer death, or fuch other punishment as a court martial shall adjudge.

Art. XIII. If any perfon in the navy shall make, or attempt to make any mutinous affembly, he fhall, on conviction thereof by a court martial, fuffer death; and if any perfon as aforefaid fhall utter any feditious or mutinous words,

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