secure such of said seamen or mariners as deserted at this port, but without success.

Request to local authorities for the arrest of deserters. (Paragraph 319.)

SIR:

men belonging to the

recently arrived from

of --, whereof

having absconded at this port from the said

I have the honor respectfully, in pursuance of the provisions of the terms of the treaty of -, 18-, between the United States and to request that you will please cause warrants to be issued for their arrest and imprisonment, and that they be retained subject to the order of this Consulate.

I have the honor to be, sir,

To

U. S. Consul.

FORM No. 35.

Certificate to be issued to citizens of the United States being purchasers of American or foreign-built vessels in a foreign port. (Article XX.)

I,

Consul of the United States for the port of hereby certify that the within bill of sale, bearing date the

of the

do

day of

[here describe the vessel, her tonnage, denomination, name, &c.], sold and transferred by

to

has been proved satisfactorily to me to have been duly executed by the subscribing part-; and I further certify that tioned as purchaser of said vessel

citizen of the United States.

therein men

As witness my hand and seal of the Consulate, this in the year of our Lord 18-.

day of

[L. S.]

U. S. Consul.

FORM No. 36.

I

Port of

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

Bill of health. (Paragraph 356.)

(Consul, Consular Agent, or other officer empowered by do hereby state that the vessel hereinafter named clears from this port under the following circumstances:

law to sign), at the port of

Name of vessel,

1. Sanitary condition of vessel (before and after reception of cargo, with note of any decayed wood). Note disinfection of vessel.

2. Sanitary condition of cargo.

3. Sanitary condition of crew.

4. Sanitary condition of passengers.

Clean.

Foul.

5. Sanitary condition of clothing, food, water, air-space and ventilation (to be in quantity as required by Revised Statutes). 6. Sanitary condition of port and adjacent country

a. Prevailing disease, if any.

b. Number of cases of and deaths from yellow fever, Asiatic cholera, plague, small-pox, or typhus fever during the week preceding.

7. Any circumstances affecting the public health existing in the port of departure to be here stated.

I certify that I have personally inspected the said vessel, and that the above statements are correct; that good health is enjoyed in this port and the adjacent country, without any suspicion of yellow fever, Asiatic cholera, or plague; that neither small-pox nor typhus fever exists as an epidemic; that the sanitary condition of the vessel, cargo, and passengers is good; that the rules and regulations prescribed by the National Board of Health have been complied with, and that the [name of vessel] leaves this port in free pratique, bound for U. S. of A.

crew,

Or,

I certify that I have personally inspected the said vessel, and that the above statements are correct, and that she leaves this port bound for U. S. of A., in quarantine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of office, at the port of18-, o'clock

[SEAL.]

this

day of

[Consul-General, Consul, Commercial Agent, Sanitary Officer, et al.]

On this

and
ica for

FORM No. 37.

Marine note of protest. (Paragraph 365.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Port of

day of in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred before me, -, Consul of the United States of Amerand the dependencies thereof, personally appeared of

master of the ship or vessel called the burden of

day of

of

of the

tons or thereabouts, and declared that, on the last past, he sailed in and with the said ship from the port laden with and arrived in the said ship at

on

[here insert the day and hour]; and having experienced boisterous weather on the voyage, hereby enters this note of protest accordingly, to serve and avail him hereafter, if found necessary.

Attested:

U. S. Consul.

Master.

Extended protest of ship

for

FORM No. 38.
master

18. (Paragraph 365.) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

before me,

day of

of

By this public instrument of declaration and protest, be it known and made manifest unto all to whom these presents shall come or may concern that, on the one thousand eight hundred and Consul of the United States of America and the dependencies thereof, personally came and appeared master of the ship or vessel called the of the burden of tons or thereabouts, then lying in this port of laden with cargo, who duly noted and entered with me, the said Consul, his protest for the uses and purposes hereafter mentioned; and now, on this day, to wit, the day of the date hereof, before me, the said Consul, again comes the said and requires me to extend also comes A B,

this protest; and together with the said mate, G H, carpenter, K L and M O, seanien, of and belonging to the said ship, all of whom being by me duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did severally, voluntarily, freely. and solemnly declare, depose, and state as follows, that is to say: That these appearers, on the day of in their capacities aforesaid, sailed in and with the said from the port of --, laden with and bound to the port of ; that the said ship was then tight, staunch, and strong; had her cargo well and sufficiently stowed and secured; had her hatches well calked and covered; was well and sufficiently manned, victualed, and furnished with all things needful and necessary for a vessel in the merchant service, and particularly for the voyage she was about to undertake; that [here insert narrative of the facts of the voyage as they occurred, with full and minute particulars, with dates, latitude, longitude, &c.]

And these said appearers, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further declare and say: That during the said voyage they, together with the others of the said ship's company, used their utmost endeavors to preserve the said and cargo from all manner of loss, damage, or injury. Wherefore the said master, hath protested, as by these presents I, the said Consul, at his special instance and request, do publicly and solemnly protest against all and every person and persons whom it doth or may concern, and against the winds, and waves, and billows of the seas, and against all and every accident, matter and thing, had and met with, as aforesaid, whereby, and by reason whereof, the said or cargo already has or hereafter shall appear to have suffered or sustained damage or injury. And do declare that all losses, damages, costs, charges, and expenses that have happened to the said or cargo, or to either,

are and ought to be borne by those to whom the same by right may appertain by way of average or otherwise, the same having occurred as before mentioned, and not by or through the insufficiency of the said her tackle or apparel, or default or neglect of this appearer, his officers, or any of his mariners.

Thus done and protested in the port of

this day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

In testimony whereof these appearers have hereunto subscribed their names, and 1, the said Consul, have granted to the said master this public instrument, under my hand and the seal of this Consulate, to serve and avail him and all others whom it doth or may concern, as need and occasion may require.

Protest of the master of a vessel against charterers or freighters.

at

graph 365.)

of

of

(Para

mas

Whereas the surveyors of the ship — ter, of the day of ——, have recommended the said ship to proceed to a port of discharge, in the United States, after temporary repairs, and with as much cargo as will render her perfectly safe, and that she be there thoroughly overhauled and permanently repaired: And whereas, in order to reach a port of discharge with safety and dispatch, where the repairs recommended in the said survey may be done and performed, it is better for all parties concerned that the voyage should be made direct from the port of to the said port of permanent repair in the United States: And whereas master of the ship aforesaid, has determined to proceed direct to the port of there to thoroughly overhaul and repair the said ship, as recommended by the said survey, but in order to accomplish this end, and in lieu of touching for orders, and for the privilege of the said direct port, he has been obliged to give up and yield to the charterers of the said ship one dollar per ton upon the number of tons of , delivered at the said port of amounting in the aggregate to the sum of - dollars, more or less: Now know all men by these presents, that on the day of the date hereof, before me, Consul of the United States of America for and the dependencies thereof, personally came and appeared before named, and after stating the facts contained in the foregoing premises, hath protested, like as by these presents, I, the said Consul, at his special instance and request, do publicly and solemnly protest, against all and every person and persons whom it doth, shall, or may concern, and against the charterers of the said ship, for exacting the amount of dollars, aforesaid, claiming and demanding the reimbursement of the same from those to whom the same of right may appertain by way of average or otherwise upon the arrival of the vessel at the port of permanent repairs as aforesaid.

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