FORM No. 22

Paragraphs 264, 290, and 342. *

Erqued to wame to release same from priva

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

1.

SIR: I have the honor to request that you will please cause to be released from prison

-, and

the seamen

or mariners belonging to the

I have the honor to be, sir,

Το

Captain [or other authorities of the port].

FORM No. 33.

master.

C. 8. Consul

Oath and declaration of master to desertion of seamen or mariners. (Para

I,

graph 265.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

188

master of the ship ——, of --, now lying in the port of, do hereby make oath, in due form of law, that the seamen or mariners hereinafter named, and who are noted on the crew-list of the said vessel as deserters, absconded from the said ship ———, at the ports or places hereinafter named, without my knowledge or consent, at or about the times hereinafter placed opposite their names respectively. And I, the said -, master, do further declare that the said seamen or mariners, deserters as aforesaid, were duly shipped, at the time and place and for the monthly wages and advance hereinafter stated and as per contract of shipping-articles; that the wages advanced abroad, expenses incurred on account of desertion, goods supplied to said seamen or mariners, as hereinafter stated opposite to their names, respectively, were honestly, justly, and truly advanced, expended, incurred, and supplied, as stated, to and for account of said seamen or mariners; and I do likewise declare that the balance of wages due on account of said seamen or mariners, deserters as aforesaid, placed hereinafter opposite their respective names, as aforesaid, is the true, correct, and just balance which the said seamen or mariners would have been entitled to had they been duly discharged and paid off, for the period of time mentioned, and for which he has to account to the collector of customs of the port where the crew of said vessel are accounted for, as forfeited wages, to become the property of the United States.

And I, the said master, do further swear that I exercised due diligence, with all proper and available co-operation and assistance, to recover and

States, this

[SEAL.]

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

Subscribed and sworn to before me,

day of

188-.

FORM NO. 34.

Consul of the United

U. S. Consul.

Bequest to local authorities for the arrest of deserters. (Paragraphs 264, 272,

and 290.)

SIR:

men belonging to the

recently arrived from

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,

То

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. (Paragraphs 313 and 316.) Consul of the United States for the port of

do

I, hereby certify that the within bill of sale, bearing date the day of of the [here describe the vessel, her tonnage, denomination, name, etc.], sold and transferred by been proved satisfactorily to me to have been duly executed by the subscribing part-; and I further certify that therein mentioned as purchaser of said vessel

to

citizen of the United States.

As witness my hand and seal of the Consulate this in the year of our Lord 18—, [L. S.]

-, has

day of

I certify that good health is enjoyed in this town and the adjacent country, without any suspicion of plague, cholera, or contagious distemper whatso

ever.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at day of

this

—, 188-.

FORM NO. 37.

U. S. Consul.

On this

Marine note of protest. (Paragraph 339.)
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

day of

Port of

188-.

in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and before me, - Consul of the United States of America and the dependencies thereof, personally appeared master of the ship or vessel called the of -- of the the burden

for

of

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

day of

laden

with

, on

and arrived in the said ship at [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.

day of

Port of

188

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 before me, Consul of the United States of America for and the dependencies thereof, personally came and appeared master of the ship or vessel called the of

of the burden of laden with

tons or thereabouts, then lying in this port of 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 this protest; and also comes A B, mate, G H, carpenter,

together with the said K L and M O, seamen, 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, etc.]

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 pro

test 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 I, 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.

[SEAL OF THE CONSULATE.]

Master.

A B, Mate.

G H, Carpenter.

KL, Seaman.
M O, do.

U. S. Consul.

FORM NO. 39.

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

339.)

of

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 of, aforesaid, has determined to proceed direct to the port ofthere 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 at ders 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

for or