Forms 27, 28, and 29.

FORM No. 27.

Request to local authorities for the arrest of deserters. (Paragraph 205.) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

SIR:

seamen belonging to the master, recently arrived from from the said

having absconded at this port I have the honor respectfully, in pursuance of 18-, between

the provisions of the terms of the treaty of 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, your obedient servant,

To

U. S. Consul.

FORM No. 28.

Certificate to be issued to citizens of the United States being purchasers of American or foreign-built vessels in a foreign port. (Paragraph 220.)

I,

Consul of the United States for the port of do hereby certify that the within bill of sale, bearing date the day of denomination, name, &c.,] sold and transferred by

of the

[here describe the vessel, her tonnage,

has been proved satisfactorily to me to have been duly execnted by the subscribing part—and I further certify that therein mentioned as purchaser of said vessel

of the United States

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

[L. S.]

citizen

day of

Consul.

FORM No. 29.

Bill of health, (Clean.) (Paragraph 236.)

I, certify that

having on board

called the tons, commanded by

Consul of the United States at

do hereby

of navigated by

burden per register

passengers, leaves this port of

men, and in free

pratique, [or, in quarantine,] bound for

I certify that good health is enjoyed in this town and the adjacent

Forms 30 and 31.

country, without any suspicion of plague, cholera, or contagious distemper whatsoever.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal of office, at

this

day of

18-.

U. S. Consul.

On this

FORM No. 30.

Marine note of protest. (Paragraphs 238 and 412.)
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

day of

hundred and

States of America for

Port of

in the year of our Lord eighteen before me, Consul of the United and the dependencies thereof, personmaster of the ship or vessel called the tons or thereabouts, and last past, he sailed in and

of the burden of
day of

with the said ship from the port of arrived in the said ship at

on

hour;] and having experienced boisterous

laden with

and

[here insert the day and weather on the voyage,

hereby enters this note of protest accordingly, to serve and avail him hereafter, if found necessary.

day of

before me,

one thousand eight Consul of the United

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 hundred and States of America for ally came and appeared

and the dependencies thereof, personmaster of the ship or vessel

of

Form 31.

of the burden of

cargo,

called the tons or thereabouts, then lying in this port of, laden with 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 together with the said also come A B, mate, G H, carpenter, 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, aud state as follows, that is to say: That these appearers, on the 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, stanch, 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.]

day of

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

and

this

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

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,

Form 32.

to serve and avail him and all others whom it doth or may concern, as need and occasion may require.

[SEAL OF THE CONSUL.]

Master.

A B, Mate.

G H, Carpenter.
KL, Seaman.
MO, do.

U. S. Consul.

FORM NO. 32.

graph 238.)

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

day of

of

aforethere

Whereas the surveyors of the ship master, of the 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 despatch, 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 said, has determined to proceed direct to the port of 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 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 encies thereof, personally came and appeared 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.

In testimony whereof, the said

and the depend

before

hath hereunto sub

Forms 33 and 34.

scribed his name, and I, the said Consul, set my hand and affixed the seal of this Consulate, this [L. S.]

day of

A. D. 18-.

U. S. Consul.

Master of the

FORM NO. 33.

Certificate as to insurbordinate conduct of crew. (Paragraph 241.)

UNITED STATES CONSULATE,

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., do hereby certify that

and

of

18-.

seamen or mariners, bemaster, were

longing to the ship placed in irons on board of the said ship by the said master for refusal of duty and insubordinate conduct, and afterward taken on shore and imprisoned with my consent.

Given, &c.

FORM No. 34.

Consul.

Consul's decision and award in cases of protest against masters, passengers, or crew. (Paragraph 241.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AT

Whereas

master of the
from

arrived in this port of test on the books in this Consulate, under date of the 18-, against sage aforesaid, named in the said protest, for mutinous the high seas, and against carrying them to the officers, crew, and part of the passengers of said vessel have likewise entered solemn protest, under date of the said named persons, and against their proceeding with them in the said vessel:

against

Now therefore I, the undersigned, Consul of the United States of America, having entertained the complaint and grievances set forth in said protest, having first required and obtained from the said master a specified list of the charges preferred by him against the said passengers, consisting of distinct charges, and having duly sworn and respectively examined the witnesses to same, in number persons, who deposed to the truth of the said charges as follows, to wit: to the first accusation; to the second; to the third; to the fifth; to the sixth. And having furthermore admitted and duly sworn and respectively examined