SIR: As agent for whom it may concern, I hereby request you to advertise and sell, by public auction, to the highest bidder, the tackle, apparel, and appurtenances, as per inventory herewith, as she now lays at anchor in this harbor; also that part of her cargo found damaged, and recommended to be sold by the board of survey, fr account of whom it may concern.

You will please render distinct account of sales of ship and cargo triplicate), under your own hand, to the United States Consulate at this port.

I am, respectfully, etc.,

Master.

FORM NO. 62.

Certificate authenticating copies of inventories and letters.

(Paragraph 334.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

189

I, the undersigned, Consul, etc., do hereby certify that the foregoing inventory, and the declaration thereunto, both hereto annexed, and letters signed master, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, are true and faithful copies of the originals filed in this Consulate, the same having been carefully examined by me and compared with the said originals, and found to agree therewith word for word and figure for figure.

Given, etc.

U. S. Consul.

ld by the undersigned, for account of whom it may concern, by order -, master, viz:

I, the undersigned, Consul, etc., do hereby certify that the foregoing is the true and genuine signature of

for the port of

Given, etc.

licensed auctioneer and as such is entitled to full faith and credit.

U. S. Consul.

FORM NO. 65.

Certificate authenticating copy of account of sale.

(Paragraph 334.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

189

I, the undersigned, Consul, etc., do hereby certify that the foregoing account sales, signed by

licensed auctioneer, and the cerUnited States Consul, numbered

1 and 2, are true and faithful copies of the originals filed in this Consalate, the same having been carefully examined by myself, and compared with the said originals, and found to agree therewith, word for word and figure for figure.

Given, etc.

U. S. Consul

FORM No. 66.

(Omitted.)

FORM No. 67.

Certificate on sale of a ship abroad to an alien or a nonresident citizens.

(Paragraphs 331 and 334.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

189

I, the undersigned, Consul of the United State, etc., do hereby certify that the ship- -, of master, has been duly cou demned and sold, at this port, by public auction, to a citizen (or subject) of, and that one-half of the register of the said ship has been this day delivered by me to the purchaser, and the second half thereof. retained in this Consulate to be forwarded to the Department of State.

U. S. Consul.

NOTE. When the vessel is sold without condemnation, erase the words "duly condemned and." When the sale is also private, erase in addition

e words "by public auction." When the purchaser is a non-resident tizen of the United States, modify the certificate accordingly, and eliver the whole register to purchaser.

FORM No. 68.

Bottomry bond.

(Paragraph 334.)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I,

er and commander of the ›f

tons, or thereabouts,

or vessel called the-
now lying in the port of
-, in the sum of

ind firmly bound unto
of the United States of America, to be paid to the said

now masof the burden am held

lawful money

or

to certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns; for which payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, and also the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal, at

this

dred and

day of ——, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hunWhereas the above bounden

obliged to take up and borrow, and hath received of the said

hath been

for the use of the said vessel, and for the purpose of fitting the same for sea, the sum of lawful money of the United States of America, which sum is to be and remain as a lien and bottomry on the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, —, at the rate or premium of

the seas, rivers, said

for the voyage: In consideration whereof, all risks of enemies, fires, pirates, etc., are to be on account of the And for the better security of the said sum and premium, the said master doth, by these presents, hypothecate and sign over to the said heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture And it is hereby declared, that the said vessel is thus hypothecated and assigned over for the security of the money so borrowed and taken up as aforesaid, and shall be delivered for no other use or purpose whatever, until this bond is first paid, together with the premium hereby agreed to be paid thereon.

Now the condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said the just and full sum of lawful money as aforesaid,

being the sum borrowed, and also the premium aforesaid, at or before the expiration of days after the arrival of said vessel at then this obligation and the said hypothecation to be void and of no effect otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. Having signed and exe cuted bonds of the same tenor and date, one of which being accomplished, the other to be void and of no effect.

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of—

[L. S.]

ter of the of, the party to the aforesaid bottomry bond or instrument of writing, personally came before me and executed the said bond in my presence and in the presence of the witnesses thereunto, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.

Given, etc.

FORM No. 70.

U. S. Consul.

Assignment of bottomry bond.

(Paragraph 334.)

We hereby assign our rights in the within bond to
that it may be paid to them or to their order.

chants of

mer.