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134 THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 50, 51,53, 54. 1814. one casks of oil, trans-shipped, from the ship Walker on board the ship Harriot, for Norfolk, from the Cape De Verd island, by Stephen West, master of the said ship Walker; and which articles of merchandise were entered on the seventh of February, one thousand eight hundred and twelve: Provided, That the same has not been exported with benefit of drawback. Approved, April 9, 1814. S·rn·u·rs II. ’"" April ii, ]814, Crisp. L.-.8n Jcl for the reliq" of Jo/m Calwonc and others. Chim ,,,-,,,6 Be it enacted, &c., That all claim and interest which the United United_Smtes States have to the net proceeds of the British privateer called the Dart, {f1l‘!‘qf"°h°d "' captured by the revenue cutter called the Vigilant, and condemned in rr &v°ur` the district court of Rhode Island, be released and relinquished to, and in favor of; John Cahoone, master of said cutter, his officers, crew, and associates, concerned in said capture. 3);,,;,-button of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United proceeds. States is hereby authorized and required to cause to be paid and distributed to the said John Cahoone, his officers, crew, and associates, concerned in said capture, the net amount and proceeds thereof, in such proportion, and upon such principles as to him shall seem proper and equitable. Approved, April 11, 1814. Srnurz II. 1; Ap,-it rg, rgr4_ Gun. L1. —-dn Act for the relief of Mary Chever. G,,,,,,,,,, ,0 Be it matted, {rc., That from and after the passage of this act there her. shall be paid out of the navy pension fund, to Mary Chever, for and during her life, the sum of twenty-five dollars, quarter yearly, as a gratuity from Congress on account of the distinguished bravery and services of her two sons, John Chever and Joseph P. Chever, who were seamen on board the frigate Constitution, and who were slain at the capture of the British frigate Java. Am-novmu, April 12, 1814. Srucra II. ""‘*‘ April 13, 1814. Can. LI1I.—.r2n dat for the relizf of Joseph Brevard. A,,,,,,,,,,, ,,, be Be it enacted, 4-::., That the accounting otiioers of the treasury be, settled, &c. and they are hereby authorized and directed to settle the account of Joseph Brevard, and that he be allowed the amount of a final settlement certificate, number ninety-one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, dated the first of February, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-tive, for —one hundred and eighty-three dollars and twenty-three ninetieths, and bearing interest from the first of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and issued to the said Joseph Brevard, by John Pierce, commissioner for settling accounts of the army; and that the amount due be paid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Joseph Brevard. Approved, April 13, 1814. Snrurm II. —-i April 13, 1814. CHAP. LIV.—t/In Act for the relief of David Porter and his of wers and crews. Claim of the Be it enacted, dye., That so much of the net proceeds of the for- Upiw•i_?¤:_1¤9 feitures and penalties as have accrued to the United States from the {§;£_qé‘:’O€r_’" condemnation and sale of the following vessels and their cargoes, to wit: Le Duc de Montebello, Le Petite Chance, and L’Intrepide, condemned and sold by order of the district court of the United States for the Orleans district, for violations of the laws of the United States, be and the same are hereby given up and relinquished in favor of Captain David