United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 54
Chap. LIV.—An Act for the relief of David Porter and his officers and crews.
Claim of the United States relinquished in their favour.Be it enacted, &c., That so much of the net proceeds of the forfeitures and penalties as have accrued to the United States from the 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 Porter, and of the officers and crews by whom the said vessels were captured, as a compensation to the said David Porter, and the said officers and crews, for their zeal and activity in capturing the same: and that the said Captain David Porter be hereby authorized to receive from the secretary of the treasury the amount of the said net proceeds of the aforesaid sales, to be paid by the said secretary of the treasury out of any money not otherwise appropriated; and upon receiving the same the said David Porter is authorized and instructed to distribute it amongst the said officers and crews, in the proportions, and agreeably to the regulations of the laws of the United States, for the distribution of prize money.
Approved, April 13, 1814.