[94] They were not general instructions, but were directed to Commander Campbell. Cf. House Doc., 15 Cong. 2 sess. IV. No. 84, pp. 5–6.
[95] Statutes at Large, III. 471 ff.
[96] House Doc., 15 Cong. 2 sess. VI. No. 107, pp. 8–9.
[97] Ibid., IV. No. 84. Cf. Chew's letters in House Reports, 21 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 348.
[98] House Doc., 15 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 12, pp. 22, 38; 15 Cong. 2 sess. VI. No. 100, p. 13; 16 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 42, p. 9, etc.; House Reports, 21 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 348, p. 85.
[99] House Doc., 15 Cong. 2 sess. VI. No. 107, pp. 8–9.
[100] House Reports, 21 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 348, p. 77.
[101] Cf. House Doc., 16 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 42, p. 11: "The Grand Jury found true bills against the owners of the vessels, masters, and a supercargo—all of whom are discharged; why or wherefore I cannot say, except that it could not be for want of proof against them."
[102] E.g., in July, 1818, one informer "will have to leave that part of the country to save his life": Ibid., 15 Cong. 2 sess. VI. No. 100, p. 9.
[103] Joseph Nourse, Register of the Treasury, to Hon. W.H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury: Ibid., 15 Cong. 2 sess. VI. No. 107, p. 5.