[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.