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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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The US Secretary of the Navy Robert Smith informs the Charleston Customs Collector that President has ordered gunboat No. 1 under Lt. John Powell to South Carolina and Georgia coasts for protection against aggressions and pirates, with more boats to follow and two to be built in Charleston and Savannah.
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IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION.
We are authorised by the Collector of the Customs to state, that he has received a letter from the honorable Robert Smith, secretary of the navy, notifying him that the President of the United States has deemed it expedient to send to the coast of South-Carolina and Georgia, gun boat No. 1, under the command of lieut. commandant John Powell. That another gun boat will in a few days be sent to our coast, and that arrangements have been made for building a gun boat at Charleston and another at Savannah.
The protections which will be thus given, as well to the revenue, as to all vessels whatever, whether neutral or American, against the aggressions of the armed vessels of any nation whatever, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, cannot fail to be highly gratifying satisfactory!
Pirates, whether found within or beyond our jurisdictional limits, will be taken and brought into port. Other laws of the United States can and will be effectually executed.
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Charleston
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protections provided to revenue and vessels against aggressions; pirates to be captured and brought to port; us laws to be executed.
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Authorized statement from Customs Collector: Received letter from Navy Secretary Robert Smith that President orders gunboat No. 1 under Lt. Commandant John Powell to South-Carolina and Georgia coasts; another gunboat soon to coast; arrangements to build one at Charleston and one at Savannah.