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of the vessels, doubtless, made the voyage 

 in good faith, some did a little trading and 

 returned, and many did not return until 

 the embargo was removed. "Salem Ga- 

 zette," Jan. 24, 1809 : " In consequence of 

 a call of the Senate, Mr. Gallatin has made 

 a statement of the number of vessels 'per- 

 mitted ' to proceed to foreign ports between 

 Dec. 22, 1807, and Sept. 30, 1808, nine 

 months, by which it appears that '594 ves- 

 sels have thus sailed, and, of these, 413 have 

 returned and 137 have not returned. Thir- 

 teen were prevented from proceeding. Of 

 these seven were taken by our cruisers and 

 six by the British/" 



Mr. Pickering, in the same speech from 

 which I have quoted, states, that 22 vessels 

 sailed from Salem and Beverly, by per- 

 mission, between April 5, 1808, and Aug. 

 10, 1808. Of the whole number nine had 

 not been heard from. 1 "But it is not known 

 that any have been detained or condemned, 



1 The nine not heard from had probably broken parole 

 and were trading abroad. 



