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 Tm-.; mu.-THE SLAVE·TRADE. 1079 Sec. 5569. The President is authorized to issue instructions to the I¤S¤¤¢ti<>¤¤ to commanders of the armed vessels of the United States, directing them,  of whenever it is practicable, and under such re ulations as he maly pre- .%%_ scribe, to proceed directly to such place as shall have been agree upon lb¤d·»¤·2i P~593· with any foreign government, or its duly constituted agent, under the provisions of the preceding section, and there deliver to the duly constituted authorities or agents of such foreign government all negroes, mulattoes, or persons of color, taken from on board vessels seize in the prosecution of the slave-trade; and they shall afterward bring the vesse and persons engaged in prosecuting such trade to the United States for trial and adjudication. [See $52158-2164-] s·1·——03-—73