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jhfotedls bis creatures, will not
permit the execution of atrocious
.deeds when'the victims are inno
cent : thus, therefore, has his
omnipotence refilled me. from
the moft unheard o^cataffrophe.
My people,.my fubjebts, all have
a due fenfeof my chniHanity and
regular habi's ; flll .ove me. and
fr< m all do 1 receive proofs of
veneration, fuch as are due th
refpe<5t ot a fa her who ren erly
loves his children • hu did- l
live perfuaded or my fupume
happmefs, when an unknown
hand ciifcove/ed the moft enor
mous and unnatural plan, con
trived in my own palace and a
ga.i it my perfon. My life,which
has been fo often in danger had
aueady become a heavy burthen
to my tuccefi'or; who, prepoflelT
ed, and bbnd and. devoid of every
principle of rehgion, which my
pa ernal care and love had irn
preffed upon his min'd, ha'l.cot
lul ed. and even admitted a plan
to .ie nrone me I myulfenqui
in o an 1 invefligated (he ve
raci y of his a'temot, and iur
pni d him in myo napartment*
w rh the cypher of intelligence
^hic!) he icceived f om iraitors.
I c lied oge'hcr my prefi ent.ad
inte m. oi th< council, together
V-itli other minifler , to under
ta. e he difeovery. II . a done
in due iorni, an the cfult wa ,
tl-at I dec eed he confinement of
fev ra! cr minals., and aKo that of
my fo to his o n apa tnicnt
rJ his was an add on 1 g ■ f to
the many which a], ady affl.&ed
me. • ut.as it is t::c molt hein
ous fo liVewif is it the moft ne
c^ flare ,o punirti ; and ; ordered
the uhlic «'ion jof the f ds, d -
firous to dnciyfe to my fubjeds
a pain, which might be leflfened
by the proof of their loyalty.
“ i have therefore communi
cated it, in order that it may cir
culate in due foim. Dated in
San Lorefizo, the 30th October,
1807.” *
Alexandria, Dec. 17.
A couit martial has beecn or-» i
dered by the secretary of the na- !
vy to fit on the 4th of January !•
next, for the tria1 of commodore
James Barron, captain Charles
Gordon, William Hook, gunner, f
and capt tin John I Dll of the ma
rine corps, lat * officers of the!
frigate s heiapeake.
Washington, Dec 22 -
Congrefs this day p..ffied the
following adt It patted in con-1
feeiience of a mett ge horn the
Prefidcnt; in the Senate—yeas
22, nays 6 ; and in the Houfeof
Kcprefentatives-yeas 82, nays
44.
P n Act laying an EMBARGO
on ail llups and veflels in the
ports and harbours of the IJni- !
ted St itcs.
13e it ena&ed by *h Senate &
1 loufe of R prefentatives of the
United States of America, in
( ongrefs alTembled, I hat an em
bargo be, and hereby is, laid on
all lliips and veflels in the ports
and • laces within the limits or.
j risdi&ion of the United States,
cleared or not clerred, bound to
any foreign port or plate; and :
hat no clearance he furnifhed to ‘
any lhip or vetTel bound to fuel) |
ton ign port or place except vef
f Is under the immedia e direc
tion of tlie PicliJent of the (J.
r t s ; and that thr; IVcfiJent be
aud^oiizcd to give fuch inftruc- i
tions to the officers of the reve*
nueand of the navy and revenue
cutters of the United States, as
(hall appear beft adapted for car
rying the fame into full effedt.
Provided, That nothing herein
contained fhall be conttrued to
prevent the departure of any fo
reign (hip or veil'd, either in bal
lcift, or, irh the goods, ware:; and
merchandize on board of.fuch fo
reign ihip or velfel when notified
of this adl.
edt. 2 And he it further en-^
•idted, That during the continu
a ce of this adt, no regittered or
f.*a-l tt. r vefle , having o 1 board
gonds, wares and merchandize*
lhall be allowed ta.depart front
one nort within the Un ted States
to not her within the fame, un
lel the matter, owner, confignee
or fadb r of fuch vefTel (half firft
give bond.with one or more fure
ties, to the colledtor of the diftr.dl
to which (he is bound to depart,
in a fum of double the value of
the veliel and cargo,that the faid
goods, wares and merchandize;
fhail be relanded it fo.i e port of '
the United States, dangers of the
feas excepted : which bond, nd
alfo a certificate from the colleo -
tor where the lame may be re
1 anded, fliali by the colledtors re— *
fpedtively be tranl'mltted to the
fecretary of the treafury. All
armed vefifels rofifefiing publick
commiflions from any foreign
power, are not to be confidered
as liable to the embargo laid bv
this a<3.,. ‘ r
[ 1 he brefideht recommended
the emba go, as necefl'ary to pre
leive the property of our met*- .
chants from falling into the
hands of the French and the
Englilh.] .