The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-16 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GALETTE.

Foreign 05ce, September 13, 1807.

The King has been n pleased to cause it to be signi-
fied by the Right Honourable George Canning, His
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs. to the Ministers of Friendly and Neu-
tral Powers resident at this Court. that the rigorous
bloekade of the Rivers Elbe. Weser, and Ems, i.,
for the present,discontinued ; and that neutral ves-
sels, laden with innocent goods. the property ot
Neutrals, will be suffered to trade at the said rivers,
and the intermediate rivers. ports, and places, pro-
vided such vessels are going from Gr to a neutral or
British port, and shall not be trading, nor shall pre-
viously have traded. between either ot the said ri-
vers. or the intermediate rivers, ports, or places, and
any port or place in the possession, or so far under
the en wool of the enemy, as that Li itish vessel.
play not freely trade thereat.nor from cne to another
of the said rivers. or intermediate rivers, ports, or
places.

INDIA.

MADRAS COUIIIIIR, Fen. 11.

Accounts from Calcutta, of the ec,th Jan. state
the capture of the ship Refs", with a valuable cargo
belonging to that port, by Le Mariebot brig priva-
teer of 6 guns, and 100 men, in lat. 4 N. near Ar.-
mlabe, on the west coast of Sumatra. This is the
same privateer which some time ago took the Hew!,
Ad hvton on that coast ; .he had been at Batavia,
where she procured an additional number of guns
and men, and had returned to make further depre-
dations on the coast.
The ealh.a, Cap:Ain ll:chardson, freighted by
the Company for the conveyance of stores to Ben-
toolen, was dispatched from Bengal on the 21st of
January last.

Thomas Pan, Esq. Resident at Fin hf.albro', has
proceeded to Bencoolen in the Althea.

FORL /UN EL L 01.11 ICE.

FROM THE LA.; rcal PAPERS.

DZCREE AGADIS r ENGLISH COWkIERCE.

MAGVII. Sit r. 3.
The following Royal Decree. dated the 'lath of
August, was published here this day :
Louis Napoleon, by the grace of God and
the Constitution of the Kingdom, King of Hol-
land ;

Considering that, consistent w:-!: the true interests
of our kingdom, it is our duty, by ail the means
io aur power, to co. Iterate in the desired ext.
vution of the great measure adopted by the
emperor and King against the common enemy,
for the purpose of obtaining a general peace, and
th• independence of the Seas --coasidaing that
some subaltern age its have rendered themselves
criminal by want of firmness and nrgleil in the
execution of the rnetsures diretted by eur Decree
of tie 15th of Dezein;),:r. 1806—coesidering the
arti:ite and bad faith which have been em?loyed
in several ports Of the enemy, with iespeft to the
pacers of neutral vessels, and by which the health
ut Europe Wit put to hazard, by m iling out let-
ters of quarantine—considering, fi sally, thAt all
funse irregularities ought to be terminated at a
so critical for the enemy of the whole Can-
tinent, and in paticular of all commercial states ;
a:3 that the hoanux And the dearest interests of oar
subj,.as would be compromised, were the strift
execution of the: Laws and Decrees passed for this
purpose[ overlook have, therefore, decreed as
fol!niw•s :

Art 1. Tir_. Ag:rt!‘ .>f the orders of
ehir Misti.tesoilo,t - .and Poke., "Ina be brought s,fo:e the
C4,Apttaat CuJrt... to atetwer for tlivit conduct ac, .rdtug to Cite
Laws.

Y. Thy vessels sipped in our harbnars, a list Of which
siesionsed, shall be clecule4 upina by the competent Tii-
.:l4la.

Reckoning horn the date of the present dec:e, all yes-
stls entersng inward; shall give a double security, which
shall remain until the legality of thr.ir papers be fully ac-
knowledged, an I •intit it be prned that teem -vessels hove.
towhed at no enemy's port.

•. In eau: the paper should be false, Or it should appear that
eo it'al to the deztaration of the Captain, the ship had
50i.e..e.1 at an enemy% port, the doohle umn ray shall ►e ins-
demanded of the sureties, and the amount paid.
into the Polite Mato? y.

As mon as tha security shall be settled, the delivery of
the shins may takii place, in presence a the persons appoint-
ed to superintend it by the Minister of Finances, who shall
tike can that the owners do not unlmid any aitn.les which
may b! presumed ti ►e English merchandise.

6. If at should he prove/ that the (bode are of kaigl..ta ma.
allf Our', or have rome from an enemy', port, they Ball hot
only be comiscated, for the benefit of the public treitiory, but
the enable security shall al.° be levied, and the ship shall be
tollsged imasedately to put to sea ; and the same shall, in
rise of bs.l weather, hare 110 shells:4 except under the strict

rare or hat weather, have 110 ghetto'. except under the strict- command, could not I
tA pmeaet.oes.
. , 7 Ail eorrevonance. Jouraats ke. which come in a neu-
war; that His Majestyle
trA I nag, shall be seised anal burnt, as a military man. of
S. All pa,te.tgess or travellers who cannot pave that they sensible of the truth of
on trw come Ito n th- B ' isles* shall natnediately be sent att all events, His Majei
wt .i 'I" "14"` . a prisoner of war. .
• a. An probitt.sofy reinlatiens vespetiing the commerce with ceiveda that airhouLls,
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