The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-14 00:00:00

RS OF COLI4VCIL.

the Queen's Palace, the eth 4
present. 4he ring's >lost k:acelleut
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of Parliavert sys• passed in the
nip of his lace Majesty King Geo.
Mt to empower its llajesty to
expettatit n Of Saltpetre, acid to enforce
copal...v.6ns his Majesty to prohibit the
4 ',unpas-der, or any sort of Arms and
also to empower Pis :vtajesty to re-
-carrying coastwise of Saltpetre, Gun-
:sort of Arms or Aniniutkilitin :"
logging it necessary to prohibit the ex-
tpowder or Saltpetre, or any sort • I
ition clot of this kingdom, Or 'car-
coAewhe, tar some time, doth*there-
alvice of his Privy Council, hereby
:rola-bit, and command, that no per-
whatsoever (except the Master (:ene-
Anance tor his Majesty's service) do at
the space < two 'tomtits front the
in Council, presume to transport
. of this kingdom, or carry coast-
Gunpmetier or Saltpetre, or any sort of
Ammunition, or ship or lade any Gun-
' Saltpetre, or any seat of Arms or Am-
board any ship. or vessel, in order to
same into any parts beyond the seas,
ease coastwise, without leave or
t behalf tint obtained from his Ma-
Council ; upon pain of incurring
re.speCtive forfeitares and penalties
torcrnentioned Act. And the Lords
his blajesty's 'f rrasury, the Com-
ex-en:if; the otlice of Lord High
• It; the Lord Warden of the
'.l.t%ter Gcneral of the Ordnance,
•, Secretary at War, are to give the
,recTtons herein, as to them may respite-
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STLI*II. COTTRELL.
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the Queen's Palace, the 11th of
present, ,the King's Most Excel-
, Council.
ordaed by his Majesty in Council,
Lad vessels clearing ont for the coast
he purpose of carrying on the trade
Aryl to take on lewd, as an assorted
cargoes, as much gunpowder, and as
• of triding guns, pistols, cutlasses,
balls, bars, and shot, as the ex--
ink necessary, notwithstanding any
in his Majesty's Order in Council,
April last ; provided that sufficient
to the principal Officers of his
!usoms.of the port in which the ships
iJ before they proceed on their se-
_ in treble the value of the articles
the same shall be expended in trade
Africa ; which security is not to be
prod{ r.;- such expenditure has been
oath of the Captain or Master of the
like manner as is
,praElisted with
and East-India goods used in car-
-Ide. And his Majesty is further
, that all ships and vessels trading
coat:. be alloWed to take on board,
whatever quantity of carriage-
und wall arms, shall be judged
riSpeaive ma.aers thereof; provided
quantity be taken on hoard any one
fence than twelve carriage guns, and
together with one musket, or
pair of pistols, and one cutlass,
of which the ship's company shall
ammunition in proportion; and pro-
safficklt security be in like man-
: said p:i!ici pal officers of the Cus-
ports %, here Cie :loos shall be fitted out,
value of the carriage guns, swivels,
, so taken on beard for the defence
Ts, to bring back the said carriage
,td small arms, when the voyage, is
to account upon oath for the ex-
: ammunition; and the Kight Hon.
imissioners of his Majesty's Trea-
the necessary direr iuns herein ac-
igneJ)

. VIT. FA% KEPI

General L.s sr Es has proposed to. the
the Corsican for some Troop so pro-
Airy against Englan'd, but we believe
the diamonds from Brazil will cause
be 'forgotten, at least during the
..,pain. •
letter from Paris, dated 11.11- A, says,
-termined, in case of A ‘v.a. between
BON Ax r 1., that 50,000 Frenchmen
Hanover, llomburgh,
,Lubcck, and
wo armics, of 30,000 men each, arc
1 bn the Rhine and the Dutch fron-
itls 'of aJministration, all the plans
above all; the tolls of contributions
use of, M Hanover, by Maresehal •
other French Generals, doling the
war, are already taken from the Ar-
' sent to theCommissariA in Holland
after many represent:l6(ms by Count
eon, u hen at Berlin, and to Bo-
by the Marquis of Lcccutsivi,
report says, consented to the plan
who has 'Littered Prussia with
i;;t.:34{ the City of Embden a second
• pitting it to be the only place of
li.a.veen England and the Continent
tin Elbe. It is said, Prussia has
ipy Hanover, and that Ftu.sla,'as a
the late Gerrnou Constitution, has
it would, not. permit either Prussia or
intik, or invade .the Empire, and that,
presentis,
,LngLind has nothing
Contintintal • Politics, the Oermaa
have nothing to do with ;he tijiar.

gland and But4A, RTE.

ceieonrent reign, not only in the corps of
Officers, but amongst the common,
ordered to the colonies, or in cipefla.
. them kick npon thermelifes'as
istionoureth anti sacriri:ed ; au t unjust par-
VAPA*Tk in Nis. Aypointments t' the
,onour,wherefi-a, Mos esu's soldiers,
those who fought unilim .Pteaton t; or
,'are admitted, haw eituied a general dis-
murmur -and the Freticl: soldiers begin
:'the Milliard so often proi.nised them,
pose their lives far a perms wk. i• as

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