The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-18 00:00:00

EDNESDA Y, MAY is, isos.

FROM THE LONDON GAZI

Mayl7.
At the, Court at the Queen's Palace, the iGth of
May 1803.

Ph ES LNT,
The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas, in consequence of the repeated iioults and pro-
vocations which his Majesty has experienced from the Govern.
went of France, his Majarty finds himself compelled to take
such measures as are necessary for vindicating the honor of his
t_rown, and the just rights of his subierts ; his Majesty, there-
fore, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council,
to orda, and it is hereby ookied, that general reprisals be
granted splint the ships, goods, and subjects of the 'much
111.-publre, so that as well his l'itaiesty't fleets and ships, Si
also all other ships and vessels that shall be coninaissionated, by
letters of marine, or %.,neral reprisals, or otherwise, by his Ma-
jesty's Commissioners :or 'seeming the office of Lonl Ugh
Admiral of Great Britaio, shall and enay Izerfullv seize all
ships, vessels, and goods kdonf,Mg to the Frew'. Republie,
or to any perm's beivg subjects of the French Republic,
Of inhabiting within any of the territories of the French Re-
public, and bring the same to judgment in tacit Courts of Ad
miralty within his Majesty's d.iminions, as shill be duly cent-
olistionated to take cognizance thereof; and, to that end, his
Majesty's Advocate-Genelal, aith the Advocate of the Ad
mirAty, art forthwith to prepare the draft o' a to:rimiest'',
and present the urn.• to his Majesty at this Roard, authorising
the Commisikiners for executing erie office of Lord High Admi-
ral, or any person or persons by them empowered abd ap-
pointed, to issue forth and grant letters of marque and repri-
sals to any of his Majesty's subjects, or others whom the said
Commissioners shall deem fitly quaiified in that behalf, for the
apprehending, seizing, awl raking tbe ships, vesseis, and good.
belonging to the French Repuzlie, se to any persons being
subjects of the French Repubie, or inhahiting within any of the
territories of the French Republic ; and that such power: awl
clauses be inserted in the said commission, as have been us al,
and are accordmg t•, former precedents; a. 4 his Majesli's.
said Advocate-Guiera!, wit.i the Advocile of the Ad malty,

are also forthwith to prepare the draft of a commission, and
Present the lame to his Majesty at this kaiard, itAhorisitig the
said Commissioners fir executing the office of Loud flign Ad-
miral, to will and require the High Court of Admiralty of
Great Britain, and the Lieutenant and Judge of the said Court,
his SurroTite or Suring ,ter, as abs t.,a seve7al Courts of Aduli-
ndty within his Majesty's do,:itre-ms waich shall be duly cont.
anssuonmed to take cognisance of, and judicially proceed upon
an and all manner of eartarea, seizures, praxes, and reprisals of
a.I ships and goads that are qr shall he rued,, and to hear arid
datennin, Ilw.saice, mid according to IL s enures of Adminuty
aril the laws of rya 0-.1%, to adjodue and co 01-mn all such ships,
vessel., and goods as nail belling to the Fr.ruch Re, übhc, or
to any persons being srier.,,ems o the French Republic,
or in-
babitiug within any n: the territories of the French Republic ;
and that each powers and uses Übe. ted in the said corn-
mi.sion No have been usaal aid are according to former preee•
deal' ; and they arc Sikeirtia to prepare arid lay before his Ma-
jesty at this Bvard a d aft of such instructions as may be pteyer
to be lent to the said sievrbal Courts of Admiralty in his Mi-
jcity's foreign triternments and plantations for their guidance
herein ; as al.io another draft of instructions for such ships as
shall be cointni-sisriatal for the puriovies alioye-mentroneel.

Front the Court at the Queen', Palace, the sixteenth day of
May, one thnusand eight hundred and three.
Eldon, C. Pelham.
Portland, P. Cathcart.
Auckland.
Glenbervie.
Hurry Addington.
C. F. Grey;lle, Vice Ch.
Wynae.
Thos. Steele.
Wm. Sc
haac Corry.
C. Yorke.
Thos. .Vallate.
3. Smyth. •
J. lacy Addington.

‘Vestruorl4l.d, C. P. S..
Athol/.
Roxburghe.
Salisbury, C.
Townshend.
Dartmouth.
Chegerfield.
Harrington.
Chatham.
Court.o.n.
Ca tlirtem4ti.
Hawke3bury.

By the KING.

A PROCLAMATION,
ion INCOVRAOINO SLAKES *NO LANDKI/1 TO
ENTER THSXSELVS, ON ROARD HIS stAJtar's
SHIPS Of 'WAR.
GLORGE
Whereas :t is our brat intention to give an dos Wooer-
went to all such seamen and landmen who shall **Hutto*
enter themselves in our i;evvice, we have thong it fit, by and
with the advice of 0:Ir Prrey Counciloe publiah'•tbis our.
Royal Proclamation, and we do hereby promise and declare,
that all such able sit:hen not above the age of fifty, en under
the age of twenty years, fit fur our service, who shall, nit or
before the thirtieth day of .7 one neat, io:untarily ent•v them-.
mires to serve in our !bye. navy,- either with the Captains or
Lieutenants of our ships or vessel., or officers aliplOyeld ew
shore for razing men for the service of our navy, shall reclaim,.
as •..ountc, the sant of fire pounds each Man : aid
all auckiiidfiary seamen, fit for ourservice, who shall to enter
theirisekrWaistoresi4, shall receive the sum of two pound, tad
shilling. es:L man situ all such able-bodied landreeni nos
above th .1 age of thirty-five, nor under the age of twenty yeah;
vrho shall ci enter themselves as aforesaid, shall revive.
the aunt of thirty shillings each man, 4 out royal bounty,
in lieu of the bow ties promisial in our royal proclamation
d. el tlitrA•Mealth day of March last; such respective 'sums
to b • paid the.o by the vc-speet:ve clerks of the Checque
/aiding: OS lilt tors where the ships or -remain on baud
which inch eeem.nt and landmen. may be appointed' to
•'*fete, %hal- b•• • itnialtdiatAy alto the third ouster of such
seamen tw laud .etc i and we do declare, that the .qualifier

titan of the seamen and land men so entering themselves, Shall
tn; oertiF.ed th!Captaiii, Master, anintoatswain of the Clip
or vessel on board which they shall be appointed to serve : and
for the prevention any abuses, by any personilenving the
vessels to which they shall belong, and entering themselves on
board any other our ships or yesse:s, in order to obtain the said
bounty monis!, we do hereby declare and command, that such
seamen and land:nen belonging to any of our or vessels,
:is 01,1' themselves from any of the said !hips or vessel,:
to which thry shall belong, and ,hall enter themselves on board
any utlarr of nvr sail ships or vassals in order to obtain the said
bounty, shall not only lose the Wags due to then in the ships
or vest is the:: shall leave, but also be punished according to
their demerits.

Giv.7n at our Ccurt at the Queen's Pal.ar,•,

the Itith ea! of Si.ty. IAO3, and in the
forty-third year of niir re:gn.
GOD SAYI". THE 1:ING.

croncr R.

By the KING.

A PROCLANI Vll./N.

Whereas we are informed, that grett numbers pf mariners
and seal'ariug men, our natural-born subjects, are in the ser-
Vilre of divers for ig.i princes and states, to the prejudice of our
king loot : at:l wln.rea.; att.:mptii may lie made to seduce some
of on: subjects, contrary to their allegiance and duty to us, to
enter nit board ships or vessels of w6r, or other ships or vessels
belonging to the Fr. ncil and Rativian Republics, with intent
to commit Itisti+dies against us, or our sukems, or otle,rwise
to adhere ur tre aid or comfort to our enemies upon the sea :
now we, in urckr that none of our subjects may ignorantly in-
cur the gui't and penslries of such breach ss of their allegiance
andeliity, have thought it necessary, by and with the ad, keel
our Privy C anvil, to puhhsh this our Royal Proclamation,
hereby notifying and declaring, thot all persons, being our
, Subjects, who shall enter or serve, or be found en h -aril any
ships er ve.w.s of war, or other sh;ps or ve.ise!s belongir.7; to the
French or Elitavian R.:pubic', with intent to commit hostili-
ties against us our subiects, or who shall °them i;e adhere,
Or givisaid or comfort t t our enemies upon the sea, will thereby
become I able to suffer the pains of death, and all other
and penalties of high treason and piracy ; and we du hereby de-
clare our royal intention and Min residution to proceed against
a,l such offenders as:co:ding to lair.

Given at our Court at the Queen's Pa'are,
tLI 1G .I 1 day of May, 180 J, and iu the
tort, -third ye2r of our reign.

LING.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the I Gth day
of MAy 103.

PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

It is this day ordered by his Majesty, by and with the advice
of his Privy Council, that no ships or vessels, lardongit g to :fly
of his MajiNty's subject;, be permitted to enter 2nd clear oat
for any of the ports of the French or Bativian Republics, or fur
the ports of any country occupied by the armies of France,
u.it.l further order ; and his Majesty is tardier pleasialtu order,
that a general embargo or stop be made on all ships, belonging
to the French and Bitaviati Republics whatsoever, now within
or which hereafter shall come into any of the ports, harbours,
ur roads, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, tog Cher with all persons and effects on board the sa.d
ships and vessels; but that the utmost care be taken for tire
preservation of all and every part of the cargoes on board any of
the said ships, so that no damage or embezzlement whatever
be sustained; arid the Right Honourable the Lords Commis-
sioners of his Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty, and the Lord Warden of the Olive Ports, are
to give the necessary directions herein, as to them may re-
spectively appertain.

W. FAWKENER.

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BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Blnni, of Grant B glow-strelt, Mary-le-bone, water-
etoavt-ulaker„ and Tnu.na, Cuoper, of Cll:.rte4-btr,ret, candle,-
tnuiecturer, cu-nartneri, to sin-rend..r Nlay 21, June* and
4S, at ouc, attGutatull. Atturney, Mr. C;Ale, B.alfura-Arvet,
Bolfurd- _ _

Jolts flarbter, rat Manche.Aer, in the county of Laneater,
asacetino-tnaker, to surrender M.y 25 and 20, and Jane 28,
at throe, at the Star 1a.., Ma :c..egor. Anomie., Me r..
Chelenyrc ant Wacker, Solicitors, Mant:lieS:er, or Mr. Ulu,
Custanr-;trect•
Wsl.sact Lindell, of Berwick-noon-Tweed, Adler, to sur-
render June 1,2, and 211, at eleven, at the King's Arms,
*flock. Attlyttes, Mr. Dickson, Barte.ck, sots Mr. Robert
Saiderann, Palsgrave-place, London.
Thotua, Mom and Thomas Ireland, of Blakeley, Lancaster,
dyers, and corporator., to surrender May 23 and 2G, and
June gal, atelevein, at the Ryas Oak, NI-nchustet. Attorney,
Mr. Seatiott, Cahoon-strect Maochester.
Ed•etdllain the youug'r, o Bury St. Edmund's, in the
etnitsty of Suffolk, Chyntio a Druggist, t surrender Jour
2,3, Mali thcat *revers, at the Bear and Crown, Ipswich.
/I,,ip, mos mewls. reanton and Bunn., Ipswich., anti Nlzars.
Lyaw sad Col yet, Bedford-row, Loudon.

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Jena 11. David Hopwood, now or late or Union-street,
Affary-le-Bonet Matile•icx, grocer, at ten, at Guildhall.
Jerre 17. William Brawn, of Wyniondlia in, Norfolk, tan-
ner," at fear, At we Maid's-Head Lin, Norwich.
JILMI S. Jame: Wilioll, ot Birmingham, Warwick, builder,
at twelve, at the Minerva, Queen-street, Birmingham.
June, 6. John Branwhite the yotincer, late of Itachland,
N dher,ikeeper, at four, at the Blue Bell Inn, Norwich.
Jane 7. Ann Lanchester, of Sackville-street, Piccadilly,
Middlesex, dealer, attcn, at Guildhall.
June 7. Viainsford Long, of Malden, Essex, shopkeeper,
at eleven, at Guildhall.
June 10. William Fowler, of Kingston-upon-Hull, shop-
keeper, 'artilseen, at tiseWhite.hut Tavern, King tun-upon-
Hull.
CERTIPICATES, Jump. 7.
john Rwirf.ll,* Fdward Ru'tull, William Hartland, ant}
Thninaa Williams, of Worcester, men:hams.
Menrrpavls, of Portnoy Southampton, meraaut.
Joho Bowman, of 'Wawa-lane, London, kandr-merehant.
John Woes*, of Ludiatcatrect, London, tavern-lreeln-r. •