The National Register.
London, England, 1809-04-30 00:00:00

tERTIFIcATEs.—MAY, 16.

J. Walter, of Shad Thainei, Sorrey, anehommith.—M. Elliot, of Chatham.
%Ik,,pkoeper.—P: Firu►un, of Dedham, Essex, nione)-scrivener—E. Eardleb
of Ezett.r, &Ales- io glaws. .

SATUD.4 Y'S LONDON G.1ZE777:.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace. the2slh IT //pen 1809.
present, the kitag's Must Excellent Majesty in Council. •
Whereas his Majesty, by his Order in Council of the eleventh
of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, was pleased
for the reasons assigned therein, to order that " all the ports
and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at
war with his Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe,
from which, though not at war with his Majesty, the British
flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belong-
ing to his Majesty's enemies, should from thenceforth he
subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation,
as if the same were actually blockaded in the most strict and
rigorous manner;" and also to prohibit " all trade in articles
which are the produce or manufacture of the said countries or
colonies : And whereas his Majesty having been nevertheless
desirous not to subject those countries which were in alliance
or in amity with his. Majesty's to any greater inconvenience than .
was absolutely inseparable from tarrying-into effect his Maksr
ty's just dete-roriaapon to counteract designs of his enemies, did
snake certain exceptions awl modifications expressed in the said
order of the eleventh of November, and in certain subsequent
orders of the twenty-fifth of November, declaratory of the
aforesaid order of the eleventh of November and the eighteenth
of December, one thousand eight hundred and seven, and the •
thirteenth of March one thousand eight hundred and eight.
And whereas, in consequence of divers events which hnvo
taken place since the date of the firrit mentioned Order affecting
the Relation between Great Britain and the Territories of other
Powers, it is expedient that sundry parts tmd provisions of the
said Orders should be altered or revoked.
His Majesty is therefore pleased, by and with the advice of
his Privy Council, to revoke and annul the said several Orders,
except as hereinafter expressed, and so much of the said several
Orders, except as aforesaid, is hereby revoked accordingly.
And his Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of his
Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all the
ports and places, as far north as the river Ems inclusively, muter
the government stiling itself the Kingdom of Holland, and ail
ports and places under the government of France, totrether
the colonies,- plantations, and settlements in the possessiob
of
those governments respectively, and all ports and places in the
northern parts of Italy, to be reckoned from the ports of Orbi-
tello and Pesara inclusively, shalt continue and he subject to the
same restrictions, m point of trade and oavigation, without
any exception, as if the same were actually blockaded by kis
Majesty's naval forces in the most• strict and rigorous manner;
and that every vessel trading from and to the said countries or
colonies, plantations or settlements, together with all goods and
merchandise on board, shall be condemned us prize to the
captors.
And his Majesty is further pleased to order, apd it bendy/ •*-
ordered, that this Order shall have effect from the day of stet wr
date thereof, with respect to any ship, together with its mg*,
which may he captured subsequent to such day on any vnyage
which is and shall be rendered legal by this Order, althotter.'
such voyage at the time of the -commencement of the same was'.
unlawful and prohibited under the said former orders; and such •
shipiuponhelog brought in, shalkbC relemetl accordingly ; anti
with respect to all ships, together with their cargoes, which ‘„••••
may be captured fn any voyage which was permitted•under the;:4l.
exceptions of the orders above-mentioned; but whith is not per:
mitted according IR the provision; of this order, 14s. Majesty '
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pleased, to order, and it is hereby ordered That such''ships, and •
their cargoes, shall not be liable to condemnation, unless they
shall have received actual notice of the present order before well
capture; or it; deftttat of such Roticel until after the ezpiratio

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