The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

STATE ?APERS.

DECI.IIIITION PRITSSI AG 11NST ENGLAND.
The King being ohli,red, by the `tit Arti( Ifs of the Treat oC
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Peace of Til-it, concluded on the :llt ISO 7. to shut, with-
out evccption, the Prie•sion Ports and States against the trade
and nay igationt of England as long a. the prevent war lasted
between I tiOrind and France, hi. Alnjesty has not he.
sitated to take pro7ressively floe roost appropriate measures to
fulfil hi. rnengements. In dire cting. these measures, his !Majesty
did nr.! lissernine the pre:police and 11).8 which would result to
the c• --osrose of hl= dominions in s•fsneral, and 'that of his sub-
ject., ...). by ft long aerie. of mistiortfines, have acquired new
ri,v,ht. ill his paternal solicitttfle and benevolence; bat his 'Ma-
jesty it-,ltled to the consolutory it.one, that the mediation Offerrti
by It it.sia to England, l zfetscleratioz the return of a definitive
peace between Great Britain affil Friti!ev, 11 trill !,t),,n bring
about an order of things more coogeteial to I lie !) 10!•,---
rests of each !loner. The King has !we!. airy 1.. •,i).!:..(
expectation; the events that have taken pl:„- • • :u),I
are too well known to render it ttecessarY to rec., in tale the—
far from bringing the so much desired period of gent' 'I •
nearer, have only placed it at a greater distance. All coin, •
Ideation is broken off between Russia and England. The De-
! duration of his :Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, pub •
lished on the Vtitli Octoliee, that there is no tenger any relation
between those two Power.. llis Prussian Nlajestc; intimately
connected by all his relatioto ith the cause and %%Stem of the
Continental neighbvinring and friendly Mover., It.vs no ither
mire of conduct than his duties founded upon floe interest of his
, State. and the obligation contracted by a solinno Treaty. Con.
formality to these principles, Hs :Nlajesty setting aside those
considerations which he had hitherto reverted, in the vain
hope of a speedy general pacification; and having refused,
since the mission of Lord Hutchinson, to receives at his Court
any Diplomatic Agent, has just ordered his Legation
at London to quit England as soon a. po.sible, and return to the
Continent. Ilis Alajesty the King of Prussia, in making known
the resolutions which his engagements and the interest of his
Monarchy imposed upon ii hit a: as tint'. declares by these Pre-
sents, that till the restoration of a definitive Peace between the
two Belligerent Powers, there shall be no relation between
Prussia and England.
~Ventel, Der. 1, 1807.

FREDERIC WILLIAM.
lIOLLANIL-ROI AL DECREE.

lAl'll NA roLrns, &c.

Considering that every Etiropean Nation ought to co-operate
with all its power to the triumph of the cause of the Continent,
in a contest which trill not 1w of long (Iteration, aid whose result
is not doubtful. Considering that our particular duty, as welt
as the dearest interests of our people command us to accede In
all points to the desires of his Nl:it-sty the Emperor 4of tiro
French, our illustrious Brother, aned even to surpass his hopes.
Considering that the indemnity otid relief w hielt our kiugdont
has a right to demand and expect, depend entiret, upon the
powerful intervention of France. Considering, lo time, that
however great the sacrifices hitherto made by this Country may
be, and however powerful its situation; both tinder the relations
of commerce and those of finance, it is of notch greater interest
to dissipate all the doubts that might exist with respect to our
intentions, and to prove to Europe, in the most signal manlier,
our attachment, and that of oar people to the common cause.
Art. I. Front thespuhlicatiou of the present Decree all the
Ports of our Kingdom shall be shut against all ships, whatever
be their denomination. Those only are excepted from this dis-
position, and provisionally till a new order, of w hich mention is
made in the 2d Article.

11. Armed ships of our Allies are not Included in the ‘l-
- directed by the preceeding Article. They ouri. rive- :,14,
quit our ports, and bring in their prizes, by col)b.rititr:K •
Ordinances issued relative to the entraases a i kkiou-tm"
of war.

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