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London, England, 1806-05-21 00:00:00

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At the Court at the-Queen's Palace, the 14th
sod, precept the KING'S Most Excellent Majesty
_in Council. • .
His Majesty having taken into cOnsideration the
present state: of Hainburgh and Oldenburgh, and the
circumstances under which several Vessels belonging
to Bremen . and 'Pappenburgh have arrived in the
- Ports of the United K.-Ingdorn, is pleased, by and
with the advice, of his, Privy council, to order, and
itis hereby ordered, that the Embargo now subsi,tilrr
upon all Ships, and Vessels belonging to Hainburgri
and Oldenburgh be taken off: And it fur,
ther ordered, that the Embargo be also, taken, off
thoseVcssels belonging to the Towns ofßreineuand
Pappenhurgh, which- had cleared out for Ports of the
United Kingdom previous to the Piussian.NothiCa-
' tion, dated 25th March last, whereby BritiShjShips.
were excluded from the Ports of the Prusiiian DOllll.-1
nions, and from certain other Ports in the •North'
Europe:: and that the said' Ships and Vessels, with
their cargoes, not beingTrussian, Or-Enernies' pro-
perty, be permitted•to sail to,any -Port not 'blockaded:
And the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of his
Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of the
,Admiralty, the Lord Warden -of the Cinque -Nits,
and the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty; are
to give the necessary dire&ions herein, as, may tO
them respectively appertain:

FAWKENER.

At the Court at the-Queen's Palace, the 14,th Ma v,
tBO, present, the Kiso's Most Excellent 'Majes-
ty in Council.:
Whereas-during the interval which has elapsed
- • • since his -Majesty -found hihiself Compelled, by the
hostile.theasaes of his .T.•;lajesty the King of Prussia,
'• to lay an Embargo on the Ships and Goods belong-,
ing to his Subjects, and to places under his con-,
troal, siath hostile measures have not been dis-
continued : • And. Whereas- the Town of Papiiien-
burgh cannot but be considered as dependent on
and ander the absolute controul Of Prussia; his
.Atijesty` therefore is pleasod, by and with - the
' advice oOlis Privy Council, to order, 'and it is here-
by ordered, that general Reprisals be granted against
the Snips; GOods, and Subjeas of the King Of
-Prusia, and of the Town of 'Pappenburgh (save and
except any Ships-to which His Majesty's licecicehas
been granted, or which 'have been direCtect to be
released frorri the Embargo), so that as well His
Alajesty's' Fleets and Ships, as also all other Ships
and Vessels that shall be commissionatedby. letters of
_ marque- or general reprisals, or otherwise, by His,
Ajelity's Corninissioners for executing the office. of
Lorca liigh Admiral of Great Britain, shall-and -may
lawtully s'eize all Ships, Vessels, and Goods belong-
ing to.the King: of Prussia, or his SUbjeds, or otherS,
inoabiting within theTerritoriess •of the ICing Of
Prussia,' of-belonging to the ToWn of Pappeuburgh
(except as aforesaid), and bring.the same to judg-
ment in any of the Courts of- dmiralty Within His
Majesty's-dominions; and to that erEl, His 'Majes-
.ty's Advocate-General, with the Aavocate of the
Admiralty, are forthwith to prep ire the draft of- a
and present, the. same to His Majesty
at this. Board, authorizing
,the
•CoMmissioners for
executing the office of Lord High -Admiral, or any
. person .or,personS by them empowered and appoint,
ed, to issue forth and grant •Letters of Marque and.
Reprisals to any of His. Majesty's Subjects, or others,
%Wiwi the said Corniiiissioners' shall deeni fully quali-
fied in that behalf, tOr the aPpreliending,seiking-, :and
taking the Ships, VesselS, and ppods- belonging to
• Prussia, and the'VasselS and SubjeCts of the King of
Prussia, or any inhabiting, within his coiintries,-ter-
ritbries, or dominions, or belonging .to the town of
Pappenburgli.- (except' as aforesaid) and that such
poWers'and clauses be inserted-in the. said Commis-
sion as have been usual, and are according to former
precedents and His Majesty's.A.civocate7Oeneral,
With the Advocate of the Admiralty, are also forth-
With to prepare the draft of • a eciminission, and pre-
• sent the same to HisMajesty.at this Board;anthoris-
ing tile said Commissioners for executing the,office
of 'Lord. High Admiral, -to will 'and require the
High Court of Admiralty of Great Britain, and the
Lieutenant and Judge of the said Court, his Surro7
gate or Stittogates; 'as alSo the several Courts of Ad- .
ouralty within His ..Nlajesty'S Dominions, to take
co-:;nizance of, and proceed upon all and ail manner
• of captures, seizures, prizes, and reprisals of all Ships
and goods that are; Or shall be taken, and to hear
and determine the same, and acCording to the Court
ofAdMiralty, and the Laws of Nations, to adjudge
and condemn all such Ships, Vessels, and. Goods as
shall belopg to Prussia, or the Vassals and Subjects
of the King of Prussia,, or to any others, inhabiting
. within any of his countries, territories, or dolninions,
or as shall belong to the town of Pappenburgh (ex-
eept atbresaid); and that such POwers and Clauses
be, inserted in the' said Commission as have been
•uSual, and are according to former precedent's ; and
they are likewiseto.prepare and lay before His Ma-
jesty at this Board, a draft of such InstruEtions
may be proper'to be sent to the Courts of Adniiralty
in Llis Maje4y'S foreign Governments . and -Planta-
fons; for their guithmee herein ; as alSo, 'another
draft of Instruations for Such' ships as •shall be com-
inissionatecl for the.purposes above mentioned:
SPENCER.

HOWICK.

C. J. FOX.

H.

W. N'ltil)lJA'X.'

NAT. BON,D.

GRENVILLE.

Dou•ning -street, Alay 16,1806.

Ki;:g has been pleased' to cause it to be sig-
Dified by. tile. Right Hon:
.Charles James. Fox,
Majesty's Principal Secretaiy td State for. Foreign
Affairs,. to .the ..giiiiaers" • et- Friendly and Neutral
Po‘Vers, residing at this Court, that His Majesty,
taking- into.cons4ermion the new and extraordinary
means resarted to by the Enemy, for the, par-
pose Of: distressing the commeree*. of his • .Sub-
jects „has:thought fit to direct, that the necessary
measures- should be , taken"' for • the blockade of
the Coast;,...giv&rs, and Ports, from the River
Elbe to the Port of Brest, both inclusive ; and
that the said Coast,' RiverS, and Ports are, and must
be considered as blockaded ; but that His Majesty is
pieased to declare, -that such blockade shall not ex-
tend to pre'Vent Neutral Ships and Vessels laden .with

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' :;op:ts not being :tl.l,2.propert- of His. Majesty's Erie-
mies,- and not .beilig.contraband df war, from . ap-
p`roachiwg.the said coasts, and enteringinto and sail-
iog the said rivers and ports, (save-andexeept
the coast, rivers,:and-ports, froth Ostend to the, Ri-
‘-er Seine-, already in a state of strict and rigorous
)lochtde, and which are to be considered as so Con-
tinued) :- the slid Ships and Vessels so ap-
prOaching atid,enteriug .(eXcept as aforesaid) shall
not have been laden at anyvort beloligitia to, or
' in the possession'of any of His Majesty's Eitemies,.
and that the said Ships and Vesseli. so .sailing from
the sad ,Rivers and Ports (except aforesaid) shall
not he destined -to any ,Port belonging to, or in the
possession. of, .any Of. His Majesty's 'Enemies, nor
,frare previously broken the blockade; and \.that the
said:eoast, Rivers, and ,Forts, must be considered as,
being 'in a state of bleekade;—and that from this
time the .measures ,aufhwrized. by the Law of
Nations,. and the respeetive Treaties beti.veen His,
'Majesty'and- the different friendly and Neutral
Powers, *ill be adopted and executed -with respekt
to lii Vessels
,rit.hich. may. Attempt to violate the•said
blockade. •.