The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-10 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION:

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" It is hereby rmale !mown to all Merchantapf
this Once, that in pursuance of the Peace 'con,Auded
st TtlAt, between liru,sia and Frmce, not only all
Prussian Ports shall be shut against English ships,
but that also all trade and commerce betwan Prui-
ola and England muitgccase.

f‘ Hitherto, they ;ould only be. shut up in a, pri-
yam manner; bneause several PCUSkiall ships were ly-
ing in English .Ports, ,and it became therviore neces-
sary:to preserve them,_ and: becanso several other
vessels, laden with provisions, unavoidably required
for this country, .were still at, PEI- thes,e,olMacles
'neing now reino,ved,we hereby publicly, makelitiow n,
by his Royal Majesiy's eon-inland, that this,,port,in
common with all othet Prussian. harbours,,, are. shut
agiiii-ht all ships which are English, or belonging .to
sny individual of the English nation: ,tharuntlec no
circumstances and no pretences, wljatevr„, an Eng-
1i li ship; or even a neutral . bottom corningfroin
-English ports or English Colonies, shall be adntitted
into t lie v9rti ofi country;on4hat no person shall
peralitted, on.,paiu of AnzQoastlingcontiscitied,

and other severe punislitnent infikled,' to Send goods'
from this plate to any English Tort or English Colony,
ono order them to be sent to :uch port L-in short, that
no navigation'or trade with England, or. the 'English
Colonies, shall be permitted either in English or neutral
bottoms. Now whereas the stria observance and ex
ecution of this print, stipulated in the Treaty of Tilsit
'between France and Prussia, has. been enjoined to tiS
.by his Royal NI ajes!). in the niOA rigorous manner, and
On p;iin of being disinissed from our offices, and,other
severe punishments ; therefore, we have striCtly
directed - and instructed all our subordinate officers
carefully to watch over all cases of traii4ression, and'
as soon as any such cases happen and take
place, immediately to report them to us.:
" 'While we-thus give the public notice ;of the
said Kubia, we at the-same Aline .advise and warn.
all merchants of this plate not to Tenderthuoselves
guilty of a contravention, which, from the measures
we have adopted; will certainly be discovered ; and
not to expose, themselves, on account 'of at small,
illicit profit, to the canfiscatiou of their goods, and
other severe criminal punishment. .
Mermil, Sept, 2.,"iii47. . '
" R6yal Prussian Court of Navigation and'Traile.
BRARL."

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KIEL, SEPT. .of the Capitula-
tion of Copenhagen but too well explain the neeps-
sity of that event. When the world hears what
that city limis stafered, what the brave gartkou have
perrorined.and endure 4, and the extent of the piiva-%
Lions they, laboured under,' it can 10) longer be
at the surrender of a city .11.tuest in 'ruins.
But; We well know. h6re, the wish of our dovern-
ii)Ot was, that the .Flri:et. shOi..ild rather be destroyoa
than .given up to the t:tesh, knOw also that
the instrutions sent by Our Povertinient for that
purpose, fell into the hatols of the English. But it
is not less retuarkable than true, that the Capitula7
firm embraces objects of a political ll:nine, Imnift,itly
inconsistent witii the present situation of our a tfairs,,,
With the system of ou'i. the pa %viers
61a Military Commander.