The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-01 00:00:00

PROCLANiATION.:

"-Whereas his Royal Highness the.Priure
gent bath caused Ins pleasure to be sign Pied to
the Rigirt Hononrahle the tordS Corn inissioriert
of the Admiralty, to direct that. I should inStitnte
a strict and rigorous tdOckade of the Chcsqteaitc,
the Delaware, and the ports and harbOnrs of New
YOrk, Charleston, PortAnyal, Savanah, the
river Mississippi, in the United States of America.,
and to maintain and enforce the same, according
to the usages of war in similar' cases .and tho
Mirtsters of Neutral Powers have been duiv noti-
fied, agreeably to the
.orders of his RoyAl High-
ness, that all the measures authorised .by the law
of nations would be adopted and exercised with
respect to all vessels which may attempt to violate
the said blockade.

`-` -And whereas, in obedience to his Royal
Highness's commands, 1 did, without delay, sta-
tion .a naval force off each of the before-mention-
ed bays, rivers, ports, and.barbours, sufficient to
carry his Royal'Highness's order for the blockade.
thereof into strict and rigorous effect but find-,
ing that the-enemy; by withdrawing his naval
force from the port of New York, and establish-
ing at the port of New London a naval station,
to cover the trade to and from the port of New
York; thereby endeavonring .to prevent, as far
as in his power, the-eiecutien of his Royal High-.
ness's said orders; and, also finding; that the
enemy has, through the medium of inland-ear-
riage,'established a commercial intercourse be-
twaen the said blockaded ports„and the rivers, har-
bour, creeks, bays, and outlets contiguous thereto,
whereby the. full. effect of the said blockade has.
been •to a certain degree prevented : In ordet: to
put a stop to the same, I -do, by virtue of the
power and authority: to me given, and in obey
(Hence to the. orders I have received from the Right
Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-,
Miralty, declare, that not only the ports and bar—
bours'of the Chesapeake, Delaware, New York,
Charlestown, 'Port Royal, Savannah, and the
river -Missiissippi, herein before-mentioned, are
still continued in a state of strict and rigorous
:blockade ; but lthat.-I have also ordered all that
part .of Long Island Sound, so called, being
the ,'sea7coast lying within Montuck Feint, or
. the -Eastern point of Long Island, and the
point of land opposite thereto, commonly call.
ed Black Point, situated -on the sea-coast of
the main land or continent, together with all
the ports, -harbours, creek's, and entrances of the
. East and Noyth rivets of New York, as well as all
other the ports, creeks,, and bays along the sea-
coast of Long Island, and the State of New York,
and ail -the ports, harbqars, rivers, and creeks,
lying and being on the sea-coast of the States' of
East-and West Jersey, Pennsylvania, the lower,
countries on, the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North and South .Carolina,,,Qeorgia, and all the
entrances from the se2v into _the said river Of Mis-
sissippi,.to be strictly and rigorously blockaded.---.
And lalotherefo;e, hyvirtae of the power and au-
thority in me vested,
.declare the whole of the said
harbours, bays, rivers.,.creeks, and sea-coasts of the
said several States, to be in a state of strict and ri-
gorous, blockade. And-I
.do further declare, that.'
have stationed on the sea coasts, bays, rivers, and
harbours of the *said several States, a'naval force,
adequate and sufficient to enforce and maintain the
blockade thereof, in the most strict and rigorous
manner. And Ido hereby require the respective
Flag Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Com-
manding Officers of his Majesty's ships and vessels
employed, and to„be employed, on the American
and West India station, and all others whom it may
concern, to pay the' strictest regard and atten-
tion to the execution of the said orders of his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and also to the ,
execution of this order. And Ido caution and
forbid, the ships or vessels of all and every nation
in peace and amity with the Crown of Great Bri-
tain, from entering, or attempting to enter, or
from coining out, or attempting to come out of any the ports, harbours, bays, rivers, or creeks be-
fore-mentioned, under any pretence whatsoever ;
and that no person hereafter may plead ignorance
of the measures which his Majesty has been re-
' luctantiy compelled to adopt, in order to force
his tnemy to put an end to the war,•on their-part ,
unjustly declared against his Majesty and all .his
subjects, I have caused this proclamation to be
-published. .
Gi%eu qinder my hand, at Halifaic, the 16th day of Novem-
' her', 103. . . JOHN BORL‘ISF, W.ARItt.N,
Admiral of the Bine, and Commander-iii-Chief, &c.
To the respectire Flag Officers, Cfiptains, Commanders, atid
Commaading 0!2.:-(,rs of his Majesty's ships and vessels,em-
ployed, and to ' miplOye'd, on the American and West In-
dian
station, all whom it may concern.
By Cu4Amand of the Admiral,
GEORQE LEDMOND HULBERT, Secretary.