The Sun.
London, England, 1803-03-11 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.

ARRIVED last evenii the Cleopatra, BLACKIS-
from Virginia, fur Amterdam, with tobacco ; this
Vessel bore up for this Port after having reached
Dungeness.
This morning arrived the American Ship Mr.
massy,, laden with tobacco, from Baltimore, bound
to Amsterdam. This ship had proceeded to the Coast
of Holland, and after getting two Dutch Pilots on
board, was obliged to bear up for England, with
the loss of an anchor and cable.

The following Prod.:mations were issued yester.
day evening

By THE PROCLAMATION,

FOR ENCOVRAGINC; 3F.AMEN AND LANAMEN TO tNTtR
THEM sTa.V io;ti4D s AI ES OS StiirS OF WAR..

GEORGE R.

-" WWERI AS, it is Our Royal intention to give all due en-
courageinent mill such Seatursi and Landitien' who-shalt vo4
luntarily enter. therutelves Our service::. We haVe thought
tit,- by and V.vith the advieer Of Oui Privy COtincql;to. ptib.

fish this, Our Roystl .ProclatriatiOnl: and We ilo.,hereby nro.
Mise and declare, that all such 4ble Seamen not above the.
age of fifty, nor uniler the rtge-of twenty years, fit fOrour ser-
vice, whashall,on' Or before the.Thiltioth Day of April next,
voluntarily enter themselves• to serve in our Royal Navy,
either with the Contains or tieutihants of our shipsiOr Uni-
vers employed* in Tenders or at Rendetvnus on shore, for
raising Men for the service of Our N. shall receive, as Our
Royal Bounty the sum of Three Pounds each man; and all
such Ordinary Seamen lit.for Our. Service, who sbal f so.entir
themselves as aforesaid, shall receive the sum of Two Pounds
each man; and all such. Able-bodied Landmen,not,abova the
• age of 35, nor under the age ..of 20 years, who shall 69 enter
themselves as aforesaid, shall receive the SAM of Twenty Shil-

Lings eac4 man, as Our itoialltounty ; such rcspeaive sums

to be paid them by the respeCtive Clerks of .the Checque re-
ading at the ports`or places where' the ships into which they.
shall be enteral, shall be, immediately after the third muster
of such Seamen fold Landmen

And we do declare, that the qualifications of the seamen
and' latalmen so entering themselves. as aforesaid, shall be
certified by. the Captain, Master, and Boatswain of the ship
or vessel where they shall enter. And for preventing any
abuses by any persons leaving the vessels to•which they shall
befong,- and entering themselves onboard any other our ships
or vessels,.in *Mei to obtain the said Bounty Money ; We
do hereby declare and comtritind, that such seamen•and land..
men belonging to any of Our ships or vessels as shall abbent
_ _ _

themselvt; ramiany of the said ships or vessels to'whii:ll

they shall belong, .and shall enter themselves on boird any
other of our said ships or vessels, in order to obtain`the said
Bounty, shall not only lose the -wages due to thent in the
ships or vessels they' shall le.aVe;but also be severely
ed At. coiciiLlg to theirdetneritS. '
Given atOur Court at the Queen's house, the 7th day,
of March, iScicand in the 430 year of Qui Reign.
Con save IIIC. KING.

BY TtiF. KING.--A PItOCLAMAT.TCIN,
LOA RECALLING Arrp PROHXIIT:EING, SE-AMEN FROM SERV.

zrua roaLcci4 SKI tteTtS 'AND rrATax; AND ?OA. GRANT-

ING 'ILLWAItI3II FOR piscov atNc, ,SU.CI4. SKAPAFN AS

1111A1.1, CONCiAL THLMSZtvp.

GEORGE R.

Witsits As we are informed, that great numbers bf;Vlariners •
and seafaring Men, Our min-at-born subjeits, are in the ser-
vice of divers Fore)gn Princes and-Stat:s; to the prcjEfilice of
Our Kingdom, ; We have thought it necessary, hy and with
the advice of Our I Covtticii, to puf,ii:al this Our Royal
•Proclamitien ; 'and' au lict;:by .stridly chaige. and commaild
all Masters erShips, 'Pilots, Mariners, Se7atiten,ShipWrights,
and other Seafaring iS4eo.,w Wismar er and- wheresoever (being
Our natural. hent who are
sit} the pax or service of
any foreign Prince or State, or do Serve in any foreign ship or
vessel, that fortliWithtliey, and every of them, do tumid-
;ogle their mown and bounden duty and allegiance) With, '
draw themselves, depart from, and quit such foreign services,
and return home to their native 'countries : And further, We
do hereby-atrial}' prohibit and forbid all Masters Of ships,
Pi ors, Mariners, Seainen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring
Men whatsoever (being Ouf ilatitral7born stibije4s), from
entering,. and do charge and command them, and every of
them,, (rent henceforth to forbear to 'enter them:Ansi ves into
the psy pi-service 'of any foreign Prince or State, or CO serve
in any-foreign Ship or vessel whatsoever, without Our spe-.
vial licence first had an,lobtainediii that. bei4; to all whidi
We expe:il due, oberlienee and exact conformhy.; and t' c
de hereby publish and
.declare, That the oftentlers to the
etantrary stair not only incur Our just displeasure, • but be
Proc-eetikagalnst for their contempt accoriling,to.thc utmost..
severities of the Law : And We do hereby declare, That if
any such Masters of Ships, Pilots, Mariner,;, Seamen, Ship-
. wrights, Or other Seefarnig Men, fneing our suhjea3,fshall
be -taken in any foreign'serAce by' the Turli.sa, Algerines, or
any others, titer shall nut be reclaimed„Py Us as Subjeas of
the United liingelion of great liritain and itelancl and We
du hereby further Promise and declare, that a Reward of'
Twenty Shillings ter every able and ordinary Seaman fit to
serve on bo.ird Our Ships shall be paid any person Who Shall
diScover any Seaman or Seamen who may conceal him or
themselves, so that such Seaman or Seamen shall be taken'
for Our said service, by • any of Out Sea Officers employed
for raising men, on Or before the yith day of April nest ;
the said Rewards to be paid for any Seaman or Seamtit so
discovered and taken in mut about I.ontlen, by the principal
Officers and Commissioners of Our Navy ; and at the out.

ports by the Naval Office s, (where there are any). amt
(where there aresno Naval Officers), by the.Colletiors of
Our etntonts, ittutiedititely upon a CeitifiCAtet belly' pro.

, •
duced the. said principal. Officers and Corrimissioners of
Our Navy, Naval 0111cera. or (;!ollea.Or's irespe, iiveivj by
the Person, who 'nay .rtial4 di accrwy ahy: Seen:swot% SCA.
mdn as aforesaidl-certifying Isis name, and the parre or flames.
and number of Seamen procured in consequence of his ilk-
covery ; the said :eertificaie 'to be gircn by such Oilfccr
may take such Seamad or Seamen for tir Service': •

Given at Our Court at the Queen's !Louse the 7th day of
March, ite3, and in the 4311 year.of Our Reign,
(..; on save the KING.

. .
, .
Captain Rtte,tii et. L, who was a Liectenaht attire
tittle of the Mutiny at the Nore, and was prorrioteJ
for the eminent services hi then rendered the Coun,
try, has been entrusted with the execution of the.
Impress Service in London, on the present 'oceasion ;
in which he has displayed the zreatest afiiyity•;- •
Lord PitoB of the Am.dia frigate! at W etii-
wich, was partiaLrly aCtive, on Tuk..3riy eve;liog,
iii impressing S:anen. His L tractirra
nearly 200 men fur his own shin. The boats
lunging to His Majesty's ditPrent ships
ford and Woolwich, -et Played aq. the scrvice, t6A:
as many Marines as they could carry, with tip,*
musquets loaded.

Orders are 'giver' for the Enti-prize to be itn:,
medtately fitted for receiving impressed Ss!ptiten
and Volunteers, and.to he placed at...her old moor-
it.gs oil the Totvcr.
At,Cowei, in the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday
night', the. Boats of His Majesty's Frigate La I.:,;re,
with Press warrants, signed the 7th init. boat:L.4J
all the ships in the Road arid Harb..ntr, and suceeeiL
ed in carrying away tt intinber_of Ale Seamen.
Captain.HANa'ocx ig apPoinicd by the _Lords Or
the Adroiralry to the' command of the
Sloop, at V47oolwith.