Star.
London, England, 1805-06-03 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

THE PENSIONARY OF STATE TO THE ASSEMBLY OF
THEIR HIGH MIGHTINESSES, REPIISSANTATIVIII OF
THE BATATIAN COMMONWEALTH,
u High and Mighty Lords,
" Since experience has incontrovertibly primed the
inefficacy of the exifling laws, relating en, and or igi-
slating in the enmity between this Republic and
Great Britain, effeatially to prevent all commercial
communication; as the ceffation of all intelligence
between us and the enemy is become indifpenfibly
nPeeirary ; and as the commercial world have.there-
by, for a long time, laboured under fel-inns difad-
v intages, and the public been led to diftroft the
French Government, and to feel a preference for the
former Government with refpea to there laws of
en:amerce—l have confidered it one Gf my firft du-
ties to give this fubjed my moll mature deliberation,
with a view to eftablifh a new, and general law, to
protetl the inhabitants againft all injury on the one
fide, and by decisive, unalterable meafures, to fru.
ftrate all evalion or misinterpretation on the other.—
I have now the honour to lay before your High
Mightineffes the refult of deliberation, concurring
with the advice of the Council of State.
" It confine in a Iota! abrosat:. and repeal of all pub-
Ltations, ocfmarstet, and decrees, &Iberia in farce re:bell-
ing our trade Iddl Great Britain—and that in their
place, new sneafures be adopted, to convince his Ins-
perial and Royal Mainfly, our High Ally, of the
zeal and earneftnefs of the Batavian Government to
attack the fources, and wound the pride of the com-
mon enemy, by our moll itrenuous endeavours, and
the molt efficacious meafures, end thereby to obtain
in the end, an honourable and definable peace.
I feel perfnaded that your Highneffea are con-
vinced of the necetlity of Inch a ftep, as well as of
every Cubleiluent meafure that may be requifite for
tb important an (+lea, and I therefore take upon
myfelf to lay before your High Mightineffcs the
following refolution :
A paper produced by the High Penfionary, dated
May 17, IS.DS, having been read, it was unanimoufly
refolved to decree the following refolutions ;
awn 1. That all Lams, publications, ordinances, and decrees
that have celled hitherto, refticaing the trade with Great Bri-
tain the importation of Eririfh merchandife or manadadlure, and
the exportation of divers articles, whether of ammunition, ftslp
Rotes, or for confun.ption, ea, from the publication of the pre.
fear, be confidered a; annulled, and without effea.
If. Thar u.l veld, coming diredt from any linitith port, or from
any haven or havens, when any military power fubjea to Great
Britain may be quartered, and which veffel flail have there taco
onboard the whole or part of her cargo,fiall be adulated ibto
any of the ports or havens of the Reoublic.
111. That any v: t&1, from any Britith haven, or from any place
in Europe fubjeet to Great Britain, which Cull enter a Dutch port
with forged papers or certificates, the veal, togethar with the
qp, b• r cargo. (hall be contrasted.
IV. That the Captain ce• Commander of any vefiel, corning ori-
ginally from a neutral port, Cut who, through itre.fs of weather or
any Other cattle, than have trade any port in t.ty part of Great
Britain. and who *all have landed her camp, or any past of it
there, and taken it again onboard, or who Rail have left her cargo
untouched on hoard, lUD be obliged to ?ore taftimony of the fame
to the nrst Officer of the CLIIOLUS, oa her entering. And in ca'e
the &odd have taken on board any 'amides not belonging to her
original carzo. in fueli mentioned iiriziOe haven, the article, to ad-
ded, and 1110 t the original cargo, Plan be confifeated. But if it !hall
aopcer that the Mailer of the weird has concealed, and not given
notice of the additional part of his cargo, then be Mall be fined the
Don of loco guilders, for which. the veffcl itfelf flail be detained
fecnrity for the payment of fiat floe,
V. That soy neutral veffel, coming front Great Britain, and
datioed for a neutral rem, having through datrefa or accident
run into any port or kavcm of our Republic, Mall be flopped by
the Itext calker of the (-Arms, and driffily fearched ; and in cafe
of d.aer. or fulpickao, fathfzetory certificates mutt be produced,
or th. Matter of the veal be fined in the (um of reap guilders,
or hr. valet attach e, as in the cafe of the preceding article..—
No one heloogin2 to fuch vt.ffel Dull Land without the know-
ledge and leave of the officers appointed for that purpore. Fur-
ther, that the Matter thall Do obliged tp weigh author in 'writ&
of his voyr.ge, as foon tae ever the Rate of his veffel and the: wind
and wencher (bail permit; and that the Rate of the 'idle!, as
well as the part of the cargo, whi;-,h through her repairing, it
may be requifite to difernbark, *all be under the infpedlion,
and remain in the cuftody of 'the land-waiters of the cottons'
and officers, and afterwards be flipped, and that OP one ar-
ticle whatever ihall be left-behinagain Aad Should the Rate of the
wife render her unfit to purfpe her voyage, the Mall, :after having
obtained proper leave of the Coninaiffary of Naval Affairs, be per-
mitted to have her cargo laden on board another veffel, and con-
veyed cat of the port, under the fame precaution as would have
taken place on the re-lading of tier n.-go, or any part of it,and ern
der tree reftrisftion that The fecond veffel Cull Dot be permitted to
any addition whatever to the ergo of the dlfabled vat&
Tku filth part of the cargo as having becoroe damaged, gull be
Seamed unfit to be ye. (hipped, Run be permitted to be advert ifed for
tale,uneerfuch relltialons as that be pre.cribed by the Direaoto
aof the Cullom. That every wick, nor mentioned in the *voice
•as belonging to owners at the neutral pmt, Sall be moddered as
Britifh property. and coofireatod as fie ch, without 'di/OWN; of any
claim for the fanse, to'continue fo brag as the Britifh Government
does not acknowLege free (hipping and free commerce.
VI. That all Mailers of vdfels, whether freighted With any
cargo of goods, or in ballaft, who may have touched at any Bri-
ton pert; or met with any Britifh veffel, orany other veld com-
ing from any of the Britifh prow, who than have reetived any
letters, or parcels of papers, (tail be obliged to deliver the fame, on
their arrival in any of the Dutch ports, to the military officers ap-
pointed for that purpofe in the roads or havens of the Republic,
otider the penalty of a fine of loco guilders.
VII. That oatwitliftanding, the to6th and 112th Articles of
the General Fdidt of Convoy and Licence of the tlft of July,
1725, ail veffcas, whenctfoever they may come, than, betides
h. general ocelarations fated in the laid to6th and a tath arti-
cle;, be ob/szed to deliver up to the next Officer, all certificates
I.r fhip's I,,Ters, as well as their invoices and charter-parties of
callers, or swell attelted copies of the faine,without can-
ttainieg any, and which, Mould the Captain choofc
a:, he may put une!er his feel, and immediately fend them up
to the a.,:mnruillary of the Cnitoms of the place. ''hat the Cap-
tain anti 'l-.eerfnian (hall, on the delivering up p 1 the papers,
be thrived to make the following Oath and Declaration, namely,
W.. the underfigned Matter and Steerfman, do fwear to have
come with the undermentioned veffei from ----, and defined
bop and that we have no other certificates or papers what-
laever refpeaing the cargo on board the fame, than Owe which we
meow deliver to the next Officer, nor any letters from any Britilh
port or haven, not' from any veal met or overtaken by us at lea,
but that all Such documents as we bad on board have this day
into given up by us, without having any cenceakd, cancelled,
ear retained, fee help me Clod,' bee, That after this declaration,
both the Captain and the dteerfman thal fign the fame, 'when it
gall be fent, Yoga/ter with the papers, for examination. 'they
!ball then be obliged to give an sou% account of the places where
they may have toothed after they bad left the or plate of
loading, asalto of fuels goods as they may have takes as board at
thole places • which goods will then be infected in the aforetaid
papers. That no article whatever (ball be perniitted to be taken
wont tin board, not even by the Oieers, without the pradons con-
hurof iha Coeniffary, to whom tie Paid thip's papers. awn be
tpul the vclll.l Q ail remidn Rationed aide guard-boufe,

to wait for the faid C.ommiffary's orders; utiles the Captain thould,
under the tare of a guard, to go on board to make the necef-
fary preparations for his voyage t in which cafe the Captain (ball
pay the guard ten-pence per day, befirics board and (hip accommo-
dation. if he chul ahe may remain on board his veffol, on giving
notice of it to the next guard houfe, and may be allowed to fend
fur the Commiffary's leave to depart, &c.; the Commiffary and his
Officers have, however,the power, in cafe of fufpicion,to place one
or more guards on board.
VIII. ghat no Britith manufafture be imported into the Re.
public either by land or water, on pain that all fuck rnar.ufadore
mall be confifeated. Moreover, that all perfons who (hall have
aided and abetted in fuck importation, null be fined in the furs
of 3eoo guilders, except fuck perfons u than. within 14 hours
after the fending off goods, give information of it to the proper
Officers of the Cullom neareft at hand, who Sall be exempt
from the faid penalty, if their intelligence is given before the goods
mall have been delivered. That with rrfpea to the faid good., as'
(fated to the altered Article LXVH. of the General EdiCt of the
year 1725. All fuch as (hall have connived at fuels manufaetured
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articles being clandrftinely imported, and conveyed from one per-
fon to another, at the time of their being prohibited, 'hall, betides
the raid penalty of three thoufand guilders, be mib!icly whipped.
and, if the cafe Ihould require it, be puniflted with death : and all
veffels, waggons, horses, and whatever Dull have been made ufe
of iu the atoticiline tranradtion, full be confiscated. That loch
parlors as awl be found to pars !Itch manufadtures under lidtitious
names, or different packages, or to have provided themfelves with
Mlle certificates, either for the importation er the exportation of
the fame, !hall, betides the confilcation of the goods, and the pc-
:salty of three thourand guilders, be publicly whipped, confined
three years in prifon, and then banifbod the republic.
IX. To clear np all doubts of what /ban, and what mall not be
confidered as Bring' manufacture, all wrought produdions of the
Brink though nut fpeeified or exprefed among the following ar-
ticles, but that they may. notwithilanding,be Minim to them, are
hereby irrevocably prohibited :
lit, All forts of Manclwiter manufaatirew
ad. AU cloths and stuff, fabricated of wool or eouon,unwrought
cotton, and thread.

3d. All mixed Stuff, etanpored of the above articles.
♦th. All forts of printed sotto.) or calico, muffins, quilted cloths,
&widen, and nankeens.

stb. All knitted woollen articles, cotton or worded wailkoats,
breeches or pantaloons, and Ukewife the pieces for fuels articles.
6th. Alt bnglills, Soma, and kith Rocking..
7th. AU funs of naUlinery, whether cotton, wooUen, or leather,
plain, mixed, or coloured.
Eth. Ail forts of buttons. 9th. AU plated article%
loth. All finis of fine iron and Reel work, tin, copper, rn4 pew-
ter work, whether plainjapatincel, or painted.
rtth. nth. All forts of joiners work.
13th. Watches, gold & filver buckles, watch chains, rings, fans.
14th. AU forts of leather, whether tanned nr prepared in any
other manner, boot-tops, pieces of men and women's floes, or
lany other leather.
t Wt. AU Cons et harnefa work, new or feeond-hand, (addles,
land fadlery of all kinds.
Attu AU forts of filk ribhands, whether wholly or in 'part of
filk, cotton, or articles made of thread.
17th. Aft forts of men's and wonszt's hats, whether beaver,
ftraw, or of any other anti—glaze, and fatting filk, and particu-
larly havds, kktown by the MOW of &rift (bawls.
12th. AU (pun wool and ls.dr, particularly all forts of peruke.
makers work. crape, carpets, atc.
19th. AU (mu of drelfed, 9r wall-leather hides, for the making
of gloves, or waiftcoats, whether painted, printed, or plain—like.
wife all fuels as were intended to be converted into the above-
mentioned articles.

%nth. All farts of EngHSI glare and cryftal work, befides fuck ai
arc ufcd in opt:cat inttruntatts, and for clocks and w•atches.
silk. AU forts of pieces, paper.hangings, or furniture.
22d. AU reOnerl fugar, whether in loaves,lump, or powder.
231. MI torts of porcelain, tarthenoware, and crockery.
24th. AU forts of paper, plain. brown, painteditain'd or colonel
OA. Train oil, not originally corning front Dcantyk, Sweden,
or North America. And, 26th. Coat

X. The t the importation of all manufadnred goods, of a nature
Smiler to feveral of thofe deferibed in the foregoing article, and
ashore importation is not prohibited by the laws of the land,
be allowed to be imported, provided that ktisfadory certificate...of
their original place of manutheture be produced, dekribing the
exad contents of every bale, lack, calk, or theft, nuoiber and
mark put on them at their original place, and every other proof
required by the proper officers appointed for the purpofe of making
Inch ezatainatkls,
XI. To facilitate the above examination and frarch, it is deter.
and will he made known by the Secretary of finance,
through which officers of the Cuftoms the articles mentioned in
Article a, Originally neutral, decided upon by Article lc. fhall
hove been paired ; and that thofe neutral commodities be I:ec to
be imported, provided, however, that all fuck goods, &Mk or
neutral, whether provided or not provided with certificates, (hall
be found to have been intended for importation, along different
ports, ways, roads, or offices, or that they have already been fo
imported, and have paired filch unqualified offices. than be con•
littered as Brien' goods, and as fuch fall under the decifion of Sec.
tiOfi 3, Article 8.
XII. That all navir tion and commerce between this Republic
and Great Britain be and remain prohibited.
XIII. That to bring the preceding article in full force,thereikell
he no awarcinitcon ofany fort, fuch as cannon, mortars, howitzers,
carriages, bombs, grape anal round that, puns, chains, catabloom,
pintas, fibres, (word:, caltfocr.s, harneffes, Caddies, tents, and
other war inftraments of whatever name; gun-powder, faltpetre,
anchors, fails, cordage, de. exported from the Republic, without the
fpecial leave of hie Axceljeney the Penj:oicary of State. 'flat neither
wheat, fatted meat, particularly cheek, tall be permitted to be
exported to any port Stinted this fide of the Wezer, without 'pe-
dal perm( Ilion as aforefaid, and of et cry one appointed for teat
purpak.
XI V. That as no paffpo.rt for the above-mentioned articles will
be given, Co will no exportation be [offered of rye, oats, beans,
peafe :alit, grits, pork, or butter, to neutral places, without pre
Nosily proving at the Office, that It is with the cadent of the Cont.
mlffary of the place, whence the.exportaticat has taken place, or
the penalty of treble the value, if the exportation is nut proved to
be legaL
XV. That the documents (hall contain plain and unequivocal
proofs, (rote the Officers of the Toll,Adnsiralty, or Juftices of she
Places of lading, or from other perfons properly qualified by the
Confut or Commiffary, of the Batavian Republic, it there be one
in the plate, that the vette! and cargo mentioned in the laid" As
of C, -onion," aCtually arrived there, and that, according to the
cations of the country, proper notice had been given ; as fit no cafe
any declaration of particular perfons, merchants, magiltrates, or
notaries, lee. (hall ba'adniteed, if it bear not the content of pria'a
poly qualified tit:front: '
XVI. That so veffels whatever, either in ballaft, or wholly or
in part laden, Cull leave any of the ports of this Republic without
content of the Commitiary of the Cuttems; e.f the Canino; which
content, as well as the documents, are denial by Articles 84 and
85 of the General Edict of Cuftoms, of July 35, 7.5.
XVIL That no Captain, parenger, nor any onelaf the crew,
(hall be allowed to forward any letter or letters, packets, or any
thing elk, defigned for any place in Great Britain, untie: the pe-
nalty of ooe year's confinement, betides a fine of tow guilders;
and all perfons concurring are to be plunked in like manure; the
verel to remain refponlible for the payment of the fine. Both the
Captain and Pilot !hall be required to declare, conformable to the
oath Article of the laid General Edid of July at. as.
XV 111. That particularly with raped ,to the 64th Article of
that Edict, nut only nomad the crew of fuels vc,ffela (tall be per.
mittcd to lade or unlade any articles whatever.vaithout pernsiffson
of the Cultoms, but alfu the 'elk' itfelf thaU nue be (offered to
enter the haven or port, except compelled by erereme firers of
weather, to I,c well and clearly authenticated, nor quit it without
the (pedal permiffiun of the Commiffary, and proving the per-
millet of the Lift office he appeared at,aa alto to what pert he was
defined, and giving the particulars of his cargo, which;.iahen ap
proved of, he (hail obtain liberty to depart. AU thee regulatiohs
arc to apply in like manner to ankles imported.
XIX. It Olaf alto be refolved to notify along every part of ate
, coaft of the Republic, that every magazine or warchoufe comet,
ing manufaCtrired goods of any kind, fhall within the fpaee of aline
months be entirely emptied of their contents, under the penalty,
that all fuels magazines, Ike. In whichthe order is not obferved,
(ball be taken poffeffion of by the °Seen of the Cuftoms, and the
asilltary,if neceffary and the goods be conveyed to the warelaoufes
lof the State, and there confikatcd. and aisle/in potter. The par-
tin offending fall not be allowed to remove to a greater data=
than one league, nor take up their refidence in any walled town.
This regulation% not to apply to wareboufts containing cats of
es!_kilid, or any nectar, articles of provifion.
The wholetaf there Regulations are in the fpirit of the E 414 of
17a5, and of the preknt, an tetrad of which is hereby ordered
to be tranfinited to his lamellate), the Grand Penfionari qL qs
Batavia' Republic. .