Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-13


that the inhabitants should wear Grape for
one month, on account of his precluding
the American trade
Norfolk Herald.1
A gentleman from Liverpool, who came
passenger in the John Morgan, has favor
ed us with a copy of the following bib,
which he informs passed the Imperial Par.
lament on the 9th April ~. z. ~. 4. ,
A q I l. l.,
Intituied, an act to permit the importation
of goods and commodities from coun-
tries In America belonging to any TO-
reign European sovereign or state II.
neutral ships, during the. present War,
and until six months after the ratlh Ca
ton of a dehaiiive treaty of peace.
Whereas by the laws now in force no
goods or commodities whatsoever of the
growth, production, or manufacture of A.
merica can (cxceptin certain cases be i'm
ported INTO tnis Kingdom but in British
built ships, owned by and navigated ac-
cording TO law and whereas il IS expedi-
.ent, under the present circumstances, to
permit certain goods and commodities to
be imported under certain restrictions III
foreign ships belonging to subjects oistates
in amity with his majesty: Be it enacted
by the Kings most ,xcellens majesty, BY
and with the advice and consent OF the
lor,is spiritual and temporal, and commons,
iu this present parliament semaied, and
by the authority of the same, That, from
and after the passing of this act, 1t shall
and may be lawful for his majesty, by and
with the advice of his privy council, to
grant lcence to any British subject or sub
iects to import into this Kingdom tor his
or their own account, or for account OF
subject or subjects of any state IN amlty
with his majesty, from any country in A
merica belonging to any foreign European
sovereign or state, any goods or COM
modities of the growth or produce whe-
Their manufactured or otherwise, OF any
such country, not prohibited to be used
or consumed in this Kingdom, in any
ship or vessel belonging TO any state IN
amity with his majesty, and under such
rules, regulations, restriction, and securi-
ties, as his majesty, with the advice OF his
privy council. shall approve, and subject
to the same duties as such goods aud conn
modities would be subject to if imported in
any British built ship or vessel, and to che
same rules. regulations, restrictions, and
securities, penalties, and torfertures, re.
speeding the payment of the same; any
law, custom, or usuge, to the contrary IN
any wise Notwithstanding: Provided al-
ways, thar all sugar and coffee, imported
in pursuance of this act, shall be warehous-
ed Immediately on importation, aud shall
not be taken out of the warehouse TO be US
ed or consumed in this kingdom, but only
for expectation to foreign parts: Provid-
granted to any person or persons who shah
not have exported or given such security
as shall be required for exporting from tins
kingdom according to law, to the posses.
sicns in America belonging to the same
. European sovereign CT state, any goods or
commodities bearing such proportion IN
value to the goods SO to be imported as his
majesty, by and with the advice aforesaid,
shall think reasonable and shall direct,
Provided always, that if any question shall
arise in any case whether any thing which
shall be done was authorised to be don: by
virtue of any such licence the proof that
such thing was done under the circumstan.
ces and according to The tern's an condi-
tons in such licence to be expressed, shall
lie on the person or persons respectively
claiming the benefit Of licence.
And be it enacted, This that act shall
continue in force during the present war,
and until SIX months after the ratification IF
a de6ni,ive treaty of peace.
PROPHECIES.