The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-20

;aers basafo taken Upon iiufs.s 20 u~Gl.rc All
his ma;eny's domihions to be in 4 Fate of block
a6e, at 4 time when the Acts of France aud her
allies are themfrlves confined within their own
ports by the hyperion valour ard diiripl:ur az
the Britin, navy aud whereas inch attempts
ON the part at the enemy would give To his
ynajefty an .unqueaiorablr right of retaliation,
aud would warrant his maje1y in enforcing .he
fame prohibition of all m with France,
which that power vainly hopes to eHe9 againa
the Of his majelty, a prohibition
which the fnperiority of his majcfty's naval for
ces might enable him to iuppor, by actually in
ve'tiDg the ports and COATS of the enemy with
numerous fquadrons and c~ruizers, 70 as to make
the entrance or approach thereto manifettly
dangerous; and whereas his mairRy though
unwilling to follow the example of his enemies
by proceeding to an extremity 60 diGrefing to
all nations not engaged in the war, and Carry
ing on their aocuitomed trade, yet feels himIrlf
bound by IL due regard to the jun defence of
the rights and in,erefts of his people not to fuf-
ter fuch meaiIres to be taken by the enemy
without taking !ome reps on his part to refrain
tins violence: AMI 20 rs.ort upon them thc evils
OF their own i%njuftice, and his majray is there
upon pleafed, by and with the advice Of his
Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby or
dered, that no vetiei fhalI be permitted to trade
from one port to another. both which ports
ihali belong to or be in pofien ion of France or
her allies, or fhaii ne 70 far under their ~con.roul
as that Bri,l!h vehtls may not trade thereat :;
and the commanders of his mairRy's rh'ps OF
war and privateers fhaIi be, and are hereby in.
tructed TO wara eve:y neutral vefTel coming
from fuch port, and defined to ano,her fucir
port, to ditconrinue her voyage and not to pro-
coed to any fuch port ; and any vefels aftes be-
ing 10 warned, or any vefel coming from fucb
port, after reafonablc time fhall have been aE-
forded for receiving information of Lis maieay's
order, which fhall be found proceeding to ano-
ther fuch port, fhall be captured and brought
IN, and together with her cargo fhall be con-
demned as lawful prize. And his maiety's
principal fecretary of fate, the lord commit
oners of the admiralty, and the high court of
admiralty and courts of vice admiralty, are To
take the neceflary meafures herein as 10 them
HAIL respectively appcrtain.
w. FAwKENER.
January 80.
We are happy to have it in cur power to Iay
before our readers fomc moR important and
gratifying intelligence from the Continent. A
gentleman arrived this morning at the Foreign
Office, from Poland (; he has brought letters
tor lord Howiek from Mr.. Adair at Vienna aud
was aifo able, from his own obfervation. to
communicate very important information.
The fubhance of the intelligence which he
brings Ia, that the French army is in A mo1 de-
pW'"o'S o'Hiio 3 w iu!HUcT OF men Carried
oft by the difeafe is e(timated at not leis than
10000. 1t does not appear that any Deceive
battle has been fought, although there has
been a great many fk,rniihcs, which has ter.
minated with various fuccefs: but generally in
favour of the Ruffians.
The American Plen'potentiaries to the Bri.
tIih Government received dispatches ON Satur-
day laf from the American Minifer, Mr.. Arm
ftrong, at Paris. They were brought to this
country by an American gentleman, who Quit
ted Paris on the loth inn. Mr.. Armarong, it
appears, had received official anurances from
the French Government that American yenel.
coming from America, or returning from Eng.
land TO the United States, will not be ANNOYED
by French c~ruifers, and that orders TO tbattf.
feet had alto heen given to the privatesr, htted
out from St. Maloes, Cherbourgh, sc. &c.
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