Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-16
FRID Il Z, SEPTEMBER ,e, 1908.

| 10y S""' oSS anu are nSfcOy instructed 10
warn every vessel which shall have com.
menced her voyage prior TO any notice OF
this order, and shall he destined TO any
port OF France, or of her allies, or of any
country at war with his majesty, or to any
port or place from which the British flag
as aforesaid is excluded, or TO any colony
belonging TO his maiesty's enemies, and
which shall not have cleared out as is here
nbetore allowed, to discontinue her vow
age, and 10 proceed TO some port or place
in this Kingdom, or to Gibraltar or
Malta; and any vessel which, after hav.
ing been so warned, or after q reasonable
time shall have been afforded for the ar
rival of Information of this his maiesty's
order at any port or place from which she
sailed. or which, after having notice OF
this order, shall be found i'm the prosecu
ton ofany voyage contrary to the restric.
tons contained i'm this ORDER shall be
captured and together with her cargo,
condemned as lawful prize to the captors.
And whereas countries not engag ed in
war, have acquiesced in these orders of
France, prohibiting all trade in any articles
che produce or manufacture of MS MAZE
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countries have given coun,enance and ef
tectt to those prohibitions, by accepting from
persons sitting themselves commercial o.
gents OF the enemy, resident at neutral
ports, certain documents, termed "Certi-
hca cs of Origin "being certificates ub aim
ed at the ports NJ shipment, declaring that
the articles of the cargo are not Of he
produce or manufacture Of his majesty q
domlnioBs o. to tina, effeG:
And whereas this expedient has been
directed by France, and submitted to by
such merchants as part Of the new sys
tenn OF warfare directed against the trade
"t this Kingdom. ard as the most effeGtu
al instrument of accomplishing the same
and IT is therefore, essentially necessary to
resist il !:
HIS majesty is therefore pleased, by and
wi'h the advice of his privy council, to
order, and II is hereby ordered that If .
ny vessel, alter reasonable time shall h We
been att .rd for rece wing O &c of
his malesty's order at the port or plac
rom which such vessel Shalt have clear
ed ou', shall be found carrying any such
certificate or document as aforesaid, OF
any document referring to, or authentica
ing the same, such vessel shall be adj
Judged lawful prizs 10 the captor, togeth-
er with the goods laden therein, belong
ing to the person or persons by whom. o.
on whose behalf any such document was
put on board.
And the righ hon. the lords commission
ers OF his majesty's treasury, his majesty's
principal SECRETARIES of state, the lords
commissioners of the admiralty, and the
Judges Of the high court of admiralty and
courts OF vice admiralty, are TO take the
necessary measures herein, as to them
shall respectively appertain
ii.
Whereas articles of the growth and
manufacture of foreign countries cannot
by law be imported into this country, ex
cept IN British ships, or in ships belong.
ing to the countries Of which such articles
are the growth and manufacture, without
an order IN council specially authorising
he same:
His majesty taking into consideration
the order oflh's days date, respecting the
trade TO be carried OF TO and from the ports
OF the enemy, and deeming it expedient
| 'NSS~s W any COUNTY,
IN alliance, or at amity with his majesty,
may be permitted to import into this coun-
ny articles of the produce or manufacture
oil Countries at war with his majesty:
His sjesly, by and with the advice of
his privy council, is therefore pleased to
order, and it is hereby ordered, that all
goods, wares or merch andises, specified
and included in the schedule of an aet,
passed IN the forty third year of his pre-
sent majesty's reign, intituled, " An act
to repeal the duties of customs payable in
Great Britain, and TO grant other duties
in lieu thereof" may be imported from
any port or place belonging to any state
not at amity with his majesty, subject 10
the payment Of such duties, and liable to
such drawbacks as are now established by
law upon the importation Of the said goods
wares, or merchandise, in ships nayiga,ed
according To law and with respect 10 such
OF the SAID goods, wares or merchar Use,
as are authorised to De warehoused under
the provisions oflhe ael passed IN the for
iy-ihrd year Of his present majesty's reign
inilGled, "An act for permitting certain
goods imported into c.. Britain to be Sc.
Cured in warehouses without payment oil
duty" subject to all the regulations Of the
SAID last mentioned act and with respect
TO all articles which are prohibited by lav