Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-13

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( rying ON Il cir accustomed. trade, vet ,eS,s
himself bound. by due rega,d TO the Just
defence IF the rights and in e es, 1t hiss
peopic' not u suff-r such measures IN he
aiken by 'he!enemy, vi u. taking seine
step, on his pam Co res ra this violi nee,
and % 'etost upon them tie ew OF he
own inJuries. HIS Mgjes'y is lhereup, r
pleased by and with the advice cf his psi.
w council, To- order. and Il is hereby o,s
dered. that 40 vessel shan he permilled
to trade from one port TO another, both
which ports shall belong to, or be in the
possession of France or her allies, or shall,
be SO far under their controul as hat Brit.
sh vessels may not freely trade thereats
ard he commanders o. his maiesty's ships
Of war and pr,vsteers. shall be, and aye
hereby instructed to warn every neutral
vessel coming from any such port, AID
destined In another such port, to dis.
continue her voyage, and not TO proceed
20 any such port; and any vessel ar er
bsing so war ed or any vessel coming
nm any such port, alter, d rea onsb bic
time shall have been afforded for tecsiv.
ing Information: of his malesty's orders
which shall be found prcce edirg 10 aDo.
her such port, shall b. cap'utsd and
brought in, and together with her cargo
shall be condemned as lawful prze.-
And his majes,y's principal secre,. les Of
state, the lords commissioners Of the ad.
miraiy, and the Judges cf he high court
Of admiralty and courts Of wee adm-
rally, are TO take the necessary measures
herein as 20 them shall. res peStively apperJ
tain.' ~ W FAwKgKER
I.oiis Napoleon. by the grace of cd
and the consti uion Of the kingdom, king
OF Holland. Considering that, COM ent
with the true interest &C our kingdom, it
IS our dufy by all The means IN or pow
er, TO Cooperate in The desired execution
Of the great measures adopted by the em-
peror s'd king, against the common en-
envy, for the purpose of CD aiming gen.
eral peace, and the independence IL the
acknowledging hat some subaItern a.
gents have render. d themselves crmiaaL
by want of & mness and regle6 IN the
execution at he measures directed nv our
decree IF the 6 h of Dec mber 1906 -
considering the artifce and bad faith WHICH
lef the enemy, with respeet 10 to
pspers OF neutral vessels, and by wh,ch
the health nf Europe was pu to haza 4,
by making ont letters Of quarantne-.
considering, finally, tina, all those irregu-
larl.ies ought to be iermina ed al mo.
ment so critical for the enemy IF The
whole continent, and in particular Of IL
! commerc al states; and that the honor
and the dearest interests of our subj cts
you'd be compromised, were the ret
| execution of the laws ard DEGREES passed
for this purpose overiook.d--we have,
therefore, decreed as follows -
| Art. |. The agents arrested, in conse.
quence of the orders tf our minister e
| us ice and police shall be brought before
The competent courts TO answel for their
corduc,, according 10 the laws.
2 The vessels stopped in our harbors,
list OF which IS subjoined, Shall be deci.
ded upon by he competent tribunals.
=. Reckoning from the date of the pre-.
sent decree, all vessels entering inwards
shall give double security, which shaL
lremain until the legality of their papers
be fully acknowledged, and until Il be
proved that these vessels have not touched
lat an eremy's port
4. In case the papers should be false, or
II should appear that, contrary TO the de-
claralion Of the captain, the ship had touch.
ed at an enemy, por,, the double secu.
) riy shall be immedaely demanded of the
sureiies, aud the amount paid into the pub
lie treasury.
s. As soon as the security shgII be set
lied, the delivery Of he ships may take
place, in presence Of he persons al poinl-
cd TO superinIerd u by the mi isler Of
finance, who hall take care tha. tue own
> eis do not unload any articles which
may be presumed to be English merchan-
. d Sc.
s. If !, should be proved hat he go DIS
are at English manufacture, or have come
from an .enemy's port, they shall not on
ly De Confiscated, for the benti Of he
public treasury, but the double security
shall also be levied, and the ship shall be
Obliged to put 10 sea; and the same shall,
in case of bad weather, have no shell
. er, except under the slnclest prccau-
ions.
z. All correspondence, journals, sc.
+ which come 10 neutral Gag shall b. Seiz-