Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-07
.AnOther Decree! :
LONDON, DEC. 20.
The following is copied from German pa
Palace OF FontainbLcau, Nov. Is.


Palace Of FontainbkcaU, .NoU. IS.
WE Napoleon Emperor of the
French, King Of Italy, and Protector Of
the Confederation of the Rhine, upon
the report of our Minister Of Finance,
have decreed, and do decree as fol-
lows -
Art. I. The enactments Of our I'M
perial Decree Of the 9th Of August,
1907, are applicable to the cargoes Of
vessels which may arrive Id the mouth
of the Weser; those articles Of mer-
Chandize, therefore, specified in the ID
Article ofthc said decree, shall be sci
zed and con6scated and all colonial
produce shall be accompanied with
certificate of origin, delivered by our
commercial cOmmissaries at the differ
ent ports where they were taken on
board.
III. Our Commercial Commissaries
shall not conhne themselves IN their
certificates, merely to attest that the
colonial produce comes neither from
the colonies Of England, nor from her
commerce they shall also hoint CTR
the place Qfgheir origin, The tahers zvhich
have been submitted 10 them in s14tt1ort of
the declaration made 10 them, and The
name cfthe snip on board zvhich Hev have
been originally TRANSPORTED from the hLace
-Yhere they acre hrodHe cd, 10 that zvher.
the c0nnlissaT1es reside. They shall
address duplicates ofthetr certificates 70
the director general ofthe Customs.
III. All ships which, after having
touched at any English port, on any &C
count whatever, shall arrive in the
mouth OF the Elbe and Of the Weser,
shall Dc sefzrd and confScated, tog-kher
z7lh their csrgoes, zvthout any errettnor
or distinction Of hroduce or nlerchqhafze.
Nv. The captains Of ships arriving in
the mouth Of the Elbe or the Weser,
must make declaration to the Chief Of
ticer OF the Imperial Customs on that
station, Of the place from which they
sailed, as we'll az those which they
/ touched at and shall deliver to them
their manlfests, bills Of lading, sea-pa-
pers and registerS-When the captain
shall have signed this declaration and
Delivered up his papers, the custom
house officer shaH interrogate The sailors,
one oy one, in presence of two head col
ltctors; lift appear from this exanina-
ton' that the ship had touched at an
English port, besides the seizure and
conhscation OF the ship and cargo, the
captain, as well as those Of the sailors.
who, upon their examination have made
false declaration, shall Be n1adc hriqon-
ers, and shall not be liberated till after
paying a sum of sic thousand francs.
by way ofpenaIty for the captain, and
sum otfUe hundred francs, for each ~
I the arrested sailors, in addition 70 me
HenafIies incurred by those who fzLdf,
fhefT Sed1'tahers and registers.
" Ii the advice and information
communicated to the director of ~
customs, resident at Hamburger. exc;te
S1ts1llcfons with regard to the ORIGIN ~
the car9oes, they shall be hreUioush de-.
posted ~ Toarehoases, till il he's been
aScertalned and decided, that thew come
neither from England nor her coloniag
VI. The line of officers of the cus-
toms formed upon the Elbe, and ~
iron'ier OF Holstein, shall be auement-
ca oy one Ihundred Dlea. The director
general OF our customs shall give The
necessary orders for placing oyer,eorr
detached from that line, Il the nor,s
situated on the mouth Of the Nyr-ar
and tor their exercising the strictes, ~
sPection Of all ships which shall an i,
proach. 9H aP-
VII. The inspectors Of custo-o.
authorized to make visits u tn II.
Network, and to the Watts. o. ' a,h' 4
Ilt , isles situated in the mouths u J'4 ,S
Elbe and Weser. '''> Oh the
WI. The Commandments e
o. the line, and of the Gems i, Srrn nooPs
are bound to lend their aid ii IT, i
spectors' as often as they shall h. -
Hui'eo 70 90 50, by the chief c,,sto,,,
mouse officer of the district N''oin-
TX Our ministers Of war
nance are charged each in HE 49,
partment' with the execution nr =, !:
Gg Tt (Signed) NAPOI EO tNis
- N7d ne above decree IL i 80 -,
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