Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-30
FOREIGN.
WA PHILADELPHIA
From the AMSTERDAM J Royal Csurant aftAe
5M AprA

to consideration that the term prescribed by
our decree of the 27tb Of November, 1908,
No. $, expires on the 31st instant. Taking
into consideration that it is necessary, at the
| present period to take further measures, Ell
Their for the renewal Of the aforesaid decree,
or the previous DEGREES, respectingthe means
of carrying into execution the prohibition
of all with the enemy, or Of re-
placing them, in whole OF in part, by other
measures calculated to place all matters re-
lative to navigation On a footing Of complete
uniformity with the decree of France aad of
our brother the emperor * notwithstanding
the difficulties arising from the maritime
war and those which commerce suffers for
its own interest, being continually anxious
to contribute to that important object, We
have decreed and hereby decree +:
Article 1. Allcommerce, correspondence
and communication with England remains
prohibited according TO the purport of our
previous laws, DEGREES, and regulations, and
particularly such OF them as expired on the
31st instant, so far as no alterations is there
in made by the present decree.
Art. 2 and 3. From the first DAY Of the
succeeding mouth Of April, the following
articles may be exported to and imported
from friendly countries in Dutch vessels. or
those sailing ulder tie flag of neutral or al
lied powers.
Art. 4. The commodities prepared for
expectation shall not be put on board until
previous notice has been given thereof to
the marine director Of the ways and means,
with a particular specification Of such art
cles, which cannot be exported but from
the ports OF Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dor
drecht, CroninAtn, Emblem, Harrington,
We're, Zierlkzee, Delfzil, and Bronwer-
shavcn.
Art. 4. In order to TIE admission Of any
vessel into the harhors Of this Kingdom,
they must enter in ballast, or laden With
the products OF the north, specified in the
Sd article, with the exception Of such yes
sells as are laden with salt, or those which.
in the years 1906 or 1907 obtained our Ii
cence to proceed to China for a cargo OF
tea, upon showing AUTHORITY.
Art. 6. No other goods than those nm
toned in the 4th article shall be suffered 70
be imported under any pretence whatever;
ali prohibited goods of whatever descrip-
ton, and IN whatever quantity imported,
and also the vessels On board which thew
may be found, being hereby declared liable
TO eondscation.
Art. Z. In case Of suspicious arising re-
spccting the origin Of the cargo, from IN
formation received by the officers Of the
marine director, the same shall be Prov
slonally sequestrated until proof be given
that 1t has not come from England or her
colonies.
Art. 8. Our consuls in giving certificates
OF origin Tor goods shipped at their ports
Of residence for Dutch ports, shall not con
fine themselves to certifying that the goods
neither ONE from England FOR her colo
MES, nor belong to English commerce, but
they shall further specify the place from
whence the goods originally came, the do
cuments produced to them in proof OF the
respective declarations, and the names Of
the vessels in which they were conveyed
from the place Of origin to the port where
the consuls reside. They are required to
transmit a copy Of the said declaration to
our marine director.
THE other articles relate to the details Of
the manner in which the above articles are
to be carried into execution, by a marine
director and three naval commanders Of
the coast district.l-The Decree is dated at
Utrecht March 81.
The following is a list of goods, which
from the 1st of April, 1909, are permitted to