Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
H(cIRcULAR.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
tr4 49, Angnsf Oh, 1909.

of Proclamation of the President of
the United States, announcing that
certain British orders in council were
not withdrawn on the 10th day of June
last, and consequently that the trade
renewable, on the event of the said or
ders being withdrawn, is to be consid-
cred as under the operation of the Sc
veral acts by which such trade was
suspended.
The act "to amend and continue in
force certain parts of the act entitled
&c An act to interdict the commercial
intercourse between the u. States and
Great Britain and France and their
dependencies, and for other purpo-
ses," passed on the 2sth day of June,
is therefore in every respect applicable
10 Great Britain and her dependen-
cies, as well as to France and her de-
tendencies any thing in my circular
OF 29th juno last, to the contrary not
withstandiug.
1t results that from the receipt of
this, you must in every instance, ex-
cept as herein after expressed, refuse
clearances for British ports, requiring
as usual, bonds from all vessels found
TO permitted ports, In the manner pro-
vided by the Sd section of the act a
aforementioned. But as many British
vessels have or may come into the
ports of the United States in conse-
quence of the Presidents proclamati-
on of the 18th of April last, he directs
that you will permie such British ves-
sells to depart without giving bond, ell
Their IN ballast, or with the cargo on
board when notified of the enclosed
proclaim stion : it being however un.
derstood that this indulgence shall not
be extended to any other vessels than
such as are now IN the ports of the u.
States, or such as may hereafter ar
rive. having sailed from foreign port
before information of the enclosed pro-
clamatfon shall have been received at
such port.
The President also directs that until
a decision from Congress on that un-
expected point shall have been obtain
ed, or until otherwise instructed, sci
sures or prosecutions for supposed
contraventions of either the above
mentioned act or of the non-inter
course act of 1st March last, arising
from acts which would, In conformity
with his proclamation Of the / 9th A
pril last, have been considered as law
full, shall be suspended in the following
cases, viz.
III al, IL, L. n
British port since the 10th of Tune last,
or which may hereafter enter such
port, having sailed for the same, before
information OF the enclosed proclama-
tion had been received at the port of
departure so far as relates to any for
fixture or penalty which may accrue or
have accrued by reason of their having
thus entered British port.
2. All vessels We have arrived,
either from British ports or with Brit
ish merchandise in the United States
subsequent to the 10th of June last ;
and also all vessels hich may hereaf-
ter thus arrive, having sailed for the
United States, before information OF
the enclosed proclamation shall have
been received at the port of departure ;
so far rs relates TO any forfeiture or
penalty accruing from having arrived
or arriving in the United States from
British ports or with British merchan.
die.
8. Az vessels now owned by citizens oil
the United States, and sailing under ths
American flag, which, being in foreign
port at the ume when the enclosed pro.
clamatoD will be made known at sucI
port, shall with all due diligence depar
iherefrom, and return without delay TO tht
United States; so far as relates to any for.
fixture or penalty accruing from their ar.
irving in the United States from British
ports, or with British merchandise.
II In the above mentioned cases of vessel,
arriving in the Unned States, and which
ale for the present exempted from seiz
ure, the vessels and cargoes may be admit
ted TO entIYs