Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-13
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TUESDAY, JUNE Is.

| Extract Of a letter from dnserc0ai ses5lfsc IA
London, to a merchant az this tom, re-
:eeived by the Pacific.
The orders in council Of the 26sh April,
1909, after fecitalof the order In council
ofthe 18th November, 1897, and areic en- e
made TO the subsequent orders OF the Is a
Of November aud 18th d cemher, 1907,
andthe 13sh March 1905, revokes and an
Eals the said several orders, except as there
! IN after excepted. 1t then proceeds to or
s Ger, that al! the ports and places under the
\ governments os Holland and France, toge-
thsr with the colonies, plantations and settle
: menls IN the possession Of these govern
mems, & the ports of Italy, north Of Orbitil-
lo& Pesaro, shall continue and be SUBJECT to-
the same restrictions inpoint OF trade & nsvi-
4 CATION, without any exception, as if thesame
we're actually blockaded by his majesty's ma
val forces In the most strict and rigorous
manner, and that any vessel trading from
and to she said countries or colonies, plan
nllons or settlements, together with all
! goods ADD merchandise on board, shall be
condemned as prize to the captors.
The boundary of Holland includes the
river Ems.
Its further ordered, that if any vessel
sail be captared after the day of the date of
he order in voyage prohibited by the for
ner orders, but which prohibition is by the
PRESENT order revoked, such ship shall be
released. And it is further ordered, that
nvessel shall be liable 70 capture for being
ma voyage not prohibited. by the former
@ders, but which is not permitted by the
Provisions OF this order, unless such vessel
shall have received actual notice Of DE pre-
sntorder, on until after the same interval
allowed for constructive notice, in the orders
Of the 25th of November, 1907, and 18th of
Nav, 1908.
1t is proposed under the new censolida-
ion act, that all cotton wool, not being the
Z growth or production of British colonies,
shall be subject to duty Of SIS. Cd. per
ioolbs. and 12s. sd. temporary or war duty,
not imported in British ship but un-
1.-THE passing of this act, it is isended that
sfton wool, being the growth or produce Of
The United States, shall, when imported in
American ships, naoigoted according to lazo,
b subject to the same duties, whether such
Expectations shall be made directly or in
tlrectly from the place of its growth.
II N. B. Sea-letter ships are not entitled to
lis character by our revevenue laws, altho'
II ~ ised as legal in the courts Of admiralty.
Wnh'respect to explanations entered into
pecting the extent of protection, which
e,av be deemed expedient to afford at the
sent juncture, to the commercial inter-
\ rise with the United States, their lord
sSips will be very ready to give any further
'srmation which any of the American
Fehants may wish 20 obtain.
he colonial trade is not to be on the same
RlkSIASpg as before the late orders in council,
Me 18th November, 1907.
he above is the construction OF the or
sin council 6f the goth April, 1909, as
knby the lords of council, to Mr.. lhos
flett, and our house in writing. after Sc
verbal communications before orders
published.
E are, Sir, your most obelient' num-
wants.
S. tits not yet finally settled, but our
lis that colonial produce imported IN
+ United States before the embargo,
permitted to be shipped far mar
surope, not under blockade.