The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-15

SIR,
You will herewith receive the copy of a
Proclamatiolisof the President of the United
states, announcing that certain British orders
III council were not Withdrawn on the 10th
day OF June last, and consequently, that the
trade renewable, on the event of the said
rders being withdrawn, is tobe considered
as under the operation of the several acts
by which such trade was suspended.
ihe act g to amend ard continue in force
certain parts or the act entitled AN act to
lnterdict the commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
and France and their dependencies and for
other purposes" passed on the 18th day OF
June, IS therefore in every respect applica-
bic to Great Britain and her dependencies,
as wen AS to France and her dependencies !;
any thing in my circular of the 29th June
last, TO the contrary notwithstanding.
1t results that, from the receipt of this
you must in every instance, except as here
matter. expressed, refuse clearances for Bri-
tish ports, requiring, as usual, bonds from
all vessels, bound to permitted ports, in the
manner provided by the Sd section of the
act above mentioned. But as many British
vessels have or may come into the ports of
the United States, in consequence of the
Presidents proclamation of the 18th of April
last, he directs, that you will permit such
Brush vessels TO depart without giving bond,
either in ballast, or with the cargo oil board
when notified Of the enclosed proclamation !;
II being, however, understood, that this in
duiSonce shall not be eXtendcd to any other
vessels than such as are now in the ports of
the United States, or such as may hereafter
arrive. having sailed from :, foreign port be-
tore information of the enclosed proclamati-
on shall have been received at such port
The President also directs that until a
decision from Congress on that unexpected
point shall have been obtained, or until o.
therwise instructed, seizures or prosecutions
Tor supposed contraventions of either the
aforementioned acc or OF the non intercourse
act OF LIST March last, arising from acts
which would, in conformity with his procIa !.
nation of the 10th April last, have been con-
sidered as lawful, shall be suspended in the
following Cases, viz.
/. All vessels which have entered British
port since the 10th of June last, CT which
may hereafter enter such port, h; wing sailed
TOR The same, before information of the en-
closed proclamation had been received at the
port OF departure so far as re lates to any
forfeiture or penalty which may accrue or
have accrued by reason of their having TINS
entered British port.
2. All vessels which have arrived. either
from British ports or with British merchan
die III the United States subsequent to the
10Th OF June last and also all vessels which
may hereafter thus arrive, having sailed for
the United States, before information of the
enclosed proclamation shall have been re-
ceived at the port of departure so far as
relates 10 any forfeiture or penalty accruing
from having arrived or arriving in the u.
States from British ports or with British
merchandise.
) All vessels now owned by citizens Of the
United States, and sailing under the Ameri-
can flag, which, being in foreign port at
the time when the enclosed proclamation
wiil be made known at such port; shall with
all due diligence depart therefrom, and re-
turh without delay Co the United States; so
tar as relates TO any forfeiture or penalty ac-
cruing from their arriving o.. the United
States from British ports, or with British
merchandise.
In the above mentioned cases of vessels
arriving in the United States, and which are
tor the present exempted from seizure. the
vessels and cargoes may be admitted to en-
try.
The time when the enclosed proclamation
shall have been known at the ports of depar.
ture respectively, must be asccrtaiped by
the best means in your power; and YOU may
! refer doubtful cases to this department..
Application may of course still he made
IN all cases Tor an absolute remission OF the
foricitures aHd penalties in the manner pro
Vided TOR by law; the instruction herein ci
ven to abstain from prosecutions and seizures
! la the above mentioned cases, being Only in