The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-25


commerce, and corresponding with the
years on the lists no,y sent, are as follow
| BRITISH. FRENcz.
| 1903. June %. Direct 1903
| trade between neutrais
| and the colonies of enc
| mics not to be inter-
rupted, Unless upon the
| outward voyage contra
band supplies shall have
| been furnished by the
neutrals
1904 April IL. Instruc- 1904
ticns concerning block
| AIDES, communicated by
| Mr.. Merry
| Conversion Of the siege
of Curracoa into block
ade. NN
Aug, 9. Blockade OF Te-
camp, &c.
1905. Aug II. Direct trade 1905
| with enemies colonies
subjected to restrictions.
1906. April 8. Blockade
of the Ems. Weser, sc. 1905
| May is. blockade from
| the Elbe TO Brest.
September IS. Discon-
tiAnance Of the last
blockade. in part Nov. 81, Berlin
decree.
loUI. March II. Introduction $50? Dec. II.
OF the. trade from port,to Milan decree,
! port of France
June 20. Blockade of the
Ems, &c.
Oct. Is. Proclamation
recalling seanen.
| November IL. Three Or.
| dcrs in Council.
| Novem. 25. Six Orders
in council.
1908 Jan. 8. Blockade of 1906 April II
Carthagena. &c. Bsyonne dscres,
March %. act of Parli-
| ament.
| April II. Orders encou-
| raging our citizens to
! violate the embargo.
| April IA. Act of Parli-
ansent to prohibit tho
| expectation of cotton
| wool, &c.
| Act of Parliament ma
king valid certain or
ders in council.
| May 4. blockade Of
Copenhagen and the l.
sland of Zealand.
| June 20. Act Of Parla-
ment regulating trade
| between the United
| States and c. Britain.
| October IL. Admiral
Cochran's blockade of
the French Leewara is
| lands. .>
| To these may be added the British or
! der in council OF the Goth of April 1909, pro-
hibiting altogether all trade with France
and Holland and the ports Of Italy compre
hended under the denomination of the king
dom Of Italy the blockade ofth ports OF
! Spain from Ciion 10 the French territory OF
the Goth February 1910, which was par .
italy relaxed on the 18th of MAY 1910 the
blockade Of Venice, instituted OH the 9th
July 1906, and which was declared to be
still in force on the Goth Of March 1910; the
blockade of the canal nj Corfu of the 18th
Of Aug. 1910, which, in eifect, was an at
tempt to blockade the whole Adriatic sea I;
together with certain other regulations,
principally touching the trade on the Ball
| tic.
To the French edicts may be added the
decree Of Kambouillet of the 23d Of March
| 1910.
The seizures and COMBINATIONS under
the authority of the government of Naples,
were principally i'll consequence OF spc oial
decree Of the sovereign Of that state
In making up the lists, reference has beea
had to the dates cf the Orders in Council of
| Nov. 1907 x the French edicts Of Berlin &
Milan, chiefly because their PRONUNCIATION
formed aIne epoch in the history ofcommer-
cal spoliations. Under this division these
lists viii exhibit the following results:
British UesselS.
Captures, &c. prior TO the orders in
council Of November 1907, 528
Captures, &c. subsequent to those or
ders, $50
-
Total 917
French UeSSei5
Captures. &c. prior to the Berlin and
/ Milan decrees, 2oC
Captures during the existence of those
\ DEGREES, 307
Captures since the revocation of those
\ DEGREES, ~
49,
Total 55S
Tie number Of Captures by the Neapolt