Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-20
BLOCKADE.

By the Pight Honorable Sir JoHN BoRIAsp
WARREN, X. IL. ddairai Of the Bh.e,, and
Commander in clief9 lis Majesy's Ships g
Vessels employed aud to be employed on the f.
nasr.edii and West India Stations, Sc &c. &c
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Ills Roysl Higbness the Prince Re
gent hath caused MS Pleasure to be sieniGed
10 the RightiHonorable the Lords Commission
ers of the Admiralty, to direct that should in
stitute n strict and rigorous blockade of the
Chesapeake, the Delaware, and the Ports and
Harbors of New York, Charleston. Port ROYAL
Savannah, and the River Iississippi. in the u.
nited States of America. and to maintain and en-
force the same, ACCORDING to the Usages If war.
in similar cases, and the Ministers of Neutral
Powers have been duly nofified, agree ably to
the Orders Of His Royal Highness, that ali the
Measures authorized by the law of Nations
would he adopted and exercised with Respect
to the Vessels which may attempt to violate The
said Blockade.
And whereas in Obedience to His ROYAL High
ness's Commands, did without Delay, station
Naval Force oft each of the before mentioned
Bays, Rivers, Ports and Harbors, sufficient to
carry His Royal Highness's Order for the ID ock.
ade thereo, into strict and rigorous effect; but
finding that the Enemy by withdrawing his Ma
val Force from the Port of New York and es-
tabllshing at the Port of New London, a Naval
Station, to cover the Trade to, and from the
Port OF New York, the eby endeavouring to pre-.
vent, as far as in his Power, the execution Of
His Royal Highness's said Orders aud also
itiling that the enemy has through the Medium
OF Inland Carriage, established a Commercial
Intercourse between the said Blockaded Ports
and the Rivers, Harbors, Creeks, Bays and Out
lets contiguous thereto whereby the full effect
of the said blockade has been 10 certain Degree
prevented in order to put a Stop to the same
do, by Virtue Of the Power and authority to
me given, and in Obedience to the Orders have
received from the Right Honorable the Lords
Commissioners at the Admiralty, Declare that
not only the Ports and Harbours Of the Chesa-
peake, Delaware, New York, Charleston, Port
| Royal, Savannah, & the river Mississippi herein
| beiorementioned continued in a state OF riot &
| rigorous Blockade but that have also Order
! ed all that tort of Long Island Sound so called
being the Sea Coast, lying within Montuck
Point, or the Eastern Point OF Long Island aid
| the Point of Land opposite thereto, commonl,
called Black Point, situsteon the Sea Coast q
| the Main Land or Coninent, together with ali
the Ports, Harbours, Creeksahd Entrances ofthc
East and North Rivers of New York, as well S,
all other Ports, Creeks and Mays along the Sc,
! Go st Of Long Island, and the State of N. York
and az the Ports, Harbours, Rivers and Greeks
/ lying and being on the Sea Coasts Of the States
| oi East and West Jersey, Pennsyl vania, the low
er countries on the DelaVarc, MARYLAND, Vr
| ginia, North and South CorDIfaa, and all the In
frances from the Sea into tlie Said River Of Mis-
sissipPi, to be strictly and vigorously Blockaded
And do then by Virtue Of the Power and Au
| thority IN me vested, Declare the whole Of TN
said Harbours, Bays, Rivers, Creeks and Sc
Coasts OF the said several States to be in a stat
| Of strict aud rigorous Blockade And do fur
Their Declare, that haye stationed on the Sc
Coasts, Bays. Rivers and Harbours Of the sever
al stat s, Ma al Force, adequate and sufIicien
10 enforce, and MAINTAIN the Blockade thereof
IN the most strict and rigorous Manner.
And do hereby require the respective FlaI
Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Command
ing Officers of Ills Maiesty's Ships and Yes
| sells employed and to be employed, on the A
mericsn and West India station, and all other
whom It may concern, TO pay the strictest re
| gard and attention to the execution Of the sa,,
Orders of his Royal Highness the Prince Regen,
aud also 20 the execution Of this Order. And
do caution and forbid tho ships or vessels of all
nd every Nation in peace and amity with III