Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-20

realm, founded upon the principle. OF
geaeralfaw. the nat ,ral horn subjects
oshismajesty canno '.either by swear.
ing allegiance 10 aay aother princes
or states, or by any other. their own
acts or by the acts of any foreign
princes or states, either alone or COZ
curing with their own. discharge
themselves. or be discharged, from
the natural allegiance which, from
their birth. they owe TO his majesty,
his heirs and successors, which Ma.
turai allegiance being au'ecr,iens and
paramount to any other claim Of ale
glance whatsoever. cannot. by those
or any ether such acts, be with
drawn or cancelled:
Aad whereas /. hath been repre-
seated 60 US. that divers of the natur-
a, horn subjects ofhis miiiesty have
accented letters OF 1atursi'zatinn. or
certificates Of citizenship. fre,n The
ipiicd STATES cf t,us,;ca. anil have
swnta a'i.gian.c Ia she said states. u
p,.':.ssetl 10 rrHn;xca Ike natural al
iegi.nPa. Engaged .r sea ana5land. IN
.,a.,il,, and traitoraus acts %gsia5f his
maics,v, hishe.rs a'll suetessors. anti
have. in sio!a,;eu ofsuch natural i
legianre. engas,cihv Sea ARD land. III
bs.:iic and iraiiernusscts against his
M jps:y Anal whereas some ofthe
late natural born subjects ofhis ma
iesiv may have-been iniiuee,l so 10 act.
free, an erroneous persuasion AMI
belief. which they may have been led
10 entertain. that their dat. efna.ural
allegiance was capahie ofbeiag dis
solved or withdrawn ir0m his ma
iesty. his heirs and successors; we,
have therefore thought lit. in the
naa,e & on the beha,fof his n ..iesty.
ana, nv and with the advise OF his
maies!y's priyy council. TO Issue this
proclamation. hereby warning all the
natural born subjects of his majesty.
that the natural allegiance which
they owe. and of righ' ought 10 h'ar
AMI pay, to his majesty, has heirs 4
su-erssars. cannot. either by their
own acts. or by the actsofany foreign
princes or states, either alone, or
concurrent with their own, be dis
solved or withdrawn from his mljes-
~. his heirs md successors:
And We have further thought tit.
in the Bamc and on the behalf o: his
;nsi"sty. and by anil with the advice
aforesaid. in consideration that some
OF the said natural bora subjects oi
his majesty. may through do;ns,"n or
error, have snaetei as aforesaid. 'y
iae nrociamation. To publish n tie
clare. that all such the Gaturas harn
Subjects Of his m tirstv who. havias 5"
actekl. shall. within four months o. the
date hereof, withdraw themselves
FROM the service 0ftIir sail l.. States.
shall receive his majest.'s free asd
gracious pardon And we DO.
rnn:eover. In the name and on the he
half OF MS majesty, and 10y and with
In, advice afore said, hereby also pub
!isi. and declare. that all natural horn
subject ofhiS ~ aie>ty Nao sha!i here
after voluntarily enter. or having en-
tered. shall Voluntarily continue 10
serve In the !aai force. o. on board
any % ti,c ships o. vessels ofwar o.
the SAID United States OF America. 'r
in tie private ships or vessels OF VT
seIan,,ing 10 the citizens Of the sai'i
States at eami:y with hi, mS.ieSi.!.
bsiHs thereby guilty OF high treason.
Shall be punished with the utmost
severity ofihe law.
Gi,e3 at The court at Carlton house.
the twenty third day Of July. oae
thousand isht hundred and four
teen. in the fifty fourth year oil
bis majes,y's reign.
Ent e,va tha E,rr