Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-24
ALEXANDRIA.
BRITISH CONSULATE
a. .ale,raadria IN the Distria Of Co
lambda.
FRIDAY, MAY "a.

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At .aleraad,ia IN the Distria Of Co
Gambia.
The undersigned, acting Vice Consul
of his Britannia Majesty for the Potomac,
resident in this port, in compliance with
Instructors from Anthony St. John Ba-
| ker, Esq. his Britannia Majesty's Consul
General in the United States, hereby no.
Titles the merchants and traders of this
District, that his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, has been pleased to issue.
under date the 18th and 18th of last Fe-
bruary, two Orders in Council, copies OF
which Orders are hereunto annexed.
JAMES PATTON. I
18th May, 1916.
at the Court at Brighton the 18th Of Feb
ruary 1ol6-presgnt,
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
In Council.
Whereas the time limited by the Or.
der Of his royal highness tie Prince Re-
gent in council, Of the twentieth day Of
july last, for prohibiting the expectation
out OF this klngdos, or coastWise gum
powder or salt petre, or any sort OF arms
or ammunition, will expire on the thir-
teenth day OF this instapt, February; and
whereas 1t is judged expedient, tnat the
said prohibition, SO far as applies to the
countries hereinafter named, should be
continued for some time longer his roy.
al highness the Prince Regent, in the
name and on the behalf of his majesty.
and by and with the advice OF his majes-
'ty's privy council, doth therefore, hereby
.oroer, require, prohibit and command,
that no person Or persons whatsoever,
.texcept the master general of the ord
nance Tor his majesty's serice) do, at
a. y time during the space OF SAX months
i to commence from the said thirteenth
day Of February, Instant presume to
transport any sunpowder or salt petre, or
any sort OF arms or ammunltl0n to any
Iport or place on the coast Of Africa, Or
lin the v est Indies. OF on any part of
lshe eontinent et America except to a
port or place, or ports or place, IN his
majesty's territories Or possesslsns On
the continent Of North America, or IN the
territories of the United States OF Ame-
rilca.) or ship or lade any gunpowder OF
SAT- petre or any sort OF arms or ammuni-
ton on board any ship or vessel In order
to transporting the same into any such
ports or places on the coast of Africa or
| in the West Indies, or on the continent
of America (excep as above excepted,
without leave or permission in that behalf
first obtained from his majesty, or his
Ipriyy council. upon pain 81 mourning
tant suffering the respective forfeitufes
and penalties Inflicted by an act, passed
TN the twenty ninth year OF his late ma
ljesty's reign. intitulec, san act to EN-
t. power his majesty to prohibit the ex-
t. portation OF salt petre and to enforce
t. tue law fer empowering his majesty Z
s'' prohibit the exportatien of gunpowder
u or any sort of arms or ammunition, and
|" also to empower his majesty to restrain
is the carrying ceastwise of salt petre.
/" guppowder or any sort Of arms or am
: mGnitIon - and also by an act, passed
IN the thirty third year of his mJesty'sI
|geIgn, cap. 2, iutitued s. An act to ena
bic his majesty to restrain the exporta
= ton oil naval stores, and more etiectu-I
= ally te,prevent the expectation of salt
- petre, arms and ammunition when pro
!" hlblted by preclac amation or or
der in council:" but it is his roy
al highnes's pleasure, that nothing
in this order Gun AIMED, shall be CON-
strued to- alter or repeal the order in
council Of the twentieth of Nav, one
thousand eight hundred and Thirteen, for
regulating tie exports OF gunpow der and
arms to the coast of Africa, under the
conditions therein specified. And the
right honourable the lords commissioners
Iof his mNesty's treasury, the conn IS
sioners TOR executing the oiiice OF lord
high admiral OF Great Britain. the lord
warden OF the Cirque per's, the master
general and all the rest oil the princi: al
officers of the ordnance. and his majesty,
secretary at war, are to give tue neces-
sary directions herein as to them may
respectively appertain.
(Signed) ]. BUTLER.
a true Copy
Anthony st. Jne. Baker,
Con. Gen. 10 the US.