Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-01
III the Court az Brighton, the 1874 Of
February, 1916.
PRESENT.


His Royal HigAutss the Prtnce Regemm
Council.
Whereas the time limited by the Order
of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
in Council of the twentieth day OF Iuv last.
tor prohibiting the expectation ont of this
Kingdom, or carrying coSstwse, gunpow-
der or sslt-petre, or any sort of arms or
anmuni.ion, will expire on the thirteenth
day OF this instant February and whereas
1t Is Judged expedient, that the said pro-
hibiiion so far as it applies to the countries
herein after named, Should be continued for
some timc longer; His Royal H,ghness tn
Prince Regent, in the name and on the be-
halt OF lis Majesty, and by and with the
advice OF ii M l,siy's Privy Council, doth
therefore, hereby order, require, prohibit,
and command. that no person or persons
whatsoever Except the Master General
OF the Ordinance for His NJ jesty's SER
vice. do, 1T any time during the space of
six months Ito commence from the said
thirteenth day of February instantl, pre-
sumo to transport any gnnpowder OF salt
pctre, or any sort OF arms or ammuajt on,
TO any port or place on the Coast of Africa.
or IN the West Indies, or on any part of
tae Continent Of America Except TO a
port or place, or ports or pltces in His
Majcsty'S territories or possessions on the
Continent of North America. or in the
territories of thc United States of America)
or ship or lade any gunpcwder or salt pc
tire, or any sort OF ar0Ds or ammunition. on
board any ship or vessel, in order to trans
porting the same into any such port or pla-
ces on the Coast OF Africa. or III the
West Indies, or ON the Continent Of Ame-
rica Except as above stately, without
leave or permission in that behalf first
obtained from His Majesty, or His Privy
Council, upon pain of mourning and
suffering the respective forfeitures and
penalties inflicted by an Act, passed in the
29th year of His late Majesty's reign, in
titled, AN Act to empower his Majesty
to pronibit the expectation of salt-petre,
and to enforce the law for empoweri.g mis-
Nl'J5 Sly TO prohibit the expectation of gun
powdcr,or any sort of arms or ammunition,
and also TO empower his ajesty to restrain
the carrying coastwise of salt petre, gun
powder, or any sort of arms or ammunition,
and also by an act passed in the thirty
third year of his Majesty's reign, chap. 2,
entitled " An Act to enable his Majesty to
restrain the expectation of naval stores,
and more effectually to prevent the ex-
portaton OF salt petre, arms and ammuni-
ton, when prohibited by proclamation or
order in Council" Bat it is his Royal
Highnes's pleasure. that nothing in this
order contained shall be construed to alter
or repeal the order in council of the
twentieth of May one thous and eight hun
dred and thirteen, for regulating the ex-
port Of gunpowder and arms to the coast
OF Africa, under the conditions therein spe-
c,iisd. And the right honorable the Lords
Commissions Of his Majesly's Treasury,
the Com nissioners for executing the Ofce
of Lord II gh Admira! of Great Britain,
the Lord Warden Of the Cirque Ports,
the Master General and the rest Of the
Prn"lp off ers of the Ordinance, and
his Majest'ys Secretary ct War. are to
give the II .cessary directions herein as to
J. BULLkR.