Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-06
Communicated for the Alez'a. Gazette.]

Wc IiH ~ she9S ASAN'
rREsENr,
His Royal Hghn.ss the Prince Regent IN
Council.
Whereas by an act passed in thsPresent
session of parliament, entitled Pact to
allow for three years, and until six weeks
after the commencement Of the then next
session Of parliament, the importation into
ports specially appointed by his majesty
within the provinces of Nova-Scotia and
New-Brunswick, of the articles therein e.
numerated, and the Te-exportation thereof
from such ports it is enacted that it shall
and may be lawful in any ,British.built ship
OF vessel, owned and navigated according
to law-or in any ship or vessel belonging
10 the subjects OF any sovereign or state in
aniity with his majesty, to import into and
export from such ports within The province
of Nova-Scotia or New Brunswick as shall
be specially appointed Tor that purpose,
certain articles 10 the said act enumerated,
any thing in any law TO the contrary not
withstanding His Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, by virtue Of the powers
vested in his majesty by the above recited
act, is pleased, in The name and ON the be-
half of bis majesty, and by and with the
advice of his majesty's Priry council, to
order, and il is hereby ordered, that from
and after The date of this order, and during
the continuance of The act above recited,
until further order made thereon, it shall
andmay be lawful in any British-built ship
or vessel, owned and navigated according
to law, or in any ship or vessel belonging
to the subjects OF any sovereign or state in
ami'y with his majesty, to import into the
port of Halifax in Nova-Scotia, and the
port of St. Johns in New-Brunswick, any
scantIing, plank, slaves, heading boards,
shingles, hoops, horses, neat cattle, sheep,
hogs, poultry or live stock Of any sort, bis
cult, bread, -four, peas, beans, wheat, pota-
toes, rice, oats, barley or grain Of any sort,
pitch, tar, turpentine, fruits, seeds and TO-
bacco, provided that such articles shall in
all cases where the same shall be imported
in foreign vessels, be OF the growth, pro-
produce or manufacture Of the country 10
which the vessels importing The same shall
belong and that il shall be lawful in any
British-built ship or vessel owned and ma
vigated according to law, TO export from
the said ports any of said articles, either 10
the united kingdom or 10 any oihcr of his
majesty's possessions And il is hereby
further ordered. that il shall and may be
lawful in any British-built ship or vessel
owned and navigated according TO law, or
in any ship or vessel belonging to the sub
jects Of any sovereign or state in amity
with his majesty, to export from the ports
of Halifax in Nova Scotia, AMI St. Johns
in New-Brnswick, any gypsum, grind
stones, or other produce or manufacture of
the said provinces, and also any produce
or manufacture OF the united kingdom, or
of his maiesty's colonies or plantations in
the West-Indies, or any goods whatever
which shall have been legally imported in
to the said provinces provided that none
Of the said articles shall be exported from
the ports above named to any foreign coun-
try or place, in any foreign vessel, unless
such foreign vessel shall belong 10 The
country to which the said articles shall be
exported. And the right honorable the
lords commissioners Of his malesty's trea-
sury, and the lords commissioners OF the
admiralty, are to give the necessary direc-j
tons herein accordingly.
(Signed) JAMES BULLLR.