The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-30
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by the President IF the United Nates Q,
.4merica.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by an act of the Congress of
the United States of Amerf-a, passed on
the sixth day of May last, it was provided,
that, on satisfactory evidence being given
to the President of the United States, that
the Ports in the Islands or Colonies IN the
West Indies under .he dominion Of Great
Britain have been opened TO the vessels Of
the United States, the President should be,
and thereby was authorized to ISSUE his
Proclamation, declaring that the ports Of
the United States should thereafter be-
open IT, The vessels of Great Britain en-
ployed In the trade of the United States
and such Islands or Colonies, subject To
such reciprocal rules and restrictions As the
President of of the United States might, by
such Proclamation, make and publish any
thing in the laws entitled" An Act concer-
ming Navigation" or an act entitled An
Act supplementary to an Act concerning
Navigation" to the contrary notwthstand-
ing.
And, whereas, satisfactory evidence has
been given to the President of the United
States, that the ports hereinafter named, in
the Islands or Colonies in the West Indie,
under the dominion Of Great Britain, have
States, that is to say, the Ports OF Kingston,
Savannah LIE Mar, Montego Bay, Santa
Lucia, Antonio, ST. Ann, Falmouth, Maria,
Nlorant Bay, in Jamaica; Saint George,
Grenada; Rosseau, Dominica; Saint Johns,
Antigua San Josef, Trinidad Searbo.
rough, Tobago; Road Harbor, Tortola ;
| Nassau, New Providence Pittstown,
Crooked Island Kingston, St. Vincents
Port George and Port Hamilton, Bermu-
da any port where there is custom
house, Bahamas BridSetown, Barbados ;
st. Johns, st. Andrew 3, New Brunswick F;
Halifax, Nova Scotia Quebec, Caliatia !;
st. Johns, New Foundland Georgetown,
Demarara New Amsterdam, Beribice
Castries, st. Lucia Basseterre, St. Kits !;
CharIcstown, Nevis; and Plymouth, Mont
serrat.
Now, therefore, I,JAMts MosRoE, Pre-
sidtnt Off United States OF America, do
hereby declare and proclaim, that the Ports
of the United States shall hereafter and
until the end of the next session of the
Congress Of the United States, be open 10
the vessels of Great Britain employed in
the trade and intercourse between the Uni
ted States and the islands and colonies
hereinheforc named any thing in the laws,
entitled can act concerning navigation"
OF an act, entitled An act supplementary
TO an act concerning navigation" to the
contrary notwithstanding, under the fol
lowing reciprocal rules and restrictions,
| NAMELY:
TO vessels Of Great Britain, bona fde
British built, owned, and the master and
three tourths of the mariners OF which, at
least, shall belong to Great Britain or any
United States built ship or vessel which
has been sold to, and become the property
of British subjects ; such ship or vessel be
/ ing also nayigated with a master aud three
| fourths of the mariners, AT least, belonging
to Great Britain: and prorided, ohcays,
| That no articles shall be imported into the
United States in any sucll British ship or
vessel, other than articles Of the growth,
produce, or manufacture, Of the British
| islands and colonies III the West lndies,
| when imported in British vessels coming
from any such island or colony. and arti-
cIes Of the growth, produce or manufdc-
| ture Of the British colonies IN North AMER
| lea, or Of the island Of Newfoundland, IN
vessels coming from the port of ST. Johns,
| in that Island, or from amy Of tue aforesaid
ports of tie British colonies in North A
merica.
Given Under my hand, at the City of Wash
ington, this twenty -iourth doy OF August,
in the year If our Lord 1922 and in the
4lth year of the independence OF the Uni
States. JAMES MONROE.
| BY the President;
JoHS QCINcY ADAMS, Secretary oil State
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