communications to congress, to bring ing against that danger; instructions them to a close. But, under a state were given to require explanations, of things which may favour recon- and, with assurances of our contisideration, they have been recently nued friendship, to admonish the pressed, and an expectation is enter- tribes to remain quiet at home, tained that they may now soon be taking no part in quarrels not bebrought to an issue of some sort. longing to them. As far as we are With their subjects on our borders, yet informed, the tribes in our vicino new collisions liave taken place, nity, who are most advanced in the uor seem immediately to be appre- pursuils of industry, are sincerely hended. To our former grounds of disposed to adhere to their friendship complaint has been added a very se- with us, and to their peace with all rious one, as you will see by the de- otliers. While those inore remote, cree, a copy of which is now com- do not present appearances sufficimunicated. Whether this decree, ently quiet to justify the intermission which professes to be conformable of military precaution on our part. to that of the French goverument, of The great tribes on

our southNovember 21, 1806, heretofore western quarter much advanced becommunicated to congress, will also yond the others in agriculture and be conforned to tbat in its construc- household arts, appear tranquil and tion and application in relation to identifying their views with our's in the United States, had not been proportion to their advancements. ascertained at the date of our last Wilh the whole of these people in communications. These, however, every quarter, I shall continue to gave reason to expect such con- inculcate peace and friendship with all formity.

their neighbours, and perseverance With the other nations of Europe in those occupations and pursuits our harmony has been interrupted, which will best promote their own and commerce and friendly inter- well being. course have been maintained on The appropriations of the last sestheir usual footing.

sion, for the defence of our sea-port Our peace with the several states towns and harbours, were made unon the coast of Barbary, appears as der expeciation that a continuance firm as at any former period, and as of our peace would permit us. to likely to continue as that of any proceed in that work according to other nation.

our convenience. It has been thought Among our Indian neigbours, in better to apply the sums then given the north-western quarter some fer- towards the defence of New York, mentation was observed soon after Charleston, and New Orleans chiefly, the late occurrences threatening the as most open and likely first to need continuance of our peace,

protection, and to leave places less Measures were said to be inter- immediately in danger to the provichanged, and tokens to be passing, sions of the present session. which usually denote a state of rest- The gun-boais too already prelessness among them, and the cha- vided have, on a like principe, been racter of the agitators pointed to the chiefly assigned to New York, New sources of excitement. Measures Orleans, and the Chesapeak. Whewere iminediaiely taken for provid- ther our moveable force on the wa

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dom, or which shall have been im- said, io Gibraltar; such port and ported into Gibraltar or Malta in, a such destination respectively to be British ship, or from some port or specified in such licence, any articles place in this kingdom, together with of merchandize whatsoever, and to the article of fish, however import- , whomsoever the same may appear to ed, may be exported to any ports or belong; such articles to be specified places in the Mediterranean or Por- in the bill of lading of such vessel, tugal, under such licence only as is subject however 10 such further rehereinafter to be granted by the go- gulations and restrictions with revernor of Gibraltar and Malta re

spect to all or any of the said artispectively:

cles so to be imported, or exported, And it is hereby further ordered, as may be inserted in the sail lithat licences be granted by the go- cences by the governors, lieutenantvernors, lieutenant-governors,or other governors, or other persons having persons having the chief civil con- the chief civil command at Gibraltar mand at Gibraltar, or at Malta, re- or Malta, for the time being, respectspectively, but in his inajesty's name, ively, as to them shall, from time to to such person or persons as the said time, seem fit and expedient: governors, lieutenant-governors, or And it is further ordered, that in persons having the chief command, every such licence shall be inserted shall think fit, allowing such person the names and residence of the peror persons to export from Gibraltar

son or persons to whom it shall be direct, to any port in the Mediter- granted, the articles and their quanranean, or to any port of Portugal, tities permitted to be exported, the or to any port of Spain without the name and description of the vessel, Mediterranean, nor further north and of the master thereof, the port than Cape Finisterre, and from Malta to which the vessel shall be allowed direct to any port being within the to go, which shall be some port not Mediterranean, with any articles of under actual blockade; and that no the produce or manufacture of his licence so to be granted sbali contimajesty's dominions, and any arti- nue in force for longer than two cles which shall have been imported monthis from its date, nor 'for more into Gibraltar or Malta from this than one voyage; or any such licence kingdom, to whomsoever such arti- be granted, or acknowledged to be cles shall appear to belong (not being valid, if granted to permit the clearnaval or military stores), in any ves- ance of any vessel to any port which sel belonging to any country not at shall be actually blockaded by any war with his majesty, or in any ves- naval force of his majesty or of his sel not exceeding one hundred tons allies: burthen, and being unarmed, be- And it is further ordered, that the longing to the country to which such commanders of his majesty's ships vessel shall be cleared out and go- of war and privateers, and all others ing, and also to import in any such' whom it may concern, shall suffer vessel or vessels as aforesaid, from every such vessel sailing conformably any port within the Mediterranean, to the permission given by this order, to Gibraltar or Malta; or from any or having any licence as aforesaid, to port in Portugal or Spain as afore- pass and repass direct between Gi.

braltar

braltar or Malta, and such port as At the Court at the Queen's Pashall be specitied in the licence, in lace, the 25th of November, such manner, and under such terms, 1807, present, the King's Most regulations, and restrictions, as shall Excellent Majesty in Council. be expressed therein:

Whereas his majesty, by his order And it is further ordered, that, in in council of the 11th of November case any vessel so sailing as afore- instant, was pleased to order and said, for which any such licence as declare, that all trade in articles aforesaid shall have been granted, which are of the produce or manuand which shall be proceeding direct facture of the countries and colonies upon her said voyage, shall be de- mentioned in the said order, shall táined and brought in for legal ad- be deemed and considered to be unjudication, such vessel, with her lawful (except as is therein excepted); ; cargo, shall be ferthwith released by his majesty, by and with the advice the court of admiralty in which pro- of his privy council, is pleased to . ceedings shall be commenced, upon order and declare, and it is hereby proof being made that the parties ordered and declared, that nothing had duly conformed to the terms, re

in the said order contained shall exgulations, and restrictions of the said tend to subject to capture and conlicences; the proof of such con- fiscation any articles of the produce formity to lie upon the person or

and manufacture of the said counpersons claiming the benefit of such tries and colonies laden on board order, or obtaining or using such li- British ships, which would not have cence, or claiming the benefit thereof: been subject to capture and confisca

And it is hereby further ordered, tion if such order had not been that no vessel belonging to any state made. on the coast of Barbary, shall be And the right honourable the lords prevented from sailing with any arti- commissioners of his majesty's treacies of the growth or produce of sury, his majesty's principal secresuch state, from any port or place in taries of state, the lords commissuch state, to any port or place in sioners of the admiralty, and the the Mediterranean, or Portugal, such judges of the high court of admiiport or place not being actually ralty and vice admiralty, are to take blockaded by some naval force, be- the necessary measures herein as to longing to his majesty or his allies, then may respectively appertain, without being obliged to touch at

W. FAWKENER. Gibraltar or Malta :

And the right lionourable the At the Court at the Queen's Palords commissioners of his majesty's lace, the 25th of November, treasury, his majesty's principal se- 1807, present, the King's Most cretaries of state, the lords commis- Excellent Majesty in Council. sioners of the admiralty, and the His majesty taking into considerajudges of the bigh court of admi- tion the circumstances under which ralty, and courts of vice admiralty, Prussia and Lubeck have been comare to take the necessary measures pelled to shut their ports against herein as to them shall respectively British ships and goods, is pleased, appertain. W. FAWKENER. by and with the advice of his privy

council, to order, and it is herehy Portugal has been compelled to shut ordered, that all ships and goods be- her ports against the ships and goods loaging to Prussia which may have of his majesty's subjects, is pleased, been seized subsequent to his majes- by and with the advice of his privy tx's order of the 19th of November, council, to order, and it is hereby 1806, and are now detained in the ordered, that all ships and goods ports of this kingdom, or elsewhere, belonging to Portugal, which have and all ships and goods belonging to been, and are now detained in the inhabitants of Lübeck which are so ports of this kingdom, or elsewhere, delained, shall be restored, upon be- shall be restored, upon being proing pronounced by the high court of nounced, by the high court of adadmirally, or any court of vice-ad- miralty, or by the court of vice admiraity, in which they have been or miralty, in which proceedings may may be proceeded against, to belong have been, or shall be commenced, to subjects and inhabitants of Prussia to belong to subjects and inhabitants or Lubeck, ard not otherwise liable of Portugal, and pot otherwise liable to confiscation; and that such ships to confiscation; and that the said and goods shall be permitted to pro- ships and goods shall be permitted ceed to any neutral port, or to the to proceed to any neutral port, or port to which they respectively be to Portugal. And it is further or, long. And it is further ordered, dered, that the ships and goods bethat the ships and goods belonging longing to Portugal shall not, until to Prussia or Lubeck shall not, until further orders, be liable to detenfurther orders, be liable to detention, tion; provided such ships and goods provided such ships and goods shall shall be trading to and from any be trading to or from any port of port of this kingdom, or to and from this kingdom, or between neutral Gibraltar, or Malta, and proceedport and neutral port, or from any ing direct to the port specified in port of liis majesty's allies, and pro- their clearance, or between neutral ceeding direct to the ports specified port and neutral port, or between in their respective clearances. Portugal and the ports of her own

And the right honourable the colonies, or from any port of his lords commissioners of his majesty's majesty's allies, and proceeding ditreasury, liis majesty's principal se- rect to the ports specified in their çrelaries of state, the lords commis- respective clearances; provided such sioners of the admiralty, and the ports shall not be at the time in a judges of the high court of admiral- state of actual blockade. And it is ty and courts of vice-admiralty, are further ordered, that the ships of to take the necessary measures herein Portugal shall not be considered as as to then shall respectively apper- entitled, under any treaty between tain. W. FAWKENER. bis majesty and Portugal, to protect

any goyds laden therein wbich may At the Court at the Queen's Pa- be otherwise subject to confisca

Jace, the 25th of November, tion.
1807, present, the King's Most And the right honourable the lords

Excellent Majesty in Council. commissioners of his majesty's trea. His majesty taking into consider- sury, his majesty's principal secre: ativa tl;e circumstances under which tary of state, the lords commissioners

of of the admiralty, and the judges of blood of Russians was shedding in the high court of admiralty and the most glorious warfares; which courts of vice admiralty, are to take drew drown, and fixed against the the necessary measures herein as to armies of his imperial majesty, all thein shall respectively appertain. the military force of his majesty the W. FAWKENER. emperor of the French, with whom

England was, and is now, at war.

“ When the two emperors made Declaration of the Emperor of peace, his majesty, in spite of his Russia.

just resentments against England,

did not refrain from rendering her • The greater value the emperor service. His majesty stipulated, altached to the friendship of his Bri- even in the very treaty, that he tannic majesty, the greater was his would become mediator between regret at perceiving that that mo- her and France; and finally hie ofnarch altogether separated liimself fered his mediation to the king of from him.

Great Britain. His majesty an“ Twice has the emperor taken nounced to the king, that it was up arms, in which his cause was with a view to obtain for him homost directly that of England; and nourable conditions. But the Brihe solicited in vain from England a tish ministry, apparently faithful to co-operation which her interest re- that plan which was to loosen and quired. He did not demand that break the bonds which had connect. her troops should be united with ed Russia and England, rejected the his; he desired only that they mediation. should effect a diversion. He was • The peace between Russia and astonished that in her cause she did France was to prepare a general not act in union with bim; but peace. Then it was that Lugland coolly contemplating a bloody spec- suddenly quitted that apparent les tacle, in a war which had been thargy to which she'lad abandoned kindled at her will, she sent-troops herself, but it was to cast upon the to attack Buenos Ayres. One part north of Europe new fire-brands, of her armies, which appeared des- which were to enkindle and nourish tined to make a diversion in Italy, the flames of war, which she did quitted at length Sicily where it was not wish to see extinguished. Her assembled. There was reason to

fleets and her troops appeared upon believe that this was done to make the coasts of Denmark, to execute an attack upon the coasts of Naples, there an act of violence of which when it was understood that it was history, so fertile in examples, does occupied in attempting to seize and not furnish a single parallel. л appropriate to itself Egypt,

tranquil and moderate power, which * But what sensibly touched the by long and unchanging wisdom had heart of bis imperial majesty was, obtained in the circle of monarchies to perceive that England, contrary a moral dignity, sees itself assaulted to her good faith and the express and and treated as if it had been forging precise terms of treaties, troubled at plots, and neditating the ruiu of sea the commerce of liis subjects. England :.. and all to justify its And at what an epoch! When the prompt and total spoliation.

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