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not hold out to its own colonies, to Savoy, Belgium, Holland; in fhort, to all countries wherein it has established its frange regime!Well, contemplate the horrid and deplorable fituation to which are now reduced thofe provinces, once fo populous and flourishing, and judge, brave Spaniards, what would be the refult of your credulity. Impreffed with your dangers, and feeling for your misfortune, I offer you my fupport. A faithful interpreter of the beneficent difpofition of his majesty, I promise and guarantee to you, under his banners, fafety to your perfons and property. Whatever is facred to you, your religious worship, your priefts, your laws, your cuftoms, your privileges, fhall be preferved to you, and you fhall alfo enjoy the advantage of the moft extenfive and flourishing commerce in the world. You have frequented our pofts, and know the liberty, good faith, and plenty which reign there. Calculate the extent of thofe advantages, and prepare yourselves to receive the only power able to grant them. As foon as the protection of your king fhall be withdrawn from you, and you are given up to the new mafters of your territory, arm against them, and on the first fignal you give me of your determination, I will fly to your affiftance, and unite my whole force with yours, to repel and exterminate our common enemy.

ed to the worship of the true God, and the auguft blood of your kings, you, no doubt, prefer the lofs and facrifice of your property to the misfortune and difgrace of fubmitting to the yoke of these new mafters of your territory. Follow then, gallant Spaniards, that noble impulfe of reafon, honour, and feeling. Depart! the dominions of the Spanish monarch are open for you go, honourably to live and die there in the thade of your altars, and under the protection of your king. But if any among you, chained down by neceflity to the foil they cultivate, fhould not be able to leave it, let them not be uneafy his majefty lends them his powerful and protecting hand. I with they would, for their own happiness, fully rely on the generofity and beneficence of fo great a monarch. What other fovereign has fought with more zeal and glory for the facred cause of religion, royalty, and humanity, against the fool-hardy innovators, who are bent on exterminating them from the whole furface of this globe. I have read, brave Spaniards, the oftenfible inftructions given by the directory to the commiffioners of the republic; I have perufed the proclamations of thofe hypocritical and perverfe agents, whofe firft miflion to St. Domingo was marked with infurrections, with the firing of the plantations, and the affaflination of their owners. The choice of such men sufficiently fhews the misfortunes you have to expect. Read and confider, brave Spaniards, the papers I have juft quoted: compare the promises which they hold out with thofe the republic has made to every nation it wished to feduce. What advantages did it

Given in the king's houfe, at Port-au-Prince, the 12th of July, in the year of our Lord 1796, and the 35th of his majefty's reign.

G. FORBES.

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Order of Council of the 3d September.

AT the court at Weymouth, the 3d of September 1795, prefent the king's mcft. excellent majefty in council.

Whereas an act paffed in the thirty-third year of his majefty's reign, intituled, "An act more effectually to prevent, during the prefent war between Great Britain and France, all traitorous correfpondence with, or aid or affittance being given to his majefty's enemies;" and another act paffed in the thirty-fourth year of his majefty's reign, intituled, " An act for preventing money or effects, in the hands of his majefty's fub jects belonging to or difpofable by perfons refident in France, being applied to the ufe of the perfons exercifing the powers of government in France, and for preferving the property thereof for the benefit of the individual owners thereof."

And whereas another act, paffed in the thirty-fourth year aforefaid, intituled, "An act for more effectually preferving money and effects, in the hands of his majefty's fubjects, belonging to or difpofable by perfons refident in France, for the benefit of the individual owners thereof."

And whereas it is expedient that fuch licence and authority fhould be granted as is herein after given and granted; his majefty, taking the fame into his royal confideration, is pleafed by and with the advice of his privy council, by this order to grant, and accordingly, with fuch advice, by this order, doth grant licence, according to the authority given by the faid acts refpectively, or fome of them, to all perfons refiding or being in

Great Britain, either on their own account or credit, or on the account or credit, or by the direction of any other perfon or perfons whomfoever, or wherefoever refident or being, to fell, fupply, deliver, or fend for the purpose of being fold, fupplied, or delivered, and to agree to fell, fupply, deliver, or fend for fuch purpose, and either on their own account or credit, or on the account or credit, or by the direction of any other perfon or perfons whomfoever and wherefoever refident or being, to caufe or procure to be fold, fupplied, delivered, or fent for fuch purpofe as aforefaid, or to authorife or direct any other perfon or perfons whomfoever, or wherefoever refident or being, to fell, fupply, deliver, or fend as aforefaid; or to aid or affift in so selling, fupplying, delivering, or authorifing or directing to be fold, fupplied, delivered or fent; and alfo to buy or procure, or contract or agree to contract or procure, or caufe to be bought or procured, or authorife or direct any other perfon or perfons whomfoever, or wherefoever refident or being, to buy or procure, or to contract or agree to buy or procure, or aid or affift in buying or procuring, or authorifing or directing to be bought or procured, any goods, wares, merchandizes, or effects mentioned in the faid acts, or any other goods, wares, merchandizes, or effects, (except fuch as are herein after mentioned) whether of the growth, production or manufacture of this kingdom, or of any foreign country, to or for the ufe of any perfons refiding in the territories of the United Provinces, or in the Auftrian Netherlands, or in any part of Italy, or for the purpose of be

ing fent into any part or place within the fame refpectively.

Provided nevertheless, that all fuch goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects, be exported rom this kingdom, and in thips or veffels belonging to perfons of fome itate or country in amity with his majefty, and that fuch exportation be made under the ufual conditions and regulations; and that fuch fecurity be given by bond, in fuch penalty, by fuch perfons, and in fuch manner, as fhall be directed by the commiffioners of his majetty's cutioms, and that the faid goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects, fhall be exported to the places propofed, and to none other; and that a certificate fhall be produced, within fix months from the date of the bond, under the hand of the British conful or viceconful refiding at the port or place at which fuch goods or commodities hall be landed; and if no viceconful fhall be there refident, then under the hands of two known British merchants refiding there; and if no Britith merchant fhall refide there, then under the hand of the chief magiftrate of the place, teftifying that the faid goods have been all duly landed at that port or place.

Provided alfo, that nothing herein before contained fhall be conftrued to licence the exportation, fale, fending, fupplying, or delivering of, or in any manner to relate to any arms, ordnance, ordnance ftores, gunpowder, bullets, pitch, tar, hemp, mafts, timber, fail-cloth, cordage, faltpetre, or any naval or military ftores whatsoever, nor to relate to any ftore or article whatsoever, intended for the ufe of the armies,

troops, fleets, fhips, or veffels of the enemies of his majefty; or any articles which are fpecially prohibited by any other act or acts of parliament, other than the acts before mentioned, to be exported, fold, fupplied, or delivered, as aforefaid; or in any manner to affect the provifions of any other a&t or acts of parliament; or to licence or authorize the feveral acts, matters, and things aforefaid, further or otherwife than as the fame might be affected by the feveral beforementioned acts of parliament.

Provided alfo, that every person who fhall take the benefit of this licence and authority, fhall take the fame upon condition, that if in cafe of any proceeding, civil or criminal, under the provisions of any of the acts herein before mentioned, or any thing alledged to have been done contrary thereto, any queftion fhall arife whether the thing done was authorized by the licence hereby given, the proof that fuch thing was done under the circumftances, and according to the terms and conditions of this order, fhall lie on the perfons claiming the benefit hereof.

And his majefty, with the advice aforefaid, is hereby further pleased to order, that this licence and order fhall remain and be in force and effect until the 25th day of December next enfuing, unleis the fame fhall be fooner revoked.

And the right honourable the lords commiffioners of his majefty's treafury, and the Lords commiffioners of the Admiralty, are to give the neceffary directions herein, to them refpectively appertaining.

(Signed) W. FAWKENER, Order

Order of Council, at the Court at St.
James's the 12th of October, 1796,
prefent, the King's Most Excellent
Majefty in Council.

WHEREAS his majefty has received, intelligence that fome thips belonging to his majefty's fubje&ts have been, and are detained in the port of Genoa; his majefty, with the advice of his privy council, is thereupon pleafed to order, and it is hereby ordered, that no fhips or veffels belonging to any of his majefty's fubjects be permitted to enter or clear out for Genoa, or any port within the territory of the repub. lic of Genoa, until further orders: and his majesty is further pleased to order, that a general embargo, or ftop, be made of all Genoefe fhips or veffels wlratfoever, now within, or which hereafter fhall come into any of the ports, harbours, or roads, within the kingdom of Great Britain, together with all perfons and effects on board the faid fhips and veffels; but that the utmost care be taken for the prefervation of all and every part of the cargoes on board any of the faid fhips, fo that no damage or embezzlement whatever be fuftained.

And the right honourable the lords commiflioners of his majel ty's treafury, the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, and the lord warden of the Cinque Ports, are to give the neceffary directions herein as to them may refpectively appertain.

(Signed) W. FAWKENER,

Orders of Council at the Court at St.
James's, the 9th November, 1796,
prefent the King's Moft Excellent
Majefty in Council,

WHEREAS his majesty has received information, that divers unjuft seizures have been made in the ports of Spain of the fhips and goods of his majefty's fubjects, and that acts of hoftility and unprovoked aggreffion have been committed by the fhips of his Catholic majefty, on fhips and veffels of his majesty and of his fubjects: his majefty, therefore, being determined to take fuch measures as are neceflary for vindicating the honour of the crown, and for procuring reparation and fati-faction for his injured fubjects, is pleafed, by and with the advice of his privy council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that general reprisals be granted against the fhips, goods, and fubjects of the king of Spain, fo that as well as his majefty's fleets and fhips, as alfo all other ships and veffels that fhall be commiffioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwife, by his majefty's commiffioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of Great Britain, thall and may lawfully feize all fhips, veffels, and goods, be-longing to the king of Spain, or his fubjects, or others inhabiting within the territories of the king of Spain, and bring the fame to judgment in any of the courts of admiralty within his majefty's dominions; and to that end, his majefty's advocate-general, with the advocate of the admiralty, are forthwith to prepare the draught of a commiflion, and prefent the fame to his majesty at this board, authorifing the commiffioners for executing the office of lord high admiral, or any perfon or perfons by them empowered and appointed, to iffue forth and grant letters

of marque and reprifals, to any of lay before his majesty, at this board, a draught of fuch inftructions as may be proper to be fent to the courts of admiralty in his majesty's foreign governments and plantations, for their guidance herein; as alfo unother draught of inftructions for fuch thips as fhall be commiffioned for the purposes afore-mentioned.

his majefty's fubjects or othes whom the commiffioners fhall deem fitly qualified in that behalf, for the apprehending, feizing, and taking the thips, veffels and goods belonging to Spain, and the vaflals and fubjects of the king of Spain, or any inhabiting within his countrics, territories or dominions; and that fuch powers or claufes be inferted in the faid commiffion as have been ufual, and are according to former precedents. And his majefty's faid advocate-general, with the advocate of the admiralty, are alfo forthwith to prepare a draught of a commiffion, and prefent the fame to his majesty at this board, authorizing the faid commiffioners for executing the office of lord high admiral, to will and require the high court of Admiralty of Great Britain, and the lieutenant and judge of the faid court, his furrogate or furrogates, as alfo the feveral courts of admiralty within his majesty's dominions, to take cognizance of, and judicially proceed upon, all and all manner of captures, feizures, prizes, and reprifals of all thips and goods that are or fhall be taken, and to hear and determine the fame; and, according to the courfe of admiralty and the laws of nations, to adjudge and condemn all fuch thips, veffels, and goods as fhall belong to Spain, or the vaffals and fubjects of the king of Spain, or to any others inhabiting within any of his countries, territories, and dominions; and that fuch powers and claufes be inferted in the faid commiffion as have been usual, and are accord ing to former precedents; and they are likewife to prepare and

Order of Council relative to Trade to and from the Cape of Good Hope. At the Court at St. James's, the 28th of December, 1796, present the King's Moft Excellent Majetty in Council.

WHEREAS by an act paffed in the prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, "An act to authorise his majetty, for a limited time, to make regulations refpecting the trade and commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope," it is enacted, that it fhall and may be lawful for his majefty, by and with the advice of his privy council, by any order or orders to be iffued from time to time, to give fuch. directions, and make fuch regulations, touching the trade and commerce to and from the fettlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and the territories and dependencies thereof, as to his majesty in council fhall appear most expedient and falutary, any of the acts of parliament therein referred to, or any ufage, law or cuftom, to the contrary notwithstanding.

And whereas during the time the faid fettlement, with the territories and dependencies thereof, were in the poffeffion and under the government of the ftates general of the United Provinces, or of the honourable the general Eaft

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