234 ANNUAL REGISTER,» 1797. 
as a mild and beneficent conftitu- 
tion.. This is a ftate of things not 
the refult of my fpeculation, but 
derived from the admiffion of the 
ufurpers themfelves. It is by them 
brought forward in their late decla- 
rations as their juftification, and 
as the imperious and irrefiftible mo- 
tive for violently disfranchifing fo 
Jarge a majority of the nation of 
thofe rights and privileges upon 
which, as upon an unalterable bafis, 
the pretended liberties of their Re- 
public were built and eftablifhed. 
The pecuniary diftrefs and embar- 
raffments of the enemy have en- 
creafed, fo as to have been a pre- 
tence for fome of the late violent 
proccedings in France; while, on 
the contrary, the enquiries of our 
committees have long fince prepar- 
ed the Houfe to anticipate the 
pleafing affurances of his Majefty, 
“That we poffefs means and re- 
fources proportionate to the objects 
which wereat ftake; that our reve- 
nue has continued highly produc- 
tive, our national induftry has been 
extended, and our commerce has 
furpaffed its formaer limits.” 
WeEntWwoRTH FirzwiILLiaM. 
GeorceR. 
Additional Inftructions to the Commanders 
of all our Shifis of War and Privateers 
that fave, or may have, Letters of 
Marque againft France, Spain, or the 
Subjects of the United Provinces, inha- 
biting within any of their Countries, 
| Territories, and Dominions. Given at 
our Court at St. James's, the 20th day 
of November, 1797, in the 38ih Year 
of our Reign. 
HEREAS we have thought 
; it expedient that permif- 
fion fhould be given to veficls be- 
longing to the fubjeé&ts of his Ca= 
tholic Majefty, having not more 
than one deck, to trade between 
the free ports eftablifhed in the 
ifland of Jamaica, and alfo in the 
Bahama Iflands, and the Spanith 
colonies in America, according to 
the regulations of the feveral acts 
for eftablifhing free ports in our 
Weft India iflands, notwithitanding 
the prefent hoftilities. And where- 
as we have thought it expedient 
that, notwithftanding the faid hof- 
tilities, permiffion fhould likewife 
be given to any Britifh veffels na- 
vigated according to the laws now 
in force, to trade between the faid 
free ports in the ifland of Jamaica 
and in the faid Bahama Iflands and 
the Spanifh colonies in America, 
provided fuch Britifh and Spanifh 
veffels that fhall trade between the 
faid free ports in the ifland of Ja- 
maica and the faid Spanifh colonies, 
fhall have a licence from the Go- 
vernor or Commander in Chief of 
our ifland of Jamaica; and that 
fuch Britifh and Spanith vefiels that 
fhall trade between the free ports 
in the Bahama Iflands and the faid - 
Spanifh colonies, fhall have a h- 
cence from the Governor or Com- 
mander in Chief of the Bahama 
Iflands; and provided fuch Britifh 
and Syanifh veffels fhali import into 
the free ports of Jamaica’and the 
Bahama. Iflands fuch goods only as 
are hereafter enumerated, viz. wool, 
cotton-wocl, indigo, cochineal, 
drugs of all forts, cocoa, tobacco, 
logwood, fuftic, and all forts of 
wood for dyers ufe; hides, {kins, 
and tallow; beaver, and all forts of 
furs; tortoife-fhells, hard wood, or 
mili-timber, mahogany, and all o- 
ther woods for cabinet-ware ; horfes, 
affes, mules, and cattle, being the 
growth and production of any ei 
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