SRA DT. BPR AP. Ey ® 5: 
ef marque and reprisals, to any of 
his majesty’s subjects or others 
whom the commissioners — shall 
deem fitly qualified in that behalf, 
for the apprehending, seizing, and 
taking the ships, vessels and goods 
belonging to Spain, and the vassals 
and subjects of the king of Spain, 
or any inhabiting within his coun- 
tries, territories or dominions ; and 
that such powers or clauses be in- 
serted in the said commission as 
have been usual, and are accord- 
ing to former precedents. And his 
‘Majesty’s said advocate-general, 
with the advocate of the admiral- 
ty, are also forthwith to prepare a 
draught of a commission, and pre. 
sent the same to his majesty at this 
board, authorizing the said com- 
missioners for executing the office 
of lord high admiral, to will and 
require the high court of Admi- 
ralty of Great Britain, and the 
lievtenant and judge of the said 
eourt, his surrogate or surrogates, 
as also the several courts of admi- 
ralty within his majesty’s domini- 
ons, to take cognizance of, and 
judicially proceed upon, all and 
all manner of captures, scizures, 
prizes, and reprisals of all ships 
and goods that are or shall be 
taken, and to hear and determine 
the same; and, according to the 
course of admiralty and the laws 
of nations, to adjudge and con- 
demn all such ships, vessels, and 
goods as shall belong to Spain, 
or the vassals and subjects of the 
king of Spain, or to any others 
ishabiting within any of his coun- 
tries, territories, and dominions ; 
and that such powers and clauses 
be inserted in the said commission 
as have been usual, and are accord- 
ing to former precedents ; and 
they are likewise to prepare and 
£139, 
lay before his majesty, at this board, 
a draught of such instructions as. 
may be preper to be sent to the 
courts of admiralty in his majesty’s 
foreign governments and planta- 
tions, for their guidance herein ; 
as also another draught of instruc. 
tions. for such ships as shall be 
commissioned for the purposes ae 
fore-mentioned. 
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 Most Excellent Ma- 
jesty in Council. 
WHEREAS by an act passed in 
the present session of parliament, in- 
tituled, ‘* An act to authorise his 
majesty, for a limited time, to 
make regulations respecting the 
trade and commerce to and from 
the Cape of Good Hope,” it is en- 
acted, that it shall and may be. 
lawful for his majesty, by and with 
the advice of his privy council, by 
any order or orders to be issued 
from time to time, to give such 
directions, and make such regula- 
tions, touching the trade and com. 
merce to and from the settlement 
of the Cape of Good Hope, and 
the territories and dependencies 
thereof, as to his majesty in coun- 
cil shall appear most expedient and 
salutary, any of the acts of parlia- 
ment therein referred to, or any 
usage, law or custom, to the con- 
trary notwithstanding, 
And whereas during the time 
the said settlement, with the terri- 
tories and dependencies thereof, 
were in the possession and under 
the government of the states ge- 
neral of the United Provinces, or 
of the honourable the general East 
India 
