STATE PAPERS. 



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VttiT avert all disappointment, may- 

 its blessings crown our labour with 

 success, and re establish the nation 

 in its former nourishing state and 

 happiness. 



Proclamation of their High Mighti- 

 nesses relative to the Trade with 

 Great Britain. Issued May "ilst, 

 1805. 



Their high mightinesses represent- 

 ing the Batavian republic, to all 

 those who shall see these presents, 

 or hear the same read, greeting, 

 make known : That, the pro- 

 position of the raadpensionary, to 

 the following effect, having been 

 received and approved by us, has 

 consequently been resolved, so as 

 enacted by these presents. —Art, I. 

 That, from the promulgation hereof, 

 all laws, publications, ordinances, 

 and decrees, made and passed nntil 

 the date of these presents, against 

 the trade with Great Britain, the 

 importation of British merchandizes 

 and manufactures, and the exporta- 

 tion of sundry articles of ammuni- 

 tion, naval stores or provisions, are 

 held annulled and without effect, so 

 as it is enacted by these presents, 

 and with the same, also all orders 

 and instructions issued to officers 

 in the service of this country on the 

 aforesaid subject. — Art. II. That 

 no vessels coming directly from 

 ports situated in Great Britain, or 

 any place or places in Europe, pos- 

 sessed or garrisoned by civil or mili- 

 tary authorities, subject to the said 

 empire, and having partly or wholly 

 loaded there, shall be admitted into 

 this republic, nor into the ports of 

 the same. — Art. III. That any ves- 

 sel which, notwithstanding, .should 

 venture to enter, from any i)ort or 

 ports in Great Britain, or any other 



ports in Europe dependent thereon, 

 without any, or with false or simu- 

 lated papers, shall be confiscated, 

 together with all the goods she may 

 have taken at the said port or ports, 

 independent of what the same may 

 consist.— Art. IV. That the master 

 or commander of a vessel, coming 

 from neutral countries, which by 

 necessity, contrary wind, or any 

 other defect or want, may have put 

 into any port or ports of Great 

 Britain, whether that the same has 

 discharged there, and afterwards 

 re-loaded in whole or in part the 

 discharged goods, or whether the 

 cago has remained untouched, shall 

 be obliged to declare the same, on 

 his entrance in the river, at the first 

 office of the customs. In which 

 case, if such vessel should have 

 taken in at any such, port or ports 

 any additional or i)ther goods or 

 merchandizes which did not belong 

 to her original cargo, such additional 

 goods only will -be confiscated ; but, 

 if it should afterwards appear that 

 the master or commander of suck 

 vessel has concealed, and not imme- 

 diately reported, such goods as may 

 not have belonged to the original 

 cargo, the master will be further 

 liable to a penalty of one thousand 

 guilders, and his vessel made an- 

 swerable and actionable for the 

 same.— Art. V. That, in case a 

 neutral vessel coming from Great 

 Britain, and bound to any neutral 

 port or ports, should put into any 

 port of this republic, by necessity, 

 contrary wind, or other defect or 

 want, the same shall be stopped at 

 the first office of the customs, and a 

 guard put on board the same. — And, 

 if the necessity of putting into said 

 port appears doubtful, it .shall be 

 proved by sufficient documents to 

 the sati.sfaction of the judge, under 

 X X 4 a penalty 



