714 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



and the lord warden of the cinque 

 ports, are to give the necesary di- 

 rections herein as to thera may re- 

 spectively appertain. 



W. Fawkener. 



Proclaviation of the President to 

 the United States of America. 

 Dated Washiugton City, Thurs- 

 day, August 10, 1809. 



Whereas, in consequence of a 

 communication from his Britannic 

 majesty's envoy extraordinary and 

 minister plenipotentiary, declaring 

 that the British orders in council, 

 of January and November, 1807, 

 would be withdrawn on the 10th of 

 June last (and by virtue of which 

 an act of congress was passed, en- 

 titled " An act to interdict the 

 commercial intercoursebetween the 

 United States and Great Britain 

 and France, and their dependencies, 

 and for other purposes,'') I, James 

 Madison, president, &c, did issue 

 a proclamation, on the 19th of 

 April last, declaring that the or- 

 ders in council aforesaid would be- 

 withdrawn on the 10th of June, 

 after which the trade might be re- 

 newed, and as it is officially made 

 known to me, that the orders in 

 council are not withdrawn, agree- 

 ably to the declaration aforesaid, I 

 do hereby proclaim the same, and 

 that the acts above still remain in 

 force. James Madisok. 



Message relative to the Pension 

 ■which the Stales are to allow to 

 the late King, Gustavus Adol- 

 phus, his Qtieen and children. 

 Dated Stockholm, Aug. 15. 



The period is now fast approach- 

 ing, when a prince, who lately go- 



verned Sweden, but whose claim to 

 the Swedish crown has been solemn- 

 ly cancelled by the unanimous reso- 

 lution of the states of the realm, 

 must absent himself from this coun- 

 try. His own spontaneous wish 

 agrees, on this point, with what the 

 public tranquillity and security re- 

 quire. His royal majesty has taken 

 the advice of the secret committee 

 on a matter of so much importance, 

 which, however, the state of public 

 aftairs does not yet permit his ma- 

 jesty to communicate to the diet, 

 and he, therefore, confines himself, 

 at present, to the question, «' What 

 pension or yearly alioivancc, arethe 

 states of the realm willing to grant 

 to their late king, his queen, and 

 children ?" Which question being 

 answered, another will occur rela- 

 tive to the country, which it will be 

 most proper to assign for the resi- 

 dence of Gustavus Adolphus and 

 his family. 



His majesty does not deem it su- 

 perfluous to add some observations 

 for the states to bear in mind in 

 their deliberations on tin's subject. 



The states cannot but be aware, 

 that their decision must bear that 

 stamp of dignified generosity, which 

 becomes a noble-minded nation ; 

 that misfortune craves respect; and 

 that humanity itself commands for- 

 giveness and oblivion of the past. 

 His royal majesty is anxiously de- 

 sirous that the states of the realm, 

 by deciding the subject under dis- 

 cussion on these principles, should 

 meet his wishes, and thus give a 

 pledge to Europe of the purity of 

 the motives which induced Sweden 

 to revise her system of government, 

 and renew the structure of the 

 state. 



Charles. 



Pro- 



