A. D. 1794- 299 



three fourths of the feanien are Britifli fubjeds. And no vefTel fliall be 

 permitted to carry goods m the coafling trade, in which the trade to 

 and from Guernfey, Jerfey, &c. is included, nor to fail in ballaft, nor to 

 fifli upon the coafts, unlefs the commander and all the feamen are Brit- 

 ifli fubjeds. But foreign fifhermen, not exceeding one fourth of the 

 vefiel's complement, may be licenced by the commifTioners of the cuf- 

 toms to fail onboard any fifliing veffel, for the purpofe of inftruding 

 the Britifh feamen in the art of fifliing. Befides the natural-born fub- 

 je6ls, feamen naturalized or made denizens, thofe who become fubjeds 

 in virtue of the conqueft or ceilion of a foreign country, and foreigners 

 after having ferved three years faithfully onboard Britifh fhips of war, 

 fhall be confidered and employed as Britifh feamen. Negroes belong- 

 ing to Britifli fubjeds may alfo be employed as feamen in the American 

 and Well-India leas ; and the natives of the Oriental countries may be 

 employed in veffels navigating the feas to the eaftward of the Cape of 

 Good hope. Veffels navigated contrary to thele regulations fhall be 

 forfeited, unlefs when death, defertion, or other cafes of neceflity, may 

 compell the commander to fhip fome foreign feamen. — Several regula- 

 tions were alfo enaded for the various cafes occurring in transferring the 

 property of Britifli veflels. [c. 68] 



Ships of war and privateers taken from the enemy were exempted 

 from paying the duty levied upon the fales of veflels : and the commif- 

 fioners of the cuftoms were direded to repay the duties received for 

 prizes already fold. [c. 70] 



The committee of privy council for trade and plantations were em- 

 powered during the war, and for fix months after the conclufion of it, 

 to permit the exportation of 55,500 quarters of the various kinds of 

 corn, and 4,795 tuns of flour, meal, and bread, to the Wefl-Indies, for 

 the fubfiflence of the inhabitants of the conquered or ceded French 

 colonies, at times when general exportation is prohibited on account of 

 the high price, in addition to the quantities already allowed by law 

 to be fent to the Wefl-Indies. [c. 71] 



July 7'" — The ad, pafled in the beginning of this feflion, (c. 9) for 

 preventing payments being made to the French, not being thought fuf- 

 ficiently eflfedual, a new appointment was made of five commijfionersfor 

 the prcfervation of propei'ty belonging to perfons in France. All perfons rc- 

 fiding in Great Britain, having in their pofTeflion any property belong- 

 ing to any perfon refiding in the French dominions, are required to 

 give a particular account of it to the commifTioners, who may order the 

 effeds to be fold, and the money to be inverted in the funds for the 

 benefit of the proprietors, and do all other things relating to their 

 commiffion according to the regulations of the ad, which are very num- 

 erous. \c. 79] 



In the annual renewal of the ad for regulating the flave trade it is 



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