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[Dee. r. 
STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN NOVEMBER. 
Containing official and authentic Documents. 
SS 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
T the Court at the Queen’s Palace, 
the 4th of November, 1807, pre- 
sent, The King’s Most Excellent Majesty 
in Council. 
From the London Gazette of Saturday, Novem- 
ber the 7th, 1807. 
Whereas the King of Denmark has issned 
a Declaration of War against his Majesty, his 
subjects and people; and his Majesty’s anxi- 
ous and repeated endeavours to obtain the re- 
vocation of such Declaration, and to procure 
the restoration of peace, have proved ineffec- 
tual; his Majesty therefore is pleased, by and 
with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, 
and it is hereby ordered, that general reprisals 
be granted against the ships, goods, and sub- 
jects of the King of Denmark (save and ex- 
cept any vessels to which his Majesty’s licence 
has been granted, or which have been direct- 
ed to be released from the embargo, and have 
not since arrived at any foreign port), so that 
as well his Majesty’s fleets and ships, as also 
all other ships and vessels that shall be com- 
missioned by letters of marque or general re- 
-prisals, or otherwise, by his Majesty’s com- 
missioners for executing the office of lord 
high admiral of Great Britain, shall and may 
lawfully seize all ships, vessels, and goods be- 
longing to the King of Denmark or his sub- 
jects, or others inhabiting within the territo- 
ries of the King of Denmark, and bring the 
same to judgment in any of the courts of ad- 
miralty within his Majefty’s dominions ; and, 
to that end, his Majesty’s advocate-general, 
with the advocate of the Admiralty, are forth- 
with to prepare the draft of a commission, 
and present the same*to his Majesty at this 
Board, authorising the commissioners for exe- 
cuting the office of lord high admiral, or any 
person or persons by them empowered and ap- 
pointed, to issue forth and grant letters of 
marque and reprisals to any of his Majesty’s 
subjects, or others whom the said commission- 
ers shall deem fitly qualified in that behalf, 
for the apprehending, seizing, and taking the 
ships, vessels, and gocds belonging to Den- 
mark, and the vassals and subjects of the 
King of Denmark, or any inhabiting within 
his countries, territories, or dominions, except 
as aforesaid; and that such powers and clauses 
be inserted in the said commission as have 
been usual, and are according to former pre- 
cedents ; and his Majesty’s advocate- general, 
with the advocate of the Admiralty, are also 
forthwith to prepare the-dra{t of a commission, 
and present the same to his Majesty at this 
Boarc, authorizing the said comniissioners for 
executing the office of lord high -admiral of 
Great Britain, and the lieutenant and judge 
of the said court, his surrogate or surrogates, 
as also the several courts of admiralty within 
his Majesty’s dominions, to take cognizance 
of, and judicially proceed upon all, and all 
manner of captures, seizures, prizes, and re- 
prisals of ali ships and goods that are or shall 
be taken, and to hearand determine the same, 
and, according to the course of admiralty, and 
the law of nations, to adjudge and condemn 
all such ships, vessels, and goods as shall be- 
long to Denmark, or the vassals and subjects 
of the King of Denmark, or to any others in- 
habiting within any of his countries, territo- 
ries, and dominions, except as aforesaid; and 
that such powers and clauses ‘be inserted in 
the said commission as have been usual, and 
‘are according to former precedents; and they 
are likewise to prepare, and lay before his Ma- 
jesty at this Board, a draft of such instruc- 
tions as may be proper to be sent to the courts 
of admiralty in hts Majesty’s foreign govérn- 
ments aud plantations, for their guidance 
herein; as also another dtaft of instructions 
for such ships as shall be commissioned for 
the purpose abovementioned. ' 
Supplement to the London Gazette of November 
14, 1807. 
At the Court at the Queen's Palace, 
the 11th of November, 1807, Present, 
the King’s Most Excellent Majesty in 
Council. 
Whereas certain orders, establishing an 
unprecedented syitem of warfare against this 
kingdom, and aimed especially at the destruc- 
tion of its commerce ~ and YESOUICES, WETE, 
some time since, issued by the Government 
of France, by which ‘* The British Islands 
were declared to be in a state of blockade,’? 
thereby subjecting to capture and condemna- 
tion ail vessels with their cargoes, which 
should continue to trade with his Majesty’s 
dominions : : 
And whereas by the same order, “all 
trading in English merchandize is prohibited, 
and every article of merchandize belonging 
to England, or coming from her Colonies, 
or of her manufacture, is declared lawful 
prize :*’ 
And whereas the nations in alliance with 
France, and under her controul, were required 
to give, and have given, and do give, effect 
to such orders; 
And whereas his Majesty’s Order of the 
qth of January last has not answered the de- 
sired purpose, either of compelling the enemy 
to recal those orders, or of inducing Neutra] 
Nations to interpose, with effect, to obtain 
their revocation, but, on the contrary, the 
same have been recently enforced with ine 
creased rigour: 
And whereas his Majesty, under these cira:. 
cumstances, finds himself compelled to take 
further ineasures for asserting and vindicating 
his just rights, and fer supporting that Mari« 
time Power which the exertions and valour 
of his people have, under the blessing off 
1 Providence, 
