1307.] 
formity and obedience to the said Order, shall 
be allowed, in respect to all articles which 
may be on board the same, except sugar, 
coffee, wine, brandy, snuff, and tobacco, to 
clear out to any port whatever, to be speci- 
fied in such clearance; and, with respect to 
the last-mentioned articles, to export the 
same to such ports, and under such condi- 
tions and regulations only, as his Majesty, 
by licence to be granted for that purpose, 
May direct. 
And the Right Honourable the Lords Com- 
missioners of his Majesty’s Treasury, his 
Majesty’s Principal Secretaries ot State, the 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and 
the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, 
and Courts of Vice-Admiralty, are to take 
the necessary measures herein as to them 
shall respectively appertain. 
At the Court of the Queen’s Palace, 
the 1ith of Nevember, 1807, Present, 
the King’s Most Excellent Majesty in 
Council. 
Whereas the sale of ships by a belligerent 
to a neutral is considered by France to be 
illegal: 
And whereas a great part of the shipping 
of France and her Allies bas been protected 
from capture during the present hostilities 
by transfers, or pretended transfers, to neu- 
trals: 
And whereas it is fully justifiable to adopt 
the same rule, in this respect, towards the 
enemy, which is applied by the enemy to 
this Country : 
His Majesty is pleased, by and with the 
advice of his Privy Counci!, to order, and it 
is hereby ordered, That in future the sale to 
a neutral of any vessel belonging to his Ma- 
jesty’s enemies, shall not be deemed to be 
legal, nor in any manner to transfer the pro- 
perty, nor to alter the character of such ves- 
sels; and all vessels now belonging, or which 
shall hereafter belong to any enemy of his 
Majesty, notwithstanding any sale, or pre- 
tended sale to a neutral, after a reasonable 
time shall have elapsed for receiving infor- 
‘mation of this his Majesty’s order at the place 
where such sale, or pretended sale, was ef- 
fected, shall be captured and brought in, and 
Shall be adjudged as lawful prize to the 
captors. 
Ane the Right Honourable the Lords Com- 
missioners of his Majesty’s Treasury, his Ma- 
jesty’s Principal Secretaries of Scate, the 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and 
the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, 
and Courts of Vice-Admiralty, are to take 
the necessary measures herein as to them 
shall respectively appertain. 
We have been favoured with the fol- 
lowing Analysis of the above impor- 
fant State Papers, which give a new 
character to the present war. 
. 
State of Pullic Affairs in November. 
493 
First Order of Council, 11th of November, 1807, 
Sor imposing the Restrictions of Biockade, and 
regulating the Navigation of the Sea in con- 
sequence of it. 
VESSELS. PORTS AND PLACES. 
Ports and places sub- 
jected to restrictions 
of blockade, viz. 
Ports and places of 
Vessels trading from 1 France and her 
OF tO eer esses allies. 
with all goods on | ..,..0fany other coune 
board—== Prize. try at war. 
«»ein. Europe, from 
which the Brie 
tish flag is exe 
cluded. 
ees+in colonies be- 
longing to the 
( enemy. 
Except vessels fom) lave not subject- 
All Produce or Ma- 
nufacture ofe= Prize 
ing directly from ed to the restrictions 
; of blockade. 
in Europe or America, 
to which such vessels 
belong, or from British 
free colonial ports to the 
enemy’s colonies, or 
from such colonies to 
the countries to which 
such vessels belong, or 
to the British free colo- 
nial ports under the free- 
port act. Except vessels 
belonging to........ Countries not at war. 
clearing out and pro- 
ceeding directly from 
this kingdom, Gibral- 
tar, or Malta, under 
regulations hereafter to 
be prescribed, or from 
the port of an ally, to 
a port specified in the 
clearance. 
Coming from any 
place in Europe sub- 
jected to the restric- 
tions of blockade, des- 
tined tu some port or 
place in Europe, be- 
longing to his Majesty, 
and on a voyage direct 
thereto. 
Ports or places actually blockaded, enemy’s 
property, and other causes of capture, not 
expressed in this order, to have their ope- 
ration, as before. 
Vessels commencing 
their voyage prior to 
notice of this Order, 
are to be warned by 
British commanders to 
discontinue their voy- 
age, and proceed to this 
kingdom, Gibraltar, or 
Malta, 
Vessels 
