1811.] 
with Spain, through which he can receive 
supplies for his army. 
AMERICA. 
On the subject of the doubts existing 
as to the precise time and manner of 
carrying into effect the Non-intercourse 
Actagainst Great Britain and her depen- 
dencies, under the President’s Proclama. 
tion, the official letter from the American 
Secretary of State, has been received. 
“¢ Treasury Department, Nov. 2, 1810. 
‘¢ Sir—You will herewith receive a copy 
ef the Proclamation of the Presiient of the 
United States, announcing the revocation of 
the edicts of France, which violated the -neu- 
tral commerce of the United States, and that 
the restrictions imposed by the Act of May 
Ast last, accordingly cease’ from this day,:in 
relation to France. French armed vessels 
may therefore be admitted into the harbours 
and waters of the United States, any thing 
in that lawto the contrary notwithstanding. 
6¢ It also follows, that if Great Britain 
shall not, on the 2d of February next, have 
revoked or modified in like.manner her edicts, 
violating the neutral commerce ef the United 
States, the $d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Sth, 9th, 
10th, and 18th, sections of the Act to inter- 
dict the commercial intercourse between the 
United States and Great Britain and France, 
and their dependencies, and for other -pur- 
poses, shall, inconformity with the Acts first 
above mentioned, be revived and have full 
force and effect, as far as relates to Great 
Britain and her dependencies, from and after 
the said 2d day of February next. Unless 
therefore you shall before that day be offi- 
cially notified by this department of such 
revocation or modification, you will from and 
after the said day carry into effect the above- 
mentioned sections, which prohibit both the 
entrance of British vessels of every descrip- 
tion into the harbours and waters of the 
United States; and the importation inte 
the United States of any articles the growth, 
produce, or manufacture, of the dominions, 
colonies, and dependencies, of Great Britain 5 
and of any articles whatever brought from 
the said dominions, colonies, and dependene. 
cies.—I am respecttully, Sir, your obedient 
aervant, $6 ArperT GALLATIN.” 
Jo the Collector of the Customs 
: of the District of 
ProcramaTion.—Whereas, by the 4th 
section of an. Act of Congress, passed on the 
Ast day of May, 1810, entitled, An Act con- 
serning the Commercial Intercourse between 
the United States and Great Britain and 
France, and their Dependencies, and for other 
purposes, it is provided: That in case either 
Great Britain or France shall, before | the 
third of March next, so revoke or modify 
her edicts as that they shall cease to violate 
-. the neutral commerce of the United States, 
which fact the President of the United States 
thali declare by Proclamation, aad if the 
State of Public A Fairs in December. 
565 
other nation shall not, within three months. 
thereafter, so revoke or modify her edicts ia 
like manner, then the third, fourtl, fifth, 
sixth, seventh, eighth, manta, tenth, and 
eighteenth, sections of the Act, entitled 
An Act to interdict the commercial Intere 
course between the United States and Great 
Britain and France, and their dependencies, 
and for other purposes, sha!l, from and after 
the expiration of three months from the date 
of the Proclamation aforesaid, be revived and 
have full force and effect, so far as relates to 
the dominions, colonies, and dependencies, 
and to the articles, the growth, produce, or 
manufacture, of the dominions, colonies, and 
dependencies of the nation thus refusing-or 
neglecting to revoke or modify her edicts in 
the manner aforesaid. And the restrictiors 
imposed by this Act, shall; from the date of ~ 
such Proclamation, cease and be discontinued 
in relation to the nation revoking or modify 
ing her decrees-in the manner aforesaid,— 
And. whereas it has been officially made 
known te this Government that the edicts of 
France, violating the neutral commerce of 
the United States, have been so revoked, ag. 
to cease to have effect oa the ist of the pre. 
sent month—-Now, therefore, I, James Maa 
dison, President of the United States, do 
hereby proclaim, that the said edicts of France- 
have Leen so revoked, as that they ceased-on, 
the said ist day of the present month, to 
violate the neutral commerce of the United 
States; and that, from the date of these pres. 
‘sents, all the restrictions imposed: by the 
aforesaid Act shall cease and be disvontinued 
in relation to France and her depend: ncies. 
In Saeee whereot, &c. &c. 
November 2,1810. Jamus Manptson. 
Treasury Department, 131d Now. 1810, 
** Your Jetter of the 10th instant has been 
received. All goods imported from the domie 
nions of Great Britain, and arrived in’ the 
United States, subsequent to the 2d of Fe. 
bruary, will, in my opinion, become forfeited 
according to the provision of thelaw of May 1, 
1810. If Great Britain shall not, on that 
day, have revoked her edicts to the manner 
contemplated by that Act, it follows, that if 
no knowledge of such revocation shall have 
been obtained on that day, goods imported as 
aforesaid, must be seized by the custom-house 
officers; although it be also true, that if the 
revocations have actually taken place before: 
that day, no forfeiture will have occurreds. 
and the goods must in that case. be restored 
whenever the fact of such revocation is 
known, The inconvenience of the detention 
of the goods im that case is understood, but 
cannot, under the existing law, be avoided, 
except through the intervention of the Courts, | 
who may direct an immediate restoration of 
the property on satisfactory bonds for its value 
being given, to abide the final decision of 
such courts. I have the honor tu be respecte 
fully cecn ecco . 
(Signed) *¢ ArazearT GagcaTin.” 
The 
