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lor the protection of the revenues of Customs and Excise, or of the laws ol trade and navigation."

And it is, in and by the said Act, further enacted,“ That ' il~ any person in any part ol the L’nited Kingdom of Great,

lritain and Ireland, or in any part of His Majesty's domi- 1, nions beyond the Seas, without the leave and licence of llis‘ Majesty lor that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, i shall, by adding to the number of the guns of such vessel, 5 or changing those on board for other guns, or by the addi- 3 tion of any equipment for war, increase or augment, or pro- cure to be increased or augmented, or shall be knowingly concerned in increasing or augmenting, the warlike three of any ship or Vessel ol war, or eruizer, or other armed vessel, which, at the time of her arrival in any part of the United Kingdom, or any of His Majesty‘s dUlllilll')nS, was a ship of war, cruizcr, or armed vessel, in the service of any foreign Prince, State, or Potentate, or of any person or persons exerei<ing, or assuming to exercise, any powers of govern- ment "in or ove ' any colony. lin‘ovinet , or part of any province , or people belonging to the subjects of any such Prince, State, 1 or Potentate, or to the inhabitants of any colony, province, or part of any province or country, under the control of" any person or persons so exercising. or assuming to exercise, the powers of gorernment, every such person so oll'ending shall be deemed guilty of a inisdemeanour, and shall, upon being convicted thcrcol', upon any information or indictment, be. punished by line and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court before which such offender shall be convicted.”

Now, in order that none of Our subjects may unw render themselves liable to the penalties imposed by the said Statute, We do hereby strictly command that no per- l son or persons whatsoever, do commit any act, matter, or i thing whatsoever, contrary to the provisions of the said Statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the said Statute imposed, and of Our high displeasure.

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loving subjects, and all persons whatsoever, entitled to our rotcction, to observe towards each and all of the aforesaid ‘overmgns and States, thelr subjects and territories, and to-

i from making use of ~ _ dam of Great B And We do hereby further warn and admonish all Our“

A PR(H‘L.\.VIATH)N in ms EXI‘I~II.I.E.\'CY GEORGE-I DUNDAS, Esq., Licut. Governor and (‘ommmu/rruin-Chief in and 0N? Her JhljtiSI‘l/néi Islam] Prince Edward, and the Territorirs 1/100!)le Infringing, Chancel/or, Admiral and Ordinary off/u? same, (5-6. etc. (51:.

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V HEREAS ller Majesty being l'ully determined to ob"

serve the duties of neutrality during the exhsting hostilities betWen the l‘iinperot' el Austria, the King ol Prussia, the King ol' ltaiy. and the Herman (‘onfederatiom and being InOl‘CUVt‘l' resolved to prevent. as far as possible the use of Her Majesty's harbors, ports, and coasts, and the

, waters within llcr Majesty's territorial jurisdiction, in aid

of the warlike purposes of either belligerent, has command- ed Her Principal Sccretary of State for the Colonies to com- municate to me for my guidance, the l'dlowing rules, which

. are to be treated and enlorccd as Her Majesty’s orders and 5 directions.

And whereas Her Majesty has been pleased further to

, command that these rules should be put in force in the United Kingdom and in the Channel Islands on and alter the fourth day of July, and in Her Majesty‘s territories and

possessions beyond the seas six davs alter the day when the

~ Governor or other chiefauthority of each of such territories

or possessions respectively shall have notified and published the same; stating in such notification that the said rules

“1157 , are to be obeyed by all persons within the same territories . and possessions.

Now I do hereby notify and publish that it is Iler Ma- jesty’s pleasure that during the continuance of the present hostilities all ships of war of either belligerent are prohibited any port or roadstead in the United King- ritain and Ireland, or in the Channel Islands, or in any of Her Majesty’s Colonies or foreign possessions or dependencies, or of any waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of the British Crown, as a station or place of

resort for any warlike purpose. or for the purpose of obtain- ? ing any facilities of warlike equipment; and no ship of war l ol either belligerent shall herealter be permitted to sail out i of or leave any port, roadstead, or waters subject to British ijurisdiction, lroin which any vessel of the other belligerent

wards all belligerents whatsoever, with whom we are at peace, the duties ot neutrality; and to respect, in all and each of them, the exercise of those belligerent rights which “'0 and Our Royal Predecessors have always claimed to

exercise.

And \Ve do hereby further warn all Our loving subjects, and all persons whatsoever, entitled to Our protection, that it any of them shall presume, in contempt of this Our Royal Proclamation, and of Our high displeasure, to do anyr acts

in derogation of their duty as subjects of a neutral Sove-, reign, 111 a war between other Sovereigns and States, or in l

violation or contravention of the law of nations in that be- half, as more especially by breaking or endeavoring to break any blockade lawlully and actually established by or on behalf of any or either of'thc said Sovereigns and States, by carrying olficers, soldiers, despatches, arms, ammunition, military stores or materials, or any article or articles con- sidered and deemed to be contraband of war, according to the In W or modern usages of nations, for the use or service of any or either of the said Sovereigns and States, that all persons s) ofl'ending, together with their ships and goods, will rightfully, incur, and be justly liable to, hostile cap- ture, and to the penalties denounced by the law of nations in that behalf.

And \Vc do hereby give notice, that all Our subjects and persons entitled to our protection, who may misconduct themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril and of their own wrong ; and that they will in no wise obtain any protection from Us against such capture or such penalties as aforesaid, but will. on the contrary, incur Our bin-h displea- sure by such misconduct. 0

Given at Our Courtat W’ihdsnr, this twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and in the thirtieth year of Our reign.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

(whether the same shall be a ship of war 0' a. merchant- ship) shall have previously departed. until after the expira- tion of at least twenty-four hours from the departure ot'such last—mentitmed vessel beyond the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty. '

And that it is further Her Majesty‘s pleasure that if' any ship of war of either belligerent shall, alter the time when this Order shall be first notified and put in lorce in the United Kingdom and in the Channel Islands, and in the several Colonies and foreign possessions and dependencies of Her Majesty respectively, enter any port, roadstcad, or waters belonging to Her Majesty, either in the United King data or in the Channel Islands, or in any of Her Majesty’s Colonies or foreign possossions or dependencies. such vessel shall be required to depart and to put tosca within twenty- four hours alter her entrance into such port, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather. or ol' her requir- ing provisions or things neceSsary For the subsistence of her crew, or repairs; in either of which cases the authorities of the port or of the n \arest port (as the case may be) shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expira- tion 0t such period oftwenty-t'our hours, without permitting her to take in supplies, beyond what may be necessary fur her immediate use ; and no such vessel which may have been allowed to remain within British waters for the pur- pose Of repair shall continue in any such port, roadstead, or waters, for a longer period than twcnty-lour hours after her necessary repairs shall have been completed. Provided, nevertheless, that in all cases in which there shall be any vessels (Whether ships-ot-war or merchant-ships) of the said belligerent parties in the same port, roadstead, 0r waters, within the territorial jurisdiction of llcr Majesty, there shall