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Wednesday, July 24, 1866

Circular. . Downing Street,

30th June, 1866. Sin,— EN CLOSE the copy of a Proclamation issued by Her Majesty’s Comnfand, m relation to the War which ha s recently broken out between the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, the King of Italy, and the Germanic Con- federation; and I have to instruct you to give all possible publicity to this Proclamation, and to guide yourself in ac- cordance with its requirements. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient, Humble Servant, (Signed) EDWARD CARDW ELL.

Lieut.-Gov. DUNDAS,&C., &c., &c.

(Extract from the London Gazette, on Friday, the 29th June, 1866.)

. BY THE QUEEN. A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA, R.

WHEREAS We are happily at peace with all Sovereigns, Powers, and States ;

And whereas, notwithstanding Our utmost exertions to preserve peace between all the Sovereign Powers and States now at war, hostilities have unhappin commenced between His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, His Majesty the King of Prussia, His Majesty the King of Italy, and the Germanic Confederation;

And whereas a state of war now exists between His Impe- rial Ma’esty the Emperor of Austria, His Majesty the King 0 Prussia, His Majesty the King of Italy, and the Germanic Confederation, and between their reapective sub- jects and others inhabiting within their countries, territo~ rice, or dominions ;

And whereas We are on terms of friendship. and amicable intercourse with all and each of these Sovereigns, and with the Germanic Confederation, and with their several subjects, and others inhabiting within their countries, territories, or dominions ;

And whereas great numbers of our loyal subjects reside and carry on commerce, and possess roperty and estab- lishments, and enjoy various rights and) privileges, within the dominions of each of the aforesaid Sovereigns and States, protected by the faith of Treaties between Us and each of the aforesaid Sovereigns and States ;

And whereas We, being desirous of preserving to Our subjects the blessings of peace, which they now happily enjoy, are firmly purposed and determined to abstain alto-

gether from taking any part, directly or indirectly, in the.

war now unhappily existing between the said Sovereigns and States, their subjects and territories, and to remain a: peace with, and to maintain a peaceful and friendly inter- course with all and with each of them. and their rosyu‘cth't subjects, and others inhabiting within any of their countries territories, and dominions, and to maintain a strict and im- partial neutrality in thesaid hostilities and war, unhappily existing between them ;

\Vc, therefore, have thought fit, by and» with the advice of Our Privy Council, to issue this Our Royal Proclamation.

And “’0 do hereby strictly charge and command all Our loving subjects to govern themselves accordingly, and to ob« serve a strict neutrality in and during the aforesaid hostili— ties and war, and to abstain from violating or contraven~ ing either the laws and statutes of the realm in this behall. or the law of nations in relation thereto, as they will answer to the contrary at their peril.

And whereas in and by a certain statute made and passed in the fifty-ninth year of His Majesty King George the Third, entitled “ An Act to prevent the enlisting or engagement of His Majesty's subjects to serve in a foreign service, and the fitting out or equipping, in His Majesty’s dominions, vessels for warlike purposes, without His Majesty’s licence,” it is amongst other things declared and enacted as follows :— “ That if any person within any part of the United King- dom, or in any part of His Majesty’s dominions beyond the seas, shall, without the leave and licence of His Majesty for that purpose, first had and obtained as aforesaid, equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, attempt or endeavour to equip, fur— nish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, fur- nished, fitted out, or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign Prince, State, or Potentate. or of any foreign colony, province. or part of any province or people, or if any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any foreign State, colony, province, or part of any province or people, as a transport or store-ship, or with intent to cruize or commit hostilities against any Prince, State, or Potentatc, or against the sub- jects or citizens of any Prince, State, or Potentatc, or against the persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, the powers of government in any colony, province, or part of any province or country, or against the inhabitants ol any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or country. with whom His Majesty shall not then be at war, or shall. within the United Kingdom, or any of His Majesty's dominions, or in any settlement, colony, territory, island, or place, belonging or subject to His Majesty, issue or deliver any commission for any ship or vessel, to the intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanour, and shall, upon conviction thereof, upon any in- formation or indictment, be punished by fine and imprison- ment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court in which such offender shall be convicted ; and every such ship or vessel, With the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores, which may belong to, or be on board of any such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited; and it shall be lawlul for any officer of His Majesty’s Customs or Excise, or any officer of His Majesty ‘5 Navy, who is by law empowered to make seizures for any forfeiture incurred under any of the laws of Customs or Ex- cise, or the laws of trade and navigation, to seize such ships and vessels aforesaid, and in such places and in such manner, in which the officers of His Majesty’s Customs or Excise, and the officers of His Majesty's Navy, are empowered respectively to make seizures under the laws of Customs and Excise, or under the laws of trade and navigation : and that every such ship and vessel, with the tackle. apparel, and furniturc,t0gethcr with all the materials, arms. ammunition,. and stores, which may belong to, or be on board of such ship or vessel, may be prosecuted, and condemned in the like manner, and in such Courts as ships and vessels may be prosecuted and condemnedfor any breach of the laws made