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now?; in Order that the several epochs fixed as afore- in Our power to protect the,lives and properties of said, between His Majesty and the said United His Majesty's loyal subjects, to preserve the public States, should be generally kno.wn and observed^ peace, and to bring to condign punishment the "We have thought (it, in the name and on the behalf authors of such violences, have thought fit, in the of His Majesty, and by and with the advice of His name and on the.behalf of His Majesty, and by Majesty's Privy Council, to notify the same to His and with the advice pf His Majesty's Privy Council, Majesty's loving subjects ; and We do hereby, in to issue this Proclamation, and thereby strictly to the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, strictly exhort, charge, and command all His Majesty's charge arid command all His Majesty's Officers both loyal subjects to give their assistance in discounte- at sea and land, and all other His Majesty's subjects nancing and suppressing all such criminal acts and whatsoever, that they forbear all acts of hostility, proceedings, and to give all information to tbe either by sea or .land, against the. United States of Magistrates, by which the disturbers of His Ma- America, or the citizens thereof, under the penalty jesty's peace may be brought to punishment: aixl of incurring His Majesty's highest displeasure. We do hereby enjoin and require all Justices of the Given at the Court at Carlton-House, the seven- Peace, Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, and teenth day of* March, in the fifty-fifth year of all other His Majesty's loving subjects, ta be aid- His Majesty's reign, and in the year of our ing and assisting to the utmost of their power, ia one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. suppressing such criminal acts and proceedings, and in detecting, apprehending, and bringing ttx GOD save the . justice the persons concerned in the same: and for the better detection of any person or persons, who were or may be concerned in any such cri- A 1 the Court at Carlton-Hoits^ the l~th of minal acts and proceedings, We are graciously March 1815, pleased to promise, that if any person shall dis- cover any other person or persons who, directly or ! PRESENT, indirectly, was or. were, or may be concerned ills Royal.Highness the in therein, so us that the person or persons discovered Council. may be prosecuted for the same, such discoverer' shall have and receive as a reward, upon conviction TTT is this day ordered by His of such offender or offenders, the sum of ONE • M_ the Prince Regent, in the name and oi> the HUNDRED POUNDS, and also His Majesty's behalf of His Majesty, and by and-with the advice grscious pardon for the said offence, in case the of His Majesty's Privy Council, that tbe embargo parson making such discovery shall himself be laid, by Order in Council of the thirty-first of liable to Ije prosecuted for the same. .July one thousand eight hundred and twelve, upon Given at the Court at Carlcon-House; this ninth . all British ships and vessels- belonging to any of day of March, one thousand eight hundred Ills Majesty's subjects, or vessels belonging to the and fifteen, in the fifty-fifth year of Bis. oitizcus of the United States, ,clcari.iig out from Majesty's reign. fhe ports of the United Kingdom for any of theN U;i-ritories 'of the United States of America, be 'GOD save the KING. rnken off: and the Right Honourable the <'Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Liords .Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, fire to give the ,A T the Court at Cailtun-House, -the 9th, ^necessary directions herein as to them may respec- March 1815,, tively appertain. Cket&ynd, PRESENT, His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT in liy His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, ^ ) Council. 'REGISN'T" of tbe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the Name and on the HERE AS by an Act, passed in the fifty- v third year of His Majesty's reign, cap. 155, J1chalf of His Majesty, ' it is enacted, that it shall not be lawful for any A PROCLAMATION. private person or persons to import any goods, wares, or merchandise, from any port or place GEORGE, P. R. within the 'limits of the East India Company's HEREAS a great number of disorderly charter, except only into such ports of-the United W persons have, during the three last days, Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland as shall be publicly assembled themselves together in a riotous provided with warchouseSjJfogcther with wet docks and tumultuous manner, and have been guilty of or basins, or such other securities as shall, in the many violent and criminal acts and proceedings, judgment of the Lord High Treasurer, or of the having attacked the persons' and houses of many of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for the time His Majesty's loyal subjects in several parts of the being, or any three pv more of them., in Great Bri- city of Westminster and. county of Middlesex, and tain and Ireland respectively, be fit and proper far especially in the evenings and daring the nights of the deposit and safe custody of all such goods, .the said three days j We, 'therefore, taking the wares, and merchandise, as well as for the col.- •stiuje into Oiir most serious consideration, .and leetion of all duties payable thereon, and shall being fulljf determined cui»Our-jpart to u»e all means have been, duly uedurcd so to be, by the Order of