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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Danish King issues decree confiscating bale goods cargoes of Russian and Danish subjects; restricts other nations' cargoes except North American States from leaving, allowing ships to depart in ballast after delivery to authorities.
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The following from Copenhagen is very important:
"The Decree of his Danish Majesty declares that all cargoes with bale goods belonging to Russian and Danish subjects, shall be confiscated. His Majesty further orders that such cargoes, if belonging to other nations, those of the North American States alone excepted, are not to leave the kingdom, and the ships having them on board are not to set sail; but if the captains are desirous to depart with their Ships in ballast, on the delivery of the cargo to the public guard, the ships shall be given up, and sails and rudders returned."
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Copenhagen
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confiscation of cargoes belonging to russian and danish subjects; cargoes of other nations (except north american states) prohibited from leaving, with option for ships to depart in ballast after cargo delivery.
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Decree declares confiscation of all cargoes with bale goods belonging to Russian and Danish subjects. For other nations' cargoes (North American States excepted), they cannot leave the kingdom; ships cannot sail unless captains deliver cargo to public guard and depart in ballast, receiving ships, sails, and rudders back.