Virginia Argus

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Court at Brighton, the 12th of February, 1816.

PRESENT.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council.

Whereas the time limited by the Order of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council of the twentieth day of July last, for prohibiting the exportation out of this kingdom, or carrying coastwise, gunpowder or salt-petre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, will expire on the thirteenth day of this instant February; and whereas it is judged expedient, that the said prohibition, so far as applies to the countries hereinafter named, should be continued for some longer: His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, and by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, doth, therefore, hereby order, require, prohibit, and command, that no person or persons whatsoever (except the Master-General of the Ordnance for His Majesty's service) do, at any time during the space of six months (to commence from the said thirteenth day of February instant), presume to transport any gunpowder or salt-petre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, to any port or place on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on any part of the Continent of America (except to a port or place, or ports or places, in His Majesty's territories or possessions on the Continent of North America, or in the territories of the United States of America), or ship or lade any gunpowder or salt-petre; or any sort of arms or ammunition, on board any ship or vessel, in order to transporting the same into any such port or places on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on the Continent of America (except as above stated), without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from His Majesty, or His Privy Council upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an Act, passed in the 29th year of His late Majesty's reign, entitled ... An Act to empower His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of salt-petre, and to enforce the law for empowering his Majesty to prohibit the exportation of gunpowder, or any sort of arms or ammunition, and also to empower his majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise of salt-petre, gunpowder, or any sort of arms or ammunition;" and also by an Act, passed in the thirty third year of his Majesty's reign, cap 2, entitled "An Act to enable his Majesty to restrain the exportation of naval stores, and more effectually to prevent the exportation of salt-petre, arms, and ammunition, when prohibited by proclamation or order in council." But it is his Royal Highness's pleasure, that nothing in this order contained shall be construed to alter or repeal the order in council of the twentieth of May one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, for regulating the export of gunpowder and arms to the coast of Africa, under the conditions therein specified. And the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master General and the rest of the Principal officers of the Ordnance, and his Majesty's Secretary at War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.

J. BULLER.