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Foreign News
April 27, 1739
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
French authorities in Marseilles enforce a 1701 royal edict by prohibiting English ships from importing non-English goods and ordering loaded vessels to depart immediately, as reported in a Paris letter dated Feb. 16.
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Extract of a Letter from Paris, dated Feb. 16. in the Amsterdam Gazette.
We hear from Marseilles, that, by Order from the King, they have forbid in that Port, as well as in the other Ports, the English Ships to import any Goods but those that are the Product of their Country, conformable to the late King's Edict of the 6th of September, 1701; and that, in Consequence of these Orders, they not only forbid the English Vessels in that Port to land the Foreign Goods they had on Board, but likewise ordered them to depart immediately.--- Surely, this will make us rub the Film off our Eyes, unless Nature has rendered us quite blind.
We hear from Marseilles, that, by Order from the King, they have forbid in that Port, as well as in the other Ports, the English Ships to import any Goods but those that are the Product of their Country, conformable to the late King's Edict of the 6th of September, 1701; and that, in Consequence of these Orders, they not only forbid the English Vessels in that Port to land the Foreign Goods they had on Board, but likewise ordered them to depart immediately.--- Surely, this will make us rub the Film off our Eyes, unless Nature has rendered us quite blind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
Economic
What keywords are associated?
French Trade Ban
English Ships Prohibition
Marseilles Port Orders
1701 Edict Enforcement
What entities or persons were involved?
The King
Where did it happen?
Marseilles
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Marseilles
Event Date
Feb. 16
Key Persons
The King
Outcome
english vessels forbidden to land foreign goods and ordered to depart immediately
Event Details
By order from the King, English ships are prohibited in Marseilles and other ports from importing goods not produced in England, per the edict of September 6, 1701; vessels with foreign goods on board are not allowed to land them and must depart at once.