Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Spanish authorities in Havana, Cuba, implement royal orders excluding foreign merchant vessels from island ports and allowing limited trade of sugar, cocoa, and bark to enemy-occupied areas under strict patriotic testimony conditions, dated September 1809 based on July orders.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
CLOSED AGAINST FOREIGNERS.
Copy of a letter to the editors of the Balt. Federal Republican, dated
"HAVANNA, 29th Sept. 1809."
Enclosed you have a copy of the order mentioned yesterday, which I hope you will make public for the government of our country men.
[Translated for the Federal Republican.]
Their Lordships the Governor and Captain General and Intendant of the army and royal revenue of this island, by a resolution of yesterday, have determined upon the fulfilment of the royal orders of the 10th July last, whereby provision is made for the fulfilment of what is decreed by the laws of the Indies, respecting the exclusion of foreign merchant vessels from the ports of the Indies: which is communicated to the public.
ISLA.
Havanna, Sept. 27, 1809.
Communicated for the Federal Republican.
Seville, 26th July, 1809.
Under date of the 14th inst. the following Royal Order was communicated to the Intendant sub-delegates of Rents, and captain-general.
The Supreme Junta of the kingdom, keeping in view the means to contribute by the alleviation and to provide for the subsistance of the unfortunate Spanish subjects compelled to inhabit the places occupied by the enemies, and wishing to combine the interest of said persons with those trafficking with our colonies, notwithstanding the orders issued to cut off all communication or commerce with places occupied by the enemies, to permit sugar, cocoa and bark, may be remitted to said places and sold there with the conditions, that such clearances shall be given only to persons exhibiting TESTIMONY OF PATRIOTISM, who shall be subjected to an examination and search; to avoid their conveying letters and papers prejudicial to the just cause defended by the nation, or any other goods besides those expressed in their clearances.
Our former orders remain in full vigor and force for all other articles, excepting those of sugar, cocoa and bark.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Island Of Cuba
Event Date
Sept. 27, 1809
Key Persons
Outcome
exclusion of foreign merchant vessels from ports of the indies; permission for sugar, cocoa, and bark to be remitted to enemy-occupied places only to persons with testimony of patriotism, subject to examination; former orders remain in force for other articles.
Event Details
Resolution to fulfill royal orders of July 10, 1809, enforcing laws of the Indies excluding foreign merchant vessels from ports; additional royal order of July 14, 1809, allowing limited trade of sugar, cocoa, and bark to enemy-occupied areas under strict conditions to aid Spanish subjects while preventing prejudicial communications.