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Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Spanish Consul in London writes on October 22, 1803, clarifying rumors of embargo on Spanish and Portuguese ships. Lord Hawkesbury denies any embargo and states English ships to Spain/Portugal require convoy due to privateer captures.
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To clear up any doubts touching accounts which have been circulated within these few days, in the public papers of this capital, of an Embargo being laid on Spanish & Portuguese ships—Minister having passed a note to the court of London respecting this particular—his excellency lord Hawkesbury answered him, dated yesterday, that no such embargo had been ordered; and that the order which had been given was that no English ship should depart without convoy for the ports of Spain and Portugal, on account of the many English prizes that the privateers had made on those coasts—All which you will make known publicly, to contradict the very great falsehoods of the public papers.
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London
Event Date
October 22, 1803
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no embargo ordered on spanish & portuguese ships; english ships required to depart with convoy to ports of spain and portugal due to privateer captures of english prizes.
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Spanish Consul General in London addresses rumors in public papers of an embargo on Spanish and Portuguese ships. Spanish Minister noted the court of London, receiving reply from Lord Hawkesbury dated yesterday denying the embargo and explaining the order for English ships to sail with convoy to Spain and Portugal coasts due to privateer activities.