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Foreign News April 5, 1811

The Enquirer

Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

What is this article about?

In Paris on Jan. 28, the French monarch, informed of British sequestration of French vessels from Hanseatic towns and Danzig holding dual licenses, orders an immediate embargo on all ships in French Ocean ports bound for England, regardless of English licenses.

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Paris, Jan. 28, 10 o'clock at night.

His Majesty has learned that his Chamber of Commerce has received information that the English Government had sequestered in the ports of Great Britain the French vessels those formerly called of the Hans Towns and those of Dantzic having Imperial Licenses and being furnished at the same time with English Licences.

His Majesty has ordered that from this very moment and until further order an embargo shall take place on all vessels in the ports of the Ocean destined for England although furnished with English Licences.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Economic Trade Or Commerce

What keywords are associated?

French Embargo English Sequestration Hans Towns Vessels Dantzic Ships Imperial Licenses Ocean Ports

What entities or persons were involved?

His Majesty

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Event Date

Jan. 28

Key Persons

His Majesty

Outcome

embargo ordered on all vessels in ocean ports destined for england until further notice

Event Details

His Majesty learned from the Chamber of Commerce that the English Government sequestered French vessels from Hans Towns and Dantzic, which held Imperial Licenses and English Licences, in British ports. In response, he ordered an immediate embargo on all such vessels in Ocean ports bound for England, even those with English Licences.

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