North Carolina Gazette

              • * the appearance of this ga jette on a icale mailer than theufual sowing to a difappointment in a fup ply of paper it will not be of long duiation from the london g it the court rf st james's the tb ef june 1794 present the kind's molt excellent majefty in council x7herea3byan aft puffed in thepicfsnt vv leffion olparliment intituled an aft money or eflfeft in the hands of lis majeiiy's fubjects belonging to or difpof ble bv perfons refid^nt in france being ap i.ied to the ufe of the perfons exercifing the lowers or govei nment of france a \ . icr pre r rvio.-rt^o property thereof for the ; : xiefit of ie individual owners thereof ail per cnsielidingor being in great britai , are wtidjen under the peualties of high treafon during the prefent war to pay fend fupply ir deliver 01 aufe to be paid fent fupplied or delivered either in great-briuin or france or in any other country either by pay ment or remittance of any bill of exchange note draught obligation or order tor money ci in anv other manner whatfuever any mo ney to or for the ufe of the perfons exercifing 01 wlio mould exeicife the powers of go vernment in france or to or for the ufc of a dy perfjps or perfon who on the firft day of january 1794 were or a r e or at any tuns ince have 01 has been or who at the time of iuch act done bouia be within any of the dominions cf france ; or any country territo ry or place which was on the firft d y of ja iiuary i 794 or which hould be during the bid war and at the time of fuch act done un der the government of the perfons exercifing cr who should exeicife the powers of govern ment in france — and all perfons reading or being in great britain arealfo prohibited under the pains and penalties of the itatute of provifion and prae.nunire during the faid war to fend fuoply or deliver or caufe or procure to be fctit fupplied or delivered ei thtrin great britain or in any otiier coun try or place whatfoever to cr for the ufe of tbe p-rions exercifing or who fliould exercife tne powers of government in france or to or forthe ufe of any perfons or perlon who on the faid firlt day of january 179+j we re or »':% or at any time fince had been or at the time of fuch net done hould be within any or t'.ie jorninions of france or in any country tenitoiy or p!ace which was on the faid i(t day ot january 1794 or which fhould du ring the faid war and at the time of fuch act done he under the government of the perions cxercifing or who mould exeicife the pow ers of government in france and all per fons reliding or being in great-britain are prohibited under penaltie and forfeitures fp?c ; fie<l in the fiid net to p*y or fatisfy iu ny manner during the faid war any bill of exchange note draught obligation or or sr for money in pirtor in the whole w!iich fince the faid firft day of january 1794 has been or at any time during the faid war ftill he drawn or accepted or indorled in a ny manner negociattd in or in any manner jent from any part of the dominions of france or any country territory or plsce which was n ihe faivf firft day of january 179 or at aa time during the faid war and at the time of fuch act done fliall hs under the govern ment of the perfons exercifing or who fliould exercife the powers •£ rwernment in france or drawn accepted or mdorfed or in any manner negociated in or in any manner fent from any part of the dominions of france or any country territory or place which wa6 on the faid firft day of january 179 or at anytime during the faid war and at the time of fuch act done fhall be under the government of the perfons exerci fing or who thould exercife the powers of go vernment in france or drawn accepted or indorsed or ia any manner negociated by or tor the ute of or upon the credit of or up on the credit ofthe effect ofthe perlons ex ercifing the powers of government in france or of any perfons or peifon who on the faid firft day of january 79 were or was at any time fince have or has been or who at the time of tiich act done fhall be in any of the dominions of france or in any fuch country territory or place as aforefaid : and all perfons refidingor being in great-britain are prohibited under tie pen-lties and for feiture fpecified in the bid act to pay or o therwife fatisfy delivei or part with any mo ney bill of exchange promillbry notes draughts obligations r orders for money fceurities for meney goods wares merchan difes or effects whatfbtver ot or belonging to perfons exercifing or wh fhould exercife the powers of government ii france ortoa ny perfons oc perfon who 0.1 the laid firft day of january 1794 were or was or at any time fince have r has been or who at the time of fuch act done hail be in any of the dominions of fiance cr in any country ter ritory or pl.ice which was on the firft day of january 1794 or at any time during the faid war and at the timt of fuch act done fhall be under the government of the perfons exercifing or who thould exercife the pow ers of government in france and whereas it has been repreiented to his msjeity that many perfons who are iubjects ofthe united slates of north america and engaged in houfes of trade ettabliihed there may have been on and fince the firft day of january 1794 within the dominions of france or o tber the countries territories or places then un der the government of the perfons evertifing the powers of government in fiance while the firms of inch refpective houfes have re mained in north america and tranfacted their ordinary commercial bufmefs with other countries and therefore the commercial inter com between hism^jelty's fubjectsin great britain and theft j:cts of the united states may 1 e etnbarraffed by the reftrictions c«n tained in the faid act unlets his majefty fhall in purfuance ofthe powers veltei in him by the faid act of parliament give his royal ji cenfe and authority to enable perfons in great-brituin to do fuch acts as fhall be ne ccffa.y for carrying on fuch commercial m tercourfe with noith america notwithttand ir.g ths reftrictions contained in the faid act fo far as mr.y he confident with the general in tent and purpoles of the faid act and whereas it has been repreiented to his mdefty that from the cxtenlive effect ofthe foregoing circumltances confi.jeiablc delay and inconvenience may arife in cafe it hall be reqbifite to obtain a fpecial licenfeon eve ry occafion for fuch purpofe : and whereas by another act paffed in the prefent fefiian of parliament intituled " an act for mom ef fectually preferving money or effects in the hands of his ma jetty's fubjects belonging to or difpofeable by perfons refident in france fcr the benefit ot the individual owners there of it is amongft other tilings enacted that in all cafes in which his mpjefty dial think proper to grant-any licence or licences general or fpecial by his fign manuel order in council or proclamation to do any act or acts under peculiar circumltanccs cr upon fpecial terms or onditions expreifed in fuch licences reflectively the proof of the exitt ence of fuch circumftances and the perform ance of or compliance with fuch terms and conditions fhall in all proceedings whatic ever criminal or civil lie on the peifon or perfons acting under fuch licences reflective ly or claiming the benefit thereof his ma jetty taking the premiles into his royal ccn fideration is pleafed by and with the advice of his privy council to order and it is here by ordered that it fhall be lawful for any per fun refiding or being iu great britain to pay any bill drawn in any part of north ameiica by any houfe of trade eltabhihed in any part of north america upon any perfons or per fon in great britain and to pay any fum or fums of money on account of any hcufe ot trade e ftablifhed in any part of north ame rica notwithstanding any one or more ofthe houfe ct trade by whom fuch bill fhall have been drawn or for whole ufi fuch bill or aim or fums or money fhall be paid fhall have been or fhall be within any of the do minions ot france or any country or terri tory or place which was on the faid firft day ot january 1794 or which fince has been or which shall be during the laid w-r and at the time of luch act done usder the go vernment of the peifon exercifing the pow er of government in france .* provided fach bill fhall have been fo d awn for the purpofe only of fome cotnmerical tranfaction bona fide between fuch houfe of tiadelb eitsbiifhed in north america and fome houfe of trade in great britain or in lbme other part of his maj«llys dominions or in feme country in amity with his majtlty or for the purpcls ot iome commercial tianfaction with france relative to articles not prchibited to be ex ported from this kingdom to fiance and fhall not have been drawn for the purpefe d'rectly or indiiectly of carrying or any ci mmerce other than as aforcfaid with or miking or providing any remittance to france or any country territory or place which now is or at the time of fuch act done ihail be under the government ot the perfons exercifing or who hall excrcifc the powers of government in france : and his majefty is pleafed further to order and i is hereby or dered that it fhall be lawful for any perfon or peifcms leading or being in giea biitair to fend i'tipply or deliver and caufe or pro cure to be fent fupplied or delivered any goods waresor mevchand-fe to for or on account f any houfe of trade in north ame rica notwithftanding any one or mere per fon or perfons engaged in fuch houfe of trade fhall have been or fhall be within any of the dominions of fiance 01 any country terri tory or pla.e which was mthe ift day cf january 1794 or which has-been or which fhall be during the laid wergild at the tima cf luch act done under the government of the pcifons exercifing cr who fhall exeicife the powers ot government in france provided fuch goods wares or merchandife fliall lie fo lent fupplied or delivered buna fide for the lble ufc and benefit of fuch houfe of trale in north america end not for the pur pefe directly cr indirectly of carrying ar.y commerce w;;h or making or providing ai.y remittance to fiance or any country terri tory or place which now is cr at the time of fuch act done hall he under the government of the pcrious exercifing or who fhall exeicil the north-carolina gazette vol p j saturday september 13 1794 453