BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, prohibiting the Exportation of Gunpowder, Arms, Ammunition, &c. to Spain, Africa, the West Indies, or to certain Parts of America.22d November, 1820. At the Court at Carlton House, the 22d November, 1820. PRESENT, THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL WHEREAS the time limited by His Majesty's Order in Council of the 29th of May last, for prohibiting the exportation of gun-powder, arms, or ammunition, to the Places therein specified, will expire on the 30th day of this instant November; and whereas it is expedient, that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer; His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, doth hereby order, require, prohibit, and command, that no Person or Persons whatsoever (except the Master-General of the Ordnance for His Majesty's Service) do, at any time during the space of 6 months (to commence from the 30th day of this instant November), presume to transport any gun-powder, or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, to any Port or Place within the Dominions of the King of Spain, or to any Port or Place on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on any part of the Continent of America (except to a Port or Place, or Ports or Places, in His Majesty's Territories or Possessions on the Continent of North America, or in the Territories of the United States of America), or ship or lade any gun-powder or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, on board any Ship or Vessel, in order to transporting the same into any such Ports or Places within the Dominions of the King of Spain, or into any such Ports or Places on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on the Continent of America (except as above excepted) without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from His Majesty, or His Privy Council, upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an Act, passed in the 29th Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Second, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of gun-powder, or any sort of arms or ammunition, aud also to empower His Majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise of saltpetre, gun-powder, or any sort of arms or ammunition ;" and also by an Act, passed in the 33rd Year of His late Majesty's Reign, cap. 2, intituled " An Act to enable His Majesty to restrain the exportation of naval stores, and more effectually to prevent the exportation of saltpetre, arms, and ammunition, when prohibited by Proclamation, or Order in Council." And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Ma 302 jesty's Treasury, the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master-General and the rest of the principal Officers of the Ordnance, and His Majesty's Secretary at War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain. CHETWYND. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, regulating the Trade, in British and Foreign Vessels, with the Cape of Good Hope. 12th July, 1820. At the Court at Carlton House, 12th July, 1820. PRESENT, THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the 1st Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled " An Act to continue until the 5th day of July, 1825, an Act of the 57th Year of His late Majesty for regulating the Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope, and for regulating the Trade of the Island of Mauritius," His Majesty is authorized, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, by any Order or Orders, to be issued from time to time, to give such directions, and to make such regulations touching the trade and commerce to and from the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and the Territories and Dependencies thereof, as to His Majesty in Council shall appear most expedient and salutary, any thing contained in an Act, passed in the 12th year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation;" or in an Act, passed in the 7th and 8th years of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Third, intituled “ An Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade," or any other Act or Acts of Parliament now in force relating to His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament, law, usage, or custom, to the contrary, in any wise notwithstanding; His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that, from and after the date of this present Order, British Vessels arriving at any Port of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, from any Country in amity with His Majesty, laden with any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of such Country (excepting all articles composed of cotton, iron, steel, or wool, of foreign manufacture;) shall be permitted to enter and land their Cargoes, and dispose of the |