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pj the King of Svdep, according tohfeh
jeU,dte -.tjo 'oiifpjrin 1 ihdrnrelef.' in time
jf waf i Given at j.Sc. Pctcribugli; jihe
Jt3l of Dcceaibci ;i8oo ; annexed to the
onientioh of ar iticd neutrality, - hd re-ferred.to-io
the kd article that inftru-
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We Guftivos Adplhhus. &c . herehtf BiaL-
iOWn, tnat navine had recerit exoeriehce
dangerous and hurtful reftraiht and un-
;tiiiu .jW.iL w tutt tumxnerec ana
i irigation fbf neutHaitJ j wc ha therefore
ought proper, jat rtreit ibr themaineftahfce
the rtgUU ' bf b url f u l?je ai, ' a$ fit) aa th
iijbrifijmen dfleertaw principlei, in oh-
cts 01 genejai tpte,ren? to pob4ifli a dehnitc
din a nee fo? the nlivi nation ofs our, realm.
jcould not efcape
c wi war it:uic
our attention, tnat in
powers which take no
UtJn it, haveja itutral tight ta continue
ir commerce ana ttavigauon, in iafety,
rght vvhich Mcortiljbly efiilts from the
ijfett jndeperjdence, which belbngj to evfei
rjgovemmcnt. j ! This! right wfrich in prac-!.
:b is often ;ficjlatec, though always univer
!y ackcowlc;dged;i jjre.lupipocs however
i obiigation.oferinjr a impartiality to-1
ird$ the ;;heIige i!.cnt powers j without fa
?bringeithcrj to hCther$ , prejudice, &
io a careful pb'ferance of the obligations
pridecl upon: rrcates land upon; public ordi-;
keesi The ohiervations of ihefe otiia-i
s and duties.! derived from !rincmle-u-
ycr lally r vognitld, j or ietiqijt h in I parti-
yy as without j them, all - pretence to
c advantages! ot reutrality fajU away and
ii3ti6n is expofld to embarraffment aU
tys prejudicial .and ioften attended with
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rc declare the foliowioff regulations to be
c foundations ofj the rights ard duties of
e legitimate and neutral navigation of Swe-
i. In order
of the captain, and of thc fliipper, a xuwlpp
with . the fame fignaturw and containing he
lift of the fsyeral arttes of the lading j 5
the ftipuUted; 1 terni of the freight waSf a
ctrtificah fjtslih'itt tucK is requWtcV!
If the 'fliipS deftination be oiily to pprts
within the .BaUtf or to the Sound; Ihe
Turkifh and Jitin palles are not necctfaty.
But all the o;cr papers above fpeciHed with
out excVptian mull beib.'ihe captain'soQffcf-
lion.
Uvered in a $wedifti porr, unlcfs a nhall
nave been bv accident or hv i
prived ofj her papers, 'ih which c?Ar thefe
ujj wv cut wcu in iur cigii ,porr .pro
Vided . thej captaiQ Jnwnediatciy. upon hisar-
rival (hall take care to, mike an authentic
and duly efifiedjd
the accident or ;aledging , tri p grounds upon
which he jlbicitSythis renewal pfpapcrs.h
.4. Th Captains arclfuf bidden to take
apy doubly papers or invoices. TheV are
til.-...:- 'rJlli.1: j j -l-L-.. -h ' V .
nKcwfic jtuiuucii 10 uiac uic ci any
reign ag
1 2 Every caoiajn iseiort fiht"fxA,9
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that a fhin be recognized '
ivgdiih, it muft ljlve been built in Sweden,
iwiuc proyinccs ppocr owcoun ooinTnion,
fcav been ftranded! on the S wedih coafts.
id there in Idue iform fold, nr haJ
a foreign country, j by a. legal and authen-i
conveyance! nurichafed bv I a sSwede. Iff
bgedln wary-it jfhall hedef m$ legal, if
Ut three mon rhs,'befbre "the iclual ruoture.
Every purchatd ip mft rlnAuraiized,
But as thd haturafizarioh of vcfleiVlcValiv
rchaled in foreign Icoutriei - bnt fin the
jueli cantured bv a nrivater hf a 'hpllmi.
Jit DOWe.r. lla mtAn rtrawn 'ftrw - if r1C- '
ccable difciilfiooL It is her eby refol ved that
time of war! no fliiailiall' be 'kiatnrdii7H.'
iich fhall have oceci previouflv the 1 oro-
rty of enei: of toe belligerent !p5Wers, or
w lubjects, excepting however; all
fch naturalized before the publication of
"muw, , .which uiau aiwayscnjoy me
: . It is1 ordred that the captain and haif
me company ot ihe ivicriaant -vtfiel, mui:
be &vvtdiih fubjects. ,
;. 6.v The cip tains bound bejond the Bal
are. held to purl ue the courli prfelcrtbed.
tneir ordersj, and ccaioraiabJc,.to the
of lading. , , . 'Jvi '.. ' ' ;;;'
7. All vtflels bound to the nor t of a bel
ligerent "poer mntt with' moft fcrupulpus
care, and under fevcre nenahies avnid rar.
ryinjj.air contraband . gwods. n ;"rq.prevjent.
all ambiguity or in ifjider landing -asl to
what is to be cohfidt-red conirsband, it is
refolved tha : only the foJuwif.g articles fiiall
be (o confidred : cannpiH, - mortars fire
arms, piftols, boml)6, grcnadef, balls, mjuf
kets, flints, niatches, powdery falpetre
fulp her,' cuirafles,, I pikes, i words, bolts;
cartoucfiboxe?, laddies, he. 'except the
qpantity of thefe thjngs, tnat may be jjne
cefTary for the dtfjice of the inip. and- her
company. I A'l other articles not Jhere. fpe:
cified fliall net be confidered as warlikcrpr
naval ftoies.. nor be
and mail accordingly pals trtz and without
.obftruftion. ... t j;' v'; ; k. f "
.. 8. Every Swidifh fubjecl is forbidden! to
fit outpritateers, of to ule their veGefs kr
gainft the belligerent powers, their
and property. . . h 1 . . J n.
. c. io wediJi veilei can ever be ulcdbv
a belligerent 1 power, to tranfport troons.
arms or warlike llorts of any kmd. J'f the
captain be compelled thereto; e, by a fupe
fior force, he muft at leaft jinake a format h
authentic, proteift Jagainft the violence, to
which l;e is nccelllated to iubm t y r . ; ,
lb. When a merchant vtiflel )5iall notjbe
under conoy, and fhall be met j by a ftip
of war, or pri vateer of a belligerent power,
the captain of the merchant velfel lhall not
oppoltfihe viCtation of v;his (hip-bur fjjal
nimfelf be bound truly to produce ajUhecls
and documents which definate his Iadjn2
and its deflination. The caDtain and his
attempt tp enter a-hicrkanrd
receiviov a formal nottattnii frr-hi,i-
ffbjrcjfi .f be' coihtnande'iL thereof. Toal-I
K1? IV raclcriiis a blockaded pr,
ihivdenomitiba is aftifVd. ooly to thofc
whc.rr, byrhe meafures i xhc power attack
ng them ,Virh mips defltned for the pur
P6ft'f and (uficiently ndar, iherc is an evil
C lM -ftMW.vcfel mould!
nir4 or by! a priv.tecr
lfew-5 war, the captain
ftalhttrphd cvcumilantili
'WfefTWU'"" the
ghbobrhocd where the.vCncl was taken.
'fiU-?P5-ib N nHuch there, he
fhai ihc SwtdjfKcon. "
hii, whcjf diHrift comprehends 'the porv,
into whkb his veffel lhaii have been .bro't. '
j 1 4. tve i y cap t aia of k S wedilh" mere hanc
veffel, wLo ebferves accmajely, the above
rules anoV regulations, jblall ttijoya frec. na .
ivieatibn. biotecled bv ifci- lavc
ad he bbligations oft treaties;, ard'ali the
miniflcrs,
fuls are o
public agen
Si and, Swedifh con-
cindered a .warlike! or j fiiall be 1
fubjtct jo confiff atibn, i lefvance
rdrred 10. cafe cf. attack or infiilr
upon him to fnppor; this lawful, and well
founded cQn.plainr,But whomfoever fhall
in ahy point tranfgreCyhepreler.t ordinance
muft impute the conferences folely to their
bWd...Ulegl conducl-. anld can make no rcli
anre in i'ech cafe upon tlic fupport and pio
teaipnjcfhis majectl .-;
I "5r Cppfbrtnablyr . 1? the contents ..bf a
former ordinance of his Imajefly the privar
f1er? ol ev,ery foreign f natiou are
forbidden jv to enter W : bring into the
port ct his realm, ibeir trize5. exefofn?
hen thej ffrp are cbirpelled by dfefs.
in this! caiTe every perfoa is orbiclden ujon
fejvere penalty to purcbafe theorizes, or any
of the t;cls taken by the prtvatrcr .
. That ro perfon niaj' allege ignorance of
:what-;We!-:har.ordainrdj'.'we fhall make
known the nrefent ordinance, wherever ic
nts to which f eutrat and Swedim projper- f company, are alike forbidden in the fevereft
Id's rantaln mnft ttrevideil
ith all the pa pel iieceflary and rcquifite
( cy 01 ni& navigation w ,iui
f taildtng cchifcete, a jw letter fo
tQl frte letter L f Tvrkith and Latin tC
ff' a ervp'i cfiti;, an
l5;jR6r j jftmtfV! oath, .3. c&artcr partyf
p thc manual iSgnatuxc of the freigher,i
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1 manner, either before; or .during the ex a-
mmation 10 conceal ur utitroy any vi iueie
public papers. . , ; , ';...-'.
; ii . Butkiffuch a merchant yefierbelpnn
to a convoy, the preceding article mail rio
Innoer frve a a riile to the ractain. bul hi
duty fliall then ;be fqlely 'f cflricled, puocSuj
ally to obey the orders and llgnalj pf be
commander of the convoy, to which end .be
(hall conflantly do his endeavour to keep as
of the fame by
all i whom it way
concern.
Given at St. Peterfbargh, the 2 of
y December, 1800.
(Signed :t'..;VR4 .t- - .
IGUSTAViOS ADOJLPHUS,!
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Ycfterday afterr.ppn the remarkable' ffl
failing and lortunatefhip Argus, Capt- lVJain
arrived, Jiere in 33 days j from Bourdeaux
tile iSrOfiiip-rjv bicii ha& . frfor ixsed her voy
age frimrfence to Franc and:back fitice the
renewa pf our intrrcdurfr withthat country
The Arguv:hayperformVd her voyage in lefs
than threm&ths. . ! 1 '- i '
I Rv this arrltil' Ha TtrivrA ' I3t4
papers to the 26th of ApriLinclufive, eight
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days later man our
ijpndon. I Vpf n "be
rrencn accounts via
whole,: jthefe papers
fiirnifhjus with little nfws of importance.!
;lA gentfinan wbb canie -paitcfiger . p the
Argus irformk us, tfearithe news rcfDcdintr.
J the defeatlpf I Abna-pjt-bie, JM fallen Up
ine grouna, anu was ouociiec.a in r ranee
when he Urt Bordeaux,' whkl) was on the
;aU,ult.yOur belief 0 the inaccuracy pf the
late acccunts from Eeybt. by the BrutusL -
; i flrerVtheBgdt from tlie entire ileutc ! of
I the late Faiis ( $tr.
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