At the Court of St. James's, the 6th of May, 1783.

PRESENT,

The King's Moft Excellent Majefty ir Council.

WHEREAS, by an act of parliament

paffed this feffion, entitled "An A&t for preventing certain inftruments from being required from ships belonging to the United-States of America, and to give to his Majefty, for a limited time, certain powers for the better carrying on trade and commerce between the fubjects of his Majesty's dominions, and the inhabitants of the faid United-States." It is amongst other things enacted, That during the continuance of the faid act it shall and may be lawful for his Majefty in council, by order or orders to be iffued and published from time to time, to give fuch regulations with respect to duties, drawbacks, or otherwife for carrying on the trade and commerce between the people and territories belonging to the crown of Great-Britain, and the people and territories of the faid United-States, as to his Majefty in council fhall appear moft expedient

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dient and falutary; any law, ufage, or cuf tom to, the contrary notwithstanding.His Majesty doth therefore, by and with the advice of his privy council, hereby order and direct, That pitch, tar, turpentine; indigo, mafts, yards, and bowfprits, being the growth and production of any of the United-States of America, may, until further order, be imported directly from thence into any of the ports of this kingdom, either in British or American fhips, by British fubjects or by any of the people inhabiting in and belonging to the faid United-States, or any of them; and that the articles above recited fhall and may be entered and landed in any port of this kindom, upon payment of the fame duties as the fame are, or may be fubject and liable to if imported by British subjects in Britifh fhips from any iftand or plantation în America, and no other, notwithstanding such pitch, tar, turpentine, indigo, masts, yards, and bowfprits, or the fhips in which the fame may be brought, may not be accompanied with the certificates or other documents heretofore required by law.And his Majefty is hereby further pleased, by and with the advice aforefaid, to order and direct, That any tobacco, being the growth or production of any of the terri

tories of the said United-States of America, may likewise, until further order, be imported directly from them in manner abovementioned, and may be landed in this kingdom, and upon the importers paying down in ready-money, the duty commonly called the old fubfidy, fuch tobacco may be warehoused under his Majefty's locks, upon the importer's own bond for payment of all the further duties due for fuch tobacco, within the time limited by law, according to the net weight and quantity of fuch tobacco, at the time it fhall be fo landed, with the fame allowances for the payment of fuch further duties and under the like reftrictions and regulations in all other respects, not altered by this order, as fuch tobacco is and may be warehoused by virtue of any act or acts of parliament in force. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury, and the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty are to. give the neceffary directions herein, as to them may respectively appertain.

STEPH. COTTRELL.

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At the Court of St. James's, the 2d of July, 1783.

PRESENT,

The King's Moft Excellent Majefty in Council.

WHEREAS, by an act of parliament

paffed this feffion, entitled "An A&t for preventing certain inftruments from being required from fhips belonging to the United-States of America, and to give to his Majefty, for a limited time, certain powers for the better carrying on trade and commerce between the fubjects of his Majesty's dominions, and the inhabitants of the faid United-States." It is amongst other things enacted, That during the continuance of the faid act it fhall and may be lawful for his Majefty in council, by order or orders, to be iffued and published from time to time to give fuch directions, and to make fuch regulations with respect to duties, drawbacks, or otherwife, for carrying on the trade and commerce between the people and territories belonging to the crown of Great-Britain, and the people and territories of the faid United-States, as to

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his Majefty in council fhall appear moft expedient and falutary; any law, ufage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.— His Majefty doth therefore, with the advice of his privy council, hereby order and direct, That pitch, tar, turpentine, hemp, flax, mafts, yards, bowfprits, ftaves, heading boards, timber, fhingles, and all other fpecies of lumber, horses, neat cattle, fheep, hogs, poultry, and all other fpecies of live ftock, and live provifions, peas, beans, potatoes, wheat, flour, bread, biscuit, rice, oats, barley, and all other fpecies of grain, being the growth or production of the United-States of America, may, until further order, be imported by British fubjects, and navigated according to law from any part of the United-States of America to any of his Majesty's Weft-India Iflands; and that rum, fugar, molaffes, coffee, cocoa nuts, ginger, and pimento, may, until further order, be exported by British fubjects, in British built ships, owned by his Majesty's subjects, and navigated according to law, from any of his Majesty's Weft-India Islands to any port or place within the faid United-States, on payment of the fame duties on exportation and fubject to the like rules, regulations, fecurities, and restrictions, as the fame articles by

law