SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their Territories;-And the sailing and departure of ships and vessels, and the exportation of Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities of any description whatsoever, from our Province of Lower Canada, may at this time prove injurious and prejudicial to the interests of our Empire. We have therefore thought fit by and with the advice of our Executive Council of our said Province of Lower Canada, to issue this our Royal Proclamation, and to order, and we do hereby order, that an Embargo be forth with laid on all Ships and Vessels, and on all Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities, in and within our said Province of Lower Canada, and we do hereby further strictly prohibit and forbid the sailing or departure of any ship or ships, vessel or vessels, and the exportation of any goods, wares, monies, merchandize and commodities whatsoever, from any port or place in and within our said Province of Lower Canada, to any place, Country, Kingdom, Dominion or Territory whatsoever, save and except such ships and vessels as are at this time loaded and have already cleared out from the Custom House. And it is our will and pleasure, and we do hereby order, that the said Embargo do continue and remain from the date of these presents until the SIXTEENTH day of JULY next ensuing, of all which our loving subjects and all others concerned, are to take due notice, and to govern themselves accordingly, we by the tenor of these presents, firmly enjoining and commanding them, and all and every our Officers and Ministers whatsoever, to be in all things and to the utmost of their power, aiding and assisting in the due execution of this our Royal Proclamation. In testimony whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province of Lower Canada to be hereunto affixed: Witness, our right trusty and well beloved Sir George Prevost, Baronet, President of the Province of Lower Canada, and administrator of the Government of our said Province, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec, in our said Province, the Thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve and of our Reign the fifty second. JOHN TAYLOR, Dep. Sec. Quebec Gazette, July 9, 1812. GEORGE PREVOST. G. P. GEORGE the THIRD, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Counsellors of our Province of Lower-Canada, and to our faithful and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, Greeting: Whereas by an Act passed by Our Provincial Parliament in the Forty-third year of Our Reign, it is, among other things, enacted, that in case of War, Invasion, or imminent danger thereof, Insurrection, or other pressing exigencies, if the Legislature shall then be separated by such adjournment or prorogation as will not expire within fourteen days, it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or person Administering the Government, to issue a Proclamation for the meeting of the Legislature within fourteen days, and the Legislature shall, accordingly meet, and sit upon such day as shall be appointed by such Proclamation, and continue to sit and act in like manner to all intents and purposes, as if it had stood prorogued and adjourned to same day. And whereas War has been Declared by the Government of the United States of America, to exist between the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, and the Dependencies thereof, and the United States of America, and their Territories. And whereas Our Provincial Parliament now stands prorogued to the Twenty-first day of August next, We therefore do, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council, hereby publish 12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 and declare our Royal Will and pleasure, that Our said Provincial Parliament, shall, on THURSDAY the SIXTEENTH day of JULY next, be held for the Dispatch of divers weighty and Important Affairs. And We do command, and by the Tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that you give your attendance accordingly, and that personally you be and appear, on the said Sixteenth day of July, at Our City of Quebec, in Our said Province. In Testimony whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province of Lower Canada to be hereunto affixed: Witness, Our Trusty and well beloved Sir George Prevost, Baronet, President in and over Our said Province of Lower Canada and Administrator of the Government thereof, &c. &c. &c. at Our Castle of Saint Lewis, in Our City of Quebec, and the Province aforesaid, the Thirtieth day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twelve, and in the Fifty-second Year of Our Reign. G. P. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C. C. in Ch. Quebec Gazette, July 9, 1812. By His Excellency SIR GEORGE PREVOST, Baronet, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia New Brunswick and their several dependencies, Vice Admiral of the same, Lieutenant General and Commander of all His Majesty's Forces in the said Provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their several dependencies, and in the Islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, Cape Breton and Bermuda, &c. &c. &c. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS His Majesty has been graciously pleased by his Royal Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date the Twenty-first day of October last, to constitute and appoint me to be his Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, And whereas it is necessary for the Peace and good Government of this Province, that all His Majesty's Officers within the same should continue in their several Offices and Employments, I have thought fit, by and with the advice of His Majesty's Executive Council, to issue this Proclamation, hereby authorising the said Officers to continue in their said Offices and Employments; of which all Persons concerned are required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at the Castle of Saint Lewis, in the City of Quebec, in the said Province, the Fifteenth day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and in the Fifty-second year of His Majesty's Reign. By His Excellency's Command, Quebec Gazette, July 16, 1812. GEORGE PREVOST. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE PREVOST. GEORGE THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth: To all our loving Subjects and to all others whom these presents may concern, Greeting. Whereas by our Royal Proclamation bearing date at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec, in our Province of Lower Canada, the Thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, we did see fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council of our said Province of Lower Canada to order, and we did thereby order that an Embargo should be thenceforth laid on all ships and Vessels, and on all Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities in and within our said Province of Lower Canada, and we did thereby further strictly prohibit and forbid the sailing or departure of any Ship or Ships, Vessel or Vessels, and the exportation of any Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities whatsoever, from any port or place in and within our said Province of Lower Canada, to any Place, Country, Kingdom, Dominion or Territory whatsoever, save and except such Ships and Vessels as were at that time loaded and had already cleared out from the Custom House, and by our said Royal Proclamation we did further order, that the said Embargo should continue and remain from the said Thirtieth day of June last, until this Sixteenth day of this present month of July: And whereas it is necessary and highly expedient for the interest of our Empire, and for the welfare of our loving Subjects in this our Province of Lower Canada that the said Embargo should be continued and be in force for a longer period than the said Sixteenth Day of July, on certain articles herein after mentioned and set forth, we have therefore thought fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council of our said Province of Lower Canada, to issue this our Royal Proclamation, and to order, and we do hereby order, that the said Embargo be, and the same is hereby continued on all Wheat and Flour of any kind, Biscuit, Salted Pork and Beef, Arms and Ammunition of all kinds, Gun Powder, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Flints, and all Military Stores, Bridle Bits, Stirrup Irons, Buckles, and every description of Furniture and Trimmings applicable to Harness of any kind, or to the mounting of Cavalry, Blankets of all qualities and kinds, Swanskins, Moltons, Baizes, Duffles, Coatings Flannels, Carpeting and all Woollen Cloths of any kind, of which the original cost does not exceed ten shillings sterling per yard, Scalping Knives, Daggers, and Indian Bayonets or Lances, of every kind, Bullion and Specie of every description. And we do hereby strictly prohibit and forbid the sailing or departure of any ship or ships, vessel or vessels, having on board wheat and flour of any kind, salted pork and beef, arms and ammunition of any kind, gunpowder, Saltpetre, sulphur, flints, and military stores, bridle bitts, stirrup irons, buckles, and any description of furniture and trimmings applicable to harness of any kind, or to the mounting of cavalry, blankets of all qualities and kinds, swanskins, moltons, baizes, duffles, coatings, flannels, carpeting, and all woolen cloths of any kind, of which the original cost does not exceed ten shillings sterling per yard, scalping knives, daggers, and Indian bayonets or lances of any kind, bullion and specie of any description, from any port or place in and within our said Province of LowerCanada, to any place, country, kingdom, dominion or territory whatsoever, save and except such ships or vessels as may be now actually loaded or in part laden with flour, wheat, and biscuit, which ships or vessels are hereby permitted to complete their cargoes, if necessary, with wheat, flour and biscuit, and to depart therewith for any port in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any of our Colonies or Plantations in America or in the West-Indies: And it is our will and pleasure, and we do hereby order that the said Embargo, do continue and remain from the date of these presents, until the Fifth day of August next ensuing, of all which our loving subjects and all others concerned, are to take due notice and govern themselves 12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 accordingly, we by the tenor of these presents, firmly enjoining and commanding them, and all and every our officers and ministers whatsoever, to be in all things and to the utmost of their power, aiding and assisting in the due execution of this our royal proclamation. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of our said Province of Lower Canada to be thereuntc affixed: Witness our right trusty and well beloved Sir George Prevost, Baronet, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, & New Brunswick and their several dependencies, Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec, in our said Province, the Sixteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and of our Reign the Fifty-second. Jno. TAYLOR, Dep. Sec'y. Quebec Gazette, July 16, 1812. GEORGE PREVOST. A PROCLAMATION. G. P. GEORGE THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth: To all our loving Subjects and to all others whom these presents may concern, Greeting. Whereas by Our Royal Proclamation bearing date at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec, in our Province of Lower Canada, the Thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, we did see fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council of our said Province, to order, and we did thereby order that an Embargo should be thenceforth laid on all ships and Vessels, and on all Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities in and within our said Province of Lower Canada, and we did thereby further strictly prohibit and forbid the sailing or departure of any Ship or Ships, Vessel or Vessels, and the exportation of any Goods, Wares, Monies, Merchandize and Commodities whatsoever, from any port or place in and within our said Province, to any Place, Country, Kingdom, Dominion or Territory whatsoever, save and except such Ships and Vessels as were at that time loaded and had already cleared out from the Custom House, and by our said Royal Proclamation we did further order, that the said Embargo should continue and remain from the said Thirtieth day of June last, until this Sixteenth day of the Month of July now last past: And whereas by our second Royal Proclamation bearing date at our said Castle of St. Lewis, in our said City of Quebec, in our said Province of Lower Canada, upon the said Sixteenth day of July, in the present year of our Lord, We deeming it necessary and highly expedient for the interest of our Empire, and for the welfare of our loving Subjects in this our said Province of Lower Canada that the said Embargo should be continued and be in force for a longer period than the said Sixteenth Day of July, did by and with the advice of our Executive Council of our said Province, further order that the said Embargo should be continued, and the same was thereby continued, from the said Sixteenth day of July last, until this fifth day of August, on all Wheat and Flour of any kind, Biscuit, Salted Pork and Beef, Arms and Ammunition of all kinds, Gun Powder, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Flints, and all Military Stores, Bridle Bits, Stirrup Irons, Buckles, and every description of Furniture and Trimmings applicable to Harness of any kind, or to the mounting of Cavalry, Blankets of all qualities and kinds, Swanskins, Moltons, Baizes, Duffles, Coatings Flannels, Carpeting and all Woollen Cloths of any kind, of which the original cost does not exceed ten shillings sterling per yard, Scalping Knives, Daggers, and Indian Bayonets or Lances, of every kind, Bullion and Specie of every description. And also whereas the causes and considerations inducing our said Royal Proclamation of the Sixteenth day of July still existing, SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 we have therefore thought fit, by and with the advice of our said Executive Council to issue this our Royal Proclamation, and to order, and we do hereby order, that the said Embargo be, and the same is hereby continued on all the said articles enumerated in our said Royal Proclamation of the sixteenth day of July last: And we do hereby strictly prohibit and forbid the sailing or departure of any ship or ships, vessel or vessels, having on board wheat and flour of any kind, biscuit, salted pork and beef, arms and ammunition of any kind, gunpowder, Saltpetre, sulphur, flints, and military stores, bridle bitts, stirrup irons, buckles, and every description of furniture and trimmings applicable to harness of any kind, or to the mounting of cavalry, blankets of all qualities and kinds, swanskins, moltons, baizes, duffles, coatings, flannels, carpeting and all woolen cloths of any kind, of which the original cost does not exceed ten shillings sterling per yard, scalping knives, daggers, and Indian bayonets or lances of any kind bullion and specie of any description, or any other articles contained in our said Royal Proclamation of the Sixteenth July, from any port or place in and within our said Province of Lower-Canada, to any place, country, kingdom, dominion or territory whatsoever. And it is our will and pleasure, and we do hereby order that the said Embargo do continue and remain from the date of these presents, until the Twenty-fifth day of this present month of August, of all which our loving subjects and all others concerned, are to take due notice and govern themselves accordingly, we by the tenor of these presents, firmly enjoining and commanding them, and all and every our officers and ministers whatsoever, to be in all things and to the utmost of their power, aiding and assisting in the due execution of this our royal proclamation. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent the exportation of such quantities of flour, pease and biscuit, as shall be required for the support of His Majesty's Navy and Army in the Province of Nova Scotia, and the Islands of Newfoundland and Bermuda, and which shall be exported for that purpose under the Licence of His Excellency the Governor in Chief, nor to prevent the exportation of coarse biscuit, commonly called Newfoundland Bread, certified to be such by the Inspector of Flour at the time of shipment, and any quantity of flour not exceeding four thousand barrels, which shall be exported for that purpose under the Licence of His Excellency the Governor in Chief, first had and obtained to the Island of Newfoundland, the shippers giving bond for the landing such flour and biscuit in the Island of Newfoundland. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of our said Province of Lower Canada to be thereunto affixed: Witness our right trusty and well beloved Sir George Prevost, Baronet, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, & New Brunswick and their several dependencies, Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec, in our said Province, the Fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and of our Reign the Fifty-second. Jno. TAYLOR, Dep'y. Sec. G.P. Quebec Gazette, August 6, 1812. GEORGE PREVOST. GEORGE the THIRD by the Grace of GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: To our much beloved and faithful the Legislative Counsellors of our Province of Lower Canada, and to our faithful and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, to an assembly at our City of Quebec, on the Fifteenth Day of September, instant, to have been commenced and held, called and elected, and to every of you, Greeting: Whereas |