Embargo on Prussian ships ordered by British Privy Council
At the Court of the Queen's Palace on April 16 1806 the King in Council ordered a general embargo on all ships and vessels belonging to Prussia or residing in Prussian ports north of the Elbe Weser and Ems. Exemptions include Danish-flag vessels and those laden but destined to UK ports. Proceeds of seized property to be held, not paid to claimants, until further orders. The order directs prize court measures and custody for detained ships and cargo, with further directions to the Admiralty and related officials.
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Queen’s Palace
Prussia
Berlin
Staley
Great Britain
Ireland
Tason
Wivers Elbe
Weser
Ems
Vessis
Laders
Hershy
Ufton
Tawa
Clie
Conneiliecare
High Court
Admiralty
Pappenburgh
Embden
Porto Praya
Cape de Verd
J. Duckworth
Elbe
Weer
United Kingdom
Court of Admiralty
The Courier Reports on Parliament War Protests and Levy Orders
Reports state no foundation for a Foreign Subsidies message though a royal plan to address Civil List finances is noted. Volunteers from Lancashire Yorkshire and the West of England are drawn into debates as four regiments prepare to embark for the Cape of Good Hope amid naval actions and embargo restrictions across Elbe Weser Ems ports.
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Prussia
Lancashire
Yorkshire
West of England
Pontefract
Volostierrs
Karl Ny Lacea
Dispatches Hint Peace Talks Not Cartel
Cabinet Council met on Saturday to consider dispatches from M. Tilley via a Flag of Truce. A messenger was sent to convey the government’s answer between eleven and twelve that night. The government maintains the talks concern peace, not a cartel, despite ministerial obfuscation.
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M. Tilley
Fox
Lord Keira
Prussian Frontiers Report and Naval Movements
Tuesday dispatches describe movements of Russian troops returning from Hanover to Konigsberg in two or three divisions around the 6th. Reports claim 280,000 Russians near Prussian borders and no signs of Danish ships ready for sea. Capt Gray notes English vessels not expected to be detained. Scarthingale crossed the Sound on the 10th with no closure reported. Also, the Earl of Egmont and Colonel Ancram have returned on parole from France. Bonaparte’s passage demands to move French troops through Bohemia and Limas, and Sir Ernestpacket’s vessel Tortola was lost in a squall with two survivors.
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Industry
Gardner
Gray
Hall
Fran Pilliu
Hanover
Koningsberg
Scarthingauelt
Roth
Prussia
Ranger
Frazee
Falmouth
Earl So
Pickle
Coxrydox
Channel
Madeira
Adams
J. B. Warnen
Syatons
Brunswick
Lavinias
Plover
Hancock
Phenix
Mupge
Salvador del Munds
Youne
Hamoaze
Arrow
Betsey
Morlaix
Vine. Neuve
Vinueneuve
Cartel
France
Fatmouth
Prince Ernest Packet
Petre
Tortola
Leeward Islands
Seaforth
Srerne
Waklingham
Lisbon
Euryalus
Bar
Walsinghags
Frost
Earl St. Vincent
Hibernia
Fille de Paint
Formidable
Princess Pal
Ashane
Quebec
Newfoundland
Yarmourh
Boreas
Stont and Custance
Ariel
No Paumer
Resolution
Regius
Lioz
Portsmouth
Roebuck
Hotrowar Hae
Utrecht
Trusty
Trecht
Sheerness
E~p
Mail arrives as Admiral Cocuaane’s ship reaches Barbadoes
Fragmentary report from a Leeward island notes that Admiral Cocuaane’s dismasted ship, part of a fleet with the French admiral, safely reached Barbadoes. It records no other Friath lores in the West Indies and mentions American fay pers dated March. The excerpt alludes to MLTR AMBA’S Expedition aiming to revolutionize Saudi America and a five million acre Indian cession in the United States.
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Isla
Cocuaane
Norelunaberband
Lippies TB
Barbadoes
West Indies
Mltr Amba
Saudi America
United States
Ambala House Debates Fortifications and Defense Funding
Friday session shows the House debating a 150000 dollar appropriation for port and harbor fortifications, with calls for stronger measures and defense. Mr Dawson and Mr Coox push for larger sums while Mr Macon opposes land fortifications. a rise in naval setup is urged. A ban on slave importation in territories is approved, and a Thursday session is set to resume. News from New York notes ministerial talks with Britain and a fight over an impressment bill. AGENCIES report Spain’s grip on Cuba and a controversial adventurer leaps toward emancipation efforts.
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Dawseew
Selec
Dawson
Clinton
New York
Coox
Barly
Bipweut
Macon
Carwron
Elmer
United States
New
York
Great Britain
Senate
Unreadable Letter From Patcu Before Trial At Kingston
A fragmentary letter from Patcu, described as uneducated, surfaces in a Portsmouth to Lisbon convoy context. The document, copied with scrupulous orthography, contains requests for assistance, mentions Mr. Parcu, Mr. Blight, and a legal trial, and seeks support from a London tradesman. The text references a March 1856 date and Horsemonger Lane Prison, with notes on career and jury acquittal.
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Euryalus
Portsmouth
Lisbon
Parcu
London
Patcu
Carreter
Caines
Richd Patch Horsemonger
Lane-Prigon
Kingston On Magiday
Naval dispatches and arrivals from Cork to Yarmouth and Portsmouth
The report lists multiple vessels including East Indiamen and South Sea Whalers, with ships such as the Caroline under Sieut. Deray and the El Dragon captured off Madeira. British patrols and convoys are noted with ships like Ranger, Pickle, and the Nile. Several vessels arrive at or depart from Falmouth, Guadeloupe, Morlaix, and Portsmouth amid wartime activity and court martial proceedings.
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Purmouts
China
South Seas
Cork
Caroline
Sieut
Guadaloupe
Bonaparre
Trafalgar
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the Courier
Pilay
Earl of Ez Gin
Earl of War Kmouth
Anexcromere
Admiral Villeneuve
Capre Maconnie
Epperer
Germany
Bonaparte
I Pessage
Bohemia
Limas
Ernestopacket
Rota
Mapisty
Ambala
House OF Representatives
Rayal Intelligence
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