the judge or judges of our high court of admiralty for the time being, that they make strict inquiry concerning all such offenders and cause them to be duly punished: And all vice-admirals and judges of the vice-admiralties are hereby also required to proceed in like manner within the several ports and places belonging to their respective precincts. And our further pleasure is, that this proclamation shall take place according to the times hereinafter mentioned: viz. for all ships in the Channel or British Seas, and in the North Seas, after twelve days from the date of these presents, and from the mouth of the Channel unto Cape St. Vincent, after six weeks from the date of these presents; and beyond the Cape, and on this side the Equinoxial line, as well in the Ocean and Mediterranean as elsewhere, after ten weeks from the date of these presents; and beyond the Line, after the space of eight months from the date of these presents.

Given at our court of St. James's, the first day of Janu→ ary, one thousand eight hundred and one, in the forty first year of our reign.

In speaking of the extent of this Island, Dr. Beaufort observes that "The greatest length of Ireland extends from north-east to south-west; and a line so drawn between the two most remote points, Fair-Head and Mizen-Head, would cut the meridian in an angle of thirty degrees, and M m

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measure 241 Trish miles, which somewhat exceed 306 of English statute measure. The longest line that can be stretched across the kingdom, would measure 163 Irish, or 207 English miles, from Emlagh-Rash in Mayo, to Carnsore-Point, in the county of Wexford, and this line would intersect the former in an angle of 75 degrees. But from the Stags of Cork Harbour, to Bloody Farland Point, in Donegal, is the greatest length that can be measured along a meridian, and it will not exceed 185 Irish, or 235 English miles. If the breadth be measured in the same manner nearly on a parallel of latitude, the true breadth of the island will appear to be as follows:

Between Tiellen Head, and Island Magee, 98 Irish, or 124 English miles.

Between Emlagh-Rash, and the mouth of the Strangford Lough, 143 Irish, or 182 English miles.

Between Slime-Head and the Point of Hoath, 137 Irish or 174 English miles.

Between Dunmore-Head, and the Greenore-Point in Wexford, 136 Irish, or 173 English miles.

"But there is not a spot in the kingdom fifty miles distant from the sea; which will not appear surprising, when we observe, that between the Bays of Dublin and Galway, there are but 86 miles, and no more than 67 between Dundalk and Ballyshannon.,

"With respect to the superficial contents of Ireland; not being able to discover any documents of authority in the public offices, I have made a computation of it, by very carefully measuring the area of each county on my map, and after rejecting all fractions, I have no hesitation in asserting that Ireland contains considerably more than 18,750 square miles, or several thousand acres above twelve million Irish measure; which is equal to 30,570 English niles, or 19,436,000 English acres.

"Ireland is divided with respect to its civil or political, divisions, into four provinces, Ulster, Leinster, Connaught, and Munster.

All fractions having been excluded from this calculation, it is very much under the full number of acres in Ireland."

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