by an act, made in the twenty-fourth year of his present Majefty's reign, entitled "An Act to extend the powers of an Act, made in the twenty-third year of his prefent Majefty, for giving his Majesty certain powers for the better carrying on trade and commerce between the subjects of his Majefty's dominions, and the inhabitants of the United-States of America, to the trade and commerce of this kingdom with the British colonies and plantations in America, with refpect to certain articles therein mentioned;" the powers given by the faid recited act were extended to the trade and intercourfe between this kingdom and the British colonies and plantations in America, fo far as the fame might relate to iron, hemp, and fail-cloth, and other articles of the produce of any place bordering on the Baltic, which might be exported from this kingdom; which faid last mentioned act has alfo, by several subfequent acts, been continued until the faid fith day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine: And whereas it is expedient that the faid act of the twentythird year of his prefent Majesty's reign, fo far only as the fame extends to trade and commerce carried on between this kingdom and the people and territories belonging

belonging to the United-States of America; and also that the faid act of the twenty-fourth year of his present Majesty's reign fhould be further continued. May it therefore please your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excelcellent Majefty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the fame, That the faid act of the twentythird year of his prefent Majefty's reign, fo far only as the fame extends to the trade and commerce carried on between this kindom and the people and territories belonging to the United-States of America; and that the faid act, made in the twenty-fourth year of his prefent Majefty's reign, and all the matters and things therein contained, fhall continue and be in force until the fifth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

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II. And be it further enacted, That if any iron, hemp, fail-cloth, or other articles of the produce of any place bordering on the Baltic, which may be lawfully exported from this kingdom, fhall be exported from hence in any other manner than fuch as is or fhall be allowed by

Forfeiture, &c.

any law now in force, or which fhall here after be in force, or by order of his Majefty in council; or if any goods or commodities whatever fhall be imported from any of the territories of the United-States of America, into any of the ports of this kingdom, other than fuch as by any law now in force, or which shall hereafter be in force, or by virtue of this present act, or by order of his Majefty in council, now are, or hereafter fhall be permitted to be imported; or if any goods or commodities fhall be imported from the territories of the faid United-States of America, into any of the ports of this kingdom, in any other manner whatever than fuch as is or fhall be allowed by any law now in force, or which fhall hereafter be in force, or by order of his Majefty in council, the fame fhall be forfeited, together with the fhip or veffel in which fuch goods or commodities fhall respectively be exported or imported, and all the guns, furniture, ammunition, tackle, and apparel belonging thereto.

III. And be it further enacted, That every forfeiture incurred by virtue of this act, shall and may be fued for, prosecuted, and recovered, by fuch and the like ways, means, and methods, and the produce there

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of difpofed of, paid, and applied, in fuch and the like manner, and to fuch and the like uses and purposes, as any forfeiture incurred by any law refpecting the revenue of customs may now be fued for, profecuted, and recovered in the places where respectively the offence shall be committed; and that the produce thereof fhall be disposed of, paid, and applied in like manner, in the faid places respectively; any law, custom, or ufage, to the contrary notwithstanding.

IV. And be it further enacted, That this act fhall continue and be in force until the fifth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, and no longer,

In force till the 5th April 1790.

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Under this Title the Editor begs leave to refer the Reader to a late Publication, entitled, "The Laws of New-York in force against the Loyalists, and affecting the Trade of Great-Britain.' At the fame Time obferving that the UnitedStates having now refpectively complied with the Requifition of Congress (in the fub-joined Letter,) many of thefe Laws, that militated against the Claims of the Creditor, are now become more open to Investigation, and the Payment of Debts more easily attainable.

Circular Letter tranfmitted by the United-States in Congress affembled, to the Governors of the refpective States.

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UR fecretary for foreign affairs has tranfmitted to you, copies of a letter to him, from our minifter at the Court of London, of the 4th day of March, 1786, and of the papers mentioned to have been inclosed in it.

We have deliberately and difpaffionately examined and confidered the feveral facts and matters urged by Great-Britain, as infractions of the treaty of peace on the part of America; and we regret, that in fome of the States, too little attention appears to have been paid to the public faith pledged by that treaty.

Not only the obvious dictates of religion, morality, and national honour, but alfo the firft principles of good policy demand a candid and punctual compliance with engagements conflitutionally and fairly made. Our national constitution