The King having been pleased by His Order in Council of the 23d Augt 1775. to prohibit the Exportation out of this Kingdom into any parts beyond the Seas or carrying Coastwise any Gunpowder, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition for, and during the Space of three Months from the date of the said Order; And His Majesty judging it necessary that the Exportation of Salt Petre or carrying the same Coastwise, should be likewise prohibited during the said Term, & having therefore, by His Order in Council of the 27th Septr 1775. been pleased to Order, require prohibit and command, that no Person or Persons whatsoever (Except the Master General, Lieut General of Principal Officers of the Ordnance for His Majesty's Service) should, at any time during the Term limitted by His Majesty's beforemeritioned Order in Council of the 23d Augt 1775 presume to transport into any parts out of this Kingdom, or carry Coastwise any Salt Petre, or Ship or lade any Salt Petre on board any Ship or Vessel in order to transporting the same into any parts beyond the Sea's or carrying the same Coastwise without leave or permission in that behalf, first obtained from His Majy or His Privy Council upon pain of incurring & suffering the Forfeiture & Penalty inflicted by an Act of the Twenty ninth Year of His late Majesty's Reign entitle "An Act to iinpower His Majesty to prohibit the Exportation of Salt Petre" &c. We send you herewith fifty Copies of His Majesty's said Order in Council of the 27th Septr 1775. and do hereby most strictly require & direct you to Order the several Captain's & Commanders of His Majest's Ships & Vessels under your command, to use their best endeavours to intercept, seize and bring into Port, during the time therein specified, all Ships & Vessels whatsoever having on board Salt Petre shipp'd or laden on board them with a view to its being transported into any Parts beyond the Seas or carrying Coastwise, without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained by His Majesty or His Privy Council. ー Given &c. the 28th Septr 1775. 2
Sandwich J. Buller C. Spencer
By R. A. Shuldham