INSTRUCTIONS of the Admiralty to British Naval Officers, to seize and detain armed Vessels, fitted out in Spanish American Ports, which may have committed acts of Piracy or Outrage upon British Commerce.-London, 8th June, 1818. By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. WHEREAS we have received information that, under colour of hostilities subsisting between His Catholic Majesty and certain Provinces, or parts of Provinces, in Spanish America, divers armed Ships or Vessels, not belonging to, and fitted out and set forth in, the Dominions of His Catholic Majesty, or the said Provinces or parts of Provinces, but having or pretending to have Commissions of War, or Letters of Marque from His Catholic Majesty, or Persons assuming to exercise the powers of Government in the said Provinces, or parts of Provinces, in Spanish America, have committed divers piratical acts and outrages against the Vessels and Goods of His Majesty's Subjects. You are hereby authorised and required to issue Instructions to the Commanders of the Ships and Vessels under your Orders, on credible information of any piratical act or outrage committed on the High Seas, on any British Ship or Goods, by any such armed Ship or Vessel as aforesaid, to seize and detain such armed Ship or Vessel, and send her, together with her Master and Crew, in safe custody to England, or to some Port in His Majesty's Colonies, where a Court is established for the trial of offences committed on the High Seas, together with such Witnesses as may be necessary to prove the act so charged to have been committed by such Ship or Vessel, in order that the Master and Crew, who may have committed any such piratical act or outrage, may be dealt with according to Law. Given under our hands, the 8th of June, 1818. By Command of their Lordships. To the Officer Commanding, TREATY of Marriage between the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Homburg and the Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain.-Signed at London, the 6th of April, 1818. Traité entre Sa Majesté Britan nique et Leurs Altesses Sérénissimes le Landgrave Regnant et le Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg, touchant le Mariage de Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Elisabeth avec le dit Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg. Au Nom de Dieu tout Puissant. SACHENT tous présens et à venir, que Son Altesse Royale le Prince Régent, agissant au nom et de la part du Très Haut et Très Puissant Prince et Seigneur, George III, par la Grâce de Dieu, Roi du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, Défenseur de la Foi, Roi d'Hanovre, &c. &c. &c. d'un côté ; et les Sérénissimes et Très Puissants Princes, Frédéric Louis, Landgrave Règnant de Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. et Frédéric Joseph Louis Charles Auguste, Landgrave et Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. de l'autre; ont jugé convenable, afin de contracter une Alliance plus étroite entre la Famille de Sa dite Majesté, et celle de leurs Altesses Sérénissimes, qu'un Mariage soit célébré, avec le consentement des Parties intéressées, entre la Très Haute et Très Illustre Princesse Elisabeth, 3ème Fille du dit Roi du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, et le dit Sérénissime Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg. Treaty between His Britannic Majesty and their Serene Highnesses the Reigning Landgrave and the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg, for the Marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth with the said Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg. In the Name of Almighty God. Be it known unto all Men, by these Presents, that whereas His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Most Sacred Majesty George III, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, King of Hanover, &c. &c. &c. on the one part; and the Serene and powerful Princes, Frederick Louis, the Reigning Landgrave of Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. and Frederick Joseph Louis Charles Augustus, the Landgrave and Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. on the other; have judged it proper that a more strict Alliance should be contracted between the Family of His Majesty, and that of their Serene Highnesses, by celebrating, with the consent of the Parties interested, a Marriage between the Most High and Illustrious Princess Elizabeth, 3rd Daughter of the said King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the said Serene Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg. C'est donc pour parvenir à un bût si salutaire, et pour traiter, conclure, et arrêter les Articles du dit Mariage, que tant Son Altesse Royale le Prince Régent, agissant au nom et de la part de Sa Majesté, que leurs Altesses Sérénissimes, ont nommé et autorisé mutuellement, savoir; Son Altesse Royale le Prince Régent, au nom et de la part de Sa Majesté; ses Conseillers Privés: Le Révérendissime Père en Dieu, Charles Manners Sutton, ArchEvêque de Canterbury, Primât et Métropolitain de toute l'Angleterre; Jean Lord Eldon, Baron Eldon, Son Chancelier de la Grande Bretagne ; Dudley Comte de Harrowby, Président de Son Conseil Privé; Henri Comte de Bathurst, l'un de Ses Principaux Secrétaires d'Etat ; Robert Banks, Comte de Liverpool, Premier Commissaire de la Trésorerie; Robert Stewart, Vicomte Castlereagh, un autre de Ses Principaux Secrétaires d'Etat; Henri Vicomte Sidmouth, l'autre In order therefore to attain so desirable an end, and to treat, conclude, and confirm the Articles of the said Marriage, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, as well as their Serene Highnesses, have named and authorized mutually, viz. : His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, The Most Reverend Father in God, His Right Trusty and Right Entirely-beloved Councillor, Charles Manners Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan ; His Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Councillor, John Lord Eldon, Chancellor of Great Britain; His Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, Dudley Earl of Harrowby, President of His Majesty's Council; His Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, Henry Earl Bathurst, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; His Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, First Commissioner of His Majesty's Treasury; His Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Councillor, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, one other of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; His Right Trusty and Well de ses Principaux Secrétaires beloved Councillor, Henry Vis d'Etat; et Nicholas Vansittart, Chancelier et Sous Trésorier de l'Echiquier. Et les dits Sérénissimes Princes; -Le Baron de Gerning, Conseiller Privé de Son Altesse Sérénissime le Landgrave Régnant de Hesse Hombourg, et son Envoyé Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire : Lesquels, après s'être communiqués et échangés réciproquement leurs Pleinpouvoirs, trouvés en bonne et due forme, sont convenus des Articles suivans, savoir: ART. I. Il est conclu et convenu, que le Mariage entre Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Elisabeth, 3ème Fille de Sa Majesté le Roi du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, et Son Altesse Sérénissime Frédéric Joseph Louis Charles Auguste, Landgrave et Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. sera solemnisé en leurs propres Personnes, dans cette partie du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, appelée la Grande Bretagne, suivant la teneur des Lois de l'Angleterre et les rites et cérémonies de l'Eglise du Royaume Uni, aussitôt qu'il pourra convenablement se faire. II. Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Elisabeth, jouissant d'un Revenu annuel de £13,000, con count Sidmouth, one other of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; and His Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Councillor, Nicholas Vansittart, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer ; And their said Serene Highnesses;-The Baron de Gerning, Privy Councillor of His Serene Highness the Reigning Landgrave of Hesse Hombourg, and His Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary:—who, after having communicated to each other and ex. changed their respective Full Powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following Articles, viz. ART. I. It is concluded and agreed, that the Marriage between Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Serene Highness Frederick Joseph Louis Charles Augustus, Landgrave and Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg, &c. &c. shall be solemnized in Person, in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain, according to the due tenor of the Laws of England, and the rites. and ceremonies of the Church of the United Kingdom, as soon as the same may conveniently be done. II. Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, enjoying a yearly revenue of £13,000, hereby vient par ces présentes, de céder à Son Altesse Sérénissime la somme de £8,000, du dit revenu annuel, pour l'entretien de leur Maison. Son Altesse Royale se reservant les £5,000, qui restent de ce revenu annuel, à sa propre disposition, et à l'usage séparé de Son Altesse Royale: celles-ci doivent être reçues ou payées de tems en tems, à l'échéance du terme, et non par anticipation, en main propre de Son Altesse Royale, nonobstant son Mariage, ou à telle autre personne que Son Altesse Royale désignera de teins en tems, par un Ecrit signé de sa main, à les recevoir, pour le seul usage de Son Altesse Royale, nonobstant son Mariage; sans qu'elles soient, én aucune façon, au pouvoir de Son Altesse Sérénissime, ou sujettes à ses dettes ou engagemeus quelconques. III. Le montant du revenu annuel de £8,000, cédées dans l'Article précédent par sa dite Altesse Royale à sa dite Altesse Sérénissime, pour l'entretien de leur Maison, en cas que Son Altesse Royale aura le malheur de devenir Veuve de Son Altesse Sérénissime, revertira en entier à la dite Princesse, et restera à la seule disposition de Son Altesse Royale. IV. Son Altesse Sérénissime le Prince Héréditaire de Hesse Hombourg, consent d'accepter les dispositions relatives au revenu annuel de Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Elisabeth, comme elles sont détaillées aux 2 Articles précédens. agrees to make over to His Serene Highness, out of this yearly revenue, and for the support of their joint Establishment, the sum of £8,000, reserving to Her Royal Highness the remaining sum of £5,000 per annum, to be at the sole disposal, and for the separate use of Her Royal Highness, and to be, from time to time, paid or received as the same shall become payable, and not by way of anticipation, by the proper hands of Her Royal Highness, notwithstanding her married state, or to or by such Person or Persons, for the sole and separate use of Her Royal Highness, notwithstanding such state, as Her Royal Highness shall, from time to time, by any Writing or Writings, under her own hand, direct; the same to be free from all controul, debts, or engagements of His Serene High ness. III. The amount of yearly revenue of £8,000, made over in the preceding Article by Her said Royal Highness to His said Serene Highness, for the support of their joint Establishment, shall, in case Her Royal Highness should have the misfortune to become the Widow of His Serene Highness, revert in full possession to the Princess, and remain at Her Royal Highness's sole disposal. IV. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hombourg agrees to accept the dispositions with respect to the yearly revenue of Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, as detailed in the 2 preceding Articles. |