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-position taken by the "Wyoming" either recently in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to pass an Ordinance for the purpose of declaring it a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for such time, or by a fine to such amount as may be fixed, or both by imprisonment and fine, and by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour, for any person who shall carry supplies from this Colony to a vessel belonging to a Belligerent power lying within ... miles from this Harbour, or permit such vessel to take supplies within the Colony without a permit from this Government, and I shall without loss of time submit the draft of such an Ordinance.
I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the "Wyoming" should be pointed out to the American Consul, and that he should be informed of the object of the Ordinance which it is proposed to pass for the purpose of
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-position taken by the "Wyoming
either recently
in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colomes to pass
Ordinance for
an
Such
declare it
"
the purpose-
an Ordmance should
a misdemea
punishable by imprisonment
for such time or
by a fine to as may be fixed
both by
such amount as
as a minimum or
and
imprisonment and fine by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour for any person
supplies from this
to
carry
to a
vessel belonging
Belligerent power lying
Harbour to
any
miles from this
permit
within
Colony without a
from this Government, and I
shall without loss
time
of submit the draft of such an
Ordinance.
I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the " Wyoming should be pointed the American Consul
out
to
and that he should be
informed of the object of the
Ordinance which it is proposed
to pass for the purpose of
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