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General Orders, Headquarters, Boston, April 27, 1795.

The Commander in Chief having received a circular Letter from the President of the United States, of which the following is an extract, viz. "As it is contrary to the Laws of Nations that any of the Belligerent powers should commit hostility on the waters which are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, so ought not the Ships of War belonging to any belligerent Nation to take a station in those waters in order to carry on hostile expeditions from thence" -- [underlined from 'a station']

Therefore, in case any Fleet, Squadron or Ships of any bel ligerent Nation, shall clearly and unequivocally use the rivers or other waters of this Commonwealth as a station in order to carry on hostile expeditions from thence, the [underlined from 'a station'], Major-Generals and Brigadiers of the Militia of the sixth and eighth Divisions, within whose jurisdiction any such case shall happen, will immediately cause the Commander of such Fleet, Squadron, or Ship to be notified, that such conduct is contrary to the rights of our neutrality, and that a demand of retribution will be urged by the Gov ernment of the United States, upon their Government, for any Prizes which may be made in consequence thereof.