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Twelve dollars p. annum 

By His Excellency Henry V.'illiam 
Bektixck, Esquire, Lieut.-Governor 
of the colony Berbice and its Dependen Dependencies, 
cies, Dependencies, Sgc. Bsc. sc. 
And the Honorable the Court of Policy 
and Criminal Justice ofthe said colony. 
To all to whom these presents may or shall 
Conic, Greeting! Be it known: 
\ WHEREAS Representation has been made tons, 
that notwithstanding the severe penalties contained 
in our Proclamation ofthe Ist October 1810, respect respecting 
ing respecting the numb, r (•* bite I'.cr.M-ns ordered to be kept 
on Estates in 10-opo-tion to the number of Negroes 
thereon; that mcriy Phntatioris, either from the igno ignorance 
rance ignorance or neglect ofthe Proprietors thereof; are very 
deficier’, in this particular; and having taken under 
our serious consid< ra ion the cousequences likely to 
be attendant the want of observance of our aforesaid 
order. 
We have deemed i* prop r to republish for more 
general information, the aforesaid Proclamation of 
the Ist October, 1810, and to order, as we do hereby 
order, authorize, and tn power the Fiscal of this co colony, 
lony, colony, in six months after the Publication of this our 
pleasure shall have been notified to the public, thro’ 
the Berbice Gazette, to proceed thro’ each division 
ofthe colony Bcrbice and its »h pendem ies, with the 
Senior Burgher Officer in loco of each respective dis district 
trict district or division, and inspect each and every Plan Plantation 
tation Plantation within the jurisdiction of this Government, 
F <rder to ascertain whether due obedience is paid 
to our aforesaid ordinance. c 
And should after this salutary warning, any Estate 
' Within the colony be found deficient in the number 
A? white servants prescribed by law to be thereon, 
the Fiscal is ordered and enjoined without delay, to 
enforce the penalties contained in our aforementioned 
Proclamation of the Ist October, 1810, against of offe.iders, 
fe.iders, offe.iders, and that without respect to Persons. 
And inorder that no ignorance may be pretended, 
these presents shall be published and sent round to 
each igspeciive EsGte w ithin (he colony Berbice. 
'urns resolved and enacted in our Extraordinary 
Aarmbly of the Court of Policy and Criminal Ju— Juheld 
held Juheld in the I own of New Amsterdam on the 
jOcl June, 1814. Present His Excellency Lirut.-Go- 
Hvcrnor //. /F. Bcntinck, President; and the Hon. 
WMembers John McCamon, Pt h r f airbairn, A. J. 
V Glasius and George Munm; denqtfis, the Honorable 
; Members f.. C. Abbrnst t<s, ivnd Jtpnes Fraser. 
I And Pubbsh don the 4 h day of.hily, 1814, in 
presence of His Excellency the Li^uf. -Governor. 
. • By rommund < f the Court, 
R. C. DOWNER, Sec. 
By His Excellency the Governor and the 
Honorable Couit of Pobcy and Criminal 
Justice ofthe colony Bt rbice, &;c. fyc. fyc. 
To all to whom these presents may or shall 
come; Greeting! Beit known: 
WHEREAS We find a considerable Decrease in 
the number of white Inhabitants, residing on Planta Plantations 
tions Plantations wrbin this colony, a circumstance which threa threatens 
tens threatens to involve its tranquility and safety. In order 
therefore to remedy the same, we have thought pro proper 
per proper to establish the present Regulations, enacting, as 
We do hereby enact as follows; 
That in futiue every Plantation in this Colonv, 
possessing from 1 to 79 Negroes, shall have at least 
one white Person resident upon the same, capable of 
doing Burgher Militia Duty when req nin d, and that 
all Estates in this colony possessing from 80 to 199 
Flaves, shall have Two or more white Persons—from 
200 tqSl9, Three wlTites,—32o Io 450 Four whites, 
and upwards Five whites. Such plantations as 
*"&re found not to possess the number of whites above 
Stated, being subject to a penalty of f 500 for each 
. offence, and further of f 100. per month for every 
••white Person not resitting upon the estate, in pro proportion 
portion proportion to the number of Negroes. The circum circumstance 
stance circumstance of the number of whites on each property be being 
ing being to be determined by the report of the Burgher 
Officer of the district, and to be regulated by the re re' 
' re' turn of Negroes given up to the Receiver General, as 
* being on the estate. 
Two Burgher Officers in each district are hereby 
ordered after the FiHt of June next ensuing, to in inspect 
spect inspect the Estates in their respective divisions, in or- 

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SATUIUMY. JULY 23. 

der to ascertain and report, how far these our Regu Regulations 
lations Regulations have been complied with. 
We nevertheless require it so to be understood, 
that in the event, of the d< cease of any white person 
upon any plantation within this colony, that Six 
months time shall be given to the Proprietor or At Attorney, 
torney, Attorney, to provide another white Substitute in his 
lieu ; and that until the expiration of such 6 months, 
the plantation shall not incur or be liable for the fine 
as before stated; cxccptingalways Estates which only 
require by Law one white Person, as on the demise 
of such white Person, or on his quitting the Proper Property, 
ty, Property, another shall be placed in his room, within one 
month after his decease or departure, on pain of in 
curring the fine as before stated. 
Lastly we decree, that the Fines and Penalties im imposed 
posed imposed by us to be levied from those who disobey 
these our Orders, shall be devided as follows : One 
third tor the Fiscal, One third for the Informer, and 
One third for the Pour of the Reformed Church oi 
the colony. 
And that no ignorance may be pretended of this 
our Ordinance, the same shall be published, affixed, 
and send round for general information. 
Thus resolved and enacted in our general Assem Assembly, 
bly, Assembly, held in the town of New Amsterdam, in the co colony 
lony colony o£ Berbice, on the Ist of October 1810. P esent, 
His Excellency Major Gen, Sam. Dalrymple, Pre President; 
sident; President; and the Hon. Members L. C. Abbtmats, J. 
Tapin, S. Kendall, P. Fairbairn, and A. J. Gla Glasius. 
sius. Glasius. And published on the sih of the same mo :th. 
By command n f the Cotti t, 
R. C. 1)0 NE.t, Xer. 

By llis E xce.ll• ncy lleery IC. t? t. ■; m 
Bentp- ck, Esquire, Lieut -Qjieinu 
over the colony Berbice and its 
dmcie<, &;r. sc. <sc 
And the Honorable Court of Polict) and 
Criminal Justice of the said colony. 
To all whom these presents may or shall 
come, Greeting ! Be it known: 
WHEREAS it has been reported to us by the dif different 
ferent different Burgher Officers of this Government, and 
others, (hat Negroes belonging to the respective 
Estates within the jurisdiction of this colony, are in 
constant practice and habit of walking during the 
night from one plantation to another, and there as assembling, 
sembling, assembling, indirect violation of the positive orders 
and ordinances made and provided by us against 
such transgressions ; and whereas we have lately seen 
the ill effect which arose from such irregular and 
reprehensible conduct, and being fully impressed 
with the urgent necessity which exists for a rigid ob observauce 
servauce observauce of our ancient Saluntary Regulations, with 
regard to the conduct of Slaves ; as also that by the 
exertion of due vigilance, the recurrence of similar 
evils may be prevented, and a stop put to the frequent 
complaints made to us on the subject ofthe Negroes 
appertaining to this Government; we do now hereby 
issue our Orders and Directions to all Owners, Pro Proprietors 
prietors Proprietors or Administrators of Estates and Negroes, as 
well as tot he different Burgher Officers ofthe colony; 
that no Negroes under any pretext shall be allowed 
to proceed from one Estate to another, or depart from 
the Estate, Property, or Place to which he, or tjjey 
belong, or a re-working on, or proceed from the Town 
New Amsterdam to Estates without the precincts of 
the Town New Amsterdam, without being provided 
with a written pass from their Master- or Persons 
having charge of them; which pass shall sp< city the 
name of the Negroe, of his Owner, whither going, 
and the date when permitted to absent himself from 
the Estate and when to return. —And should not notwithstanding 
withstanding notwithstanding this our Order, any Negroe or Negroes 
be found on the public roads or from off the Estates 
to which they belong, unprovided with a proper pass 
from their Masters, all the Subjects of this Govern Government 
ment Government are required to aid and assist in securing such 
Offender or Offenders, and carry ing them fort h with to 
the Burgher Captain of the Division, and in his ab absence 
sence absence to the next Senior Officer in loco, in order that 
such Negroe or Negroes found straying without a 
proper pass, may be punished at the discretion ofthe 
Burgher Captain or Senior Officer in loco, by (he in infliction 
fliction infliction of any number of lashes, not exceeding thir thirty 
ty thirty nine; and we in consequence declare as abrogated 
and made void by these presents, all such parts of 
any of oar former Proclamations, whereby Slaves 

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arrested without a pass were required forthwith to be 
Ivlivered to his Honor the Fiscal. 
And we do hereby warn and caution all Masters of 
Slaves, Proprietors, and Administrators of Estates to 
pay proper attention and guard against any trespass 
of this our Proclamation, the penalty whereof we 
positively order to be fully enforced, without consi consideration 
deration consideration of Persons to whom the Offenders may 
belong. 
And in order the better fb ensure due obedience to 
this otirOrdt r, the Burgher Captain of each o’rict 
shall be furnished with printed copies of this Publi Publication, 
cation, Publication, that the same may be generally distributed 
throughout the colony. 
And whereas we are informed that in disob” lienee 
of the existing orders e»>n<**ed to the contrary, Pro Proprietors 
prietors Proprietors of Negroes, still permit the said Nr .foes, 
when passing up and down the Rivers mid Creeks of 
this colony, to sing shout or express themselvi.s f<> 
other Negroes on different Estates, in certain s; ogs 
tending to inflame and produce improper effect mi 
theirmint’s; an ! whereas such practise is not alone 
contrary Law, but is often tie s productive of 
mi-chief, we thereture absoluttF» ami pi r , p<o«ily 
forbid any Owner, Proprietors, Adibi.iistriv «>rs, c,- 
otber Persons having charge of N ;.!<»•, ’rqm uiow uiowing 
ing uiowing their own Negroes,'or such as ’hey have < ’itrge 
of,.from sing ; ng,slionting, or p'akipgou cry in boats, 
within the River ‘nd Creeks o: this < o!o;?j , und r . 
penalty of One bundred guilder.which (hr. Prom t ■ 
tot, Administrator, or Person having charge of su •_ 
Ncgoirv, -hall pay to his Honor the Fiscal.' 
An I she la any Biav« s while in any Lind of 
nir econipanied by any white Person dare to 
-limit, or i ; : se outcry in manner as aferesai , 
V r>e » r Negroes shall be piini.dird with 
of la-hes not rxcee ling One htr’d e \ v,' 
I isc'l, Cap'ain, or Sotii r r r .in ' 
suall bitrarily inflict upon the ( ‘Li raivi iP n 
ler> on being brought before him < r this . ;g < . 
And we do le re by order and diirc f the t o 
'he colony and all oth r Si>bj< ctsof this Gov ■ : n', 
oarrestuml to assist and aid in am sting my id o; 
Xegroes'who may be hartid singing in bo its, ae we 
do hirtbf r O/dcr suc h of j.he lahdiilants < i (ids 
colony as may witness sU(,b misconduct to repm; m 
same to bis Honor file I i seal, who is strictly enjoin, 
ed to proceed aginst the Offender or Offenders. 
Justly we Order and Direct, that the pecuniary 
fine to be imposed on the transgressors of tjiis our 
t'rde , be divuledas follows ; namrlv : one third to 
'he Fiscal, on third to the Poor lumfol the Re orm ormed 
ed ormed ChiUch of this colony, and the remaining one third 
to the luform“r. 
Thus resolved and emu led in our ordinary Assrm- . 
bly ofthe Gouri of Pol.cy and Criminal Justice of the 
colony Berbice on the 6th day' of July 1814. Present 
’lis Excellency Li‘Ul.-Governor H. IP. lientinrb 
Pr sid. iii ; and the Honorable Members JpA/i 1/rG?- 
mon, Jarnes Fraser, Peter Fairbairn, Geo. Munro; 
demp'o the Honorable Member A.J. Glasifls. 
And published on the same day’, present I’is Ex Excellency 
cellency Excellency the Lieut.-Governor, and the aforesaid 
Honorable Members. 
P>y Command of the 
R. C. DOWNER. »ry. 
By the Honorable Court of Pol< y t > ■ 
Criminal Jus lice of the colony ' 
NOTICE is hereby giv< n that the Honoralv 
of Policy has been pleased to fix the rates of p 
on which the Colonial Duty of2f pr’cbm F ’ 
paid to the Receiver General, for the 6 mo nl.s, r - .. 
mencing Is< January, and ending LOib June iS;4, 
is follows: 
Cotton, 17f Stiv. pr. pound. 
Coffee w hole,. 9 do. do. 
Coffee broken or black, 3 1 do. do. 
Cocoa, 9 do. do. 
Sugar,, 6 do. do. - 
Rum, ...30 do. pr. galloh. 
MelasM’s, I Guilder pr. do. 
Secretary's Office, Berbice, 12th July 1814. 
Bu Command, 
R. C. ULWNER, Secy. 
proclamation; 
BY the Honorable ( ourtvf Policy and, Criminal 
Justice, of the colnny Berbice, To all to u honi 
these presents may or shall Come; -Greeting! Be 
it knozvn: 
WHEREAS a vacancy has occurred in the 
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(No. 513. 

[Payable in advance.