t all vessels under a neutral or friendly flag, being
neutral or friendly property, shall be permitted to import into any
port or place in Her Majesty's dominions all goods and merchandize
whatsoever, to whomsoever the same may belong,[217] and to export
from any port or place in her Majesty's dominions to any port not
blockaded, any cargo or goods, not being contraband of war, or not
requiring a special permission, to _whomsoever the same may belong_.

And Her Majesty is further pleased, by and with the advice of Her
Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby further ordered, that, save
and except only as aforesaid, _all the subjects of Her Majesty_, and
the subjects or citizens of any neutral or friendly State, shall and
may, during and notwithstanding the present hostilities with Russia,
_freely trade_[218] with all ports and places wheresoever situate,
which shall not be in a state of blockade, save and except that no
British vessel shall, under any circumstances whatsoever, either under
or by virtue of this order, or otherwise, be permitted or empowered to
enter or communicate with any port or place which shall belong to or
be in the possession or occupation of Her Majesty's enemies.

And the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury,
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports, and Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for War
and the Colonies, are to give the necessary directions herein as to
them may respectively appertain.--C.C. GREVILLE.

At the Court at Windsor, the 15th day of April, 1854, present the
Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas, by an Order of Her Majesty in Council, of the 29th of March
last, it was, among other things, ordered,

"that any Russian merchant vessel which, prior to the date
of this order, shall have sailed from any foreign port,
bound for any port or place in Her Majesty's, dominions,
shall be permitted to enter such port or place, and to
discharge her cargo, and afterwards forthwith to depart
without molestation; and that any such vessel, if met at sea
by any of Her Majesty's ships, shall be permitted to
continue her voyage to any port not blockaded."

And whereas Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her said Council,
is now pleased to alter and extend such part of the said Order, it is
hereby ordered, by and with such advice as aforesaid, as follows--that
is to s