Emperor Napoleon I, of France, issues the Bayonne Decrees ordering the seizure of any ship in French, Italian or German-Dutch waters that is flying the united States flag, as they are either an American ship in violation of the Embargo Act, or really a British ship flying a false flag.
[restored 11/20/2021]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 66.
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