ATION : ▁ ▁Where as , ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁custom ary ▁with ▁the ▁adm ir als ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁command ing ▁small ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁particularly ▁with ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bor la ise ▁Warren ▁and ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁C och rane , ▁to ▁declare ▁all ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁strict ▁and ▁rig orous ▁block ade ▁without ▁possess ing ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁justify ▁such ▁a ▁declaration ▁or ▁station ing ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁force ▁to ▁maintain ▁said ▁block ade ; ▁ ▁I ▁do ▁therefore , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁authority ▁in ▁me ▁v ested ▁( poss ess ing ▁sufficient ▁force ), ▁declare ▁all ▁the ▁ports , ▁har b ors , ▁b ays , ▁cre eks , ▁rivers , ▁in lets , ▁out lets , ▁islands , ▁and ▁se aco ast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁strict ▁and ▁rig orous ▁block ade . ▁ ▁And ▁I ▁do ▁further ▁declare ▁that ▁I ▁consider ▁the ▁force ▁under ▁my ▁command ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁maintain ▁strictly , ▁rig or ously , ▁and ▁effect ually ▁the ▁said ▁block ade . ▁ ▁And ▁I ▁do ▁here by ▁require ▁the ▁respective ▁officers , ▁whether ▁capt ains , ▁command ers , ▁or ▁command ing ▁officers , ▁under ▁my ▁command , ▁employed ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁employed , ▁on ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁England , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁to ▁pay ▁strict ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁this ▁my ▁pro clam