Parliament of Great Britain Kingdom with effect from 1 January 1801. Following the Treaty of Union in 1706, Acts of Union ratifying the Treaty were passed in both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland, which created a new Kingdom of Great Britain. The Acts dissolved both parliaments, replacing them with a new parliament, referred to as the 'Parliament of Great Britain', based in the home of the former English parliament. All of the traditions, procedures, and standing orders of the English parliament were retained, as were the incumbent officers, and members representing England comprised the overwhelming majority of the new body.
Hired armed cutter John Bull which had been sailing from Lisbon to Antwerp. A day or so later "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth "General Walterstof", Groot, master. "General Walterstorf" had been sailing from Saint Croix to Copenhagen. At the end of August "John Bull" detained "Froe Secolitas", Sursen, master, which had come from Saint Thomas's. "John Bull" also detained "Flask", Erickson, master, from Lisbon to Tonningen, and "Neord", Tyson, master, from Oporto to Tonningen. "John Bull" sent all three into Plymouth. At the beginning of October "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth, "Indogheten", Johnson, master, coming from Cette. On 10 October a