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Holland. Detention of mails

General Post Office, February 7, 1795
Raguin Code: NEWS –9502

NOTICE is hereby given, That in consequence of an Application from several Merchants of London, the Mails of Letters made up at this Office for Holland, on the 13th, 16th, and 20th of January last, are detained by Warrant of one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, until His Majesty's further Orders; and that an Application will be immediately made to Parliament, to authorize the Postmaster General to return such of the said Letters as shall be applied for by the Writers thereof, or by any Persons duly authorised to make such Application on their behalf. As soon as the Mode of such Application shall be settled by Act of Parliament, due Notice will be given thereof from this Office.

ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.