By the President of the United States of America, a proclamation : Whereas by an act of the Congress ... entitled "An act further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France and the dependencies thereof," it is provided, that ... it shall be lawful for the president ... to remit and discontinue for the time being the restraints and prohibitions by the said act imposed ... Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at Philadelphia, the twenty-sixth day of June ... 1799 ...