The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1803-03-07 00:00:00

E ~r 1. a M I a a i e M i + w 1 a is • S•••.^•••••••‘. TAPPlrgrt -111101.1111111.Maimob •. . . p. 0'1: o:. the itniertatiou of aity or . .itte:is dd t A:" a Anerie,n Pso‘. It is belevest by your committee, that the Pailia- • meat of Great Britain, by a statute passed the fOtirth ci July, 1797, (in the exercise of that rest ved right) have exceeded the fair intent anil meat of the treaty of amity, Bcc. Scc.•;--and thEreby In4c• secured to the Ship-owners of that nation the exclusive car riage to Great Britain. (in time of peace) of erne of our most important nlneCts of exportation. They have seleCted fish.oil anti•tobacca (articles of great bulk) as ob j eCls on which the . highest countervailing duties have' been imPosed. fie - 'countervailing duty on fish-oil being 365. 3 12-20 d. stet]. per • ten 0f'13 . 2 gallons, and 'upon tobacco Is. lid. per 1001bs. In consequence of which a British ship of 250 tons, carrying 750 ton of oil to Great Britain from the United States, will pay 4531. 15s. sterling less ditty thereon than the same oil would pay imported into Great Britain in an American ship-the whole freight on such quantity of oil would have •been prior to the late war only 62.51. sterling-the net freight to an American ship, (after dedulting the countervailing duty of 1521. 135.), would of course be only 1711.'35. sterling. By the same operation, a British ship of 250 tons, carrying 400 hhds. of tobacco of 120Olhs. each, to Great Britain •from.t;te United States, wtaild pay 3601. sterling less duty than would be payable on the same quantity of tobacco imported in an American ship-the whole freight at 355. sterling per would only .amountto 7001. sterling, which (after dedwaing the counurvailing duty of 3601.) would leave to the American a net freight of only 3441. Is. sterling. Rice, when imported into Great Britain in an American ship, is charged with a ditty of eight pence 8-10 sterling per hundred weight more titan when imported in a British ship ; this extra duty amounts on a tierce of rice to about Ss. 9d. sterling; the freight of a.tierce of rice may be estimatedat 12s. sterling.-No person will give 13r. 9d. freight in an .American ship, when he can have the same carried for 12s. in a British ship. Pot and pearl-ashes pay a countervailing duty of 14-153. the hundred weight. A cask of ashes contains about three hundred weight : the extra • duty on that by an American ship will be nine pence per barrel-the freight of such barrel is pre slimed to be ss. or ss. 6d. sterling in times of peace ; a difference of ninepence sterling per barrel will effeEtually give the carriage to British ships, of all the ashes exported from the united States to Great Britain. The Committee !lice leave to refer the house to a table of duties impose:l by Great Britain on goods imported in American and British ships, which was printed the last session of Longress, and is here with exhibited (N. 3.) On recurring . thereto, an important countervail in th e articles of wood of all kinds, a small one in tar, turpentine, pitch, and other articles, will be discovered. The Committee take leave to state, that the Par • liament of Great Britain, by a statute bearing date 1 the 7th of May 1802, has imposed the following new additional duties on articles the produce and ' manufakture of the United States, to wit : Ashes, pot and pearl, 14. Gd. the cwt. Ginseng, E. the ICO bls., • indigo, (American) 12s. the WO bh; Bar non, • 4 , . Gd. the ton. Pig iron s 4s. tid. the ton. Bitch, Si. Ad. I the last tif 12 bar- Tar, Sts.lld. rels. R 4,1. the cwt. •• Rice, Bd. the cwt. • Tobaceo, Ls the 100 bts. Turpentine, oho ton. 11...e5-wax, • bs. 9d. the cwt. Cotton, (Arterieari) 75.10 d. the 100 his. The countervailing duty of ten per cent.. being also levied on all those new duties, (except that on tobacco) adds farther to the injury already sustained by American ships carrying such articles, and sa cures to British ships the exclusive carriage of the . following articles, in addition to the objets already mentioned, viz.-Indigo, iron, gin seng, bees-wax, and- the important and bulky article of cotton.- Prior to the passing of the . British statute of May last, American cotton and indigo were free of duty on importation into Great Britain, the countervail , ing duty on indigo will, (in consequence of the . duty above stated) be Is. 2 4-10 d. per 1001bs. That nn cotton ninepence 4-Hki. the 1001bs. The freight of 1001bs. of cotton may be estimated, in times of peace, at about Bs. jd. sterling; the difference of nir.epence on N. 4d. will give a decided preference • to Iliitish over American ships. Thus, then, it appears, that Great Britain, by her stanntervailing act, has secured effectual's the carry ing ( for Ixr 611'4 warts and b.:7- foreign e..wor:rce,) of . our fish-oil, tobacco, pot and pearl-ashes, rice, go, and eotton, and having the carriage of those bulky articics, the minor ..hiects, (except naval stores) not being sufSciently iMportaat to ferni en . tire cargoes,.will also he carried in British ships. The Committee' take leave further to state, that by the same statute of Great Britain, of the seventh Of May last, v duty of 2ne-half per cent. is imposed .onall goods,seares„ and;inerchandize (of the growth er inanuiaanre of Great Britain) on their exporta tion to any port in Europe, or within the Streights of Gibraltar, and of one per cent. on similar goods, when exported to any place, not -being in Europe, or within the Streights of Gibraltar; thus subjecting the United States to a duty .0 exports duuliie that which is paid by the nations pf Europe. dis crimination your Guniniittee b e lieve to be in contra diCtion to the spirit of the treaties existing between the United Stites and Great Britain. By thett atute of Great liritain, passed the fourth o f July, 1797. a duty Of -tonnage was imposed on American ships entering her 'ants, of 2s. ster. per ton, which is admitted . as a lair ,countervail of the discriminating dot. o f 4.4 cents per ton on their ships eatering th ports of t. 1••• United States. - Frnm the preceding view ache tubjea, it appear. to )-otir Committee, titat American Aies9els will be preferred to Brifiqh for the carrvinq, :Al the fine . . nranufa&nres of Gmit brita:n ; but that the decieed advantages that , hips nva. &me over Amer-- can, in the carriage of all the F uli y and important , =Met of the United States, tsetefisary for the eon_ sumptiort er foreign commerce of Great Br%t-.iin will enable their Owners to enter into an advant*p. * • ous competition with the Arnericans in the carrying from Great Britain to the United States, of British salt, and of all the contst and bidkf articles of the produce and Instit , afaiture of•Gieat liritain.—fte in , smuce.: • ' k, 4.aege4 w:Ilt only two cents per bnali.:l wire when , - • is t ritted Than when imported in - an Ant:. • • , LON DO S, MONDAY, MAitcu i. We day preeat our reakrs with an article, that cannot fiil to interest the commercial world. It is the Report of the Committee of Commerce and . 2i.fanufaarre, uper that part et* the Y1ert7.11, , ,-e of the President of the United rates, w'aich relates to the discriminating and coanterva::ing duties, aad the late A& of the Aritisli .I):trlianteut, respe&ipg them. Mach has been said and writtrn open the F,ubjen, but seehae; not met with any dscutnent, in which it is so well ;11ustrated, as in the report to whit:hive al. . . . °S _ . - ~;p lode. It st ates that rhe diserirninatinp,dnrie , had tended ,to encrease the navigation of the Loited States; that England had contrived to connteraa their operation by means of Countervailing Duties, and that France L ' s gone still farther, by imposing duties that amount, in some caws, to a prohibition. Were the United Stares to attempt to remove this disadvan tage by an increase of discriminating duties, the Committee think such procedure would only lead to s commercial warfare, and therefore they recom mend the total abolition of discriminating and coun tervailing duties, in favour of such foreign nation as shall agree to abolish theirs. This was the re medy proposed by Mr.YANSITTART, and contained in the British Aa of Parliament referred to the Com , mittee. We may now consider it as accepted by the American Government, and that it has evinced a spi rit of justice, moderation, and an amious desire to cultivate the friendship of the United States.—ln the present state of the world, and particularly of Eu rope, it is prudent fur England to multiply and strengthen its bands of eonnea4on with America, and a wise' policy would even sacrifice something to the attainment of so important an objet. We trust, however, that we shall not suffer by our libe rality in the present instance. We have the start of all the world in commerce, and, therefore, need not fear the competition of any nation upon equal grounds, It is not so with France : she is far behind America in trade, and the duties complained of, are among the means by which she- hopes to overtake her. To relinquish them will, therefore, be a great sacriCee on the Frt of France, and if she persists in their continuance, her conduit must alienate America, and attach ber more closely to England. • Yesterday we received Paris Papers to the 9.d in. elusive. The Moniteur announces the 4.ppointment of a new Grand Master of the Order of Malta, by the POPE, in pursuance of a power vested in his noliuess by the principal powers of Europe. .The Bailly de Thomas!, a Neapolitan Knight, and a vessel, has been dispatchei from. Rome•to Sicily, td inform him of his elevation. What has become of the late Grand Master elefl ? Whether he has de clined the office, or suffered an inVolaniary depriva tion of it, we are not informed. We ?Pay, how ever, conelu,le, from the circumstance, that the ar rangement-. reapeiting Malta are finally settled, culd that the Film . Co mut. has no longer reason to com plain that the English have not evacuated that island. The discussion of the chit code continues to fill the pages of the official Paper. In the sitting of the Legislative Body, of the CStit February, a projet of a law was presented, upon the three grand eras of mar, bis birth, marriage, and death.—The long explanatory speech accompanying it states, that children are flocking to France, in search of their fathers; without any clue that may lead to them.— To prevent then this inconvenience after any future war, several new forms are recommended fur the purpose of facilitating the proof of marriages contraned in the armies.—This article is a mere abstrad, moral argument, upon the I.,ree points which we have stated.—The .Vrench fives were, on the 36th February, 64 E. but on the Ist March, they fell to 63, 80, General D'Ovt ay was at the Leree on We:lnes day ; went in perfeCt health, accompanied by his Lady, on Thursday evening, to a Concert in Pall Mall ; returned home to his house in Half Moon- Street, Piccadilly, on Friday morning, and after re tiring to bed, he fell into a swoon, and expired. Lord WILLIAM CAVENDISH licNrinca's baggage left town on Saturday, for -Plymouth ; the Earl Howe, East Indiaman, sailed from Gravesend last night, for th Downs, and is expeeted to arrive at Plymouth on the 4 2%1, and his LoAdship will take his passage on the `23d for Madras. Accounts have been received from Bombay, dated the Ist of January, by which we learn, that the King of Persia had received the intelligence of the accidental death of his Ambassador, with great - distress ; but that his Majesty was perfeCtly satisfied with the explanations which were given by our Government in India on the occasion. 'file Am bassador's nephew, who was wounded, is so far re covered as to be able to ride abroad. A letter from Aux Cayes (St. Domingo), dated 7th January, mentions that tranquillity was restored to that town and neighbour) The American Papers mention, that a micander. standing has recently taken place at Washington,'' between the President and some of his warmest Con gressional friends. Mr. tivoiNoms has been induced without any solicitation, either from A:r. MeßPti Y ur any of his friends, to move his MaJes-ry to confer a mark of his royal favour upon this truly loyal, erudite; and v..aterable man; and in consequence thereof, his MA- J ESE Y has been pleased to grant him :!001. per ann. The rumours of an infeltions f . .l.isease having been communicated to Dover from France, are totally void of foundation. A ;elect detachment -from he corps of Royal Marines, having under their f rge 500 male con , eietsoireabout to proceed in .. 1 tlesty's ship Cal came, to form a settlement 1 , crt Philip, which is situated on the northern si I f Lass Streight, on the southern part of New Holl:•rd. They are com manded by Lieut. Colonel Cot t INN who is appoint ed Lieutenant-Governor of New otith Wales. Mr. Cuest is about to beealled to the Howe of Peers, and co rewire a Pension adeotsate to the rank to which he is to be ezalsed; the post of Ch an ., cellar .of the Exchequer of Ireland, it is added, is, on his scccsaielrt, tort:// abolithod. i94lrWr• - =..._ R .. .. -. ■ • - • .; ticas ; ttitsfulall exlt4 textt pteYelitei itt soon in tritioh •hips. EA RTifEN WAR Eyta marl thereof voll cost about five pottn , lt ftelltiri. The mord peace freight - of quell a crate resumed to be about %IP. or 2;0. st a rling; the extra duty thereon, be ing on::' lr. fief: ster hg . , would be paid by the owner of a British shin rather than not obtain the freight. n1,:\?) L l'S—abalr of ten flirter:Axil' coat about tes atm:lug. The 'wool 'Tom freight about 3:as.,sterling ; the extra duty payalth• if imported fit a British slitp, o ill be 10,. stetting. WQOI. HATS, Ostiobwrgs sail (onyx% ke.: syy, negro cot tons, flannel, blizt., half thick, and in wait ail woollen clntlis tinder 24. sterling per yard; hem, port..r, and a variety of other bulky article., pay an extra d o ts, !tri small when compared with the fr.nglit of such g that the owner, of BritiAt ships, %then acsored of a full return fre:glit front the United States to Great Britain, will find it their interest to agree to pay the extra elute payahleon such goods when im ported into the United States in foreign ships or France also has taken measures to meet the ope ration of our discriminating duties. In the second year of the French Republic, a decree (relative to the of of iftrvigatitin of that nation) was passed, by which a duty of tonnage of 50 sols per ton was imposed (.11 foreign vessels entering the ports of France, and of 6 sols per ton on French vessels. • In the third year of the French*Republic, a law was passed, imposing a duty of 18 livres 1.5 sols per quintal on lubogco imported in French vessels, and of 25 litres on tobacco imported into the porta of France in Ibreign vessels ; which duty has since been increased to livres per quintal, when im ported in foreign ships, and to 20 livres when in French ships ; making a difference of 120 livres or 22 dollars and 90 cents per hhd. of 1200 lbs. against the importation of tobacco into France in American vessels. This discriminating duty amounts in fait to the prohibiting of the importation of tobacco in American vessels into France. Your Committee further state, that, by a late law, France has imposed a discriminating duty of .50 per cent. on the duties payable on sugar, coffee, cocoa, and other West India goods, when imported in French ships, or similar goods when imported in fo reign ships into her ports. The Committee take leave to exhibit herewith [No. 1] statement of exports, imports, and tonnage, as they relate to France, Great Baitain, and the United States. And a statement [No. 2] sheering the exports from the United States to the European ports of Great Britain and France, of the following articles, to wit : Pot and pearl ashes, ginseng, iron, pitch, rosin, rice, tobacco, tar, fish-oil, turpentine, bees-wax, and cotton, and the total value of exports to those nations for the year 1.802. 'Sweden and . Denmark have laws imposing discri minating duties highly . favourable to their carrying trade. Spain also, by its navigation laws, gives im portant advantages to its own shipping over those of toreigu nations, trading to her pints. Hollandalso has her discriminating duties, which _in their come qiiences are injurious to the commercial interests of the United States. Two modes have presented themselves to your Committee, to obviate the disadvantages resulting to the carrying trade of the United States, from, the countervailing and discriminating duties already re cited. The one to increase our discriminating du ties, so as to meet the injuries now experienced from the operation of those and the countervaling duties of other nations.. The other to relinquish our dis. criminating duties, so far as they relate to goods, wares, and merchandize, the growth, produce, or mannfaShire of the nation to which the ship by whom the sante are imported tr.ay belong, in favour of such foreign nation, as will agree to abolish such of their discriminating or countervailing duties, as are in their operaticn injurious to the interest of the • United States. The first mode would, in its consequences, lead to a commercial warfare between the United States and foreign nations. Admit for instance, that the United States should increase her discriminating du. ties, will not foreign nations also increase theirs in every instance, and at every tin:e that the United States shall pursue • their plan of increase ? If so, your Committee are at a loss to conceive what be nefit could arise to the interest of the United States from such a system. The second mode appears to your Committee, more cossistent with the true 'interest, as well as with the peaceful disposition of the United States. They therefore submit the following resolution: Resolved, 'that so much of the several Acts, im posing duties on the tonnage of ships and vessels, and on goods, wares, and metclianslise, imported into the tTnited States, as imposes a discrimitrating duty of tonnage, betweea fore'qn.yeasels and vessels of the Unitea States, and between goods imported into the United Statca, in foreign vessels, and vessels of the United States ought to be repealed; so far as the same respects the produce or manufacture of the nation to which such foreign shies or vessels may belong—such repeal to take effect in favour of any foreign nation, whenever the President shell be satis fied that the discihninating or countervailing duties of such foreign nation, so far as they operate to the disadvantage of the United Suites. have been abo lished. TILE: BRITISH PR ES3. PARISIAN F.ISHIbIiIL *. , . . MA velvet, which tha hair-dressers have within th'is month but rarely employed, i: now preferred to brocade, fbr mobs. mob 4, which form a few plait:, come low down to the nape of neck, and -leave a large quantity of the ringieta exposed. lit front of many of they_ motaa they place 2:1 e,prit others have a dint:rat of hue pearl or diamendd. flead.dreAtra in hair are fur the mo-t part enriched with a comb with a golden back placed in its natural direction. As this back is extremely broad, it admit; of a greater variety of. ornaments than the original fashion. Instead of cornclians they wear• cameos, with antique heads gr►ved in relief', topazes aad agates. White satin for undres.; hats with ruche,' of crapes fur trimming, and bands of broad ribbon applique, are wore. Sometimca th crown of the hat is of white velvet. l;ase c'. lour is still the fashion. crape violet i 4 mixed with black velvet. The Maud mobs with bord..red 7%41 e and pointed, are in great re ! ,Lite. We no longer observe Savoyard hand- M:iliy c•istiises are formed of a ribbon twice creased on the hack, with the end; tied te•'ure. We have not the Jewish flush colour, .or the white spericdrs trimmed wit,,' Swansdown. FASBIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS EU!! THE WJjK. ,r,--manthionrs of Abereorß's rout, Gro;ven-w.. squ i re. Sir J B urt ' s Arlington -street. Mr, pule's rout, Dover-street. Mr. J. Weyland'.; rout, t•iteklllits greet. T ve s DA y Haymarket. Lord. Carleton'a dinner, (George-street. !winless of Cork's Pic Nic party, aided b; tits Ventriloquist, Buriington-srreet. \V ALIN LsDA t.—Anciont Nitride, Ilay-market. Sir 4. Hort'. dinner, Arliritton-street. Martliionoss of AbeiCoru l a rossinor-squani. Mits Farquirar's music, Ciadua. street. Tilcasuai....Drawing-wom, St. Jamees,, Lady C a n music and supper, Postuian-squata. .Mrs. Morton Pitt`srous, Arlington-street. Mr. Co:kerell's dinusr , Pieeadilly; Ladd Carleton% dinner, George-street, FRIDAY... 4.101 y lfarewaorrs TDDt, Harewood-place. Cong. tt94 Macartney% music, Curzon-street; Lady Wdby's rot:4 .trgyirestreet. Voireltionsus of Aberecirres want, Grosvenor square. Mirquis of Headfort's grans{ dinner, Stuilliope•strclr SATVKDAY.-.opera, flay-market. Lord Ca/It:tor:1 dins ucr, Goirge-street. SUNDAY. -.Mr . Mo-ttiru% dinner i ßerkeley -street. Map ellionesi of SalisturyA music , Allinrou-street. 'Lord liter wood's dinner, Harmorri•plaeo. . - • The Princess Meat not beinkperfeetly recovered from her late indisposition, recnains in v- town. On Saturday morning the Prince of W4LE9 it 1444 Duke of YOPK, paid her Royal Highness a visit, About two o'clock her Royal /4lghnest, attended by Lady MATLLDA Wray/ken, took an airing In _the mighbourhood of Fulhim, and rots: red to gu t QuEt:4's house about half past three, to dinner, Yesterday the Bishop of LiNeotx preached be. fore the Nobility at the Chapel Royal. The countess of Ar.nrioeotion returned from Ireland last week, and has taken an elega nt h ouse in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Sir C. i3istiore has t.:i:en an elegant house in Strati ford-place, for the EA:icon. La . dy L. colas continues a constant visitor of Vise° antess C r.r REA Mrs. St. Geotnn CAUL lED is as well as can be expeeted after her arermthemety, The Earl.of Sr.titia IS, left town yesterday for li. verpool, where he Kill remain for a few t reys ; aaer Which he w.ll return to Scotland. Lord CNAstsvii.t.ii arrived last night zowrs from Ireland. The Marquis of TfTCHF !LLD, and the Earl of CAVAN, are among the last arrivals in Albemarle. street. The Marchioness of A BERCORN, Mrs. W.4trot4 and Sir JOHN HORT ) are the Candidates for the visits of the fashionable world this evening. The Marquis and Marchioness of SA Lesse RY p set off yesterday to Hatfield, for a few days. Mr. DEvAvNrs gave a grand dinner yesterday, to a seleft party of friends, at his house in Dover street. • Mr. WzoictiAm, anal Lord CAMDEN, gave Cabi.. net Dinners yesterday. Lord CARLETON gave a grand dinner on Satur. day, at his house in George -street, Hanover-square; present the Marquis of HERTFORD, Lord EL Lkt4.. BOROUGH, Lord SHEFFIELD, Marquis COR NV:A L L IS, Lord CAST LEREAGif and Lord 1..; I. EN SLIME, etc. The Countess of .DERBY has been confined with. a cold for these few day past, at her house in Gros venor-square. Last night she was much better. We are happy to state that Lady Mt LNE4 is par. fectly recovered from her late indisposition. A new Ballet, called 4fro . lion Berger, was on Sa. turday night produced at the Opera, and well re ceived. The revival of II Viaggiaioria Felici, affords much satisfadtion to the musical world; the French Cavatina by VAG ANON!, the trio and .duet, are charming compositions, The Marchioness of Bt CKINGIIAM, Lady CARR, Lord H. SrrwART, Lady_ ANDREWS, Lady A. TRENCU ARD, and the Hon. Mr. and Mr. FOaT ESCcE, are among the latest' arrivals at Bath, The Union Assembly held their first meetin:; at the Freemasons' Tavern on Frkh last. Their ar, rangements gave universal satisfaaion, That excell.mt actress, Miss PopE, continues se riously indisposed at her house in Great Queen, street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Sir NAT•IIANILL HOLLAND returned to tow') on Friday from his scat in Berk-'hire. On the road an accident happened, which might have ter. minated seriously ; the fore-horses took fright # with in tea miles of town, and ran furiously for near R. mile with the carriage. Foruinately both the spline. ter.bars broke, and prevented any other accident. A considerable quantity of sugar is now Made at Bengal, with the palms and dates that cover the bids of Ant - no:ma. A person in America has invented a mode of mak ing p.tper hf the husks of barley, wheat, and other grain. The magnificent colossal group, intended as a memorial of the Marquis CoaNwAttis, has beat shipped on board the Earl Howe, for Bengal: a person will proceed by the above ship to superin tend the ereEtion of this exquisite piece of sculpture. There is also a fine statae of the • Marquis or; the Parade, a; Fort St. George. The Right lion. the Earl of HAanwtekt has been pleased to become, at the Society's request, of the Vice-Presidents of the society for the Extermination of the Small-Pox. lie has likewise recommended the care to promote Vaccination to the Physicians and Surgeons of Dublin, who havg gr,* alacrity, ,carn e plied , with ,melt. _._ _ _ _ ... TH.EiffICE-Rol'4 L, DR 1.1 THIS EVENING will be performod the Trzg.dy of HAMLET. liiinlet hy Mr.WOPER, Of the N2VI Yuri( The,or.s, being his Fir t Appeantie:.. oil this Stage. Tes whiela *4l Iht TWO STRINGS TO YOUR B 011". 7HEATRE-110r1L. COVENT-G./1111)EN. • TIIIS EVENING will be pertenit..l a Naw CuittL.ly JOI-IN BULL; • Or. 4N ENGLISIIMAN's FIRE-SIDE,. T., whit It will be, atia.-.1. THE POOR SOLI)IER. 44 1 r ~.~~