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BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 4.

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The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
tho Privy Council for Trade and Plantations, have received
a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Acapulco, a copy
of which is subjoined, relative to regulations by which all
vessels arriving at ports of the Mexican Republic, from
European or other foreign ports, are bound to have three
sets of papers. _ _

By order,
(Copy.)
British Consulate, Acapulco, Aug. 23.
My Lords,—lt is my duty to inform your Lordships,
that all vessels coming from European or from other foreign
ports to this country, are, according to the laws of the Re-
public, bound to have with them three sets of papers ; that
is, three manifests and three bills of lading; or if one sot
is forwarded by the Mexican or other Consu at the port
from which the vessel sailed to the Minister of Finance of
the Republic, then the vessel need have only two sets—one
for the Captain himself, and one for the Custom-house.
Without conforming to this regulation the vessel is
liable to a fine of 50 dollars, or 10 pounds sterling (101).-
1 have, &c.

T. H. FAUBER.

(Signed) 0. WILTHEN, H. M's. Consul.
To the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 4.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received
a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Santo Domingo, a
copy of which is subjoined, (referring to the notice to
Mariners, dated 22d Aug. last, on the subject of the Light-
house recently erected in that city, and inserted in the
Gazette of the 30th ultimo,) notifying certain alterations
in the above Light ordered by the Dominican Government
since the date of the last notice on the subject. By order,
T. H. FARBER.
British Consulate, Santo Domingo, Sept. 6.
My Lords,—l had the honour of enclosing to your lord-
ships, on the 22d of August last, a " Notica to Marine's,"
conveying information respecting the Santo Domingo
Lighthouse.
I state in that notice, among other details—
" The fixed white light consists of nine reflectors of the
first class, the patents of Messrs. Alcot and Brothers, at
Rochester, in the state of New York, and may be seen
with a clear atmosphere in from 18 to 20 miles.
Since this was written the Dominician Government has
directed that only six, and sometimes only five, reflectors
shall be lighted, which greatly lessens the power and dis-
tance at which the light can be observed.
As the notice that it may be scan in from 18 to 20 miles
might tend to lead mariners astray and into danger, con-
sidering themselves when first observing the light at a
much greater distance from the port than they are in re-
ality, I beg your lordships will cause the following change
to be made in the notice; namely :
" The fixed white light consists originally of nine reflec-
tors, of the first class, the patent of Messrs. Alcot and Bro-
thers, at Rochester, in the state of New York, and might
be seen with a clear atmosphere, were all those reflectors
properly lighted, at a distance of from 18 to 20 miles. But
as the Dominician Government have recently given orders
that only six, and sometimes only four reflectors shall be
lighted, by which its effect is greatly lessened, the dis-
tance at which it can be se3n, does probably not surmount
ten or eleven English miles."
If the former notice should have been already published,
your Lordships will perhaps consider it expedient to make
likewise this correction known.—l have honour, &c.,
(Signed) ROBERT H. SOHOMBURGE.
To the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council
for Trade, London.