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NEW ENGLAND COFFEE HOUSE, JuLv 24.

COWES, JULY 23. --The American ship,
lloward, from New York in 42 days, Captain
Hior•RtnGE, landed dispatches at Havre de Grace,
containing the ratification of the differences ex-
isting between the United States of America and
Prance, relative to the extra Tonnage Duty,
which is to cease on the Ist of October next.

New York Papers arrived this morning to the

3d July.

ST. DOMINGO.—The following information is
furnished us by Captain CHAMBERLAIN, who ar-
rived at Norfolk from St. Jago de Cuba ; he
states that, a day or two previous to his leaving,
4ec"ots arrived from Samana that a French
fleet had arrived in that bay ; the officers were on
snore and an important negociation was going on,
the object of which was not known, but supposed
to relate to a cession of a part of the Island of
St. Domingo to the French Government. The
fleet in question consisted of six or seven frigates.

New York Papers to h Ist of July, received
last night, contain the following Commercial
P-Preaty, concluded on the 24th June, between the
United States and France. The Articles of the
Treaty are constructed on strictly reciprocal
Principles, and are very favourable to the corn-
Illercial intercourse of both Countries, though
their effects are still to be seen on their agri-
culture and manufactures respectively.

T.IIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by the second section of an Act of Congress of the
t
of May last, entitled " An Act in addition to the Act con:
':elzling Navigation, and also to authorise the appointment of
h
ePutY Collectors," it is provided—That, in the event of the
`lgoature of any treaty or convention concerning the navigation
vt
eQralnerce between the United States and France, the Presi-
ezlt of the United States, if he should deem the same expedi-
ent,
suspend, by Proclamation, until the end of the next
-ession of Congress, the operation of the Act entitled "An
:let to impose a new Tonnage Duty on French Ships and Ves-
ells' and for other purposes ;" and also to suspend, as aforesaid,
sa °that duties on French vessels, or the goods imported in the
Which may exceed the duties on American vessels, and on
mil.4i
°A4I. goods imported in the same. And whereas a Conven-
-.n
of Navigation and Commerce between the United States of
mi e'lca and his Majesty the King of France and Navarre has
ttaY
131 been duly signed by John Quincy Adams, Secretary
State
hyd on the part of the United States, and by the Baron
e de Neuville, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plempo-
jestia•tY from France, on the part of his Most Christian Ma-
tY, Which Convention is in the words following :

t01,,,v. ORIGINAL.
Ti
;E li'rroN
, OF NAVIGATION AND CO3IMERCEEETWEEN
THE ti'ITED STATES OF AMERICA AND 1115 MAJESTY
'_
....
'Ph ~.t.-I?ic- oF PRANCE AND NAVARRE..
Prari United States of America and His Majesty the King of
/lavioc,e„and Navarre, being desirous of settling the relations of
tetntr"on and commerce between their respective nations, by a
ancrifi4.4l7 convention, reciprocally beneficial and satisfactory,
arra.t,rebY of leading to a more permanent and comprehensive
Std ever have respectfully furnished their full powers in
t.,t,, er following ; that is to say : the President of the United
At.ei to John
Quincy Adams, their Secretary of State, and
.His
of 4'l Christian Majesty to the Baron Hyde de Neuville Kniht
the Lee lYiyal and Military Order of St. Louis, Commander of
Order "4 of Honor, Grand Cross of the Royal American
Aii,isto_ Isabella. the Catholic his Envoy Extraordinary and i
chanvr Plenipotentiary to the United States ; who, aer pc-
articles 5 their full powers, have agreed on the following
~,
,esniten States,
articles
the u .• ; .A.rticles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of
per s' shall , growth,
France in vessels of the United
raY an additionand
not exceeding twenty francs
A _ 1 States, like`ull,of merchandise over and 'above the duties paid on the
Unitetdt'Paes, also of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the
, When imported in French vessels.
Pr 2- Art
anee,• , des of the growth, produce, or manufacture of
Miliorte id
into the United states in French vessels, shal

pay an additional duty, not exceeding three dollars and seventy.
five cents. per ton on merchandize, over and above the duties
collected upon the like articles, also of the growth, produce, or
manufacture of France, when imported in vessels of the United
States.

ART.• 3. No discriminating duty shall be levied upon the
productions of the soil or industry of France, imported in French
bottoms into the ports of the United States for transit or re-
exportation.
Nor shall any such duties be levied upon the productions of
the soil or industry of the United States into the ports of France
for transit or re-exportation.

ART. 4. The following quantities shall be considered as
forming the ton of merchandize for each of the articles herein-
after specified :
Wines—Four 61 gallon hogsheads, or 244 gallons of 231
cubic inches, American measure.
Brandies, and all other liquids, 244 gallons.
Silks, and all other dry goods, and all other articles usually
subject to measurement, forty-two cubic feet French in France,
and fifty cubic feet American measure in the United States. •
Cotton-8041b. avoirdupois, or 365 kilogrammes.
Tobacco-16001b. avoirdupois, -or 725 kilog.
Ashes—Pot and pearl, 22401 b. avoirdupois, or 1016 kilog.
Rice-16001b. avoirdupois, or 725 kilog.
And for all weighable articles not specified, 22401 b. avoir-
dupois, or 1016 kilogrammes.
ART. 5. The duties of tonnage, light money, pilotage, port
charges, brokerage, and all other duties upon foreign shipping,
over and above those paid by the national shipping in the two
countries respectively, other than those specified in Articles 1
and 2 of the present Convention, shall not exceed in France,
for vessels of the United States, five francs per ton of the ves-
sel's American register ; nor for vessels of France in the United
States, 94 cents. per ton of the vessel's French passport.
ART. 6. The Contracting Parties, wishing to favour their
mutual commerce by affording in their ports every necessary
assistance to their respective vessels, have agreed that the Con-
suls and Vice Consuls may cause to be arrested the sailors,
being part of the crews of the vessels of their:respective nations,
who shall have deserted from the said vessels, in order to send
them back, and transport them out of the country. For which
purpose the said Consuls and Vice-Consuls shall address
themselves to the Courts, Judges, and Officers competent,
and shall demand the said deserters in writing, proving
by an exhibition of the registers of the vessel, or ship's
roll, or other official documents, that those men were
part of the said crews; and on this demand, so proved
(saving, however, where the contrary is proved), the delivery
shall not be refused ; and there shall be given all aid and as-
sistance to the said Consuls and Vice-Consuls, for the search,
seizure, and arrest of the said deserters, who shall even be de-
tained, and kept in the prisons of the country, at their request
and expence, until they shall have found an opportunity of
sending them back. But if they be not sent back within three
months, to be counted from the day of their arrest, they shall'
he set at liberty, and shall be no more arrested for the same I
cause.

Art. 7. The present temporary Convention shall be in force
for two years from the Ist day of October next, and even after
the expiration of that term, until the conclusion of a definitive
Treaty, or until one of the parties shall have declared its inten-
tion to renounce it ; which declaration shall be made at least
six months beforehand.

And, in case the present arrangement should remain without
such declaration of its discontinuance by either party, the extra,
duties speCified in the Ist and 2d Articles shall, from the expi-
ration of the said two years, be on both sides diminished by
one-fourth of their whole amount, and afterwards by one-fourth
of the said amount from year to year, so long as neither party
shall have declared the intention of renouncing it as above
stated.

Art. 8. The present Convention shall be ratified on both
sides, and the ratification shall be exchanged within one year
from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. But the execu-
tion of the said Convention shall commence in both countries on
the Ist of October next, and shall be effective, even in case of
non-ratification, for all such vessels as may have sailed bona
,fide for the ports of either nation, in the confidence of its being
in force.

In faith whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed
the present Convention, and have thereto affixed their seals, at
the city of Washington, this 24th day of June. A.D. 1822.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (L. S.)
G. HYDE DE NEIJVILLE (L. S.)
Separate Article.—The extra duties levied on either side
before the present day, by virtue of the Act of Congress of the
15th May 1820, and of the Ordinance of the 26th July of the
same year, and others confirmative thereof, and which have not
already been paid back, shall be refunded.
Signed and sealed as above, this 24th day of June, 1822.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (L. S.)
G. HYDE DE NEUVILLE. (L. S.)
Separate Article.—lt is agreed that the extra duties specified
in the first and second articles of this Convention, shall be
levied only upon the excess of value of the merchandise im-
ported, over the value of the merchandise exported in the same
vessel, upon the same voyage. So that if the value of the ar-
ticles exported shall equal or exceed that of the articles im-
ported in the same vessel, (not including, however, articles
imported for transit or re-exportation,) no such extra duties
shall be levied; and if the articles exported are less in value than
those imported, the extra duties shall be levied only upon the
amount of the difference of their value. This article, however,
shall take effect only in case of ratification on both sides ; and
not until two months after the exchange of the ratificatioc.i.
But the refusal to ratify this article on either side, shall in no
wise affect or impair the ratification or the validity of the pre-
ceding articles of this Convention.

Signed and sealed as above, this 24th day of June 1822.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (L. S.)
Cr. HYDE DE NEUVILLE. (L. S.)
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, James Monroe, Presi-
dent of the United States, in pursuance of the authority afore-
said, do hereby suspend, 'from and after the first day of
October next, until the end of the next Session of Con-
gress, the operation of the Act aforesaid, entitled " An
Act to impose a new tonnage duty on French ships and
vessels, and for other purposes," and also all other du-
ties on French vessels and the goods imported in' the
same which may exceed the duties on American vessels,
and on similar goods imported in the same, saving only the dis-
criminating duties payable on French vessels and on articles the
growth, produce, and manufacture of France, imported in the
same, stipulated by the said convention to be paid.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United
States to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same
with my hand.
Done at Washington, the 24th of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-two, and
of the Independence of the United States the forty-sixth.
By the President: JAMES MONROE.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Secretary of State.

The House of Commons was last night occu-
pied with the consideration of several interesting
and important topics. The Lord Advocate of
Scotland renewed the agitation of BORTHWICK'd
case, by moving " that there be laid before the
House a copy of the authority under which the
Clerk of the Court of Justiciary in Scotland ob-
tained power to prosecute Muunky BORTHWICK
before that Court, though the case was that of
private parties." The Learned Lord stated that
when those instructions were produced, enough
would be disclosed to vindicate the parties who
issued them from the imputation of undue
motives. He complained of having been taken
by surprisg when Mr. ABERCROMBY brought
forward his accusation, particularly as re-
garded Mr. lIorE and Mr. MENZIES, toward
whom, he thought, the Honourable and Learned
Member had not acted with courtesy and scarcely
with strict justice. The motion of the Learned
Lord was agreed to.—Mr. CANNING presented a
Petition from the Merchants, Ship-owners, and
Underwriters of the Port of Liverpool, com-
plaining of the depredations committed upon
British Shipping in the South American Seas, and
about the West India Islands, by pirates, chiefly
issuing from the Spanish, Colonies, and suggested
that, if Spain were no longer able to repress the
lawless violence of her piratical subjects in

those regions, our own Government ought to
take care to afford the requisite protection to
the commerce of the country. From the expla-
nations given by Sir GEORGE COCKBURN and the
Marquis of LONDONDERRY, it appeared that Go-
vernment had at first, on the occurrence of these
excesses becoming known, transmitted orders to
the Naval Officers stationed in those seas, to
seize on all vessels that had no legitimate autho-
rity, if they could be proved to have committed
any depredations on our trade ; but the depre-
dations were seldom committed on the high seas,
or within the observation of our ships of war. The
pirates chiefly issued from the southern parts of
the island of Cuba. It was their practice, when our
ships of war were not in sight, to make sudden
attacks on merchant vessels, with armed boats.
Having captured a merchantman, they generally
run her on shore, and immediately took out her
cargo. If pursued, they fled into the interior of
the country, where it was impossible to pursue
them. Representations had been made to the
Spanish Government, which had promised to
use every exertion for the extirpation of the
pirates, and had issued orders to that effect.
There was also every disposition in the local
South American Governments to put an end
to the disgraceful and cruel atrocities of these
banditti. The British Government, however,
had resolved not to rely on the efforts of
Spain, or her Colonial Authorities ; and an inti-
mation had been given to the Cabinet of Madrid,
that unless its measures of repression were
speedy and efficient, it would become neces-
sary for Great Britain to take into her
own hands the protection of her commerce,
and to adopt the most prompt and vigorous
measures for securing her flag from insult and
her subjects from outrage.—ln consequence
of a conversation which arose on the presentation
of a Petition in favour of the " Canada Govern-
ment and Trade Bill," the Marquis of *LONDON-
DER on the suggestion of Mr. Ewer, con-
sented to divide the Bill, and to defer that part
of it which provided for the incorporation of the
Legislatures of the two Canadas, until next Ses-
sion.—Mr. LENNARD'S motion relative to the re-
cognition of the new Colombian Government was
ti
negatived by a majority of 53 to 18.—The mo-
tion was opposed by Lord LONDONDERRY,
chiefly on the ground of the absence of specific
information as the actual state of the relations
between Spain and the South American Provinces.

CITY, TUESDAY EVEN ING.—The English Funds continue
still uncommonly inanimate.—Consols for the August Account
opened at 79k, were done at 79i, rose again to 794, and closed
at from this price to 80. The French Rentes are dearer, hav-
ing been done at 91, 75, a 92 ; Prussian Old Bonds are 883,
and the New Loan 85ii ; Columbian Sixes are 84 ; Spanish
Old Bonds are 623 4, and the New 611 Gentlemen
acquainted with the Spanish Government think, that the par-
tial change which has lately taken
.place in the Administration,
will do much to confirm the liberties of the subject, and to pre-
vent a recurrence of the late disgraceful attempt to restore igno-
rance and despotism, after such a virtuous struggle for freedom,
as well civil as religious. The characters of the New Ministers
are well known to be friendly to rational Liberty, and they have
always shewn great determination in all their actions. Danish
Fives are quoted at 861, a 87; Neapolitan at 713 ; Russian
Metallic Fives 78 ; and Mr. ROTHSCHILD'S New Russian
Loan 811 : Austrian Fives are 78, and Chili 794 4. The Ex-
change on Paris this day is 25, 60, a 573 ; on Hamfmrgh 37-6 a
37-5 ; Amsterdam 12-54, a 12-5 ; Antwerp 12-3, a 12-2?; ; and
money remaining over on all places, indicates a further de-
cline. On the Sugar-Market there were sold this day 1,600
hogsheads ; of these 140 casks Barbadoes were sold at 63 to 73,
and the remainder went off at last week's prices ; 500 casks and
600 bags of coffee were likewise 'sold; .Jamaica fetched from
135 to 140 ; and middling to good middling at 122 to 132 ;
good and fine ordinary 101; to 118 ; and Dominica 107-6 a 108.
rood and fine ordinary 1011 to 118; arid Dominica 107.6 a 108.
I'he proposed alteration in the duty of Molasses is understood
to be abandoned for the present, and this article is accordingly
better sale.—( Morning Chronicle.)

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of
YORK held a Levee as Cornmande,r in-Chief, at
his Office in the Horse Guards, which was at-
tended by between 30 and 40 Military Officers.
The 66th Regiment, under the command of
Colonel NICHOL, has been appointed to attend
his MAJESTY on his visit to Scotland, and left
Sunderland on Saturday last on their route to
Edinburgh.
We understand that the Corporation of Edin-
burgh have it in contemplation to give his MA-
JESTY a splendid entertainment in the Parlia-
ment House, to which invitations are to be issued
without regard to political opinions.—(Glasgow
Chronicle.)

The American Papers mention that, on the 19th
June, MANticr. TORRES was presented to the
PRESIDENT of the United States, and received in
his official capacity, as Charge d'Affaires from the
Republican Government of Columbia.
We learn, by the accounts from the United
States, that the Irish, resident in New York,
Boston, and other American ports, had it in con-
templation to raise a subscription for their suffer-
ing countrymen at home.

Va. YATES THE ACTOR.-We are sorry to
state that this Gentleman will not be able to
exhibit his talents at Vauxhall, in consequence
of having broken his leg last night. It seems
that having gone through the rehearsal of his
part, to the satisfaction of all present, a plank,
over which he had occasion to pass, gave way,
and his leg snapped in two. Much, however, is
expected from the skilful attendance of Mr.
WHITE of Parliament-street.

The beautiful new Church of Frant,near Tun-
bridge Wells, one half of which has been erected
at the expence of the Earl of ABERGAYENNY,and
the South Chancel at the cost of the Marquis
CAMDEN, and constitutes his family seat, was
opened for divine service on Sunday last, when a
sermon was preached to a large conregatio❑ by
the Hon. and Rev. WM. NEVILLE, Vicar of that
Parish, and of Biding in this County.—(Kentish
Gazette.)