The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-07 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION•.

Pierre Retie Marie, Comte de Vaugirand, Vire-
Admiral, Grand Cross of the Royal and 'Alilitary
Order of St. Louis, OLiicer of the Legion of Ho-
loom-, Governor, Lieut.-General of the Island of
Martinique and its dependencies, and Governor-
General of the French Windward \Vest India
islands, &c.; and Louis Francois dpi Rue, Knight
of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, and
cif the Legion of Honour., intendant of the said
&c.
Considering that the sudden and unforeseen dis-
aster which the colony has just experienced, re-
quires that the most prompt and efficacious mea-
sures should be adopted for its preservation
Considering also, that no hesitation should take
vlace between an end so important, and means
.otich only call for partial and tempo'rary sacri-

flees :
We, by virtue of the powers confided to us by
Lis Majesty, and in consequence of the urgency
of the else, have provisionally ords:red, and do
order as follows :--
Art. I.—The ports of the colony are open to
.fo-
reign vessels, not only for the importaimn of provi-
sions,.and oilier articles entimeraied in the artet
of August 30, 1784, but also for wheat and rye-
floor, and for other eatables, and for every thug
required for agriculture, and for the i.tpairs and
daily use of the siwar works.
All articles commonly comprised under the de-
vomination of dry goods remain excluded, and
reserved to the commerce of the mother country.
Art. 2.—Foreign vessels shall in return haVe
the liberty to export colonial produce to the
amount of the cargoes they have hiought.
Art. 3.—Foreign vessels shall continue to pay
the duties of import established by the arm of
the 30th of.Atignst, 1764, upon the .articles there-
in enumerated ; and shall p.iy an additional duty
of 3 per cent. on those not enumerated in the said
arm et.

Art. 4.—Foreign vessels shall -pay the' export
duties established by the arret of the 30th• of Au-
gust,•l7B4.
They shall pay 8 per cent. upon the colonial
produce which is ['emitted to be exported by the
present ordinance.
French vessels which may proceed to the United
States, for the purpose of bringing back provi-
sions to the colony, shall only pay an export duty
of 5 per cent. upon the colonial produce. Their
'return cargoes shall only be suhjected to the du-
ties established in their respect, by the arret of
;he 30,h of August, 1784.
Att. s.—The duties on colonial produce, pay-
able by the seller, shall continue to be levied as
at present.
The provis.ions of the present ordinance shall
remain in force during six mouths from the date
'of this being published, unless countermanded by
superior authority.
Given at Martinique, under our armorial seals,
and countersigned by our Secretaries, this 28th
of October, 1817. •
(Signed) Le Comte de VAUGTRAUD,
Secretaire, Durand Millard.
ST. PIERRE, MARTINIQUE, OCT. 29.—" The
whole colony has sustained great damage. The
• houses and public buildings have- suffered much.
The plantations generally ravn4ed, and the pro-
duce, which promised to he'abnudant, destroyed.
The Caravune is lost. More than 100 men saved."
The Governor of -St. Lucie has declared the
port of Castries open for the importation of pro-
visions for three months, from the 22d of Goo.'
her, to the ships of all nations in amity with.
6t eat Britain.
• Dominica is one of the islands in the direct
track of the late hurricane iu the West Indies ;
but of the damages which it sustained few parti-
culars have transpired. A letter front Barhadoes
gives the following details :

" Baybadoes, Nov. 4.

" AcCounts have of late reached us from Domi-
nica, whence every vessel was driven to sea during
the late" hurricane, and none of them had returned
when the Robert, mail-boat, which arrived here
on Sunday tie 2d inst. left that island., The
country has suffered •so materially, that -unless
supplied, a famine is dreaded."—From another
letter of the S'arne- date, we learn, that on the 29th
of October. the Covet-nor of Dominica issued a
rroclamation, allowing, in consequence of the
plantations and provisions having been destroyed
by trie'hurricane of the 21st, the importation into
that island, for six months, in vessels of all na-
tions and descriptions, of flour, bread, biscuits,
rice, beans, pease, oats, corn, meal, live stock,
horses, mules, horned cattle, r,o and fruits of
kinds, i)oatds, planks, &c. The Proclamation
tither pet wits the exporainm of sugar and cotfve
to the 'value of' one-third part of the imported
car.-;o, anti rum and molasscilor the remainder."

From ific:tON'bisi\l :TAN. G.

DF.C. 30.--the Prini,e:to
lVales has been pleaeil to appOin't Sir Wil:ii4n)
Knighton, kart. to be AnditO'r.iif the Duchy of
Cornwall, and `Secretary and 'Keej)er hisiloyal
highness's Pricy Seal and tOlincil Seal, in the
room of the Right lion. Sir 'Benjathin
resikiied.