Star.
London, England, 1822-08-07 00:00:00

N OFFICIAL

" First, That on the transhipments in the Roads, one duty
only 'shall be paid, with this understanding, that in every case the
highest of the two must be charged.
" Second, That by the word lossen,' mentioned in our De-
cree, is to be understood the breaking bulk, but not the landing
of the goods, so that whenever it is intended to make use of the
entrepot it mast be communicated on the first entry..
" That by the word' value' mentioned, is not to be understood
the prices of the goods at foreign places, but the prices as they
really are here, or the invoice price increased with 30 per cent.
" That no goods held in the value of 8000 rupees, shall be ad-
mitted into entrepot, with the exception of Flour, Salt, Provi-
sions, Wines, Spitits, and Beer, which will be admitted to the
amount of 4000 rupees.
" That no less quantity of good, than to the value of 4000
rupees shall be admitted to be entered for Import or Export
nor may they consist of parts, but only whole packages may be
admitted.

" That no export of goods brought into entrepot is allowed
before the same has remained 14 days, except in particular cases,
when permission must be obtained from the Board of Finance.
" That whenever the goods in entrepot are not to be exported
again, but really imported, the duty already paid of two per
cent. shall be deducted from the import duty.
4* Third, That all ships sailing under the Dutch flag (but be-
longing to the Colony), when cleared out front foreign, Euro-
pean, or American ports, are to pay the same import duty as
'foreign ships front foreign ports. The course of exchange for
foreign raonics for account, is the Netherlands guilder, 25 India
stivers; the pound sterling 10 guilders, the Sire francs C guilders.
the Danish dollar ,2 ditto, the Portuguese milrea 3& ditto, the
Spanish dollar 66 stivers, the 100 Sicca rupees 110 guilders, the
100 Arcet rupees 105 ditto, the Star Pagoda four ditto, the
China fail n ditto.
Fourth, That no hos. shall be of longer duration than eight
days. Signed at Batavia,

"I VAN-DER CAPELLAN."

Application is about to be made by several of the Members of
the Pugilistic Club to the Field Marshal, for the purpose of fixing
a day fur a Sparring Benefit for the Family of poor Jack EMERY.
Andrew But hart, a pensioner, residing at Mont-
rose, 29 years of age, late a private in the 71st Re-
giment of Foot, had been wounded in a skirmish in the
Pyrennean Mountains, by a musket bullet, which
lodged in the fleshy part of the leg, a little above the
ancle. He felt little inconvenience from it. Ile found
it had shifted its position, sunk lower in the leg, and
come near the skin, and he extracted it himself with
very little trouble.
A letter from Curacoa, dated June the .stb, says—
This island is abundantly supplied with provisions;
few or no sales can be effected at present ; Spanish
produce is very scarce and high. The affairs on
the Maine continue in a state of confusion, and
Porto Cabello still remains blockaded by the Patriots,
and little hope is now entertained of reducing it soon,
as the Spanish frigate which arrived a short time
since sailed again with provisions and succeeded in
getting into Porto Cabello, ,which will enable the
Royalists to hold out some time longer.
Our letters from St. Thomas's state, that six French
shrill vessels are fitting out there for Africa. Captain
Maugridge, who arrived therefrom a cruize, was on
shore at the Canaries, A schooner, prize to the'Leti-
nora, with 900 slaves, has arrived at the Five Islands.