Star.
London, England, 1807-11-25 00:00:00

AMERICAN COMMERCE.

The following Circular Letter addrelfed by the
Cnriful of the United State., at Hamburgh, to the
Mailers of American fhips, bound to that port,
difclofes fully the precarious nature of the under.
Handing which iubfitk between Fiance and Ame.
rim The meafures to which the French have had re.
murk, in the port of Hamburgh, are marked by
their ufual treachery. They interdia the navigation
'of the Elbe on a fudden, and then proceed to fe quell er
the cargoes of neutral veacls, which could podibly
have had no notice of the Older. The practice of
IL2f nix: does not enter into the fyfirn of the grand

advocate for the liberty of the feu. The violenCel
and injunice of there =gores mit be deeply felt inl
America. It appears, from this document, that the
introduaion of colonial produce is abfolutely prohi-
bited at Hamburgh.
" HAMBURGN, NOV 4.

" At the reqneft of the Merchants here, dealing with the United
States, I have iffued the annexed Circular Inftrudtions to the Ma-
ilers of Each of our (hips u may be bound to this City, and have
alto fent over to Heligoland an Agent, who will remain there for
fonse months, in order to communicate fuck further information
u I find it expedient to convey to cur countrymen pairing that
Wand. You, Sir, will make Inch ufe of thefe cireumftanees as the
Intereß of our commerce may point out to your known zeal and
difaction. lam, very rerpeEtfully,
Your moft obedient fervent,
" J. M. FORBES."
" W. Lyman, Efq. Conful of the United States
of America, &e. London."
" AMERICAN CONSULATE, HAMBURGIL
N0V..4, iBo7.
" To Mailers of American Ships bound to Hamburgh.

" In the prefect unprecedented crills, fuck great and almott
daily changes take place, and the meafures of the Belligerents af-
feting commerce are put into fuch immediate operation, that
it is impollible for the molt prudent, with the belt intentions, to
avoid the injuries which, on every fide, lay in wait for fair neutral
trade.

I, it Is therefore by no means my intention to afTume any eon-
• tsonl in the'deftination of your Blips, but merely to Rate fuck
fads u it is important you &Quid kcow. In this meafuie my own
opinion has been fortified by thole of the molt refpedtable Mer-
chants here in Bonne Rion with my country, expreffed to me in
their written requeß.
" The French Cullom-houre Officers or Douanlers, without any
official intimation to the Foreign Agents here, have, fume time
fince, in virtue of an imperial Decree, applied the Commercial
revehtions and laws of France to the trade of this city, and
without any exceptions, require certificates of olgin, figned
by the French Conful at the place of Chipment, for all articles at-
tempted to he Introduced here. la addition to the inconveniences
which the prompt and unexpedted execution of this mcafure pre-
fented within a few days, a new order of the French Emperor has
interdidted, in the molt rigid manner, the navigation of the Elbe
and Wefer, to all chips, whether going or coming—and in co-r'•
quence of it the American iblp Julius Henry, coming from Balti-
more, has been (sized, the cargo has been fequeitrated, the thin
has been liberated, but without any freight, and molt remain under
an embargo of which the term cannot be forefeet!.

" Under this Rate of things; it mutt occur to every one, that it
cannot promote the interefta confided to you to enter either of
there rivers. Having Rated thus much, I can only leave you to
follow the didtates of your own prudence. atfuring you that I mall
endeavour to feed Tom new advice' by the aft of December, or
fooner, U any favourable change takes place.
" J. M. FORBES,
Conful of the United States of America"

Lift of Articles permitted to be imported into Hatrbutgh, with
Certificate of Origin, fitted by the French Conful at the place of
lbipment :—Timber, matte, iron, copper, hemp, fad cloth or n-
irvana, flax, cordage, pitch, tar, wheat, rye, barley. oats,oat-
meal, peafc, beans, rice, flour, cheek, butter,'wine, brandy, tai
low, candles, fait, pot-ath, flan-feed, madder, turnip feed, infeed
oil, hemp oil, whale and other flub oils, fifh glue, mats, horfe-
hair, bog's brittle., faltpare, yellow wax, bed feather., caviar,
and honey. All other articles are for the prefent totally pro-
hibited."