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London, England, 1824-06-17 00:00:00

AMEIITCAN TAIIMF.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SEVERAL ACTS LAVING
DUTIES ON IMPORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That from and after the thirtieth of dune,
one thousand eight hundred and titenty.four,in lieu of
the duties now imposed by law on the 'importation of
the al tides hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied,
collected, and paid, the following Duties : that is to say—
First.—On sail duck, osnaburgs, but laps, and ticklen-
burgs, a duty of fifteen per centuin ad valorem.
Oa all manufacturers of woe], or of which wool shall
be a component part, except worsted stuff goods and
blankets, which shall pay twenty-five per centum ad
valorem, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem, until
the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hu nth ed and
twenty. five, and, after that time, a duty of thirty-three
and a third per centum ad valorem : Pi ovided, That on
all manufactures of wool, except flannel and baizes,
the actual value of which, at the place whence im-
ported, shall not exceed thirty-tl:ree and a third cents
per square yard, shall be charged with a duty of twenty-
five per ceninin ad valorem.
Second.—Oa all manufactures, not her emu specified,
of cotton, flax, or hemp, or of which either at these ma-
terials shall be a component pat t, and on all !manufac-
tures of silk, or of which silk shall be a component ma-
terial, coming from beyond the Cape of Good Hope, a
duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on all
other manufactures of silk, or of which silk shall be a
component material, twenty per centurn ad valorem :
Provided, That all cotton cloths or. cloths
of which cotton shall be a Goinponent mat.erial, except-
ing nankeens imported directly from China, the
nal cost of which, at the place u hence imported, with
the addition of twenty per centum, if imprrted from
the Cape of Goad Hope, or any place Leic,:id ii., and of
ten per centum, if imported from any other place, shall
I be less than thirty cents per square yard, shall, with
such addition, be taken and deemed. to have cost thirty
cents per square yard, and shall be charged with duty
accordingly. And that all unbleached and uncoloured
cotton twist, yarn, or thread, the original test-of which
shall be less than sixty cent:. per pound, shall be deeme3
and taken to have cost sixty cents. per pound, and shall
be charged with duty accordingly. And all bleached
or coloured cotton yarn, twist, or thread, the original
cost of which shall be less than seventy-five cents. per
pound, shall be deemed and taken to have cost seventy.
.ive cents per pour.:, and shall be charged with duty
accordingly t Provided also, That the provisions of this
Act shall not apply to, or be enforced against imports-
, dons of good: from ports or places eastward of the Cape.
.f Good Hope, or beyond Care Horn, before the fir st
at-January next ensuing.
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Third.—On wool manufactured, a duty of twenty per
c nturn ad valorem, until the first day of JuAle, oiie 'hog

On hemp, at the rate of thirty-Eve dollar per ton, of 241401b5.
On tarred tables and cordage, four cents per pound.
On untarred cordage, yarns, twine, pack-thread, and !keine*, five
cents per pound.
On cotton bagging, three and three quarter cents per square yard.
On iron, in bars or bolts, not manuinturerl, in whole or in pare,
by rolling, ninety cents pet hundred and twelve pounds weight.
On round iron, or brazi.trs roils, cf three sixteenths to eight six-
teenths of an inch diameter, inclusive ; and on ions, in nail or spike
rods, slit ; and uu iron, in sheets, and hoop iron ; and on iron, slit
or rolled, for hand-iron, scroll-'iron, or easement rods, three cents
per pound.
On iron spilros, four cents 'per pound.
On iron nails, cut or wrought, five cents per pound.
On tack., brads, and sprigs, not exceeding sixteen ounces to the
thousand, five cents per thousand; exceeding sixteen ounces to the
thousand, five cents per round.
On iron or steel wire, not exceeding number eighteen, five cents
per pound ; over, number eighteen. nine cents par pound.
On square wire, used in the manufacture ut stretchers for um-
brellas, twelve per cerfuns'ad valorem.
On atrvils and anchors, two tens per pound.
On iron cables or chains, of parts thereof, three cents perpound;
and no drawback shall be altowed on the exportation of iron cables,
► or parts thereof.
Cu mill cranks and mill irons of wrought iron, eour cents per lb.
On mill taws, ene dollar each.
On blacksmiths' hammers and sledges, two and a half cents per lb.
On rn-si--ts, one dollar and fifty cents per stand.
On rifle., two dollrtrs aarl !Pry cents each.
On all other fire-arms, and on side-arm., 30 per cent. ad valorem.
On cutting knives, scythes, .sickle:, and reaping-hooks, spades and
shovels, of iron or steel, thirty per cerium ad valorem.
On screws cf iron, weighing twenty-five pounds or upwards, 30
per centum ad valorem.
On screws of iron fur wood, called wood screws, thirty per cent.
ad valorem.

On vessels of cast iron, not otherwise specified, one and a half
cents per pound.
On all other casting, of iron, not specified, one cent per pound.
On all vessels of copper, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.
On quills, prepared or manufactured, 25 per cent. ad ♦abreast.
On slates and tiles for building, 25 per cent. ad valorem.

On black lead pencils, forty per centum ad valorem. .
On tallow candles, five cents per pound.
On spermaceti candles, eight cents per pound.
On soap, four cents per pound.
On lard, three cents per pound.
On wheat, twenty-five cents per bushel.
On eats, ten cents per busheL
On wheat flour, fifty cents per hundred weight.
On potatoes, ten cents per bushel.
On coal, six cents per heaped bushel.
On corks, twelve cents per pound.
On prunelle and other slioes or slipper:, of Jtllif or nankeen, twenty-
five teats per pair.
On laced boots or bootees, one dollar and fiTty cents per pair.
On lir seed rape seed, and hemp seed oil, 25 cents per gallon.

On cater Oil,.fortyAltS per gallon.
Ott ale, beer, and patter, imported in bottles, twenty cents per
gallon; imported otherwi:ie than in !lord( s, fifteen cents per gallon.
On beef and pork, two cents per pound.'
On hams and other bacon, there cents per pound.
On butter, five cents per pound.
On vinegar, eight cents per gallon.
hi alum, two chillers and hrty cents per hundred weight.
0.1 refined saltpetre, three cents per pound.
Oa Wire or Roman vitriol, four cents per pound.
On oil of.trittiol, dace cents prr pound.
Un Glniber salts, two cats per pound.
Ott Epsam salts, fi.ur cents lo.r pound.
On camphor, crude, eight cents p .r pound.
Ott calnyhor, refined, twelve cents p :r pound.
On copperas, two dollars per hundred weight.
On Cayenne pepter, lifteen cents per pound.
stn titizer, two cents pal pound.
On chocolate, four cents per pound.
On currants and figs, three cents per pound.
On plums, prunes, muscatel raisins, and raisins in jars and bows,
four cents per pound.
On all other raiiins, three cents per pound.
On window-glass, not above eight inches by ten inches in s:ze,
three dollars per hundred square feet; not above ten inches by
twelve inches in size, three dollars and fifty cents per hundred
squat c feet ; and if above ten inehes by twelve inches in size, four
clolLits per hit:le:red square feet : Provided, That all w indotv-glass
imported in plates, uncut, shail be chargeable with the highest rate
of ditties hereby it-111/wed.
Or. black glass bottles, not exceeding the capacity of one quart,
two dollars per gross; on bottles exceeding one quart, and not
inure than two quarts, mu dollars and fifty cents per gross; over
two quarts, and not exceeding one gall,m, tliree dollars per gross.
On demijohns, twenty-live cents each.
On apothei...ries vials, of the capacity of four ounces and less,
ota: dollar per gross; on the siune, above (cur ounces, and notex-
credit:; eight ounces, one dollar and twenty-five. cent: per gross.
Un cares of cut glass, not a ecine. , three cents per paund ;
and in thereto, an nd fVfarent duty of thirty per centura.
On all other articles of glass two cents per pound, and, tu addi-
tion thereto, ed .::olerero outy of twenty per ceatutn.
p
On all boules. Waien Inc importer shall wake is satisfactorily ap-
pear to the collector of
thousand seven hundred and
-eventy-tive ; anr
..vrre printed previous to tae year olio
in
latagua :tes than
d also all books printed othe
the pore at which the satne shall e
itleiglish, four cents per volume, except books printed an. Ave of
bouaet thirteen cents per pound.
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p :et
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On all other books, when Wind, per pound ; when
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in itseets or hoards, twenty-six lento po n .
On folio and quarto post paper,of all kinds,twenty rents per pound.
On foolscap and all drawing and writing paper, seventeen rents

per pound.
On printing, copper-plate and stainers paper, ten cents per pound.
On sheathing paper, binders' and box boards, And wrapping pa-
per. of all kinds, three cents per pound:
On all other paper, fifteen cents per pound.
A duty of twelve and a half per centum ad valorem on all articles
not herein specified, and now paying a duty of seven and a half per
centum ad valorem ; with the exception of patent adhesive felts, for
covering ships bottoms, which shall be admitted free of duty, until
June thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred aad twenty-six.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That an addition of ten per
centum shall be made to the several nitre of duties hereby imposed
upon the several articles aforesaid, which, after the said respective
times for the commencement of the duties hereby imposed, shall
be imported in ships or vessels not of the United States. Provided,
That this addition shall not be applied to articles imported in ships
or vessels, tint of the United States, entitled by treaty, or by any act
of Congress, to be admitted oil payment of the same duties that are
paid on like articles imported in ships or vessels of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, that there shall be allowed a
drawback of the duties by this Act imposed upon the exportation
of any article that shall have paid the same, within the time, and in
the manner, and subject to the provisions and restrictions prescribed
in the fourth section of the Act, entitled " An Act to regulate the
duties on import and tonnage," passed the 27th day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that the drawback allowed by
law on plain silk shall be allowed, although the said cloths before
the exportation thereof shall have betas coloured, printed, stained,
,dyed, stamped, or painted in the United States. But, whenever
any such silks shall be intended to he so coloured, printed, stained,
dyed, stamped, or painted, and afterwards to be exported from the
United States, with privilege of drawback, each package thereof
shall, before the sante shall be delivered froni the public stores, be
opened and inspected by an Inspector of the Customs, and the con-
tents thereof measured or weighed, and the quality thereof ascer-
tained, and a sample of each piece thereof reserved at the Custom-
house; and a particular account or registry of such examination,
describing the number of pieces in each package, their weight or
measure; and the samples thereof reserved, shall be entered in the
books of the Custom-house and, after such examination, said goods
shall be repacked in the original package, and the said original
package shall be marked with a Custom-house mark. And whenever
any such goods, being thus coloured, printed, stained, dyed, stamped,
or painted, shall be entered at the Custom-houte for exportation and
drawback, the same shall be so entered in the original package,
marked as aforesaid, and not otherwise, unless the person so
entering the same shall give satisfactory evidence to the Collector
or Naval Officer, or one of them, that such original package has
been lost er destroyed by accident ; and no such application for
drawback shall he made, except on the contents of entire packages ;
and upon application tor sods entry and drawbackrflie contents
of the packages so offered shall be examined by an Inspector
of the Customs, and measured nr weightd, and compared with
the original entry, registry, and samples ; and if. upon such com-
pariso:: aced full examination, the Collec!..:r shill be satisfied that the
contents of each package are rite same identical go ids imported and
registered as aforesaid, and not changed or alter:al, except by bane
coloured, printed, stained, dyed, stamped, p a; aforesaid,
then the person so entering such goods shah he admitted to the
o th prescribed by law, to be used in cases of application for ex-
portation of goods for the b:tiefit of drawback, and shall thereupon
be entitled to drawback, as in other cases : l'iuvided, That the ex-
porter shad in every other particular comply with the regulations
and formalities heretofore established for entries of goods fur ex-
portation with the benefit of drawback. And it any person shall
present, for exportation and drawback, any coloured, printed,
stained, dyed, stamped, or painted silk, basowiug the same not to he
entitled to drawback, according to the provisions of this Act, or
shall wilfully misrepresent tat conceal the contents or quality of any
packages as aforesaid, the goods, so presented or entered for
drawback, shall be forfeited, and may be seized by the collector,
and proceeded with, and the forfeiture dish ibuted, as in other Car&
Sec. 5. And be it limber enacted, That the existing laws shall ex-
tend to, and be in knee for, the collection of the duties imposed by
this Act, for the prosecution and punishment of ail uffeuces, and for
the recovery, collection, distribution, and remisbien of all hues, pe-
nalties, and finftitures, as fully and eliectually as if every regula-
tion, penalty, forfeiture, provision, clause, matter, and thing, to this
effect, in the existing Jews contained, had been inserted in, and re-
enacted by, this Act.
Sect. 6. And be it further enacted, That the prov:sions of the se-
cond section of the Act of Cont, ress entitulyd " An Act to rezulatr
the Duties on imports and Tonnage," appioved April el 7, ISIS,
shall extend and endure to the benefit of schools and colleges within
the United States or the territtnics thereof, in the same manner, and
under the like limitations and restrictions, as is provided in the said
Act with respect to seminaries of learning.

BATTLE IVITH THE ASHAATEES.

EXTRACTS FROM I'Rl VAT E LETTERS.
Cipe Coa.t, Feb. 23.

" The news I have to tell yog are-of the most dis-
tressing nature. His Excelleocy‘Sir C. M.Cal thy, with
a few regulars and militia, and some of the natives,
made a rapid advance into the \Vassaw country, to
repel the Ashantees, who advanced in great numbers,
and in the most gallant style. The attack commenced
about two o'clock P.M. on the 21st of January, across a
liver about 20 or 30 feet wide. The firing was tre-
mendous on both sides till 6 P.M. when it was found the
ammunition on our side was all expended; on which
the Ashantees began to cross the river in great numbers,
and the havoc b,7;an. The natives of our patty (the
Fantees) would never carry bayonets; but the regulars
and militia used them with the most deadly effect.
Each one bayonetted three or four Ashantees; then,
snatching the bayonet from the musket, they dashed
into the middle of the enemy's force, falling nobly and
killing till the last. As his Excellency and Staff com-
menced retreating, they were attacked in rear by 2,000
of the enemy who had been sent to intercept them,
after which nothing has been learned of any of the
whites. Only two officers escaped nut of battle, who
were Brigade-Major Ricketts and Tae.,..enant Erskine.
Those that are missing are his Excellency Sir Charles
M'Carthy, the Honourable Mr. Buckle, Messrs.Wethe-
rell, Williams, Ifeddle, Jones, Rayden, Robertson,
Tedlie, Brandon. Titer_ is n,4t a doubt of his Excellency
and most of them being killed. It is said their corpses
were used in the most shocking manner. It is pretty
well ascertained that Williams is a prisoner. Thus in
one day has the sword cut off what disease left.
The most lamentable part of the catastrophe is,
that it was caused in a great measure by the neglect of
the officer who had charge of the ammunition, and did
not bring it forward as he ought : the Ashantees never
would have broke our line had there been powder.
When Major Ricketts went to opea the three last kegs,
he found—what think you? Why Macaroni! !!—while
the Ashantees, who plundered the camp next day,took 101,
barrels of ball-cartridges, with a great quantity of other
booty. When we got the news of Sir Charles's disastrous
fight, we retreated directly; Captain Lang going to Cape
Coast, by the way of Annamaboo, while I, with Mr.
Fraser and all the Fantee force, marched across the
country to reinforce Major Chis:tolm ; but when Capt.
Lang arrived at Annamaboo, the reports front Care
Coast were, that the Major and his patty were also cut
to pieces, and he sent expresses after me to fall back
and garrison Cape Coast, as the panic was so great, and
an attack dteaded. I shall always recollect with plea-
sure the receistion I met with when the standard was
seen advancing over the rocks, and the bugles played,
t Over the hills and far away.' The whole town ap-
peared mad with joy; such a day in a man's life richly
repays for years of pain. Fortunately, next day Major
Chisholm and patty arrived, having never been engaged.
I was ordered to occoßy the camp of Djguah with my
little band of 80, none of the auxiliaries having come up.
" AU trade is at a complete stop; every merchant's

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goods are deposited in the forts, which I have no
we shall have to defend till we hear from England, as
the Aslanrees.saill no doubt make R push to destroy
us before supplid can come out. The short of the Mat-
ter is this—England must either now withdraw her pro•
tection to this toast, or send out a force to put down as
cruel an enemy as the world produces. The loss of the'
merchants is not to be calculated, such a quantity of
goods being on hand."
Another letter of the same date says—:-
" When Sir Charles M'Carthy and Major Chisholm
were in the interior, they divided their army, and each
took a different route. Sir Charles, I hear, had ouly 1000
men and ten officers, of which only fifty have rettnnel
They had gone but a short way,when they were attacked
by the Ashantees, by all accounts 10,000 in number.—
Our party behaved very well, and had much the ad-
vantage, until they found all their ammunition was ex-
pended. There were only two officers that were not
killed, and they had to make their escape after being
wounded. The battle took place on the 21st, and weclid
not hear of it until the 23d ult. Poor Mr. Tedlie was
the first that fell a sacrifice to these dreadful barbarians.
He was shot through both his knees, and in that state
he killed with his sword two of the enemy. In a short
time after a party of the Ashantees came to tilt off his
head, when he shot himself in the heart.
" His Excellency Sir Charles M'Carthy ; Ensign Wetherell,
Private Secretary; Mr. Buckle, Engineer at Sierra Leone; Doctor
Tedlie ; Mr. Edwin Jones, Merchant; Mr. James Brandmi, Store-
keeper ; Mr. Robertson, whom you will know as the author of the
' Notes on Africa ; Mr. Rayden, who was in Mr. Reid's establish-
ment ; Mr. Williams, Secretary, supposed to be a prisoner.
" The Officers who returned wounded are Major
Ricketts and Ensign Erskine. It is said that the beads
of those unfortunate Gentlemen are ciirlieti to Com-
•massie. We expect the enemy to come down to attack
this place, but if they do, they will meet with a warm
reception, as we have the Colgate Owen Glendower and
the Raven sloop of war to assist us. I have put all our
property intg the Castle for safety ; but I do not think
there is the least fear, hut it is better to be on the safe
side, as the people at the Dutch fort of Elmina are sup-
posed to be rather favour able to the Ashantees. We
have blockaded it to prevent any supplies being brow ;ht
there, In f.tct, we shall never be at peace until Eli.ina
is under the British flag ; and instead of Government
sending out a few white troops, they sh:'uld send ouL
duce or four regiment,. Major Chisholm is sending
home dispatches, and I have no doubt he has state,)to
Government the necessity of sending immediate relief." I
We have also received the letter subjoined, which I
was pnbli',lted to the friends of the Hampshire Telegraph,
as a supplement : .. Cape Coast Castle, March 23. It 3 4.
" The following are the heads of what has lately occurred on this
coast. The late warfare that the Gold Coast has been cugaged in
with the Ashantees, for the last twelve months, has creat-d little or
no importance until the present period. His Excellency Sir Chas.
M•Carthy arrived here, from Sierra Leone, in thee:utter last, anti
in the early part of January marched into the interior, towards the
river Pra, with a force of from 6,000 to 7,000 men, consisting of
natives and companies of a West India regiment. On the 61st of
January, near the Pra, a n.ost desperate battle was fought, and irom
the superior force of "the enemy, they had surrounded our troops
in every direction; and aftc• ; ::r ammunition was totally expended.
the troops under Sir Char,. • .reated, with a loss of steady all
the Officers, and sorry ant 1 to sane the Wittman manner in
which they have been treated. .inungst whom that gallant Chief,
Sir Charles M'Carthy, who wa , wounded and taken prisoner.
" The loss of the.Ashantrea -.Pas upwards of 1,000, who were
brought down by ou, :-'r .. Every possible means have been taken
to ascertain the loss of our officers and men, and intelligence has
been received from a messenger, who saw et the enemy's camp,
the heads of nine white men (officers) with their jaw-beets taittli
our, and amongst them was the head of Sir Charles. Thi. ii inva-
riably a practice among these savages, when an enemy fall. into
their hands. It is said, that our loss of men was nc; to ally great
amount : out of 140, said to have arrived in the Joseph Green trans-
port in November Lest, one half have paid the debt of nature."
Extract of a letter from Mr. Williams, the Col >nial
Secretary, addressed, I believe, to the Commandant of
Cape Coast Castle. from the Dutch settlement of Elmina,
dated March, 1824, and read to me by Brigade Najd:
Ricketts, the day before I sailed from Cape oast Castle,
March 22, 1824:
" It was my fortune to be near oar lamented chief when he re-
ceived a wound in the breast by a musket ball, I believe mortal.
Buckle, Wetherell, and myself; conveyed hint under shelter of the
nearest tree, and there sat to await that fate which appeared in-
evitable. We had not remained long, before we were discovered
by the enemy. who immediately rushed on us with their knives. lu
the struggle, I received a desperate cut on the left side of my neck,
and before the stroke could be repeated, a man, who appeared to
be of authority among them, fortunately passed, and ordered my'
executioner to desist, which was immediately complied with. On
my being released front their grasp, and turning round, I was
horror-struck at seeing my three companions lying headless corpses
at my feet. I was now bound as a prisoner, and conveyed towards
their camp." •
A strong force have now crossed the Pra, under the
command of Captain Blenkarne, West India Regiment;
and it is to be hoped that the Ashantees will meet their
reward. An action is hourly expected to take place,
and the natives appear fully resolved to revenge the fate
of our poor countrymen. The Owen Glendower has
been usefully and actively engaged with the Army in
destroying the towns along the coast, where the enemy
had taken shelter ; she sails to-morrow morning to de-
stroy a town in the Gaboom, which has lately insulted
the British flag, and murdered the crew of an English
merchant-vessel.

COLOMBIA.

EXTRACT FRANI TILE GAZETTE OF COLOMBIA.
OFFICIAL. COMMUNICATION.

From the General Secretary in Camp to his Excel-
lency the Liberatos, President Bolivar, to the Secretaiy
of State for the Department of War :

" TO TIIF. SECRETARY OF MARINE AND WAR.

" General Ilead-quarters at Truxillo, Dec. 24, 18E3.
"Stn—Mr. Belford Wilson has been presented to his
Excellency the Liberator, admitted, and worthily em-
ployed by his Excellency. I can assure you that the
opportunity now offered to shew and acknowledge his
gratitude towards the illustrious and generous protector
of cur cause, General Sir Robert Wilson, has been
-tttifyilig to his Excellency the Liberator, who
has felt .1 v, i•- particular pleasure in giving an employ-
ment to L:2 excellent young Gentleman (his son), and in
being able to
.give this new proof of the high esteem
consideration which Sir Robert Wilson so justly
deserves from the Supreme Congress, and from the
Most Excellent President of the Commonwealth.
(Signed) JOSE DE ESPINAR,
Secretary- General of the Interior.

PATENT PLATE GLASS WINDOWS AND SPLENDID
Looxixo Grasses, &c.—The Atent Windows, without Cross
Bars, having the effect of one uniform sheet of Glass, have ob-
tained the highest approbation of the first Nobility and Gentry in
the Kingdom in whose Mansions they are plated ; similar to which
may always be seen, adapted to French Casements, Conservatories,
Library Bookcases, Skylights, &c. at Jolty HEDGge Looking
Glass Manufactory, the corner of Dean and Cempton-street, Soho,
London (established Fifty Years); where, front the immense fall
that has lately taken place, Glasses of the first quality, elegantly
framed, are sold on a very reduced scale; and Large Sizes, up to
One Hundred and Forty-four Inches in height, by a proportionate
width, at prices less than ever known; front which they will be
delivered to order, on his spring machines, expressly constructed
for that purpose.

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