Star.
London, England, 1817-08-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.- -

HALIgitX, ILILY i s -
The following Circular Letter, published by order
'of his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, has been
addressed to the several Collectors of his Majesty's
Customs, as wellis to the several ColtectorsotLight
Duties, at the different ports in this Provinal •
• • • m•seeeetary of tat..e.'s.o.ffite.
" Rear-Admiral Sir David Mille havitig comMunleited to his
Excellency thei.leutenant.dovernor, that the Aintrie.str Co.
vernment had declined to accede to the propositions which have
been made to them by, his Majesty's Govern/neat, for the par-
pow of endMvogrititti form carne arrangement 'by which the
eitliiens of the Uulted States of America mite be.permitted to
a participation of the Fisheries within the limits of the British ju:
fiediction, r have it'lii cihismand from his Excellency the Lieu..
teneat-Governor to appnie you that American &berme are not
permitted to frequent the harbours, bay., or creeks, of this pro-'
Mose, unless driven In thew by actual distress; 'mid I have to
desire that you on no acegetit ask or receive any Light-money.
Anchorage, or other Fees whatsoever, from vessels belogging to
American sebjects.—l have the honour to be, •i.r, yriui mkt
obedient servant, « RUIMILTL. GE•110Z, Secretary."

The following official communication is given
from the British pontul at Washington :
"re TOL COLLECTOR Of Tilt CUSTOMS AT •tfUUDA.

Stn-1 am happy to acquaint you, that upon
the official communication to the American Go-
vernment of the Acts of Parliament by which
American vessels are admitted into the ports of
Saint George and Hamilton, in the island of Ber.
muda, directions were given to the different Col-
lectors to exempt British vessels arriving in the
United States from those ports from the alien war
tonnage duty of one dollar and a half, in pursuance
of the act of Congress passed on the 14th of labt
January."
The Spanish Consul at Norfolk, in the United
States, has published the following document on the
subject of the trade to Mexico:

" Spaulab Consul'. Offier, Norfolk, July 4,1917.
I am authorised to inform all whom it may con-
cern, that in consecrience of good order and•trau-
quillity being happily restored in the kingdom of
New Spain, the port of Vera Cruz tieing no longer
in want of the supplies of provisions which were al-
lowed by a late ordnance of the Ayuntamiento of
chat city, to be introduced in foreign vessels, agree.
ably to the information given by the said Governor
to his Catholic Majesty's Minister, in the United
States, under date of the 2'21 of October last s the
same advises now, chat on account of this politicsl
change, the aforesaid ordnance will expire six months
after the first of April last, so that no foreign
will be admitted in said port, after the li;st day of
October next.

I hive likewise received official' notice, that fo-
reign ves,els will be admitted fur the present, in the
ports of the province of hleridada de Yucatan, with
provisions, only .(wines and other liquors and skins
excepted) on paying the dude's stipulated by the late
regulations."
In a Charlestnn•paper of July 7, there is an ac-
count of a public meeting, at which, among other
toasts, the following
.were given s—g The American
Navy—the has battered down the wooden walls of
England, and the 'star-sp.ingled banner' hai floated
in uiumph o'er each billow a the deep."_-" The
Imolai of the saint Captain Levies, of Chinks.