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PORT CHARGES.

, an anchor from 4,500 to 3,5001 b. weight, 4 dollars per day;
do. 3,500 to 2,500 do. do. 3 dollars; Do. do. 2,500 to 2,000
2 dollars; Do. do. 2,000 to 1,500 do. 1 ; Do. do.
and under to do. 1 dollar.
,Ts To a lighter per day, 5 dollars ; small do. do. 3 doL
, to a launch do. 4 dollars ; to a small do. do. 3 dollars ; a
Lpttan do. 5 dollars.
Castes.—To a cable from 14 to 16 inches, per day, 8 dollars;
from 11 to 13 do. do. 6 dollars ; Do. from 8 to 10 do. do.
:altars ; Do. from 6 to 7 do. do. 3 dollars ; Do. from 4 to 5
2 dollars.
'cuteassat.—Marlue blacks, boatmen, &e. per day, 60 cents:
. do. do. &c. per night, 6o cents; Betweets hours, 20 cents;
avers, per day, 1 dollar 50 cents.
ILIZZ4II44.—CUIVeIIing a vessel hove down of Imo Inns and
per day, 3 dollars ; Moats, pirogues, &c. per month, 6
dollars.
•astowzas.—All Foreigners pay double of the above duties.
By Order, G. A. BAa4T, Chief Secretary to Gov.
lOM THE NATIONAL INIELLIOENCER OP 1,89. 12.
Another Bill is rejected hi the House of Represen-
ives, after two days consideration, and an in-
:eresting, but brief, debate. The Bill, we are sorry
says, was one providing still further, not only for
widows and orphans and indigent mothers of
who fell in the service of the country, during
ate war, but also of the surviving widows of
who-fell in battle or died in service during the
Revolution. The greit objection to the Bill was,
it threw open too %vide the doors cf the Trea-
, 'Perhaps it did, but if so, to whom ? To the
bereft, to the forsaken, to the wretched. We regret
- fate of the Bill, the operation of which, if passed
the present state of 'our finances, the Treasury

would not have felt. We hope that some of the pro-
prositions contained in the rejection Bill, will, in
one shape or other, be yet revived during the Session.
HARRISBURG, FEBRUARY 4.
Cobbett is here ; but the papers do not state cor-
rectly the object of his petition ; it has nothing to do
with the suit of Dr. Rush. The object of his me-
morial is of this nature :—Cobbett published an ar-
ticle concerning the Chevalier Yrujo, sarcastic, but
not libellous in any shape, though it certainly meant
more than it expressed. M'Kean was chief justice
at that period, and seeing his son-in-law attacked, he
caused•process to be issued, requiring bail of Cobbett
to appear to answer an indictment, and mean time,
to keep the peace. Bail was given ; a bill was brought
before the grand jury, who returned the bill igno-
ramus. After this quashing of the suit, which of
course put an end to it, upon another publication,
concerning Yrujo, process was issued for a forfeiture of
recognizance upon the bail given in the suit quashed.
WASHINGTON. FEBRUARY 7.
Nonce.—A letter has been received by the Secre-
tary of State, from Benjamin C. Wilcocks, Esq. Con-
sul of the United States at Canton, dated September
22, 1817, of which the following is an extract :
" On the 6th day of July, I received an Address from the
Co-Hong, who are the Licensed Merchants for Foreign Com-
merce, responsible to the Government for the Duties on Ex-
ports, Imports, and Tonnage, at the same time they but nomi-
nally enjoy a monopoly of the Trade. I have the honour to in.
close a literal translation of this Document, which you will per-
ceive is intended by the Co-Hong to be submitted to his Excel-
lency the President of the United State', and made public, for
the information of the American Merchants trading to this
Country:

*DURESS TO THE AMERICAN CONSUL, MR. WILC9CI23.
" May he be hisitly pronsetcd !
" Kais-king, 22d year, sth month, 22d day—Canton.
" We approach to inform you, that foreign Opium, the dirt
used in smoking, has long been prohibited by an order received.
It is not allowed to come to Canton. If it be presumptuously
brought, the moment it is discovered it inevitably involves the
security merchant; and the crime of the said vessel bringing the
prohibited dirt for smoking to Canton, will also assuredly be
examined into, and a prosecution be begun, which will impede
her departure. The consequences are exceedingly important.
We, being apprehensive that the foreign Merchants of your ho-
nourable country, who come to Canton to trade, may not all fully
know the hindrances arising from bringing it to Canton, do there-
fore especially prepare a letter to inform you, and will trouble
you, benevolent brother, to write a letter immediately back to
your honourable country's Pr:sident, that all the ships which
come to Canton may be caused to know that Opium, the dirt
used In smoking, is an article the Celestial Empire prohibits, by
an order received ; and hereafter, most positively, they must not
buy it, and bring it to Canton; if they bring it, the moment we
examine into it, and find it out, certainly we will not dare to be
security for the said ship ; and, moreover, will assuredly report
it fully to the great Officers of Government, who will, according
to law, investigate and prosecute. Decidedly, we will not dare
to conceal the affair for those who import it, and thereby. bring
guilt upon ourselves. The trade of the said ship will assuredly
be impeded by the smoking dirt; and when seeking to repent, it
i will be a difficult thing for the persons concerned us find it avail-
ing. Do not say that we did not speak soon enough. We pray
you, benevolent brother, to write a letter immediately, and tell
these things. It will be fortunate if you do not view it as a com-
mon-place affair, and so delay, and cause future impediments.
" The above is what we particularly beg and write on purpose.
" To Mr. Wilcock% benevolent brother, for his perutaL
" We, younger brothers, contthonly called
" PA UNIMYQI7A. 3111t:4CA. MOWQVA.
(Signed) "Cs Oat CONSCKQCA. POONC:A.
" WQJA. GEOQUA. /*A Tte:A.
IC A CHOP. PACte.A."

SOUTH AMERIC.4.

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