Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-22

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| and placed inthe fame Niche with
thofe Of the
Late FEDERAL ADMINISTRATI-
ONS.
Extraa efa letter fran M. F.. RssG,
Proprietor Of tbe american Ge6ee
HOME, at Cape Francois. totbe Editor
afthe Ns7u-Yoyk Mercantile ASVerti-
FER, aatsd July !, 1902.
6 l have clofed you a lit OF American
yegsls nov here, which are bnt few, though
the markets are very high Tor many arti-
cles exported from America, fuch as hlh,
beef, pork and lumber Of all kinds. e
very thing here is quiet, hut tie fclnsis
prevails among the troops and the inhabi--
tants, infomash that from 80 to 40 die
daily, and fomerimes more. Many Ame-
ricans have fallen victims to the prevailing
diforder. Arrivals from France are fire.
quenr. On the goth ult. came in the lhip
Melpomene, john&on IN 81 days from
London. We have but two or three yef-
|feIs direct from America fos a month palt ;
|ro what cauf. this is owing we know not.
LIZ oe American veaels now in the port
ofCape Francois, taken from Beeaey's
Marine RegiRer, July I, 1902.
Ships Suian, MsLeller, Philadelphia ;
Atlantic. Dotv. NJ. York: lohn Davis,
MeHsrvey, >Charlefon cleared brig
Lucy, Blanchard, of Portland ; Huron,
Thomas, Philadelphia /; Ann Brown, Nor
folk Mary Caroline, M'Donald, Port
land cleared Factor, Abrahams, New
York ; Norfolk, Crofby, Charleaon Fox
Lincoln, 49,; Reiolution, Brown, -;
Polly and Nancy, Brufer, Philadelphia ;
Vinel;a, Wcleo,t, Providence, R. l. ];
Two Friends, Moulton, Beverly Sloop,
Packet, Chandler, Portland SCHOONER
determined Rover, Matthews, N. York !;
Brig Mary Bird, Weaver, Baltimore.
!" N. B. An arctic OF this day declares
lumber free from duty, which mutt be an
encouragement for importation beGdes
it IS now much In demand, 70 that the
market cannot be iocked for this s or s
monthS 70 cone
7raada1ed tor,tbe Ameriean.
From the Official Gazette Of ST. Domingo.
Headquarters, C. Francois, sd MeJFdoy,
the tenth gear Of tie French repablies
(zzd June, 1902
Regulations both for the French and TO-
reign trade.
F,Yuc6 commerce
Art..I. Veaels Of French trade, COM
ing from French ports, will be admitted
only in the following ports, VIZ. Cape
Francois, Port-RePublican, Aux Cages,
and ]acmel.
II. Merchandise or produce ariGng
from French manufactures, or French foil,
imported by Frenchtvehels, fhall not be
fubjea to any duty Of Importation. Mer-
ehandizs or produce, lhipped from French
ports, and entered in the manifef of the
yenel, fhall be conGdered as French.
III. French Yeaels may load In return
with colonial produce; molaaes, taala,
and rum, excepted.
". Colonial produce exported by
French veAels, lhall be fubjeefed 60 duties
Of export, conforlnably to the tariff annex
cd TO the. pre(ent regulations. Is
Foreign commerce.
". It is permitted to foreign yeiieis OF
70 tons, and upwards, to enter the above
mentioned tour ports with or withoa,
cargo.
VI. French or foreign merchandise,
which they may import into the colony,
laall be fubjetted to a duty of entry, a.
greeably to the aforefaid tariff.
VII. Such: colonial produce as they
may export even molaGes, taAia and rum,
lhanbe ilbjett TO the duty Of expectation
ev "a b,y tha t,hie of rates for {franoers