Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-10

10 Iasac ard Paftlai view OF Inc fubleH
as is calculated to milead thofe who ~,
not already conveslant with the buansG
By the 9Th art. Of the Britith ffatule Of
July i7o7,it ispsovided that any nee,be
ing the growth OF the y. S. which M.N
be imported from thence into G. Britain
may be landed 10 certain enumenrated
ports, and warehoulei Under The ioiO,
locks OF his msjefy and the importer, in
ilch warchoufcs as ihall be approved Of
by the comnGiorers Of cuitoms, free &C
duty, on!eis it ihali afterwards be taken
OCT for homs ccnlamptisa, Ia which cale
the ice is liable, plesiouAy TO lis being
taken or of the warchoufe, to the full
duties paya'sle by law on Britiih imported
rice, and aifo to the countervaiiing duty.
winch, it appears from INFECTION of the,
table, is conGlerably under the 10 pc,
cent. But il is important TO obierye,th,t
wi,rn the article is in ,ae greatett demand
ana ccnfequentIy vixen ic will command
the greateit price, which happeas not IN.
frequently, it is admitted entirely duty
free.
Again, "Pot and Pearl Afhes paya
countefvailing duty Of I'd "a l5ths the
hundred weight. A calk OF aihes con.
rains abou, three hundred weight: the
ezra duty on that by an American Aip
vii benine pence PER barrei-the freight
Of fuch barrel is p,efuned TO be S or IS
Cd lterling in time Of peace a difference
Of nine pence ferIing per barrel will eff.
feauaiiy give the carriage to Birth
ihips, OF all the athes exported from the U,
States 70 Great R;itain.''
The committee are undoubtedly cor.
rect in point of fact, as far as they 60,
Except that inaead Of IS or s. 90 If ihould
be Is 6ds or So but their ttatelncnt i.
materially def.dive, and their concluioa
erroneous. Sappofe two lhips in the port
Of London of $50 tons each, and capable
Of carrying FAY 1900 bbIs. the one Anne.
rican the other Britilh, and both up for
freight, ard merchant wanted to &c.
bro't from the United States a cargo Of
por or pearl alaes. The Briti(h lhip, by
not being liable to the coun,eryailing du.
ty on her return home, would fave her
nine peace Gcrling per barrel on her alhu
or about 40 dollars on the whole cargo;
bat as they have each to bring our car.
60 of Engliih goods en- which the duties
amount to 5o'ooo, as is ionetlmes tn.
CAFE, the American fhip, as an Offset TO
the $40 dollars, the counteryail al Lon.
don, pays lefs duty here than her CON-
petltor by 5000 dollars. This oblerya.
zion will fuoaantial!y apply to Csfto',
and the other articles afterwards mention.
ed. II would be the fame thing if the
hst voyage was made from the United
States to Great Britain. Really it per-
pIexcs Us cor little to comprehend the
force of the committees concluGon, that
iufceing the countervail TO remain on both
thefc veGels, would efeaually give the
car5iage TO the Britih fhips of all the aihe'
exported from the United States TO Great
Britain.
{" The Committee take leave TO refeT
the Houie to table OF duties impolcd BY
Great. Britain on good, imported in Ans,
rican and Bfi,iih lhips, which was printed
the lait fsfion Of Congrefs, and is here
with exhibited" We DO the fame thing
and then ak the Committee TO Jingle ou'
an article if they can, on which the coun'
tervail exceeds " 10 per cent. on hePrc..
dacc and amount of the feveral duties o.
cufoms due and payable by law on rae
importation Of the like goods and mel
chandize from the United States in BIZ
tifn-ouiit ihips or veGeis." And II '0sy
cannot all their complaints are utts"'
groundlefs. 49,.
The Committee next tell US, that "to'
Parliament of Great Britain, by To-
tnte, bearing date the 7,h OF May, 1907
had ippofed new and additional duties %