Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-14

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From the ". York Morning Chronicle.
Captain Culver of the brig Eliza Ha-
milton, arrived yesterday, obiigingiy fur
ni,hed US wi,h.a St Croix paperofih The 9Th
otJnly, from which we extract the follow.
ing
PUBLICATION.
The following regulations, which have
this day been communicated to both Gus
tom-houses ofthis island. are hereby made
known to the trading part of the. commu-
nifty. viz
l. All sorts of goods, without exception.
may be imported ST. Croix, from all To-
reign places provided said goods be inn
ported lii. either Danish, European. Anne
rlcan, or vessels belonging to our Danish
Wes,-lndia Islands.
2. No foreign goods are contraband, ex-
cep' those imported in foreign European
vessels, which goods remain hencefor,h,
as hey heretofore have been prohibited.
3 The duties to be paid on such 70
reign goods from all foreign places, are as
follows
Dhen intorfed in Danish Eurefiean yes
sells
articles Demonstrated necessary, per ct.
Ditto less necessary, z per ct.
Dtto OF iuxurles, 10 per CT.
Iphen imf,orfedin fnerican ycaseks:
Articles donominaied necessary S per CT.
Ditto less necessary, 10 Der ct.
Ditto OF luxuries, Is per CT.
When impotted in our own vessels be-
longing to our Islands, in the same man
ner as when imported in Dauish European
vessels:
Which above mentioned regulations
commence from the Is, July.
Many have beenthe accounts ofthe noun
tains and fields of Ice, seen this spring
in the Atlantic Ocean, hut as we have
seen none among them so circums,an-
tial IS the following, extracted from the
journal Of a passenger on board the Her.
cules, from this for Europe, transmitted
to his friend in this city, we give il, not
dousiing it will BE- acceptable 10 the
most, ii not all our readers.
(Phil. True Ame.J
April ~. This evening we made the
Grand Bank of Newfoundland, and are, by
cairulation 1900 miles from the Capcs OF
Delaware.
April 20. There are now in sight isl
ands of ice OF immense height, they are a.
Goat, but do not appear to have the motion
OF the sea. The atmosphere in their vi.
cinity is remarkably cpld. IL
o'clock we passed what appeared 10 me 10
be one of the most stupendous works of
nature mountain OF ice, considerably
higher than our top gallant mast head, we
ran 10 wiDdward of il, and SO near. thar
We were within fifty yards ofi,.--At four
O'clock we had passed seventy Eve oflhese
islands--somr had the appearance oflasge
ships, bearing down before the wind-o-
theirs OF clutches and lofty steeplrs and
another cluster so large as to be called
Nep,une's head quarters.--At FIVE O'Clock,
we fell in with large field Of ice, which
extended further than the eye could reach,
and which lay directly in our course mo
person on board the Hercules ever wines,
SGD such a scene Mr.. RI. who has been
three years on the North West Coast Of
America, says he never saw such noun.
tains OF iee,--ln consequence OF this held,
we were obliged to alter our course and
are now going at the rate of seven miles
an hour directly from our port.--About
twelve o'clock at night we fell in with a
field supposed to be the same from which
we stood IN the afternoon, which obliged
rs to alter our course second time the
captain thinks this very extraordinary
circumstance, Being in the latitude of ~
North. April 3oh, we are now entirely
surrcsnded with mountains and islands of
ice; at IL O'Clock A. NJ. we had passed
100 of these floating wonders Of nature (;
one IN particular had the appearance Of a
regular built house followed by large,
tall, lofty spire, much like the lighthouse
at the entrance of Delaware Bay, only to
appearance about three times its height.
These received the appropriate names OF
Noah's Ark and Pompey's Pillar I'VE
are now bearing directly from our port,
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