Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-07

the Batavian market. These circums;anc-
es and some letters on board, were consi-
dered by the capiors as evidence of az ORR
glnal Intention TO ship the cargo to Europe,
and sdpposlDg Batavia to be close colony,
not open TO neu,raIs IN time of peace, it was
urged thar sne vessel and cargo were liable
TO confiscation; and if not immediately,
that Mr.. -s the owner, having been gull
~ Of fraud IN the former voyage, (false des.
tlaation, &c.) ought not to be allowed fur.
ther proof as TO original intention.
The Eagle, Ferry, was detained on her
voyage from New York for Cherburg.
The bulk of her cargo, Guadalupe sugar,
appeared to be imported by the owners in
another vessel accompanied with cer,i6-
cate that the duties, payable in France, had
been paid in Guadaloupe- This certificate
is mentioned in letter to the consignee,
with the expectation, that it would eutltle
them 10 remission of some Of the duties.
As it did not appear that the owner3had
imported the sugar for sale in the United
States, to form part of the common stock
of the country; bat that it was their orr.
ginal intention to ship it to Europe the
Judge concluded they were pursuing d.
rect voyage from the colony TO the mother
country that ie was therefore liable TO
conascatI0n.
tie Observed that in reason and legal ob.
GRAFTON 1t 1Oas equal zvhether the goods zvent
ON from the United States, in the same or.
another bottom.
The captor's counsel observed that as
that certificate gave the proprietor of the
surgar certain advantages in France SO it
must expose him to the disadvantages of
It's being considered as adopted French pro-
perty.
It is therefore settled by the late decisi-
ons in the court of admiralty, chat,
ihe imp ration of goods from The
French, Dutch& Spanish colonies into the
u. States, n.u t b. mad for the purpose of
introducing them into the common stock,
or general commerce
That when that purpose OF the importer
does not evidently appear, or when his in-
tention to export them to Europe does ap-
pear, then his landing Of the goods, secur-
ing the duties, advertising them for sale,
and reshipp!ng them in the same, or 10 an
other vessel, for Europe, are not sufficient
to break the continuity OF the voyage from
the colony to the mother country neither
will such landing Of the goods, &c. on an
outward voyage from the mother country
70 the colony, In the same or another yes.
sci, break the continuity Of the voyage;
And that the bona fde purchaser OF colo
nial produce in he United States, may ex-
por, it TO Europe
The priRciple Of law as established in
the war of seventeen hundred and fifty six,
with respect to the colonial trade, will be
adhered TO, except so far as it is or may be
relaxed by instructions to this majesy's
cruisers, and by orders of council;
After the 1st of Move nber 1905, all
neutrals trading with the colonies, can
only go to and from them directly;
The trade to Batavia will be decided to be
an exclusive one. Your vessel mast go and
return directly to and from Batavia.
.f1 Do no more in war than YOU could
do IN peace
September 81, 1895.
The Adair's trial came on Yesterday,
when two thirds of the sugar. supposed to
be the quantity imported by Mr., -, IN
the two vessels from Guadalupe were con.
demned. The vessel and the rest Of the
cargo was restored.
/" Forget not to make the masters and
mates privy to your having purchased the
goods in Boston, and in your affidavit at
tached to the invoices, state directly the
names of the persons of whom you bought.
I" The collector may state in his cerua-
cate by whom the goods were imported.
(Boston Gazette.
Exhaa ofa letter fros a gentleman II ST. Lar.