Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-21

The following are copies Of letlsSs afon
Edmuad purssy Lyon, Esq. agent FOL
Jamaica, and Lord Sastierea8a, Minister
tor the Cotonies /:
Copy of q letter Jfroos aUr. Lss", % Lore
Lastlsreagh, d4fed
..LosDcN, a6th Aug. 1905.
* Ny LORD,
as I am informed that the li~eusenantgo-
syernor OF xmaicashas been induced, ~
~S,he advice OF his council, 20 ISSUE a Pr5cia'
NATION. permitting the tree importatl'
IN neutral vessels, ot ehoar, corn,
meal. bread, rice, prase, Deans ano I'm
i. her OF every Descriptions, TOR SIX moaths,l Ia
r-,oxenuencc OF addrSsses lrom q eons'dera-
: bic nuanbero parishes OF mat island, stating
sthe great scafctty winch prevailed sneseo %
provisions and lumber. am
instructed by my constituents, ina tals
croclamation does not embrace many arti.
rl~. which are essentially necessary Tor the
..nnors of he inhabitants OF Jamaica.
ssThrv have desired me TO apply to your
: Lordshlp for inslructioas 20 ais majes'ys
re-pressn,asiye IN that Coloay, uTec,li'g MN
IN nermls the importation OF nsn, oeei,
.nort butter and all olher SOILS oil proVl'
s;ous. 10 neural vessels, in the sans maa-
ner "a was the case previous 70 the fses'Ps
90 I.rrd Camden's letter OF the 5th oep-
TENDER, 1So4.
mThe indispensable necessity which, ex'
;sts for the permanent establishment % on =
;n,a,s,,sse between the UIa,tedeStAtes OF
America and tl,e Island OF Jamaica, uPoa
"a liberal foosing, and motto be rendered IL
able TO the recurrence OF an in~,efroption :
miiar to that which has recently oeen s"pe.
riencsd is established by reiefIiu6 ~ 'ne
authentic document which, had Tue hoao.
70 Law before Lord Camden, and Which !
placed n the hands of Nh Cooks. Inc
names ~ which { have called your LORD
sh,p,s attention. contain, amongst o'aef
matters an official account Oh 'nI ~
sions imported from the un''sa CO..
oof America into Jamaica, from the oosl
Sentember. 1901, TO the Soth osPsemoei
1904. These aecouuts wall ne" your
Lordsh;p, ,ha, very cohsiderablequan'l1les
of nroyisions are required IN the course
vI s- for the use of this Island;
and / beg ieave 10 ur~nSi--, hat | am given
TO understand that the orders sentvnf. ,.sar
for Herrings could notbe complied WIN
ewing to the great scarcitySot that af,'c's'
which prevailed in Scotland and~lreiaho'
I have to submit to your hardship, that u
Is very desirable the inssruceons' sent by
his maiesty's ministers to~the kings repre-.
senta,iyes. on the subject of the intercourse
between the United States OF America and
jamaica. should be as-precise and distinct
az possible, as it won Id appear thatsthe or
.ders restraining this intercourse un.ess IN
cases of real and urgent necsssity, nave
received an Interpretation different from
that which they were intended to bear.
mMv constituents alledge, that the DIS.
inclination manifested by the Lieutenant
Governor oIIamaicato exercise the discre-
,;onary pewer vested in him, until some
case of necessity was proved1to exists more
,rgeus than the ordinary necessity which al
ali times exists, and the very marrow limits
10 which the proeiamstionis confined, clear
lv demonstrate that he has considered ms
Maiesiy's orders as Imperative and that the
.airrction left in him extended only to cases
n ac.nal want. If the occurrence OF that
actual want must be felt, or Il the evhs a.
rising fra IN scarcity be endured beior the
intercourse shall be authorised, very injnr'.
oas consequences will epsue.
u.Ibe importance Of the subject leads me
10 request your LsrdshiP's early astenaon
TO TINS communication; and have tue no.
nor,to'be, &c.
(signed) .EDMUNDsP LYON.
1cspy Of a letter from vTaaOuht Caa'sresgh to
Mr.. Lyon.
Ba5rsins Strett. 7t6@Ssff. fSo5.