Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-17
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY II.

Interesting LJormatio',. We ere IT,
formed from highly respectable scarce,
that advices have been received from MIR.
Monroe, in London. dated late in Maven,
Der, announcing ,hr most satisfactory al.
instmen, Of III dit4icul'les suo4isting h:.
tween this government and the cour. ef S..
James. PHI Irue Amer.]
Extract eta letter from Washington to a
gentleman in PhihdeI3hia, dated ttbfaa-
ry sh 1906.
:. The brig Hornc, is ordered for Eng
land ; it Is said Dent is 70 have the Gem
mand Lieutenant Trip, Morris, and Mac.
lean, SO in her; Marine officer Lieutenant
Cox. The current report is that Mr.. BURR
goes to England as eno0y extraordinary.
The trcate Boston was surveyed Yes;er.
day ana condemned, as unfit for service"
Mr.. BURR passed through this town last
Saturday, Oh his way to Washington,
Extract Of a letter from an american mer.
chant to friend in Charleston, dated
HaOanna, Noo. 5.
The governor and capian-general
marquis of SomerneIas, has jus. establish
ed in this city FIVE public vendues, cacula.-
ed upon more generous and honest princl.
pies than are generally adopted 10 the Spa.
nish domiaions. Any kind Of property
can be sold in them by its owners accord
ing 70 their own will and Instructions, with
this particular Circumstance, that landed
property, houses, vessels and slaves not
new) are to pay conformably 10 the ancient
Spanish establishment, his duty OF sx per
cent. denominated AlcGbala; and foreign
vessels pay, in this case, strangely duty,
10 say thrtv-two per cent. but all other
goods, wares, and merchandise. are ex.
emp,ed from duty. Now, it appears, that
the inteDdant and custom house officers
refuse TO adhere to such exemption, be-
cause they pretend to compare the vendues
to the judicial actions. Wholesale pay,
withoa, any exception, the AlGabala. IN
the mean while, the governors printed e..
d!nance, about vepdues, will be exactly
obeyed; and rhe dispute to be.decided by
shr king Of SPANS authority.
" II hat such claim should be set forth
by the Royal Haoiudee's accountants, is
not to be wondered at, if we consider the
arbitrary, ignorant and wild notions they
entertain about commerce, industry and
taxes; but what may surprise any body, is
to observe, as do, that the tradesmen and
merchants of this port, even amongst the
most distinguished By their rank aud for
tune, far from supporting generously, by
their confidence and protection, these new
and interesting establishments, as small
pattern of commercial liberty, are generally
enemies 70 them, either Qua Of prejudice,
or aattery 70 the officers Of the CUSTOM
house, in whose wisdom and criticism they
rely in very high degree.
They have not yet conceived the vendues
under the light of free exercise of trade, be,
nehcial to all parties concerned; and even
do not suspect, that it requires, en- their
part, every particular expression of graft.
,ude to their governor. Such 10 the ab-
surdi,y and indifference Of slavery in ali
public matters, Influenced only by native
ignorance and pride. Your wonder will,
however, abate, if l do nor acquaint you,
as apositive fact, when the frs, permission
was granted in the Havana, for free
intercourse between North America, and
Cuba that the merchants of this place were
the very same, and only men, that did