Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-05-29
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krw- YoKK, May 10.
A Boiton paper lays, hr Jaae CeEa Left town
yeaerday for Cana'a. We we're mifsken. when
we fated thar he was appointed TO command
the Halifax &ation, although il was mentioned
In the Englih papers. The admiral 10 ON fur
Tough TO attend 70 fome prrfonal concerns-he
is native of Maaachuieus, and royal
refugee.
Bv the arrival Of rhe American Packet we
have received Paris papers to the I'd OF April.
They contain bat few articles of news. IL was
ftated that Louis Bonaparle was TO be appointed
commander in chiet in Holland, to reiide at the
Hague.
Capt. Swain, informs thar he was embsrgoed
az L'Orient for 20 days, which was rsifed on
the 4th OF April. This embargo wa. laid in
conteqaence OF the falling Of French frigates
and brig, from that port. which veHels took
their departure about the zsth of March.
Hi, Britannia majefy's brig Bufy was off the
Hook Iaft evening, on a ciuize.
Private letters fate that a new duty had been
laid on all cotton goods exported from Great
Britain.
We are obliged to Mr.. Bramfon, for the fol.
lowing information concerning the new duties
in France. which we publiih for the uie Of the
American merchants conseIned in that trade
We have received from the above gen iemsn the
imperial DEGREES relating 70 the above duties.
printed 10 French, which eau be viewed at this
Office.
The imperial decree of the zzd Feb. 1906,
prohibits the importation Of white cotton goods.
Cotton pays entry duties Of so francs for two
qointaIs.
BY the decree of the 2ssh Of February, to-
bacco in leaves pays duty in American bot
toms ct 200 francs per quintals.
BY the decree of the 18th Feb. Tobacco in
French bottoms Pays $50 francs the two
quinrals.
And by the decree of the 4,h March. tie fol-
lowing articles, are fubjea TO the following
duties
Cocoa. 400 francs per quintals. Cocoa
from French colonies, entry duty 6 francs, do.
do. for soniuwp,ion I6o. Coffee Iso. Do.
from French colonies 6. Do. for coniumption
I,9. Pepper ISs. Do. from French colonies
8. Do. for confumPtion IIs. Pepper I5o.
DO. from French colonies I4s. Muicovado
iugzr IS. Do. from Fnnch colonies AZ.
Ciayed do. 100. Do. from Ffench colonies Sc.
Teas, where the value is under francs the
killsgrame, frsocs per Kilograms. De. above
francs, the fame. Bchdes war tax of 10
per cent. on the above doties.
N. B. No iales have been made in Naptz in
coffee or fugsp, Gnce the new duties were laid /;
and no prices fixed a. yet upon thofe articles
The goods in emxpsf pay the new duties. 50
killogrames are Io1 IA ID. French and liz 10.
American weight !: ikillograme is competed Of
10 hettogrames, and hedogrames arc lirle
mere thas French pound.
FEDERAL eonEaesy.-W When Mr.. Wrighfs bill
and Mr.. Gregg's. Mr.. NichoIfon's and Mr..
Clsy's refolutions were introduced in congreis,
the federalias denounced and oppofed every
meafure of the kind as too hatfh, leading TO
war and calculated ouly to crafty Mr.. JeHer-
fon's hatrsd of England. In the mean while
the Britifh had ceaied their depredations on our
COATS. Four days after the adjournment of
oonerefs. however. a Bri,ifh Equadron takes iss
ration of New. Yerk, blockades the port, cap
tures our vef1els, and kills one Of our citizens.
Federal vengeance is now fuddenly routed, the
murder Of the man Though 70 far accidental
that they had fred at dozens of our veiIels in
the fame manner before, without happening to
MI ""y - ~hai gu W shs s>~~s"s VI ivl'e
Jeferion. and his administration reproached
with cowardice and tseachsry in not preventing
or repelling the Britifh outrages. Look at this
condud fellow citizens In the yeas and nays
in congrsis you will End every federzitf voting
againR what they call war nssfurss and 70
foon after you fee the fame party Eeviling eur
government for not going TO war. They psfsd
an aa ssdt, M. Alams for /filiss the navy.
and now they abufs Mr.. Jefsyss becauis.shey
are fold. They built frigates in fuch manner
that two Of thsm are already condemned 40 sn-
fit for fervice. A Law 10 pafIed to fell thofe two
federal hulks, and the adminiarstion is cslum-
mated for felliog the navy and leaving our
COATS unprotected. The fedsralias in congrrfs
oppofe every appropriation Of money for the de-
fence Of the country, but FUN for buildine
fevsnty -foun which they ksew was i@psseica-
bic and now their followers villify the repub-
licans for not reiiaing foreign segeflions by
force. They held the reins of government
twelve yean. during which they expended
100000 dollsrs in terrifying New York the
republican sdminiRsation expended aao,oos