The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-01

Il Is not true, Mr.. PyshSrs, bss cry mode Ess
been dvd for be eeiai eosyeaieaee Of importers in
ZEN ling rs-esperf-fen. The msde practfed nazv is
the fame that has been irvasicbiy PrA9ded in the
cuRom houles. never baye &ns4vn any oibsy. will
ate the practice under the law. for the information
OF gentlemen who may not have turned their a,ten.
fon to the iubjedt On the arrival Of veiiel in any
OF the ports Of the u S. the matter prefents himiel
at the eufton houfe, and delivers to the collector
manfeh of his cargo; in that nIanifef if tie cargo
" intended for transportation, it is 70 declared, in
which cafe an inlpeSor remains OH board fuch vef-
lei until The departs, part tine cargo, deela,-
"d for esfs,faticn san b handtd, no bond for do
ties Is taken, nor any other bond except one
conditioned that part of ch cargo all be landed
with'nthe United States. veels make ule Tin time
OF wary of this privilege, except thofe which from
neutral country, or from the poneiIions Of Great
Britain Thofe merchants who arc acquainted with
the Brisilh fylten, and whole veTels Arrive in our
ports from the country of enemy Of Great Britain
always dcharge their cargoes, ieeure pay the du.
y and fell or relhiP the fame agreeably our laws
their own ,tereh compes them Co for If they do
not diieharge iueh cargoes, they procure
uranee, underthree, 4or vetimes the ufua premium,
OF courfe man would be 70 devoid of common enfe
as to pay thouiands Of dollars for inurance when the
fame number Of hundreds would pay all expenfes Of
landing, and the trant duty Of l-2 per cent on the
amount OF duty to the United States. Il is therefore
die TO iuPPoie las charged by th. and as believ-
ed by the ignorant) that any eva6ons in thu, way
would be attempted. The merchant understands his
mteret too well, to commit fueh au al of folly.
think It however not Improbable thar few veHels
that had failed IN the year of peace 1909, and re-
turned in 1903, might have proceeded Europe with
out landing their cargoes But, Mr.. Prelidenr, when
aeargo arrives which is intended for faIe or to be
landed Tor any other Purpofe, there is but mode Of
af7i4s, The owner enters his goods at the euftom
houie and gives bond with ufcient fecuri,y or paws
1 tv Ioxx, nj
his own aores he fells them to perion VINO means
to export or intends TO export decarati-
onthereoi is made a.the cuam and the goods
hipPed under the infpeSton Of the proper officers
When on board the owner and matter give bond that
uch goods ihanot DO re-laIded within the u. s. which
pond cancelled on certificates being produced from
our eoniuls at the port Of delivery that fueh cargo
has been landed in fueh port. Debenturcs for draw
BACK OF duties on goods 70 exported, granted by
the collector, made payable ON the fame day. on
which the bonds given for the duty inward flal be-
come due, which debentures are transferable but are
not payable until the bonds which they are iiIued
hall be paid. This has been our uniform law and
practice, and not mad eenvennes anf1rs, sre-
; enf pnPsf, The writer of" War in Diiyuife,i' as
already obferved, has taken his prees from Enplfh
law, and not from our laws he hastherefore reaion-
ed on falfe premifes, has probably deceived himelf
| and certainly has deceived others. The book, Mr.
Preiident is filled with mateni.nts of our law. and
prelune
patience of the Senate take up their time in detect
ing every error. The writer has aGumed for fast
that there mutt be great deal of Dutch, French and
Spaniih property eolluGvely covered by the Anne
| rican merchants for he fays-Where can America
have fonnd capital credit, adequate to the yaa
" magnitude OF her PreieRt invefments, by what
Ioeans could thefe new merchants of the IJnited
States be able TO purchafe all the eotly exports of
| (" the Spanifh colonies, &c. &C. &c" Nav. Mr.
Prefid~nt ] have heard gentleman i'm another BODY
triuniphantly ak, where have thefe mcrchanf. found
capital to carry the trade Of the worli! MIR. Pre-
tldent, franger travelling in South Carolina and
Georgia, might with equal proprety ak, whence
has ariien the nmenie wealth now fee! But few
years pat, and Your planters nor more rich than
their neighbors. Now they abound in wealth. The
anfwer would be eaiy. We have adopted new ar
tiele OF agreulture climate and foil is found pro.
per for cotten cultivate thar valuable article and
has yielded great profit. The merchant has bis An
liver as ready, to Wit: there has been war of more
than IL years in Europe, country ba. been ne,l.
trial. which has given US new feas to navigate andn.u
ionTees OF commerce to purdue; have purified
them with effeet and our capital has kept lace with
our views, thus extended by peculiarly fortunate
iiuatinn. But fir how our commerce carried OH
Whence our means 1t is conducted, Mr. Pref.
dent, with few exteptions) no. more rhan drop il,
the ocean, by American citizens, for their accoun,
only and not on account Of foreigners. In addition
10 the capital OF the merchants, there is bank CANT
tai IN the United States, of leaf fifty illisn of dol
lars very little of which is owned by the active and
enterPriing merchants, from which they derived
great advantages But, Cir, this trade to the Span
h and French colonies in the Wen Indies aud on the
MAN, is carried on with very little American capital
The German merchants export to the United Str,
annually, to the of feven millions, in goods
peculiarly adapted the trade and tale Of the colo
MES of Spain and France. Thofe goods are generally
fold at fix months and eight month, credit, eargoes
proper for thofe markets, made UP principally of
fueh goods, aGorted with large quantities of Britn
manufactures, purchafed linar credit, fome ella.
ret -four and falted Provions the returns for fuch
eargoes are made in fugaT and coffee, which may
fairly be expected to arrive in three, four or five
months, OF courfe in fu time meet the payment Of
the goods purchaGed credit. IL will be ieen, Mr.
Prefdent, by this view, and i is correct, that the
Welt India trade may be, and n mott cafe, actually
is carried with verye of the aGi eapitsI of our
merchants The trade TO the lie Of France is carried
on ALTO, in part, by credit obtained on Engih goods
"hiehis found to have anfwered that market. have
known one cargo go TO that Hand of Bri,ilh manu-
features, WHICH colt in Lopdon 10000 pounds S,er-
ling and which was fold Immediately. Cargoes of
fueh goods, aaotted with flour, failed proyifions,
French wines and fome pecie, enable your merchants
60 bring back cargoea of coffee in time to NEE.