Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-07
BALTIMORE, March IS.
Translated for the Federal Gazeff1
PROCLAMATION BY

ne Chief Of the government of Yavti.
The numerous abuses which have taken
place IN the different branches of the govern
ment, particularly in the custom -house de-.
partment, have obliged NE to take rigorous
measures to repress thsIn. The NOTICES
winch have given to these hardened and
faithiess officers, have not brought them to
their duty and my kindness towards To-
rei6ners, who came TO trade in our ports.
has only served as an incentive to their
fraud.
IL is therefore necessary TO ADOPT severe
measures, III order 20 remedy these abuses.
which have deprived government of its re-
sources.
/. Consequently, to put stop to such dila-
pidations, do order as follows:
l. Eevery Haytian or foreigner, convic-
ted OF having fraudulentiy endeavored to
land or take on board any goods, with a
view to avoid the payment OF duties, shall be
condemned to- be hung, and his effects con-
hscated TO the use of the state.
2. Every officer, convicted ofhaving lent
hand to such fraud, shall be Condemned
to be hung, and his effects confiscated 10 tn.
use OF the government.
5. Every person convicted ofhavine frau
dulently embarked OF debarked, from one
vessel to another, any merchandise, shall
also be condemned to be hung, ana his ef-
tects confscated.
4. Ihe custom-house officers in particu-
lar and the other officers Of the povern-
mentJ are charged with the execution OF
the present order; and they shall be consi
dered as accomplices in all offences Of this
nature, of which they shall not inform.
The present proclamation shall be prin-
ted, read, and affixed to the doors Of the
different custom-houses, &c.
Given at headquarters, at the Cane.
the 30th January, 1907, the fourth
year of independence.
Ihe Chief OF the Government,
HENRY CHRISTOPHE.
by his EXcellency,
The Secretary of the Government
RoUAEEz, Junior.
March 81.
By recent arrival from New-Orleons-
we have received from the hands of an
anonymous correspondent, a circular hrjnt-
"a letter, 10 The French language, bearing
az me top the following title, 7prfffeD IN
Shsiish-' Letter IRAN member III tLe
LeSiS|dfHre. u me Territory Of Orleans,
20 ms constituents" The letter is without
signature, bears the general date OF "Fe-
Druary, 1907" and contained the follo,viro.
~ wv oiIolC VI "a IduNDlII. IL
is evident, from the iatroducfjoU 10 the
handful, from the tenor of the French cir
cular letter, "a translation of which We
shall eDdeayor to present tomorrow and
from the letter and the handful being qno-
nymoHs, that there is party in the CITY Of
New.Or,eans resoiutely bent On thc dies.
ruction Of Gen. Wilkinson and Gov. cal.
borne. Why has not the member Of tho
Orleans legislature put hisn&me t. his Cir
cuiar letter? Why does 30, The printers
name appear to the handbip3 WHY arc
these productions foTwa rded IN he Iuau.
tic states Il is probable that thc circular
letter has been prepared, for the purIrse
81 distribution Throughout the IT, States, ia
order to draw down public Indignation ca
the commander of the army and the TO-,
verHor Of Orleans, and 70 Withdraw tie
general attention OF tho people from the
traitors themselves 70 those who have de-