The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-14


Their ports and places. In all of these cases, eli
ther the actual investment of the particular port
was wanting, or the vessels, seized for an imp,i-
ted criminal destination to it, had not been warn
cd as required; The Just extent OF these ciams
tho undersigned are not able To state but they
presume that il cannot be considerable
The only remaining claims, which are reduci-
bic to any precise class, are those which relate
to captures within the territorial jurisdiction of
the United States. Of these, AS well as some
others of miscellaneous nature, which the
undersigned have not AT present the means ct
presenting distinctly to lord Holland and lord
Auckland, lists shall hereafter be prepared and
iud before their lordshps. accompanied by suita-
BILE explanations
The undersigned request lord Holland and
lord Auckland to accept the assurance of their
perfect consideration. -
(signed) JAMES MONROE,
WM. PIf!KNEY.
An eera-o cial communication with regard TO the
Canada trade
memorial has been presented to lord Hol-
land and lord Auckland, OH the part OF the Cana
ola merchants, setting forth variety of injuries
which they complain of having sustained from
the government and servants ofthe United States,
and praying that their complaints may be attend
ed to, and redress obtained for them in the dis
cusslons which are at present pending between
the American and British commissioners.
The injuries brought forward on their MEMO
rails may be reduced 10 the three following Heads.
lst. Their exclusion from Louisiana.
Cd. Their being made to pay higher duties for
The goods they import into the United States from
Canada, than the duties payable by the citizens of
the United States on the importation of the same
goods lii American vessels INTO the Atlantic ports
OF the United States.
Sd. Certain minor grievances which they con-
tend to be in like IN amer contrary to the letter
and spirit of tho treaty of 1894
BY the Sd article of the treaty of 1874, it is a
greed that it shall at all times be free to his nia-
Jestys subjects, and to the citizens of the United
States, freely to pass and repass, by land IN
land navigation into tho respective territories and
countries of the two parties on the continent of
America, and to navigate all the lakes and wa
tiers thereof, and freely to carry on trade with
each other.
But notwithstanding this express stipulation,
which secures to his maesty's subjects without
Limitation or reservation The right of commercial
intercourse by land or inland navigation with all
the territories of the United States, on the osn-
tinent of America, the governor of Louisiana has
merce Of that extensive province, unless they abb
lure their alleg lance to his majestv, and take AN
oath of allegiance to the United States, and the
same governor has also taken it upon INN to pro-
hibit the introduction OF any goods or inerchan-
die which arr not the property of citizens of the
This arbitrary proceeding, besides being q di-
rect violation of the treaty Of 1894 is highly de-
trimehta to- the private interests of the Canada
merchants, for it excludes them from a country
where they have been CARRYING on trade success
fully for many years, without interruption from
the Spanlards, having lattcrly pushed their com
mercial posts even to the banks ot the Missouri,
and augmented the sale of their goods in LOUISE
ana, to the amount of about K 10, COO or & So, 600
By the second paragraph of the Sd article of
the treaty of 1894, it is agreed, that al goods and
merchandise, whose importation into the United
States shall not be wholly prohibited, m.y freely,
for the purpose of commerce, DE carried into the
same, in the manner aforesaid by his najcstys
subjects, and such goods or merchandise snail
be subject to no higher duties than those pava-
BILE by citizens of the United States, on the imor-
tation of the same in American vessels into tic
Atlantic ports of the SAID states.
But Notwithstanding this stipulation, that the
duties on goods imported into the United States
from Canada, shall be no higher Than the duties
paid for the same goods when imported in Anne
rican vessels into the Atlantic ports of the United
States, the custom house officers Of the inland
ports pr~>tise mode of estimating the duties
imported from Canada, which has the effect of
raising Tia duty ON the prime cost of these goods
to * % per cent. instead of K 16 10 per cent
which is the amount of the duty payable on The
same goods, when imported in American vessels
into the Atlantic ports of the United States
AS these goodssare destined ultimately for the
Indian market, this difference gives decided adj
vantage i'll that commerce to the cltizeHs of tic
United States, over the subjects of his majesty
contrary to the spirit and obvious meaning of die
treaty of 1894, the basis of which, in all it's st.
puiations with regard to the Indian trade, were
impartiality, equality and reciprocity of sdyanta
ges.
The manner in which this evasion of the trea
ty is effected, will appear from the account given
of it by the Canada merchants, in their memorial
above referred to.
They state, " that by the revenue laws of the
United States, all goods imported into their terri
tory, not charged with a particular duty, pay
duty of Is per cent ad-vaorem, excepting goods
fromthe Cape of Good Hope, and from the coun
tries Beyond it tiatin calculating this duty, 10
per cent is first added to the prime cost OF the
goods, and the duty afterwards calculated on Tn.
amount in the following manner:
Prime cost, f. 100
10 per cent. added, 10
* 10
IS per cent duty on { 40 16 10
But that in estimating the duty on goods import
ed from Canada, the custom house objects add 10
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