The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-22
mo. 70.

i"e the DISCRIMINATING duty upon cotton they
wh be satisfied. 1t it proper to observe
discriminating duty is not recent th;np.
the duty is relatively now what it WAS be-
tore but as the gross amount of duty in,.o-
sed on American produce by tie &C. of Par
1amcpt carrying the orders of Council into
encct, has encreaScd, this effect has result
eo' Let us examine how the fisheries wilt
De affected, which TO some gentlemen are a
source OF tremendous uncasness Forthcsc
hshermen lsympathise with all nv soul. be-
Cause they are precisely in my own situ;ii.
. on They impose on stock fish IS. Cd stc.r-
. ing per cWt and on every other ,,,ecics 4s
sterling per cwt. Now gentlemen have al
WAYS told you the fisheries cannot subsist
i without some special bounty from govern-
/ ment.
VIII ticynoz, contend that that branch Of
in,iustry can Maintain itself agains, a duty
the fourth part of the value of the fish (? Cnt
on 100 from It's natural market, and forcedin-
to one in which there is no demand The
merchant who has patronised the fisheries.
and vested his capital in the transportation.
VIII no longer lind it his interest to pursue
his accustomed traffic in this article to Eau
rome I'm the enh;ect Of the Gsi,e.;:.. -
member remark Of Alexander Barring, who
is considered one of the most intelligent mer
chants in England, that the cutting off our
trade win the continent would effectually
destroy their own fisheries, because he said
they used to sell their fish to the American
merchants who sent them to Spain and Por-
tugai &c. under the neutral Gag. How
much greater must be the injury when to the
! loss OF the market must be added the expcnce.
OF double freight and insurance and proilj-
bltory instead OF protecting duty? Cen
tlemen will hardly call this a matter orbou,-
~ from his royal majesty. What will be the
effect on the planter' believe 1 have
shewn the interests of the eastern merchants
and fishermen are completely DESTROYED. It
will be found that similar duties are laid ON
lumber, and other important articles. one
TatinS in the same way as ON the fisheries.
| WIN respect to the productions ofthe SOUTH
ern Country, let us take tobacco, an article
IN which l am personally interested. We
export annually about IS 900 hhds from the
u. States, OF which it is stated by Mr.. Ba-
ring the consumption in England is about
l@oo0 hhds: annually. What will become of
the surplus? 1flodged in England it will not
sell, because the quantity exceeds the de-
mand in England, while the risoue of CAPTURE
and the duties on expectation must coniine it
TO that country C destroy competition among
the purchasers. On this subject beg leave.
to read calculation of the tribute to which
that article is liable.
| " A cargo of Tobacco may be said to con-
sst or 4Vo hogshcads. For the sake of round
! u. Eto,,
ly 1000 pounds and the account stands thus.
100000 lbs. tobacco at l ! sterling per lib.
is 2.5oOG sterling or, SI1, 100 90
Tonnage at lbs. per ton on 400
ton is 24OG sterling, or LOGS GO
Light money, and about fifty o.
| Their charges will amount to 500 90
Amount OF tribute on each cargo IL. o65 60
Deducting the quantity of tobacco con.uro.
| F,uPianH ne u
contincnt, and which would go direct but for
the orders in council, is compelled to touch
IN England and pay besides double freight
duties, which calculated as above, stands
lthus--say $4,000, though the real quantity i.
$4,000 hhds. weighing 1000 ID. at Id. ster-
ling per pound, is 425'000G or 81, o98 600 90
ITO ships tonnage at S 1000
each $4,000 90
| Amount of tribute on lob. 50, s3s, 900 90
lie amount attribute then on "A, coo hogs
heads, the quantity consumed on the CONT
nent, is 1888, 900 dollars, nearly one half
the value of the whole article when slim
ped from the United States, estimated ON
the custom house books at 5000 600. After
having destroyed its value, by deprivine us
OF a market and hindering its consumption,
venture TO pronounce that if the embargo
was removed, 1T would not pay the risque and
"'uNh 1893 tIiC uuly. i he planter
would receive no reward for his labor. and
the merchant undertaking the shipment
would be ruined. But the gentleman from
Massachusetts talks about navigating the o.
} cean as matter of perfect safety. What
are the facts 50 far as they have transpireds
Mr. Gray, GOT Salem,) man whose patrio-
tism mas honorably trumphed over the pre-
udiceS OF party, and whose commercial ac-
curacy will not be questioned, has stated,
that ont ct seven vessels which sailed from
that port in the month of December, onIv
one reached the continent, and she had to
pay heavy charges to escape confiscation
she was, to use vulgar saying whipped and
Cleared have seen a list from n single
; insurance Office in Baltimore, of vessels clear
; ed out from the LIST of September to the 22d
December, and out of fifteen which sailed
Tor the continent, in that time ONLY tqvo es-
; caped--two were condemned, two acuuit4
ted, and nine remain in jeopardy. WHY
+ then will gentlemen tell us we can carry on
+ commerce, when such vessels as have sail
t ed nave been devoted to certain Capture ,
la tho case OF the Insurance COMPANY to
, which have alluded, the loss Of property
!! was calculated al 4 ~isIUe OF so per cent or
It's whole value, and il the case of the port
OF salem, at rsquc at least as great
= WIN respect to the trade with the French
4, ana Spanish colonies, which was open when
the embargo was laid, every body knows we
= had enough of some Of their articles o., scr,r