Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-28

(, country 20 typorsl hsir produce 70 Orleans
where ii was admitted On paving fifteen per
rent duty This eucressed the latercosrse
as msny who wosld noeebsiore adventure.
phile il was amattsI offaso or granted By
the governor, now entered INTO commsrci.
al spccuianons and from the Clio the
proyircs If Leuisiana was notaonly suppl,
cd with sofacient stock ct -four, whisky
and salted provisions, hemp aud lat efly
cordage, but considerable ..qnaniI;y q
some Of them, of.en was shipped from
hence as the produce OF Ibis province, L
Havana and other Spanish ports; besides
these articles, the produce Of their lands,
dry goods were secretly imported, AID sold
ID the diffsrrn. ports along the river and
alho' orders were given TO lhy comaand'
an, Of New Madrid, the first port below
the Ohio, TO prevent such importatiops,
ard seize en- all who trsnsgresscG these or.
ders, il was easily avoided: here the boais
gave manifest Of their cargo, rndef which
a passport was given shis was endorsed
By the different comm snders on the river,
as the boats passed the owners might sell
their eatgoes where they pleased, aod by
the manifest which theyvwere bosnd TO de
liver 70 the government lnme diste1y on
their arrival al Orleans, their dutias were
calculated these duties conaiEued to be
exacsed at the rate scf fifteen per cent. untiI
alter the arrival of the beran Coropdolet,
when, under the idea CT facilitating certain
political ideae of bis own, he reduced them
Oh his own authority 20 SIX per cenf. This
measure was highly disapproved ofby Gar.
deeae, The minister OF Ena1ee, who hrea
tened 20 make him personally responsible
for the difference, and ordered the duties
10 be placed 90 their former footing. The
barcn was not easily Diverted from, favor
lie measure paid 20 attention 10 the minis.
ters FIRST orders; he represented second
time, and again received nsore positive
order than Inc 6rsr. Despairlng Of berg
sble to gain his point with him. and deter
m,ned nos to absodonit, he addressed h.m-
self to The king through the rain.ser Of
s:ase. His plans were approved OF and the
$ duty hzed al SIX per cent. a. whichtase il
s!,.i suss.sss and this is the duty e.scteG
IN every thing imported from soy Of the
American setilements on the Chic or Mis-,
sisspsi for sale 10 New ORLEANS. This
duty is far ffoa1 being busthensome TO
the importer, on Account OF the low rste
of estimation, and the facility wiehswhich
variou. means considerable part OF il is
always avoided. Flour is valued bat al
four dollars barrel, hfs, qoality tobacco
three: dnliars per cwt. o,htr qualities Two,
whisky ihirty-seyeD AID halt ceats Per
gallon, ADD salt provisions and other aru.
cles al reasonable rate, as may be seen
in the tariff which accompanies 'his, &C.
eording to this the duties are calculated,
and which nasurally fail on the consumer,
By degrees the importation Ct hoar from
Ohio has almost pm, a6nal stop TO aay irosn
the Atlantic states, and We shortly expect
that such quantities will De msnufactoi
ed ib the western country, as TO permit
the merchants Of Orleans 10 enter into
+compe,i,on with those Of the middle
states at foreign markets The 9nseu'y
OF different. productions imported from The
Ohio, since the opening OF that trade, has
varied considerably from year ,oyesr. in
the beginning tobacco was the principal
export from Kentucky, and q, one period
f,or, 1900 10 1000 bids. came down The
Mississippi noaaliy for three or four years;
they at the same time exported a gres!
quantity Of butter. lard, and salt Prov
..ops Within the last three years fac ex
per,ation Of tobacco was considerably di !
rainished, ard -four seems 10 take rs place.
Hemp has likewise bcso imported trom
ihsnce 10 considerable quao.itles; was tor
merry reshipped from hence 10 che At'an
sic ssst !; bu. what new comes is mapn.
facured here. Cordage is likewise IN
rnttrd from X eninckr where sGHla RODE