Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-13
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r....,,t ofa letter to merchaat ia NeJak,
KINGSTON, Jan. August 2.


9TH. American brig Constellation, capt.
asor,as from Beaufort, North Carolina,
,n uJ with lumber and provisions, aiser EN-.
rim. .. this harbor has been seized and dc
. .sn.5 b. his maiesty's ship polephemus,
n Sab mp picked fish on board. This sell
na,r has been made under the orders IN
asr0e;l Of 18th April last, to which refer
con- conan and BY which you viii perceive that
. s,.rrs and lumber, horses, mules, ASSES,
ma, cattle, sheep, hogs, and every other
,Dscies of live stock and live provisions
nerf pork and butter excepted are allow
u - be imported INTO and from the British
West India Islands and Colonies IN South
America. for II mouths froEn the foregoing
date. which are of she growth or produce OF
,hs country to which the yesse! importing
II, same Shall belongs" &c. bot notnias
herein contained shall be construed TO pei-
mi, after the 1st of Noveinber, 1909, the
foreooinp articles to be imported into the
said islands, colonies, &c. in vessels on
which there does not exist at the ume OF
importing the sane tonnage aaty OF at
least s.. sterling per ton. Nor at1er she lst
of Ialy. FISH, onwhieh there does not exiss
! lathe uma OF imposing the same duty OF at
|least1s sterIing per quintal on dried or salt
ed cod or ling fish, cured or sailed, and
pro3ortionate duty per barrel On cured or
pickled shads, alcwives, mackarel or salmon,
besides the toanag4 duty on the vessel as
Aforesaid" Now there does exist mere a
duty, laid on in April lastly the assembly Of
this island, of more than Ave sNlislngs ster-
! ing per ton on the vessel importing the same
and it is presumed she viii be cleared on
that score, although objected 70 BY the cap
! tor as being only an ISLAND DUTY, and not
originating at home the Case has heen sub
nited (as ali cases OF capture Or detention
are TO the attorney general, ana he has or
! dered her for trial; but | am informed that
the agents for the captors, as we'll rs the col
lcctor, are of opinion % withdraw this will
be ascertalned so-dav or 20 morrow, aud
when learn the issue vii, inform YOU
This law, | fear, will operate or Americans
bound to islands or colonies, Were no such
duties exist /; and expose them to ruin in
the most innocent pursuies. III b-ing
novel case, aud of vast importance & shs A
mercan trade in particular, | All ax;0us
'hatmy countrymen should b. apprfz5l Of
Inc same as soon as possible for their setter
sovcramcns.
A cause Of an extraordinary nature, was
eecldsd at the last term OF the Hustings
eolrt OF this Borough. The case was, this.
nt n prlvateer about three years since
.cl with vessel belonging to this port,
N some part of the Florida Gulph; carried
,er Under the shore, and anchored plum
uefsd her OF part of her cargo, materials,
%u 'ook OUT two negro slaves belonging 20
VIC owner here afterwards the maste, OF
NsPrvateer CAS- the master of the Anneri-
s ,a vessel stated in his protest, bat which
va, sa' not before tie courD compelled the A.
1oao master to draw raEsom bill for
leoo dollars on his owner, which the iatrer
~ M he action was brought to recover
~. amount of this bill. The case was re-
ssseon points of law for the court, who
=, understand ~ unanimously decided in ia
~ w. q the defendant.
M s Were not present at the argument, bat
4 Y'sasd indeed must be the state of our
masfee, if our courts wereto countenance
tIs ooas. The pirates, for they are lit
sdor who infest the seas, would make
Carr work r with US what they could safely
rco.. VI, they would make US redeem by
Nor. Led.]
Ia ,n s.afsaole phenomenon II, naturalhistory.
7pl,r,s..N We'll at Mr.. Anthony Holmead S
Aty. an' near this town, at the depth of IF
eaDc. eet'the workmen struck upon sub
sIa,.' which, on examination, appears to De