Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-17


He says ! am sorry to have to acquaint
you that the Lords OF the Council have re-
jected the petition for license to project
a cargo in an American ship from Amelia
Island, and in such terms as to discourage
all expectation that renewed pstitioo.
would be attended with better success
Looking to the possibility of the contjnu-
ance of your h-Intercourse Law, we
have stated case, experimentally only,
for the. governments OF ourselves & friends,
aud we hasten to give you the information.
-.s Vessels to import from Amelia Island
must be either under the British or Spanish
Flag"
Communicated for publication in the Mer-
camille Advertiser.
INTERESTING 70 MERCHANTS.
No tobacco, pitch, tar, eurpentine, hemp,
Aag-nasts, yards, bowspr,Ss, slaves, hrad-
ing, boards, timber, shingles OF lumber of any
sort, bread, blscu {, Hour, peas, beans, pota.
toes, rice, oats, barley or grain of any sort
shall be imported into any Island IN tue
West-ln Indies, under the dominion of any
: foreign European sovereign or state, or
from ANY colony or plantation on the Con-
tinent OF South America, under the domni-
on of any foreign European Sovereign or
State: under forfeiture of the snip.
In Case of public emergency, or distress,
the Governors, Lieutenant Governors, or
Commanders in Chief of the said Islands,
under the dominion of the King OF Great
Britain, with the advice and consent Of
their Councils; may authorfse the impor-
tation of tobacco, pitch, tar, turpentlne,
hemp, fagamasts, yards, oowsprlts, slaves,
heading, boards, timber, shingles or lun-
Der of any sort, bread, biscuit, -four, peas,
potatoes. wheat, rice, oats, barley, or grain
of any sort for limited time, from the
Continent of South America or from any
Island i'll the West.Indies, under the do.
nlnion OF any foreign European sovereign
or state for the supply of the inhabitants
of the said Island, provided that such
goods be imported by British subjects and
in British built ships, owned by HIS Ma.
jesty's subjects and navigated according
to law.
If any of the goods imported by virtue
%. G.. Sd. chap 6 sec. II, have been i'm
ported from any colony ON the continent
of South America, or any island in the
West-lndles. under the dominion of any
foreign European sovereign or state, into
any OF the Islands in the West Indies, uh-
der the dominion of His Maj esty, shall al
ter such Importation be exported OF ship.
peo or Drought 10 any quay or other Place
with Intention OF being Slapped for impor-
tation and the said articles or vessels, or
beat shall be forfeited, before any artIcle
which may be legally imported from the
Islands in the West Indies, under the do.
minion of His Majesty, and which are of
the description before enumerated shall
be shipped Tor expectation from any of the
seid Islands, the exporter shall make oath
before the Collector of the Cus,oms--that
they have not been imported from any coli
Cny OF the continent of South America, or
any fore gn Island in the West Indies.
In some of the Islands, they command
that II. Ms, Order IN Council of the 18th
April {. 4S 3, IS still in force but it has
been rendered null and void, by the suisse
quent ofder OF the 18th April 1909.