Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-24

OF the act, entitled An act 90 intersiic,
tue commercial intercourse between
the United States and Great Brita;.
and France anG their depe ndencies. and
for other purposes" be, and the same
is hereby repealed.
sec. 2. And be il further enacted
That all the peaalties and forfeitures
which may have been incsrred under
the. act last mentioned, and also all the
penalties and forfeitures which may
have been incurred under the act lay..
ing an embargo on all ships aud YES.
sells in the ports and harbors of the u.
nited States. or under any of the sew
eral acts supplementary thereto. or To
enforce the same, or under the acts 70
interdict the commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great
Britain and France and their Deepen.
denotes, and for other purposes, Shall
be recovered and distributed, and may
be RENTED in the manner provided by
the said acts respectively, and in like
7 manner as if the said acts had continu.
ed in full force and effec;.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the two first sections of the act,
entitled {" An act to interdict the com !.
mercial intercourse between the Unl-
ted States and Great Britain aud
France aud their dependencies, and for
other purposes" be, and the same are
hereby revived, and shall from the pas
sage OF this act have full force and eff
tsLt.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That from and after the passage OF,
this act, an addition OF fifty per centum
shall be made to the duties now impo-
sed by law on the Importation ofgoods,
wares and merchandise, in respect to
all goods, wares and merchandise, the
growth. produce or manufacture of any
of the dominioUs, colonies or ucpen en-.
cies OF either Great Britain or France.
or imported from any OF the said do.
minions. colonies or dependencies
which additional duties shall be levied
and collected IN the same manner and
under the same regulations and allow
ance, as to drawbacks, mode of securi-
ty and time OF payment respectively, as
are already prescribed by law, in re-.
lation to the duties now in force on
the importation of goods, wares and
merchandise.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted
France shall, before the third day of
March next. so revoke or modify her
edicts as that they shall cease 20 vio-
late the neutral commerce of the Uni.
ted States, winch fact the President OF
the United States shall declare by pro-
clamation, and if the other nation shall
not within three months thereafter SO
revoke or modify her edicts ia like
manner, then the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eigth, ninth, tenth and
eighteenth sections OF the act entitlen
- An act TO Interdict the ccmmercisl
intercourse between the United Sta es
and Great Britain and France and their
dependencies, aud for other purposes -
shall, from ami after the expiration oil
three months from tine date OF the pro.
clamation aforesaid, be revived and have
full force and effect, so far as relates
to the Gominions, colonies and depen.,
denotes. and to the articles the growth,
produce or manufacture of the domi,
mons, colonies and dependencies OF
the nation thus refusing or negiectine
to revoke o. >~dify ner edicts in the
manner ator.-, And the restrictions
imposedDy this act shall, from the date
OF sucn proclamation, and the additional
duties laid by this act shall, from lhe
emu of three months after the date OF
such proclamation, cease and be dIscon.
tinued in relation to the nation revokine
or modifying her DEGREES in the man.
ner Aforesaid Provided, That the
said additional duties shall be collected
on all SUCH goods wares and mercnan-
disc, liable to pay the same, as ball
ha ..I Il
On which the sad duty is 10 cease.
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xtract of letter from Cadis, to Mer-
Camille House IN Richmond, dated March
1, 1910. M
!" Tnis place on the land side is com.
eteiy invested by the French, under the
of Gen. Soult, the amount ot
nose force is not known, but supposed tc
} from Is to 30 or $1,000 mea opposed
this force are the Spanish troops under
e command of Gea. Casta nos, seconded
: Gen. Albuquerque, about 10000 srong
Id the Engl.sn and Portuguese, under the
,mmand OF Gen. Stewart, amounting t.
or 1000 more. rhe situation OF all thos,
oops IS on the island where it j. connected
the main by abridge thrown across We
narrow river by the Romans---the rive
.rhaps at high tide is 20 or,sO yards wide
II the arch of the bridge (Which was des
Dyed several weeks since and small
OGDEN draw.bridge erected in It's stead
'uld not have exceeded ten yards in diam
er. The island Can only be approached
, narrow road Of l6 PAGES IN width
hch leads TO the bridge, as the countr,
, each side of IL for several miles, is s.
IT up into salt pans as to render it alInos
npassable for infantry; indeed let them APP
roach it any in.,nner they can, they mus