The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-24

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barge, than which, as the accompanying
letters and DEGREES prove. nothing could be
farther from the truth. The first arrival
at St. Sebasrians from the u. s that sailed
| under the law passed the LIST of March,
lSOS, was the schooner Fawn; to an appi
| Cation for permission to enter and dispose Of
her cargo, the following answer was given
to the commandant at st. Sebastians &c
neral, ON your acquainting me by your let
ter OF the 23d May last, with the reclaua
ton OF the captain of the schooner Fawn.
you have asked me what conduct YOU were
to observe with respect to the other vessels
from the u. ). finding themselves in the
same case. who should establish the like re
clamation-l inform YOU that the cmncror's
Intention is that his DEGREES Of the 2l,t Nov
1906. and of 1907, relative to the blockade
OF the British Islands, will continue to be ex-
ecmted in The ports of Spain as in the ports
OF France. Thus any vessel that NAV be
found countervailing the DEGREES will be sub
Ject to the measures of rigor which they pre-
scribe, but when there is no violation of the
DEGREES, American vessels are at full liber
~ to enter or sail.-Sgned the minister of
war, Count of Huneburg.
Inc Fawns cargo was disposed Of to adj
vantage on her return to the U. S. the
merchants encouraged by her reception, aud
the assurance given in the foregoing letter:
made many expeditions for ST. Sebastians:
the faWn went back with second cargo
and returned from thence for Baltimore on
the 25th December. On the 2Sth December
the hrst violence was offered to American
property; which, from the previous June
mad been allowed freely to be imported and
exported The schr. Kite arrived at Naples
the hrst vessel on application to admit her
TO enter. the Neapolitan minister of foreign
ahairs addressed the American consul Is,
July, 1909, as follows - On this occa
sion his majesty has resolved as a general
measure. that all American vessels that ar.
rive IN this kingdom with direct expeditions
and positive destinations for IT'S ports, shall
be freely admitted, provided they come fur
nished with the requisite certificate of the orr
gin OF their cargoes, 6 with the respective pa
pers OF their navigation in order, and always
understood that they be not found to Counter
act the royal DEGREES of Goth December 1906.
and 9Th Jan. 1908, relative to the English
commerce, and to that of the neutral now
ers, which DEGREES, are to be preserved in
their full rigor and effect" Thus encourag
ed on the return of the Kite, large shipments
were made from the u. 5. to Naples, which
were unmolested until about the last of
Nov
The government of Holland issued de.
cree on the 3lst March, 1909, permitting the
Importation by neutrals, of certain articles
among them tobacco and pot ashes of this
country and on the 30th June, 1909, ex
tended importations by the following decree:
Art The last of articles allowed to be i'm
ported by the act of the S1st March, shall
be extended to the following Rice, slaves,
Dark and other drugs used in medicine. cot
ton Georgia, Louisiana and Carolina, Java
Coffee and sugar from our colonies. Art. III.
Besides certificates of origin, required by
our former act, the director Of the board of
trade shall appoint seven brokers to examine
the 'ods. to ascertain if they are tot rally the
produce OF cur colonies, or of the u. S. for
the better means of examination all goods
shall be unloaded in the royal stores. Art.
Ill A month from the date hereof, our di
rector OF the board OF trade shall report
to us, it 1t is advisable to permit The CONT
nuaton OF these measures. Art. w. Ame
rican vessels arriving within three months
from the date hereof and those already in
port, shall not be subject TO the bloc ade de-
cree, provided the same have noe been in
England nor been visited by the enemy; all
captains shall make declaration conformable
to this article & IN case Of prev arication ship
@ Cargo to be CDnhscatcd. Art V. For as much
as the cargo as appears TO be conformable to
our aforementioned articles the same shall be
Placea at the disposal or the proprietors or
consignees the sequeste ed goods that re
main in the royal stores to be disposed of &C
cording to law
lhe above decree was repealed by that
OF the 29th July, which confined the impor-
tation from the u States to tobacco and pot
ashes, as permitted by the decree of the 31st
March, 1909 Louis Napoleon, &c, "Un
TIL farther orders our decree of the SOth of
June, respecting the admission of American
vessels INTO the harbors of this kingdom,
shall be repealed and every thing relating
thereto be placed on the same footing upon
winch 1t wa before the PRONUNCIATION OF the
said decree, so that no other vessels than
those conforming strictly to the restrictions
contained in our former DEGREES. shall be
admitted ; those which shall not so conform
shall be warned off, the director of the Gus
toms hereby orders all CUSTOM house officers
stationed in the harbors and ports of this
Kingdom, to act according to the above de-
cree, and 10 inform all captains uf American
vessels VINO may hereafter arrive, of the con
tents OF the same; as also to send the papers
OF those whom from the nature of their car
goes conceive the same advisable, with the
addition of the usual declaration of the di
rectors OF the customs, and TO wait for fur
Their orders concerning the same. The yes
sells that arrived with permitted articles,
disposed OF them to advantage. unul Dec.
1909 these arriving with other articles, were
not permitted to discharge them for sale.
but were at liberty to deposit them in the
royal stores, or leave the country with them
OH board {: such vessels as did not depart were
unmoiested until the PRONUNCIATION in April
last, OF the treaty between Holland & France