The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-12

did not arise from principle OF friendship;
the calculations of France must betray doubt
Of her sincerity /; and that doubt would a..
waken feelings Of indignation in America,
and would clearly inform her Of the intercs.
by which France was actuated.
Mr. Weiiesiey, jun.-With respect to
the present state OF the war, he would OBJ
serve, that in all the Acts and DEGREES of
the French Emperor, he appeared now to
be actuated by nothing but desire of Re-
venge. Nor could he, in reference to his
Burning Decree, believe him SO weak as to
impOverish his own friends, for the nere
purpose of destroying merchandise No. he
went tar beyond thata--he wished to des-
troy the principle of commerce altogether
THAT principle which had raised the towns
of the Hanseatic League, to rank among
the powers of Europe-and the absence OF
which had reduced them to distress. His
great aim was to destroy the pre- eminence
OF England on the oceah--and until he
were obliged to abandon the idea it would
be in vain TO indulge the hope Ola solid aud
permanent peace. He congratulated the
house on the moderate tone which had been
adopted in the negotiations with the Uni
ted States of America, which, he trusted,
would be attended with happy effect.
Mr.. Ponsonby-Agreed, that there was
far as circumstances would permit, the u
States Of America.
USSI.A.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. s. /,
The new table of rates of customs
has made its appearance. 1t gives to the
Russian trade, a direction perfectly differ
ent from what it was before, and has chief
ty in view. to promote and increase the
erit1, IF nat, nd In
40 other ports shall be open for the impor
tation of foreign goods, than the follow
ing:
In the White Sea, Archangel in the
Baltic, Petersburgh, Revel, Riga and Lie
ban in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff.
Odessa, Theodosia and Tangazark and
by land, by Polangen, Radziwilow and Bos-
sar: other ports and frontier places being
shut against all importation of merchan-
disc.
The Importation of articles Of the hrst
necessity is alone pernnitted colonial pro-
duce, indigo and dyer's wood. it is only
lawful to import by the ports above men
toned, and no; by land. It is prohibited
to import broadcio,h and woollens of every
description. refined sugars and cotton manu-
features, with the exception of white cal
leo; farther, wine in bottles, and in gene
raj. wines of very high prices the wines
OF France, Germany and Gradisca can a :.
lone be imported and these only in hogs
heads each hogshead is TO paw eighty rou-
bles.---Raw sugar, which may also be i'm
ported by the ports above pointed out, is to
pay seven roubles per pood (of 40 pounds)
and coffee twenty roubles per pood. The
export duty on fax. hemp and other Rus
sian commodities, is increased. This new
tariff began TO be acted upon the Ist of
January, 1911, and is dated the 18th
Dec. OF last year.
Documents receast-y for Ships and Goods.
The following papers shall be required both in
the ports on the frontiers:
LA declaration, such IS is prescribed ia the
sea regulation.
III certificate from some Russian Consul. &.
where there is none, from the Magistrate of the
place. which shall specify the Quantity and qua
lity the goods. certifying also that they are
not OF eneDy's origin, manufacture. or proper
III. A bill of landing of all the goods ON board,
or permits for goods which came over lands, be-
sides those papers which belong to the ship-mas.
ter or the crews, or to those employed in the land
carriage.
IL the bill OF landing must be specified,
/. The quantity & quality Of the goods.
ii. The names of the exporter 8. of those TO
whom the goods are addressed
III Where the goods are shipped. & the place
% their destination.
Nv. The name of the ship master, & the price
Of freight.
The importation goods on order is prohibit
ed, except by American or Brazil ships, viii CHI
have their bill of lsding with blank endorse
ment and they may be admitted even without
the name ofthsse 10 whom the goods are con-
signed with regard Irregular ships papers.
Ship Documents.
Neutral ships entering the ports shall bring
the following documents
/. The sea pass.
ii. The ship g BIZ! &C purchase.
Consequences Of haviHg fraudulent Documents, or
81 the sva0t of them.
I. All goods with false documents shall incur
confiscation.
Ill. Should the proprietor of the goods, or a .
gent, or ship-msster, depose that all or part Of
the documents have been lost, then they shall
have time to procure new ones from the place
whence they were despatched, if not for the CO.
ming within the limited time, the goods shall be
confiscated
SAibs Papers.
I. Every ship which, upon the examination of
the above required documents, shall be found
the property OF an enemy, snail be conliscated
III. Likewise every ship shall be confiscated
where both or one of the documents is fraud,-
lent.
III. Where both the documents or one of them
is wanting, such ship shall be sent back without
delay.
Prohibited Goods,
AT prohibited goods are 10 be DESTROYED -
Permitted goods, which are brought in the same
ship, or nv the same means Of CONVEYANCE with
-rxlns AcId pfNI- L.