The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-03
JOHN WOOD.
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LONDON, Nov. :.
A Heligoand mail arrived Yesterday. with
Hamburger papers and letters to the 2Ist
ult.
The letters by this occasion exhibit a
dreadful picture of the effects OF the rigorous
measures employed in the N of Germany
| to enforce the last French decree relating
| to colonial produce. The director of the
Customs at Hamburger has notified. that all
articles OF colonial produce. not declared by
the owners or possessors previous to the
25th ult. would be liable to seizure and con
tscation and further, that the new duties
on all goods, declared within that time, were
to be paid within forty eight hours after such
declaration under the same penalties -
DO violent and SO outrageous proceed
ing" says the writer of enc of these letters
has spread CONSERVATION every where :;
tor it is impossible that the majority of those
who hold colonial produce, whatever their
inclination may be, can satisfy So prompt &
lextravagant demand. The consequences
OF tins distressing dilemma are likely to be
dreadful. Those who have the means of
paying will part with their las, form TO re :
deem their property; and those who can
seizure and coufiscat,on. Nor is this the
extent Of the evil for those who redeem
their property may possibly find it in leo
pardy again, before they have an opportu
nifty of disposing It. Fhis is not an idle
fear tor the grsater part OF the property
now proposed TO be redeemed at the rate Of
forty per cent. has been already repur.
chased from the French government. The
system ot Bonaparte is now manifest; when
the warehouses on the continent arc nearly
empty, hc Connives at the commerce with
England; but no sooner are they filled, than
out he comes with sweeping decree. and
lays violent hands on a moiety of the value
OF the articles Imported. Among the bad
consequences OF these rigorous measures are
the fail of the exchange, and the difficulty
OF negotiating foreign bills. The latter.
though with the best names, cannot be done
at less than six or eight per cent. These
calamities. great as they are. we only con
slider as the precursors Of others more dread
e.! t:o::. which nothing but aan extraordi.
nary interference of Providence can save
US :"
The letters of the 10Th ult are much in
the same strain. The Hamburg merchants
consider those oppressive measures as
proof of the desperate state of the Preach
finances. The exchange had again fallen
1t was from 81 to 27-6 according to the O.
pnion entertained of the paper. Some faint
hopes We're entertained that farther time
would be given for the payment of the new
duties. There had been meeting of the
Seaate VINO earnestly recommended 10 the
merchants to make in the first instance, the
declaration required; and to reserve the
question of the payment of the duties for. flu :
ture negotiation and discussion.
HAMBuRcH, OctoberI5.
Extyaet from the Minutes of the SeeyetayysAib
IF State.
Palace of Fontainbleau, October s, 1910.
Napoleon, EMPEROR Of the French, G,c.
Considering that great quantity of Colo
nioI merchandise, proceeding from prizes taken
by the Danes, is accumulated at Altoona and %.
ther ports of Holstein, s. WISHING to favor the
Danish court, we have decreed and Go decree as
follows
Ara. l. All kinds of colonial merchandise &C.
tuaiiy existing in Holsteia, being the proceed of
prizes made by the Danes, may enter our line
Of customs by way Of Hamburg, by paying the
duties of our tariff, of the 5th of August, which
shall be annexed to the present decree
Art. 2. All merchants, and holders Of coloni
al merchandise, inclined to avail themselves OF
the permission granted by the present decree,
shall be obliged 10 appear in the presence OF our
director of the customs at Hamburger, &. to de
liyerto him their declaration in The course of DC.
to5er.
Art. 8. They shall have permission to enter
their goods within the line OF customs, upon pay
ing the duties OF the tariff.
Art Tie holders OF colonial merchandise in
Holstcin, who shall not have made their decla
ration before LIST November, shall not afterwards
be permitted TO do so, to avail themselves o t
the privileges granted them by the present de-
cree.
Art. S Our ministers of foreign relations, f.
nance war, are charged, IN what concerns
them respectively, with the execution Of the pre-
sent decree.
NAPOLEON.
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