The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-05
FOREIGN.
NEw-YoRK, October IS.

NETWORK, October IS.
Ertract Of a letter from rcshecfo5le
mercantile house in Liverhooi, to another
IN ms city, dated the 11th Seff. 1911.
" The only political incident of importance
which has lately occurred here, is an order
III council which has just been issued, impo-
sing new duties upon certain articles impor-
ted INTO the British West-Inda Islands, from
the United States, after the first of Dccem-
Der next.
g We observe that wheat -four is to nav
SIX shillings and eight pence per barrel and
four made from any other grain than wheat.
three shillings and four pence per hundred
pound. Red oak slaves will be required to
pay 20 shillings, & white oak, Is shillings
per thousand"
! Fnrther Extracts from London and Glas-
So7o Lafiers, received by tie shl, Til
dent, from Greenock.
LONDON, September 6.
Letters were yesterday received from on
board the Constitution, American frieate.
which communicates intelligence of that shins
ARRIVAL Oft Plymouth, Oh the Cd. inst. from
the chesapeake. She landed an American
messenger with Dispatches for the Charge
q Afalres OF that Country in London but it
was not her intention at present to come into
port, being previously bound to France and
Holiand-to the former country with dis
patches, as also with the person of MIR. loci
barlow, the envoy from America to France.
OF Mr. w arden, as Consul at Paris MIR.
Lee, as Consul at Bordeaux & a certain
sum OF dollars for the payment to the Dutch
OF the dividends due to them from the stock
they hold III the American funds After the
tllgate has performed these services she is
expected to return to Portsmouth with,nt
delay, to take back dispatches from England
TO America.
AS the Constitution will also convey home
dispatches to the Government of the u. S.
from the American Charge d'Affaires in
France, Mr. Madison W ILL., III ali probabilitv
be Prepared by the Meeting OF Congress with
all the necessary information from the BelI,-
Serents, whereon that BODY may ground its
iuture proceedings.
September 7.
a gentleman lately arrived III This conn
try trom France, states, that L,l.a,ay &c has
already collected in his c, fers, an immense
sum In specle-of which British guineas are
Known to form considerable part. The ee-
neral opinion is III Paris, that this provision
mas oeen MADE Tor the approaching campaign
against Russia.
a contribution has been required bv Roma
parte OF the merchants of Dantzic, to the a.
mount OF 100000 guilders This Proposed
cxaction produced remOnstance, i'm which
they stated their inability to DISCHARGE the
sum required, but i'll which they also Tep,e-
sented, that they could raise proportion of
the amount, & as return they solicited that
Dantzic should be restored to the privilege
OF tree port. In consequence OF that aDpii-
cation such immunitles were conceded, and
the demand tor the contributions was reduc-
ed to one-third of the original sum.
"A IemOnStranCe has been ,1re,>,,.l -
some Gentlemen, principally Interested in
inc Baltic commerce, in which 1t is earnest
~ recommended to the Lords of Trade. 70
grant no extension Of the licences for careoes
ON private account, and entirely to close the
sea against every flag. No answer has vet
been gwen to this application.
he Norwegians make use Of the dried
leaves OF the cherry trees as a substitute for
tobacco.
September 9.
The court Of the Brazils has issued an o.
dict, by which the inhabitants of the u. s.
trading to that country, must in future be
provided with passports from the Portuguese
Charge dcs Affaires at Washington.
or Thomas Barring having declined the
invitation Of the freemen of Winchester, to
become candidate for the representation Of
that city in Parliament, Henry Barring. ESQ.
ms brother, has in consequence been Invited
w '~SoihS q CdIuludtc, ana all active CANVASS
has commenced for him.
An order of council has been issued for
continuing the order for allowing till Dec.
1912, the importation in neutral slips or YES
seis INTO the British places in the West In
dIes and South America, of slaves, lumber.
horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry, live stock, live provisions, or a1v
kf'ld GfIroUisionS sohGfs0eUer. But from the
LIST or December none Of the above articles.
beng q the growth or produce of the u. S,
a 20 be imported into the West Indies, IN
less there shall be, at the time of such ,,npor-
taeion, certain duties imposed upon them.
FROM the privileges in the above order are
excepted salt, dried or picked fish, < beef,
pork and butter, from and after the list of
July, 1919.
When the Order in Council, which has
0een issued, was preparing, Il was generally
reported to be an offset to the American law
but IT IS found only to regard our w. IL
trade, and 10 contain nothing new. Il was
'h0ught government would obliCe American
Vessels TO take cargocs Of orr manufacture &
produce, as BOnaparte dec.