The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-19
INTERESTING.

INTERESTING.
<frfroct ofa iettsr from az american gentle
man az Lise'hoot, 10 a Mercantile House
In .Nesv YORK, dated October -. 1911.
have seen gentleman to day that has
iust arrived from the continent. He says
that official accounts had been received that
An amicable adjustment of all differences had
been made between the Emperor of Russia
and Bonapartc--that Alexander claimed the
liberty OF regulating the trade of his own ter
Hitories, and that Bonaparte had accedet to
1t. In consequence OF this, colonial produce
and American Cottons, Logwood, &c. had
risen III Pesers5nrgh fifty per cent. tits said
that the Emperor Alexander negociatcd ut
the head of 100000 chosen troops, and it was
supposed that Bonaparie was nos fully pre-
pared to resist his friend and ally. Russian
produce has risen herc-liemp say g.. per
ton. Archangcl hemp is 81. in Lantluu it
IS difficult to say what effect this Will have
upon American produce i'll this country.
should think it would De rather favorable
than otherwise for every thing but cotton. i
have not been able to trace any variation in
the cotton market since my arrival. a.
Jude to UPlands. The present quait VIII
sell readily at 10 1-2, aud prime l. IL at II
SD New ORLEANS net quite Id. mo.e.''
nrfract Of a letter .fiDn, the Hyo,sse of No
rail- e Boriasid, 30 an highly rcanecta6le
l1ercanfiie House in ~. Z. dated,
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 90.
e The meeting of Parliament has been far
Their deferred till the 18th Feb. Before that
day change will have taken place in the
administration. 1t is not known what speci
sfcaliy may come in; but there seems little
reason 70 doubt but that the SVeilesleys will
remain IL power, and the probability is that
AIR. Perceval will retire. Upon this ;,ssump-
NrtrtNt
sect of our relations with the u S., but we
do not observe that the public has yet dircc-
tea its attention to this subject Connected
with change Of the adni;ns,r ation.
The prosecution Of the. war in Spain
seems likely to be rendered the more certain
trom the approaching termination Of the res
trictions upcs' the power OF the Prince Re-
gent, whose sentiment has been known to
be in favor of that course.
"NVe may mention for your information
that we lately had occasion TO lay before the
BOARD CT Trade the expectancy Of permit
ting .7insrlcen vessels TO enter the ports OF 81.
Andrews, and st. Johns, Ncw-Brunswick, &
CT Hai:fa-:, Nora Scotia, for the purpose OF
carrying away manufactured. goods, which
had been shipped there from hence. The
Hoard ct Trade have kept the subject before
them for two months past but they have
TON animated their compliance with our re-
quest; and they at the same time informed
us tiat they would transmit orders to the go
yernois, or proper officers at these places, to
allow any British manufactured goods or
British West-India Colonial produce, TO be
carried away III american vessels for the u.
q, and also to allow American vessels to I'M
port into ST. Andrews, ST. Johns or Halifax
from any place i'll the u. S., wheat and grain
OF any kind, bread, biscuit and -four, pitoh,
tar & turpentinc, the produce Of the said y
>. The Board at the same time minated 20
Is thatthesc restrictions were issued by them
Under the Act Of the 40 George Sd, Chapter
49,h, expiring Oil the 25th Of March next !:
but that they proposed bringing in a new bill
before Parliament for extending the operate
on of said Act.
: We might here reason upon this subject,
by surmisng the belief OF the Board Of Trade
IN the continued absence of an adjustment
with the u. s., seeing that they have des-
ccnced to this measure, and have calculated
upon obtaining new Act. But " { really be-
lieve thatthe members Oh the Board of Trade
nave on thissOccasion acted solely for the con-
venence & in compliance with :, request of
, merchants, and that the measure has no re-
terence to any system OF political proceed
.ings."