Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-11

knd very humble servant,
tSigncd3 JuitN ARMSTRONG.
Honorable Robert Smith.
Secretary of STATE.
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS,
On sIe SAFE IF si,ae;icooi seqaestsYe9 byoberty1
tie Jfrsr OF ADs8ats 1910, 3.
Designation ! 1'ares. Gs.s'o,t- Hsnse Ba:ies-
Oafs z francs the hundred
Cotton, Of Bra I Nsr -
' S.ysnae &c !s- }6prct 300 francs the teo
n,sr;, lan,.s. k.iiogramInes
pie
Cotton. OF even s.
ry otler cour- .,soo ,no,
II, Try. except Ma : inc 40 N''
Logwood 80 {. the 100 Kill.
c Goa 3pr ct 1000 f. The 100 kill
in CASKS, - pr pr CT acct the 100 xii.
S Sosss lapes SO sS3f s ,as a99 tl Kill n
nufacture
s slsses. ing apret ooof the lootil
Gum Arabic, 14f 8 centimcs the
in bags, 2 prct { lC0 XII.
Fish oil. in
casks, Is pr ct 25 f. the 100 Kill.
beans, in hlds. 10 pr ct loo ceu,imesd.e 100
%iilogramnes
room s,... :, epr Ct ,oo franc. she loo XII,
casks 12pr
Pot ash, in 315 confines nor b,,,-
casks l2prct Sdred francs.
DtacK pepper } 400 francs the loo
| ~ bags 3prct 5 kiliogranmes
YAK plank IS Confines pr ct dd vai
Peruvian bark. \
in boxes 12pret 200 E. the 100 xii.
In seroons Up Ct
! Rice. in bbls, IL pr ct 10 The los Kill.
Rum' an HireJ so cen,iincs !e lire
Hocou, III casks, IL ret ID F The l00kH
Siayed sugar, III ! 400 the hundred
boxes and casks IL prctS Kill
Raw sugar il 500 the hundred
boxes and bbls Is pr ct xii
tobacco, IN Leaf, 400 the loo xii and
ooA or Ind IL pr ct \S0sr duty on the ma
: insdes on nufalture
panieys 2-per ct
| Nofe-The additional tenth is not comprized
| IN the above duties.
| sQT The document, of which he above is
translation, is ia print and under the words
Custom house duties" Dyoits de Dnane;,n J
are in manuscript the following words, viz.
by decree OF the 9Th august, 1902
10 me House OF Representatives of the Unit
| ed States.
lay before .he House of Repre- sentat;ves
supplemental report of the Secretary of State.
lcontainiDg information received since the date
OF my late message, on the subj ect of their re-
solution of the 21st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
December 31st 1910.
Department of State.
SIR, o. i0io
Having just received from gen. ARMSTRONG
the enclosed Communication marked d ! E
hastcn u transmit 1t TO YOU, as a supplement,
10 the report, which had the honor of having
before you on the 9th of this month
=" un the highest respect and consideration.
have the honor to be, sir.
Your most oEt servant,
The President of the United States.
49, (D)
I4 cory.
G., Washington 90 Dec. 1910.
In giving the few papers brought viii,
me another examination, have found the en-
c.osed ex r. C, from the Minutes OF the French
Sou,lcl OF commerce of the 12th of Septem
st.'S u CchncAlOn WIN the subject
o. my letter OF YESTERDAY, l have the honor of
transmitting 1t TO you. and at the same time, of
enewlng the assurance Of my very high consi.
Signed
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
non. Robert Smith, secretary of State.
TRANSLATION.
Extract from tte minGtrs OF the Office of the
Ge~ tf4f.,v r. c..
q ut ne Palscr Of ST. Gtoei, 18th Sept 1910.
Napoleon Emperor Of tie French, kim. of
Oaiy, protector Of The Confederation Of the
Kline aud Mediator Of the Swiss Confederu,;
on; at
Upon the report OF our Minister of the int.
rior o me-
Alter having heard our council of the Adj
Ininlsirs'ion Of the Finances, and in conformity
With our decree Of the 5h Of August. 1907
we have deere ID ADD 90 decree as follows,
Arr. D. The duties OF entry upon the arti,
cies OF merchandise hereafter mentioned are
regulated IN the iohowi1g Manner
The {o4'0s9,ag Is oiey Of the decree in qpes
ton winch zoe hoVe MOI seen in Pr:nf befo,e and
7ohich zee ns%g seoy frosz LONDON eriat. Tyheye
I've Ho7a tiHa IL a9eer datc 0 i F.0is, lafast z
Ed. Nat Intel
/" His majesty issued on the 9Th August. At
the palace OF Tsiannon, The following decree
"Hrt l. Ehe duties upon the importation
OF the unoerue ntiOned goods and merchandise
are settled as follow
ny netrcal quintd the cottons of Brazil
Cayenne, SafIfam, Demerary and Georgia
long staple 800 francs==Levant cottons. 2rn
81 a.