Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-21

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|pine, in ". ships 81 IS lid, IN foreign 81
.Iss Id /; Oak, in Br. 81 Is Cd. in foreign 81
las lid per load of SO cubic feet. Sassa-
|fras Is I'D per cwt. Senaca root7 1-Sd
Iner h.: Snake root 9zs-Sd Id. Log
wood in Br. sllips,e ] lid per ton of
leo cwt. Fustic in Br. and foreign ships
la4s cd do. Nicaragua wood il BIZ.
]shirs a6s / ID. Indigo, 4adperlb. Hides
lin Br. ships 9ad per hide, inforeign ss
lad. Mahogany Ill It's Cd per ton, of
90 cwt. Hemp: in British ships IS sd
per cwt. in foreign los So. Iron, in Br.
ships 81 9s 1od per ton, in foreign Il lbs
lad. Tobacco may be lodged in the kings
warehouse for years, but if it remain
longer than is months, is to pay I'd per
week per package. The duties are not
Ichargeable till taken out of the ware
house. That imported n American bot
toms. after 5th July, pays 1ss I'd per 100
lbs. more than if imported IN British
vessels. This article is not improbable
liza packages of less than 45e los. nett, and
In ships less than 100 tons. Vessels
wholly laden with tobacco may go into
cowes or Falmouth, and wait there IA
DAYS for orders it must be accompanied
with manifest. Sugar, duty as per a.
yerage price. Under peace establish
ment. / should fear that American ships
would not be permitted to warehouse CO.
lonial produce here. Coffee B. P. Ex-
else and Customs duty 7as I'D per .cwt.
paid by the buyers, but generally ware
housed, aud always quoted free of duty.
las general principle, it seldomhappens
THAT foreign vessels are allowed to import
other produce than that Of the country to
which they belong.
Vessels to my address will please to
hoist aclite fag at the fore top gallant
mast head, ard on .fD,erican ensign at
the gaf or naain top gallant mast head, as
soon as they Get in sight of Bidstone
Light House (; twill enable me to board
them, and see that all is IN rule before
they are visited by our Custom House
officers, who are very strict. 1t might
prevent difficulties which captains unac-
Iouainted with our laws sometimes tall
Into. When practicable, it would be de-
sirable that the pilots would carry them
Into Georges dock but if they have to-
bacco on board, they must TO the kings
dock.
eoth,-l1, $50 bags of Cotton have
been sold to the trade this week, and 1t
lis advancing on our quotations.
I'm act for charging on additional eats'
on Rice importediato Great Britcin.
WHRREAs it is eypedient that an
additional Duty of Customs should be
Imposed on the Importation into Great
Britain of Rice, be it therefore enacted
Iby the Kings most excellent Majesty,
hy and with the advice and consent OF
tie Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
Commons, in this present Parliament as
lsemLled, and by The authority of the same.
t That from aad after the Fifth day of ia
MARY, one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen. there sliaIl be raised. levied col
llected, and paid to and for the use of his
majesty, lis heirs and successors, an adj
ditional duty OF customs Of ten shillings
Ton every one hundred weight Of Rice I'M
ported into Great Rrits.saa eyceFt such as
shall be directsY isnI9, CO sGs Sfs,,sl Saf,y 81
the possessions of the East India compa-
nv or from any British colony or planta-
ton: Provided always, that nothing
therein contained shall extend, or be con-
strued to extend, to compel tie importers,
lproprietors, or consignees of such Rice to
lpay the duties upon the importation and
landing thereof, in case such importers,
Iproprietors, or consignees should lodge
and secure the same under the joint locks
| of the Crown and the Merchant. in ware
houses in the port of London, under the
regulations OF an act passed in the forty
third year Of the reign of his present Ma
liesty, entitled an act for permitting GER
tain goods imported into Great Britain to
be secured in warehouse without pay
ment of duty, or in warehouses at the Gut
Ports, under the regulations of an act
passed inAhe forty fifth year of the reign
Of his present Majesty. entitled an act to
lauthorize the Lords commissioners of his
Majesty's Treasury to permit certain ar
lticies to be warehoused in different ports
lin Great Britain, upon giving security for
the payment of duties upon the articles
therein mentioned.
Ii. And be it further enacted. That
the said additional duty of customs shall
be charged and payable on any Rice