Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-21
ORDINANCE,

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ORDINANCE,
FOR THE OPENING OF THE PORTS.
Pierre-Rene- Marie, Count Vanguard,
lvice admiral, &c. &c Governor and 1t:
General of the Island of Martinique and
Its dependencies, &c. &c. and Louis
Francois Du Buc, &c. &c. intendant OF
Martinique and its dependencies &c. &c.
Considering that it is indispensable to
take some measures, to insure sufficient
receipts, for the expences of the Colony,
particularly for the pay and subsistence
Iof the land and naval troops.
Considering that under existing cir
|cumstances, the expectations, tor the mo-
Their country, have been reduced almost
to nothing, as well for want of vessels as
on account sfthe dangers attending COM
merce.
! Considering also the urgency of the
case; we have decreed that until further
orders, the expectation of colonial pro-
duce of all kinds, shall be permitted, in
vessels of every nation and to any port
Whatsoever.
Expectations by French vessels. shall
only he SUBJECT to the duties fixed by eur
decree of the 9th of March last.
When they shall take place in foreign
vessels, there shall be collected an addi-
tional duty of fifty centimes on the franc
cjaquante centimes par franc.
In addition to the articles OF importa-
|tion permitted by the decree Of the seth
August 1854, others may be admitted
Il1 wanted, Dat upan this peint, the In
ttendapt, authorised in this respect by the
Governor, viii give orders to the Custom
Houses as occasion may require; the OBJ
Iject OF THIS restriction is to reserve as
much as possloie, to vessels which may
arrive from the mother country. the ia
vor to which they have d right at all times
except whcret tile Law of necessity iorods.
Done at Port Royal &C. Cd May 1913.
Signea NAUGIRARD,
Do BUG.
Copy Of IKE Letter Of Monsieur the ~
| teaaaat, dated Stl yuay, 1915, to the
Director General Of Castonss.
iSIR,
The decree of tie government,
ldated tue Cd Of this month, determines
what concerns the expectation OF COLO
NAL produce in respect to inportatlons,
| the following viii be the present rule to
govern you. =
There shall be no change in relation to
| the articles, the importation OF which IS
permitted by the decree OF the aoth Au-
gust, 1884.
Tobacco, beer la bierre and salt, adj
mitted by the ministerial decision OF
i the Sd March, 1856, are in the same ST.
tuation; likewise whale oil and fish.
All other articles of every kind, wheat
-four excepted, shall be admitted on pay
ment of double duties.-That is to say,
six per cent. and five additional confines
on the franc of the same duty, dadlt
Idrei;.
AS to wheat flour, you will admit it in
Ito store for expectation, and it shall not
be sold for home consumption, except as
wanted, and by a particular decision tor
the purpose; every time that there shall
|be an occasion for such decision, the
humber of barrels to be admitted shall be
determined, and for which, there shall
Ibe no respect to persons; the date OF the
storage, provided the quality be good,
shall be the rule. The first -four entered
shall be the first taken out.
The arrangements of this decree OF the
! cd of this month, and those announced in
this letter are adapted to present circum-
stances and temporary. Nevertheless,
/ as it is necessary to give to merchants, a
basis upon which they may ground their
operations with some confidence, the
public shall be informed. two months be
|forehand of the time when these arrange
ments shall cease to have effect.
/ Please to transmit copy OF this letter
Ito all the Custom Houses, and also to
lpublishit and the decree of the Cd of this
month in the Martinique Gazette, &c.
| Signed DU BUG.
Ispeech Of Count Taugfrard, Governor
! General af Ma1timique, pronounced 70
| the first battalion ofbJhiitie at FOR,
/ Royal, and sent has orders to be rsaa
| to all the other bctalli6nS.
! BRAVE M1L1rIA.-In the present cir
|cumstances under which we are placed,
1.-The King has not forgotten any OF MS
Ichildren the distance which separates