Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-26
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Information as to the duF'es on ipn,.
and exports, to which vessels ofti. 7
5 8. ere sub.iec, in the ports Of tAe.ass
fish Eass-indies.
Imports. Duties
The articles usuallyim
ported into Calcutta -
Bombay frsm the Unit
ed States, are brandy
md Holland gin,vhieh
pay Is cents pe'a
wines, which pay 20 p. ct. ADM
Note. The preceding particalarshsn
been communicated from ore soun.,
from another, a general .emark has ba
made, that all articles from the U. q
imported into Bengal, re subject TO q
Per centam duty, except naval stotp.
which paw 10 per centu y. This tlus i
paid On valuation ofthe.articles as I'D
are landed from the vessels. The d.,
ON tonnage is not precisely kno@n. GI
one hand it lie represented to be not a.
ceeding one PEI Cen um on the valued
the vessel on he other, it issaid Amss
can vessels pay more team double d.
duties that the English Go, both on TO-
ports and exports, and double filotasq
and that the British ships n the East l.
dia colonies have an advantage ca
those of the United Sta es of at leaa
ten per centum on impo is and eSpHa
On the 18Th Of last S September, it i
said, new regulations with regard tds
hes on imports and exports were publa
I'd in Calcutta, which places British vi
,els on still more favorable footing taI
they were before, compared with fortgI
The port charges are allesa
TO be very expensive at Calcutta, amol'
ing to about two and a half Per eentul
on the articles exported from thence 81
the U. S. exclusive Of brokerage & ctn
mission, which amount to about two VI
2 half per centum more, OF the
Egports, Duties
Assafetida, coffee,
cotton and silk goods
drugs and medicines
ginger, the gums A.
rabic, Senegal, and
copal, sal ammoniac,
sugar, and tummeric,
pay Z IL per Ct g., -
Indigo pays, per cwt. S7S l-s cents
English ships il is stated, raceiwl
drawback Oh silk goods and Indigo, dF
Eve Fer cent.
BY arecent arrival from india, infaE
nation has been received that all gcdE
there imported, under the AmericiR
Gag, pay duty of2oper cent. en- thea!
voice, naval stores exc pied. which l1E
10; under the British fag, 2 l-s Az
six goods, and cotton piece goods, ralB
in the territories entirely subject to %
india company, pay, z l-e per cent .
a valuation made by the collector at't (
port OF expectation the British fas 10 /
thing, and is, perhaps, allowed s'ak
drawback. On cotton goods made u
districts not entirely subject to Bfilak
power. the American flag is alloTsdi
draw back of 9 10 per cent. But itSlsE
that there Is so much dihcUI9E
attending the passing the goods VhaE
the drawback is claimed, tina II is ofaE
relnquishtd. The British flag Iecel'dA
a drawback of 7 10 per ceht. DoIitk
are now taxed a; the mint Q 1-e prtsf'
and will nDt probably sell for more hfNl
after than 2 l-9 per cent. profit.
With respect to import, int ths cay
of Coed Hope, and the Isles OF fra0sg
and Bourbon, irem the United States
is understood that naval stores, pfrl
sions, brandy, wines, fish. four, gin az
specie, pay a duty Ct 6 per cent. a6 II
loren. The exports from those rA''
to the United States, are Gotten. el''a
saIt-petre, ceffee. sugar. pepper, sPh 5'aF
and hides, which are Esutject tsa"7
OF l l.2 per cent. ad valoren'. ME-
F ON Batavia, Manila, and sursapE
the articles of export are sugar, fon4
spices, cotton. indigo. aoa Frkl
per, the duties on whish aie vafsps
pleasure OF the governor. sccoioEaEE
Ike demands fof tn current eSPsI
OF the different colonies. 30 tsnl".k
been feceiyed. Nothing ba' sP'Ma,I
exported from the United States 'sA''
places. liz