Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-27
i4th Congress.....Fsrst Session.

the following (among other bsinels -
The Senatc agreed to coAfcre nee
with the Hou(e on the fubiect Of their
dliagreeins bills refpscting the Pritih)
Commercial Convention. ,
This Disagreement, Jays the Norfolk
Ledger, Of the two houlrs, if pe,lilted
in, places the nation in very novel lit
uAtion A treaty has been made and
ratified BY both parties, and nevertheless
it cannot go into effect, to benefit one of
the contracting parties. according to its
ftipulasions. The treaty was ratlned by
the Prince Regent, foon after it was
iigned, and ihortly afterwards the diff
eliminating duties ceafed in England, and
our fhips were admitted upon the fame
terms as Britiih ihips, according to one
OF the articles: this was about four or
live mouths fince. On our part this ar
ticie remains unexe cuted, and Bnfiih
ihiPs at this day, continue to pay the diff.
iim'natlng duties and tonnale, and If
inc two branches f the Legislature aoherc
to their determinations, it mutt 70 remain,
tor we underitand that the tecretary of
the treaiury, will give no initrue,ions to
the collectors, touching this fubjcct, un-
I'll the iena'e, and houie of repreienta-
tives have pahcd law repeating the act, ,
'mPohng the discriminating duties and
tonnage.
he land bounty to folders was con
ined TO thoie who emitted tor ave years
or during the WARMTH a prohibition
asaintt transferring the bounty till the ga.
tent has lfiued "a check to fpeculator !.
A reiolution was introduced to appoint
Committee to examine into the proceed
ings OF former Congreis, on the ament.
ca death OF the luxurious George w Aih
ington, and to take into confederation
VIVA, further meafures it may be expcdi
ent to adopt at the preient time in rela
lon to that facred and intcreiting iubiect
Il would be very gratifying to learn
thai this refolusion ihali produce tuita.
bic national monuu,ent, &c. to be erect
cd, with all d'tpatch.-lhe Legislature
Ut Virginia have pafed reloiutlons to
erect moaument near the Capitol OF
that State, and TO endeavour to obtain
the remains OF the truly Great Man, to
be depoiited beneath the monument
a reioiVe paaed in .hc Houie, d1ect-
ing Secy OF the Treafury to inform the
fiouie, whether DISCRIMINATING duties are,
at this time, levied in ports Of the u. 5.
on orltith vehels arriving from the w.
indies, and laden with w. produce.
line antwer Of the Secretary has not
reached us-bus the following remarks
ON this iubject from the N. York Cour.
ier' are eiucidative on the queition -
AS the law IS at Prelent administered, a
tonnage duty OF two dollars and fifty cts.
per ton, and an additional duty of * and
an halt per cent on the cargo, is exacted
on all veaels arriving in the Uni,ed
otates from 'hofe iilands. The operation
OF tins when contracted with an Amer
Can vefieiis as follows "A Britifh vef. |
lei, oi 400 tons, arriving from Jamaica.
pays tonnage duty Of ID 90 per ton is
$4,000 dollars-ihe introduces AGO pun.
cheons rum, FAY $50 punchsons of ne
gallons each. $40, aso gallons, at -2o2
ioo' D29,35o go / otal tonnage aud
duly, In britiih veael, D2o,S,o co.
an American vcilel, OF the fame tcnnaee.
PAYS 400 tons, at 6 cents per ton, DIa,
90 $50 puncheons rum 40, aso gallons.
al o. cents. IS 100 .oo-D.as.772 oo-l
Difference, u 427s go So that a
brltith, or other foreign vsflel, of 200
tons, arriving in the United States, from
the Welt Indies, pays the fun of four
thouiand two hundred and feyenty e;phr
dollars and fifty cents more than an A.
merlcan veiiel Of the fame tonnage with
ai'milar cargo 8: a tum nearly equal to
the whole value of the vefTei-and. in
addition even to this, foreign veflels are
iubj tted, in mott of the ports of the
United States, to the further exaetions
OF extra pilotage, and extra fees OF evefy
kind -lhe operation of this law. is felt
by many iorelgn nations, as being, as un
Juit as It is oppreilive-for while their
vetiels are fubjed to all thofe exaefions
here, our veaels are admitted in thsir
ports on the fame terms, or nearly the
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