Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-19
New YORK, Oct. 10.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDEN
EXTRACT OF LETTER, DATED
"Liuertooi, .HHg. "A. 1875.

"Liuertool, lug "A. 1876.
Imhort RrsuLations.-The detention
of two American vessels. bccause their
crews were not made up of .ths American
subjects, leads US to remark upon it--tlst
bv the Act 10, Charles =. chap. Il. all 70
reign vessels are required to be navig, ted
with three fourths OF the crew subj cts of
the country to which such forciga vessel
belong. Ii the above rected case. relief
was obtained upon application to govern
nent, bat it is we'll for ship owners % IN
tiers.and the ex4ent of their responsibility
which is, that by stoppagr of the due
delivery Of the cargocs through aiy irregu
larity of the ship owners CT masters, the
propiietors OF goods so detained, have right
of action for all damages arising out of fall
in markets, injury Of credit, and the like
so fearful indeed is the responsible
ty, that the value of the vessel might
hardly compensate for the consequent
ces.
Or MARKETs-Ehe general state Of
trade is SO far improved, that money is
become comparatively plentiful, and most
articles now find purchasers at the Curren-
cy. We have, it is true, to complain of an
extensive peace tariff, which abstracts so
much from the proceeds of property, rs in
the instance of foreign Pine Timber, to
leave little or no residue, but to produce in
general, the remark will not equally ap-
ply, and of Course every adventurer must
count his cost as to what his article can
he afforded at. Our subsequent remarks
and quotations, have for their object to
guide md inform in this particular.
AsHKs-It will be seen from the sub
Joined list of imports, that since our Price
Current of the % June, there have been
imported e315 casks, viz.
From New York 1926
Boston and M AsSachusetts 34l5
Canada 1928
Sweden 221
o5l5
Making a total import in this year Of
1856 CASKS frnm all parts. For this sup
ply, nur home consumption would not have
sniiiced, but there has been. and sill con
tnucs an export demand for the continent,
which, during the last aGd present month,
has contius i'll great degree to sustain
prices. The Irish markets, too, have mainly
parttken in their supplies from Liverpool,
AMI this market may be considered as the
emporium or common resort for the aTtI-
Gle of Ashes throughout Great Britain. Ia
this point of ew, the extent OF our sup
plies will lose something of their imp0r-
tnce-and the more SO. as. during last
week alone, our sales have exceeded $500
barrels. With view, however, to form
some opinion Of the course which markets
are likely TO take, we have To state on the
one hand the limited employment given at
this tine To bleachers, their WORKS Being
barely half employed, and hence proper
tomato diDinution in their use Of ashes
Another cause to affect the prices Of ashes
is as regards Canada, q but tor the immedi
ale call from the continent, it il more than
probable that markets here would have
receded materially, under An apprehension
of large supplies by our Quebec nd Mon
trea ships, Of which few have yet arrived.
On the othsr hand, as We have noticed a.
5ovs, large drains have been made from
our stock of ashes, for foreign mark SIS, to
the relief st our or, AID this demand
continues. and It yet remains 70 be seen,
whethsr part at least Of the supplies ex
Jecfe1 from C4ns.td. nav not s,re tdy