Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-08-13
New York, August 7.
.4rriral of Mr.. .idams.

.1rfaTdt 81 .If. .1duMS.
His excellency John Quincy Adams,
late Ambassador and Minister PIE nipo-
Tertiary to the Court of ST. James, land
recently appointed Secretary Of State. Of
the United s,a!es) and his Lady and Pa
mily, arrived here yesterday morning,
all in good health, On board the shin
Washington, captain Foreman, from
London, and 4s DAYS from Cowes.
We are happy to learn by this arrival,
that the health Of the Rev. Dir. Mission,
was greatly improved, and that il was
expected he would embark for home
shortly after the sailing ofthe WaShing-
ton.
A day or two before Mr. Adams left
'Cowes, which was on the 5th Of June.
he received the following important Cir
cular, which it will he seen opens to all
nations the importation Of bread stuHs
into Great Britain.
(COPY)
Treasury Chambers, iith June, 1877
Gentlemen--l am commanded by The
lords commissioners OF his ma;estys trey
sury to signify to you their lordship'.
authority to permit the Importation &
corn, grain, meal. -four and rice, in aig
ship and from any country, until tEs
! 4th Nov 1917, inclusive, provided the
importation of grain shall, during this
period, continue legal, under the pro,i.
sions Of the Act SIS, Geo. s, cap 90.
And am 10 desire you will immediately
cause public notice to be given hereof.
| am, gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,
S. X LUSHiNGTON
To the Commissioners of the Customs
BY the arrival yesterday morning al
| the schr. Evening Post, in 20 days from
Port au Prince, we learn thai on the 23G
July, the U. S. irigaie Congress, eaptsir
| Morris, arrived there with an agent Ola
iboard TO demand satisfaction for The ir-
uries received from the two sable chiefs,
Pe,on and Christophe. The following
]accoun, of her voyage is furnishcdby an
officer on board:
The frigate Congress, commanded
by captain Norris, arrived at Port au
Prince the 22d july; She came irto
lport in handsome style without a plot
4 The next marning salute OF Is guns
was fred by the Congress and returned
10y the arsenal. Captain Morris and his
IoHicers waited on President Potion TIE
next day, and were much pleased With
the natural dignity Of his department.
The President expressed the great plea
sure he felt in beholding for the first
thine, an American friga,e in his port.
Unfortunately the absence Of MIR. lay
llor our late consul, pre- vented any deli
lnitive negotiation on the object of the
lfrigate's visit but the marked attention.
Iof the president in small matters suiH-
'Iciently showed the value he placed en-
the friendship Of the United States. The
oiicers Of government tina, visited the
Ifrigate were greatly pleased with her ap-
Ipsarance. In short the government, IN
seiectiiss capt. Morris, could not have
made happier choice, his polite de-
lportment 10 all, aud bis great science in
his profession will produce that respect
to the governments Of the United States,
which il is so Justly entitled %.
" The frigate left there on the 27tli
{ July for the Cape, with MIR. Fyitl
minister, on beard, 10 make the ncces.
>Hy demands his government may have
fought were Just from Christophe."