Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-25


before the wind aud clear OF the danger, what.
ever IT might bc-but before this could he
done, we found oursei, IS completely surround
ed, and covered by this Immense mountain of
ice, which projected over our heads soilIat The
water, which run from il in streams and iiyu-
lets. tell over the vessel on the opposite side
and although our steering sail buons were rig.
ced oHt, on the side next The ice, making "a dis
lance OF "a feet from the centre of the bii they
did not touch IT,
Fortunately we succeeded in getting clear
anu IN five MINUTES, and while so near that the
reDonndins OF the water reached the vessel
tn!s immense body OF ice fell over a rect, TO
wards us with crashing noise resembling the
heaviest thunder, aud continued for the space
OF minute and half
shall always attribute the saving of the brig
10 me steady hrmnes and active eXeriions of
the mate and crew, who have meritsd MY stu
ceie srdu'uue. Boston al.
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QuEBEC, August Give received, Yesterday
the Order Of H. r. H. the Prince Regent in
Conncii ot the 9th Man esta biishiny IN. polis
OF halifax and 81. John, New Brunswick, DIS
Free Ports, under the Ar; of Parliament OF
the Sth May last, inserted in this Gazette of
the 23d July.
The Act will accordingly go into Immediate,
operation. Its object is evidently TO counter.
act the Law passed at the last Session of the
Congress ot the U. States, inserted in this pa
per OF the 2Ist of May last. for closing the
American ports against British vessels coniny
from places III The British colonies from.which
american vessels are excluded, which Act is
10 he III force from the LIST OF Oct. next The
Nova Scotia and New Brnnswitk Free Port
Act. is, Therefore not a .lprelction of The \ -
visat'on laws of Great Britain. but local
and temporary relaxation of them TO NEE,
lhe supposed necessity of "a supply of lumber
I've stock. and agricultural produce, from the
Onite" States, tor the West India Islands,
without suffering these articles to he carried
III American vessels The object of the Ameri
can law being to force Great Britain 10 an a
tandonment OF her Navigation laws i'm favor
ct Amercan shippIny
The ctfcc, of the Nova Scotia and Now
Brunswick Free Port Act, will shortly apuear
Ii the american Act should not be suiiiicieni
to pretcnt the supplies 10 The British West In
DIES, anu the return OF West India produce,
rom gong AND coming in This indirect way
further legislative provision wilt, probably. be
resorted TO. Should the free Port Act have
It's intended effect, it's OPERATION we are ap
piehehSlve, will be Injurious to the British
No'tE American Colonies generally, by put
uhg Amefcanproduce, In the British posses
sionS, nearly on the same footing with British
colonial produce, with respect TO duties ard
enabling the Americans better 10 stand com
petition with US IN our own markets There
Is no dOhbt how ever that The measure would
Prove, IN the first instance, ad vaniawesus TO
lie towns where The Free Ports are establish
ed, hS the increase ofsliipping and agency, la
Dor, aud the influx OF 81 rangerS.
III has been, we understand in agitation a
mong the merchants here to appiv for AN
extension of the Free Port Act to Quebec.
Oar opinion is not formed on the subject
The first thing that strikes us, is, that the 10.
cal situation of Quebec is adverse TO its en-.
JoyiuG the usual advantages of a Free Port:
situated many hundred miles from the sea, il
can never he place where eign vessels
world come TO deposit aud take ca goes. 1t
seems 10 us, however. on viewing the immense
ahd fertile country, daily increasing in popu-
iatlon, TO which the st. Lawrence is the outlet
TO The sea, thai, under proper regulations, the
West India markets might be supplied from
HE port OF Quebec in British shipping, at
even {" lower rate than they can he supplied
tom tie Y. States afiOrdimg, at the same
time, Almost extensive market for West India
produce. We shall iqtuIn TO this subject on
/ ii future OCCASION. fCn-