Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-15
CIRCULAR,
10 Collectors, Naval Officers and .Sn,revo,s
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

ComptTollers Office August a. ISIS
oiK-Slnce HE passage OF the act of
congress OF the last session, concerning ga-
| U'g0tioH, al order of the British, coun$';i l.
understood TO have been issued, founded
upon an act OF parliament, whereby lie
ports of Halifax, IN The province of Nova
Scotia. ana of 81. johns, in that of Nov
bIi1SwIck, have been opened 10 vessels
OF 'tir United States, for the Importation
o. CERTAIN specified articles, and for a term
q t'h'e, H'i,itcd by the aci of parliament TO
three Years and six weeks after The com
mencemeni of the session of parljamen,
then next ensuing; and by the o,de,. or
tH"h'ai S"cJected TO the turtle, limitation Of
contingent FURTHER order. As neither this
act OF parliament, nor Tie order in conn
Gil, ISSUED under It's authority. have e.
'ecteh any alteration of tho ordinary h,ss
OF ndvigGt'on and haRe, by which ii,epl
OF Halifax aid 81. Johns are closed against
vessels owned by citizens of lie United
States !; neither can they in any manner
aheci the operation OF the act OF congress.
concerning navigation, OF 18Th April. IsIS.'
The ports of The United States wiz
therefore, be closed against British ycs-
sells from Halifax and ST. Johns, in like
manner, as If no such act OF parliament
and order of council bad been issued.
III Is considered that tie second section
OF me act concerning navigation, taken
WIN ne proviso guarding against any
construction OF The act, which might yo-
late thecommercial convention OF sd Juiv.
1915, leaves discretionary authority 10
dispense with the eXactlon of the bonds.
prescribed by that section. in cases ci
vessels and cargoes, menJestiy engaged
only ~ The direct trade between The United
states and The British ports in Europe.
You VIII. therefore, require those bonds
ana securities TO be given, for all such ar.
iicles, laden by British vessels for exporia.
ton from The United States, as are s,ifa-
bic for the colonial markets, or are per-
Matted by the British laws, TO be import
ed into them.
Anong The articles for which tie bonds
and securities must be taken, are s,ani-
ing, planks, slaves, heading, boards, slim
giles, hoops, horses, neat cattle, sheep,
hogs, poultry, or live stock of any SORT
dried, smoked. or picked fish, bread.
biscuit, -four. peas, beans, potatoes, wheat,
rice, oats, drley, or grain Of any sort /;
pitch, tar, turpeniine, fruits, seeds, and
tobacco.
The articles upon The expectation of
which, IN British vessels, the bonds and
securities may be dispensed with, arc
cotton, sugar, indigo, ilaxseed coffee. 30,
and pearl ash; and generally all articles
not OF the growth, produce or manufac-
ture of the United States.
In the circulag instructions from ilis
department of the 24ih ultimo, are con
taxed the following words a I}riiis!,
vessel sailing from port not opened To-
vessels owned by citizens of tie Uniied
States, entering Pou which is Open IN
lading there, and taking The same, or some
other cargo on board, and clearing thence
for port OF the United States, cannot he
admitted 10 an entry" Having bcen adj
vised that a more extensive construction
will probably be given to these words by
some OF the collectors Of The customs.
than the words were intended TO convey.
| take occasion TO observe, that although
the expressions; " a port WHICH is open, as
there used, was meant to have reference
Inore Immediately 10 British cslo7,iaI p0rts.
yet It Is to be constructed as also appi,-
ing TO British parts IN Europe, but not In
AN unlimited sense. a British vessel taxi
| ing IN cargo II al occluded port, SAILING
| thence for q B1itSh EwOpcnR port. there.
| uplatdng the same, and taking ncU car
| go on board, no part thereof having at any
| time, been brought in the same vessel
| from an Occluded port, and consisting of
| articles which may be wiuIly imported
Isto the United States in vessels owned by
British subjects. " WI becniiiiedtO an enirS :.
! The same privilege, II is To be observed,
| however, cannot he extended 10 British
vessels employed between different cOioni-
al ports.
In the former case, the vessels NAV be
considered as having become entitled to
the benefits of the commercial convention
ofthe Sd Of July, 1915 whilst in the lat
ter, the trade being by the convention, pls-