Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-23

alpine timber manufactured in Ills psn-
vince, Is Il measure highly injurious 10 its
trade, &c. The following is the Lieut..
Governors speech oa the occasion:
" Gentlemen, S-c.-i Having passed sucl,
bills of tie present session as iiaye BEEN
agreed 20, viii, one exceptions. have IN
ly 10 express ray hopes, ;aa: Ike acts may
prove advantageous TO theinierests o. il:e
Province.
[" Gentlemen, Sc.--li is with regret that
! have 10 remark, that hardly any provis-
ions have been maic for those services
which have been particularly r.com,ncn;.s
ed by me 10 yonr consideration aud ii
IS with great concern thai neiice ycur
persistence I'm a measure 10 which your
attention has been very recently called.
which cannot suffer 10 pass unno,iced
consistent with The duty owe 10 NV
Sovereign.
.fbe Only mode which you have .ow
leii me TO do is This, by dissoly.Ng he
General Assembly,"
From tie ST. Joh, n. .. STAR of Apri,2l
We bave been politely handed. (mi,h
PERMISSION To publish The same,) the fol-
loving letters, for The iMformat;0n OF
merchants and all persons interested in
navigation; and we congratulate the puL-
iIc, thai HE same liberal construction has
been given oticialy 10 lie American law
which has ever been iiie characteristic
feature of The British.
British Consulate, Newport, R. IA
l6fh March. 1919.
Ills Brliannic Majesty s Consul forth
state OF Rhode Island, encioses 10 flfe COT
iector OF ST. John, New Brunswick, acopy
OF letter from the American Compirol- 3
Ter al Washington, respecting The British
"a. La Il
maica, which put into this port in dis;
tress.
Ii sliews, under What circumstances.
British vessels, from the Yves, Indies. or
British, Provinces in North America.
though otherwise prohibited, mag e,ier
any port Az the United States.
(COPY.)
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ,
Cemptrofler's Office, l2tA jan. 1910.
SRA letter addressed by the Rrit.
lsh Consul al Newport, to ANTHONY ST.
JOHN BAKER, His Britannia Maies,y's
Consul General TO the United States.
containing The following representation.
has been submitted Ia my consideration
That the British schooner James.
. Cronk, master, bound on voyage fiog,
Jamaica To ST. John, springing' a eerY
/" taa teak, was obliged TO put inio New
" people. of which protest had been
" nade"-And "that YOU considerable
" vessel liable 10 seizure, under the act
" OF Congress of the last session of Con-
" gress."
From an attentive examination of the
language OF the Isl Section of that Act:
and keeping In view The principles Of uni
versal Law, am of opinion, that the Sec
tion III question coDtempla,es only cases
V an ordinary nature.
ihe words, shall enter or attempt to
enter according TO my views, should he
interpreted as implying voimta,y act.
and mathort necessity.
British vessel, therefore, bound
from British Colonial possession closed
10 The vessels OF The u. States, 10 some
other foreign port, on being forced by
stress of weather or some other urgent or
unavoidable circumstance 10 put INTO
poi' Of the United States, ought not 10
be considered ascoming within the ope-
raiion of The Act. The distress, or other
urgent or unavoidable circumstance.
should, however, be proved in clear and
satisfactory manner. II should be made
appear that there was, al least, a moral
necessity for entering the port"
II, from lie situation OF the vessel on
her arrival, or from any other circumstance
es which have come TO your knowledge,
you sho uld have just grounds 10 sus-
pect tha,ile coming was under false pre-
fences. il would be proper to make "a
strict scrutiny into The affair, and TO resu-
late Your proceedings.according 70 the re-
suit OF the.Dvesiiga,i0n.
Should you be satisfied that this is a
case of real, and not fictitious distress.
ii would be cOnsoBant with The general
policy of our Laws, as well as The dictates
OF humanity, 10 afford the sufferers every
indulgence, mol incompatible with a JUST
regard for Tie safety of The revenue.
In such event, you may allow the
sale of so much of the cargo (tlie duties
thereon being previously paid and secu-
red as In your opinion, may be necessa-
ny TO defray the expenses OF repairs, &c.
And If the vessel proceed With the residue
of the cargo 10 the port of destination, no
tonnage duties nor duties on such part Of
The cargo, are 10 be exacted
II is TO be understood, however, that
no additional cargo Is 10 he permitted 10
be taken oil board, except provisions and
sea stores, absolutely necessary for the
voyage.
With, &c.
(Signed Jos. ANDERSON.
" To WILLIAM ELLERY, Esq.
Collector, NeupOrt. RhOae ISia,a.'