The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-10-08
Miscellany.
CIRCULAR TO COLLECTORS, NAVAL
OFFICERS AND SURVEYORS,
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT.

~o'ffss WSc' . N,G'scs ups 49, AS2~<.
SrR-You will receive, herewith, a copy
Of the proclamation Of the President Of the
United States, OF the cath utimo, issued in
conformity wiki the authority vested in him by
an &C, Of Congress passed on the 9th Of Nay
last, entitled An act in addition to the &C,
concerning navigation. and also 10 authorise
The appointment OF Deputy Collector"
The proclamation specifies the British col
onial ports in the West Indies, and in North
America, which have, by an act Of Pariia-
ment, Of the 24ih OF Juue last, been open ed to
the vessels of the United States and from
which British vessels, possessing certain
the ports Of the United States, until the end
OF the next session of Congress.
According to the terms Of the proclamation,
no articles can be imported into the United
States. in any such British ship or YES
sci, other than articles Of the growth, produce
or manufacture, Of The British islands and COL
onies in the Vest Indies, in the case Of Brit
ish vessels coming from any such island or
colony in the Wess Indies and articles Of ibe
growth, produce, or manufacture, of the Brit
ish colonies in North 4neracn, OF the island OF
NsSrf oundland, in The case of such vessels com.
ing from she port Of ST. John, 10 that island, or
any Of the ports in North .7merica specified
in the proclamation.
| This Is corresponding regulation with
that contained in the third article of the act
OF Parliament alluded to, in these words -
Provided always, that no articles enumera-
Y ted ID the said schedule shall be imported in
any foreign ship or vessel, or in any British
built ship or vessel SO sold as aforesaid, unless
shipped and brought directly from II. country
or place ef 1rhich they are the growth, produce
or manufacture"
| ltresuts that British vessels coming from,
British colonial ports 10 North .qmerica, can
not bring articles Of the growth. produce, OF
manufacture, Of the British Wex India Islands
or the productions Of any other place or
country and " hen coming from the British
colonial ports in the West Indies, cannot bring
articles of the growth, produce, or manufac-
ture, Of the British colonial ports in North
.imerica, or the productions of any other place
or country.
/ 1t is not 10 be understood, however, that the
proclamation limits the importation in British
vessels, TO The growth, produce, or manuiac-
ture, OF the particular port or island from
which the vessel may may come ;-on the
lconilaay, a British vessel coming from any
J; British colonial port in the JVesi Indies, may
bring articles of the growth, produce or manu-
iaciure, not only Of such particular port, but
also OF any other Of the British colonial ports
in the West Indies; and British vessel
coming from British port in North .4merica,
may bring articles of the growth, produce or
manufacture, not only Of such particular port,
but also OF any other Of the North .4merican.
British colonies.
|, may be properto observe that, vessels Of
the United States are neither affected by tie
act OF Congress Of the 9th Of May last before
referred 70, nor by the proclamation Of the
/ United States; but are still subjec, 70 the OPP
Grafton Of he 81 section IF he Navigation &C,