Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-03

| the Supreme Director what was most proper
for the public tranquility, the session was ter
minated with the following decree which his
| EXcelleDcy Issued
"Thinking that in the present conuncturc,
IT may contribute Ia the country's acquiring
tranquility, that should leave the Supreme
command of the state, and having agreed
with the People of Santiago that this step
Was proper, and the only one which could
have that effect in the present crisis, have
resolved To abdicate the Supreme Direction
of Chile, and To resign its provisional exercise
To an administrative Junta, composed OF the
citizens ID. Augustn Eyzaguirre, d. Jose
| Miguel lnfaEte, and ID. Fernando Errazuris,
inasmuch as there is not ut present National
Representative before which ] can make my
pronunciation, and that the said administrative
Junta may take the most speedy measures for
assembling it; with the understanding, that if,
after six months, the questions which the
| Provinces of the State have between them
selves shall not have been settled, the Admin
! stratlve Junta shall cease in order that the
| People OF Santiago may consider what shall
he most prOper-and, in order that it may
know what are its attributes and powers the
Commission proposed to me by the People,
composed Ofthe citizens ID. Juan Egana, DIR.
ID. Bernado Vera, and ID. joaquin CAMPING,
| WIZ Ptutttu w iDIili Il rune lOT determining
them. Let it be printed, published, and cir
culatrd
Given at Santiago the 28th Jan 1928
BERNARDO O'HIGGINS.
MARIANO EGANA."
| This decree was immediately read to the
people, and the same S O'Higgins proclaimed
the new Government elected He united the
ribband which is the badge of supreme com
mand in Chile, put 1t into the hands of the
voters, and then gave them possession of the
elevated charge, to which they Were nomina-
ted after their having taken the usual oath.
The session was concluded with the oath
of fidelity which the chiefs of the garrison
took TO the new Government
Santiago, 29h jan. 1898.
His Excellency the Supreme Director hav-
! ing laid down the command, aud the Offices
being vacant by the resignation of those who
held them, the most excellent Junta at pre-
sent in authority, has appointed, and does
appoint, as Minister Of State in the Depart
ment of the Government and Marine, DIR. ID.
Mariana Egana, and as that of Finance and
War, DR.. ID. Augustin VIAL with all the attri.
bnes and powers which the former Ministers
possessed. Let it be attended to, and crcu-
lated and printed
EYZAGUIRRE INFANTE.
ERRAsURIs.
ALIEN DUTIEs.-We find in the New York
| Daily Advertiser, the following letter. from
the Minister of great Britain to the British
| Consul General
" Washington, I'm Nay, 1928.
Substituting reason to believe that an i'm
medat" removal of the alien duties or tonnage
aud imports now levied on British vessels en-
tering the ports of this country from his ma
lesty's possessions in North America and
the West Indies, is generally expected, in
pursuance of late art of Congress regulating
! the rad" between certain of those colonies
ami the United STATES, embrace the earliest
opportunity permitted by the state of nv
correspondence on this suhjrci with the
merlcaa government to inform you. and
through You tn inform his mairsty's Cunsuls
at thu out ports, that the acl OF Congress is
considered To require not only thar the cores.
! pOndInG duties in the largest sense as they
affect the United States. should actually cease
To- operate on the side IG Great Britain, but also
that on goods, law flly imported into any OF
the open colonial ports Ia all American vessel.
no higher duty should he charged than on the
Ike articles imported from eISe,chere'
The term etSe,0bere being understood to
comprehend the BIRTHS Tcrritofics themselves,
If is wholly out of my power To make de-
claration on this point satisfactory 10 the A
merican government, and, h"v-yer To he re-
4 IL Is 'nllHSt mat lile pre-
vailinS expectation is not likely 10 be realized
under the present circumstances.
tSIgncdJ STAMFORD CANNING
" To His Mairsty's Consul, General.
IN the United States"
This letter containing impiy certain infor-
nation which il was proper for Mr. CANNING
to communicate 10 the agents Ofhis govern
meat, calls for no particular notice but the
remarks NTH which the editors of the New
| \ 'rk Auericnd accompanied the publication
of the letter in tliei' paper evincng an ac-
quanance with the subject. and with facts
{ connected with it, we are induced to subloin
them. (.Ndt. Int
We were aware (says the American that
our government had taken, and very proper-
| " taken, the ground. that, while according to
! British regulations, any disability attached 10
articles the growth Of our soil exported to the
! British colonies, which the same articles from
elsewhere. rneaHinS any where else, were ex-
rmpt from, such disability was 10 be met wth
counter regulations on our part. Finding
from pcrusal uf the act of Parliament, and
from a comparison Of the duties imposed in
the schedule ANNEXED 10 il, on the great sta
piles Of Aon and lumber for instance, when
exported t. Che West Indian or other colo
MES from fS!'at Britain or Canada, 18th those
tr nhicn ~. ike articles from the United
5 at"s were subject that very heavy dis
criniurtiDn was cstahlishrd to the disadyan-
tage of the United States, il Of course became
jhe duty Ui Congress So to frame their act, as
that. white it mel every advance towards en-
sire rrcipr""'., aud freedom Of trade, made by
be British Parliament, with corresponding
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