Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-21
From The Baltimore Chronicle.
LATEST FROM HAVANA.

We have received from an attentive cores
pendent at Havana files Of the Notcoso Mer-
cantl, TO the goth ult inclusive. They do not
contain ahy articles of Importance, except the
decree prohibiting the importation of Foreign
Tobacco into The Island of Cuba, the substance
of which we have before given to our readers.
Our correspondent has also furnished us with
the following letter, form which it will appear
there is suspicion that the decree in question
has been brought about by indirect means
Let the means be what they may, II strikes us
10 be unjust, that so important commercial re-
gulation should have been adopted without Civ
ing sufficient time TO our merchants to have
been apprized of its provisions before it was
carried into effect. At all times, a measure OF
the kind can be but received in the spirit of un-
kind feeling, as coming from ncighborIng
power with whom we were upon the strlctest
terms of friendly intercourse; but as coming al
this time from the Government OF Cuba, when
ours is engaged in an effort TO avert one OF the
greatest calamities that could possibly befal the
people of that Island, it is indeed not only
matter OF surprise, but must be received as evin-
cling feeling Of hostility towards US that we
were not prepared to expect.
Hapann, July 81, 1926,
Gentlemen: En- closed with others you viii re-
ceive the Gazette of Havana, containing the
Decree respecting Tobacco. His excelency,
the Intendant of Havana certainly ought to
have granted short time to your merchants
before he put this measure into effect in order
that they might be apprized Off, and therefore
not ship the article TO this market. am salts
fed very large quantity must have been ship
ped from the United States TO some OF the ports
of Cuba, which under the existing law aoiH not
be allowed TO entry, except on deposite-thls will
prove serious loss to the shippers. suspect
there is more in this than Segnor PinilIoS ayows
in his decree; it is whispered here that certain
house. intimate with his Excellency, has con-
tractetl for the crops Of Vuelta Abago for one
or two years. At all events it will raise the
price OF Tobacco and Cigars, as well as keep
your tobacco out of our markets. Monopolies
of all descriptions have ever been held IN detes-
tation by all fair and honorable minds, but
when they are brought about under crcumstan-
ces which Justify suspicion that there has
Been a cpllusion between the magistrate and
spectators, they are particularly odious. This
measure, you may rest assured, wifi be alike
unpopular with the Cigar manufacturers and
the tobacco planters generally, for they have
been over-reached. Yours, respectfully.
The stale displayed by the candidates at the
elections in England, is entirely unknown IN
our experience in America. The following eX-
tract is part of an account Of the Dover cleo
ton, June 90
"The successful and unsuccessful candidates
severally addressed the freemen at some length,
and then Joined their respective PROFESSIONS
"Mr. Wilbraham's carriage had SIX beaut-
full grey horses, richly capariSoned, the riders
IN Jockey caps and jackets ofpurple and yellow;
the carriage was preceded by the town band
and many elegant flags, and followed by high
" respectable body of freemen.
{" MIR. ThompSon's carriage was drawn by
four horses, the drivers in jocky caps and jack
cts of blue, white and pink; band, and great
many flags. Procession quite OF molly de-
scription. =.
"Mr. Butterworth's carriage was drawn oy
four horses, the elders in blue sashes. a hne
band and several handsome banners, preceded
it, and it was followed by the small circle OF
friends who had handsomely stuck by NM.
'"Mr. Halcomb's procession consisted OF 40
horsemen, who followed behind the band ana
colors; then came his carriage, drawn by lour
beautiful black horses, which were ltefallv
bedecked with ribbons Of red and blue, the FL
ders in Jockey caps. His carriage was iol-
lowed by coach and six, and four carriages
and four, with the gentlemen OF his committee
and others, behind which was a train OF MS
friends, respectable tradesmen pilots and others,
extending about half mile"