Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-10

TO THE EDITOR.
Sin -
The o der in Council, which appeared in Fri
Gay nights Gazette, closing the ports of our We,
India Colonies TO vessels oi the United States OF
EOr;h America, will, OF course, be met by a s,a
liar order on their part, shutting out our vessels
and thus all direct intercourse VIII again cease, to
the mutual injury oil both parties That it should
DC found necessary on our paT' TO revert back TO
system OF exclusion ID certainly to be regretted
as will add very seriously TO the difficulties oil
the " est India proprieto:E, by enhancing 10 them
the price oi slaves, flour and lumber-articles of
tae FIRST necessi Y, and which, from proximity
can most advantsgeo be.procurel from the u
nlted Staes. In he presen, instance, howe,
tue Planters Cannot blame ther,own Government:
and II we mistake mol, there exist in the BRUSH
Yves lhdia Islands feeling OF royalty and nation
al pride, that will cheeruy submit 10 any sacrit-
ces, when called for; not in support of monopoiy
but to give rtieci to free trsde-no 10 seek adyan-
taEes, but 10 procure Us justice. The following
eNtrac. from MIR b rcl,y's work recently pIb
iished, will be read with interest, as showing the
view which the West Indians themselves have ia
ken OF the subject. In article on tie Colony
trade he Observes
g The clause in our act Of 1922, requiring that
vessels OF the United Sta,es entering our Colony
ports. and taking on board sugar, Sc. should give
bond, to return direct, and land the same in the
United States, was never acted upon but II fur
nshed an admirable excuse to the gov eminent o.
ti!e United States Tor Tetaldtory regulation moi
like ours, impIacdcanIe and nominal, bat subs an
tial, and to their shipping, most advantageous IL
was enacted by Cong, ess, that any articles, the
growth, produce, and manufacture of the United
States, might be exported dn Getty to any OF the
enumerated British Colonial pors in any itisb
vessel coming directly from any of the said emu
merated ports but that ship entering from
England shoG.d not be permit, ed 10 take on board
d cargo Tor the Colonies, or, Uice UeTsa, entering
T. ON be Colonies 10 take cargo on board for
England. The effect OF this rezulau II La, been
10 throw nearly the whole OF the trade between
the u. States and the British West India Colonies
into the hands of the Americans while, had no
such restrictions been imposed, it " ould not ONLY
have been retained English trade, but the
English shipping would have been able to COM
mand larger share OF the direct trade between En-
gland & America
The West India ships combining the advantages
OF Carrying three cargoes in one voyage, would
have taken the bulky articles OF co,ls, salt and
cfokefy ware, from England 10 the United S ates
and, delivering these, would have carried lumber
to the West India Islands, at a cheaper rnte with
tie advantage OF sugar cargoes hone, than i,
would have been possible for ships of the UnueI
states TO carry those articles from England 10 A
merica, or lumber from America to our West In
dia Islands. The Americans perfectly aware
Oi this, and continue to enforce their regulation
though ours was never acted upon, and, by the 9Th
OF Geo. A.. e, has been repealed. The result 10 the
Planters is, that instead Of getting their Amsri.
can supplies carried to them, at a low freight. sy
the ships that bring home their produce they must
depend upon American vessels, and a. these gene
rally return home IN ballast, they must have such
an outward FIRE ght, on the lumber as will nav The
whole expense Of the voyage, while many OF the
English ships, (by which IL might 20 well have
been carried, at very moderate freight are goiuc
out to the Islands, IN ballast.
&" But this is not all the trade between the
British West India Colonies and the United States
IS eogsed with other restrictions, not likely 10 he
easily removed Both the Act Of 1872 and that
OF 1872 impose duty on all a,tices The growth
pTodnce, or manufacture, Of tie United States
Imported into our Colonies willie the same arti.
Giles, imported from our North American provin.
ces, ore admitted du'y free do not saw tbst
TINS Is unreasonable Oh our part fsr from II bot
u is deemed 50 by the Americans, and met by a re-
la!iatory regulation, equally injurious to our Colo
mes, and TO our shipping. Thus, while ship Of
me United States entering port 10 Jsm,ica, pays
10 mgher, or other cha ges, than an English ship
entering port Of the UHIed States, from Jamaica
is subjected 90 an extra tonnage do Of one dol.
inI per ton, and to an additional duty OF ten re,
cent On ibe value OF tie cargo; Which,. In effect,
SWo 'heT own shipping su advantage In ueir
reigms exactly to HAT amount over Blush W.
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u would he supefdlous 10 offer a word o. com
nent on tie facts here sfa'eI they soeak E.,i
themselves, and show tl.at " have no, beeo 6irIv
treated. Respecting tie claim OF The UnrcJ |
states, to have their produce admitted into our /
west lndia- Colonies, on the same terms ~ lie /
produce Of or own NOrb American province. /
Arf' IS justly observes. 1t would not be more
unreasonable 70 insist on he wheat Of tie United !
states being received 10 England on tbe same terms
as The beat Of Canada 20 u 10 insist on The "a
7" o. Jamaica beng admitted mo ,Ls pot Of New
o'E' on The sane TENS as he sugar Of Lousi
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