Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-16
.M. GaHa,in to mr.. Canning.

desiie to put an end 10 it,
ar. Galidtin to mr.. Gaming
o. UPPER SEYMOUR STREET,
-, 10Th august. 1926.
lhe undersigned, Envoy ex raordinary and Min
is'er Fienipoten,iary of the United States of A
nerica, had not seen the Order in Council of the
SHh OF July last, on the day (the II h inst. when
be had the honor of an interview with Mr. Canning
His Msje-ty's Principal Secretary of State for Fo
| reign Affairs.
Had he then been aware OF the precise impott
OF the order In question, and of the provisions OF
the several acts OF Parliament to which il refers
the undersigned would have thought j his duty to
make the observations to which he now begs leave
to call Mr.. Canning's attention.
| II appears that His Majes,y's Government va.
vested with two distinct authorities, applicable 10
the intercourse between his Msjesty's Colonies and
the States.
| BY the 4th section of the act Of Parliament. of
the 9th Jul, 1928, 1t en-. cted that the priyi.
ieses grated by the law OF navigation to foreign
sh'ps 10 Trade with the British possessions abroad
should be limited. with respect TO Countries no,
having colonial possessions to the vessels of such
as should place tie commerce and navigation OF
1reat Britain, and OF her possessions abroad upon
the footing OF the most favored nation unless his
Majesty, by his Order in Council, should in snv
case teem 1t exPedient 10 sran The whole or any
part OF such privileges the ships of any foreign
country, although the said conditions should not in
all respects be fulfilled by such country
And by two other acts OF Parliament passed in
the fourth and nth years of the reign OF his present
majesty, authority was given TO levy additional
or counteryai!ing tonnage dulles on vessels, and
adaiionai or connervailing duties of customs on
goods imported or exported IN vessels belonging
10 any foreign country in which higher duties
were levied on British vessels, or on goods i'm
ported or ed in British vessels than on yes
seis OF sich country, or on similar goods whsa
imported or exported in vessels of such country.
Both au ihorities have been resorted 10 in tie
Order 10 Council Of the 9Th July last
i On the ground that The condition referred IN IN
the act OF Parliament Of 9th July, 1925, havin,.
not IN all respects been fulfilled by the Govern.
fnent OF the United States, the privileges 20 grant
ea 10 foreign ships cannot lawfully be enjoyed by
shs OF the said States, unless specially granted by
HIS Majesty In Council, the said privileges are
again thus granted by the Order in Council. bu,
with the express pIovso that the said privileges
or, IN other words, the intercourse in American
vessels between the United States and the British
COLONIES, shall absolutely cease the LIST of De-
cember next, SO FAR respects South America. the
West Indies, the Bahama Islands, Bermuda. and
Newfoundland, and, some other subsequent
days so lar as respects the British possessions On
the Western Coast of Africa The Cape of Good
Hope Mauriiius, Ceylon, New Holland and Van.
DIenan's Lend:
And ina-msch as British vessels entering IN.
porls OF the United States, from British Colonies
= are char ed with additional tonnage duty OF ninety
Tour cents per Ton, and with addition of ten er
cent on tie import duty payable on the same soods
when imported IN Americ vessels, a counteryail
lug du'y, deemed equivalent in amount is l.v The
OFder OF Council, land, during the time thai the
intercourse is permitted TO continue on America,
vessels, and on goods imported in American ves,
sells entering the ports OF His Maies,y's posses
s,ons In North and South America, and in the
| West Indies:
There is not, if the undersigned is r;sb,Ir l.
formed, single act of the Government Of ~.
| United States which can, in the view taken of a..
subject ny that OF His Majesty, be considered q.
not fulfilling the condition contemplated by m.
act OF Parliament OF the 9th July, 1925. "a nor
placing the commerce and navigation Of Grea,
( Britain, and of her possessions abroad. upoo tho
footing OF the most favored nation excepting mil,
the continuance OF the discrimins ne tonnaoe d,,y
OF ninety four cents per ton British vessels. and
! OF the addition oil ten per cent. on the ordinary
duty charged on goods imported in British yesseis
entering the ports OF the United States from tbs
| British Colonies Both the measures emhr,ca,
by the Order IN Council, the counfsrvaIinq tu,is.
and the disconnuance of the intercourse are
| founded one and the same faet--the contion,n.1
! OF the United States discriminating tlutiss Aro
the eountervsiliDg duty, deemed equiv .Ieo, ,hera
TO, which has by the Order in ouncil been Ia,
on American vessels, and goods imported in Au,e-
Hcah vessels entering the ports OF the Blush Cold
Mes was alone sufficient 10 place The Bri,tb and
American vessels, employed in the intercourse be-
tween those Colonies and the United States, on
the footing Of the most perfect equality.
IL does not belong TO the undersigned TO Dues.
lion the policy OF the measures which G.. Britain
may think proper to adopt respecting the trade
with her COLONIES.
u only iniers, from the acts Of Psfliornent
passed on that subject during the last four year.
that the intercourse between the United States 49,,
the BRUSH Colonies ia the West Indies. S. Ams~
ca, and other places, to the extent aufhorizedb,,
those scIs, y considered, by His Msie-ty's Co.
eminent, A. beneficial to those Colonies and ,,,
Brifuh empire at large.
With this conviction, and the only iaso,al;,y,
supposed to exis, having been removed be- H.
countervaing duties, the undersigned bss Rec
unable to discover the motive for inierdicijee 81
together, after short time, 50 far a. rspee1s irs
British possessions IT. the West Indies. South
America. and several other places, an intercourse
beneficial to Both parties aod which Inglg, in con.
iofmny with the act OF Parliament, have, ifaeen.sl
expedjent, beea indefinitely continued will, ihose
colonies, H. the sane - has been done
ss sspoc's ,hs British Eo-sessi9ns Of s'Amedes'