Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-30
To the Editors ofthe Norfolk Beacon.


NoRFoLK, June "a, 1926.
Gen,lemen:-I am authorized by the Minis.
ter of Marine to make known TO the Merchants
of Virginia, the following new commercial reg
ulations with respect to the importation of Ger
tain articles by foreign vessels into certain ports
Of the Islands Of Martinique and Guadalupe.
Have therefore the goodness, for the benefit of
the mercantile part OF the community, to give
it an insertion in. your paper, and you will
blige greatly Yours, DESEZE.
Extract of an Ordinance of the King of France dated
from Paris the 5th of February, 1926
Reckoning, from the LIST Of July of the pres
ent year, it shall be permitted to foreign YES
sells 10 import into the islands Of Martinique S,
Guada.oupe, but into such ports only as are
hereinafter specified, the ,veral foreign articles
Of merchandise and provisions enumerated In
the lists No. and 2, underneath.
"T'he only ports where the said articles OF
merchandise and provisions may he imported
arc:-St Pierres, Port Royal and Trinity III
Martinique, Bassclerre and Point Pctre in Qua
daloupe.
"Foreign vessels, importing the articles Of
merchandise and provisions authorised by the
present ordinance, shall not be subjected to any
tonnage, port or light duty and others oil the
same nature, higher th al those TO which French
vessels are subjected.
"No article Of merchandise, Or provisions,
other than those mentioned in the list No | &
., underneath, shall be imported, under penalty
Of confiscation Of the ship and cargo.
"No foreign vessel, loaded even with the
permitted articles, shall! be at liberty, except in
cases of distress (relache force legally proved,
to enter any but the ports opened by the present
ordinance, under penalty of confiscation.
Foreign vessels may export, free from all
duties, but through such ports only as are open
by virtue Of the present ordinance, The articles
Of merchandise and provisions imported into
the TWO above mentioned islands, either from
France or from any other country"
LIST MOI,
Foreign Merchandise, the importation OF
which is authorised into the islands Of Martini
que and Guadalupe, on condition 81 paying
the duties hereinafter specified:
Living animals, 10 per CT adyalorem.
Salt beef, IS francs per 100 kilog.
Hoop poles, 10 do Nj. litre
Dry vegetables, 3 do so cts per hectic.
Indian corn, 2 do per hectolitre.
Goldfish and other salt
fish, do per 100 kilog's
Rice, .. do do do
Salt, S do do do
Tobacco, per cent advalorem
All kinds of wood, other than hoop poles,1 p
including, shingles, plank and slaves. 2
Pitch, tar and other rosin extracted from
pine, fir and burch trees.
Pit Goals, -
Raw hides (cuirs verts en- poll, non tames.) :;
Green and dry feed, (forage)
Table fruit,
Garden seeds,
Foreign merchandise, the admission of which
is authorised in the Islands of Martinique and
Guadaloupc, on condition Of paying duty OF
$ confines per 100 Kilograms
Balsam and medicinal juices.
Fragrant woods, and also dye and cabinetma.
ker's wood.
Cassia, bees wax, cochineal, cocoa shells, un-
wrought copper, curcuma, elephants teeth, tur-
tie shells, unwrought pewter, whales boards,
fanons de baleine, cloves, ginger, gums, al
spice, grains drs taller, all kinds of grease ex.
cept far ofiish, indigo, rushes and reeds kermes,
green vegetables, gum lac, nutmeg, mother OF
pearl, gold and silver, cattle bones and horns,
dry and rough skins, manufactured furs, un.
wrought lead, pepper, potash, Quercitron, jesu-
its bark, rocoa, medicinal roots, barks, herbs,
leaves and flowers, animal substances pvpcr
for medicine and perfumery, sumach and sanil.
la.
n. B. Those who may wish for grea'er accu-
racy, to consult the original in French, are de-
sired to apply to the French Vice Consul Of
France, Hill-street.