American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-05
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British Order in Council Hest India Trnde,
-Of late we have seen great deal On tins subltel
10 the public prints and conleetutcs made as to The
operation that The Order in Council will have upon
the West India trade after the first oil Januay neSL
IN an evening paper oil yesterday CHE Post 70
found it stated that the price OF Hour had rnt!
81 in King ston, Jamaics on the Goth oil last moth
IL may be as high as that Tor short time, but We
arc of opinion, from the information we have re-
ceived from very intelligent mere hsnl oil this cly
that il will not long continue al that pIice
I, is we'll known that before the ports oil The West
Indies were opened 10 us by the last acts OF n, Bi
fish government, which the lae Order 10 Counch
has now rendered entirely imperative, there were
several neutral ports in the IVES, Indies that dsrlv
ed much advantage from the oilcuitous trade b''
tween the English colonies aud this country. d,
Thomas and Cur scos were some OF lhese potts,ahd
there is not doubt but they will be USED a'sF He
FIRST OF January next for the same purpose as 'o'
merly The -four Of tic United States can hrd us
way into Jamaica and other British West inoIa "
lands, through the medium OF the Danish heuia'
por, Of ST. Thomas at an additional expense OF 81
barrel BY the last Price Current OF thai Island
American -four was quoted at about 30 D. sno '''
freight from this country TO that island ana lhe"s'
10 Jamaica. will be about So more flence 'De 'e'
eessity for our mere han,s 10 this city TO rtheC'M
these things. The price OF -four at Jamaica mus
necessarily fall, aud the trade 10 the West lpo''
will 20 to benefit the neutral Islands, hut Inc L'
csh government by all the Orders OF Council 10 'Oe
world will never be able to feet their Object 10 "'
/ injury Of this country.
The same remarks will apply 10 other articles ..
well as flour. We may also observe thai 'oe W =.
of ST.. Jsgo dc Cuba has been occasionally useo
the purposes OF this neutral trade. oome"in
smuggling Is carried on there, because the opd%''
duties amount TO something like IS besides '"' n,
bic freight The Danish Island Of ST. homas w.
receive the principal benefit arising from The o,0.
in Council, ii our government should not be sVs "
effect treaty with England before 1t goes '''oO
ration, and OF this there is little prospect al a
With regard to the British provinces 10 'n' ~.
and west smuggling will be carried en- LOT
no neutral port to be place OF deposit anu "'''
would even be used if there were. TIN
We said before that this subject had gwen ''' w.
much remark, and we particularly refer 70 'ne u'
thine Of reciprocity which has long been pFe'."Ss
up by the British statesman to this county "a
where is their reciprocity! The general oe"es Il
English goods arriving in this country arc Nv"
10 so per cert with the exception pethap' Wv sm,.
coltons. but the general duties imposed uPon -, IN
rican produce entering English ports arc run .a,n,
to 800 per cent. Does lhis look Ike tee'p ~.
and the Tree principles of trade? The du'y ." "ons,
bacco is about 500 per cent, and thal Oh ives,
to 600 per cent. With these facts before t"'r ps,sb
yet Americans are found asserting tha' ~ WI ma.
government is very beral--qui,e lioe's' . and
the United States government is heaa'"'''
uncompI omi.ing.