The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-09
ORDER IN COUNCIL

oltllEh IN tol MUD.
On the 3l,t March last, Mr.. Lloyd made
u report 10 the Seneate oil the u. =. which
was adopted hy that body-The Commit
,er abiding 10 the petition of ceatan mer-
chants, 1t. Of the city of Baltimore, OBJ
serve
THE recommendation Of the memorial.
! isis now Is that the discriminating duties
still imposed on British VESSELS aud mrr.
ehandj-e from those colonies. should he
immediately aholished and that British
vessels, coming from whenccsoe, they
may, and with whatsoever they may, aud
with whatsoever loaded should be- admit
/ ted INFO the ports of the United States, on
/ the same terms rs the vessels aud cargors
OF the most iaVourrd nations.
1.-THE effect of winch, the committee
believe, would be, summary 10 Yield 10 q
! Britain all she could ask, without any =.
! qul'dlrnt accommodation hemg granted on
aef part; tor Ia admit British vessel. lndls-
/ eflmlnately into the ports OF the United
! States, with Their chrgnes, from nhenceso-
ever Arising, or Of whatsoever composed
On the same terms rs our own vessels, or
/ those of the most favuured nations, which
would be the same thug, while she allows
the admlssinn of Amrrean vessels into her
/ ports only pa tally, for certain prescribed
articles, aud those limited to the growth
! produce NJ manufacture of the L. States
and To n manifest disadvantage when com
pared with the like and the principal arti.
elfs which she wants when from elsewhere
imported INTO the colonial ports, tcouid on
! ef1ic as surrender ofMe priacipal Of E.
+ qHtHG and withdrawal from the contrnl
al the ga'e'nmeat of the United States, oi
the means II possesses of leading 10 bet
ter, and more desirable, because more e.
quail state of intercourse between the two
caun'rles.o
We lay before our readers the fol
lowing Extracts from the National Intclli.
gencc :
Ia another part of this paper will be
found late news from England, amongst
which the most important 10 us, i, that an
order IN Council has been issued nv thu
Gorernment OF Great Britain, for prohibit
Ing direct trade from the United States
with The West India Colonial possession,
OF Great Britain, TO take effect from III,
first day of December next We hay,
copied, ais, the commentaries of two lea
ding British Journals upon the measure
winch shew the grounds upon which tn,
British statesmen desire 10 see this deter
mlndtion placed.
To those who are familiar with the his.
tory OF the diplomacy and legislation o
The two countries, tins measure will not oc
CASTOR any great surprise, though ther,
was no more reason TO expect il 1T this mo
ment, than there has been at any time fo
two years past, at the distance of which
'''he tile elaborate negotiations between
us and the British Government. on thi,
subject, were suspended, ADD it is believed
nave not since been re-epened
TO 20 back, and retrace the history o
lhese negotiations, would consume mucl
li'ns' and even recapltulation would ia
, 'lsue aud perhaps confuse the reader, who
desires no more than general idea of tn,
; SUBJECT. We shall therefore be brief upor
IL without attempting to be particular.
J 4he TWO Governments Of the United