Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-14

on British vessels or ihcir cargoes, arriving
in said rslonial possessions from the United
States: and that vessels Of the United States
reav import into said colonial possessions
from the United States any article or arti-
Gle. which could be Imported in = British YES
SCI into the said possessions from the United
Statess: aad the vessels Of the United states
max export from the British colonies aiore-
mentioned, to any country whatever, other
than the British 5Osinions or possessions as
aforesaid: leaving the commercial intercourse
Of the United States, with all other parts oil
the British doniinions or possessions on a
footing not less favorable fer The United
States, thar as it new IS; aud tbat then,
and in such case. the President oI the u
nited States shall be, and he is hereby au
thorized. at any time before the next session
] Of Congress, to issue his proclamation, declar-
ing that he has received such evidence: and
t~hereupsn, from the date Of such proclaTna-
ton, the ports Of The United States shall be
opened indefinitely, or for a term liked, as
the case may be, 10 British vessels csmInS
from the said British colonial possessions,
and their cargocs subject TO no other or hISh
er duty Of tonnage or inpost, or charge ell
any description whatever, than would be le-
wed on the vessels of the United States; and
the dCt, efltttlbd 'AU ACT C0iCttHilS D1'lrd
ton passed on the eighteenth day Of April,
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: an
act supplementary thereto passed the tf
teenth day Of May, one thousand eight hun-
dred and twenty; and an act, entitled A act
10 regulate the commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and certain British
ports" passed en- the first day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-three,
are. In such case, hereby declared to be sus-
pended, or absolutely repealed, as the case
may require.
SEC. @. .fRd DO 1t further enacted, That,
whenever the ports of the United States shall
have been opened under the authority given
10 the first section Of this act, British vessels
and their cargoes shall be admitted to an en-
try IN the ports ofthe United States from the
Islands, Provinces, or Colonies of Great
Britain, OH or near the North American Con
tineat, and North or East Of the United
States.
From the Ns,v- York Commercial .fdueitiSer.
The general, and we believe correct i'm
preston is, that there is no treaty after all.
Il letter from oar Consul at Liverpool, pub
iisled m the Past of last evening, written 10
affect the elections in Maryland, New. York
ana rev Jersey, makes no mention of aay,
bHt refers generally to the successful tennina-
ten Of the negotiation. We publish below
the act passed al the lastsoseion Of Congress,
W virtue Of which, If satisfactory evidence IS
iaid before tie President ts.at the British Gov
'rnment will comply with the stip.lations il
contains, he may issue his declaratory pro-
claniat'on, upon which our ports viii be epen
TO ~vesseis 81 Great Britain coming from her
colonial possessions. This would seem 10 be
the immediate consequence; while the coioni-
a possessions vii not be open to our vessels,
uniit the British order ia council shall be re-
selred' The oaiy remark we shall make To-
DAY, on THIS arrangement. surprising it to lee
on 'his i~ooii1-, IS, that Parliament, byrepca!
ing ca n3odltl Ing The act Of 1925, may al any
mshant, set every tl.ing aaoat again. 10
guard against the instability and fluctuation
attendant on the state Of trade between ma
tons, whea not regulated by treaty, was the
Object of Mr.. Adams. III cndeay0rias to do
SO, in this particular branch Of trade. he was
unsuccessful, and his successor win be equal
~ So.