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BY the NspsIees, despstchcs are
received relative % IN esrangemeut nj
the lsag mooted questiea u The { Bril-
tish West India trade, which there 10
no doubt 10 10 b re-opesed 70 ~ upon
Isuifrance, and substsstialIy upon ths
terms mentioned io the subioined ex-
tract Of letter from Liverpool
Extract Of . Iefs~ - GAs EdIssr Of tke Nsv
Tsrk .3mericss. dsfed
LsvsnrosL, 26vs AUsvsT. 1880.
Mr. DKAR Sss:-lt may be worth the
posssge g . Letter 10 you, 70 know thst the
West India QUESTION 10 settled. The Presi.
deaf 10 10 issos his proclamation in conformi-
~ With the last sct Of Congress on the cub.
jecs, and on lite arrival IN this country, the
Order in Council ss the 9Th July, 1897, issu.
ed. you reeollect in Csllaain's teeth. will be
abolished. and the oct VI Pssiisment Of 5,h
July, 1875. which opens the West India trade
6aited ststeA end all discriminating duties
wiii be abolished"
There 10 no treaty come, or proba.
bly, TO come; but - we understand il.
n communication from the British Co
vernmeut importing that IL, on the re-
ceipt Of the despatch here. the Presi-
dent Of the United States shall issue
his proclamation. giving effect to the
act Of the last Congress, the direct
trade between the United States and
the British West Indies shall be re.
viewed. upon the terms stated in that
act, which. for the better Information
Of our readers, we sGbjoin.
We shall take occasion Tomorrow
to shew Why. in our Judgment. this
much talked of arrangement is not,
and cannot BE-, OF the terms on mhich IL
Is made, Of real benefit 10 the CON-
merce or navigation Of the United
States.
AN ACT to amend the sets regulating the COM
mercial intereoursc between the United States
and ccxtain colonies OF Great Britain.
See. I. Be Il esacsed. &c. That, Whenever
the President Of the United States shall re.
ceive satisfactory evidence that the Govern.
rnent Ut Great Britain will open the ports in
its Colonial possessions IN the West Indies,
on the continent Of South America, the Ia.
hama Islands, the Caicos. and The Bermuda
or Somes Islands, to the vessels Of the United
States, foe IN indefinite or for limited term;
that the vessels ofthe United States and their
cargoes. on entering the colonial ports afore.
said. shali not be subject to ether OF higher
duties OF tonnage OF impost. or charges Of any
other description than would be imposed on
British vessels OF their cargoes. arriving in
said colonial posse ssioAs from the u. States;
that the vessels Of the United States may i'm.
port into said colonial possessions from The u :.
States any article or articles which could be
imported in British vessel into the said DOS
sessions from the United States, and that the
vessels OF the United States may export from
tho British colonies afore me ntioued, TO any
country whatever. other than the dominions
or possessions Of Great Britain, any article or
articles that can be exported thersfrom in
british vessel. to any country other than the
British dominions or posse ssions ~ aforesajd
leaving the commercial intercourse Of the u
States, with all other parts Of the British do.
m'nions or possessions, on footing not less
favorable TO the United sthes, than il now
IS: and that then. and in such case, the Pre-
sident Of the Uai,ed Stsles shall be, and he il
hereby authorized. ut any time Before the
next session Of Congress, TO issue his procl..
nation. declaring that he has received such
evidence; and. thereupon, from the date of
s"ch proclamation, the ports Of the IT, States
shall be opened indefinitely, or for term FIX.
ed, as the case may be, to British vessels com.
po33G01t0n3
and their cargoes, subject 10 no other or high.
er doty oftsnnage es impost. or charge Of any
description Whatever, than would be levied
on the vessels Of the United States. or THAR
csrgoes, arriving from the said British posses.
sio rs, and u shall be lawful for the said Bri
,ish vessels TO import into the United States.
! snd to export therefrom any article or articles
which may be imported OF exported in vessels
OF the United States; and the sc,s, entitled
An act concerning navigsiion,' passed on
the eighteenth day Of April. one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen: an act supple.
ren'svy thereto passed the fifteenth day of
May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
and an act. entitled "AB act 10 regulate the
commercial intercourse between the United
States and certain Brissish ports" passed on
the FIRST day Of March. one thousand eight
hnndred and twenty three. sse, in such case.
hereby deceived to be suspended, or ALSO.
lu,s'y repealed. as the case may require.
Sec 2. find Be IL further enacted That.
whenever the ports ofthe United States have
been opened under the authority given in the
frst section sf this act, British vessels and
their csrgoes shall be admitted 20 an entry in
The ports OF the u. States from the IsIs nds'
Provinces or Colonies OF Great Britain. on q,
near the North American Continent. and n.
or Fast of the United States