Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-11

| THE W EST IyNDI4 IR-HDE.
| Stppressio pcri!-Mr. HeEekiuh Niles makes a
tremendous clsmor about msprn;ing tinde, stand
| iy' Tor I" undsrstdndinyiy." The MS. d-ire
and it was no wonder that our Pointers Devil
should hastily mistake tbs for the other. But wi
what grace ran ttis person complain Of such a mis-
print wh-n he deliberately supPres.es part Of an i'm
por'ant public cument for The pose OF m king
out TO suit his narrow prepossessons HI
first sudss to The table oil dates, propo ed by The
late ministry, and not octed to be acted in all it,
parts by tie present, by which certain articles ,ur
corn, lumber, SC. TO pay duty, when carried
from the u. 8 to the British We Indiss, be duty
free from the Brish American Colonies, and then he
add:
to tho version Of the eor.'pondenec
inherited in the JouIal Of Commorce Mr. McLanc made
States via the Island Of ST. Thomas Acit has
generally Of tho o. states
though at an additional aud oppressive ssPencs than when the
awe think mct-aud have asserted i,
vol Ie.Gl.e, ". then lo'o least The
into the hands Of British ,hpown.r,. II E Jet soon
The iinpte sion which Nv Hez Niles leave, upon IN.
readers inJ, that MIR. MLane, admits the consump
ton Of American odu:e in The Brid'h Indies TO
have BEEN great in the eircfous rcate ~ IL had bren
in The direct one.-Now, what IL the fact! We pas.
over th~ msprot Of 'euey" for "epen''hut we csnno
40 easily excuse the suppression Of The previous part Of
The paragraph which give, an entirely nov eo0uring
10 the whole statement. Mr.. Mel sayf:
"Tho undersigned unable speak with precision Of
mount Of provisions snd other se: sctoay supplied from The
Guilty 10 tracing the trade through the channels into which
rot 10 all reP'c full and accurae especially whom
late merchandise
ing down the 81 Lawrence the Northern Posssions
such there being but ite " account taken in the
houses.
These circumstances render all conclusions
less matters OF conjecture II is the opinion,
most intelligent engaged tho trade both
the Order Council Of 1896 which,
half OF that heretofore exported through the direct channels still
continues by the ccuoUs II
asserted by Intelligent csmmorc that Jamaica has
sumed less OF the flour provisions generally the States
though at additional and oppressive than whom
trade direct
rhs through which these supplies pass, eomprehsnd
Of occasionally aordng goss but
also the Islands Of st. Thomas Bahsemew
Gusdaloupo and tho port Of 81. ia 90 do Cuba"
According to The opn ions tf The " most INTELLIGENT
meI ,han's," therefore, aud opinion which Mr..
NJ L.. says cannot b, con,r,vertrd ~ amount equai
10 more than hay, &c, continues to go by the present.
creUitous roues9' This a very diH.repi EXPIRE sslop
from that which NJ. has picked out AID publi,hsd.
An1V IA, says The Secretary NJ State on this poin
In hisftter Of Instructions OF July 90 1929, to Mr..
L. ne. he says: "The uncertainty 40 TO how much
Of ohuce is u'ed, In the ports 10 which he
pofsiion' nominally made, renters II impossible TO
speak with accuracy IN The amount actually consUm.
ed In the i,i,h West T0ds Colonies, since the ports
were cl,sed. In the opinion Of In 'egen. merchants,
u IL about half much immediately before the 10.
terict II is csrr IN American vessels 10 the Islands
u 81 Thomas and 81. Bartholomew 'oa the one hsod
and 20 the open ports in the British North American
o. The cher From hose porte l. finds lis
way 10 the iiish West India Co'ories, under differ.
eat sgua,ioas in Bfdsb ysssei. This trade 10 bar.
hened with double freight and insurance, The charges
ot landing md Ve-hpPing, and ALEC commissions and