Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-20
ALEXANDRIA, ID. {.
7HyRsDdY MORNING. LanUiRY 90, 1861.


The Mails, both North and South, are still r..
ceived irregularly. We have no mail from New
York later than Friday. The Southern Mail is
one day behind.
On Tuesday morning the thermometer stood
at 90, and on Wednesday at al0
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The New York Mercantile states that Siei.
liam brig, the Colombo, which arrived at Gibral.
ter Dec. 9th from Rio Janeiro, made the follow.
ing report.-Oct. 26, lat. 5, OF, n. long. %. 90.
was boarded by ii. NJ. brig Falcon, and inform.
ed that she. together with British frigate, had
captured. near the Island Of Ascension, pirate
ship mounting 80 guns, and having crew Of
500 men-of which she lost about a third in the
action. md the capturing ships % men. The
Falcon had on board the pirate captain, and two
other persons from that ship, with whom she was
bound to Bermuda.
The Havana '.NOiiciOsO MercantiF' of the
5Oth of ecember, contains an official order. re.
ative to the change Of duty on flour imported in.
to the Island of Cuba. The following is free
translation made for the Charleston Courier
In virtue of law, passed in the session of the
4th June last, Flour will be subject, after the ls
January current, in addition to the existing du
ties, to the following: That OF the production and
coming from foreign country, in vessels Of the
same nation, three 40-lO0 rials, the barrel. The
same under nationalI flag, six lO-lOO rails
That of Spanish production, III vessels also Span.
ish, twelve 97-1O0. And with the object of "a.
voring the latter, freeing it from the additional
duty, if brought in foreign vessel, two thirds Of
the duty which foreign vessels subject to- will !
be diminished, say eight 90-lO0 rials; it being
the power ofihe Royal Treasury in all cases. to
make the application of the respective quotas e..
tablshed with different objects.
Likewise the other productions of agriculture
and national industry, will pay six dollars
instead of three, the present duty; and hi,
ExceIlency, the Count Of Villa Nueva, Intend
ant of the Army, Superintendent General, sub |
Delegate of the royal Treasury, wishing to assist {
as far as in his power, spectators in this article,
and to render them facilities in its sale and neso
citation, has deemed it proper TO afford them pub
lie stores for its deposite, under the following
rules, which have received the appreciation OfhI' {
Excellency-viz:
ART. |. All Flour introduced into this port,
from the LIST January next, shall enjoy the right
of deposit, without paying duties in the stores
Casa Blanca, belonging to the Royal Treasury.
ART. Q. The enjoyment OF this privilege
shall not exceed in each lot or consignment The
term of one year; to regulate which, the Store
keeper employed, will carry q book, Numbered
and signed by the Administrator general Of The
Custom House, in which will be noted down. Il
conmfority with the orders extended BY bmn
every case of introduction and re-shipmen tie
date of entry Of each lot, the number OF barrels
name of the vessel, and the consgnees.
AuT, 3. 1t will be, in consequence, one oil TIE
principal duties of this officer, to give lniOmtS
the lots that have finished their time Of defos'
in order that he Immediately may require @
consignees to withdraw them.
Art. 4. Whatever may be its desthauOr,
when introduced, the consignees will be ob'get'
in the mean time. to pay the duties Of consuHF
ton, as we'll as those of the place where they ar
directed, if it should be exported to any Othr
part of the Island.
ART. s. If it should be re-sbipped out Oft'
Island. it will be necessary to make appicatH
for this purpose, and that the vessel shall exeta1
100 tons. in which case the duties Ut mportatN
will be returned.
ARE. 6. In conformity with the decree OF o
Junta of the Royal Treasury, in the session Of
18th Dec the privilege is conceded to hive m0Du
instead of four, which were granted for 'leP
ment Of the aforesaid duties of consumption. f'
led in the same manner which the 18th aru''
touching on the law of duties, requires.
ART. 7. The date of duties will comnsl
from the very day ofthe arrival OF the 'esso
port, and the greatest exactness will be oose'
in this.
ART. 8. For the better security OF the G'
site Of lots, each ~f the stores will have tWoN'
with different locks in charge of the Admins
tor General, who will hand them over DAM
cases of importation or re shipment, to the per-
employed in the execution of this business.
ART. 9. In the Custom House barge, or 10.
of the smaller boats attached thereto, me d"
said individual will be, on all working cav
the fulGlment of his duty.
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From Gibraltar The Schr. Nestor. 'aP
Wilson arrived at New York, sailed from
raltar Bay on the 1 5 December but had n 'o%
munication with the shore later than the lVJ
I2th. The Editors of the New York Joutnh
Commerce have seen letters as late as the o~
There are also letters from Cadiz, dated ID
beginning of the same month They are Gu,
ly silent in regard to political matters, from "
II NAV he inferred that nothing important NV