Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-28

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land and Belgium is signed, the Dutch Gosern-
ment wilt levy upon the Scheldt single duty.
under the title of toll. This shall be -- per
ton for all vessels coming down the Scheldt -
This duty shall be collected at Flushing, without
any search or administrative formality, and shall
be the same for all vessels, whatever may DC
their cargoes or flag.
Art. a. The King of the Netherlands consents
that commercial communications by Maes"ieht
and Sittard shall be perfectly free aud protected
from all impedment The tolls tor the transit
through L,,nbourg shall be equally moderate, and
shall not exceed the present tariH. II this toll
should exceed l per cept. on the value OF the
merchandise, it shall be reduced to that rate
Art. E. The King o the French, and the King
of Great Britain, engage tool ,ain from Belgium
the annual payment to the Dutch treasury OF
8,4OO, 900 forms, to commence from the lst OF
January. 1885
The Handelsblad adds" This counter pro.
ject has been rejected as saying too much and 100
litte-too much if only a preliminary cOnven-
ton, and TOO lltteif intended as defnti.e trea.
tv; it appears that the Ministers of the Five
Powers have made this complaint to the Dutch
Ministers. They wish in some measure to IN
innate, that all arrangement is impossible as long
as the government of the King of Huiand per-
severes in following the course it has hitherto
pursued 1t is to be regretted that an under.
standing as to a preliminary convention could
not be come to, as it would have put an end to a
dispute which keeps Holland in critical posi-
ton.
The London Sun of the 18th February says
that the above project was received IN London
BY Lord Palmerston, and examined in concert
with Prince Taleyrand. those two diplonatsts
declaring that the project is inalmiss,be, and
the question less satisfactory. than before. 1t IS
known that an answer has BEEN transmitted to
Holland; out in consequence of the want of har-
mony between the French and English cabinets
| respecting the propriety Of a new hostile demon.
straton against Holland. there will. in c0nse.
quence, be no change in the aspect of Dutch at.
| fairs The French minister Is DESTROYS Of seeing
the. adoption of more energetic measures than
Lord Pamcrston is willing tn consent to, in view
of the difficulties that he might encounter IN Par
lament add among the people IN the adoption oil
COerCive measures.
Me'lnd.- Extraordinary Circumstance 1t
v i'll DE III the recollection of our readers that, in
the course of last summer. great many fishing
boats ~ Shetland, with their crews. were sup.
posed to have persisted in a tremendous cafe
1t would appear, however, that nne OF thP,e boats
had been pi,k Red up during The storm by a vessel
on lis way to America. and the whole boats Grew,
except the skipper, who was crushed to pieces by
the collision Of the ship aud boat. were haul'd
IN board b, fixing ropes round their waists. AT.
tar being carried 10 America, they were brought
tn Liver pool, and from thence, to the a-'onish-
menr Of their countrvnen. they arrived at Ler.
wick by the George Canning, on the 5,h ultimo.
They we're received az the'dead alive again, Suh
svrry dem instr alton of vs. kindness The return
o th,, boats crew has raised hopes in the breasts
of the widows and orphans of the other sufferers,
il regard tn their supposed safety. But. notwi'h
standing Of the extraordinary drllverance Wrought
out bv an inserutabie Providence for the boat 5
ceaw in question. there is no just ground for in
ferrins that other boats may have been equally
fortunate.
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