Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-02-20

OF the enemy in the terms expressed In the second
paragraph.
TO- Those belonging to Mexicans and neurals
which may be armed for private, ring under the
Mexican flag, without having obtain. d permission
from the Supreme Government and accredited
with the patent, their captains shall be treated as
pirates.
II. Those of pirates and mutineers returning
to their owners, should they appear within one
year and day, and those also who can prove
not to have taken part directly or indirectly in
piracy, separating third part ofthelr total value
for the benefit of those making the seizure
IL. Vessels abandoned by the enemy, or which
may be adrit from tempest or any other accld' mt,
before being brought into safety, if it should not
be known 10 whom they belong, for want OF docu-
mcnts, or if they should not have their proper
crew, and If the owners of them should not APP
pear within year and day; adJudicating, under
any circumstances, the third part to those taking
them, the two remaining parts shall belong to the
pubic treasury.
IA Provisions. which may be carried to the
enemys camp, blockaded or btsieged by the for
: ces of the nation.
IS The effects and merchandise which may
be iound on board neutral vessrls whenever the
power to which they belong should not recognise
the principle of exemption
In reference to the foregoing, the New York
Commercial Advertiser received The following
important notification from its London cores
pondent of the Daily Commercial List. 1t is
dated
LONDON, January, ls47.
Three prvatcers sailed from the port Of London
on the 9Th of January, ls47. They are British
ships, but have been renamed according to Span
ish regulations, and they carry letters of marque
Their names are as follows:
Tons Men
Rcna de Castillo, Capt. Moody 2l4 80
Sebastian del Cado, Capt. Smith 1853 30
MagalIanes, Capt. Lash 1873 20
These three vessels cleared out Of the port of
London for Manila, but really for prvatecr-
ing on the broad Atlantic.
Financial Crisis-Bank Of France The Pa
ris Journal DIES Debas contains article of some
interest in relation 10 the Bank of France. The
Bank has recently adopted two important mea-
sures: one is the raising its rate of discount from
A to per cent? and the other that of negotiating
in London through an English house or houses
(Me, srs. Barring Brothers q Co. being named in
other statements) loan of 20 900 600 francs for
three months which loan is guaranteed by bills,
the property of the Bank. The Bank Of England
co. operates in the transaction, not In furnishing
the capital, but by delivering TO the Bank of
France, in exchange for the funds deposited by
the English Houses, Ingots of silver to the amount
of the 20 000,00Of. 1t is stated that the Bank of
Eng land demonstrated its friendly feeling on the
occasion, by the moderate terms on which the
ingots were delivered.
1t is stated that the usual reserve ofspccie in the
Bank of France is over 200, 100000 francs, aud
that this had fallen six weeks since TO $4,000 900,
or including the branches to 9O,00U,0O0f. 1t is
now something less, but il is supposed that the
resources derived from the English loan will he
sufficient to maintain the amount at lUO,OOO,OOO.
Boston paper.